Steve P. Lackey
Technology - Photography - Web Design
About
Who am I?
A creative and multi-talented information systems and technologies individual with thirty seven years of hands-on experience. Ability to deliver a high return on software and technology investments. Accomplished systems integrator using common data, tools and processes. Advanced problem solving skills. Strong background in accounting, manufacturing and customer service.
A True Professional
Business Minded and Oriented
Creative and Adaptable
Technology
Photography
Web Design
Experience
A brief experience summary.
8/2008 - Present Catawba County Government, Newton, NC
Systems Analyst
10/2005 - 8/2008 Legacy Furniture Group, Inc., Conover, NC
Art Director
4/2001 - 2/2005 Hickory Springs Manufacturing, Inc., Hickory, NC
Senior Programmer/Analyst
2/2000 - 1/2001 Great Smokies Diagnostic Lab, Asheville, NC
Financial Analyst
7/1994 - 11/1999 Spectrum Dyed Yarns, Inc., Kings Mountain, NC
Director of Information Services
Senior Programmer/Analyst
4/1988 - 7/1994 Lundy/Recognition, Charlotte, NC
Senior Programmer/Analyst
MIS Director
1/1984 - 4/1988 Spectrum Dyed Yarns Inc., Kings Mountain, NC
Data Processing Manager
6/1977 - 12/1983 Various Companies
Other Computer Related Employment
Systems Analyst
10/2005 - 8/2008 Legacy Furniture Group, Inc., Conover, NC
Art Director
4/2001 - 2/2005 Hickory Springs Manufacturing, Inc., Hickory, NC
Senior Programmer/Analyst
2/2000 - 1/2001 Great Smokies Diagnostic Lab, Asheville, NC
Financial Analyst
7/1994 - 11/1999 Spectrum Dyed Yarns, Inc., Kings Mountain, NC
Director of Information Services
Senior Programmer/Analyst
4/1988 - 7/1994 Lundy/Recognition, Charlotte, NC
Senior Programmer/Analyst
MIS Director
1/1984 - 4/1988 Spectrum Dyed Yarns Inc., Kings Mountain, NC
Data Processing Manager
6/1977 - 12/1983 Various Companies
Other Computer Related Employment
Awards & Recognition
GIGa (Government Innovation Grant Award)
for recognition of use of QR Codes on Building Permits2011, First Annual
Certificate of Recognition from Catawba County Board of Commissioners
Memeber of the Team for utilization of qr codes and winning GIGa AwardMarch 2012
Tyler Community Elite Award
2014, 2015, 2016 & 2017Certifacte of Completion of Catawba County Leadership Academy
Initial Class of 2013Tyler Technologies - Certificate of Completion
CAP & IVR Certification2013
StateTECH Magazine - Cracking the QR Code Article
June 24, 2011Education
Belmont Abbey College, Belmont, North Carolina
Bachelor of Arts in Business Administrationwith minors in Computer Science and Accounting
Graduated May 1995 with cum laude honors and a GPA of 3.64
Full-time student from August 1990 through may 1995
Appeared in the following listings
Belmont Abbey's President's and Dean's Lists
1992-1993 National Dean's List
1993-1994 National Dean's List
Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University, Daytona Beach, Florida
1976-1977 Engineering and Computer CoursesAdditional Courses and Training
Web Master Certificate - CVCC, Hickory, North CarolinaAdvanced Photoshop - CVCC, Hickory, North Carolina
Studio Lighting - CVCC, Hickory, North Carolina
Sybase DBA - Sybase Training, Charlotte, North Carolina
PowerBuilder 4.0 - Cadance, Charlotte, North Carolina
VisualBasic 6.0 - IKON Training, Charlotte, North Carolina
360/370 Assembler - CPCC, Charlotte, North Carolina
COBOL - UNC-A, Asheville, North Carolina
Partial Reading List
The Leadership Challenge - James M. Kouzes & Barry Z. Posner
Leadership on the Line: Staying Alive through the Dangers of Leading - Martin Linsky & Ronald A. Heifetz
Everyone Communicates, Few Connect – John C. Maxwell
Leading Outside the Lines – Job R. Katzenbach & Zia Khan
Talent is Overrated – Geoff Colvin
21 Irrefutable Rules of Leadership – John C. Maxwell
The 15 Invaluable Laws of Growth – John C. Maxwell
Dragonriders of Pern Series - Anne McCaffery
The Complete Humorous Sketches & Tales of Mark Twain
The One Minute Sales Person - Spencer Johnson & Larry Wilson
The One Minute Manager - Spencer Johnson
Reengineering the Corporation - Michael Hammer & James Champy
Accumulation and Power - Richard B. DuBoff
Dynamic Manufacturing - Robert H. Hayes, Steven C. Wheelwright & Kim B. Clark
Thriving on Chaos - Tom Peters
To Mock a Mockingbird - Alfred A. Knopf
Advanced Database Techniques - Daniel Martin
The Prince - Machiavelli
Corporate Lifecycles - Ichak Adizes
The Work of Nations - Robert B. Reich
Build Your Brain Power - Arthur Winter, M.D. and Rush Winter
The Society of the Mind - Marvin Minsky
What They Don’t Teach You at Harvard Business School - Mark H. McCormack
Angels and Spaceships - Fredric Brown
The Gold Years of Science Fiction - Isaac Asimov
2001: A Space Odessy Series - Arthur C. Clarke