Eric Swanson
Architect at US Airways
- Location
- Phoenix, Arizona Area
- Industry
- Information Technology and Services
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Eric Swanson's Overview
- Current
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- Architect at US Airways
- Past
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- Technical Lead at US Airways
- Manager for Global Delivery in Technology Advisory Services at Sogeti
- Microsoft Practice Manager at Sogeti
- Principal Consultant in Enterprise Microsoft Solutions at Sogeti
- Sr. Software Engineer at AAA
- Enterprise Architect Consultant (4 mo. contract) at CSAA
- Book Reviewer at Manning Publications
- Enterprise Architect at Blue Cross Blue Shield of Arizona
- Book Reviewer at Pearson Education
- Senior Consultant and Developer at ZTMC Internet Advertising Management
- Senior Software Engineer at The Alexander Group
- Executive Director at College Multisport Association
- Owner at Internet Information Architects, LLC
- Department Webmaster at Intel
- Education
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- Western International University
- Arizona State University
- Rio Salado Community College
- Recommendations
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25 people have recommended Eric
- Connections
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275 connections
- Websites
Eric Swanson's Summary
Technical Director, Global Delivery Manager (Development, Quality Assurance, Analysts), Technical Lead, Enterprise/Solution/Technical/Application Architect, Senior Software Developer, Technical Proof-Reader, Internet Marketing, Small Business Owner - Internet Information Architects, LLC. (sold), Founder and Executive Director - National College Multisport Association (organization transitioned to USA Triathlon)
Specialties
Enterprise, Solution and Technical/Application Architecture, WPF and Windows Forms development, ASP.NET (inc. MVC) and PHP web development, Silverlight development, Continuous Integration and Source Code Management, SharePoint, ITIL v3 Certified, MS Sales Certifications, Internet Security, Internet Marketing including Search Engine Optimization, Small Not-for-Profit Business Management, MS Office Automation
Eric Swanson's Experience
Architect
US Airways
Public Company; 10,001+ employees; LCC; Airlines/Aviation industry
April 2012 – Present (2 months) Tempe, AZ
Technical Lead
US Airways
Public Company; 10,001+ employees; LCC; Airlines/Aviation industry
March 2011 – April 2012 (1 year 2 months) Tempe, AZ
Manager for Global Delivery in Technology Advisory Services
Sogeti
Public Company; 10,001+ employees; CAP.PA; Information Technology and Services industry
May 2010 – March 2011 (11 months)
♠ Worked as a global delivery manager, lead, and architect for Fortune 500 clients within Sogeti's Technology Advisory Services; including managing right-shore software development and quality assurance through the software life-cycle from requirements to deployment.
Microsoft Practice Manager
Sogeti
Public Company; 10,001+ employees; CAP.PA; Information Technology and Services industry
January 2010 – May 2010 (5 months)
♠ Temporarily performed the Directorial duties of Microsoft Practice Manager including monitoring KPIs and financial positioning, weekly Sogeti National and Microsoft partnership communications and strategy, practice management for ~50 consultants, and internal Microsoft leadership engagement while delivering full-time solutions for clients as a Manager within Enterprise Solutions Consulting.
Principal Consultant in Enterprise Microsoft Solutions
Sogeti
Public Company; 10,001+ employees; CAP.PA; Information Technology and Services industry
September 2009 – January 2010 (5 months)
Delivering technology architectures with an emphasis on SharePoint intranet planning and implementations. Presenting Microsoft solutions at client lunch & learns, leading sales pursuits, and interviewing PMs, BAs, and technical candidates for the Enterprise Solutions Consulting and Enterprise Microsoft Solutions practices.
Sr. Software Engineer
AAA
Nonprofit; 5001-10,000 employees; Insurance industry
January 2009 – September 2009 (9 months)
- Rapid .NET development in a 20-person team using a formal SCRUM project management methodology
- Maximized utilization of .NET 3.x technologies (e.g. WPF, WCF, WF, LINQ)
- Communicated with AS400 mainframes using IBM iSeries Access for Windows
Enterprise Architect Consultant (4 mo. contract)
CSAA
Nonprofit; 5001-10,000 employees; Insurance industry
September 2008 – December 2008 (4 months)
- Portal subject matter expert for proof-of-concept project within the Enterprise Architecture team.
- Contributed directly to the development of corporate portal standards, architectural principles and guidelines with recommendations for ideal future-state and transitional architectures.
- Comprehensive review of internal infrastructure and technologies for existing Enterprise Portal solutions, including SharePoint 2003 and 2007, Vignette VCM and Portal, and IBM WebSphere Portal with ongoing, direct vendor collaboration meetings.
- Installed, configured, and customized a portal lab environment for technology evaluations and performed a hands-on, exhaustive review of SharePoint 2007’s feature set and external technology integration points.
- Automated SCRUM project planning, maintenance and reporting through Office automation and SharePoint 2007 content management and collaboration.
