Fred Prasuhn Biography

I consider all of the jobs I held as classrooms or learning opportunities. To use an educational term, “experiential learning.” My eclectic background provided me with many different learning settings. With few exceptions, I was fortunate to have great leadership along with my jobs. Work was not necessarily doing certain tasks everyday. I always strived to become a better employee and to accomplish more. I guess my midwest blue collar work hard mentality is ingrained in my character.

Let me provide you an example of what I mean. When I moved to the Atlanta, GA area, I began a temporary position at BellSouth Mobility as a department administrator. I was embarrassed while honored when my manager, Tony, told me one afternoon that he realized I was capable of much more. He also shared that he would not hold me the company policy of being in a position a year before moving to another role. He also encouraged me to check out other departments for interests. Tony assigned a few special projects so I could use that leverage gaining another position. I learned from my HR person that Tony successfully argued to hire me over an internal candidate and to bring me in above the initial salary amount. I thought, at the time, I simply was doing what needed to be done. Tony must have approved of what I was doing. Over the course of seven years, I worked up into regulatory affairs middle management. When the company merged with another, I accepted a severance package and turned my life toward higher education instruction.

Up to this point in life, I worked in restaurants, nonprofits, and corporate environments. Some of the responsibilities I held: project management, employee hiring and supervision, budget oversight, program development, volunteer recruiting and training, and regulatory, network engineering and many other experiences that are essential for leadership positions. The job duties provide you with an understanding of the job skills used and the knowledge that I gained working the various positions. Like others, I have computer training (several learning management systems, many computer programs including Microsoft Office expert certification, and more), and many years of experience using these skills and knowledge base.

Especially useful from my experiences when working with you on a project would be project management. All projects need to be designed and structured so everyone involved knows what to expect and what to do. Overseeing a project’s budget keeps costs in line with goals. I use many of the program development skills to design your website and to work on your site’s content for communication with visitors. Your site visitors need to know that you can help them with their problem.