About me

My name is Mike Nielsen. I am originally from central California and have been living in Philadelphia since the beginning of August, 2000. I went to Brigham Young University and now work at La Salle University as the Information Management Associate in Student Affairs.

Contact Information:

Office: (215) 951-1370
Home: (215) 457-3878
Work E-mail: nielsen@lasalle.edu
Home E-mail: manakuke@yahoo.com

La Salle University (Sept 2000--Current)
Digital Art Certification - Awarded June 2002
M.A. Industrial/Organizational Psychology
- In Progress

Brigham Young University (Sept 1991--Graduated August 1999)
Major: Spanish; Minor: Psychology

Mt. Whitney High School (Sept 1990--June 1993)

Boy Scouts of America (over ten years)
Eagle Scout 1990

La Salle University
Information Management Associate (August 2005--Current)
Contact: Administrative Services (215) 951-1370

• Design and maintain web presence for the Division of Student Affairs.
• Design and implement web based database applications using php and mysql.
• Maintain and support the ID Works guest registration systems.
• Support staff members in developing computer generated projects using Microsoft Office, Macromedia 8 Suite and Adobe Creative Suite products.
• Provide assistance and training for the above products.
• Research and provide recommendations for technology related apparatus for use by staff.
• Support student group web site design and implementation.

Resident Coordinator (August 2000--August 2005)
Contact: Community Development (215) 951-1916

• Resident Coordinator of a 250 residential complex.
• Supervised 6 undergraduate Resident Assistants.
• Supervised office workers.
• Advised building Resident Student Association.
• Provided leadership training for both R.A. staff and R.S.A. leaders.
• Helped plan, coordinate and implement summer training for all campus R.A. staff.
• Helped implement mid-year R.A. staff training.
• Presented end of academic year training for new R.A. staff.
• Presented for past 2 years at a yearly leadership training day for all campus organizations.
• Presented leadership training for the past two years at the Mid-Atlantic Association of College and University Housing Officers Student Staff Conferences.
• Presented orientation for new students.
• Mediated roommate conflicts.
• Mediated inter-room conflicts.
• Mediated inter-floor conflicts.
• Mediate R.A. and floor conflicts.
• Counseled students involved in crisis (e.g. residents involved in physical or verbal fights; several student deaths; Sept. 11 fall out especially for those residents from N.Y. or D.C.; suicide ideation, sexual assault and harassment and other emotional issues; hospital trips; general school burn out by staff and residents).
• Helped coordinate week long service-learning trip to Mexico.
• Provided training for the student coordinators of the University's children's tutoring programs.
• Confront and mediate policy violations.
• Adjudicated policy violations.
• Provided on-call duty assistance to R.A. staff.
• Helped recruit and implement R.A. staff selection process for entire campus.
• Worked with Student Health Peer Educators to implement programs (e.g. stress busters, alcohol awareness).
• Sat on the Cultural Enrichment Team.
• Sat on the Community Development Advisory Board.
• Sat on the D.S.A. mylasalle Portal development team.
• Sat on the Food Service committee.
• Created various t-shirts, logos, websites, brochures for D.S.A.

Visalia Unified School District
(August 1999--June 2000)
Contact: Jim Drieger (559) 684-9570

• Multiple subject teacher for Algebra ½, Algebra 1, P.E., Art, Film Technique, Coach (August through January).
• District Substitute (February--June).

Novations Group, Inc.-- Client Manager
(May 1999--August 1999)
Contact: Joey Johnson (801) 354-7614

• Administered all aspects of client end employee surveys and workshops.
• Worked closely with a company consultant and client representative in accomplishing the above.

BYU Student Leadership Administrative Team-- Coordinator Assistant
(April 1998--April 1999)
Contact: Judene Wixom (801) 378-3901

• Supported and designed club and organizational websites.
• Researched and developed policies and procedures for club Agency Accounts.
• Designed training programs.
• Designed hard copy program tracking systems, fliers, web pages, etc.
• Designed WP macros.
• Supported full-time staff.
• Advised student leaders.

Language Training Center-- Teacher
(July 1996--March 1997)
Contact: Personnel Services (801) 378-5084

• Taught beginning and advanced Spanish along with interpersonal skills.

Infobases Software Company-- Scanner/Editor
(September 1995--June 1996)
Contact: Curtis Webber (801) 224-9677

• Scanned books for electronic publication.
• Prepared electronic version for publication in FOLIO.

