Preamble

For those of you who do not know me, my name is Karlin “Bunk” Miller and I am a candidate for Supervisor of Parks Township. Let me start by thanking you for taking time to visit my web site. The intention of this site is to inform you the voter of my experience, accomplishments, and qualifications that enable me to be a successful township Supervisor. It is my goal via this web site to provide you with as much information as possible about me so you may feel confident casting your vote for me in the upcoming primary election. I am going to do my very best to talk to as many township residents in person prior to the election as possible to get a better understanding of the issues that are affecting you and your family. Upon learning of my interest in running for Supervisor many of my friends and family asked the question “why would you want that job”. My response was relatively simple, I have lived in Parks Township for 30 of my 35 years of being and I love it here. I live here, I hunt here, I fish here, I bicycle here, my friends are here, my family is here and my business is here. During my professional business tenure I traveled extensively, my travels have taken me to 45 of our 50 great states and a few foreign countries. Every time I left here for work or pleasure I couldn’t wait to come home and I’m proud to say this is my home. I believe that my experiences in business have provided me with skills that will enable me as your Supervisor to move this township in a positive direction. I am not angry at anyone, I am not hostile in anyway, I have no hidden agenda and I believe the people of Parks Township deserve an educated, accomplished leader who has demonstrated the ability to lead, negotiate, and fight for what they deserve. Thank you again for visiting this site, I look forward to working with each of you in the coming months. Should you have any questions, comments, suggestions or would just like to talk in person please do not hesitate to contact me via the link provided and I will gladly respond as quickly as possible.

Education/Professional Development

Karlin graduated from Kiski Area High School with a diploma in Business in 1992. He then graduated from Lenape School of Nursing in 1994 and remains a licensed Pennsylvania nurse. Karlin completed courses at Butler County Community College and became a Licensed Personal Care Home Administrator in 1999. He has completed the following professional development courses. Project Mentors, Projects Managers Workshop, Effective Communication Skills by Fisher Consulting Company, and various PCHA Seminars.

Work Experience

After nursing school Karlin worked as a staff nurse for Alle Kiski Medical Center (formerly Allegheny Valley Hospital) before pursing a career in healthcare informatics. He started as a Nurse Consultant for Greenwood Pharmaceutical and later become a Project Manager for Omincell Inc. based in Palo Alto California where he managed several multi million dollar projects in various healthcare facilities across the United States. After two years of Project Management Karlin was promoted to Regional Operations Manager where he was responsible for the entire Mid Atlantic Region. As Regional Operations Manager Karlin received many awards and was named to Omnicells Executive IPO (Initial Public Offering) Team. Omnicell went public in 1999 with great success and remains successful to this day. Welcoming a new challenge, Karlin then was employed by Mediware Inc. as a Product Manager to manage the design of a CPOE (Computerized Physician Order Entry) system. After a successful career at Mediware it was on to CareFusion Inc. where Karlin would reunite with former Omnicell employees to design and implement a bedside wireless medication administration system. He served as the companies National Operations Manager and was responsible for all of the company’s operational responsibilities nationwide. Simultaneously, Karlin was the Owner of New Horizons Personal Care Home and is the current owner of Iron Horse Motors on the Dime Road. in Parks Township.

Personal Information

Karlin was born and raised on Kepple Hill and is the son of Carole and the late Clair Miller. Karlin’s mother Carole still resides in the home that he and his three siblings were raised. He then purchased his first home on Highland Avenue also on Kepple Hill where he lived for 4 years. Karlin moved to nearby Kiski Township for a few years then moved back to the Stitts Run area of Parks where he currently resides with fiancé Ashley Parks and their son Brayden. He was an active member of Parks Township Fire Department for over ten years and served as Vice President and Captain during his tenure. Karlin also volunteered with Kiski Valley Special Services in Vandergrift. Currently he is listed as a member of Parks Township Fire Departments Honor Roll. Karlin is also a long time member of the Parks Township Sportsman Association, Parks Township Slovak Club, Reformation Lutheran Church (Kepple Hill) and the NRA. Karlin began racing moto-cross at age eleven and won many races prior to moving to auto racing at age eighteen. His auto racing tenure was equally as successful where in sixteen years he won many feature events and track championships. Karlin has also enjoyed mixed martial arts and has studied various forms of martial arts. He has been trained by several mixed martial arts (MMA) notables including former UFC Heavyweight champion and three time King of Pancrase winner Bas Rutten and world renowned combat fitness instructor Amir Perets. Although you may occasionally see Karlin riding his Harley Davidson around town, he spends most of his free time now enjoying 4 year old son, Brayden.

“Karlin is a great leader who demonstrated the ability to manage large projects, and always used impeccable judgment, and ethics through out his projects and daily activities. Karlin's management skills encouraged and positively motivated his direct reports increasing production and maintaining the highest customer service with his customers. His leadership and vision created an environment for his employees and co-workers to work as a team, think outside of the box, and get the job done while exceeding expectations of our Company and our Customers. I highly recommend and endorse Karlin for Parks Township Supervisor.” -
Tera (Clark) Luedde, System Sales Manager ForHealth Technologies (former co-worker and System Sales Manager at Omnicell Inc.)

"Having worked with Karlin in a high-pressure environment that required great attention to detail, I know his ability to organize and manage process will serve the people of Parks Township well..." -
Bruce Cobb, Area Sales Manager former co-worker at Omnicell Inc.

"Karlin has always been a person that I could count on to help me no matter the situation. He took the time as a fellow competitor to help a young driver. He took the time when he could have let me learn on my own which is very rare to find these days. Not only did he help me on the race track, but Karlin was like a big brother to me off the track and helped me through some tough times and decisions in my life. Karlin also showed great leadership skills within our racing community when we were dealing with tough situations at tracks. He is not only considered a great driver, but also a leader in the eyes of his fellow competitors." -
J.J. Lute, New Philadelphia, Ohio, Fellow Racing Competitor