Eric Sass

Current

Software Engineer III at Raley's

Past

Applications Development Manager at MTS, Inc. / Tower Records
Sr. Programmer/Analyst at MTS, Inc. / Tower Records
Sr. IT Analyst at Safeco Insurance

President, COO at Rubicon Games, Inc. / Games & Gizmos, Inc.
Systems Analyst at Safeco Insurance

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Education

California State University-Sacramento
University of Washington, Seattle - Business School

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Industry

Retail

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Eric Sass’s Summary

Experienced IT Manager with project management, staff development, and technical skills.

Eric Sass’s Specialties:

Point of sale systems support and development; Insurance billing systems support and development; Logistics and Transportation systems development and support; Management of Developers, QA Engineers, DBAs, and Systems Engineers.

Eric Sass’s Experience

Software Engineer III

Raley's

(Privately Held; 10,001 or more employees; Retail industry)

November 2006 — Present (3 years 1 month)

Develop and maintain logistics and transportation systems using Cobol on MVS OS/390, CICS, Java, Unix, DB2, Oracle, and Boomi. Vendor packages include Manhattan Warehouse Management and VoiceLink. Responsible for analysis, design, requirements gathering, programming, testing, integration, and installation.

Introducing and promoting professional development practices, including coding standards, code inspection, QA throughout the SDLC, and Business Analysis. Improving internal IS team processes to reduce defects and increase productivity.
Applications Development Manager

MTS, Inc. / Tower Records

(Privately Held; 1001-5000 employees; Retail industry)

May 2005 — November 2006 (1 year 7 months)

Managed the Retail Application Development dept., including Developers, QA Engineers, DBAs, and Systems Engineers.
Responsible for all store systems across 89-store nationwide retail chain.
Implemented improved processes, reduced defect rates, and increased productivity.
Sr. Programmer/Analyst

MTS, Inc. / Tower Records

(Privately Held; 1001-5000 employees; Retail industry)

March 2004 — May 2005 (1 year 3 months)

Develop and maintain retail point of sale system (AcuCobol) and related systems.
Sr. IT Analyst

Safeco Insurance

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

February 2000 — December 2003 (3 years 11 months)

Lead technical analyst supporting and developing mainframe Cobol billing systems ($4 billion per year collected).
Led team of Sr.-level professionals; managed workflow, change control, source control, and external communications for the team.
President, COO

Rubicon Games, Inc. / Games & Gizmos, Inc.

(Privately Held; 11-50 employees; Retail industry)

June 1998 — February 2000 (1 year 9 months)

Led the growth of a small card-game publisher with $20,000 in annual sales to a three-store retail chain with $1,500,000 in annual sales.
Directed daily operations of the company. Directly managed the CFO, VP Marketing, and all IT staff. Led the design, development, and successful launch of GamesAndGizmos.com. Raised $3 million in venture funds to grow the company.
Systems Analyst

Safeco Insurance

(Public Company; 5001-10,000 employees; SAFC; Insurance industry)

April 1989 — June 1998 (9 years 3 months)

Developed, maintained, and supported mainframe and PC billing systems.

Eric Sass’s Education

California State University-Sacramento

Continuing Ed. , Business Analyst Certificate , 2008 — 2008
University of Washington, Seattle - Business School

BA , Business Administration, MIS , 1984 — 1989