BYU Residence Halls-- Residential Assistant
(June 1995--Sept. 1995 -- I lived in the residence halls for two years previous)
Contact: Crystal Bell (801) 371-4080

• Assisted Head Resident in dealing with housing concerns, mentoring and the advising of 44 students.

Boy Scouts of America

Scoutmaster
Troop 56
(Oct. 2000--2003)

Llamafest

Webmaster
(Spring 1999--2001)

Y Mountain Bagpipe Band (formally known as the BYU Highland Arts Association)

President
(April 1998--April 1999)

Webmaster/Art Director
(Oct. 1998--2001)

BYUSA (Brigham Young University Student Service Association)

Campus Organizations Vice-president (Full time)
(April 1997--April 1998)

• Represented, researched and provided for the needs of over 60 clubs sponsored by student association.
• Reviewed and allocated funds for student association in conjunction with the other Vice-presidents.
• Initiated leadership training for club leaders.
• Represented BYU and its standards to other universities in the state of Utah.
• Worked on a daily basis with BYU administration concerning club issues.
• Presented training at the Utah Leadership Academy held at UVSC.
• Student association residence hall association liaison.

Student Association Elections Committee Chair
(Nov. 1997--Feb. 1998)

• Team director, changed voting procedures to an on-line voting system.
• Dealt with all violations.
• Maintained confidentiality concerning vote count, closed council meetings, etc.
• Oversaw all aspects of budget allocation and expenditures of elections committee and candidates.

Honor Code Advisory Council Committee Member
(Sept. 1996--April 1998)

• Represented BYUSA and the Student Advisory Council.
• Advised concerning student issues.
• Worked closely with the Student Honor Association.

BYUSA Elections Committee
(Nov. 1996--Feb. 1997)

• Represented BYUSA and dealt with candidate concerns.

Student Advisory Council Executive Director
(April 1996--April 1997)

• Trained Student Advisory Council representatives.

Student Advisory Council Survey Office Director
(April 1994--April 1997 excluding Fall semester 1995)

• Researched and developed needs assessment programs, surveys, focus groups.
• Provided presentations and interpretations of research.

Student Advisory Council United Club Council Representative
(Jan. 1995--April 1997)

• Represented BYUSA sponsored clubs and their concerns to the university.

Utah Intercollegiate Assembly House of Representative Member
(Sept. 1996--April 1997)

• Represented BYU.
• Helped research and rewrite a student bill to the Utah State Legislature banning pornography on the Internet.

Intercollegiate Knights

Monk (student advisor)
(April 1997--August 1999)

Horrible Executioner (parliamentarian/traditions specialist)
(April 1996--April 1997)

Viceroy (expansion officer)
(Sept. 1994--April 1995)

Assistant Pagemaster (new member training)
(Jan. 1992--April 1992)

Recreational Management and Youth Leadership 400 Teachers Assistant
(Nov 1994--April 1996)

• Helped train and supervise the staff of teaching assistants.

Church of Jesus Christ of Later-day Saints--Full Time Missionary
(May 1992--June 1994)

• Represented Church to Mexican people.
• Provide various community service needs.

I am trained in the use of the following equipment:

PC and Macintosh computers (both stand alone and laptop with a stronger emphasis in PCs), digital photography, Zip drives, CD/DVD drives, scanners, overhead projectors, LCD projectors, sound systems, PA systems, copiers, printers, TV/VCR, LASAR disc players, DVD technology, etc.

I have been trained or possess a working knowledge of the following software languages:

Operating Systems: Windows 95/98/ME, Windows NT, Windows XP, Basic DOS, Basic UNIX.
Internet Technologies: HTML, PHP, Macromedia Dreamweaver, Macromedia Flash, Macromedia Fireworks, Basic database processing, Basic HTML JAVA script, Telnet, various Internet browser technologies.
Office Productivity: Microsoft Word, Microsoft PowerPoint, Microsoft Excel, Microsoft Publisher, Microsoft Access.
Graphic Design Products: Adobe Photoshop, Adobe Illustrator, Adobe Acrobat Publisher, CorelDraw Suite, Quark Express.
Other Utilities: Norton & Macafee Anti-virus, FOLIO, Type Reader OCR, pus many others.