User:Jasonriddle

Jason James Riddle (born March 24, 1974) is an American who has spent much of his professional career in customer relations and operations management for notable companies such as Goodyear_Tire_and_Rubber_Company, KB_Toys, Conn's, and GameStop.

Biography
I was born in Beaumont, Texas, the son of parents Janie Small of Vidor,_Texas, a Margo's La Mode window model in the mid to late 1970's and a homemaker, and James Riddle of Monroe,_Michigan, a United_States_Marine_Corps Veteran and supervisor at the Goodyear_Tire_and_Rubber_Company. I have a step-brother, Joe Pope of Vidor,_Texas. I have two sons; Aidan James Riddle and Cason Leigh Riddle.

Education
I'm a 1992 graduate of Vidor_High_School in Vidor, Texas although I lay claim to Lumberton_High_School in Lumberton, Texas as my grade school history. Later I attended Lamar_University as a general studies major and then moved to Lamar_University_Institute_of_Technology receiving multiple Management_information_system certifications such as MCP Microsoft_Certified_Professional and (CCNA) Cisco_Career_Certifications. Although talented in Information Technology, I switched to Operations management as a career soon after. I attended University_of_Texas,_Dallas in 2011 and received my 6_Sigma yellow belt and am accredited in lean manufacturing

Work Experience
As a young high school graduate I spent my first 5 years (1992-97) working for the Goodyear_Tire_and_Rubber_Company as a laborer learning the ins and outs of rubber manufacturing. My interest in retail and customer relations started when I switched in 1998 to KB_Toys as an assistant manager while in college at Lamar_University. I also spent nights working as a bouncer and back up DJ at a local night club called Cactus Canyon a Graham Brothers Entertainment chain. After college I worked for Conn's as a network administrator for a bit more than a year and was contacted in 2002 by GameStop to join the newly developing refurbishment division at GameStop. I worked for GameStop from June 2002 to June 2011 as an Operations Manager for the refurbishment division. Currently I'm "Director" of technical services for a global Recycling and Electronics company "ROUND2"