The Department of Laboratory Medicine and Pathology's (DLMP) mission is to meet or exceed the expectations of physicians and others served worldwide with high-quality and cost-effective pathology and laboratory services that improve their ability to care for patients. Laboratory Medicine and Pathology supports physicians at Mayo Clinic and elsewhere by performing testing services for diagnostic and therapeutic evaluations. With more than 2,350 people working in numerous specialty laboratories staff the department, DLMP is one of the largest clinical laboratories in the world, which performs more than 27.6 million tests annually.

Leadership and oversight of project management office (PMO) and project portfolio management (PPM) efforts for Mayo Clinic's Center for Regenerative Medicine.At Mayo Clinic, the regenerative medicine strategy is to pursue organ restoration while promoting wellness of the whole person. Efforts to advance clinical practice are science-driven, integrating emerging technologies into standardized and scalable clinical options. The Center for Regenerative Medicine builds on Mayo Clinic's extensive research resources and clinical practice, spanning the spectrum of discovery science, translational research and clinical application.

Senior Project Manager at Mayo Clinic's Enterprise Portfolio Management Office (EPMO) and Center for Regenerative Medicine.Mayo Clinic Regenerative Medicine - Creating New Solutions To Transform Medicine and Surgery!

MissionThe Viterbo University community prepares students for faithful service and ethical leadership.Core Values• Contemplation, reflecting upon the presence of God in our lives and work• Hospitality, welcoming everyone we encounter as an honored guest• Integrity, striving for honesty in everything we say and do• Stewardship, practicing responsible use of all resources in our trust• Service, working for the common good in the spirit of humility and joy

The Project Management Institute (PMI) La Crosse – Rochester Chapter has 300 professionals representing all types of employers in the tri-state area (Wisconsin, Minnesota, and Iowa). Monthly events are held with the mission of advancing project management best practices through education and networking. Members meet monthly in various locations. Format of meeting includes a meal, brief update from the board, followed by excellent guest speaker presentations.Chapter Vision: Providing value to the practitioners, the organizations and the communities we serve by promoting project management best practices.Mission: Advancing project management best practices through education and networking.About Project Management Institute (PMI)Project Management Institute (PMI) is the world's leading association for those who consider project, program or portfolio management their profession. Founded in 1969, PMI delivers value for more than three million professionals working in nearly every country in the world through global advocacy, collaboration, education and research. We advance careers, improve organizational success and further mature the project management profession through globally-recognized standards, certifications, communities, resources, tools, academic research, publications, professional development courses and networking opportunities. As part of the PMI family, ProjectManagement.com creates online global communities that deliver more resources, better tools, larger networks and broader perspectives.

Founded in 1909, the NAACP is the nation's oldest & largest civil rights organization. The NAACP continues to fight for social justice for ALL Americans. The mission of the NAACP is to secure the political, educational, social, and economic equality of rights in order to eliminate race-based discrimination and ensure the health and well-being of all persons.https://www.history.com/topics/civil-rights-movement/naacp

Founded in 1909, the NAACP is the nation's oldest & largest civil rights organization. The NAACP continues to fight for social justice for ALL Americans. The mission of the NAACP is to secure the political, educational, social, and economic equality of rights in order to eliminate race-based discrimination and ensure the health and well-being of all persons.https://www.history.com/topics/civil-rights-movement/naacp

People's Food Co-op (PFC) based out of La Crosse, Wisconsin and Rochester, Minnesota is community owned. That means that we have a special understanding of how we must nourish and respect not only our shoppers, but our community and our environment as well. It is that "triple bottom line" that drives all that we do at PFC. Every decision we make must pay dividends to our stakeholders financially, socially, and environmentally.VisionOur community is a vibrant, exemplary model of healthy, sustainable, and cooperative living.MissionThe mission of the People’s Food Co-op is to build community, grow a loyal and thriving membership, and be the best fresh food market in the country.

