Michael J Hicks
Architects at Jackson St, Denver, CO

Directional Driller at Baker Hughes

Oil & Energy

Baker Hughes - Greater Denver Area since Feb 2012 - Directional Driller Halliburton - Houston, Texas Area Jan 2010 - Feb 2012 - Sr. MWD Field Professional Porter International Construction Mar 2009 - Oct 2009 - Timber Services Team Lead Scientific Drilling Nov 2007 - Mar 2009 - MWD/LWD Field Engineer Bright House Networks Aug 2005 - Nov 2007 - Foreman, Tier III Tech Support

Video games, community development, blogs, forums, beta testing. OSHA Safety programs, new technology, Oil and gas drilling, geothermal drilling, alternative energy (solar, wind power, bio-diesel, tide turbines), telecommunications, broadband internet service providers, VoIP telephony, networking, writing, scriptwriting, playwrighting, screenplays, narrative writing for video games, journalism

Sports Editor at Evergreen Newspapers

Writing and Editing

Evergreen Newspapers since 2010 - Sports Editor Denver Newspaper Agency Feb 2008 - May 2011 - Prep Sports Freelancer The Fayetteville Observer 2000 - 2008 - Copy editor Rock Hill Herald 1998 - 2000 - Copy editor Culpeper Star-Exponent 1990 - 1998 - Sports writer/editor

Red Rocks Community College 2013
Central Carolina Community College 2006 - 2006
Culpeper County High School 1986 - 1989

Sports, including fantasy sports, professional wrestling, writing, spending quality time with my wife and kids.

2010, Colorado Press Association, 1st place, Sports Story 2010, Colorado Press Association, 2nd place, Sports Story 2010, Landmark Newspapers, 1st place, General Page Design 2010, Landmark Newspapers, 3rd place, Sports Column 2009, Colorado Press Association, 2nd place, Sports Photo 2009, Colorado Press Association, 3rd place, Sports Column 2009, Colorado Press Association, 3rd place, Breaking News 2002, Fayetteville Publishing, Pat Reese Award 1996, Virginia Press Association, 3rd place, Sports Event Story 1994, Virginia Press Association, 2nd place, Sports Series 1993, Virginia Press Association, 2nd place, Sports Section

2012, Colorado Press Association, 1st place, Sports Event Story
2012, Colorado Press Association, 2nd place, Sports Event Story
2012, Colorado Press Association, 3rd place, Sports Event Story
2012, Colorado Press Association, 1st place, Sports Story
2012, Colorado Press Association, 1st place, Sports Column
2012, Colorado Press Association, 2nd place, News Page Design
2012, Colorado Press Association, 3rd place, News Page Design
2011, SPJ Top of the Rockies, 2nd place, General Reporting
2011, SPJ Top of the Rockies, 3rd place, General Reporting
2011, SPJ Top of the Rockies, 2nd place, Feature Writing
2011, SPJ Top of the Rockies, 3rd place, Feature Writing
2011, Colorado Press Association, 2nd place, Sports Event Story
2011, Colorado Press Association, 3rd place, News Page Design
2011, Colorado Press Association, 3rd place, Headline Writing
2011, Landmark Newspapers, 1st place, General Page Design

Management Consultant with systems, process, and performance measurement expertise at Slalom Consulting

Real Estate

Slalom Consulting since May 2009 - Management Consultant with systems, process, and performance measurement expertise AIMCO Jun 2008 - Feb 2009 - Director of Business and Design Analysis AIMCO May 2005 - May 2008 - Project Manager Ernst & Young LLC, Cap Gemni Ernst Young LLC, Capgemini LLC Jun 1997 - Apr 2005 - Management Consultant

University of Notre Dame 1994 - 1997
BBA, Management Information Systems North Olmsted High School 1989 - 1993

Strategy, Business Performance Management, Cost Allocation, Program Management, Process Improvement, Project Management, PMP, Business Process Improvement, PMO, Project Portfolio Management, Management Consulting, IT Strategy, Business Process, Business Case, Business Process Re-engineering, SDLC, Business Analysis, Professional Services, Leadership, Requirements Analysis, Business Transformation, Management

Speaker at Payments 2007 NACHA Conference (April 2007)

Staffing and Recruiting

Alliance Construction Solutions
Business Development Gensler - Morristown, NJ
Client Representative RNL - Los Angeles, CA
Principal PCL Construction Services, Inc - Denver, CO
Director, Business Development Hannum Associates - Denver, CO
Principal Shuwa Investments Corporation - Los Angeles, CA
Vice President - Architecture Gensler - Los Angeles, CA
Project Manager/Interior Architect Vantex Properties - Denver, CO
Vice President/Partner

University of Colorado - Boulder, CO
Bachelor of Architecture The Wharton School
Advanced Management Techniques Harvard University
Interior Landscape Design Jones Real Estate College
Real Estate Law and Practice University of Colorado - Boulder, CO
Solar Energy Heating and Cooling

Parks Business College - Denver, CO
Business Administration Metro State College
General Studies and Criminal Justices