Tim Bearden - Owner, Wizardry Tech

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Work Background

OutlierSenior Writer

Mar. 2024Remote

Shadow Mind Mental WellnessOwner

Nov. 2020Kansas City, Missouri, United States

NORTH HEARTLAND COMMUNITY CHURCHDirector of IT and Communications

Aug. 2019 - Jan. 2021Kansas City, Missouri Area

Freelance Writer and ReporterFreelance Writer and Reporter

May. 2009 - Nov. 2020I've worked for multiple publications including Yahoo! Sports Contributor Network and 22nd Century Media in Chicago, Illinois as well as multiple smaller, local publications including AOL's Patch.com. In my experience as a reporter and writer I have covered local government, school boards, human interest stories, local sports and big market sports. I'm also proficient with fantasy sports coverage. I've covered the Chicago Bulls, Chicago Bears, Chicago Blackhawks, New York Knicks, Chicago Cubs and Chicago Whitesox.

Cerner CorporationSystems Engineer

Sep. 2015 - Aug. 2019Kansas City, KansasManage internal inventory and discovery systems. Skills: SQL TPL Bash Federal Security Clearance (non-Top Secret) (In Progress)

Buffalo Wild WingsManager

Apr. 2015 - Sep. 2015East Peoria, Illinois

AnixterSystem Administrator/Engineer

Sep. 2013 - Apr. 2015Glenview, ILFull architecture design and implementation of Citrix environment for Enterprise company (~8,000 employees) Migrated Citrix environments upgrading to newer version (XenApp 6.5) Citrix System Architect/Administrator Build virtual machines and templates using VMware Build software installation kits using Wise editor Physical server building and maintenance Test new virtualization products for company

Keno Kozie AssociatesManaged Services Engineer/Application Support

Jul. 2011 - Sep. 2013Greater Chicago AreaCustomer Service Basic Troubleshooting Became proficient with Microsoft Products Server Monitoring and Maintenance Support Back Ends of software/Citirx/Exchange

ChicagoistWeekend Sports Writer

Aug. 2011 - Oct. 2012Greater Chicago AreaCovered the Chicago Bulls, Blackhawks, Bears, Cubs and Whitesox. Was also one of two resident Fantasy Football writers.

Content That WorksReporter

Sep. 2009 - Sep. 2010Write enterprise stories for Jobweek section and real estate. Put together a first time home buyers guide.

International Housewares AssociationIntern

Dec. 2009 - May. 2010

Columbia ChronicleEditor

Jan. 2008 - May. 2009Assistant Campus News Editor, Campus News Editor and Associate Editor. Wrote enterprise and investigative stories for the student newspaper.

Comedy Corner MagazineOwner/Editor-in-chief

Nov. 2006 - Jan. 2009Greater Chicago AreaOwned and operated an online comedy magazine. I managed a staff of three people plus a handful of freelancers.

Better Government AssociationInvestigative Intern

Jan. 2008 - May. 2008I helped the Chief Investigator dig into story ideas. While I was an intern there I helped Fox News' investigative reporter Dane Placko with an Emmy award-winning story called "Clout Kids." I also investigated the former Illinois governor, Rod Blagojevich and other Chicago city officials.

Peoria Civic CenterMarketing Intern

Sep. 2006 - May. 2007Wrote copy for radio and Riverman live liners. Kept archives of newspaper clippings.

Peoria Heights GazetteStaff Writer/Editor

Jul. 2003 - Mar. 2005I reported on local politics such as Aaron Schocks first campaign into the Illinois Legislature, Ray LaHood, Barack Obama's run for the U.S. Senate and the mayoral races. I also did general news and crime reporting for the Gazette. The paper closed down in March 2004 after declaring bankruptcy.

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