J. Michael Katip
Technical Expert, Instructor, Designer, Developer, Media Producer
- LOCATION
- Montgomery, Alabama
- CONTACT
- mike@katip.name
- mikekatip
- RESUME
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// CAREER
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CEO / Lead Instructor
2025 — PresentTungsten Technology Corporation
- Created Tungsten Technology Corporation to expand on freelance teaching work
- Manage contract sales team
- Oversee all business operations
- Coordinate training program delivery
- Handle financial and administrative tasks
- Drive client acquisition and retention
- Business Operations
- Sales Management
- Training Program Delivery
- Client Acquisition
- Financial Administration
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Technical Support Expert
2022 — 2024InMotion Hosting
Virginia Beach, Virginia · Remote
- Diagnosed and resolved customer issues
- Supported customers over Phone, Chat, Tickets, and Email
- Root Access
- WHM / cPanel
- CWP
- Apache
- nginx
- DNS
- SSH
- FTP
- WordPress
- PHP
- ZenDesk
- Remote Work
- Troubleshooting
- MySQL
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Freelance Instructor
2011 — 2025Freelance
- Facilitated instructor led training sessions
- Prepared training materials
- Adobe Creative Suite
- Photoshop
- Premiere Pro
- Illustrator
- Acrobat
- After Effects
- Animate (Flash)
- InDesign
- Captivate
- Access
- Excel
- Outlook
- PowerPoint
- SharePoint
- HTML
- CSS
- JavaScript
- PHP
- CompTIA A+
- OneNote
- MySQL
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Freelance Designer / Freelance Developer
2003 — PresentFreelance
- Designed Business Cards
- Designed Logos
- Designed Posters
- Created and Edited Videos
- Designed and Developed Web Sites
- Adobe Creative Suite
- Photoshop
- Illustrator
- Acrobat
- InDesign
- HTML
- CSS
- JavaScript
- PHP
- MySQL
- VS Code
- Apache
- nginx
- Web Development
- Graphic Design
- Print Design
- Business Cards
- Posters
- SASS
- GRUNT
- Inkscape
- SSH
- FTP
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Marketing Specialist
2019 — 2021Edge Industrial Supply
Fort Wayne, Indiana · Hybrid
- Created print and digital marketing materials
- Managed Marketing Campaigns
- Maintained customer-facing website
- Migrated existing website to BigCommerce
- Built a custom-developed customer-facing website
- Built custom internal tools to manage Customers, Products, Marketing Campaigns, Time Off Requests
- Automated product and pricing updates from Home Depot Pro Specialty Trades to internal tools, BigCommerce, QuickBooks, RealPage, Ops Technology, Yardi, and Nexus
- Adobe Creative Suite
- Photoshop
- Illustrator
- Acrobat
- InDesign
- HTML
- CSS
- JavaScript
- PHP
- Visual Studio Code
- Apache
- nginx
- RealPage
- OpsTechnology
- Yardi
- Nexus
- QuickBooks
- BigCommerce
- Home Depot Pro Specialty Trades
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Training Specialist
2018 — 2019Aditi Consulting → on assignment at DePuy Synthes, a Johnson & Johnson Company
Bellvue, Washington · Onsite
- Managed Learning Management System (ComplianceWire)
- Supported LMS users by Phone and Email
- Tracked status of documentation updates
- LMS Administration
- LMS Support
- ComplianceWire
- Microsoft Office
- Outlook
- PowerPoint
- Word
- Excel
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Training Specialist
2015 — 2016Computer Aid, Inc. → on assignment at Allegheny County Department of Human Services
Allentown, Pennsylvania · Onsite
- Created & Updated Interactive E-Learning Courses
- Created & Updated Instructor & Learner Workbooks
- Worked with Subject Matter Experts to create Job Aids
- Redesigned multiple project/department training websites into a single comprehensive training site
- Microsoft Office
- Excel
- PowerPoint
- Outlook
- Word
- Adobe Captivate
- HTML
- CSS
- JavaScript
- PHP
- SAP
- E-Learning
- Web Development
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Business Process Management Analyst
2014 — 2015Tube City IMS
Glassport, Pennsylvania · Onsite
- Mapped Business Processes
- Created and Maintained Training Website
- Created and Updated Printed Training Materials
- Created and Updated Training Videos
- Managed Translation of Training Materials
- Led Online Training Sessions
