Michael Cortes

Current

Partner at Powerful Presentations Alliance
Immediate Past President, Noon-Timers Club & Area 7 Governor, District 13 at Toastmasters International
Technology Coordinator at Fort LeBoeuf School District

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Past

Service Manager at CEO Computers
United States Marine at United States Marine Corps

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Michael Cortes’s Experience

Partner

Powerful Presentations Alliance

(Partnership; Professional Training & Coaching industry)

December 2007 — Present (10 months)

We found audiences asking us to help them recognize our unique combination of IT professional skills and Presentation Skills. The Powerful Presentations Alliance was born to meet this unrelenting audience demand.

Members of the Powerful Presentations Alliance subscribe to our code of ethics and commit to deliver Presentations of the highest quality. Our members come from South Africa and the United States of America although we have presented to audiences internationally. Members are all IT professionals with special talents and a passion for Professional Speaking. We communicate using PowerPoint® and other technology to best serve our audience.

Michael is a personal communications expert who can help by consulting and coaching in your personal communications whether addressing your team, your employees or a larger audience; and can also assist you by presenting to your employees or leadership team directly, with a keynote, seminar, or training session in his areas of expertise.
Immediate Past President, Noon-Timers Club & Area 7 Governor, District 13

Toastmasters International

(Non-Profit; 10,001 or more employees; Non-Profit Organization Management industry)

March 2003 — Present (5 years 7 months)

Toastmasters International is the leading movement devoted to making effective oral communication a worldwide reality.

Through its member clubs, Toastmasters International helps men and women learn the arts of speaking, listening and thinking – vital skills that promote self-actualization, enhance leadership, foster human understanding and contribute to the betterment of mankind.

Michael has held club offices as VP of Membership, VP of Education, Club President, Assistant Area Governor, and Fall Conference Education Chair.
Technology Coordinator

Fort LeBoeuf School District

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

July 1996 — Present (12 years 3 months)

As the Technology Coordinator for a public school district, Michael Cortes is responsible for the management, integration, and maintenance of all technology in the district. This responsibility includes but is not limited to:

Prepare and submit all government required reporting and oversight reports.
Prepare, carry out, and evaluate all technology plans.
Conduct all network administration.
Lead and manage technology personnel.
Oversee and approve all work conducted by outside contractors.
Evaluate and monitor system security and employee/student usage on district's resources.
Service Manager

CEO Computers

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

1994 — 1996 (2 years)
United States Marine

United States Marine Corps

(Government Agency; 10,001 or more employees; Military industry)

January 1987 — December 1993 (7 years)

I completed my service in the active Marine Corps as a Sergeant after seven years. I worked in communications, training, maintenance management, computer management and network administration. While those positions got me started in my career, when I left the Marine Corps, my time in the Marine Corps taught m evaluable lessons in leadership, teamwork, and ethics; which truly enabled me to bring my career to where it is now.