Michael Kimsal

Publisher at GroovyMag.com

Raleigh-Durham, North Carolina Area

Current
  • Publisher at GroovyMag.com
  • Owner at Michael Kimsal
  • Founder at Raleigh MySQL User Group
  • Podcast Host at WebDevRadio.com
Past
  • Software engineer / QA at Watershed Publishing
  • Risk Analysis Consultant at Open Source Risk Management
  • Sr Software Developer at BBH Media
  • Sr Software Developer at Conduit IT
  • Software Engineer at Quicken Loans
  • Software Engineer at Fry Multimedia
  • Engineer at Fry, Inc.
Education
  • Oakland University
Connections
171 connections
Industry
Information Technology and Services
Websites

Michael Kimsal’s Experience

  • Publisher

    GroovyMag.com

    (Publishing industry)

    September 2008Present (1 year 3 months)

    Publishing the GroovyMag monthly PDF magazine, managing writers, and layout designers.

  • Owner

    Michael Kimsal

    (Privately Held; Myself Only; Internet industry)

    November 2007Present (2 years 1 month)

    I consult with small to medium sized businesses on their internet technology needs. Services include needs assessments, project scoping, project management, development, testing and optimization.

  • Founder

    Raleigh MySQL User Group

    (Non-Profit; 11-50 employees; Computer Software industry)

    April 2006Present (3 years 8 months)

    Raleigh MySQL User Group, founded through meetup.com

  • Podcast Host

    WebDevRadio.com

    (Privately Held; Myself Only; Broadcast Media industry)

    July 2005Present (4 years 5 months)

    WebDevRadio is a podcast focusing on web creation and management issues including software development, graphic design, hosting, testing and related topics.

  • Software engineer / QA

    Watershed Publishing

    (Information Technology and Services industry)

    20082008 (less than a year)

  • Risk Analysis Consultant

    Open Source Risk Management

    (Privately Held; Information Technology and Services industry)

    August 2007January 2008 (6 months)

    Risk analysis consultant focusing on open source licensing compliance.

  • Sr Software Developer

    BBH Media

    (Privately Held; 51-200 employees; Marketing and Advertising industry)

    October 2005August 2007 (1 year 11 months)

    Sr. Software Engineer

  • Sr Software Developer

    Conduit IT

    (Privately Held; 11-50 employees; Information Technology and Services industry)

    October 2004August 2005 (11 months)

  • Software Engineer

    Quicken Loans

    (Privately Held; 1001-5000 employees; Financial Services industry)

    January 2004October 2004 (10 months)

  • Software Engineer

    Fry Multimedia

    (Information Technology and Services industry)

    19981999 (1 year )

  • Engineer

    Fry, Inc.

    (Privately Held; 51-200 employees; Computer Software industry)

    February 1998September 1999 (1 year 8 months)

    Software engineer @ fry.com


Michael Kimsal’s Education

  • Oakland University

    BA , Philosophy , 19891995

    Activities and Societies:
    Student Government, MeadowBrook Theatre Band

Additional Information

Michael Kimsal’s Websites:

Michael Kimsal’s Interests:

Podcasting, open source technology, linux, LAMP, mysql, beatles, mysteries, british stuff.

Michael Kimsal’s Groups:

American Mensa, TriPUG, GrailsCrowd project

  •    On Startups - The Community For Entrepreneurs
  •    Grails User Group
  •    LinkedPHPers - The Largest PHP Group
  •    Open Source Universe
  •    Triangle Tweetup
  •    Social Carolina
  •    Groovy User Group
  •    Linking Raleigh, NC
  •    Prototype Community
  •    jQuery
  •    Javascript
  •    AJAX
  •    Oakland University Alumni Association
  •    Podcasting Technology Resource Group
  •    Raleigh IT
  •    North Carolina Java Developers
  •    JVM Languages Group
  •    Raleigh Technology Network
  •    Leavitt Group
  •    New York City ColdFusion User Group
  •    JSConf US
  •    ExecuNet Raleigh

Michael Kimsal’s Contact Settings

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  • career opportunities
  • consulting offers
  • new ventures
  • job inquiries
  • expertise requests
  • business deals
  • reference requests
  • getting back in touch

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