- Managed Interns
- Managed User Accounts
- Microsoft Dynamics
- Microsoft Office
- Microsoft SharePoint
- Outlook
- PowerPoint
- Excel
- Word
- HTML
- CSS
- JavaScript
- Project Management
- Employee Management
- Business Process Management
- Aris
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Training Coordinator / Technical Writer
2013 — 2014K-Force → on assignment at Tube City IMS
Tampa, Florida · Onsite
- Mapped Business Processes
- Created and Maintained Training Website
- Created and Updated Printed Training Materials
- Created and Updated Training Videos
- Managed Translation of Training Materials
- Led Online Training Sessions
- Managed Interns
- Managed User Accounts
- Microsoft Dynamics
- Microsoft Office
- Microsoft SharePoint
- Outlook
- PowerPoint
- Excel
- Word
- HTML
- CSS
- JavaScript
- Project Management
- Employee Management
- Business Process Management
- Aris
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Video Producer / Web Designer
2012 — 2013Advanced Business Services
Warsaw, INDIANA · Remote
- Created Training Videos
- Designed Web Sites
- Adobe Creative Suite
- Photoshop
- Premiere Pro
- Illustrator
- Acrobat
- After Effects
- InDesign
- HTML
- CSS
- JavaScript
- PHP
- Apache
- nginx
- Microsoft Office
- Outlook
- Word
- Excel
- PowerPoint
- Web Development
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Instructor
2007 — 2011New Horizons Computer Learning Center of Pittsburgh
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania · Hybrid
- Facilitated instructor led training sessions
- Mentored Learning Lab Expert
- Created & Updated Interactive E-Learning Courses
- Developed & Updated Training Materials
- Adobe Creative Suite
- Photoshop
- Premiere Pro
- Illustrator
- Acrobat
- After Effects
- Lightroom
- Animate (Flash)
- InDesign
- Dreamweaver
- Captivate
- Access
- Excel
- Outlook
- PowerPoint
- SharePoint
- HTML
- CSS
- JavaScript
- PHP
- CompTIA A+
- CorelDraw
- Quark
- Lotus Notes
- OneNote
- Flash Builder
- Training
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Trainer
2004 — 2006Outsourcing Services Inc.
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania · Onsite
- Facilitated Computer Usage Training Sessions
- Facilitated Call Center Soft Skills Training Sessions
- Developed & Updated Training Materials
- Managed the Peer Assisted Learning (PAL) Team
- Monitored Representative's calls for Quality Control
- Handled escalated supervisor calls
- SAP
- Microsoft Office
- Word
- Excel
- PowerPoint
- Call Center
- Soft Skills
- Employee Management
- Project Management
- Customer De-Escalation
- Training
- Quality Control
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Webmaster
2000 — 2003Berda CompuGraphix
Aliquippa, Pennsylvania · Onsite
- Redesigned & Maintained Website
- HTML
- CSS
- JavaScript
- PHP
- E-Commerce
- Adobe Creative Suite
- Photoshop
- Illustrator
- Dreamweaver
- Web Development
- Training
- Quality Control
// SKILLS
Adobe
- Acrobat
- After Effects
- Audition
- Captivate
- Creative Cloud
- Dreamweaver
- Illustrator
- InDesign
- Lightroom
- Photoshop
- Premiere
AI
- ChatGPT Codex
- Claude Code
- Cursor
- Image Generation
- Local AI
- Music Generation
- OpenCode
- Text to Speech
Microsoft Office
- Access
- Excel
- OneNote
- Outlook
- PowerPoint
- SharePoint
- Word
Training
- Curriculum Development
- E-Learning Course Creation
- Instructional Design
- Learning Management System Administration
- Presentation
- Public Speaking
- Training Video Production
Web Design & Development
- CSS
- HTML
- Javascript
- PHP
- SQL
Web Server Administration
- Apache
- Caddy
- cPanel
- MySQL / MariaDB
- Nginx
- PHP
- PostgreSQL
// OPERATING SYSTEMS
Linux
- Arch
- CentOS
- Debian
- Void
macOS
- Mac OS 9
- Mac OS X
- macOS
Windows
- Windows 3.11
- Windows NT 4.0
- Windows 95
- Windows 98
- Windows Me
- Windows 2000
- Windows XP
- Windows Vista
- Windows 7
- Windows 8
- Windows 8.1
- Windows 10
- Windows 11
// EDUCATION
Robert Morris University
Bachelor of Arts
Communications (Media Production)
Moon Township (Pittsburgh), Pennsylvania
Grace College
Management of Information Systems (Multimedia Production)
Communications
Winona Lake, Indiana
// CERTIFICATIONS
Adobe
- Certified Expert
CompTIA
- A+ Certified Professional IT Technician
Microsoft
- Office Specialist