Steve Faulkner

I wear many hats at Murfie. My main responsibility is user experience. I also do marketing, development, design, and logistics. Programming is all done in Ruby on Rails

Early stage business development for GeoHuddle. GeoHuddle is an energy services company that installs community based ground source heat pump systems. Local residents pay GeoHuddle for the use of equipment, but save anywhere from 70-80% on their home heating and cooling bills.

Founder of Real Time Txts. We provide a service for businesses to reach local customers via once a week text message coupons. Our deals are unique and exclusive. The text message coupons are good for only a matter of hours. Example: "Show this drink at The Bar 9-10pm on Sat 10/14/10 for a free drink"

Engineering consulting firm for various Madison WI companies and individuals

-Developed a series of popular tutorial videos for SolidWorks software for use by college students. -Worked with the University of Wisconsin to create and adapt models for use by SolidWorks in future tutorials -Supported marketing and education department with student requests for tutorials and software assistance.

-On-site engineer for the retrofit of new independent suspension systems on mine resistant vehicles being deployed to Afghanistan -Responsible for overseeing the engineering quality and standards of all vehicles produced under the contract -Working with management and quality control, developed an assembly process that increased weekly production 150% over standard build methods.

-Assisted in the design, testing, and deployment of hot water drill components used for Antarctic particle physics research -Designed an antennae electronics pressure housing for an in-ice digital radio array deployed at the South Pole -Coding of MySQL queries and consequent data analysis in order to improve drill performance -Deployed as a full-time drill operator at the South Pole from Dec 08 - Feb 09 -Experienced in the maintenance, design and use of drilling equipment, hot water heaters, and commercial pumps in harsh polar conditions

-Managed a team of over 50 people in building and designing an open wheel race car -World Championship in 2007, 4th Place in 2008 -Developed complete team communication system using a version controlled file repository and wiki -Responsible for securing over $45,000 in sponsorship for the 08/09 year.