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Rasmussen College Alumni Success Stories
This page features some of the success stories of various Rasmussen College graduates. If you are Rasmussen alum, and wish to have your story added, just complete our Alumni Update Form. We'll post your information at our next site update. Click on the Alumni Update Form link, to the left, to tell us how you're doing.
Featured Graduate Success Stories
Name: Chris BartonCampus Attended: Rasmussen Minnetonka
Current Job Title: Credit Collections Clerk
Current Employer: Liberty Carlton Company, Minneapolis
What I Do: I do bank reconciliations for our main facility and the journal entries for our Kansas City facility.
How Rasmussen Prepared Me for This Job: The accounting program helped me understand how to perform the functions of my job.
Best Thing about My Job: I love working with numbers! Also, my co-workers are just great.
Advice to Current Students: You've set your goal and started it. Stick with it!
Name: Thomas Martins Sr.
Campus Attended: Rasmussen St. Cloud
Current Job Title: Computer Assistant
Current Employer: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS)
What I Do: I am the IT support person for the USDA Minnesota Agricultural Statistics Service Office in Saint Paul. I have finally landed my federal IT position. (For those of you who know me...I am still working on Philadelphia). We are a staff of 22 people and are part of the USDA National Agricultural Statistics Services. Our headquarters are located in Washington, D.C.
My duties include troubleshooting hardware and software problems; assisting staff in the appropriate use of ADP systems and procedures; maintaining the Novell NetWare users accounts and monitor LAN security configurations; performing daily tape back-ups of LAN files; receive, test and installing new products; performing network administrative functions; installing software and firmware updates; maintaining the List Sampling Frame database; maintaining and updating the Minnesota Statistics Service Office web pages.
How Rasmussen Prepared Me for This Job: Rasmussen took this, 41 year old, Navy Veteran and taught me how to be a person who fully believes in himself and what can be accomplished through hard work and dedication. I owe a great deal of my success to my instructors and the staff at Rasmussen - St. Cloud. Rasmussen taught me "professionalism" to the fullest.
Best Thing about My Job: First and foremost, the best thing about my job is the people. I work with a great bunch of folks. We are a small diverse group of people and this is what makes us unique. I like the fact that I was able to get into the federal system. This allows me to work with our other IT sectors across the US, and our direct support folks in Washington, D.C. I really like the fact that I am the IT department at our facility. This allows me to grow as an IT Specialist, because it forces me to learn new processes and procedures. In most IT settings, you usually have someone to fall back on, if you need assistance. My assistance, when needed, comes from our support people 1,300 miles away, via phone or by IM. At the end of my workdays, I feel I have accomplished a great deal and go home happy.
Advice to Current Students: Believe in yourself, work hard, and keep chasing your dreams.
Name: Barbara Sanders
Campus Attended: Rasmussen Mankato
Current Job Title: Assistant to the President
Current Employer: University of North Texas
What I Do: I plan all events for the President of the University.
How Rasmussen Prepared Me For This Job: I graduated as a legal assistant and worked in Mankato, MN for approximately 2 years in this capacity. I, then, moved to Texas and began working in the legal field from 1995 to 1999. At that time, I applied for a legal position in the General Counsel's Office at UNT and was hired. I worked there until 2000, and then I was hired in the President's Office as his event coordinator.
Best Thing about My Job: I love all the different types of people I meet on a daily basis.
Advice to Current Students: Study hard and keep your G.P.A. at 3.5, and don't ever let it fall below 3.2. The higher your G.P.A., the easier it is to get the great job you are after!
Name: James Gangelhoff
Campus Attended: Rasmussen Minnetonka
Current Job Title: Transportation Sales
Current Employer: CH Robinson
What I Do: Traffic management and carrier resources. I find the carrier, sell them the load, and track the load throughout the delivery process. I also assist the drivers and their dispatch with any problems that may arise along the way.
How Rasmussen Prepared Me for This Job: The entire staff helped me to prepare for my career, but a few really stood out...
Lamont, for helping me find this job
Kermit, for teaching me how to do my job
Gene, for showing me how to deal with drivers & their dispatch effectively
Best Thing about My Job: The drivers are the best thing about my job. They keep everyday unique and interesting.
Advice to Current Students: Enjoy what you do, or don't do it.
Name: Sarah Schmieg
Campus Attended: Rasmussen Minnetonka
Current Job Title: Information Systems Technician
Current Employer: Alternative Business Furniture, Inc.
What I Do: I maintain and update our website. I am also in the process of generating various databases.
How Rasmussen Prepared Me for This Job: I received extensive computer knowledge that helps me function more efficiently with the various tasks that I perform on a daily basis.
Best Thing about My Job: The atmosphere here is very upbeat and the people are awesome! We have fun but we also get our work done. I really enjoy the problem-solving and troubleshooting.
Name: Dan Schmidt
Campus Attended: Rasmussen Mankato
Current Job Title: Operations Manager
Current Employer: Schmidt Trucking & Brokerage, L.L.C.
What I Do: I currently oversee all aspects of this trucking company, which means I've also handled each aspect at one point or another since I've been here.
How Rasmussen Prepared Me for This Job: I learned, what I feel to be, all the skills to be successful in this position.
Best Thing about My Job: The best thing about my job is the everyday challenge of handling 35 employees. I also like the location, and that fact that this is putting my degree to good use.
Advice to Current Students: Enjoy school, it goes by quickly...but also realize that you are attending one of the best business prep schools around!
Name: Sandy Baker
Campus Attended: Rasmussen St. Cloud
Current Job Title: Paralegal
Current Employer: Hennepin County Public Defender
What I Do: I assist Lawyers with pre-trial and trial preparation of cases. We also provide research, compose documents and do whatever else will assist our busy Attorneys.
How Rasmussen Prepared Me for This Job: I started at the Public Defender's office in October of 1996 as a Legal Secretary. I think part of the reason I got the job was because of the fact that I went to a hands-on school with small class sizes.
Best Thing about My Job: I never know what my next assignment will be!
Name: Connie Bovaird
Campus Attended: Rasmussen Eagan
Current Job Title: Coding Specialist
Current Employer: Emergency Physicians Professional Association
What I Do: I accurately code emergency department charts for 5 metro area hospitals along with off-site hospitals.
How Rasmussen Prepared Me for This Job: Helped me with goal setting and striving to do the best I can do.
Best Thing about My Job: Coding the variety of diagnoses along with the CPT procedures. I also like the people I work with very much. The company has a real "family" feeling, which is great!
Name: Darcy Ewert-Roll
Campus Attended: Rasmussen Mankato
Current Job Title: Marketing Director
Current Employer: River Hills Mall, Mankato
What I Do: My main duties include advertising and promotion of the entire mall - in the newspaper, and through various media events and activities.
What I liked about Rasmussen: The small class sizes and one-on-one opportunities were really beneficial.
Best Thing about My Job: I started as a Marketing Assistant and I've since been promoted to Marketing Director. The opportunity for me to grow professionally has been tremendous!
Name: Linda Lewison
Campus Attended: Rasmussen St. Cloud
Current Job Title: Executive Assistant - Tax
Current Employer: Carlson Companies, Minneapolis
What I Do: I work with the Vice President of Tax, and the entire department, in many different areas. I prepare: tax returns, correspondence with various state and federal revenue agents, and I'm responsible for accounting of refunds and operations of department. I have these, and many other, responsibilities.
What I liked about Rasmussen: Rasmussen gave me the computer and accounting skills that are a must for this position.
Best Thing about My Job: Working with people (being on the front line).
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