DAMIEN J. EVERSMANN =================== > 2305 N Spaulding Ave, Apt 1, Chicago, IL 60647 > C: (916) 662-4175 > damien.eversmann@gmail.com - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - SOLUTIONS ARCHITECT / SENIOR DEVELOPER ------------------------------------ - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - ### OBJECTIVE ### To obtain a position that will allow me to utilize and grow my existing skill set and expand upon my leadership capabilities - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - ### PROFILE ### + Skilled Pre-Sales Engineer: Strong in presentation and training settings with a knack for making the complicated simple and interesting. + Highly Effective Communicator: Able to communicate technical information to management and end-users at any level. Thrives on challenge, and excels in a fast-paced environment. + 17+ Years of Software Development Experience: "Big picture" Systems Architect and Application Developer with demonstrated leadership capability in an enterprise IT environment. + Proficient Web Programmer: Proven expertise with object-oriented languages, web scripting, database programming, and more. Extensive experience in Windows, Unix (AIX), Linux, or Mac OS operating environments. + Effective Project Manager: Proven ability to meet deadlines. Extensive experience defining requirements and managing small- to medium-scale projects (analysis, budgeting, planning, estimating, tracking, and scheduling). + Strong Work Ethic: Self-motivated and dedicated. Able to work independently or in a collaborative team environment. Rapidly assimilates new technologies to implement customized, state-of-the-art solutions. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - ### PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE ### #### RED HAT, Raleigh, NC #### **2016 - present** *Solutions Architect* + Generalist pre-sales engineer for public sector sales serving state and local governments and higher education + Regular and requested presenter for conferences, workshops and technical sessions + Specialist in DevOps and Automation messaging and demonstrations #### MODERAS, Schenectady, NY #### **2015 - 2016** *Development Manager* + Serve as Lead Developer for several engagements interfacing directly with client representatives + Manage and participate in growth and development of several Open Source software initiatives + Serve as a primary resource for Kuali and Kuali-related applications and projects throughout the corporation #### VIVANTECH, INC., San Diego, CA #### **2011 - 2015** *Senior Software Architect* + Senior Architect for the Ekualiti product line: Served as lead technical sales support; responsible for overseeing the daily design and development; shared responsibility for the overall product roadmap; development team scrum master + Served as the Senior Software Architect/Implementation Manager: led and participated in engagements covering needs from KC to custom apps in locations from Los Angeles to Boston, and overseas + Architect and Development Manager for engagement at the University of Southern California to customize and implement Kuali Coeus Research Administration Software + Provided training and mentorship to development contingency at corporate headquarters #### UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, DAVIS #### **2010 - 2011** *UC Systems Architect (Office of Administration and Resource Management)* + Oversaw and implemented development standards including coding standards, unit testing standards, application template design, configuration, usage standards and more. + Architect and developer for several UC-System-wide development initiatives funded by the UC Office of the President including Risk Management, Environmental Health and Safety, Learning Management and Workers Compensation. (Kuali Rice, Spring, Struts, Hibernate) + Directed the acquisition, design, and implementation of server infrastructure to support dependency management and continuous integration. (Maven, Artifactory, Hudson/Jenkins, Kuali ImpEx) + Oversaw development and initial release of UCAction, a UC-System-wide application for the assignment and followup of requirements and tasks for legal and compliance issues. Awarded the UC Power of Ten Award. (Java Web Application, Spring, Hibernate) **2008 - 2010** *Lead Developer / Programmer (Office of Administration and Resource Management)* + Tendered Developer to Kuali Foundation, a consortium of universities, colleges and businesses dedicated to the design and development of open-source administrative software for higher education. + Architected and developed major components and new functionality that cut across several modules of the Kuali Coeus project. (Java Web Application, Spring, Struts) + Designed and implemented a complete overhaul of the unit test system for the Kuali Coeus project. (JUnit) + Software development methodology and architecture advisor for the Department of Safety Services in the Office of Administration and Resource Management. #### INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES (IBM) #### **2000 - 2008** *IT Architect / Lead Developer (Application Systems)* + Widely recognized as the "Go To" point-of-contact to expedite and execute lagging projects. Technical Lead on design and implementation of four portal web applications. + Received the "IBM Thanks Award" for timely and expedient turnaround of aggressive requirements on a project. + Lead Developer (team of 10) for large scale, multi-stage overhaul of process asset library and repository. (WebSphere, Java Web and Desktop Applications) + Lead Developer (team of 6) on customer-facing portal for process-management system. (WebSphere, Java Web Application, and Portlet development) + Architect and Lead Developer (team of 5) on the ground-up development of intellectual capital repository web application with search and administrative functionality. Received accolades from all levels of management. (Java Servlets, JSPs, Struts) + Development Lead (team of 3) for the expansion of procurement and capacity planning application. #### UNIVERSITY OF TOLEDO, Toledo, OH #### **2001 - 2002** *Instructor, Part-time (Dept. of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science)* #### EATON CORPORATION, AEROQUIP GROUP, Maumee, OH #### **1999 - 2000** *Software Architect (IT Development Group)* #### AEROQUIP CORPORATION, Maumee, OH #### **1998 - 1999** *Software Design and Programming (Advanced Computer Technology Group)* #### UNIVERSITY OF TOLEDO, Toledo, OH #### **1998 - 1999** *Graduate Instructor (Dept. of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science)* - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - ### TECHNICAL EXPERTISE ### + Systems: Linux, Windows, Unix, Mac OS + Languages: Java EE/SE/ME (all JDKs), Ansible, AJAX, JavaScript, C/C++/Objective-C, Perl, PHP, XML, WSDL, HTML, XHTML, DHTML and others + Frameworks and Libraries: Node, jQuery, Angular, Kuali Rice, Spring, Struts, Roo, JUnit, Log4J, Ant, Maven, Selenium, Atlassian Suite, SVN, Git and others + Databases: IBM DB2, Oracle, MySQL, HSQLDB, MS SQLServer, MS Access and others + Software Development: Eclipse, IBM Rational Software Architect, IBM WebSphere Application Developer, Sun Java Studio Enterprise, NetBeans, XCode and others - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - ### EDUCATION ### #### UNIVERSITY OF TOLEDO, Toledo, OH #### + Master of Science - Engineering Science, Software and Info. Sys. (1999, 4.0 GPA) + Bachelor of Arts - Theatre (1996, Magna Cum Laude) #### INDIANA UNIVERSITY, Bloomington, IN #### + Master of Fine Arts Coursework - Theatre & Lighting Design (1996 - 1997) - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -