Kyle Wisser's Portfolio

Educational Experience

Degree: Bachelor of Arts Major: Business Administration Minor: Accounting Concentration: Management Information Systems Institution Name: Western Washington University Institution Location: Bellingham, WA Graduation Date: June 2011

Relevant Coursework MIS321 MIS322 MIS323 MIS324 MIS417 MIS422 MIS423 MIS495 OPS461

MIS321 - Systems Analysis and Design

• Gained information gathering techniques
• Application of CASE technology to support systems development
• Developed team building and working effectively in groups
• Gained process, logic, and data modeling skills
• Received an understanding of data specification standards
• Learned and applied database design and normalization

MIS322 - Business Applications Development

• Familiarized self with professional development environment software
• Achieved debugging experience and skills
• Incorporated strict organization coding standards for easier understanding of functions
• Developed good habit of commenting and explaining complexed code

MIS323 - Telecommunications

• Gained an understanding of data network infrastructure
• Designed data network infrastructure with commercial software
• Improved understanding of TCP/IP protocol, servers, and workstations
• Presented network design to colleagues

MIS324 - Intermediate Web Site Development and Management

• Obtained experience in server-side programming using Microsoft's ASP.NET development framework
• Improved knowledge of C#, HTML, and CSS languages
• Designed a functional website with shopping cart and account features
• Used SQL Server Express for database information
• Experienced working with Amazon Web Services API

MIS417 - Business Database Development

• Gained thorough understanding of the database development and management process
• Improved understanding of the MIS profession, especially of the position of the database specialist
• Knowledge of the activities and a selection of techniques used in database design and implementation
• Advanced skills using a modern relational database management software package
• Enhanced skills for dealing with other persons in a workgroup setting

MIS422 - Management Support Systems

• Currently enrolled
• Learning about Decision Support Systems and using advanced features in Excel in order improve the decision making process

MIS423 - Network Administration

• Currently enrolled
• Learning about eDirectory, X.500, LDAP, Active Directory, Servers, and managing a network as a Systems Administrator

MIS495 - Corporate Information Systems Management

• Gained a better understanding of the importance of IT in Corporate Strategy
• Explained relevant issues of effective management of IT activities
• Understanding of how to harness the power of emerging ITs to make better decisions for more effective management in a competitive global environment
• Communicated and managed case analysis and projects by using cloud computing project management online software (SaaS).
• Presented case analysis with problems, analysis, and recommendations of real life examples

OPS461 - Project Management

• Currently enrolled
• Learning the importance of project management in an organization and how to manage a successful project (WBS, MS Project, Network Diagram)