Experience

Vanguard National Trailer

• United States
• Transportation/Trucking/Railroad
• 100 - 200 Employee

• Data Specialist

  • Mar 2019 - Present

  Data Specialist for Aftermarket/Trailer Parts at Vanguard National Trailer. WMS, Visual Info, Insite, SQL Server, Crystal Reports. Data Specialist for Aftermarket/Trailer Parts at Vanguard National Trailer. WMS, Visual Info, Insite, SQL Server, Crystal Reports.



Seniorlink & Caregiver Homes

• United States
• Hospitals and Health Care
• 700 & Above Employee

• Structured Family Caregiver

  • Aug 2017 - May 2018

  My father lived with me and I was his only caregiver. He had Parkinson's with dementia and was diabetic along with several other medical issues. He passed away on May 30, 2018 from a major stroke at the age of 88. During my last year at KVSC, I had had to take a 2-week family leave to take care of him after a hospitalization. My job search after KVSC was restricted to trying to find a local position in order to still watch over my father. It was difficult with my level of experience in a rural environment. During this time, I did substitute teaching at the local high school and wrote articles for the local newspaper. By January 2017 it became evident that I would not be able to even hold a part-time job since so much of my time was dedicated to him and his health care. I discovered the Structured Family Caregiver program and was officially working as his caregiver as of August 2017. Show less



Kankakee Valley School

• United States
• Primary and Secondary Education
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Assistant Director Technology

  • Apr 2013 - Jul 2015

   Redesigned the school district’s multiple websites into one comprehensive standardized website using a Joomla template with additional add-ons and some style sheet tweaking. This website may be viewed at www.kv.k12.in.us  Conversion of a stand-alone database into a PowerSchool add-on for student locker management. Converted custom immunization fields into the PowerSchool Health Module and all other custom fields into PowerSchool database extensions.  Conversion of PowerSchool’s legacy security for user access into the ‘modern’ security access, based on roles that are directly related to separate job functions (Attendance, Student Management, Discipline etc.) rather than job positions.  Trained Staff use of PowerSchool  Trouble-shooting of PowerSchool problems.  Created a customized page in PowerSchool to merge data from several different pages into one comprehensive page. Created a customized page for the high school guidance office for use in following each student’s academic progress which includes test scores, courses and grades grouped by the Indiana requirements, current classes, post high school career plans, gpa, cumulative credits earned and type of diploma being sought.  Created several other modifications utilizing database extensions and page fragments.  Utilized PowerTools, an add-on to PowerSchool, to find and correct inaccurate data.  Participated in the school year set up and scheduling procedures in PowerSchool  Point person for the fall online registration and spring online pre-registration of kindergarten and pre-school utilizing infosnap.  Integration of PowerSchool data between systems such as My Big Campus and Google.  Served on the Technology Committee and a grant committee for the Digital Learning Grant Show less



POSITIVE LIFESTYLES

• Rensselaer Indiana

• Senior Partner and Owner

  • Aug 2012 - Dec 2012

   Developed and opened a coffee shop and resale shop  Managed all aspects of the business including supervision of eight employees and two junior partners  Developed and opened a coffee shop and resale shop  Managed all aspects of the business including supervision of eight employees and two junior partners



Saint Joseph's College

• TEMPORARY EMPOWER TRANSITION SPECIALIST

  • Apr 2012 - Jun 2012

   Part-time position to assist with the conversion of the campus administrative software to hosting off-site with provider (Empower/ComSpec)

• ASSISTANT VP ACADEMIC AFFAIRS AND REGISTRAR

  • Jun 2009 - Apr 2012

   Combined duties of Administrative Chief Information Officer with Registrar Additional duties delegated by the VP Academic Affairs such as determining allowable exceptions for student policies which previously required VP Academic Affairs approval Organized Registrar’s physical and network space Used current technology to upgrade outdated methods  Negotiated hosting of campus administrative software to off-site with provider All functions of a Registrar – a detailed listing can be provided upon request. Show less

• ADMINISTRATIVE CHIEF INFORMATION OFFICER

  • Jun 1997 - May 2009

   Database Management Institutional Research and Fact Book development Trained new users to use administrative systems Generated customized reports on demand including importing and exporting of data as needed Installed online web functions including grading and registration functions Application Development – Customized screens for existing administrative modules and created modules for Work Orders, Inventory, Preventative Maintenance, Athletic Recruiting, Judicial Processing, Financial Aid enhancements, automated data triggers, and error reports. Long Range Planning Team and Enrollment Management Committee Noel Levitz Admissions and Financial Aid Teams (prior years: ICI Retention Team) External Surveys including IPEDS, SIS, and other governmental reports Converted Administrative applications from one software package to another Show less

• INTERIM DIRECTOR OF COMPUTING SERVICES (concurrent with Administrative CIO)

  • Jun 2008 - Dec 2008

   Budget and Staff Management Purchasing equipment for preventative maintenance (to reduce outages of the network) CUTAP Committee (Computer use) Compilation of tasks/projects both present and into the future

• REGISTRAR

  • 1992 - 1999

   Reformatted College Catalog; Expanded Registrar’s Report Registration, grading, transfer evaluations, degree audits, etc.  Advised undecided students Budget and Staff management

• ASSISTANT REGISTRAR

  • Jan 1995 - Jun 1995

   Trained in day to day procedures in preparation for taking over as Registrar



ComSpec International, Inc

• Bingham Farms, MI

• PRESIDENT GEMS USERS BOARD (EMPOWER)

  • 2003 - 2008

   Evolved the Board from a single person (president) into a 7-member board with 5 additional committee members. Took the board from being dependent upon ComSpec for the Annual Conference to it overseeing both the user group and conference.  Evolved the Board from a single person (president) into a 7-member board with 5 additional committee members. Took the board from being dependent upon ComSpec for the Annual Conference to it overseeing both the user group and conference.



Saint Joseph's College

• Rensselaer, Indiana

• SYSTEMS ANALYST

  • Mar 1984 - 1990