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Michael J. Strand

N5926 203rd Street - Menomonie, WI 54701 - (715) 235-7446

 

2001-2003: Teklynx International

Eau Claire, Wisconsin

 

2002-2003 - Global Technology Advisor

· Conducted research from the Teklynx channel to determine features to promote for the WEDGEWARE product.
· Generated a list of ideas for new products and current product enhancements.
· Developed a company wide business plan to migrate from a hardware security protection device to an Internet based security system. The return on the initial investment will be made within the first year.
· Assisted the president in forming and holding the first meeting of the Teklynx advisory council made up of four outside executives.
· Developed the concept and began the patent process for the Delayed Payment of Software via On-Line Activation system.

 

2001-2002 - Director of Development - Data Collection Division

· Developed business plan and headed a motivated team that increased sales of data collection products from $75K to over $250K
· Developed a plan to consolidate development efforts of three separate products into one platform.
· Launched the WedgeWare product.

 

1988-2001: StrandWare, Inc.

Eau Claire, Wisconsin

 

President / CEO

· Founded company in his home in 1988 after discovering that there were virtually no solutions for printing bar codes in the PC channel.
· Headed worldwide company, which sold over $20 million worth of bar code printing and tracking software over 13 years.
· Creative approaches to channel management, marketing with a company approach of customer satisfaction.
· Developed a strong team of professionals who enjoyed their work and working together.

 

1986-1988: Delta Technology International, Inc.

Eau Claire, Wisconsin


Senior Programmer/Supervisor

· Supervisor of the Customer Service and Programming departments of a fast growing computer software development and marketing company.
· Performed the management functions of project budgeting and scheduling, hiring, firing, and pay raises.
· Guided the programming staff to the completion of a new product called Direct Net, and a major update to Direct Access. These are DOS menu systems that are marketed worldwide.
· Created the Customer Service department policies and procedures to insure that customers get fast, accurate, and friendly answers to their questions.
· Coordinated all aspects of each project with outside vendors including documentation printing and diskette duplication.
· Helped develop the code for each project.

 

1982-1986: Cray Research, Inc.

Chippewa Falls, Wisconsin

 

1985-1986 - Firmware Engineer for the Cray 3 Department.

· Designed, coded, and debugged the test software in use for testing all Cray 3 integrated circuits. The software is a special language allowing for flexibility as new circuits become available.
· Designed an IBM-PC circuit board interfacing the test software described above with a Gallium Arsenide wafer prober.
· Converted and enhanced several Z80 assembly language programs to 8086 assembly code. The programs dealt with bit mapped graphics for plotting integrated circuit designs.
· Trained several new employees in techniques of Gallium Arsenide testing and problem isolation.

 

1982-1985 - Programmer Analyst for the Diagnostic Systems Department.

· Developed a communications package for file transfers between Cray mainframes and micro-computers.
· Wrote a printer emulation package interfacing a micro-computer and an accounting mini computer.
· Created a micro-code assembler used to speed the hardware design for communication interfaces between Cray mainframes and other computer systems.
· Fixed software problems for Cray I/O Processors, Cray mainframes, Data General minis, and micro-computers as required.
· Designed and developed a program to automate the paperwork of assembling a Cray computer system.


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