Christopher Grant

Current

• Sr. Technical Architect at Gap Inc. Direct

Past

• Consultant, IT App Development at Nationwide
• Enterprise Application Architect at Limited Brands
• Owner at Type Networks (Sole Proprietorship)

• Webmaster at Macola
• Webmaster at Symix
• Webmaster at Cleveland Live

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Education

• Franklin University
• Baldwin-Wallace College

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Industry

Information Technology and Services

Christopher Grant’s Summary

Christopher Grant is a Technology Leader in Columbus OH with and MBA and over 12 years experience focusing in the Internet and Architecture fields. His work with businesses in a wide variety of industries and varying sizes demonstrates his adaptability and versatility.

Christopher combines his business background, leadership qualities and comprehensive knowledge of technology to provide organizations with successful long-term strategies and exacting tactical execution.

email: crgrant@gmail.com

Christopher Grant’s Specialties:

Enterprise Architecture, Application Architecture, Technology Trends, Social Media, Enabling Business through Technology

Christopher Grant’s Experience

• Sr. Technical Architect

  Gap Inc. Direct

  (Public Company; GPS; Retail industry)

  January 2009 — Present (11 months)

• Consultant, IT App Development

  Nationwide

  (Public Company; NFS; Insurance industry)

  November 2006 — December 2008 (2 years 2 months)

• Enterprise Application Architect

  Limited Brands

  (Public Company; 10,001 or more employees; LTD; Information Technology and Services industry)

  March 2000 — November 2006 (6 years 9 months)

• Owner

  Type Networks (Sole Proprietorship)

  (Sole Proprietorship; 1-10 employees; Information Technology and Services industry)

  January 1995 — March 2006 (11 years 3 months)

• Webmaster

  Macola

  (Privately Held; 51-200 employees; Information Technology and Services industry)

  March 1999 — March 2000 (1 year 1 month)

  • Redesigned and architect existing websites, positioned internet team and developed plans for future growth to meet corporate goals
  • Lead Teams of 6 in development projects
  • Developed integration plan for exposing and managing existing corporate data and acquiring new data
  • Additionally developed internet marketing projects targeted toward lead generation and information capture

• Webmaster

  Symix

  (Public Company; 501-1000 employees; Information Technology and Services industry)

  1998 — 1999 (1 year )

  • Responsible for all aspects of the Symix corporate web site
  • Integrated business system databases with the web site
  • Activities included liaison to MIS department, supervisor and project manager, various marketing tasks and projects
  • Corporate Training

• Webmaster

  Cleveland Live

  (Privately Held; 11-50 employees; Information Technology and Services industry)

  1998 — 1999 (1 year )

  • Webmaster and Technical Manager
  • Duties included site development, organization, and implementation for Cleveland Live a subsidiary of Advance Internet/Advance Publications and a sister company to the Plain Dealer, Cleveland’s largest newspaper
  • Implemented HTML, CGI programming, graphics design, site maintenance, administration, and staff coordination for high profile sites such as: Cleveland Live, RockHall.com, and Great Lakes Science Center
  • Developed inter-office policies and standards, repair and support for office technical needs, network administration and support, and hardware/software referral and purchase
  • Lead Teams of 6 in development efforts

Christopher Grant’s Education

• Franklin University

  MBA , 2006 — 2009

• Baldwin-Wallace College

  1992 — 1996