IBM - Boulder, Colorado since Mar 2013
Operations Support Specialist (Contractor)
DigitalGlobe - Longmont, Colorado Sep 2012 - Jan 2013
Software Support Engineer (Contractor)
Midwest Consulting Group Dec 2010 - Mar 2011
Support II/Programmer Analyst (Contractor)
TEO Communications - Denver Colorado Apr 2003 - Dec 2010
Owner
OEM Sales LLC Jul 2008 - Aug 2010
Application Developer
Education:
Johnson County Community College 1990 - 2010
University of Missouri-Kansas City 2004 - 2007
Shawnee Mission West 1987 - 1989
Diploma, General, Radio/TV Production, Computer Programming
Mankato East High School 1986 - 1987
Skills:
Unix Shell Scripting Linux Perl Bash Programming Java MySQL Unix Administration Mac OS Open Source Software Web Development Python Oracle DB2 PostgreSQL SQL XML Linux Development Electronics Serial Communications Networking Wireless Networking Graphic Design Photoshop Illustrator QuarkXPress InDesign Sage Payment Gateway Professional Audio Video Production Video Editing Television Producing Radio Broadcasting Radio Producing
Interests:
Technology, Meteorology, Music, Graphics, Radio and Television Production, Linux, Electronics, Amateur Radio (KD0JXP), Robotics and embedded systems.
Certifications:
CompTIA INET+, CompTIA Hands ON UNIX Solaris, Learning Tree International
2013 to 2000 development, preliminary Control Valve and Flow Elements sizing (SPI)Kellogg Brown & Root
2013 to 2000WorleyParsons
2012 to 2012 Asset Lead Instrumentation & Controls Systems [ActingJacobs Engineering
2010 to 2010 EngineerCISCO Systems
2009 to 2009Babcock Eagleton Engineering
2009 to 2009 Lead CS & I EngineerProject Associates Inc
2007 to 2007 Lead CS & I EngineerNational Engineering
2006 to 2006 Lead ProgrammerNational Engineering
2005 to 2005 ProgrammerROVISYS
2005 to 2005 Lead ProgrammerLloyd's of London London 2004 to 2004 ProgrammerNational Engineering
2002 to 2002 ProgrammerBarry D. Payne & Associates, Inc
2002 to 2002 ProgrammerEXXON/MOBIL Integrated Refinery Baytown, TX 2001 to 2001 Plant CS & I EngineerAKER KVAENER/TECHNIP
2000 to 2000 Lead Control Systems EngineerEagleton Engineering
1999 to 1999 Programmer and Lead CS & ITaylor Technical Singapore 1995 to 1995 Lead CS & I EngineerHONEYWELL
1994 to 1994 Lead CS & I EngineerMOBIL/TECHNIP
1993 to 1993 Lead CS & I EngineerMustang Engineering Mont Belvieu, TX 1992 to 1992 Lead CS & I EngineerHONEYWELL Houston, TX 1990 to 1990 Lead Control Systems EngineerTaylor Technical
1989 to 1989 Instrument EngineerSOLAR Turbines
1986 to 1986DOW Corning Midland, TX 1986 to 1986 ProgrammerTOSHIBA Houston, TX 1984 to 1984 ProgrammerEXXON Baytown, TX 1983 to 1983 ProgrammerBETZ
1982 to 1982 Lead Control Systems EngineerPROCTOR & GAMBLE
1981 to 1981 Instrument EngineerDEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
1980 to 1980 Instrument EngineerCHAMPION PAER
1979 to 1979 Instrument EngineerARAMCO Houston, TX 1978 to 1978 Instrument EngineerARCO Chemical Pasadena, TX 1977 to 1977 Instrument EngineerARAMCO
1972 to 1977 Assistant Superintendent UtilitiesTexas Instruments
1968 to 1972 DesignerU.S. Air Force
1964 to 1968 Technician
Education:
University of Oklahoma 1981 to 2000 Computer TechnologySouthern Methodist University B.S. in Chemistry
2012 to Present New Car Sales AssociateBankston Ford of South Fort Worth
2012 to Present Patron Development Account ExecutiveKennedale Independent School District
2011 to Present Private Trombone InstructorTenor/Bass Trombonist
2010 to Present Freelance MusicianLubbock Symphony Orchestra Lubbock, TX 2011 to 2012Tenor Trombonist
2006 to 2011Tarpley Music Company Clovis, NM Sep 2009 to Nov 2009 Sales Clerk/Rental SpecialistRoswell Symphony Orchestra Roswell, NM 2002 to 2009Jent's House of Music Lubbock, TX 2007 to 2008 Assistant Repair TechnicianRedeemer Lutheran Church Lubbock, TX 2005 to 2006 Choir DirectorAsbury United Methodist Church Lubbock, TX 2002 to 2006 Assistant Choir Director
Education:
Weatherford College Weatherford, TX 2010 to 2011 Associate of Arts in Music Performance
Youtube
Michael Needham at 2013 Baltimore Finals | Am...
