Michael G. Robertson
Contact: | 11505 S. Easley River Road Columbia, MO 65203 (573) 443-8925 (cell) mike@webguycomo.com | |
OBJECTIVE | To contribute and develop professionally as an online information systems programmer and project leader. | |
PROFESSIONAL EMPLOYMENT | references available upon request |
January 2002 to present | WebGuy
Web design, development, programming on LAMP system for local businesses and community members. Technology included PHP/MySQL programming, AJAX, Javascript, Flash for variety of needs ranging from artists/musicians to real estate, tax accounting, and legal. Examples of sites developed from the ground up:
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October 2007 to March 2008 | Managing Director
Holy Road Tours Union Act as central management for this nation-wide non-profit charity to encourage grass-root support for touring artists. Working with directors, formulate and implement policies and carry out daily activities. |
February 2001 to January 2007 | Web Administrator
County of Boone, Missouri Responsible for county's
web site and all e-governmental
services, including defining goals and developing budgets for delivery of
electronic information and services to county via the Internet. Involves
determining departmental needs and opportunities and developing methods to
deliver them. Act as coordinator of services where information and system
cross departments. Technology included AS/400-DB2, MSSQL Server, IIS servers; ASP/VB6/XML/HTML/XHTML/CSS/Java Script/. |
January 2000 to February 2001 |
Web Editor/Designer Columbia Daily Tribune, Columbia, MO Redesigned this daily newspaper's editorial web site and online services; re-engineered, automated, and streamlined daily site porting of print content to web and associated web editing functions. (see http://www.columbiatribune.com). In addition to web and systems design, charged with planning the Tribune's online business, advertising, and marketing strategies, working closely with company executive staff and departmental managers to define goals and develop strategies to achieve them. |
January 1999 to December 1999 |
Owner/Manager/Producer Floating World Studios/Sparkling Beatnik Records/Subversal Records, Columbia, MO With partner, Phil James, built, selected and purchased equipment, manage and engineer projects for this Columbia based all-digital professional audio recording studio. Started two record labels (http://www.sparklingbeatnik.com, http://www.subversal.com ) produced several albums with related packaging. Designed and coded web site for Subversal Records. Negotiated contracts with artists and distributors. This business has quickly grown to viability and its products are recognized internationally among new music appreciators. |
May 1998 to December 1998 |
Year 2000 Project Manager, Integrated Technology Services University of Missouri Medical School Work closely with 32 department chairs, administrators, and technical staff to inform, assess, analyze, and remediate software and firmware issues related to Year 2000. Recommended funding and resource allocations for remediation to Dean of Medicine. |
March 1997 to May 1998 |
Manager of User Services, Integrated Technology Services University of Missouri Health Sciences Center Planned and developed end user computing support infrastructure for Health Sciences Center (includes University Hospital & Clinics, School of Medicine, University Physicians - 4300 users, 4500 PCs and printers). Hired and supervised staff of 32. |
May 1996 to March, 1997 |
Senior Support Specialist, Medical Informatics University of Missouri Medical School Planned and developed end user computing support infrastructure for School of Medicine. Hired and supervised staff of 7. Cross-funded support staff to SOM departments; consulted with departmental chairs on technology needs and advances; managed student computing labs. Medical Informatics was merged with Hospital/Clinics and University Physicians IS groups to form Integrated Technology Services, March, 1997. |
April 1996 to May 1996 |
Project Coordinator, Datastorm Technologies, Inc. Track and coordinate all projects for Technical Support department. Facilitate project managers; combine and redirect projects to gain efficiencies and combine resources. Report on progress and current status of all departmental projects to Technical Support manager. Recruited from this position to School of Medicine after one month. |
January 1994 to April 1996 |
Support Analyst II, Datastorm Technologies, Inc. Designed and developed systems to improve effectiveness of software support technical teams. Wrote, edited, developed topics for technical bulletins. Trained team of technical writers and managed the production of large numbers of technical bulletins by technical staff. Designed and developed document storage, retrieval, and delivery system (Oracle and HTML based) to automatically export documents to company web. Developed information management environment from bottom up in fast growing, high change environment, including strategy, objectives, structure, staffing, growth projections, job descriptions. Raised visibility and credibility of knowledge systems to the level of a corporate strategy. |
