This document provides a summary of Steven B. Wright's qualifications and experience. He has over 25 years of experience in system architecture, software development, and technical leadership. He has extensive expertise in Microsoft technologies including .NET, SharePoint, SQL Server, and Business Intelligence. He holds a Master's in Computer Science and an MBA, and has published several books on Microsoft technologies. He is currently working as a senior solution architect and adjunct professor.
1. Steven B. Wright
2722 Cottage Circle
Bellevue, NE 68123
Cell: 402-350-9385
E-mail: swrightjet@gmail.com
Profile
A senior-level system architect with over 25 years of experience. Proficient in multi-tier
and object-oriented application architecture, business intelligence, enterprise application
integration, database design, and technical leadership. Knowledgeable in many areas of
the Microsoft platform including development, infrastructure and architecture. Highly-
motivated to bring new ideas to new teams and systems.
Primary Skills Summary
Broad understanding of enterprise architecture, software design and development
Recent projects have focused on .NET development, SharePoint and Business
Intelligence
19 years of experience in architecture and development on the Microsoft platform
Master’s degrees in both Computer Science and Business Administration (MBA)
17 years of consulting experience in Omaha
Numerous (49) Microsoft certifications
Published author and speaker
Teacher including as an adjunct faculty member
Familiar with various software development lifecycle strategies, including Agile
Experience in a variety of industries including financial services, insurance,
government contracting and health care
Education
Bellevue University, Master of Business Administration (MBA), 2010
The John's Hopkins University, M.S. Computer Science, 1992
Purdue University, B.S. Computer Science, 1988
Purdue University, B.S. Mathematics, 1988
Certifications (MCP ID 416908)
Title Date Achieved
Microsoft Certified Professional – MCP March 22, 1997
Microsoft Certified Solution Developer – MCSD (Old Track) May 27, 1997
Microsoft Certified Systems Engineer - MCSE (NT) December 01, 1997
Microsoft Certified Database Administrator – MCDBA (SQL7) June 08, 1999
Microsoft Certified Solution Developer – MCSD (New Track) November 24, 1999
2. Microsoft Certified Systems Engineer – MCSE for Windows 2000 October 13, 2001
Microsoft Certified Database Administrator – MCDBA for SQL 2000 October 13, 2001
Microsoft Certified Application Developer – MCAD for .NET January 11, 2003
Microsoft Certified Solution Developer – MCSD for .NET March 8, 2003
Microsoft Certified Systems Engineer – MCSE for Windows 2003 September 8, 2004
Microsoft Certified Technology Specialist – Web / Windows December 12, 2006
Microsoft Certified IT Professional: Database Administrator May 15, 2007
Microsoft Certified Solutions Associate: SQL Server 2012
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August 16, 2013
Ongoing Projects
Frequent speaker at User’s Group meetings, conferences and other training events.
Technical editor and author for IT and development related publications. Amazon author
page: http://www.amazon.com/-/e/B0053HCL52.
Authored Publications
Pro SharePoint 2013 App Development, Apress, 2013, ISBN: 978-1430258841.
Pro SharePoint 2013 Business Intelligence Solutions, Apress, 2013, ISBN: 978-1430258933.
Pro SharePoint 2010 Governance, Apress, 2012, ISBN: 978- 1430240778.
Expert SharePoint 2010 Practices, Apress, 2011, ISBN: 978- 1430238706.
Pro SharePoint Designer 2010, Apress, 2011, ISBN: 978- 1430236177.
Pro SharePoint 2010 Business Intelligence Solutions, Apress, 2010, ISBN: 978-1430232858.
SQL Server Security, McGraw-Hill, 2003, ISBN: 0072225157.
BizTalk Server: The Complete Reference, McGraw-Hill, 2001, ISBN: 0072134984
Project History
2014 to Present – H4 Technology – Senior Solution Architect
Software development lead for this startup in the health care industry. Developing
working on Microsoft-based health care solutions including business intelligence and
business process management features. H4T focuses on contract product development
for state and local governments as well as private companies.
2014 to Present – Bellevue University – Adjunct Professor
Teaching online and evening classes in the College of Science and Technology.
2014 – Mutual of Omaha Insurance – Principle Enterprise Architect
As a member of the Enterprise Architecture division, I worked on various strategic and
tactical I/S initiatives for modernizing Mutual of Omaha's mission-critical systems.
2009 to 2014 – Sogeti USA, LLC – Senior Manager
3. Blue Cross Blue Shield of Nebraska – Omaha, NE
Designed and implemented strategies for content and application migration from
SharePoint 2007 to SharePoint 2010.
Farm Credit Services of America – Omaha, NE
Designed and implemented a data warehouse and business intelligence portal for
analyzing loan and lease portfolio performance data covering the history of the company.
Provided architectural oversight for the development team. Analyzed business
requirements in concert with the Risk Management team. Implemented standards and
processes for agile development of enhancements to the data warehouse and portal.
System built on the Microsoft DW/BI stack including SQL Server 2012 (SSIS, SSAS and
SSRS) and PerformancePoint Services 2010.
