Dave Wilkins
Ethical Leadership · Inquisitve · Driven for success
I am a motivated leader, entrepreneur, and technical individual with extensive work experience and education. I have passion for my work and a desire to always be learning and growing.
Most recently, I've rekindled a passion in the sports card industry and co-founded Harpoon and Slab Strong. Harpoon is an online marketplace for collectors to buy/sell/trade sports cards and Slab Strong creates protective and customizable cases for graded sports cards.
During my time at Utah State University, I founded AggieBook. AggieBook was a platform that allowed students to buy and sell housing contracts and textbooks with each other. It provided ways to connect with the University, community, and each other. AggieBook was sold to Notis.com in 2018.
Near the end of of my time at USU I also created and sold an online eCommerce website that sold trending products called TrendsBin.com.
- Bachelor's of Science, Management Information Systems
- Managed and implemented million dollar projects
- Founded / Co-Founded 4 businesses and sold two
- 9+ years of professional work in technology and information
- Skills and experience with managing technology teams, developing applications, and business operations
Experience
Chief Technology Officer
Worried Bird Franchising
- Manage the technology team
- Drive strategic decision-making and planning for technological growth
- Develop and manage internal and external applications
- Franbassador for the company working with influencers and marketing figures for accelerated growth
Senior Applications Manager
State of Maryland
- Manage applications for 1200+ users
Co-Founder
Slab Strong creates protective and customizable cases for graded sports cards: https://slabstrong.com
- Manage the technology stack and team
- Drive strategic decision-making and planning for growth
- Manage B2C online store and regional wholesalers
- Direct operations with local manufacturer
- Mange Social Media accounts
Co-Founder and Startup CTO
Harpoon is an online marketplace for sports card collectors to buy and sell: https://harpoon.site
- Manage the technology team
- Develop strategies for using technological resources
- Ensure technologies are used securley and effectively
- Manage website and hosted VPS
- Social Media Marketing
- Developed the website in HTML, CSS, Bootstrap 4, PHP, MySQL, JavaScript, and jQuery
Business Analyst
I've implemented and assisted in the management of million-dollar projects while configuring the sotware to meet the needs of the client.
The biggest project I've worked on at Journal Technologies is a multi-million dollar project for the state of Maryland's office of the Public Defender.
- Configure and implement eDefender® and eProsecutor® software for Public Defender and Prosecurtor offices
- Conceptualized creative solutions for solving business needs and customer workflows
- Develop workflows and business rules to automate needs and create efficiencies
- Oversaw delivery of contracted products and services to customers
- Conducted onsite and online software trainings and demonstrations
- Balanced multiple simultaneous projects to meet deadlines
Data Analyst
- Worked closely with international vendors and manufacturers
- Assisted in the technical side of the sale of Altra, a multi-million dollar deal, to the VF Group
- Built and maintained reports in Microsoft SQL Server Reporting Services (SSRS) and dashboards in Tableau
- Designed and built reports to provide insights into overall Business Planning Process
- Created reports on operational KPIs with the emphasis on identifying and championing initiatives to improve overall business performance
- Acquired and prepared data for ad hoc analysis, business modeling, and communication management
- Coordinated the execution of the supply plan by working with the Sales, Scheduling, and Purchasing departments along with suppliers
Business Intelligence Analyst
Assist in the development of the teams BI solutions; develop reports utilizing various analytical software including Microsoft SQL Server Reporting Services, Analyzer, and custom PHP reports. Assist in developing solutions to compile data from all information systems into the company’s business intelligence system. Validate data in month end reports.
- Assist our technical support department by directly influencing business decisions through data analysis
- I have been a key influence for increasing customer retention, customer excellence, and technician training and accountability
- Create custom PHP scripts to manage and insert data into BI system
- Developed and maintain a report request form in PHP, HTML, and CSS
- Developed reports in SQL Server Reporting Services (SSRS) and Analyzer using OLAP data cubes
- Developed a web-based user management system in PHP
- Developed various dashboards in Tableau and PowerBI
Technical Support Lead
Provide support for new and existing clients via phone, chat, and a ticket system. Troubleshoot and provide technical support such in, cPanel, Domain Management, DNS management, cPanel, Webmail, VPN services, Website Security and Abuse, and general browser queries.
Received additional responsibility supporting cloud platforms and server management in Windows Server 2008/2012, CentOS, and Ubuntu operating systems.
Owner
TrendsBin.com - Over the summer of 2017, I created and sold an online eCommerce business selling trending products. I utilized online marketing strategies such as Facebook Ads, SEO, and Google Adwords for conversions. I worked with suppliers to dropship products directly to customers. After incurring positive revenue each month, I sold the business.
Owner
AggieBook.com - When I started college, some friends and I began working on a web application that would connect students for various things.
AggieBook is an online hub for students to list their textbooks, housing contracts, and other classifieds to sell to other students. The 'Community' page is a forums page where students can collaborate with others on various student-created discussions.
Computer Lab Assistant
Assistant for computer maintenance of a lab with 75+ PC's and 25+ Mac's. Update software, diagnose issues, and provide needed assistance and tutorials to patrons for software or technical questions. Assist in print queues. Assist patrons in providing them K-12 educational materials. Assistant in webpage development and design for various websites.
Education
Utah State University
Jon M. Huntsman School of Business
Management Information Systems
Emphasis: Business Intelligence
My time was spent mostly in business classes learning ethical leadership, obtaining a global vision, and understanding entrepreneurial processes.
My elective classes allowed me to explore different aspects of computer science, economics, and data analysis.
See my portfolio below for examples of my work.
Mountain Crest High School
Emphasis: Technology & Business
Skills
See my portfolio below for examples of my work.
I've come to learn that it's crucial in this day and age to utilize technology to make better business decisions. Below are listed some of my top skills. I began learning these skills around the age of 12 as I first learned about the internet. Learning is a lifelong journey for me.
- Data Management & Analysis
- Report Writing & Dashboard Creation
- Agile Development & Scrum
- Business Intelligence
- Project Management
- Customer Service
- Written & Verbal Communication Skills
Interests
I love my home state of Utah as it provides so much to do. During the warmer months, I enjoy mountain biking, cliff jumping, and camping near a lake. In the winter, I am an avid snowboarder.
I spend a large amount of my free time exploring the latest technolgy advancements, playing video games, and spending time with my wife. We have a goal to see many different parts of the world and experience new cultures.
Portfolio & Certifications
Slab Strong creates protective and customizable cases for graded sports cards.
Click here to view the website.
Harpoon provides an online marketplace for collectors of sports cards to buy, sell, and trade.
Click here to view the website.
AggieBook was an online platform for college students at Utah State University to easily sell their textbooks, housing contrats, and other classifieds.
AggieBook LLC was eventually bought by Notis LLC.
Click here to view the website.
TrendsBin was an eCommerce website dropshipping trending products.
TrendsBin was sold to another individual after several months of positive revenue.
During Fall 2017, I worked on a project that involved gathering data about natural disasters, warehousing the data, and creating visualizations in Tableau.
Click here to view the website and dashboards.
