About Me
Just a Little Bit about Me...
Hello my name is
Roger Ratzenberger Jr. My genealogy research provided me with
the idea of starting this website. It's been fun working on it (when
I have the time). I'll expand it little by little as time permits. I
am a member of the Connecticut Society of Genealogists.
Professional Bio:
Accomplished and versatile senior software
development leader with strong technical background named as inventor on
several United States and International Patents. Successful track record
of managing multiple, concurrent, complex software development projects,
streamlining operations, increasing productivity and reducing costs.
Strategic vision and hands-on, collaborative leadership style that
elevates employee engagement and productivity.
Demonstrated Strengths:
- Extensive project and technical leadership with 12 years of
successful software management experience.
- Skilled in building and leading teams, cultivating project,
functional and technical leadership through coaching, training and
mentoring.
- Manage multiple, concurrent development efforts utilizing on
site, subcontracted and off-shore resourcing.
- Significant software development experience: Developer,
Architect, Designer, Integrator, Technical Lead, Project Lead and
Manager.
Work in diverse domains: Helicopter Cockpit Controls and Displays;
Radar Systems; Communications, Command, Control and Intelligence (C3I)
systems; Tabletop Inserters; Mailing Machines; Cryptography;
Communications Security; Postal Security Devices; Address Cleansing and
Address Printers and in highly regulated environments.
Technical qualifications include a wide variety of embedded and PC
platforms, operating systems and languages.
Photography is one of those hobbies that I am trying to find the
time to enjoy again.
As you may have guessed, baseball is my favorite pastime and my
allegiance is pledged to the NY Mets. I have recently had several of
my photos included in a baseball book published in Japan,
"Hit the Road! Travelling the U.S. & Learning English with Baseball
Stories" by Tsueno Matsuura. I just completed my 3rd Masters
degree, an MBA at the University of New Haven. I can't praise the
UNH EMBA program enough.
The
NHVN-58 cohort that I was a part of was and will always remain
the best. Congratulations and thanks to everyone. A highlight of my
experience at UNH was the
Business Strategy Game and being able to compete in the
Best Strategy Invitational. I was lucky enough to win (I
Bad Company) and am a charter member of the Business Strategy
Game
Hall of Fame as a
Grand Champion. Here's an article from the
Connecticut Post on my Business
Strategy Invitational experience. It was also referenced in a
UNH EMBA ad for the EMBA program.
I've been lucky to receive some
awards for my web site, both
Genealogical and
General.
I also issue "Ratzenberger
Awards" for genealogical research related to the Ratzenberger
surname
A couple of personal links: My patents:
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Patent 6,188,997 |
Patent 6,188,997 |
Patent 6,477,512 |
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Patent 6,499,020 |
Patent 6,816,845 |
Patent 6,847,952 |
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Patent 7,272,581 |
Patent 7,305,710 |
Patent 7,319,989 |
Patent
7,272,581 was a special one as I was named as one of Pitney Bowes'
2008 Inventors of the year. Here's the
press release.