Erich Buerger

Erich Buerger

President RipeVine, Inc. e-Commerce & Retail Consulting Firm - Design - Develop - Deploy

Greater Los Angeles Area

Current
  • President/Owner at RazorReef.com
  • Computer Science Mentor at University of California, Irvine
  • President/Owner at RipeVine, Inc. IBM e-Commerce Business Partner
Past
  • IBM WebSphere Commerce Architect e-Commerce Borders.com at Borders Books
  • IBM WebSphere Commerce Consultant at Shared Vision Group
  • Director Software Development at iDirect Marketing Inc.
  • Senior Software Engineer at Media.net
  • Senior Software Engineer at Axium
  • e-Commerce Instructor at California State University of Fullerton
  • IBM e-Commerce Architect at GDI - Capita Technologies
  • Chief Developer at Garg Data International
  • Software Engineer at Canon Inc Advanced Research & Development Laboratory

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Education
  • University of California, Irvine
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Industry
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Erich Buerger’s Summary

Erich Buerger is the President of RipeVine, Inc. He has held several key positions in several e-Commerce engagements. Mr. Buerger was the Chief Developer at Garg Data International. Specifically, he was one of the project managers and lead developers of e-Commerce Solutions. His expertise includes e-commerce development, relational database design as well as programming in C++, Java, J2EE, SOA, SOAP, EJB, JSP, JDBC, Net.Data, JavaScript and SQL. Mr. Buerger is a Certified Solutions Expert in IBM's Net.Commerce/Websphere Commerce Suite. He is also experienced in all aspects of development including full cycle development; systems and applications design, project management, analysis, coding, testing, implementation and documentation.

Some of the e-Business clients he has implemented for include: Toshiba, Borders.com, RitzCamera.com, David's Bridal, FannieMayChocolates.com, Sanyo.com, Avery Dennison, ePuck.com, BoatersWorld.com, StoryBids.com, RazorReef.com, Kozmo.com, Entepreneur.com(SmallBizShopper.com).

Mr. Buerger was an e-Commerce Instructor at California State University, Fullerton and holds a B.S. in Information and Computer Science from University of California, Irvine.

Erich Buerger’s Specialties:

RipeVine, Inc. is a corporation founded by e-Commerce gurus. Our development team consists of IBM e-Commerce Certified developers who work in high-transaction volume and enterprise level architectures. Our team has deployed high-availability sites and has custom configured systems to exceed in excess of 400 transactions per minute.

Erich Buerger’s Experience

  • President/Owner

    RazorReef.com

    (Privately Held; 1-10 employees; Consumer Goods industry)

    January 2005 — Present (4 years 11 months)

    RazorReef.com is an online Surf, Skate and Snowboard company.

  • Computer Science Mentor

    University of California, Irvine

    (Educational Institution; 10,001 or more employees; Higher Education industry)

    2005 — Present (4 years )

    Mentor computer science students at UC Irvine. Also support and mentor the Extreme Computing Event. I work individually with a team of students every year to produce a software product/concept for competition using leading edge technologies.

  • President/Owner

    RipeVine, Inc. IBM e-Commerce Business Partner

    (Privately Held; 11-50 employees; Computer Software industry)

    January 2003 — Present (6 years 11 months)

    www.RipeVine.com RipeVine e-Commerce Consulting
    www.RazorReef.com Razor Reef Online Surf Shop
    www.RipeVision.com RipeVision.com

  • IBM WebSphere Commerce Architect

    B2B Workforce

    (Privately Held; 201-500 employees; Information Technology and Services industry)

    January 2007 — September 2008 (1 year 9 months)

    IBM WebSphere Commerce Architect

  • IBM WebSphere Commerce Architect

    David's Bridal

    (Public Company; 1001-5000 employees; Retail industry)

    March 2008 — August 2008 (6 months)

    IBM WebSphere Commerce Architect for DavidsBridal.com e-Commerce offering using IBM WebSphere Commerce Suite.

  • IBM WebSphere Commerce Architect

    Brulant

    (Privately Held; 201-500 employees; Information Technology and Services industry)

    January 2007 — August 2008 (1 year 8 months)

  • IBM WebSphere Commerce Architect e-Commerce Borders.com

    Borders Books

    (Public Company; 10,001 or more employees; Retail industry)

    March 2007 — March 2008 (1 year 1 month)

    IBM WebSphere Commerce Architect for Borders.com e-Commerce offering using IBM WebSphere Commerce Suite.

