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STUTZ: I graduated from Walla Walla college in 1989 with a degree in Applied Mathematics. During my career I have worked with and/or for many major corporations, including General Motors, EDS, Anderson Consulting, Deloitte and Touche, Barclays Bank, PeopleSoft, Hewlett Packard, Bank of Bermuda, Foundation Health, Symbol Technologies, and numerous others.
As a programmer/Analyst since 1989, and in the consulting arena since 1992, I have developed a solid and credible technical background combined with the soft skills that help to bridge the gap between technical and functional folks. My most significant contributions to date have been with the implementation and support of the PeopleSoft HRMS, Payroll, and Benefit products. I've worked with these products since 1994.
STUTZ: It was an opportunity to put my technical expertise to work in a way that can be used over and over again. When I do work at a client site, it pretty much is just for this client. However, I feel that the questions I've written will be a valuable tool for many different companies.
STUTZ: There is nothing like experience. I've wanted to start learning more about the networking side of things, so I started buying networking equipment and setting it up in my apartment. I now host some 15 domains from my apartment over DSL, have five computers up and running, a wireless network, routers, switches, hubs, print servers . . . in the time it would have taken me to attend classes on networking, I've developed real experience . . . and . . . it was more fun. My motto on keeping up? Pick the next step, and just DO it!
STUTZ: I was going to be a doctor like my dad when I grew up. Pre-medicine is a set of classes that need to be taken, not a major in itself. Most pre-med candidates took Biology as a major, but I figured Biology wasn't much of a degree, so I chose Applied Mathematics as the major to go with my pre-med requirements. Although I completed all of pre-med, it wasn't until my senior year in College that I took a real hard look at what my father was doing on a day to day basis. It was more paper work and dictation than taking care of patients, and I knew that was NOT for me. Since Applied Mathematics is essentially computer programming to solve advanced mathematical problems, as soon as I graduated from college, I made a quick sidestep into the world of technology. It's been a wild ride in a fascinating and ever evolving world!
STUTZ: The struggle between Human Resources departments and Technology Departments is pretty typical. The Human Resources department helps to keep the corporate culture in tact, and has the interviewing skills needed to successfully screen candidates. The Technology Department, however, is where the technical knowledge base resides. Wherever the responsibility lands in a corporation for the hiring, the ReviewNet evaluations bring together both the technical know how and the HR soft skills into a cohesive screening device. The questions we've developed have been reviewed by non-technical professionals for format and effectiveness. But in addition, the questions were closely scrutinized by technical professionals with experience in the exact technical discipline the questions target. The result is an effective "best practice" tool that brings experience not found in any one company.
STUTZ: Yes. I've partnered with three other individuals to start 1stEvent.com. Our splash pages will be up in a few days, and we have developed web based software to help non-profit organizations hold online benefit events. I've always wanted to do something with my talents that will produce a positive impact on the world, with potential to do it in a big way. We're hoping to help raise funds for a lot of very good causes. On our small first trial event, we raised over $5,000 for the Historical Society of Washington DC. We're talking with some of the larger non-profit organizations now, and planning events for the Spring and Fall benefit event seasons that range ten to a hundred times the size of our first event! Wish us luck! Better yet, drop by in a couple of months from now and support some great causes!
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