Senior Coordinator of Network Services at Concordia Univeristy, St. Paul
Greater Minneapolis-St. Paul Area
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- Senior Coordinator of Network Services at Concordia University, St. Paul
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- Adjunct Faculty - Information Technology Management Program at Concordia University, St. Paul
- Network Analyst at Concordia University, St. Paul
- Student PC Support Technician at Concordia University, St. Paul
- Help Desk Student Worker at Concordia University, St. Paul
- Education
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- Concordia University-St. Paul
- Concordia University-St. Paul
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Michael Bruder’s Summary
Network Manager with a background in emerging technologies, and an MBA focused on organizational leadership and innovation.
Michael Bruder’s Specialties:
competitive analysis, organizational change and transition, organizational culture, polarity management, talent management, organization learning, strategy formation and implementation, decision analysis, network infrastructure, emerging technology
Michael Bruder’s Experience
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Senior Coordinator of Network Services
Concordia University, St. Paul
(Non-Profit; Higher Education industry)
February 2005 — Present (4 years 10 months)
• Began a career in technology as a student in 1999 through Concordia's work-study program gaining experience in computer repair, customer support, and troubleshooting.
• Worked directly with senior administration on implementing major technology initiatives including rebuilding and redesigning the network infrastructure from the ground up bringing in 70+ redundant routers and switches, new network security and monitoring equipment, a campus-wide Voice over IP system (600 phones), WiFi for every dorm, office and classroom, all of which increased the reliability and speed of the campus network allowing for better access to technology, information, and collaboration.
• Organized a committee consisting of senior university administrators, faculty, staff, and students to look at moving Concordia's e-mail system to a hosted solution provided by Google.
• Brought Internet2 to the campus by partnering with other Minnesota private colleges and the University of Minnesota providing for better collaboration amongst the schools involved. Future projects include disaster recovery, federated logon between the schools, and streaming video.
• Started "Innovation Mondays" modeled after the IDEO Inc. concept of discussing new and emerging technology ideas, and how to incorporate those ideas into new innovations for the university.
• Elected president of Concordia's Staff Organization, which is responsible for implementing initiatives for non-faculty employees of the university, and innovating in areas such as professional development, internal networking, service to the campus and surrounding community, and employee recognition. Responsibilities include participation in Concordia's President's Cabinet, and the university Strategic Planning Committee.
• Managed the $185,000 Network & Telecommunications Budget -
Adjunct Faculty - Information Technology Management Program
Concordia University, St. Paul
(Non-Profit; Higher Education industry)
August 2009 — October 2009 (3 months)
ITM 430 Network Infrastructure and Security
Topics covered include modems; communications protocol, standards, and devices; local area network and wide area network topologies, hardware, and software; network management; and the future of networking and distributed computing -
Network Analyst
Concordia University, St. Paul
(Non-Profit; Higher Education industry)
May 2003 — February 2005 (1 year 10 months)
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Student PC Support Technician
Concordia University, St. Paul
(Non-Profit; Higher Education industry)
February 2002 — May 2003 (1 year 4 months)
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Help Desk Student Worker
Concordia University, St. Paul
(Non-Profit; Higher Education industry)
September 2001 — February 2002 (6 months)
Michael Bruder’s Education
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Concordia University-St. Paul
MBA , Organizational Leadership , 2007 — 2009
GPA 4.0
Projects
• Developed a marketing plan for Google Android.
• Wrote an industry analysis of the mobile device market.
• Started an initiative for looking at and developing innovation in higher education.
• Led a committee to develop green IT initiatives.
Research
• Strategic Leadership
• Human vs. financial capital in entrepreneurial start-up businesses.
• Managerial decision analysis and metrics, change management, and polarity management.
• Strategy and corporate environment analysis
• Open Education
• Copyright law
• Innovation and how it can be cultivated and applied in an organization.
• Organizational culture and its impact on organizational development.
• Polarity management/theory vs. problem/solution management.
More Information - http://mbaportfolio.mikebruder.com- Activities and Societies:
- MBA Alumni Association
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Concordia University-St. Paul
BA , Theology, Greek, Hebrew , 1999 — 2003
Michael Bruder’s Contact Settings
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