  • IBM WebSphere Commerce Consultant

    Shared Vision Group

    (Privately Held; 11-50 employees; Computer Software industry)

    2004 — 2005 (1 year )

    IBM WebSphere Commerce Consultant/Developer

  • Director Software Development

    iDirect Marketing Inc.

    (Computer Software industry)

    January 2003 — January 2004 (1 year 1 month)

  • Senior Software Engineer

    Media.net

    (Privately Held; 51-200 employees; Computer Software industry)

    January 2001 — January 2003 (2 years 1 month)

  • Senior Software Engineer

    Axium

    (Computer Software industry)

    2001 — 2002 (1 year )

  • e-Commerce Instructor

    California State University of Fullerton

    (Educational Institution; 5001-10,000 employees; Education Management industry)

    1999 — 2001 (2 years )

    Taught classes about e-business, e-business technology/development, and e-business implementation strategies.

  • IBM e-Commerce Architect

    GDI - Capita Technologies

    (Privately Held; 51-200 employees; Computer Software industry)

    1999 — 2001 (2 years )

  • Chief Developer

    Garg Data International

    (Computer Software industry)

    1999 — 2001 (2 years )

  • Software Engineer

    Canon Inc Advanced Research & Development Laboratory

    (Public Company; 501-1000 employees; Computer Software industry)

    January 1997 — January 1999 (2 years 1 month)

Erich Buerger’s Education

  • University of California, Irvine

    BS , Information and Computer Sciences , 1995 — 1999

    Currently Active at UC Irvine as a Computer Science Mentor

    Activities and Societies:
    Vice President Pi Kappa Phi Fraternity

Additional Information

Erich Buerger’s Interests:

e-Commerce Developement & Deployment, Online Retail Sales all Industries Golf Surfing SCUBA Travel Cooking http://southerncaliforniagolfers.blogspot.com/

Erich Buerger’s Groups:

IBM Business Partner
IBM WebSphere Commerce Suite Users Group

  •    InternetRetailing - for leaders in e-commerce and multichannel retail
  •    e-BIZ
  •    Online Business Owners
  •    Shop.org - New York City Region
  •    Pi Kappa Phi Fraternity
  •    Shopper Insights & Marketing Professionals
  •    Gourmet
  •    Alumni of the University of California
  •    LinkedPHPers - The Largest PHP Group
  •    eMarketing Association Network
  •    Ebusiness professionals
  •    IBM WebSphere Enthusiasts
  •    Pi Kappa Phi
  •    Pi Kappa Phi Fraternity Alumni
  •    E-Commerce Network
  •    WebSphere SME's
  •    Wine Business Network
  •    Linked SCUBA Divers
  •    J Architect
  •    Etail Careers.com
  •    Electronic Retailer Magazine
  •    Golf Executive Club
  •    Retail Management
  •    Club CEO
  •    PADI Scuba Divers
  •    e-Commerce Solutions
  •    Online Lead Generation
  •    Retail Industry Professionals Group
  •    Retailers Industry Management Group: Merchandising, Finance, Supply Chain, E-commerce, IT Technology
  •    Connect to California
  •    Ecommerce and Online Marketing Experts
  •    MQSeries
  •    RETAIL EXECS
  •    Donald Bren School of Information & Computer Science
  •    WebSphere Commerce Developers
  •    WebSphere Users Group
  •    Worldwide Snowboarding Network
  •    WebSphere Commerce and Portal Technologists
  •    Global Ecommerce Summit
  •    AMG Mercedes Owners
  •    Notre Dame Football
  •    IBM Websphere Commerce
  •    Internet Retailer
  •    WebSphere Gurus Inc.
  •    Australian IBM WebSphere Commerce Developers
  •    Enterra Software
  •    PubCon
  •    Fourth Friday Club Laguna Beach
  •    Why Didn't I Think Of That!

Erich Buerger’s Honors:

1988 Most Valuable Player - Water Polo Saddleback Highschool
1988 2nd Place Orange County Science Fair - Physical Sciences
1987 2nd Place Orange County Science Fair - Physical Sciences
1988 1st Place Santa Ana Unified School District Science Fair - Physical Sciences
1987 2nd Place Santa Ana Unified School District Science Fair - Physical Sciences
1987 & 1988 Participant in California State Science Fair - Physical Sciences
1988 Student of the Month Science - Saddleback High School

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