Paula Waite

Paula Waite

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  • Timeline

  • About me

    Information Technology Instructor at Madison College | AWS Academy Accredited Educator - Academy Cloud Foundations and Academy Cloud Developing

  • Education

    • University of Wisconsin-Madison

      1990 - 1994
      Bachelor of Science - BS Genetics and Spanish
    • Madison Area Technical College

      2012 - 2013
      IPhone Applications Development Cert Mobile Application Development 4.0
    • University of Illinois Springfield

      2016 - 2020
      Master of Science - MS Computer Science 4.0
    • University of Wisconsin-Platteville

      2014 - 2017
      Master of Science (MS) Education 4.0
    • Madison Area Technical College

      1995 - 1998
      Associate Degree Computer Programming 4.0
  • Experience

    • American Family Insurance

      Jan 1998 - Dec 2013

      Responsible and accountable for software design, development, and implementation of complex, large-scale business solutions. Analyze system problems and recommend alternatives for resolution with particular focus on system integrations. Provide technical guidance and leadership to less experienced technologists in all apects of development. Technology focus areas: web services, Java, Gosu, Scheme, PL/SQL, Oracle, and JBoss. Support for all development and testing tools related to development of applications. Support for all development and testing tools related to development of applications. Program business applications in various languages including Cobol, Natural, and PL/SQL with focus on health and contract document systems.

      • Application Development Engineering Specialist

        Jan 2010 - Dec 2013
      • Software Engineer Specialist

        Dec 2001 - Jan 2010
      • Senior Software Engineer

        Jan 2000 - Dec 2001
      • Programmer Analyst

        Jan 1998 - Jan 2000
    • 180 Adventure, LLC

      Oct 2009 - now
      Event Director, Owner

      Responsible for all aspects of hosting single and multi-day multi-sport events. This includes everything from exploration and identification of topographically interesting navigation venues and map-making to building and maintaining cooperative relationships with all sponsors, customers, suppliers, charities, and staff. Achievements: 2011 United States Canoe Orienteering National Championship Course Designer, Setter and Race Director Adventure Racing Cooperative North Central Coordinator2020 USARA National Championship Course Designer and Race Director Show less

    • USAH, DCHOA, WIAA

      Nov 2010 - Oct 2015
      Ice Hockey Official - Level III
    • Madison Area Technical College

      Dec 2013 - now
      Information Technology Instructor

      Inspire students to engage in lifelong learning. Write and teach software development curriculum in Madison College’s School of Applied Science, Engineering, and Technology. Courses include:10-152-113 - Enterprise Java Programming10-152-112 - Advanced Java Programming10-152-111 - Java Programming10-152-120 – Website Development-XHTML

  • Licenses & Certifications

  • Honors & Awards

    • Awarded to Paula Waite
      American Family Mission Mobile Contest 1st and 3rd Place American Family Insurance Mar 2013 Mission Mobile was a contest to encourage agents and employees to design and build iOS apps to help agents sell and serve customers. Our 2-member team, Team iDream (www.teamidream.com), won first and third place with a property inspection app and a sales tracker app.
  • Volunteer Experience

    • Organizer and Volunteer

      Issued by Railsbridge on Nov 2015
      RailsbridgeAssociated with Paula Waite
    • Event Director

      Issued by Wisconsin Canoe Racing Association on Jul 2009
      Wisconsin Canoe Racing AssociationAssociated with Paula Waite