OBJECTIVE / INTRODUCTION
I am an experienced Army/Army Reserve veteran looking for career opportunities in the Information Science and Technology field. I am a competent individual with integrity and pride in my work I have managed small and medium teams and assisted in managing large teams. I learn quickly and I take pride in my ability to assess needs and find creative solutions even in high stress situations.
CORE COMPETENCIES
- Database Administration / Engineering / Architecture - Oracle, MySQL, SQL, MS Access
- Front-End Web Development - Content Management, HTML/CSS, JavaScript
- Design - UX/UI, Wire Framing, Prototyping, Heuristic Analysis
- Web Application Development - PHP
- Team Work - Agile, JIRA
- Instructional Design / Curriculum Development
EXPERIENCE
Database Administrator, Social Media Specialist, Website AdministratorUniversity of Wisconsin - Milwaukee, WI
March 2017 - Current
- Database Administration - Database analysis of student records to find active military and veteran students far targeted advertisement to create awareness of benefits and career counseling
- Social Media Specialist - Utilized social media for veteran related material and SEO of the organization
- Website Administrator - Construction of new pages for advertisement of future events and projects
Blue Radios - Denver, CO
March 2014 - July 2014
I left to move back to Wisconsin for personal/family reasons.
- Scripting for user videos used for sales demonstrations
- Writing user manuals and testing procedures for
- Engineering team support (Prototyping, Building production jigs, Reconstructing circuit boards, Building part inventory) to increase productivity and reduce downtime
RPC Manufacturing - Broomfield, CO
June 2013 - March 2014
The company moved from Denver, CO to Broomfield, CO.
I was offered a position at Blue Radios in Denver.
- Promoted to Special Projects Team Lead for high priority clients and reduced production time by 30% within 4 weeks while increasing production quality (no returns or complaints)
- Performed Quality Control Inspection & Assembly Team Supervision reducing the average return of four(4) per order to zero(0)
- Managed Teams of up to 7 individuals
Honorable Discharge
August 26, 2004 - January 26, 2009
- Clerk - Company level Admin
- Regimental Coin Design Team Lead
- Base Defense Operations Admin
- Captain's Driver
- Managed Teams of up to 16 individuals
Honorable Discharge
February 29, 2009 - November 17, 2011
- Clerk - Company level Admin
- Iraq Campaign Medal w/ Bronze Service Star
- Good Conduct Medal
- Army Commendation Medal
- National Defense Service Medal
EDUCATION
UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN - MILWAUKEE, Milwaukee, WIBachelor of Science Degree in Information Science and Technology
May 2017
SOIS GPA: 3.27/4.0
- Learned Team Leadership / Project Ownership / Agile Development
Associates of Science Degree in Electronic Technology
December 2013
GPA: 3.66/4.0
- Graduate with Honors / Phi Theta Kappa Honor Society member / Dean's List
- Consulted on the addition of a SMT soldering and automated fabrication course
- Invited back after graduation to judge a robotics competition