Experience

Art Unlimited

• United States
• Advertising Services
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Development Operations Manager (IT Director)

  • Nov 2019 - Present

  Lead and manage four team channels devoted to researching new ideas for software development (Software as a Service (SaaS)), IT support and Web Development. This position is logically equivalent to IT Director. I create enterprise level SaaS and web based project estimates including budgets, timelines and key date milestones, create or provide market strategy, manage updates, beta and user software testing, go-live roll outs, project management, document meetings, ensure project accountability for assigned team members. Communicate effectively with team members, providing all resources necessary for the project and remain client facing supporting their advertising and marketing strategy while providing valuable website and SaaS solutions to enhance their workflow, provide more streamlined efficiency and effectiveness. Through my visionary ideas I have added multiple new revenue streams, raised efficiencies across multiple job seats, added QA Testers and an IT Business Analyst. In growing the team from 5 people that were a negative profit to over 20 team members and profitable. I instituted training plans for new hires ensuring they knew WordPress and the React Framework resulting in two large scale web projects that are now live using React and another SaaS project that is complete and in testing with an August 2023 rollout expected. I assist in hiring new employees, manage the department budget and prepare forecasts as well as pay increases, employee terminations and employee discipline.



Right Hire USA

• Minneapolis - Chicago - Houston - Dallas

• Director Of Recruiting & HR

  • Mar 2019 - Nov 2019

  As the Director of Recruiting & HR, Mike is responsible for connecting top talent with excellent opportunities. Our clients range from Fortune 500 to leading mid-market companies across every industry in both staffing and project based services. Mike oversees the three channels of recruiting (temp staffing, direct hire and business development). Whether you’re a potential client or candidate, we’re focused on relationships to advance guarantee your success and continued growth. We relentlessly seek the success of our clients through the expertise of those direct hires we find, screen and provide you.



Workforce Opportunity Services

• United States
• Staffing and Recruiting
• 1 - 100 Employee

• IT Manager

  • May 2016 - Jan 2019

  Manage IT personnel in DevOps, IT Project Management, SharePoint, Service Now, Release Management, Tech Support, Network Admin, Systems Admin reporting to the Director of IT; present to senior executives, quarterly and annual reviews, hire/fire personnel, craft performance improvement plans, and increase profitability. Manage IT personnel in DevOps, IT Project Management, SharePoint, Service Now, Release Management, Tech Support, Network Admin, Systems Admin reporting to the Director of IT; present to senior executives, quarterly and annual reviews, hire/fire personnel, craft performance improvement plans, and increase profitability.



US Army Corps of Engineers

• United States
• Armed Forces
• 700 & Above Employee

• Chief of Protection, Fort Bliss

  • Jun 2014 - Jul 2015

  Using analysis of a newly created position, I established and enduring collaboration amongst Fort Bliss, TX subject matter experts to ensure all risk mitigation measures, training, certifications, and policies were being adhered to and properly documented across one of the largest military bases in the world. I developed executive level briefings to the Fort Bliss Commander, and his commander, Commander III Corps, Fort Hood, TX on progress, and budget forecasts for military construction, large scale military exercises, military leadership and upskilling soldiers in their roles, and operational budgets.

• Brigade Engineer and Chief of Protection

  • Jul 2013 - Jun 2014

  I was tasked to reestablish the Brigade Engineer duties and responsibilities and the Protection Cell after a long gap between my predecessor and I. Gathering tools, I worked with a small group and determined an audit was necessary. I requested and scheduled an audit and quickly corrected areas deficient and brought the Brigade and its six Battalions, and 30 companies into compliance. I established three enduring programs; partnered to form habitual, cyclical partnerships to ensure the Brigade Engineer Cell and Protection Cell would remain in compliance long term, established a civil engineering project review board with the Engineer Battalion Commander as the Chairman to vet and fund civil engineer projects within the Brigade, and established and enduring risk mitigation and compliance board by building strategic, cyclical partnerships organic to Fort Bliss and civilian vendors providing resourcing and expertise with input into our processes and requirements.



US Army Corps of Engineers

• United States
• Armed Forces
• 700 & Above Employee

• Chief of Plans and Operations

  • Nov 2009 - 2012

  I served as the Senior Engineer Planner responsible for all military construction in South Korea, the ensure all required engineer resources would be available to meet strategic and national interests on the Korean Peninsula for both armistice and in time of conflict should conflict resume. Due to limited personnel I formed an enduring partnership for senior executive leadership and resources in support of very large scale military training exercises, military construction support plans, and military plans meeting the military and national strategic interests to handle the North Korea problem. This resulted in 412th Theater Engineer command and 416th Theater Engineer Command providing experts in supporting all aspects of operational and strategic requirements.



St. Louis County, MN

• United States
• Government Administration
• 400 - 500 Employee

• Systems Analyst

  • Apr 1999 - Sep 2007

  Performed network administration and troubleshooting including disaster recovery, installed network appliances such as Xerox Docucentre machines as a user on the network, installed all computer systems, relational database programming with SQL, provided level II support for help desk calls, mentored technicians to become more efficient and effective, served as the senior MIS Representative on the Iron Range for over 300 users in over 13 locations, designed, wrote and implemented the VB.NET application for six solid waste landfills across St. Louis County, setup and installed ghost servers, windows security pushes and corporate anti-virus software, replaced or upgraded servers. Used PMBOK for IT Project management with assigned projects and for application and production support followed the SLDC.