Gary Van Overborg

Current

• CEO at Scholarly iQ, LLC
• Owner at Van's Data Systems

Past

• Director of R&D at MarketPowerGroup
• Senior IT Systems Lead at USAA

Education

• University of the Incarnate Word

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Industry

Information Technology and Services

Gary Van Overborg’s Summary

Research and develop innovative technologies with broad experience in all aspects of business strategy, marketing and development processes. A strong reputation for catapulting ideas from concept to reality and exceeding expectations.

Interested in progressive companies and contributing to their growth by providing superior customer service and value through the timely delivery of quality information solutions.

Gary Van Overborg’s Specialties:

Innovation, Web 2.0 Applications, eBusiness Services and Solutions, Web Analytics, COUNTER, and SUSHI.

Directing multiple projects concurrently encompassing the entire software development life cycle, database architectural definition, web analytics and communications. Microsoft .NET technologies, Java 2 Platform Enterprise Edition (J2EE), web design and development, transact sql, xml, html. In-depth exposure to marketing, insurance, publishing, retail and financial industries.

Gary Van Overborg’s Experience

• CEO

  Scholarly iQ, LLC

  (Information Technology and Services industry)

  April 2008 — Present (9 months)

  Scholarly iQ, formerly a division of Optimal iQ, was born out of a need for more efficient and effective solutions relating to the publisher and librarian communities. Real world issues created opportunities for solutions and through a process of research, experimentation and refinement over the years, Scholarly iQ has built a suite of innovative eBusiness services. These include our COUNTER R2 compliant engine supporting XML reports for SUSHI, usage statistics and web analytics for publishers and librarians, COUNTER and SUSHI consultation.
  
  My latest initiatives include joining NISO's SUSHI Developers Group and being nominated for COUNTER's Editorial Advisory Board.

• Owner

  Van's Data Systems

  (Information Technology and Services industry)

  June 1994 — Present (14 years 7 months)

  Established a consulting company comprised of multiple contractors that develops large scale applications tailored for select clients.
  
  Ensure success and profitability each year in business by maintaining solid client relationships, providing measurable value and leveraging leading edge organic marketing strategies.

• Director of R&D

  MarketPowerGroup

  (Marketing and Advertising industry)

  November 2006 — April 2008 (1 year 6 months)

  Directed the design, development and implementation of a proprietary buying system for television and online ads that reduces media costs by up to 35%. Helped found one of the most promising start-up companies in Austin, ClickForensics, by directing the development of the leading online click fraud detection software (patent pending).
  
  Other major projects include the development of various eBusiness services for the publisher and librarian communities such as a COUNTER Release 2 compliant engine, SUSHI reporting modules, and a usage statistics platform.

• Senior IT Systems Lead

  USAA

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

  May 1999 — March 2003 (3 years 11 months)

  Played a lead role in managing the design, development and implementation of enterprise electronic commerce solutions and web based insurance applications. Worked closely with individuals throughout various levels of the organization on a daily basis and instilled CMM and PM principles throughout the life cycles of projects to ensure quality products. Delivered presentations including critical design reviews, process formulation and training courses.

Gary Van Overborg’s Education

• University of the Incarnate Word

  BBA, Information Systems, 1998 — 2000

  Graduated Cum Laude

Additional Information

Gary Van Overborg’s Interests:

Leading edge technology, marketing strategies, new frameworks and processes for improving software development, sailing, and playing guitar

Gary Van Overborg’s Honors:

Recognized by Microsoft as a Certified Solutions Developer (MCSD), recognized on the National Dean’s List for maintaining a 3.7 GPA and graduated with Advanced Honors from William Howard Taft High School.

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