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

Over 12 years of IT experience. Currently completing course work for MBA with a focus in Finance. Proven programming skills in multiple languages such as Java, ColdFusion, VB and perl . Specialization in application architecture and design. Extensive application lifecycle background. Unique combination of technical and project management skills. Experience managing teams over 35 people, and budgets over $500,000.
Direct experience with all aspects of the Systems Development Lifecycle processes. Implemented enterprise wide SDLC best practice as part of architecture governance team. Hands on experience creating requirements, developing applications, and managing testing processes.
Demonstrates strong communication skills both verbally and in writing. Vast experience speaking in front of various sized groups with both instructional and professional content. Comfortable speaking with individuals at all levels of the corporation. Excellent customer relationship skills.

Contact me at: grant.chris@yahoo.com

Christopher Grant’s Specialties:

IT Enterprise Architecture, Application Architecture,Software Development Life Cycle, Process Improvement, CMMI, SWEBOK,Java SE, J2EE, JEE 5, Eclipse, Subversion, Cold Fusion, AJAX, JavaScript, HTML, DHTML,JSF,BEA WebLogic, Tomcat, Apache, IIS, Relational Databases Modeling, Photoshop, Illustrator, Flash, Real Audio, Windows Media, Director, Adobe Premiere, Teaching, Mentoring,Training

Christopher Grant’s Experience

• Sr. Technical Architect

  Gap Inc. Direct

  (Public Company; GPS; Retail industry)

  January 2009 — Present (7 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