Alumni Bios

Keith Butt

Program and Graduation year:

Technology Management 2010

Current title, position, organization name, type of industry, and/or grad school name & education focus: 

Lead Systems Access Administrator in the IT field

Changing career field and going back to school to get my Master’s in Interactive Entertainment. I will be learning how to become a Video Game Producer.

Bio: Background, accomplishments, awards and goals.

I was born in Palm Beach Gardens Florida. I am a Christian. I love to go to the beach and spend time with my wife.

I was in Phi Theta Kappa during my AS degree in Computer Information Technology. I received my BAS in Technology Management in 2010. I want to make video games and I plan on having my own gaming studio. I want to represent Jesus Christ.

In my spare time I like to read the Bible, spend time at church, spend time with my wife, go to movies, play video games, and travel.

Nicholas Cinelli

Program and Graduation year: Technology Management 2011

Current title, position, organization name, type of industry, and/or grad school name & education focus:  President, mydvdtransfer.com, Information Technology Management program St. Pete College, Clearwater Campus. Home Video Editing and Legacy Film to Digital Transfers.

Nicholas Cinelli is the founder and owner of www.mydvdtransfer.com, founded in 2006-2007 while attending St. Pete College Baccalaureate program, Information Technology Management. During his senior year and while working on his Capstone senior project, Nicholas used his capstone business plan to develop and launch his small business, mydvdtransfer.com. Mr. Cinelli has expressed a large part of his success has come from the fact he personally wrote the business plan which he presented for his capstone presentation. Personally writing every aspect of the plan and receiving critiques during the capstone process from the instructors at St. Pete College enabled him to have a clear vision of how to execute the plan. MyDVDtransfer.com is a full service online eCommerce based business that is emerging as a leader of true customer value and high quality video editing. Thank you St. Pete College for your help and guidance, the College of Technology Management was a big part of the success I have experienced. 

Ryan Irving

Program and Graduation year:

Technology Management (Information Security Assurance) 2010

Current title, position, organization name, type of industry, and/or grad school name & education focus:

District Area Field Technician, Hillsborough County Public Schools, Education (K-12)

Bio: Background, accomplishments, awards and goals:

I graduated from Riverview High School.  I graduated with an AS in Computer Information Administration from Hillsborough Community College.  I graduated from SPC with my Bachelor’s in Technology Management.  I currently have several different HP IT certifications and I am A+ certified.

Accepted for fall 2010 into the University of Central Florida Master’s of Science Digital Forensics program.

Some of my future goals are to earn a master’s degree, obtain the security+ certification, and to pass the CISSP.

Robert Knutsen

BS in Technology Management  Dec 2004

Idea Development Program Coordinator / Sr. Production Technician

L-3 Communications - Electronics and security industry

University of Tampa  Masters Degree in Technology and Innovation Management

Lean/Six Sigma, Green Belt Certified

Developed and Implemented Idea Development program

Ability to manage a multinational technician workforce.

Excellent interpersonal, analytical, and leadership skills with a demonstrated ability to develop working relationships in an international environment, including mentoring and team-building activities.

Career United States Air Force manager

Goal: Train individuals and companies in the implementation of Innovation and Idea Development.

 

Nemanja D. Nesic- NEM

Program and Graduation year: BAS – Technology Management 2005.

Mid Level Java Web Developer

Tower Hill Insurance Group

1 semester left at Nova Southeastern University to get my MS in Computer Science

I was born in Serbia. Moved to the States in 2002 as a foreign exchange student. I graduated Palm Bay High School in Melbourne FL and moved to Gainesville, FL. This is where I started Santa Fe Community College, now Santa Fe College. I received an AAS in Computer Programming Analysis from Santa Fe. I heard about Saint Pete College and their online programs from one of the workshops and Santa Fe. I applied and got it and a year and a half later I got a BAS from SPC. Oh, and I was a straight A student J. While working on my BAS I was working Full Time for Santa Fe College as Software Developer using Java and EGL. Last September I got offered a job and Tower Hill Insurance Group. I accepted it and this is where I am right now. I am also full time student at Nova Southeastern University pursuing my MS in Computer Science. I have a semester left! Whoohoo!

Natalia Reyes

Graduate:  International Business 2009

Employment: Collections Account Manager at FIS (Certegy), banking.

Just graduated in December 2009. Worked in the customer service and collection industry for several years.

My goals are to work for a multinational company.

Michael Webb

Manager, The Salvation Army Clearwater Citadel Corps

Program and Graduation year: Technology Management-2005

Multi Disciplined IT Professional with strong focus in Customer Service and Project Management

20 + years retail operations management  with Federated Department Stores, key areas of focus:

• Project management-retail construction and renovations, technology refits
• Operations management – piloted and implemented division wide merchandise processing
• Human Resource management- lowest turnover in region
• Conch Award Winner-Division wide award given annually for accomplishments-Recognized for partnership in the community with Adults With Disabilities.

Career change 2001 to IT, have accomplished the following

• Worked as Network Engineer with a large local Non-profit organization.
  • Area of focus on WAN connectivity of 40+ plus sites back to headquarters.  Project managed 2 WAN retrofits across 8 states.
• Worked as Solutions Implementation Manager for AT&T for Starbucks internet connectivity conversion- Year long contract,  8500 stores. Key focus was project management and implementation
• Currently Systems Manager for The Salvation Army, Clearwater Citadel Corps

Alan White

Enterprise Architect

The Nielsen Company

Media and Consumer Research

Bio:

More than 10 years IT experience interfacing with users, sponsors and stakeholders to determine and prioritize their evolving needs. Demonstrated ability to take a holistic view of problems in order to implement sound solutions.

• Evaluate leading technology providers for enabling enterprise application integration, data quality management, and business intelligence.
• Develop scenarios for testing architecturally significant quality attributes.
• Design business processes with supporting systems that provides the expected benefit, can be delivered within scope, and can be accomplished with acceptable risks.
• Provide estimates for hardware and software costs as well as timelines for project delivery.
• Effectively communicate, negotiate and liaise with vendor partners, procurement, infrastructure, legal, sourcing, operations, product leadership, application development, quality assurance, and training to ensure objectives are met.

Accomplishments:

• Graduated magna cum laude from SPC, College of Technology & Management
• Published white paper titled “Affordable Home Grown Test Automation” in PNSQ Conference Guide, Portland, OR, October 2005.
• Intellectual Property Award for patent pending on “Methods and Apparatus to Analyze Computer Software”,
• Intellectual Property Recognition for RFID Consumer Management Systems
• Sun Certified Java Programmer
• Invited speaker to several international software and data quality conferences including:
  • International Quality Conference 2006,
  • Pacific Northwest Software Quality Conference 2005,
  • IBM Rational User Conference 2007,
  • Verify 2006 and Verify 2007,
  • Pacific Software Quality and Test Conference 2007,
  • Data Governance Annual Conference and Information & Data Quality Conference 2010

http://www.linkedin.com/in/alanlwhite

Shawn M. Williams

Program and Graduation year: Management & Organizational Leadership 2010

I am relocating to the Washington D.C. area and am on the hunt for a job.  I plan on furthering my education in graduate school, focusing on either Political Science or Psychology.