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Medina, Minnesota, United States

- Perform software demonstrations for new and prospective customers focused on electrical utilities.- Tailor customer data and create scenarios for high impact sales opportunities.- Support and consult on technical requirements, including leading design and discovery workshops.- Provide tradeshow and conference support, performing both pre-scheduled demonstrations as well as ad-hoc opportunities.- All around technical expert on what OSI software can do.- Subject matter expert on Communications and Historical solutions.- Assist Product Management and provide valuable insight of product direction, including customer requests, enhancements, and overall user experience.

Medina, Mn

- Review customer contract for possible internal technical risks.- Define project requirements through customer communication and communicate therequirements to other departments as necessary. - Provide networking and system/application design. - Ensure that hardware for assigned projects is ordered. - Perform hardware, software and system installation, integration, and testing for projects based on customer requirements.- Customize system, hardware and network configuration based on the customerrequirements. - Responsible for staging, integration, and testing of assigned project systems as stated in customer requirements.- Provide customer support and assistance per contract maintenance and warranty.- Responsible for the installation, testing, and support of assigned project systems atcustomer site(s) when required. - Assist in creating training materials and provide technical training to customers on projects as needed.- Assist in creating project documentation as needed.- Participate in project meetings with the customer.

Medina, Mn

- Plan, integrate, test and commission hardware and software requirements oncustomer systems.- Implement project requirements.- Implement networking and system/application design.- Perform hardware, software and system installation, integration and testing forprojects.- Customize system, hardware and network configuration based on customerrequirements.- Stage, integrate and test assigned project systems as specified in customerrequirement documents.- Assist in creating training materials, department documentation/tools and projectdocumentation as needed.

Duluth, Mn

- Provide assistance to Dr. Hua Tang in regards to the Electronics II course.- Participate in preparing for and setting up labs as well as provide instruction.- Read, grade, and provide feedback on reports and homework assignments.- Maintain availability to students in order to assist with any questions or problems.

Duluth, Mn

- Analysis and interpretation of engineering drawings and electrical wiring diagrams using both hard copy prints and computer-aided systems such as Bentley View, Creo View, and Adobe.- Plays an essential role in universal cost savings. This includes performing time studies, weighing alternate material advantages, suggesting different manufacturing techniques, and conservation of materials. - Generates product bill of materials and wire cut lists based off of customer specifications, drawings, and requirements. - Writes complete sets of manufacturing process instructions for optimal assembly efficiency.- Creates both high and low voltage electrical tests using Cirris testing equipment. Support of component and full-scale test activities is then provided as required.- Interfaces with other internal departments such as manufacturing, marketing, service, product support, and purchasing, as well as external customers, suppliers, and manufacturers.

Alexandria, Va

- Conduct telephone sales calls - Develop customer needs assessments- Provide product quotes and detailed pricing information- Maintain expertise of products and services

Alexandria, Va

- Supported business functions of divisional manager- Addressed and scheduled technical service needs- Developed and maintained records retention efforts- Prepared sales orders

Buhl, Mn

- Maintained and routinely upgraded bank computers and servers.- Conducted customer sales and service on bank products

Green Bay, Wi

- Provide IT support - Troubleshoot computer problems, - Configure routers- Handle virus concerns- Update computer software- Installed new computers on campus

Virginia, Mn

- Conducted normal bank transactions.- Suggested complimenting bank services where applicable.

Virginia, Mn

- Help customers identify their needs and provide suggestions based on their applications- Troubleshoot computer problems, handle virus concerns, update computer software- Install satellite dishes and respective wiring

Master Of Science (M.S.), Electrical Engineering

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Bachelor Of Science (B.S.), Double Major: Mathematics & Human Development

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Associate Of Arts (A.A.), Liberal Arts And Sciences/Liberal Studies