.Net Developer Architect / Senior IT Generalist / SQL Expert / IT Lead

Eric J. Ellingsen

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Des Plaines, IL 60016

Telephone: 224-***-****

Email: ************@*****.***

SUMMARY

Eric is an outcomes-based thinker, able to solve simple and complex problems with unique, value-added insight. As an innovator, and a well-equipped, well-studied technology strategist, Eric possesses proven depth in powerful arenas including enterprise systems architecture, software architecture/engineering that produce desired business objectives. He excels at thorough surveillance of an organization and synthesizing the right solution fit, strategic road map and delivery path.

Eric consistently achieves the targeted improvements for stakeholders; improved business generation, increased revenue, cost reduction, operational readiness, collaborative strategic planning, long term operational capability and exponential growth are some of the measures upon which business cases depend. Stakeholder scope and requirements dictate his approach, and are properly complimented by an informative, consultative thoroughness which satisfy immediate and forward-thinking considerations. Over the last 29 years, Eric has worked with Microsoft/Intel platforms, IBM databases and platforms, Cisco, 3GL 4GL and web-centric tech since their inception and possesses a unique depth in several IT verticals. His solutions are high-performance and live on with unparalleled durability. PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Ecommerce Architects Corp., 2009 to Present

Technical Lead, Architect & Full Stack Engineer, 2009-Present Roles

Systems & Software Engineer/Architect:

Technologies include Microsoft Active Directory, Microsoft .NET, JavaScript, AngularJS, Telerik

(Progress), TypeScript, JSON, RESTful architecture, jQuery, Microsoft SQL Server, MySQL, R, Hadoop, Google DM Platform services, SalesForce, InsideSales, AWS, VMWare, Microsoft Dynamics, Microsoft Sharepoint and Microsoft Exchange.

Significant challenges include production of custom software solutions, deployment of standard software and hardware components appropriate to given industries, and also the implementation of a private data-center and ISP, both of which are delivering five-nines+ performance and other SLA- centric appliances that are relied upon in commercial, mission-critical capacities. Infrastructure Architect: Spearheaded the inception of the in-house data-center and small-business ISP for business clients, built on Cisco, Siklu, Dell enterprise, Avaya, using Microsoft Windows Server 2008R2+, Microsoft SQL Server 2008 R2+; designed and implemented all associated environment upon which EAC software systems were developed and deployed; physical layer and premise distribution lead. Technologies: Microsoft VSS & TFS, Visual Studio and role-based MSDN distributions, Microsoft Windows Server (NT server 4.0 through Windows Server 2008 R2), Microsoft SQL Server 7.0 through 2008, Dell PowerEdge, Developer and Business User (local) environment management, including all associated Windows/Intel hardware and operating systems. Champion of firm-wide automation of continuous improvement and IT and intellectual property asset management assisting enterprise transition to open source solutions and industry-standard best practices and patterns.

Key Clients: Rush University, Northport Investments LLC, American Diabetes, Support Plus Medical, JKAV Corporation, Greek Giving LLC, Greenwise LLC, StartSpot MediaWorks, PreScouter LLC, Burns Eric J. Ellingsen

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9702 Bianco Terrace, Unit A, Des Plaines, IL 60016 • ************@*****.*** • Tel.: 224-***-**** Entertainment & Sports Marketing, HR Green, Healthcare Venture Partners LLC, Advanced Intelligence Engineering.

AON/Hewitt Associates, 1998 – 2009

Senior Enterprise Architect

Roles

1998-2006 • Developer-Architect, “Hewitt Health Resource” business to business web application suite (http://www.hewitthealthresource.com) used for HMO renewals, later extended to all health care plan types and carve-outs.

Technologies: ASP/COM/MTS, Microsoft SQL Server, JavaScript, Telerik, Infragistics, AJAX, jQuery. Significant Challenges: spearheaded implementation of first Microsoft-centric DMZ for outwardly facing applications, penetration testing and hardening refactoring. 1999-2009 • Chief Infrastructure Architect: Spearheaded the inception of the Microsoft-centric operating environment and associated SDLC environment upon which HM software systems operate. Chief point of contact for MS TAM. Creator of technology budgets across consulting technology practice operations/products.

Technologies: Microsoft Active Directory, Microsoft VSS & TFS, Visual Studio and role-based MSDN distributions, Microsoft Windows Server (NT server 4.0 through Windows Server 2008 R2), Microsoft SQL Server 7.0 through 2008, DB2 for OS/390 5.1 through 7.1, DB2 UDB 6x through 8x, Compaq/HP ProLiant, Dell PowerEdge.

Champion of firm-wide automation of continuous improvement and IT and intellectual property asset management assisting enterprise transition to open source solutions and industry-standard best practices and patterns.

1999-2001 • Developer-Architect: “Hewitt ‘HMO Auctions’ pilot” business to business web application suite used by the Health Management practice staff, clients and US healthcare insurance carriers (Crain's abstract).

