Jeffrey D. Proud
Saint Paul,MN
Summary
Passionate professional with excellent presentation, research and communication skills. Organized and driven with impressive list of achievements and history of excelling in high-pressure environments. Skilled at applying various learning methods and tools to optimize student experience and academic journey.
Dedicated, innovative professor with several years of experience. Prepares students for personal and professional success through proven teaching methods and motivation. Mentors graduate students to build future field leaders.
Overview
57
57
years of professional experience
Work History
Professor, Instructor and education research
01.2000 - 12.2015
- I was hired by an Elementary Charter School for Para-Educator
- I decided to go back to college
- I earned a Master’s Degree
- Main course of study: Integrating Technology in Education
- I then continued and earned a PhD in Educational Management and Administration
- My area of competence is ‘The Human Drive to Learn.’ Including: Motivation Theory, Game Theory, and Group Dynamics
- I continued Teaching as an Adjunct Professor at Century College, and as a substitute teacher In the Saint Paul, MN, 625 District System
- High Schools and Elementary Schools
- I continue research in Education to the present
Contractor
J. Gordon Electronic Design, Inc.
01.1995 - 12.1999
- We contracted Electronic Engineering projects to outside firms…many Fortune 500 Companies
- We sold the business in 1999
Owner
Proud Industries, Inc. and PRD Products, Inc.
01.1983 - 12.1997
- Proud Industries owns: An Electronic Representative Co., an Electronic Distribution Co., and a sales business
- PRD Products: a Plastics Manufacturing Co: Electronic Bezels, Plastics Parts, Design and Manufacturing
- Jeffrey Proud’s inventions and sales of already developed products: Lite Savers, Light Pipes, AquaPods, BudWinders, Educational Plastic Products (For Dyslexic and Autistic Children)
- Represented J
- Gordon Electronic Engineering Design Firm
VP and General Manager
General Mills, Inc. / PhytoFarms of America
01.1978 - 12.1983
- Contract Employee of General Mills, Inc., to develop high frequency ballasts for 1,000 Watt High Pressure Sodium and Metal Arc Lamps
- Established a sales plan for the Milwaukee-Chicago-Minneapolis major market area
- Managed all sales and promotions for the company
Microwave Technician
US Army
01.1974 - 12.1977
- Trained as a Microwave Technical Specialist
- Graduated from the Army Basic Electronics School - First in class
- Graduated from Army Microwave Repair Technician School – First in class
- Promoted to Specialist E5 relocated to Army Wideband Communications, Head Quarters at Futenma, Okinawa, Japan
- Responsible for: Undersea Communications Cable connecting Okinawa and Taiwan, Five Microwave Sites, Supervised Approximately 180 personnel – operating 24/7, manned station operations, maintenance and repairs
- Appointed as the Command Briefer for all Honorable Dignitaries visiting the Communications Command on Okinawa
- Awarded the Army Commendation Medal for Military Service
National Sales Manager
Terado Corporation
01.1968 - 12.1974
- Worked on developing a new set of products: miniature relays for military-spec use
- Worked on sales for the Company’s whole line of power supply products
Supervisor, Defense Systems Division
Univac, Sperry-Rand Corp
01.1966 - 12.1968
- Managed reports, and reports control, including Computer Control Systems
- Supervised computer security, the backup tape vault
- Scheduler: for all computer work on three generations of Univac mainframe computers, and the 1004 card to tape machine
- Also worked as: Computer programmer (reprogrammed BIOS for Univac II), Software engineer
VP
Hydrotex Incorporated
01.1963 - 12.1965
- Company Overview: who owned a proprietary waterproofing system
- Managed a government contract, waterproofing approximately 300 units of family housing at Offutt Air Force Base, Nebraska
- Prepared financial reports for the company’s public offering (IPO) in 1963
- Who owned a proprietary waterproofing system
Apprentice: Machinist, Tool, Die and Fixture Maker
Terado Corporation
01.1959 - 12.1962
Education
PhD - Educational Supervision
California Hills University
01.2008
Master’s Degree - Technology in Education
Saint Catherine’s University
01.2003
AD Degree - Electrical Engineering (Autodidact)
01.1987
BS Degree - Business Management and Administration
University of Maryland
01.1977
Associates Degree - Liberal Arts
University of Minnesota
01.1974
Skills
- Machinist
- Tool Maker
- Die Maker
- Fixture Maker
- Solid State Electronic Inventor
- Designer
- Engineer
- Author
- Inventor
- Professor
- Instructor
- Teacher
- Researcher
- Business Manager
- Administrator
- Business Owner
- CEO
- COO
- Entrepreneur
- Property Development
- Project Design
- Presentation Skills
- Public Speaking
Timeline
Professor, Instructor and education research
01.2000 - 12.2015
Contractor
J. Gordon Electronic Design, Inc.
01.1995 - 12.1999
Owner
Proud Industries, Inc. and PRD Products, Inc.
01.1983 - 12.1997
VP and General Manager
General Mills, Inc. / PhytoFarms of America
01.1978 - 12.1983
Microwave Technician
US Army
01.1974 - 12.1977
National Sales Manager
Terado Corporation
01.1968 - 12.1974
Supervisor, Defense Systems Division
Univac, Sperry-Rand Corp
01.1966 - 12.1968
VP
Hydrotex Incorporated
01.1963 - 12.1965
Apprentice: Machinist, Tool, Die and Fixture Maker
Terado Corporation
01.1959 - 12.1962
PhD - Educational Supervision
California Hills University
Master’s Degree - Technology in Education
Saint Catherine’s University
AD Degree - Electrical Engineering (Autodidact)
BS Degree - Business Management and Administration
University of Maryland
Associates Degree - Liberal Arts
University of Minnesota