Book Reviewer
Manning Publications
Privately Held; 51-200 employees; Publishing industry
January 2007 – November 2008 (1 year 11 months)
- Location-Aware Applications
- Entity Framework 4 in Action
- ASP.NET 4.0 in Practice
- OSGi in Action
- Open Source SOA
- Brownfield Application Development in .NET
- Algorithms of the Intelligent Web
- Website Owner's Manual
- Team Foundation Server 2008 in Action
- LINQ in Action
Enterprise Architect
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Arizona
Nonprofit; 1001-5000 employees; Insurance industry
June 2006 – September 2008 (2 years 4 months)
- As a founding member of the Enterprise Architecture Solutions team, I was responsible for supporting leadership within both the business and IT departments; identifying opportunities for improvement on either side.
- Key initiatives I introduced include enterprise customer segment profiles (personas and customer-focused, product/service roadmaps), enterprise IT system modeling, core architecture and project lead for azblue.com 2007-2008 redesign, and online security improvements.
- Large projects I played an important role in include corporate 2009 strategic planning, service-oriented architecture, and online marketing.
Book Reviewer
Pearson Education
Public Company; 10,001+ employees; PSO; Publishing industry
September 2006 – September 2006 (1 month)
- The Old New Thing: Practical Development Throughout the Evolution of Windows
Senior Consultant and Developer
ZTMC Internet Advertising Management
August 2001 – June 2005 (3 years 11 months)
- Directed migration of existing website to cheaper hosting in a .NET environment.
- Leveraged the company's e-Channel to streamline sales processes by automating the company's client application process, customer service, and sales follow-ups in a secure environment.
- Provided clients with online account management software, including credit status reports.
- Developed online company sales reports for the management team.
Senior Software Engineer
The Alexander Group
Privately Held; 51-200 employees; Management Consulting industry
March 2000 – June 2005 (5 years 4 months)
- Represented AGI as the primary security solutions expert for several international projects, including top-tier companies in the banking and software industries.
- Designed and managed some of the team's most profitable service offerings; corresponding with each client's Executive and IT staff to gather and process millions of transactional records and provide secure sales benchmarking and forecasting internet reports to their company's executives.
- Engineered internationally released enterprise and custom sales and marketing management software for delivery in a web-enabled, cross-browser, and cross-platform environment, requiring skill sets throughout the software development life cycle.
- Individually managed several end-to-end custom projects, handling user needs analysis, functional specifications, application architecture/data schema design, object and relational data modeling, N-tier implementation, documentation, QA, and support.
Executive Director
College Multisport Association
January 1998 – January 2005 (7 years 1 month)
- Re-branded the organization "Collegiate Triathlon Association" to support the multi-sport community as a whole, including re-branding its services and the organization's websites.
- Founded and established the organization as a network of national collegiate triathlon teams and clubs across the nation. Leveraged extensive communication skills to develop common team approach.
- Garnered sponsorship and launched a Championships Campaign to host National and Regional events while launching an aggressive growth plan.
- Developed architectural model for, designed, and implemented a web portal for college triathlon, CollegeMultisport.org (*Decommissioned).
- Successfully merged and transitioned the association and its members as a division under USA Triathlon in 2005.
Owner
Internet Information Architects, LLC
August 2002 – July 2004 (2 years)
Personal, "moonlighting" company held for website design, development, and consulting, as well as online marketing consulting. Business grew to critical success, such that a decision had to be made to transition the company to full-time work. I was fortunate enough just prior to the "dot com bust" to choose my existing full-time employer and to close out projects or transition my clients to well respected competitors.
Department Webmaster
Intel
Public Company; 10,001+ employees; INTC; Semiconductors industry
October 1999 – December 1999 (3 months)
- Managed the ATM-O department's Intranet website and its 13 sub-divisions.
- Identified opportunities to drive efficiencies within the department, utilizing the web as a channel for communication, marketing, and team collaboration.
- Trained and managed sub-division developers.
Eric Swanson's Languages
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Spanish
Eric Swanson's Skills & Expertise
Eric Swanson's Education
Western International University
Business
2006 – 2007
Arizona State University
Exercise Science & Health
1997 – 1999
Activities and Societies: President, TriDevils triathlon club
Rio Salado Community College
1996 – 1997
Eric Swanson's Additional Information
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Member (2008-Current); Worldwide Institute of Software Architects (wwisa.org), Vice President of Public Relations & Membership (2008) and Member (2007-2008); Toastmasters International (toastmasters.org), Member (2004-Current); Arizona .NET User Group (azgroups.com), Member (2008-Current); Arizona SharePoint User Group (azsharepointpros.com), Member (2005-Current); Open Web Application Security Project (owasp.org) Lead Actor (2002-2008); Starlight Community Theater (Fagin in Oliver Twist, Sasha in Fiddler on the Roof, Quartet High Tenor in Music Man, Max in Lend Me a Tenor; starlightcommunitytheater.org) Tenor and Baritone (2002-2006); ProMusica Arizona Chorale and Orchestra (promusicaaz.org)
- Honors and Awards:
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ITIL Foundations v3 Certification
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