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Education
University of Minnesota – Minneapolis, MN
Curtis L. Carlson School of Management
Bachelor of Science in Business, May 2006
Management Information Systems, Supply Chain Management
Work Experience
General Mills – Golden Valley, MN (January 2008 – Present)
Software Developer/Analyst
- Develop and support .NET applications for the Bakeries & Foodservice business unit in an agile development environment
- Involved in all aspects of the SDLC including requirements gathering with the business team
- Knowledgeable about business processes such as trade (promotions, payments), CRM and promotion/interactive marketing
- Project management and development responsibilities for generalmillsfoodservice.com, generalmillscstore.com, rockyourcampus.com, pillsburybiscuitfest.com and biscuitfestvip.com
- Previous project management experience for eatbetteramerica.com, pfpchallenge.com and pillsburymuffinsbiy.com
- Implemented system for retaining paper invoices digitally using a .NET front-end and SharePoint back-end (captures 75,000 invoices annually)
- Support Business Objects business intelligence environment and familiar with universe and report design
- Collaborate frequently with interactive marketing agencies and internal global development teams
- Administer SOX change controls and audit system changes weekly
- Lead planning and execution of IS campus recruiting activities for the Carlson School of Management
General Mills – Golden Valley, MN (August 2006 – December 2007)
Desktop Support Analyst
- Provided desktop support services to approximately 1,500 remote employees across field sales, international and finance functions
- Implemented a new IS support structure for expatriate employees
- Upgraded approximately 600 PDAs for field sales employees over 2 months
- Trained new field sales employees on PC and PDA use in classroom setting
- Presented at IS campus recruiting events at the Carlson School of Management
- Built leadership and presentation skills as a member of two desktop technical committees
Carlson School of Management – Minneapolis, MN (September 2005 – May 2006)
IT Specialist
- Provided technical support for the MIS student computer lab and the SMO/IDS faculty office
Cargill Salt – Minnetonka, MN (May 2005 – August 2005)
IT Associate Intern
- Implemented new processes for tracking active/inactive user accounts in JD Edwards OneWorld and improving communication between the help desk and human resources
- Contributed to root cause analysis projects aimed at eliminating support issues
- Created business process flowcharts using Visio and trained others on Visio use
- Configured shipping PCs for salt distribution sites and revised PC setup documentation
Technical Skills
Languages: VB/ASP.NET, SQL, Java
Concepts: Object-oriented programming, SDLC, project management, n-tier architecture, UI design, search engine optimization, unit testing
Software: Visual Studio, Office, Team Foundation Server, Business Objects, Oracle, SQL Server, SharePoint, NHibernate, IIS, Apache, WordPress, Adobe Photoshop, Google Analytics, Webtrends, Remedy, Tidal
Systems: Windows, Linux, Mac OS X
Projects
joesiewert.com (January 2009 – Present)
Blogger/System Administrator
- Blog about technology, business, social media and Linux
- Self host site and perform all server administration
- Technologies used include WordPress, Ubuntu, Apache, MySQL and PHP
Awards
- Awarded a General Mills Recruiting Excellence award in 2010 for strong recruiting results at the Carlson School of Management
- Awarded a General Mills Excellence in Technology award in 2009 for work on a new trade payment processing system for the Bakeries & Foodservice business unit
- Nominated for a General Mills Excellence in Technology award in 2008 for implementing a new IS support structure for expatriate employees
- Named to the University of Minnesota Dean’s List in Fall 2003, 2004 and Spring 2005, 2006
- Awarded the Gopher State scholarship by the University of Minnesota in 2002