Jerry Henige 433 Homestead Rd. Strafford, PA 19087
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___________________________________________________________________________ Profile I am a practical, experienced business executive, having spent 37 years working for Unisys Corp./Burroughs Corp. My work experience began as a software engineer. Over the years I was promoted into various management positions with increasing responsibility and accountability. I have over 30 years management experience including managing organizations that spanned multiple locations, and had multi-million dollar budget responsibility. I was typically involved with shared activities across many organizations and locations. As a result, I learned how to get things done across organizations (shared goals, communication, and cooperation). The latter half of my career was involved with managing customer service; I derived great satisfaction from creating a culture that thrived in taking a problem situation and turning it into a satisfied customer. I was a candidate for the Tredyffrin Board of Supervisors in 2007, and served as a committee person and Co-chair of the Tredyffrin Township Democratic Committee. I have become quite knowledgeable about taxation, budget and state regulatory aspects of the Township and School District. I am confident that I can apply my knowledge, skills and experiences to great benefit as a member of the Tredyffrin/Easttown School Board.
Education BS. Mathematics with emphasis in Computer Science Michigan State University, East Lansing Michigan
Career Progression & Selected Accomplishments Unisys Corporation
1968 - 2006
1994-2006 Unisys Corporation – Director of Service Planning and Product Support – Malvern, Pennsylvania Responsible for ensuring our products were serviceable and the field support organizations were prepared to support them. Also managed an engineering support organization that provided backup for field support as needed 1991-1994 Unisys Corporation – Director of Field Support for Pacific/Asia region – Sydney, Australia Managed centralized field support organization that covered the Asia and South Pacific region; responsible for support of all the computer systems and software sold by Unisys
1981 – 1991 Burroughs Corporation/Unisys Corporation – various Management positions (Systems Development, Software Development, Customer Service) - Mission Viejo, California (Burroughs Corp. merged with Sperry Univac in 1987 to form Unisys Corp.) Worked on new generation computer systems; managed operating systems development for Burroughs primary mainframe systems; developed a functional customer service organization within the engineering group 1972 – 1981 Burroughs Corporation – Software Development – Santa Barbara, California Developed database software for new entry-level system 1968 – 1972 Burroughs Corporation – Software Development - Detroit, Michigan Developed first database system offered by Burroughs
Background Born September 8, 1946 in Flint, Michigan Second of nine children Attended Catholic grade school and high school. Graduated in 1964 Graduated from Michigan State University in 1968 with a BS in Mathematics Worked for Unisys Corporation for 37 years Moved to Tredyffrin Township in 1994 Married for 16 years (1995) to Patricia No children Left Unisys in 2006
Other Activities Coached youth soccer in Santa Barbara, CA Affiliations Committee Person, Tredyffrin Democrats Past Co-Chair, Tredyffrin Democrats Candidate for Tredyffrin Board of Supervisors in 2007
Interests Travel, biking, current events, working in the yard