Summary
Craig Gjerdingen is an experienced IT applications leader with over a decade guiding Agile teams and delivering web and enterprise software at the University of Minnesota’s Carlson School of Management. As Associate Director of IT Applications & Development he blends hands-on .NET, JavaScript, and integration expertise (C#, Angular/React, Boomi, Salesforce) with Lean, Scrum and Kaizen coaching to drive continuous value creation. He holds an MS in Software Engineering and a BS in Business Administration and Japanese, a combination that informs both technical design and stakeholder communication. Known for pragmatic architecture and data-driven solutions across Oracle, MySQL and SQL Server, he also brings marketing automation and analytics experience that bridges engineering and growth. Off-duty he signals a playful, imaginative side—his GitHub persona calls him a “Tie Fighter Pilot”—hinting at a creative, systems-oriented mindset.
12 years of coding experience
21 years of employment as a software developer
MS Software Engineering, MS Software Engineering at University of Minnesota
Japanese