IBM Certified IT Specialist
Rochester, Minnesota Area
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- IBM Program Manager at IBM
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- Education
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- University of Saint Thomas - School of Business
- University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh
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Michael Sandberg’s Summary
Michael J. Sandberg earned his MBA from the University of St. Thomas in 2008 and his B.S. in Computer Science degree from the University of Wisconsin Oshkosh in 2001.
In 2001, Michael joined IBM. During his time at IBM, Michael has become an IBM Certified IT Specialist and is working as a technical consultant & program manager in the IBM Independent Software Venders (ISV) Business Strategy and Enablement team, located in Rochester, Minnesota. In the past eight years he has been involved with IBM Business partners; working with their executive teams to help them understand the business value of innovation, and enabling the technical teams to develop, enhance, and extend their solutions. As part of this work Michael has developed a wide range of technical and business skills. He develops and delivers technical classes, presentations, white papers, and consults directly with ISVs. Michael has created and administered high and low touch partner programs.
Michael grew up on Oshkosh, WI and graduated from Oshkosh West High School. Michael and his wife have two children and reside in Byron MN. His interests include gardening and salt water aquariums.
Michael Sandberg’s Specialties:
Technical consulting; Program management; Collateral planning & creation; In-person & remote education planning, creation, and delivery; and Communication programs.
Michael Sandberg’s Experience
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IBM Program Manager
IBM
(Public Company; IBM; Information Technology and Services industry)
March 2009 — Present (9 months)
I am currently the Program Manager for IBM i ISV i 6.1 enablement; Ceiling Manager for IBM i ISV capitol equipment; and IBM i ISV Collateral Plan owner.
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Rotating Staff Assignment (RSA)
IBM
(Public Company; IBM; Information Technology and Services industry)
February 2009 — February 2009 (1 month)
The Rotating Staff Assignment (RSA) is a full time month long assignment to an IBM executive. As the RSA I had the opportunity to better understand the roles and responsibilities of an IBM executive. In this program I focused on learning through shadowing an IBM executive, Walt Ling, as he performed his day-to-day job responsibilities. As an RSA, I was able to gain visibility and understanding to the general responsibilities of an executive as well as the specific issues that an executive addresses. I meet one-on-one with each of the direct reports to gain a better understanding of the organization, attended all staff meetings, and attended all other pertinent meetings. During the assignment period I also learned through collaboration with staff members and assigned projects.
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Advisory IT Specialist
IBM
(Public Company; IBM; Information Technology and Services industry)
June 2007 — February 2009 (1 year 9 months)
Lead implementor of the IBM i 6.1 ISV enablement program. This included working with ISVs and customers, organizing the team, defining tasks, tracking and reporting progress, and delivering the results on time and within budget. As part of the work, I interacted with and influenced people outside of my organization, using discretion and independent judgment.
As the PHP mini-team leader in 2007, I led a cross organizational team. PHP was a new development language and deployment environment on IBM i. A whole set of collateral needed to be developed, to enable IBM’s ISVs to exploit the technology. The PHP for System i Workshop was created and delivered in person, remotely, and through other forms, such as articles and redbooks. I led the PHP for System i workshop creation, world wide delivery, and dissemination. -
Staff Software Engineer
IBM
(Public Company; 10,001 or more employees; IBM; Information Technology and Services industry)
July 2003 — June 2007 (4 years )
As a Staff Software Engineer I diversified my technical talents, from tools to languages. I performed high and low touch consulting with ISVs, assisting them with architectural analysis of their solutions and implementation of new technologies to enhance their solutions; impacting customer satisfaction. I led a small team, composed of senior level IBMers, focused on graphical user interface enablement of solutions. I contributed to project planning activities within my organization. I was responsible for accurate and thorough documentation of ISV engagements.
I developed and presented material for multiple workshops, published a range of collateral, including external papers, online labs, white papers, and enhanced IBM’s self enablement web content.
I led the effort of integrating third-party tool providers, in addition to IBM middleware and tools, into the iSeries Developer Roadmap from concept, to initial recruitment. As part of the work, I influenced people across IBM. -
Software Engineer
IBM
(Public Company; 10,001 or more employees; IBM; Information Technology and Services industry)
June 2001 — July 2003 (2 years 2 months)
I performed enablement activities related to the technical enablement of ISVs, with the IBM WebFacing Tool (WF). During this time, I engaged ISVs in WF technical enablement projects. I determined and examined alternatives, recommended WF solutions for the ISVs, and contributed to their project planning. I also delivered technical workshops and authored technical content for WF.
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Co-Op DB2 UDB for System i SQL Functionality Tester
IBM
(Public Company; 10,001 or more employees; IBM; Information Technology and Services industry)
May 2000 — January 2001 (9 months)
DB2 UDB for System i SQL Functionality Tester - Tested and Verified new SQL functionality in DB2 UDB for System i.
Michael Sandberg’s Education
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University of Saint Thomas - School of Business
Masters , Business , 2005 — 2008
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University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh
Bachelor of Science , Computer Science , 1995 — 2001
Additional Information
Michael Sandberg’s Websites:
Michael Sandberg’s Interests:
Professional Networking, Personal Development, Continuing Education, Saltwater Aquariums, Gardening
Michael Sandberg’s Groups:
United Way of Olmsted County (UWOC) Technology Solution Team member.
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The Greater IBM Connection: IBM's alumni program for past and present IBM employees -
University of St. Thomas Alumni ( for Students & Faculty ) St. Paul, MN -
University of St Thomas - Opus College of Business -
LinkedMinnesota -
MBA University of St. Thomas - Minneapolis -
AS/400 Professionals -
I5/AS400 Application Development and Support Network -
University of Wisconsin Oshkosh Alumni Association -
iSeries Contractor -
AS400 specialists -
IBM AS400 Blog -
University of St. Thomas Alumni Group ( St. Paul, Minnesota) -
AS/400 Advanced Technical Experts -
IBM DB2 Web Query -
Young i Professionals -
IBM i professionals -
QSECOFR
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IBM i PHP developers -
RochesterOpportunity -
ERP & Supply Chain Applications for IBM i (AS/400) -
iManifest EMEA
Michael Sandberg’s Honors:
First Patent Application Invention Achievement Award, May 6, 2009
The Open Group, Master Certified IT Specialist & IBM IT Specialist Profession, Certified,, August 1, 2008
IBM IT Specialist Profession, Senior Accredited, November 1, 2006
IBM i 6.1 Launch Recognition Team Bravo Award
Winner of IBM ISV Business Strategy and Enablement Author Olympics Gold (Bravo Award) and two Silver Medals in recognition of currency, innovation, relevance, quality, usefulness, and effort of collateral written.
IBM Author's Recognition Program First & Second Level Award
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