Survey Data Delivery Portal (continuing) – Lincoln, NE
This project was carried over from MSI to Sogeti when MSI discontinued their
consulting practice.
2005 to 2009 – MSI Systems Integrators – Microsoft Architect
Survey Data Delivery Portal – National Research Corp – Lincoln, NE
Architected and implemented a large data warehouse containing several years of sensitive
survey data. Led the development team using Visual Studio 2008 and SQL Server 2005.
This database required extensive statistical processing and complex data caching. The
user interface was developed using MOSS 2007 web parts, features and other artifacts.
Implemented a custom single sign-on process to integrate MOSS with an existing
credential store.
Web Property – Home Instead Senior Care – Omaha, NE
Architected and led development of a SharePoint-based, public-facing web property
(http://www.homeinstead.com). Supported custom Web Content Management for 600
franchises with individual sites. Multiple security models supported for internal, extranet
and public access. Implemented with SharePoint Services 2.0, SharePoint Portal 2003,
Visual Studio.NET 2005, .Net 2.0 and MS SQL Server 2005.
2004 to 2005 – Avanade Inc. – Principle Solution Developer SD
SOA Integration Architecture – Bell South, Atlanta, GA
Created a coding framework for integrating BizTalk Server 2004 into an existing SOA
implementation. Developed custom components along with patterns and practice
guidelines for BellSouth BizTalk developers. Interfaced with a custom Web Services
4. Extension 2.0 (WSE2) implementation, IBM’s WebSphereMQ and Microsoft’s
Enterprise Library package.
2000 to 2005 – Planet Consulting – Senior Architect
Staffing Application Architecture – C&A Industries, Omaha, NE
Created the architectural guidance and led the development of a large custom staffing
application. Technologies used include Visual Studio.NET 2005 (Beta), .Net 2.0 (Beta),
MS SQL Server 2000, MS SQL Server 2005 Reporting Services and TAPI integration.
Claim Audit System – Midlands Choice, Omaha, NE
Designed and developed a system for monitoring and reporting on the business process
flow within the claims repricing system. Implemented using BizTalk 2004 Business
Activity Monitoring, BizTalk HIPAA Accelerator and SQL Server 2000 Reporting
Services.
Enroll 1 Worksite Enrollment – Mutual of Omaha, Omaha, NE
Technical Lead and Architect for a team that developed a worksite insurance enrollment
system. The system consisted of a Windows laptop application, an administration web
site, a central data repository and a set of data synchronization web
services. Implemented using SQL Server 2000, VB.NET and the .NET Framework.
HIPAA Processing System – Blue Cross/Blue Shield of Nebraska, Omaha, NE
Part of a team that designed and implemented a high transaction-rate HIPAA processing
system for a major insurance carrier. Primary areas of responsibility included C#
application and Web Services design and development, BizTalk Server integration and
SQL Server 2000 development.
Group Enrollment Portal – ETI Benefits Inc., Des Moines, IA
System architect and technical lead for a group that developed a portal web site for group
benefit enrollments. The site enables an employer to offer various plans from various
carriers and supports individual employee enrollment and customer service. Developed
using ASP.NET in C# and SQL Server 2000. Project included an enrollment site, an
administration site and web services to enable integration with an existing laptop-based
VB application.
Billing Services System –First of Omaha Merchant Processing (FOOMP), Omaha, NE
Database Designer and system architect for this credit card processing
system. Developed database model & system object model, specified deployment
hardware and provided testing support.
Web Enrollment System for Group Insurance –American Family Life Assurance
Company of Columbus (AFLAC), Columbus, GA
Designed and implemented an enrollment web site for supplemental
insurance. Integrated enrollment with employer’s web enrollment system and AFLAC’s
5. legacy mainframe system. Developed object model, administration web site, enrollment
web site and data extraction NT service.
BizTalk Server / EDI Implementation – Ancillary Care Management (formerly HIS),
Omaha, NE
Implemented BizTalk Server 2000 for processing of supply-chain EDI
transactions. Integrated data extraction and updates with ACM proprietary web site.
Clustered Database Design - Promisant Ltd, Hamilton, Bermuda
Designed the deployment of MS SQL Server 2000 in a Windows 2000 cluster using
Cluster Services. Designed the live transaction database for this international credit card
processor. Cluster-enabled a commercial Extraction/Replication engine and a proprietary
server-based application. Tested and deployed all components to production.
MyHomeCare.com – Health Integration Strategies, Omaha, NE
Implemented web-based forms for automating Home Health Care related forms and
processes. Implemented solution using SQL Server, ASP, Visual Basic COM Objects,
Crystal Reports and plaNet’s icFoundation toolkit.
Charge-It System Web Site – Moneris Solutions Inc., Chicago, IL
Created new web site for merchant processing company at
http://www.monerischargeit.com/. Implemented using Visual Interdev and SQL
Server. Designed custom template system for rapid development. Also designed XML-
based menu and banner ad management system.
