Tim Gies

Experience

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  Army National Guard

  Oct 1982 - Jun 1985

  Heavy Mortar Platoon Leader

  • Commissioned Infantry Officer

    Dec 1984 - Jun 1985

  • Infantry Soldier

    Oct 1982 - Dec 1984
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  Mankato State University

  Jan 1983 - Jun 1985

  Programmer/Analyst
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  US Army

  Jun 1985 - Apr 1994

  Commissioned Signal Corps Officer

  Key Assignments:* Battalion Signal Officer for a forward-deployed air defense battalion in Germany* Headquarters Battery Commander for the same battalion.* Strategic C4I (Command, Control, Communications, Computers and Intelligence) Architect for the Defense Information Systems Agency's Joint Interoperability Engineering Organization

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  Texas Instruments

  Jan 1995 - May 1997

  Senior Consultant
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  Sterling Software

  May 1997 - Aug 1997

  Senior Consultant
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  Everware

  Aug 1997 - Aug 2001

  Senior Consultant
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  Self

  Aug 2001 - Sept 2008

  Independent Consultant
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  CertiRestore of Middleton

  Jan 2006 - Mar 2009

  Independent Franchise Owner/Operator

  Furniture restoration.

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  American Family Insurance

  Sept 2008 - now

  I lead a team of software application engineers supporting the Property, Auto, and Umbrella policy systems. They design and implement solutions to maintain and enhance the systems in support of business, legal & regulatory, and technical requirements. They provide system expertise and technical leadership to support, software development, and testing teams. We successfully transitioned support and maintenance to fixed-price vendor support, freeing employees to prioritize new solution delivery and strategic initiatives. I also have account management responsibilities for our Personal Lines business partners. Show less

  • Senior Manager

    Dec 2023 - now

  • Technology Solution Delivery Manager

    Sept 2019 - Dec 2023

  • Information Technology Solutions Delivery Manager

    Mar 2018 - Sept 2019

  • Applications Technology Manager, Personal Lines Property, Auto, & Umbrella

    Jul 2011 - Mar 2018

  • Applications Technology Engineering Specialist

    Sept 2008 - Jun 2011