Michael Needham went from walking onto the American Ninja Warrior cour...
Duration:
2m 48s
Michael Needham - Design patterns for product...
With more 'Unicorns' in the past 18 months than entire history of onli...
Duration:
44m 10s
Michael Needham remembered one year after mur...
BLUE ASH, Ohio. (WKRC) It's been a year and a week since Michael Need...
Duration:
2m 10s
Mike Needham's Surprise Victory Over Adam Ray...
In Qualifying Episode 9, Hazard Brigade's Mike Needham gets a surprise...
Duration:
1m 15s
Michael Needham on How Washington Works, Just...
Uncomfortable Learning presents Mike Needham, CEO of Heritage.
Duration:
58m 7s
2012 American Ninja Warrior 4 Submission Vide...
Mike Needham's Entry video for ANW 2012. This was the first year that ...
St. Pius X School Plainview NY 1965-1969, Western Junior High School Bethesda MD 1970-1974, Fordham Preparatory Bronx NY 1973-1977
Community:
Peter Kostrobala, Louis Moreno, Trina Taylor, David Balog, Marcos Otero, Dennis Mccormack, Paul Lauritano, Daphne Molecule, Michael Palmiotto, Joseph Veltri, Sterling Holmes, Kevin Maher
s: As chief executive of the influential conservative think tank Heritage Action for America, Michael Needham waged years of unforgiving political warfare against the Republican Party establishment, deepening the divide between party leaders and grass-roots activists that helped elevate Donald J. T
Date: Apr 18, 2018
Category: U.S.
Source: Google
Here's What's in the Budget Bill Nobody's Bothered to Read
Throughout the Obama presidency, the Republican Party at least gave lip service to the need to restore fiscal sanity in Washington, says Michael Needham, head of the conservative policy group Heritage Action. It is now clear just how many in the GOP are willing to engage in profligate spending wh
Date: Mar 23, 2018
Category: Top Stories
Source: Google
The Daily 202: Freewheeling immigration debate in Senate will test power of conservative outside groups
We're always going to call true north, and this is an amnesty bill, Heritage Action chief executive Michael Needham said during a recent interview. Amnesty is the wrong way to go, and we're not going to flinch off that. We're also recognizing that the fact of the matter is the president, and it s
Date: Feb 12, 2018
Category: U.S.
Source: Google
With another potential shutdown looming, deal on DACA, long-term wall funding 'illusory at best'
Amnesty comes in many forms, said Heritage Actions Michael Needham. If any amnesty negotiations are to take place, they should remain extremely limited in scope so as not to encourage further illegal immigration.
Date: Jan 27, 2018
Category: U.S.
Source: Google
FOX NEWS FIRST: Government shutdown enters Day 3; Texts suggest Clinton exoneration in email probe was fixed
ontinues to work on a deal to reopen the government. Fox News' Eric Shawn talks with Fox News contributor and formerdeputy assistant to President TrumpSebastian Gorka about the future of our government and its securityoverseas.Plus, commentary from Heritage Action for America CEO Michael Needham.
Date: Jan 22, 2018
Category: U.S.
Source: Google
Republicans debate Plan B if ObamaCare repeal fails
If the Republican Party wants to work with Democrats to bailout Obamacare, the results will be catastrophic for the party, Michael Needham, CEO of the conservative group Heritage Action, said in a statement Friday.
Date: Jul 10, 2017
Category: Top Stories
Source: Google
Cruz plan could be key to unlocking healthcare votes
These are the types of reforms that would help roll back the damage inflicted by Obamacare, Heritage Action CEO Michael Needham said in a statement. Simply throwing more money at the problem as some moderates are seeking to do is not an enduring solution.
Date: Jul 05, 2017
Category: U.S.
Source: Google
Conservatives outside Congress say latest health-care revision push has foundered
It was very close a couple of days ago, but it looks like things have gone in a bad direction, said Heritage Action for America president Michael Needham on a Wednesday morning call with reporters. Needham placed the blame squarely at the feet of moderates: Its kind of stunning that in 24 hours,