Co-Founder • IT Business Manager •Unique Data SolutionsCo-founded Unique Data Solutions and oversaw the management of company operations. Other responsibilities included software/database application development, Microsoft SQL relational database design, consulting on database technology, responding to IT security incidents, providing customer support, intranet website/SharePoint development, database architectural design, business process redesign, managing multiple projects, and improving customer relations. Major projects include:■ Lumbergear Business Management/ Supply Chain Management SoftwareDesigned and developed Lumbergear software, and performed intense research and development on the lumber and wood products industry. Lumbergear is a business management/supply chain management system that maintains the operation of lumber manufacturing companies. Powered by Microsoft SQL Server 2008, the system features easy to use integrated modules for inventory management and costing, sales and order fulfillment, reporting, production management, business rules management, logistics and freight scheduling, procurement, system dashboard, and accounting interface to Peachtree Accounting and Microsoft Great Plains Accounting.■ Miken Sports Bat Maintenance System / Production Management SystemProvided IT consulting services and developed bat maintenance production management system for Miken Sports, a subsidiary of Rawlings Sporting Goods. Developed application is powered by Microsoft SQL Server 2008 and includes software modules for inventory management, comprehensive bat inventory search for product warranty purposes, industry specific business logic, and weight automation module used to capture sensitive bat data from Ohaus manufacturing scales for automating data entry processes (Weight Automation Module-10/09/2010).

■ Supervised and managed compliance with Payment Card Industry- Data Security Standard (PCI-DSS) and oversaw the implementation of a new PCI-compliant point of sale system with Triple DES (3DES) encryption. Coordinated and negotiated vendor contracts and maintained constant communication with vendors and service providers. Provided detailed workflow processes and functionality needed to ensure the successful implementation of the project.■ Evaluated network and information systems, and managed technology resources: SonicWall security system, Microsoft domain servers, Microsoft Exchange servers, Active Directory, Symantec Endpoint, IIS Web Servers, Microsoft SQL Server Databases, Sage Mas90 Accounting Server, and enterprise PCI-Compliant point of sale system. Responded to IT incidents and provided reports to Leadership team and General Manager on project updates, cause of past IT security incidents, data that might have been compromised as a result of security breach, and recommendations on technical and operational changes that need to be implemented to prevent or reduce security breach from occurring again.■ Migrated corporate email solution from Linux based Free-BSD, Squirrel Mail Server to Microsoft Exchange Server 2007 to improve email messaging and collaboration, email security, end user-experience, performance, and reliability. Also implemented a corporate intranet solution based on Sharepoint.■ Designed and developed an internal sales promotion database application that reduced total manual processing time from a range of 20 to 30 hours to 30 minutes through data automation, as well as the elimination of 1 employee in the entire process using the agile software development/project management.■ Designed and developed website and back-end content management system for Peoples's Food Co-op.■ Managed IT department's budget and ensured costs were within budget metrics.■ Researched new technologies/best practices for IT strategic planning.

■ Played a primary role in the initial business startup, performed research and development on the online flooring industry, established business relationship and negotiated contracts with customers, suppliers, shipping companies, and genuine search engine optimization companies.■ Designed and implemented a successful e-commerce business model, backend IT processes, database driven website based on Microsoft SQL Server and software systems for Emerald Hardwood Floors, a growing online flooring distribution company in Sparta, Wisconsin.■ Managed inventory worth over $1 million dollars and consistently achieved high sales, paving the way for Emerald Hardwood Floors profitability and online business success.

Responsible for data planning and definition, MS-SQL database architectural design, software and application development, consulting, performance monitoring and management of data and database technology. In addition to this, I provided customer support, backup and recovery of data, and ensured that data security was in place. Other duties performed include:■ Designed and implemented client/server database architecture on a local area network to over 150 simultaneous clients.■ Designed and developed Residence Life student incident management system based on Microsoft SQL Server for Office of Residence Life.■ Installed, configured, and administered MS SQL Server 2000 as a backend database server. This included administering user logins and rights, database backups, supervision, database maintenance, and performance monitoring. Assisted in the installation and configuration of a Windows 2000 Server operating system (1/14/02).■ Designed and developed MS Access and SQL Server database applications accessible by over 150 simultaneous users for various departments and professional and student staff offices.■ Conducted presentations and training for departments on the operations of RLIS developed software applications, and IT security best practices to be followed in conducting normal business function.■ Attended oracle database administration course as a representative of the Residence Life Information Services. Topics taught and covered included relational and object relational data modeling, database design and architecture, data warehousing, data quality, Java, JDBC, access and user management in Oracle, and migration to an Oracle database server. (UWL Inter Unit Collaboration Grant 1/7/2002-2/24/2002)■ Consulted with UWL Financial Aid Office in the development and implementation of the FAO online job board application.■ Assisted in the installation of security card swipe readers and security alarm sensors for residence halls and computer labs.