Mike Baptiste

Information Technology and Services Consultant and Contractor

Greensboro/Winston-Salem, North Carolina Area

Current
  • President at Mebane Youth Soccer Association
  • Consultant at MSB Networks
Past
Education
  • Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
Connections
51 connections
Industry
Information Technology and Services
Websites

Mike Baptiste’s Summary

Extensive Web Services background including system architecture and application development. Background in embedded control design including home automation.

Youth soccer coach and administrator of local soccer league with over 1000+ adults and children involved. Write blog On The Pitch (http://onthepitch.org) covering all areas of Youth Soccer.

Mike Baptiste’s Specialties:

server architecture
PHP development
embedded control design
Database administration
WordPress administration
Soccer Coach


Mike Baptiste’s Experience

  • President

    Mebane Youth Soccer Association

    (Non-Profit; 201-500 employees; Non-Profit Organization Management industry)

    June 2004Present (5 years 2 months)

    President of local youth soccer league (Mebane Youth Soccer Association) which provides recreational and competitive soccer programs for 850+ local youth. Oversee league operations, help recruit and manage hundreds of volunteers, maintain online tools and information, assist in budget planning, and work with state (NCYSA) and national (USYSA) associations as necessary.

  • Consultant

    MSB Networks

    (Public Company; Myself Only; Information Technology and Services industry)

    January 2001Present (8 years 7 months)

    Provide consulting for Internet Services and Application design and deployment, specializing in server architecture, performance tuning, and interface usability. Specializing in LAMP (Linux, Apache, MySQL, PHP) based services and plugin development for WordPress.

  • Director of Information Technology

    Duke University Pratt School of Engineering

    (Educational Institution; 10,001 or more employees; Higher Education industry)

    September 2001January 2006 (4 years 5 months)

  • President

    Creative Control Concepts (Sole Proprietorship)

    (Sole Proprietorship; 1-10 employees; Computer Hardware industry)

    December 1999September 2001 (1 year 10 months)

    Designed, manufactured and sold Home Automation and embedded control devices.

  • Manager, R&D Information Technology

    NORTEL Networks

    (Public Company; 10,001 or more employees; NT; Telecommunications industry)

    June 1997December 1999 (2 years 7 months)

  • Project Manager

    NORTEL Networks

    (Public Company; 10,001 or more employees; NT; Telecommunications industry)

    January 1996June 1997 (1 year 6 months)

    Managed release of NORTEL's North American software used to run their DMS-100 telephone switches. Got to handle much of the Year 2000 readiness program as well.


Mike Baptiste’s Education

  • Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute

    BS , Computer Systems Engineering , 19881992

    Master at climbing "the approach" before it was repaired

    Activities and Societies:
    Student Senate, Executive Board

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Mike Baptiste’s Interests:

computers, soccer, home improvements


Mike Baptiste’s Contact Settings

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  • new ventures
  • expertise requests
  • business deals
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