
Application Engineering Specalist at American Family Mutual Insurance
Madison, Wisconsin Area

Application Engineering Specalist at American Family Mutual Insurance
Madison, Wisconsin Area
My current role is a Project Manager, of small to medium sized technology projects (2000-8000 hours)
In my 28 year career, I have been a:
- Application Developer (Pascal, Fortran)
- Lead application installer (Mini, Mainframe)
- Lead Developer
- Programing Team Manager
- Sole Proprietor of a IT Consulting firm
- Movie Theater Manager
- Retail Sales Manager
I enjoy challenging projects that increase both my knowledge and breadth of experience, and recommend my current employer as a FANTASTIC place to work.
Management
Project Management
IT Consulting
Software Application Development
(Privately Held; 5001-10,000 employees; Insurance industry)
March 2000 — Present (9 years 10 months)
Currently a full time Project Manager for the Information Services Division
(Sole Proprietorship; 1-10 employees; Information Technology and Services industry)
January 1994 — February 1999 (5 years 2 months)
Owner and Operating of a IT services corporation. Clients included:
TTLine Tasmania
Australian Pacific Tours
Guthries Pacific Tours
Kirra Tours Ltd.
KLM Vacations
(Privately Held; 201-500 employees; Leisure, Travel & Tourism industry)
March 1989 — October 1993 (4 years 8 months)
Led a talented group of programmers in Melbourne Australia in updating and customizing the Track Record reservation system
(Privately Held; 11-50 employees; Information Technology and Services industry)
September 1987 — March 1989 (1 year 7 months)
Developer, and Lead software installer for a small software development firm, specializing in wholesaler touring reservation systems. Expert on the "Space-Track" software platform, using Data General mini computers and the Fortran77 Programming language.
(Privately Held; 501-1000 employees; Entertainment industry)
February 1986 — August 1987 (1 year 7 months)
Theater manager of the now extant Fox Theater in Las Vegas Nevada. Managed and trained staff in all aspects of movie Theater operations, including but not limited to, projector operation, film setup and breakdown, food handling and preparation, retail and box office sales, inventory, time-sheet tracking, financial reporting, customer service, and local promotions.
Masters Certificate , Project Management , 2002 — 2007
Computer Science, Cinematography 1980 — 1985
1970 — 1979
Science Fiction, Movies, MMORPG, Online Gaming, World of Warcraft, Computer Gaming, RPG, Board Games, Reading, K'nex
Eagle Rock High School Alumni Association, Tau Epsilon Phi, Civil Air Patrol
Masters Certificate in Project Management from the Univeristy of Wisconsin - Madision Executive Education School of Business