Marvin Runge
5561 Maplewood Dr Speedway, IN 46224
Home: 317-803-3988 Mobile: 317-966-7578 mrunge@mibor.net
Work Experience:
[1990 Present] Realtor: Multi-Million Dollar Producer for Coldwell Banker, then RE/MAX. Recognized by clients and other agents as being fair, "results oriented" and a skillful negotiator. Consistently receives referrals and repeat business. Primary focus is on the listing side, helping property sellers. Works with clients and suppliers to find cost effective advertising methods and to promote properties to the public and other realtors. A local RE/MAX Broker/Owner says, "Marvin Runge is one of the best. He pays attention to detail and serves his clients very well."
[1998-Present] Tech Aid for Real Estate Office: Purchase and maintain computers, wired and wireless network, and software. Train agents on this equipment, software, and real estate websites. Help with telephone system. Research and train agents to comply with Federal Do-Not-Call regulations. Research technical topics for the owner. On call to help agents with tech problems.
[1999 2001] Application Developer: Designed, developed and marketed a networked application to handle home showing appointments for real estate brokerages. Conducted all user interviews and consider the information gathered to be a critical element for the software design. Sold the software to several central Indiana real estate offices. The software retrieves version updates and updates a database via the internet. Additionally, the application generates an e-mail notification to an agent when one of their listings is shown. An experienced programmer at Indianapolis Computer Society's meeting commented that it had One of the best user interfaces hed ever seen! The owner of one busy RE/MAX office said, Many of our agents are not crazy about computers. But with the approval this is getting from our agents, I think your software is a winner!
Technology Experience:	Microsoft Visual Basic	Microsoft Office
Microsoft Access	VB Script for ASP	HTML
Microsoft Front Page	ASP (Active Server Pages)	DBase
2004 Technical Writer: Authored three online courses for Hewlett Packard. One to train real estate agents to use their marketing materials software, one on ideas and tips on using a scanner, one teaching people digital photography and how to use their photo management software.
[1978 1990] Business Owner: The Crystal Clean Company in Detroit Michigan, then Indianapolis. Applied sales techniques, leadership and teamwork skills in a "no growth" market to grow a janitorial service from 1 person to a group of 10 workers with over 1000 regular customers in the Detroit metro area in under 3 years. Sold the Detroit operation in 1984 and developed a similar business in Indianapolis. Developed software to co-ordinate work schedules, payment plans and outstanding balances for over 1000 customers. The software calculated cash flow, employee compensation and commissions, and it printed workers job sheets and a receipt for each customer. This application helped the company stand out from the competition. It may be interesting to note that this program ran on a computer with only 16K of memory!
Intellectual Properties:
1981 US Patent granted for new style computer keyboard.
1988 US Patent granted for the Zoom Balloon, an auto-racing related novelty item. Designed, manufactured and sold over 80,000 units near the Indy 500 and other racing venues, also used as an ad specialty item. The toy consists of a special car that zooms around the inside surface of a clear balloon, making an interesting sight & sound. Built equipment to manufacture the cars, and tools to quickly insert them into the balloons. Produced 50,000 units in the first month with two employees. Contacted local media the toy was featured on several local radio and TV stations. http://www.marvrunge.com/zoomballoons.htm
Education:
1999 GRI Graduate Realtor Institute 3-year course completed at IU in Bloomington, IN.
1988 Business Planning and Management class at IUPUI.
1978 Bible College: Earned an Associate of Theology Degree.
Course Work: Logic & Language, Human Motivation, Biblical Studies, Public Speaking, Research Writing. On-Campus Work Program: Installed Master/Slave lock system in old campus buildings. Devised software to help this process.
Professional Development In The Computer Field:
1999 Microsoft Certified Professional Visual Basic Programmer
Activities/Professional Associations:
1989 Tested by American Mensa at 99^th percentile on 2 standard IQ tests.
1999 Began participating in the monthly Visual Basic SIG, which is a part of the Indianapolis Computer Society.
1975-1978 Photographer for church group magazine work, weddings, special events.