Pete Valeo

Service Leader for Software Training For Students at UW-Madison, Freelance Web Developer

Madison, Wisconsin, United States

About

I manage student-to-student technology training and develop tech-focused learning materials at UW-Madison, and am also a freelance web designer/developer primarily focused on custom Wordpress sites and custom PHP. I like to help people use technology to improve their skills, do their jobs better, and generally make life a little easier.

Experience

  • Service Leader, Software Training for Students at UW-Madison, Division of Information Technology (DoIT)
    Dec 2015 - Present · 10 yrs 7 mos

    I currently run the Software Training for Students program at University of Wisconsin-Madison, which offers student-to-student training and support in a variety of technology skill areas (including Adobe Creative Cloud, Microsoft Office, web development, media production, general programming and more). Specific duties of the role include managing student employees, developing training content, delivering training workshops, developing/maintaining custom WordPress-based tooling for business processes, and helping guide strategic direction for the program.

  • Service Lead, Technology Instructor at University of Wisconsin-Madison
    Mar 2010 - Dec 2015 · 5 yrs 10 mos

    Coordinated, developed and delivered face-to-face training on a variety of enterprise and industry-standard software tools and platforms. Managed technology training service. Developed custom online learning materials for public and private audiences. Created and edited graphics, production audio, developed managed web presence, and supported a variety of other technology needs.

  • Quality Assurance Analyst at Epic
    Jan 2007 - Oct 2009 · 2 yrs 10 mos

    Performed software quality assurance and edited technical documentation.