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           <div class=\"section-title\">Professional Experience<\/div>\n            \n            <div class=\"job\">\n                <div class=\"job-title\">Founder &#038; Director <span class=\"company\">Midwest Event Services<\/span> <span class=\"dates\">2013-Present<\/span><\/div>\n                <div class=\"job-description\">\n                    \u2022 <span class=\"highlight\">Raised $250,000+ for local nonprofits<\/span> through 400+ charitable racing events<br>\n                    \u2022 <span class=\"highlight\">Sole engineer for TRTS<\/span> &#8211; open-source timing system with SQL backend, Python GTK4 middleware, Flask\/HTML frontend<br>\n                    \u2022 Deployed across 400+ events with RFID scoring, team results, live dashboards\n                <\/div>\n            <\/div>\n            \n            <div class=\"job\">\n                <div class=\"job-title\">Algebra Teacher <span class=\"company\">Multiple School Corporations<\/span> <span 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    \u2022 Lead Engineer for full stack solution deployment and thin client migration\n                <\/div>\n            <\/div>\n            \n            <div class=\"job\">\n                <div class=\"job-title\">Data Architect <span class=\"company\">Data Communications Consulting<\/span> <span class=\"dates\">2001-2002<\/span><\/div>\n                <div class=\"job-description\">\n                    \u2022 Enterprise network migrations to Cisco, HP-UX, Exchange\n                <\/div>\n            <\/div>\n            \n            <div class=\"job\">\n                <div class=\"job-title\">IT Manager <span class=\"company\">Bennington Papermill<\/span> <span class=\"dates\">1996-2001<\/span><\/div>\n                <div class=\"job-description\">\n                    \u2022 <span class=\"highlight\">Led major systems migration:<\/span> VAX-VMS Fortran Mainframe \u2192 Full stack Oracle\/HP-UX backend<br>\n                    \u2022 Implemented Data Point Modeling 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 <div><span class=\"skill-category\">Languages:<\/span> Python, SQL, C, PHP, Perl, Bash, HTML<\/div>\n                <div><span class=\"skill-category\">Platforms:<\/span> Linux, HP-UX, Solaris, Windows Server<\/div>\n                <div><span class=\"skill-category\">Full Stack:<\/span> SQL databases, Python middleware, ERP\/CRM integration<\/div>\n                <div><span class=\"skill-category\">Hardware:<\/span> RFID, Cisco networking, thin clients<\/div>\n            <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n        \n        <div class=\"right-column\">\n            <div class=\"right-section-title\">Education<\/div>\n            <div class=\"right-content\">\n                <strong>Harvard University<\/strong><br>\n                M.S. Computer Science<br>\n                Expected Graduation: May 2027\n                <br><br>\n                <strong>Harvard CS50<\/strong><br>\n                CS50x &#038; CS50p Completed\n            <\/div>\n            \n            <div class=\"right-section-title\">Key Certifications<\/div>\n            <div class=\"cert-list\">\n                \u2022 Oracle Certified Professional DBA<br>\n                \u2022 Oracle System Administrator<br>\n                \u2022 MCSE<br>\n                \u2022 HP CSE\/CSA<br>\n                \u2022 Red Hat RHCE<br>\n                \u2022 Cisco SNPA\/Security<br>\n                \u2022 GitHub and GitHub Branches (IBM)<br>\n                \u2022 Sun SCSA\/SCNA<br>\n                \u2022 BigIP\n            <\/div>\n            \n            <div class=\"right-section-title\">Core Competencies<\/div>\n            <div class=\"right-content\">\n                \u2022 Open Source Development<br>\n                \u2022 Full Stack Engineering<br>\n                \u2022 Team Leadership<br>\n                \u2022 Project Management<br>\n                \u2022 Agile\/Scrum\/Lean<br>\n                \u2022 Community Building<br>\n                \u2022 Nonprofit Technology\n            <\/div>\n            \n            <div class=\"right-section-title\">Mission Statement<\/div>\n            <div class=\"personal-statement\">\n                &#8220;I believe in creating open-source tools that empower communities. 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