Alex Funkhouser
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Experience
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SherlockTalent
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United States
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Staffing and Recruiting
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1 - 100 Employee
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CEO
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jan. 1996 - - heden
We recruit for the roles of: Software Development, Software Architecture, Database Dev & Admin, Project Management, Digital Marketing, Business and Systems Analysis, Technical Infrastructure, CIO and CTO.Highlights:•Specializing in Technology and Marketing Staffing for over 20 years in South Florida•Embedded in South Florida’s Technology Community•Over 15,000 Professionals annually attend our technology related events•High Retention Rate of Candidates Placed•Over 25,000 South Florida professionals receive our weekly tech events newsletter, sign up yourself at http://www.sherlocktalent.com/subscribe-to-newsletter/ •One of the top Staffing Agencies in the region as noted by South Florida Business Journal•We are proud to represent some of the best, brightest and forward thinking clients and candidates in the South Florida marketplace.•Our clients include many of South Florida’s best firms in the travel & tourism, financial, health-care, and software development sectors.If you are a talented Technology or Marketing professional who is open to new career opportunities, or if you're looking to add staff for either a project assignment or to join your team, let's connect.Based in South Florida, we help companies that are frustrated and disappointed with their current IT hiring situation by providing quality Technology and Marketing professionals on a temporary, temp-to-perm, and permanent placement basis, depending on the needs of the client.• Community Leadership through organizations including the CIO Council, TechLauderdale, South Florida Technology Assoication, ITPalooza, ITProCamp, South Florida Developer Conference, CodeCamp, SQL Saturday, SIM Society of Information Management & more • Develop strategies to augment the market influence of technology industry leaders including Microsoft, AWS, Salesforce, Oracle, IBM and others.• Serve as public speaker on topics including: Technology Hiring Trends, Career Development and Job Search Strategies.
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Managing Director
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jun. 2013 - - heden
Launching the Careers of 10,000+ Students at over 1,000 Internship Providers, funded by over $10 Million in Grants Launching the Careers of 10,000+ Students at over 1,000 Internship Providers, funded by over $10 Million in Grants
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Entrepreneurs' Organization
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United States
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Non-profit Organizations
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700 & Above Employee
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Member
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mei 2018 - - heden
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TechLauderdale (now TECH HUB)
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United States
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Non-profit Organizations
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1 - 100 Employee
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President
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jan. 2019 - dec. 2019
Served as the inaugural President of the Board of Directors of TechLauderdale, the collaborative initiative launched by the Broward Workshop, the South Florida Technology Alliance (SFTA), Nova Southeastern University (NSU) and Broward College. TechLauderdale’s mission is to accelerate the pace of growth in the Greater Fort Lauderdale-Broward County technology ecosystem. TechLauderdale was the new operating brand of the SFTA, then merged with Palm Beach Tech and became known as “Tech Hub South Florida”.
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Level 8 Systems
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Software Development
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1 - 100 Employee
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Director of Marketing
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1995 - 1996
Develop and implement message queuing (MQ) software product marketing strategies. Produce and coordinate press releases with Microsoft and IBM regarding MSMQ and MQ Series products. Develop and implement message queuing (MQ) software product marketing strategies. Produce and coordinate press releases with Microsoft and IBM regarding MSMQ and MQ Series products.
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Logica
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Canada
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IT Services and IT Consulting
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700 & Above Employee
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Sales Consultant
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1994 - 1995
Sell large scale, fixed price, custom software projects. Sell large scale, fixed price, custom software projects.
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Education
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Washington University in St. Louis - Olin Business School
Bachelor of Science (B.Sc.), Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods -
Nyenrode University
International MBA, International Marketing