June 1992 to January 1994 |
Quality Assurance, Datastorm Technologies, Inc. Administrator, Datastorm Forum on CompuServe. Designed, developed, and administered Electronic Support Quality Assurance program and library maintenance procedures from the ground up. |
October 1991 to June 1992 |
Lead Technician, Datastorm Technologies, Inc. Supervised a team of as many as a dozen software support technicians. Heavily involved in staff recruiting and development efforts. Technical and recruiting advisor during setup of company's Cambridge, England, office. |
January 1990 to October 1991 |
System Administrator, Datastorm Technologies, Inc. Established and administered Datastorm's support forum on CompuServe Information Service. Managed group of 2-5 technicians providing daily technical responses electronically. Trained and mentored newly hired technical staff. Trained all technicians on focused topics. |
June 1988 to January 1990 |
BBS Sysop, Datastorm Technologies, Inc. Upgraded Datastorm BBS software and redesigned user interface to company BBS. Provided daily technical support on BBS and by phone. Designed, started up, and managed Datastorm's first support area on CompuServe. |
October 1987 to May 1988 |
Network Administrator and Manager of Technical Services, DATAWAY, INC. Supervised a staff of two technical support specialists for this VAR in Jefferson City, MO. Installed and maintained Unix networks and applications. Responsible for all technical issues and support. Developed training programs for customers and support staff. Responsible for company's daily network functionality in mixed terminal and PC environment. |
July 1986 to September 1987 |
Owner and Manager, HITEC TYPESET CORP. Implemented policies of board of directors and managed daily operations of this startup book-typesetting firm in Jefferson City (now in Columbia). Responsible for accounting, marketing and sales, and operations. Hired and supervised staff of five typesetters and salesmen. Successfully typeset more than 20 books the first year, meeting extremely high standards and tight deadlines. |
EDUCATION |
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1973-1975 |
Sangamon State University, Springfield, IL BA in Humanistic Environmental Design - a self designed degree principally focused on organizational structure, design, and cybernetics, psychology and human relations, and appropriate technology scaling. |
1970-1972 |
Rockford College, Rockford, IL Upper-level work in psychology, English literature, and creative writing. |
1963-1965 |
University of Missouri, Columbia, MO |
Misc. professional training |
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ORGANIZATIONS |
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2008-present | Missouri River Cultural Conservancy (MoRivCC)
Board of Directors. Chairperson, Technology and Web Redesign Committees |
2001-2006 | Columbia Online Information Network
(COIN)
Board of Directors; Executive Board representing Boone County |
2000-2005 | City of Columbia, MO Citizens Internet
Advisory Group
Advise city on Internet strategies and use policies |
2000-2001 | New Media Federation (NAA)
Associate member |
1990-1992 |
IEEE, St. Louis Chapter Associate member |
1988-1989 |
City Clerk, Lupus, MO Elected position. Responsible for assessing and collecting annual city property tax. |
1986-1989 |
Community Advisory Council, KOPN Radio Met quarterly to assess broadcasting practices and advise management from community perspective. |
1985-1988 |
Columbia's Coop Computer Club Researched and taught PC technical issues. Established and sysop'd Plato's Cave, a highly popular section of this club's Bulletin Board System. |
VOLUNTEER/SERVICE |
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2008 to present |
EcoArtFest Responsible for audio recording, PA, and stage management for this annual MoRivCC weekend fundraising event featuring performances by local singer/songwriters. |
2008 to present |
Missouri River Cultural Conservancy Director and volunteer for this regional arts-preservation organization. |
1982-1983 |
KOPN Radio Editor of program guide. Volunteer position requiring about 40 hours per month. Responsible for ad sales, writing and editing content, design and layout, typesetting, and distribution. |
1999 |
KOPN Radio Programmer on weekly radio program "Ionizations" featuring world, new, avant garde, and electronic music. |
1999 |
First Night (and related events) Studio and disc jockey services for events sponsored by Columbia Police to encourage non-alcohol parties by youth. |