Technologies: ASP/COM, MSDTC, Microsoft SQL Server, JavaScript. Significant Challenges: spearheaded implementation of first Microsoft-centric DMZ for outwardly facing applications, penetration testing and hardening refactoring. 2000-2002 • Expert Developer, Engagement Co-Architect, Hewitt/MSFT POC conducted at Chicago MTC. The POC dealt with newly released Oracle and ODBC libraries, new strategies in managing stateless application strategy, and the inception of in-house data access layer tooling. Technologies: NGWS/Microsoft .NET framework 1.0, Oracle 8i/9i & ODBC betas. Significant Challenges: enterprise data access layer standards compliance. 2002-2008 • Chief Architect/Technical Lead: “Hewitt Health Value Initiative” business to business web application suite, underlying content delivery mechanisms (http://www.hewitt.com/hhr). Technologies: .NET, JavaScript. Telerik, Infragistics Significant Challenges: spearheaded implementation of first Microsoft-centric DMZ for outwardly facing applications, penetration testing and hardening refactoring. 2002-2004 • Chief Architect: “Hewitt Health Plan Comparison Chart” business to business web application allowing North American participants the ability to compare all detailed health plan provision data at the participant level.

Technologies: ASP/COM, MSDTC, Microsoft SQL Server, JavaScript, .NET Framework 1.0. Significant Challenges: spearheaded timing and latency showstoppers that were located and remedied among eight tiers across the three source subsystems. Lead in-house IT practice efforts to analyze Layers 2-5 and architect solves across all tiers.

2004-2005 • Chief Architect: Content management in-house tooling, leveraging incumbent Lotus/Domino-based content management web publishing platform; Microsoft Enterprise platform architect & deployment lead.

Managed business case solutions delivery ranging in size from $300k startup & maintenance budgets to $8m business cases.

Champion of SDLC deployment automation, continuous improvement and IT and intellectual property asset management assisting enterprise transition to open source solutions and industry- standard best practices and patterns.

Eric J. Ellingsen

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9702 Bianco Terrace, Unit A, Des Plaines, IL 60016 • ************@*****.*** • Tel.: 224-***-**** 2006-2009 • Enterprise Systems+Software Engineer & Architect/Technical Lead: Compensation consulting practice’s ‘BIX’ in-house tooling for BI and data retrieval (custom dynamic querying Unix and z/OS Informix and DB2 databases with row depths in the billions); Microsoft Enterprise platform architect

& deployment lead.

Technologies: .NET, Microsoft SQL Server, IBM DB2 UDB, Informix, JavaScript, Telerik, Infragistics, AJAX, jQuery.

Champion of SDLC deployment automation, continuous improvement and IT and intellectual property asset management assisting enterprise transition to open source solutions and industry- standard best practices and patterns.

PPD/Pharmaco, 1993 - 1998

Director of Information Technology, Chicago Center for Clinical Research Career Highlights

Founder: in-house information systems team department creator. Chief Architect: Industry-first electronic medical records; industry-first software application managing pharmaceutical Phase 1-4 clinical trials research processes: sales, CRM, revenue recognition system, patient recruitment, project feasibility, EIS, local & remote data gathering/capture, and electronic dissemination of life-jeopardizing states for high-risk disease area patients. Responsible for department operations, staffing, budget development and strategy. Spearheaded IT operational build-out of American Medical Association building location plan and AMA building data center.

Instituted data center operations, software development team operations, IT core operational team. Launched Chicago division’s initial implementation of email services. Key Technologies include Netscape LDAP early adoption beta testing and production deployment, DEC Alpha-based Sybase SQLServer (Pre-split of Sybase and Microsoft), Centura Software (formerly Gupta) SQLWindows, and SQLBase,

Publications International Ltd., 1991 - 1993

Systems Administrator

Highlights

Architect & Software Development Lead: Led the Firm’s implementation of EDI-based e-commerce. Implementation Team Lead: conversion from PICK and MAI Basic 4 legacy systems to IBM RS/6000- based M*A*S90 implementation for all operations.

Spearheaded implementation of Novell-based local area network, including physical layer. Responsible for all Ecommerce operations for the firm. Implemented first-in-industry EDI Ecommerce for the firms’ major clients, Sears pilot. Responsible for delivery software innovation and IT strategic investment planning. DJW & Associates Inc., 1988 - 1991

Director of MIS

Career Highlights

Chief Architect: founded the firm’s in-house software development team that created an in-house delivery system, General Counsel and Managing Partner legal recruiting candidacy entrance. Development Lead: introduced pre-web online, secured, subscription-based information delivery system providing electronic versions of the firm’s products. Production manager.

IT Director.

Chief of IT innovation and strategic technology investment. Eric J. Ellingsen

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9702 Bianco Terrace, Unit A, Des Plaines, IL 60016 • ************@*****.*** • Tel.: 224-***-**** EDUCATION

Oracle Corporation Chicago Office

Oracle PL-SQL – 1998

Gupta Corporation, Dunn Solutions Group

SQLWindows/Centura Software – 1993 - 1995

Information Engineering, Data Modeling, Business Analysis, Dunn Solutions Group James Martin, Booch, Rumbaugh – 1994 - 1995

Novell Inc. LAN/Mind Chicago Campus

CNE & ECNE, OSI L1, L2, L3, L4 – 1991 - 1992

IBM Chicago N. Wabash Technical Center

IBM RS/6000 platform, IBM AIX, IBM BBX, DB2 Database Internals – 1991 - 1992 University of Illinois at Chicago

BA Candidate/Matriculating – 1988

Double Major Political Science/Economics, 3.8 GPA

Northwestern University

BA Candidate/Matriculating, 1987

Communications Major, 4.0 GPA

REFERENCES (Contact information furnished under separate cover.) Jerry Kavouras

Director, United Airlines

Julie Contat

Senior IT Project Manager, AON

Jeffrey Brodsky

Enterprise Senior Project Manager, AON

Dr. Michael H. Davidson

(furnished upon req.)

Michal Murphy

Enterprise Architect Leadership & Governance, Hewitt Associates

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