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Adam Leander Keim



Education:

 

University of Minnesota, Carlson School Of Management  Spring 2005 to Present

 

GPA: 3.93

Part-Time MBA Program

MBA (Masters of Business Administration) Expected in Fall 2007

Completed Coursework includes:

Negotiation Strategies

Information Security

Enterprise Systems

Business Process Excellence

Knowledge Management

Operations Management

 

University of Minnesota, Duluth Fall 1997 to Spring 2002

GPA: 3.90

Bachelor of Science in Computer Science - Summa Cum Laude
Bachelor of Business Administration - Summa Cum Laude

Cathedral High School Fall 1992 - Spring 1997

 


Current Employment:

Kroll Ontrack
Software Engineer

  • Employed from 5/2002 to Present
  • Associate Software Engineer 5/2002 - 1/2003
  • Software Engineer  I  1/2003 – 3/2005
  • Software Engineer II  3/2005 - Present
  • Data Warehousing / Reporting (8/2004 – Present)
    • C#, .NET, Microsoft SQL, XML, Development of a Data Warehouse and reporting tools for Electronic Evidence operations
    • Designed and implemented a C# UI for back end monitoring and issue resolution
    • Wrote and conducted training sessions for system overview and back end support
  • Hard disk drive installation and diagnostic software (5/2002 – 8/2004)
    • C/C++, Intel x86 Assembly, WMI
    • Coded diagnostic software using the ATA-6 Specification and vendor specific drive controller specifications
    • Worked directly with some of the largest hard drive companies in the world to design and implement software to be shipped with their drives


Previous Employment:
Freelance Web Design

  • Pages I've designed and/or worked on:
    • Designed and currently maintain www.rollerskishop.com (8/2004 - Present)
    • Coded HTML and JavaScript for Nistevo's website (2003)
    • Minnesota College Republicans' website development and Technology Director (2000-2002)
    • Concept design for UMD Student Association's Homepage (2000)
    • UMD College Republicans Homepage (1997-2001)
  • Experience in Web page design using Adobe Photoshop, HTML, PHP, and Java Script


UMD Career Services
Lead Technology Consultant

  • Employed from 10/1999 to 5/2002
  • Coordinated/supervised the activities of four other consultants to meet department needs.
  • I helped maintain department computers, maintain and enhanced the department website. http://careers.d.umn.edu. Running Apache, MySQL, PHP on a Debian Linux server


Ontrack Data Intl (now Kroll Ontrack)
Software Engineering Intern
9023 Columbine Road, Eden Prairie, MN 55347

  • Employed summers of 2000 and 2001
  • Programmed an experimental utility that relied heavily on manipulating FAT 12, FAT 16,FAT 32, and NTFS file systems on Windows 9x and NT 4+. Functional core programmed in C, test UI in C++ with MFC.

UMD Information Technology Systems and Services
Web Site Developer

  • Employed from 9/15/98 to 5/2000
  • Website design / coding for departments and organizations at UMD.
  • My Services Included: Custom Graphics, Image scanning / retouching, Virtual Includes, Java Scripting, total web site design.
  • Completed Projects:
    • UMD Recreation Department
    • UMD Center for Environmental Education


UMD Information Technology Systems and Services
Computer Lab Consultant

  • Employed from 5/15/1998 to 10/1999
  • Assisted in the Full Access Student Labs and the Learning Technology Center
  • Supported PCs, Macintosh computers, Sun Workstations
  • Full Access Student Labs
    • Answered software related questions on commonly used software packages such as Word, Excel, Power Point, web page programming, and UNIX related questions
  • Learning Technology Center
    • Assisted Faculty and Staff members in technology related projects including video capture, scanning, image editing, Power Point presentations, CD-ROM creation, and web page development for courses.
  • UMD Tech Camp
    • Spring 1999
    • Chosen as 1 of 10 ITSS student consultants to help with a weeklong "camp" for UMD faculty sponsored by the UMD Chancellor to promote the use of technology in the classroom.
    • Duties included assisting faculty members at the camp, and consulting some of those faculty after the camp was complete on their projects.
    • Areas covered / equipment used:

Adobe Page Mill, MS FrontPage, Video Capture, digital cameras, scanning and image processing, copyright accordance, and web based forums.


Bankers Systems Inc. - Software Testing / Quality Assurance
717 N. Anderson Ave. St. Cloud MN

  • Summer of 1999
  • Software Testing and Quality Assurance
    • Worked with a team of 4 other software testers on testing the summer of 1999 shipment of the LP+ (Loan Processing) software product.
    • Testing included:
      • Forms Testing -- confirmed that the forms performed properly when interfaced with the program and that they met the standards of function as defined by the BSI Legal Department.
      • Build Verification -- reviewed files so that each state build was complete with current files.
      • Installation Testing -- verified that full release and utility installations performed properly.
    • Other duties:
      • Automated and documented testing procedures: the team met our timeline by automating test processes. Later, these processes were heavily documented to ensure their usefulness and effectiveness for future releases.

Bankers Systems Inc. - Software Technical Support
717 N. Anderson Ave. St. Cloud MN

  • Summer of 1998
  • Software Technical Support
    • Worked with the loan document processing software, LoanProcessor +
    • Received extensive training in Lending fundamentals, LP+, and in various other lending software packages.
    • Supported products on DOS, Windows 3.x, 95, 98, NT, Novell Platforms
    • Answered questions related to Year 2000 support issues.

Hardee's
10 N Hwy 10 St. Cloud MN

  • Employed from 4/26/95 to 9/5/97, and the Summer of 1998
  • Certified in all areas of crew operation including Customer Service, Safety and Security, Food Preparation, and Sanitation.
  • Promoted to Supervisor April 26, 1997
  • Duties/Responsibilities:
    • Crew management
    • Opening and Closing Store as Manager in Charge
    • Counting and Handling tills and the safe
    • Bank Deposits / Coin orders
    • Customer Service / Satisfaction


Awards / Honors

  • Toastmasters International
    • Competent Toastmaster Certification (2004)
    • Kroll Ontrack Toastmaster club president 2005-2006
  • UMD Computer Science Outstanding Academic Achievement Award (2002)
  • Beta Gamma Sigma honor society inductee (2002)
  • UMD School of Business and Economics Management Studies Department Award for “Academic Achievement and Commitment to the Management Profession” (2002)
  • UMD School of Business and Economics Management Studies Department Award for “Academic Excellence in Organizational Management” (2002)
  • Bulldog Award - Awarded by the UMD Chancellor and Student Association “in recognition of service to the University and student life” (2002)
  • UMD Student Employee of the Year (2000-2001)
  • Minnesota Student Employee of the Year (2000-2001)
  • Recognized by Hardees for saving the life of a customer on October 21, 1995