BizTalk Server / EDI Implementation – May’s Chemical Co., Indianapolis, IN
Implemented BizTalk Server 2000 for processing of supply-chain EDI transactions. Built
a custom SQL Server database to house transaction data along with an ASP intranet site
for retrieval of the data. Also implemented integration with client’s Lawson ERP system.
1998 to 2000 - Rainier Technology - Senior Solution Consultant
CATM BizTalk Demo - Microsoft, Redmond, WA
Implemented the BizTalk marketing demo presented by Microsoft executives at various
MS events around the world. The demo consisted of a Commerce Server 2000 (pre-Beta)
site delivering Purchase Orders to BizTalk. BizTalk was then integrated with JD
Edwards ERP software, the McHugh Warehouse Management System and a CE-based
picking device. Developed using ASP, VB, VBScript and XML.
N.E.W.S. Database - Election Systems & Software, Omaha, NE
Implemented an enterprise customer and field service database application serving a
nationwide company providing election vote-counting services. Application developed
using Visual Basic, Visual InterDev, SQL Server 7. The user interface is web-based with
ASP and MTS on the middle tier. Reporting delivered through Crystal Reports 7 on the
web server.
6. Apartment Search Engine - New Views, Inc. , Omaha, NE
Implemented an apartment search system for both office and Internet users. Developed
applications using ASP, VB6, Visual Interdev and MS SQL Server 7.0. Designed
database schema, application class structure, property scoring algorithms and all
deliverables. This search engine is now part of www.ApartmentVideos.com.
Web Reporting Infrastructure - Call Interactive, Omaha, NE
Lead designer and developer for multiple Internet and Intranet applications. Provided
support for internal and external users. Developed applications using IIS 4, Visual Basic
6, Visual Interdev 6 and MS SQL Server 7.0. Performed all database design,
implementation and administration duties. Provided training on Microsoft tools and
technologies.
1996 to 1998 - Renaissance Worldwide Incorporated - Consultant
Vendor Fund Tracking System - Inacom, Omaha, NE
Inacom's marketing department uses this system to track and budget cooperative
advertising funds supplied by its vendors. Migrated the application from Visual Basic 3
to Visual Basic 4 (32-bit). Fixed performance and accounting problems in the reporting
system. Updated the database model and ported the database from Oracle 7 on
SCO/UNIX to AIX. Performed all setup and optimization of the new database. Deployed
the new application and server to users. Automated many existing user processes
including project setup and bookkeeping functions.
MQSeries Infrastructure Project - Mutual of Omaha, Omaha, NE
Designed and Implemented an enterprise-wide messaging system based on IBM's
MQSeries product. The infrastructure consists of a set of RS/6000 processors running a
routing daemon under AIX. Designed a general-purpose application platform using
MQSeries that interfaces to the infrastructure from VB, C and C++. Developed the code
to allow application developers to access the infrastructure as well as the routing daemon.
Valmont Order Processing System (VOPS) - Valmont Inc., Valley, NE
Designed and Implemented this Client/Server workflow management system. The
purpose of the system is to track quotes and orders for Valmont's Communications
Products area. Project included database design accessing MS SQL Server 6.0 from
Visual Basic 4. Trained users and carried out deployment. Planned ongoing DBA
activities.
1994 to 1996 - Automatic Data Processing (ADP) - Principle Member Technical
Staff
Power Broker - Portfolio/Contact Management System
Development Lead for this Client/Server Brokerage Productivity system written in Visual
Basic (v4) using MS Access 95, Sybase X and a variety of third party OLE controls.
Designed and implemented the GUI interface components for the system. Also,
performed DBA duties for the project servers and source control system.
7. Back-Office File Distribution Server (BOFD)
As Manager and Lead Developer of the Client Interfaces group, developed a Back-Office
File Distribution server for a brokerage information system. Client Back-Office files were
converted to Front-Office format using C (DB-Lib) on a RISC System/6000 and
SYBASE. Designed performance and reliability enhancements to the existing system.
Supported brokerage clients as the leader of a group of three developers.
1988-1994 International Business Machines (IBM) - Software Developer/Tester
FAA - Advanced Automation System (AAS) - System Test (1993-1994)
Designed test program for software maintenance component that insures that new
software releases are distributed without Air Traffic Control service interruption. Gained
acceptance from the FAA. Created and led a preintegration test team at the FAA
Technical Center in Pamona, NJ. Supported other test areas in design and completion of
tests.
FAA - Advanced Automation System (AAS) - Development (1988-1993)
Designed and implemented Clustering and Fault Tolerance Management software for a
mission-critical Air Traffic Control project. Led team of 3 to 6 developers using Ada and
C under AIX. Led effort to redesign and reimplement the 10,000 line Ada program that
had become unmaintainable. Application rewritten and delivered with team of three in
four months. Designed and implemented advanced protocols on a distributed set of RISC
System/6000 processors to correct performance failures in the real-time ATC system.
Also, guided architecture of the system as a member of the Architecture Review Board.
Designed and implemented an Expert System based failure recovery mechanism to
provide flexibility in maintaining system availability. Developed training program for
new software development team members.