Herdsman, CIO, social marketing, receptionist, CFO, reservations specialist, janitorial, and whatever else is needed at our award winning tourist attraction, Running Reindeer Ranch.."After just a few minutes communing with the ranch's herd of reindeer, it's hard not to get a little giggly. Before long it seems like second nature being surrounded by the herd, and by the time you've exhausted your camera snapping photos, that's when the fun begins. You just settle into listening to owner Jane Atkinson, whose love for the natural world, animals she cares for, and indeed all of Alaska's wildlife, is infectious. The conversation flows and, in no time, it feels like you've made a new friend, and you start wondering if a life without a herd of reindeer makes any sense. "​ Fodor's Alaska 2015* Featured on BBC, Travel Channel and Animal Planet* Six year Certificate of Excellence Award winning attraction on TripAdvisor.* 2013 winner of the Fairbanks Convention and Visitors Bureau Jim and Mary Binkley Award for its creativity, innovation, courage and entrepreneurialism in the introduction of a new attraction for the benefit and enjoyment of visitors to Fairbanks!

Information Insights, Inc., one of Alaska’s leading public policy and management consultancies, specializes in research and facilitation in a broad range of disciplines at the cutting edge of Alaska’s future. Areas of expertise include public health, education, economics, and a suite of interests related to rural and Alaska Native concerns such as energy, housing, and organizational development.In addition to research and facilitation services, Information Insights has developed in-house expertise in conference and event planning, communication and media planning, web development, and program evaluation. It provides administrative support for several statewide organizations.

I analyze, research, prioritize, draft, advocate for and monitor local, state and federal legislation and other barriers that impact Alaska's seniors and those with disabilities. I don't work with real people, I work with politicians.Access Alaska was created by people with disabilities for people with disabilities as a private, non-residential, consumer-controlled non-profit to provide independent living services to older Alaskans and those who experience a disability.As a federally recognized Independent Living Center, our mission is to encourage, promote, mentor, and advocate for the total integration of older Alaskans and those who experience a disability to live independently and productively in the community of their choice.

Project manager for enterprise software initiatives, wireless communications, IT Intranet and other internal IT and strategic projects.

Marketing, business development, project management, programming, training and consulting to mostly Alaskan clients. Clients include: Alaska Department of Labor, Alaska Housing Finance Corporation, Fairbanks Convention and Visitor's Center, National Science Foundation, State of Alaska Office of the Governor, The Fairbanks North Star Borough, University of Alaska College of Rural Alaska, University of Alaska E-health Programs, University of Alaska Information Technology Services, University of Alaska Small Business Development Center, Walter R. McDonald & Associates, Inc.

Direct sales, marketing and business development for TransAria in Alaska.TransAria is the parent company of Alaska Wireless Cable, the largest provider of wireless cable television and Internet in the Fairbanks area. TransAria is a managed data services provider specializing in mission critical and highly scalable broadband services throughout the Northwest and Alaska. With its Network Operations Center, TransAria offers its commercial customers 7 X 24 network monitoring services, as well as enhanced traffic utilization and network surveillance reporting.The company provides a wide range of other professional services, which include network audits, system design, security analysis and wireless WAN construction.

Third Sector Technologies provided a wide range of integrated web based tools and training to nonprofit and governmental agencies to help them effectively and economically deliver their services.

Managed all aspects of a 20,000 user mostly dial-up ISP covering most of Alaska.

Taught various classes on Apple II, Macintosh software and Internet technologies.

Founded Fairbanks’ first Internet Service Provider. Through strategic partnerships, creative marketing, quality customer service and lots of sweat grew PolarNet to 4,000 Interior Alaska subscribers. Acquired customer base from ImagiNet, Inc. a competing Fairbanks area provider in 1995. Negotiated sales/marketing and billing relationships with the Fairbanks Municipal Utilities System and Alaska Power and Telephone Company. In 1997 PolarNet was acquired by PTI Communications, Inc.

Microcomputer and Network maintenance, training, consulting, troubleshooting,. System Administrator for University of Alaska’s Internet Gopher and World Wide Web Information Server. Provided consulting on Internet information technologies and techniques. Created first web server in Alaska. Offered microcomputer and Internet training to University faculty, staff and students.

Tutored Alaska Native/American Indian children ages 3 to 18, wrote grants, conducted research, and wrote educational software. Other responsibilities included hiring, purchase of equipment and staff development. Used CompuServe, Arpanet, BITNET and the newly developing Internet to link Native Alaskan children to children around the world. (And met my future wife 😊)

Raptor surveys for Fish and Wildlife Service. Banded falcons and eagles on various Alaskan rivers.

Developed computer literacy program and curriculum, outdoor education program, and performed the many and varied functions and responsibilities of a classroom teacher. In 1981, while teaching second grade, I began using computers to help enhance logic skills, taught seven year olds computer programming, word processing, spreadsheet and database usage. Began using CompuServe to teach communications and writing skills.