
Paul Frederickson
WISEdash Local
Project Manager
Personal Information
School: UW - Whitewater
Major: IT Business Analysis
Years at College Works: 2013
Career Information
Company You Work For Now: WISEdash Local
Title: Project Manager
Industry: Education
Brief Description of Duties / Responsibilities
Project Manager role for the consortium.
What Has Been Your Proudest Accomplishment Post-CWP?
Landing a couple sweet job positions so far.
CWP Career Impact
In one sentence, what has CWP meant to you?
Increased my confidence, business savvy, and connection network.
How did your CWP experience impact your career? Immediately after graduation? Now?
Offered the fundamental skills to be an independent worker; I use a lot of the client relation skill I attained to manage relations with districts at my current position.
What was the greatest lesson you learned from your CWP experience?
Expectation setting is imperative.
Advice
What advice do you have for potential CWP participants? Current CWP participants?
This is an awesome experience, the best part is that it's up to you to get what you want out of it. You attain a well rounded business skill-set while being able to grow most in the areas that interest you.
What's your best advice for someone interested in entering your career field?
Organization, strong communication skills/stakeholder relations.
What's your favorite memory from CWP?
Having a casual post-call party dinner at Buffalo Wild Wings turn into a Blazing Challenge eating contest.
Last words of wisdom
Never give up.