Cody Schober
1220 Evergreen Avenue608-295-2662
Beloit, WI
Last Updated May 11, 2016
Education
● Bachelor of Science in Computer Science - May 2016, St. Norbert College, WI
● Bachelor of Business in Business Administration - May 2016, St. Norbert College, WI
● Accumulative GPA of 3.21
Future Plans
On June 8th, I will begin work at Acuity Insurance in Sheboygan, WI, as a Computer Programmer. Alongside this, I plan on joining my Chapter’s Board of Advisors and guiding them in managing relations with the alumni and carrying out Active Member projects.
Experience
IT Intern: Networking and Infrastructure / June 2014 – December 2014IT Intern: Customer Service / December 2014 – May 2015
IT Intern: Analytics / May 2015 – May 2016
Woodward Inc. - Rockford, IL
● Collected and organized a database documenting Woodward server hardware which created the ability to easily detect servers with expiring warranties and development of more accurate budgets.
● Lead the building and rollout of over 100 new PCs at the Rockford plant.
● Taught myself C#, SharePoint, and Perl to make myself more versatile for the Woodward IT Department.
● Responded to a variety of hardware and software issues initiated through Footprints.
● Built numerous SharePoint project sites for Engineering and IT groups.
● Reduced the amount of active ColdFusion content within the elimination project scope from 30,000 to 14,000 applications, saving Woodward thousands in CFM maintenance costs.
● Implemented and educated other members on a variety of advanced methods to utilize Woodward’s third party software.
● Assisted the Prototype Network and Global Tax groups in rebuilding their older SharePoint sites using more efficient methods.
● Researched and thoroughly tested multiple SharePoint list filter web parts, eventually purchasing, introducing, and writing the Woodward manual to SharePointSapiens Power Filter.
● Traveled between multiple plants to communicate directly with the customers for my projects.
● Created and managed project communications between the members of IT.
● Wrote various training guides for software used at Woodward including Power Filter, iPass, and Citrix.
● Developed programs currently in use using an array of programming languages: C#, Perl, KornShell, Footprints, SharePoint 2010, SharePoint 2013, Nintex Forms, Nintex Workflows, Lightning Dataviewer, SharePointSapiens Power Filter, Oracle, VMWare, Linux, Remote Desktop, Google Apps.
● Issued a Woodward laptop and granted remote network access to allow my internship to continue when I returned to St. Norbert College.
Member Quality Board Member / April 2014 – December 2015
Senior Chair / December 2014 – April 2015
Website Chair / December 2014 – December 2015
Hegemon / April 2015 – December 2015
Histor / December 2015 – May 2016
Sigma Xi Chapter of Tau Kappa Epsilon – St. Norbert College, De Pere, WI
● Found and removed waste from Chapter Fundraising activities, increasing overall profit of individual events by several hundred dollars.
● Achieved a Chapter fundraising record in 2014 with over $8,000 raised for the Fraternity.
● Introduced new techniques in position transition that addressed long-time problems of inefficiently passing information from one chair to the next.
● Redesigned the website chair to include more public media outlets, including Facebook and Twitter, and to make it easier to maintain the website.
● Utilized Facebook marketing tools to expand the Chapter’s outreach and boost the audience to over 500 individuals, making it the largest SNC social media page.
● Implemented a new system within MQB where we recognized members who were doing positive things within the community.
● Redesigned the pledging process to have more emphasis on professional growth and to significantly reduce the level of stress on potential new members during the pledging process.
● Introduced a Sweetheart Appreciation Program that got more of the Active Chapter involved and bonding with our Sweetheart and affiliated sorority.
● Introduced new methods for recruitment that focus on engaging all members of the Chapter by facilitating proper communication with potential pledges and utilizing affiliate connections.
● Lead and coordinated the first major Chapter alumni event to be held at Titletown Brewing Company in Green Bay, Wisconsin.
● Took the before-mentioned alumni event and established it as our Chapter’s first annual event specifically designed for alumni.
● Created the Histor Board to train newer, less experienced members in the position of Histor and managing alumni relations.
