Experience

Colorado School of Mines Foundation

• United States
• Fundraising
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Assistant Director of Advancement Services

  • Apr 2012 - Present

  Develop reports in Oracle PL/SQL on an ad hoc basis and for use by staff as standard production reports. Confer with Foundation and College staff for needs analysis, train users as needed and develop and maintain process documentation to support both technical and end-user staff. Load constituent data into the alumni/donor database. Analyze, streamline and implement new and existing processes. Assist with database backup and recovery, Oracle patches and upgrades, Advance product upgrades, and disaster recovery plans. Show less



University of Colorado Foundation

• United States
• Non-profit Organizations
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Programmer/Analyst

  • May 2004 - Aug 2012

  Report writing and application support for Oracle database and Advance fundraising management application. Aided a diverse staff in support of the University of Colorado's fundraising goals by processing incoming requests for reports and application technical assistance, interviewed end users to clarify needs and developed, tested and documented new and existing reports. Evaluated data integrity and suggested and implemented solutions to data problems, working with other staff as needed. Wrote, modified and maintained scripts to load external data into the Alumni/Donor database and documented related processes. Participated in multiple Advance and Oracle upgrades, including the conversion from a legacy database to Advance and the upgrade from Advance client/server to Advance Web. Presenter at three SunGard Higher Education Conferences. Presented on Advance Membership reports and best practices. One term as Advance Membership Special Interest Group president. Developed and maintained help file documentation for many reports and high-level report use training. Show less



University of Colorado Boulder

• United States
• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• Programmer/Analyst

  • Nov 1997 - Aug 2004

  Provided reports and data analysis to a growing Membership and Events program. Worked closely with the Membership Director and Data Processing Manager to formulate marketing campaign strategies and to gauge results. Created reports and procedure documentation for membership fulfillment. During an organization-wide database conversion, managed membership data mapping and planning. Provided reports and data analysis to a growing Membership and Events program. Worked closely with the Membership Director and Data Processing Manager to formulate marketing campaign strategies and to gauge results. Created reports and procedure documentation for membership fulfillment. During an organization-wide database conversion, managed membership data mapping and planning.



Centre Communications

• Boulder, CO

• Office Manager, Production Assistant

  • May 1996 - Nov 1997

  Located in Boulder, Colorado, Centre Communications is a provider of creative film, video, and multimedia communications. For over 25 years we have produced award-winning educational, broadcast, marketing, advertising, and feature films & videos. Aided the president of the company in research and development of educational videos. Designed and wrote teachers' study guides to accompany videos. Was responsible for accounts receivable and accounts payable and bookkeeping. Assisted the producer and cinematographer during on-location shooting. Show less