Kevin Metzger

I’m Kevin Metzger, a successful 34 year old father of 3 two girls and one boy. My wife Melanie and I have been married for 9 years and have known each other for 11. I met her the day I moved to Atlanta for my first “real” job with IBM after college. We met at a U-hall. She was there returning her trailer and I was returning my truck. She had driven from Colorado to Atlanta without backing up but had to back in at the U-hall facility and needed help.  I’ve been in love with her from the day we met.

About a year ago I started blogging on the web site MySpellingSucks.com. That site is “An unedited discussion about my ADD and Dyslexia and my daughters Cerebral Palsy.” I wrote an article,Seven Years that was a reflection on the loss of our first pregnancy, and how I love being a dad. That article was submitted to our community Magazine’s Father of the Year contest by my wife and I won. It was that article and event that sparked this current project.

Professionally I’ve held positions with titles such as Consultant, Functional Analyst, Business Analyst, Sr. Business Analyst, Integrations Manager, Relationship Manager, and Business Systems Architect. Basically all the positions are or have been geared to optimizing business processes and the use of technology in organizations. Professionally I have done work with building Internet applications, EDI, computer infrastructures, market research, internal customer representation at the executive level, integrated acquisitions, built intranets, done warehouse management, integrated ERP and introduced Social media and collaboration concepts. Basically I’ve been involved in virtually every aspect of business as it relates to optimization and automation for the internet. I also have my MBA from Georgia State in E-commerce and my undergraduate from Clemson University is a BS in Computer Information Systems.

On top of work and blogging I am also involved on the board of a start-up Non-profit Called LetsCureCP.org The mission of this wonderful organizations is:

“Let’s Cure CP is a non-profit organization (501c3) committed to funding the support of Cerebral Palsy (CP) research. We will accomplish our mission by undertaking and supporting initiatives at research institutions around the country that focus on developing new therapeutic methodologies for the treatment of Cerebral Palsy.

CP occurs in approximately 2-3 in 1,000 births. Unfortunately, there is very little research being done to overcome and abate CP. Let’s Cure CP was created in the hopes of finding promising and alternative treatments for this debilitating condition.”