Data management production supervisor, 50 below sales and marketing, Duluth, mn 10/2010-Present
My most recent position at 50 Below is one of Production Supervisor. The position requires me to keep very close eye to a queue of data that the Data Transformation Specialists will be working on in the future, balancing needs of our clients against our department resources. I am responsible for up to 23 people in my department, orchestrating their movements to create a final end product. With this role, I am also in charge of reviews, hiring and team-development.

Data Management Trainer/QA, 50 below sales and marketing, Duluth, mn 2009- 10/2010
The Data Management Trainer/QA position at 50 Below Sales and Marketing consists of training in new team members upon first arrival to the department and I am also responsible for ongoing training in the department. I create documentation of procedures, and best practices, along with being the first tier of support for our department. Along with my training roles within the company, I work as the lead QA member for the Data Integrity portion of the Product Information Management team. This opportunity has allowed me to take on a leadership role within the company and to provide guidance to others within the department.

Data transformation specialist, 50 below sales and marketing, Duluth, mn 2007- 2009
This position at 50 Below Sales and Marketing consists of importing data into the “warehouse” so different dealerships that have enrolled in the service can have a web presence. The data being imported may come from a variety of different sources, from a PDF file, a website, or a collection of various formats. All of this information is sifted through by our department and inserted into an in-house database. The client is then able to use the data in their own website, creating their own store. The position includes work with Adobe Acrobat, Photoshop/GIMP, and several in house applications for importing data.

Externship, Rural Renewable energy alliance, Pine river, mn 2006-2007
I helped on the design and draw up models for new hot water solar collectors using computer aided drafting tools. I worked with RREAL’s Research and Outreach Coordinator to come up with a redesign of the current website. During my time with RREAL, I assisted on several solar hot air heating installations for low income families, helped install one PV (electric) system and one hot water heating system. I also worked to remove solar hot water collectors from a property and refurbished the collectors for reuse on low income housing.

Internship, Happy dancing turtle, Pine river, MN 2006-2006
While interning for HDT, I learned much about environmental housing and community design and construction. I spent the summer working to develop an eco-friendly straw bale house that was later constructed. I also helped to design and plot out a 20 acre parcel of unused land for a future low impact community. My fellow intern and I presented several times during the course of the internship, both to the members of the non-profit and sister company, but also to the public on two occasions. We passed the building and community designs to the next set of interns for continuation.

Computer lab liaison, Minneapolis College Of Art & Design, Minneapolis, MN 2003-2006
I acted as the intermediate between the students of the Bachelor of Science program and the Information Technology Department. I assisted IT staff by installing software and maintaining computers in three student labs. I also demonstrated applications, lab computers and AV equipment to new students and faculty members. I worked with the MCAD Media Center to set-up and operate AV equipment in the classroom and lecture halls, also troubleshooting of problems with the equipment.