Dan Polk

Current

President at Silicon Plains, LLC
CIO at Northland Healthcare Alliance

Past

Division Director at Edgepath Technology
IT Director at CrossCountry Courier
VP Network Engineering at NPN

Webmaster/System Administrator at ND State College of Science

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Education

University of Mary
ND State College of Science
ND State College of Science

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Industry

Information Technology and Services

Dan Polk’s Summary

Corporate technology leader with a love for good IT strategy and business-driven technology decisions.

Dan Polk’s Specialties:

Skilled in network design, technology infrastructure design, IT management and planning, business-to-IT relationship management, project management.

Dan Polk’s Experience

President

Silicon Plains, LLC

(Information Technology and Services industry)

December 2009 — Present (1 month)

With one call, Silicon Plains provides small, medium and enterprise technology consulting, software development, system administration, database administration, phone systems and managed IT support services.
CIO

Northland Healthcare Alliance

(Hospital & Health Care industry)

August 2009 — Present (5 months)

Coordinate and direct the shared information systems projects and activities for NHA and a large group of hospitals in the upper midwest.
Division Director

Edgepath Technology

(Privately Held; Computer Software industry)

March 2006 — August 2009 (3 years 6 months)

Managed sales people, software developers and system administrators serving multiple Fortune 500 companies and small businesses. Determined and implemented overall business plans and strategies to achieve growth and profit. Grew margins and developed end-to-end business workflow. Implemented an Agile-based software development system.
IT Director

CrossCountry Courier

(Privately Held; 201-500 employees; Transportation/Trucking/Railroad industry)

December 1999 — March 2006 (6 years 4 months)

Design, development and management of 3 state, 15 office company WAN/LAN/Software and related infrastructure. Supervised three employees. Selected operations software, involved in financial management software selection and implementation. Designed database systems and company website.
VP Network Engineering

NPN

(Internet industry)

January 1997 — December 1999 (3 years )

Designed and implemented LAN/WAN/Wireless internet service infrastructure along with customer support system. Maintained customer relationships. Worked closely with CEO/President and board to determine and implement business strategy. Opened office in Fargo, ND and established ISP services. Forged business-to-business relationships.
Webmaster/System Administrator

ND State College of Science

(Educational Institution; 201-500 employees; Information Technology and Services industry)

July 1995 — January 1997 (1 year 7 months)

Created school's first website, led the creation of the NDSCS computer Help Desk and associated policies, performed system updates, computer and network maintenance and troubleshooting.

Dan Polk’s Education

University of Mary

Bachelors , Business Management , 2006 — 2010 (expected)

Leadership Ethics, Business Management, Financial Management, Economics, Professional Writing, Global Trade, Marketing, Entrepreneurship, Strategic Decision Making, Business Law.

Activities and Societies:

Television and radio advertising promoting the schools' adult education program.
ND State College of Science

AS , Microcomputers , 1995 — 1998

Linux, Netware, Project Management, Network Design, Computer Support

Activities and Societies:

Resident Assistant promoted to Resident Director, taught Linux classes, assisted with curriculum development
ND State College of Science

AS , Programming , 1995 — 1998

COBOL, RPG, Natural, Fortran, C++, Assembly

Activities and Societies:

Created NDSCS Computing Club, serviced campus-wide dormitory computers and network, internship with City of Moorhead computing department, internship with NDSCS computer services department

Additional Information

Dan Polk’s Interests:

Management, Training, New technology, Boating, Auto restoration, Avid reader of leadership-related books and biographies.

Dan Polk’s Groups:

Founder of the Bismarck Mandan Linux User Group, Member of the Board of Mentors for the Idea Center, member of the Ambassadors Program with the ND State Department of Commerce, former IT Council of ND board member, former University of Mary CIS advisory board member, former member of the Flickertail Toastmasters.