Edwin Voskamp

Current

Senior Software Developer at Thetus Corporation
Principal, Consultant at Companies By Design
Principal at Diceless By Design

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Past

Lead Technologist at Changents
VP of Engineering at GoLife Mobile
CIO Consultant at Virtual Information Executives

Chief Technical Architect at Z Y Solutions
Chief Technical Architect at sitebuilder.org
Senior Technical Architect at Graphical Technologies Corporation
Director of Product Development at KnowledgeNet
Senior Developer at Galileo International

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Education

Hogere Informatica Opleiding Enschede
Universiteit Twente

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Industry

Information Technology and Services

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Edwin Voskamp’s Summary

Extensive experience at managing startup software product and services businesses, providing focused direction, achieve efficient, effective, consistent execution and production of deliverables.

Highly skilled at hiring, training, managing, motivating and retaining people and building a team of quality people who put the customer first and support each other and the company goals.

Very proficient in operations management and business improvement: business systems analysis and design, process and procedure planning, engineering and reengineering.

Well versed in evaluating, researching and developing product and services ideas; assisting in defining market positioning; writing concise and detailed business and technology plans; preparing presentations and supporting material for clients and investors.

Edwin Voskamp’s Specialties:

Software product and services development management, IT product and services company startup/change management, network and systems architecture, IT security, people management, project management, product management

Edwin Voskamp’s Experience

Senior Software Developer

Thetus Corporation

(Privately Held; Computer Software industry)

July 2009 — Present (5 months)

Thetus Corporation provides semantic knowledge modeling and discovery solutions for extracting and managing information to support complex analysis and highly informed decision-making. A broad range of government and industry sectors depend on Thetus infrastructure software to automate information discovery, perform robust data extraction and produce contextual and relevant knowledge. Thetus software integrates with a wide range of analytics tools, geospatial applications and information management systems to enable predictive modeling, policy-based analysis and secure information reporting across the enterprise. The company’s user base includes local government agencies, enterprise customers and the national intelligence community.

Thetus works closely with system integrators, complementary software vendors, and value-added resellers to provide the foundation on which to build knowledge modeling and discovery solutions that suit the specific objectives of the end user. Thetus empowers data-rich enterprises across a broad range of markets including energy, law enforcement, defense and intelligence, environmental services and life sciences to better utilize the knowledge that drives decisions.
Principal, Consultant

Companies By Design

(Information Technology and Services industry)

February 2007 — Present (2 years 10 months)

Develop and implement commercialization strategies and plans for innovative technology companies to accelerate revenue generation and market viability. Provide portfolio review, market and category analysis, product definition and positioning, business, marketing, sales and product plans and interim management.
- Consult with software technology R&D organizations and startups.
- Provide product transition planning for technology R&D company.
- Participate in the Private Sector Work Group and Cyber Working Group of the Portland Venue of the TOPOFF-4 security preparedness exercise.
Principal

Diceless By Design

(Privately Held; Entertainment industry)

November 2006 — Present (3 years 1 month)
Lead Technologist

Changents

(Privately Held; Internet industry)

2009 — 2009 (less than a year)

Changents.com is a social network that helps a new generation of “Change Agents” broadcast their amazing stories and utilize Web 2.0 tools to mobilize supporters everywhere.

Changents is launching an original “eco-movement” with Timberland to discover, promote and build global grassroots movements for exciting, high-potential “green” agents of change from Gen Y. Each “Earthkeeper Hero” will use Changents and a unique portfolio of Web-based, mobile and on-the-ground channels to invite Millennials to help advance their eco-visions around the world. Think “Mission Impossible” meets Web 2.0 social change! Changents and Timberland are not celebrating accomplished Change Agents, they are literally putting the world’s next generation of Change Agents on the map.
VP of Engineering

GoLife Mobile

(Privately Held; Wireless industry)

February 2008 — January 2009 (1 year )

Responsible for day-to-day engineering management. Responsibilities include transforming business and technology vision into reality, including their implementation and scalability. This position works with the other managers, product management, biz dev, and external customers to define and execute on technical requirement. Daily responsibilities include engineering, technical design and infrastructure, product roadmap planning, artifact management and scheduling, outside technical communications, product release cycle, et cetera. Also the point person for technical integration projects with external companies.
CIO Consultant

Virtual Information Executives

(Management Consulting industry)

2008 — 2009 (1 year )
Chief Technical Architect

Z Y Solutions

(Information Technology and Services industry)

November 1997 — June 2006 (8 years 8 months)

Managed custom software development and consulting. Chief technical architect, technical lead and executive management. Managed all technical staff. Directed product management and product development of range of Web-based products.

- Developed Web-based content and navigation management system to extend commercially available Content Management Systems.
- Developed web-based catalog and e commerce products for implementing customized co-branded websites.
- Developed web-based enterprise software product that audits and manages authorization/access information on multiple platforms.
- Multiple CIO/CTO-function consultancies with diverse companies, including analyzing software development processes, methodologies, tools, training and education. Significant role helping companies transition through growth and technology changes.
Chief Technical Architect

sitebuilder.org

(Information Technology and Services industry)

1999 — 2005 (6 years )

sitebuilder.org is a DBA for Z Y Solutions, to market B2B and B2C services and solutions. See my entry under Z Y Solutions: this entry is here for former employees of sitebuilder.org to link up with me.
Senior Technical Architect

Graphical Technologies Corporation

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

November 1996 — November 1997 (1 year 1 month)

Custom software development and consulting. Managed 4 Engineering staff.
- Directed team that developed e commerce front end product, recognized by Microsoft as front end for e commerce catalog and shopping under the Vendor Chain Initiative program.
- Managed team that developed data-driven back-end processing module for Microsoft Commerce Server.
Director of Product Development

KnowledgeNet

(Public Company; 51-200 employees; Information Technology and Services industry)

January 1992 — November 1996 (4 years 11 months)

Architect and Technical Lead, member of executive management team. Led product management, managed all product-related activities and services (R&D, testing, manufacturing, shipping, presales and post-sales support, implementation and customization, education, custom consulting services). Managed all non-IBM midrange consulting services. Managed product development staff and directed consulting staff performing post-sales customizations and integrations.

- Developed portable communications middleware product line providing access to data and application on platforms from mainframes to personal computers, over TCP/IP and/or APPC networks.
- Oversaw consulting services distributing and extending the functionality of various packages, implemented at domestic and international customers, including Fortune 100 companies.
- Managed off-shore development of new product in the company's product line.
Senior Developer

Galileo International

(Information Technology and Services industry)

1989 — 1991 (2 years )