● Lead the Chapter in networking with area TKE community and business leaders.
● Reconstructed the Chapter family tree, and restored over 20% of missing family lineage.
● Pushed the Chapter to reach out to other Chapters for inspiration, ideas and collaboration.
● Began and drove the effort to organize and bring together Tekes from all Chapters in the Green Bay, Appleton, Oshkosh, Sheboygan, and Manitowoc areas.
● Reached out to alumni and communicated with the Chapter to address major concerns and complaints among the alumni members.
● Redesigned the newsletter to be more professional, detailed, and appealing.
● Put the Chapter on track to bring back the Red Carnation Ball next year after being gone for over five years.
● Worked with the Pylortes to create our first Risk Management policy in over five years.
● Communicated with the International Headquarters, and wrote a piece, that was published in the Spring 2016 issue of the Fraternity Magazine.
● Lead the Chapter to make us eligible to receive Awards of Excellence for the first time in over five years.
● Represented our Chapter at the 2015 Tau Kappa Epsilon Conclave in New Orleans, LA.
Tau Kappa Epsilon Representative / January 2015 – May 2016Website Chair / April 2015 – May 2016
InterFraternity Council – St. Norbert College, De Pere, WI
- Was chosen as the first Website Chair for the InterFraternity Council
- Contributed and helped in the planning of the Spring Semester’s Greek Week
- Worked with an affiliated sorority, Alpha Xi Delta, to plan and execute an all Greek and Social Group event for Winter Fest
- Encouraged both TKE and other campus Fraternities to improve relations between each other and address stereotypes in the SNC Greek Culture
- Was chosen as November 2015’s Greek of the Month
- Became the chief designer for all of IFC’s posters and online graphics
SNC Radio Technology Master / December 2012 – September 2014
SNC Radio – St. Norbert College, De Pere, WI
● Communicated with the college radio provider to upgrade the software and restore the broadcast, which had been inoperable for many months prior to my entering the position.
● Worked with the College to upgrade the technology used in the studio.
● Implemented new strategies that improved the social media image.
SHRM Member / January 2015 – May 2016Website Chair / May 2015 – May 2016
Society of Human Resource Management – St. Norbert College, De Pere, WI
- Took over for the Public Relations Chair and Social Media Chair when there were none
- Wrote the newsletters for the group until we found somebody to take over in the Public Relations Chair
- Re-designed the group’s recruiting strategy to bring in more non-Human Resource Majors and fix the high turnover rate of members
- Helped increase the group’s social media presence in order to generate more interest in the group
Head Lifeguard / May 2010 – September 2013
Pearl Lake Beach – South Beloit, IL
- Responsible for overseeing and ensuring the safety of over 2,000 people.
- Communicate with other lifeguards to efficiently monitor all areas of the beach.
- Managed any problems and situations among guests at the lake.
ITS Service Desk Assistant / September 2013 – October 2014
Technology Department – St. Norbert College, De Pere, WI
● Assisted students and faculty with various technology issues.
● Researched, documented and presented solutions to new problems.
● Focused on eliminating issues with missing/incorrect information, averaging 300 corrected tickets a month.
Philanthropy and Service
- Raised over $600 for St. Jude in November 2015
- Organized and lead a statewide fundraiser for the Open Wings Learning Community in Kenosha, WI. The fundraiser itself occurred at St. Norbert, the Milwaukee School of Engineering, and UW Madison.
- Volunteered with Open Wings to help communicate with and educate children in the Autistic spectrum.
- Member of Habitat for Humanity
- Volunteered in the ReStore and helped to build homes for low-income families
- Member of Imagine Beloit
- Helped mobilize the youth to support and help pass a $70 million referendum for Beloit, WI, one of the largest in the state’s history
- Managed the group’s website and Facebook page during the movement
- Project My Story
- Created a movement to battle the stereotypes and misconceptions within SNC Greek Life
- Interviewed with various members of fraternities and sororities that are now used by LSE for recruitment and education purposes.