1. Steve Pederson
1105 Woodlake Lane #8 spederson9@gmail.com
Richfield,MN 55423 (m) 612-840-6888
Overview
I’m semi-retired, willing and available to substitute teachK-12 in the Minneapolis-St. Paul andsuburbs school districts. I’m currentlyan
independent consultant mentoring and helping early-stage technologycompanies inthe Twin Cities area.
Formal Teaching Experience:
K-12 Music Teacher Park Rapids, MN School District 1978-1980
Graduate Assistant Universityof Illinois, Champagne, ILL 1980-1983
Choral Director Universityof Illinois 1980-1983
5-12 Music Teacher New Ulm, MN School District 1983-1986
NationalSPIN instructor XEROX Corporation 1985-1992
Creator - Skyline University Skyline Corporation 1992-1998
Guest Lecturer Universityof MN, Augsburg, St. Thomas, St. Olaf College, SDSU, DSU, 1998-present
Adjunct Professor CarlsonSchool of Management, Universityof MN 2015-present
Adjunct Professor St. Olaf College, Northfield MN 2016-present
Volunteering,Coachingand Mentoring
Basketball Referee Minnesota/IllinoisState HighSchool Leagues 1976-1986
Classroom Volunteer Eden Prairie, MN School District 1994-2012
Basketball/Baseball Coach Eden Prairie, MN 1997-2006
DECA judge Minneapolis-St. Paul State Competition 2013-2015
Personal Care Assistant (PCA) for autistic children 2013-present
Advocate Sponsor Weeklyvolunteer with blind/critical care support 2015-present
BusinessExperience
BrightPlanet II Corporation – CEO/Chairman - Sioux Falls, SD (www.brightplanet.com) 2009 - 2014
Recruitedto restructure Bright Planet I througha Chapter 11 to a commercial focus via a Newco. BrightPlanet II is now the leader in
harvesting andcurating mission critical Big Data from the Deep Web for newsources of Intel not onlyfor the government, but now inthe
commercial sector.
Sherpa Partners, LLC - Co-Managing Partner – Minneapolis, MN (www.sherpapartners.com) 1998 – present
Co-founded Sherpa Partners, a Venture Capital firm that invested instart-upandemerging Minnesota-based hightechnologycompanies.
All three managing partners not onlyinvested, but as “Sherpa’s”, helped companies as interim operating managers during their formative
stage as coaches, mentors andinterimoperatingofficers.
Skyline Displays, INC. –Vice President Sales & Marketing - Burnsville, MN (www.skyline.com) 1992-1998
Recruitedto accelerate growthworldwide. At over $250 million inretailsales, Skyline Displays, Inc. is now the world’s largest
manufacturer of trade showexhibits andlarge format digital graphics. Uniquely, Skyline distributes products throughover 100
independent and exclusive distributorships anddealers worldwide, with a field salesforce of over 1100.
DesignStages, INC. – Vice President Sales & Marketing - Roseville, MN 1991-1992
Recruitedto help turnarounda distressed manufacturingcompany - createda positive net intwo years.
Xerox Corporation – Sales & Sales Management. Engineering Division - Edina, MN 1985-1991
Education
TS/SCI U.S. Federal Government SecurityClearance
BA St. Olaf College, Northfield, MN
MA Universityof Illinois, Champaign, IL
Ed.D. Universityof Illinois (educational doctoraldissertation not completed), Champaign, IL
Post-GraduationBusiness – St. Thomas University, Minneapolis, MN
Interests
 TAPS volunteer – Bugler for MilitaryFunerals
 Choral Music – Conducting& Singing
 Mentoring/Volunteering/Education/Training
 History/Arts/PoliticalScience
 Boating/ Fishing/Hunting/Snowmobiling - (Anything to do with Northern Minnesota)
Available Upon Request
“Buyer Centered Selling” & “Marketing Through Education” Programs
BrightPlanet White Papers/Blogs and Webinars - (Harvesting Big Data from the Deep Web)
“7 Keys to Trade Show Success” – International Seminars