My life, succinctly:
I saved the world for 21 years, 4 months and 4 days. I married a wonderful woman. We have several college degrees between us. We have a wonderful daughter. She is doomed to brilliance. I am enjoying my third career. My heart pumps entrepreneurial plasma at a very fast rate. I've wanted to change the world since I was 12. I still want to change the world. I will.
Work-related Activities:
- 2008 - 2009: President of the Illinois Council of Community College Administrators Technology Commission.
- 2006 - 2015: Community College Representative on the Illinois Century Network Advanced Engineering Task Force.
- 2005 - 2007: Member of the DeKalb County Community Foundation Technology Committee.
- 2004 - 2015: Kishwaukee College Advisor for the Kishwaukee College Computer Club.
- 2004 - 2007: One of the Kishwaukee College Advisors for the Kishwaukee College International Students Club..
- 2004 - 2007: Northern Illinois Technology Triangle - Advanced Communications Group (Kishwaukee College Representative).
- 2002 - present: Lifetime Member of the Association for Computing Machinery.
Community Involvement:
- 2012 - 2015: Board Member (former president) of the Polo Public Library Foundation.
- 2011 - present: Polo Community Unit School District Technology Committee
- 2006: As part of the Polo Lions Club, helped build a house in Polo for Habitat for Humanity.
- 2004 - 2015: Polo Economic Development Corporation (past President).
- 2003: As part of the Polo Lions Club, helped build a house in Polo for Habitat for Humanity.
- 2003 - present: Member of the Polo Lions Club (past secretary, treasurer and President).
- 2003 - 2004: Taught free, basic computer familiarization classes for residents at the Polo Public Library.
- 2003 - 2015: Member of the Sauk Valley IT Managers Peer Group.
Significant jobs in my life:
- Chief Information Officer & Chief Assistant Director
- Russian Interpreter
- Adversary Air Combat Tactics Analyst
- German Linguist
A few of my (unclassified) Presentations:
- ERP Recommendation (College Board of Trustees, secured approval for $2.4M in funding)
- Developing Departmental Shared Values (Ellucian National and State Conferences)
- Managing My Projects -- Simplifying My Life (Ellucian State Conference)
- IT Department Care and Feeding (Ellucian State Conference)
- Chemical Weapons Overview (Lions Club)
- E-mail & GMail (Polo Community Unit School District)
- Google Glass Presentation and Demo (Ellucian State Conference)
- Several Career Day presentations
Some of the cooler places I've lived:
- West Berlin, Germany
- North Yorkshire, United Kingdom
- Moscow, Russian Federation
- Monterey, California
- Marin County, California
- Bishop, California
Some interesting places I've visited:
- Malta, the island (not Malta, Illinois, where I previously worked)
- Johnston Atoll (800 miles southwest of Hawaii)
- Lake Baikal, Russian Federation
- Goose Bay, Newfoundland, Canada (only that once)
Other, somewhat interesting jobs in my life:
- DJ (when Disco was King)
- Red Steel Construction (we turned an empty field into a huge metal building)
- Motorcycle Setup (Honda, Kawasaki, Triumph and Harley -- uncrated and assembled new motorcycles and made them work)
- Pool Boy (you know, cleaning pools using a water vacuum)
- Farm help -- drove a tractor -- at age 11 (pretty slick for a city kid)
Hobbies and Activities: