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PROFESSIONAL PROFILE
Senior independent consulting professional with wide ranging experience in information systems, business, management, and consulting with specialization in technical, system, and integration strategy and architecture. Industry background includes banking and finance, telecommunications, utilities, transportation, distribution, health care, and public sector. Technical strengths in multiple disciplines include distributed systems; middleware architecture and implementation; e-Business portals, strategic planning; network planning, design and implementation; network security and firewall implementation; Internet access; desktop connectivity; expert systems development and implementation; systems analysis and design; project management; productivity improvement; training; and end-user support.
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PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Independent Consultant, 2002 and 2004-present
Consultant for IT strategy, planning, and architecture, specializing in application integration using commercially available and Open Source middleware systems. Clients included Capital One, Microsoft, Sprint Nextel, Excel Polk County Schools, and world-luxury.com.
- Designed integration architecture for telecommunications business applications.
- Participated as a team member developing a division-level target architecture and created the road map and other artifacts for its implementation.
- Guided the development of data and information quality standards and guidelines.
- Implemented XML interface over WebSphere MQ between Microsoft Host Integration Server and IBM WebSphere Application Server using DB2 XML Extender as part of a demonstration of .NET connectivity to other platforms. Microsoft rolled the demo to 35 internal locations.
- Designed, developed, and implemented the infrastructure for SEO marketing efforts.
- Planned and documented instructional technology spending for alternative school.
CommerceQuest, Inc., Principal EAI Architect, 2003-2004
Senior level consultant specializing in Enterprise Application Integration. Assisted clients with development of enterprise level application integration environments and the creation of web service architectures. Major client Nextel Communications.
- Defined requirements and designed architecture for integrating HR, Financials, and SCM to internal and external systems. The effort augmented Nextel’s Services Oriented Architecture and allowed internal systems to become more event-driven.
- Defined solutions architectures as part of several pre-sales efforts.
PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP, Principal Consultant, 2000-2002
Senior level consultant in the Enterprise Application Integration practice of the Information Technology Solutions service line. Specialist in EAI strategy and architecture, technology strategy, and technical architectures. Consulted to companies in financial services, information and communications, manufacturing, retail, and advertising and media industry sectors, including American Express, AOL, Avaya, Genuity, and MediaPort.
- Possessed a versatile and flexible skill set that allowed placement in a variety of industries and companies ranging from startup to Fortune 50.
- Developed innovative technology strategy for an Internet startup company that would allow them to do green field product and service development as well as ongoing operations.
- Designed architectures that provided real value to IT organizations who were creating new or updated functionality in response to customer needs.
- Assisted clients by validating technology approaches to enable least cost implementations.
CIBER, Inc., Managing Consultant, 1996-2000
Local Practice Leader for IT Strategy and Enterprise Integration Practice. Consulted to variety of public and private sector organizations for message oriented middleware architecture and implementation, network redesign, network strategic planning, Internet connectivity, network security and firewalls, electronic mail implementation, operational assessments, application development and implementation support, and system administration. Clients included Agilera.com, Coffman Engineers, Snohomish County PUD, Puget Sound Energy, Washington State DOT, and Seattle Housing Authority.
- Developed the technical architecture and guided the implementation process that included back office to front office integration and portal access that supported deployment by an Application Services Provider of their new extended platform service offering.
- Implemented a core messaging infrastructure for a public utility designed to support system changes for Year 2000 and that would provide a flexible integration platform for the future.
- Serviced several clients who required experienced assistance for complex technical problems allowing them to dedicate their own resources to core competencies.
Airborne Express, Senior Distributed Systems Specialist, 1988-1996
Advised system developers regarding appropriate hardware and software platforms and networking for distributing new and reengineered application systems. Designed system and network configurations for distributed processing. Served as Senior Information Center consultant to a variety of departments for problems ranging from logistics to claims administration. Consulted to business functional areas and IS departments to improve efficiency and effectiveness of operations.
Developed and implemented prototypes for Sales Force Automation and Executive Information Systems.
Developed and delivered UNIX Fundamentals class. Managed PC training analysts.
Prior Experience, 1973-1988
EDUCATION
MA, Scandinavian Language and Literature, University of Washington, Seattle, WA.
BA, Anthropology, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN.
Continuing Professional Education
IBM Certified Specialist - MQSeries
Contact Info
Bruce Olsen
100 Beach Dr. NE, #1603
St. Petersburg, FL 33701-3969
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