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Areas of Responsibility - Job Description:
While attending
Seattle University I worked for Starbucks in a
retail role. Since graduating I have worked at
the Starbucks Support Center in a range of
information systems positions. I have primarily
worked with retail POS systems and HR systems,
including SAP. My specialization is in
developing database applications and reports
using SQL Server, Visual Basic, C / C++ and SAP.
Although I develop code, I am more of a business
systems analyst than a pure IT technology
developer.
Students interested in business systems
analysis, particularly in a retail or HR
environment, would gain the most from working
with me.
Areas of Expertise - Employment History:
1995 --> 1998
Starbucks Retail Stores
1998 --> 2006 Starbucks HR & Retail Business
Systems development
2006 --> present: HR systems / SAP development
Education - Personal History:
Undergraduate -->
BA Humanities & Economics, Seattle University,
1993
Graduate --> MBA, Seattle University, 1998
Any special topic or expertise you'd like to concentrate on this year?:
Some of the
activities that I have planned for this year
include:
- A tour of the Starbucks IT data center.
- Mock interviews and training with HR
recruiters.
- Coffee tastings with Starbucks partners from
the green coffee department.
- Coffee with Starbucks executives.
- Attend an actual coffee roasting at the
Starbucks Support Center
- And much more! I generally plan to meet with
students at least once per month.
When and where do you hold meetings with students?
I can meet
anywhere in the greater Seattle / Bellevue area.
Any special requirements for students for
the first meeting?
Please prepare a
resume and a concise written description of your
current career goals and interests.
Additional
comments:
Students should
know that I am in an analyst role rather than a
management or executive role. Because of this, I
am not in a position to directly hire anyone and
I have been out of school less than 10 years.
However, students who worked with me last year
felt that I was very understanding and useful as
a "peer" in addition to being a mentor.
I am also an alumni of Seattle U and can closely
relate to the challenges and concerns of the
students. Having worked for Starbucks for over
10 years, I have several contacts here and will
do my best to make the resources of Starbucks
available and accessible to you.
Mentor
since Fall 2005
Will mentor graduate or undergraduate students |
