Michelle Sollicito
ex-Accenture, ex-Yahoo, ex-Earthlink, have worked in eBusiness for aeons - in both the very technical side and the business side. Currently CTO/President of eBarster - see http://www.ebarster.com - which is gonna beat Google Adsense !!
| Headline: | Startup Member |
| Work status: | Living The Dream |
| Website: | http://www.ebarster.com |
| Industries: | Computing, Information Technology, Internet |
| Skills: | HTML / CSS, Java, Javascript, Languages and Platforms, Software Engineering, SQL, Web Development |
| Next step: | I need to publicize eBars now. I have two stable products - the eBay eBar and the Amazon eBar, so now all I need is business partners to use them on their sites to make money for them and for me! |
| Location: | Marietta GA USA |
| Visas: | UK and USA |
| Interested in: | Advising startups, Consulting opportunities, Finding business partners, Finding experts, Getting press, Giving back, Helping friends, Joining a startup, Meeting new people, Mentoring, Offering Expertise, Partnering with other groups, Professional opportunities, Promoting my startups, Raising money, Receiving feedback, Trading services |
| Tags: | adsense, affiliate, amazon, associate, ebay, ebay partner network, google, Internet, yahoo |
| Schools: | City University, University of Greenwich |
FULL BIO
See resume at http://www.exceptiona.com/intranet/resumeebusarch.doc
or see my portal at http://portal.exceptiona.com for articles I have written so you know what I know about
WORK EXPERIENCE
| Employer: | Paramount Software / Exceptiona/eBarster |
| Position: | Ebusiness Technical Architect |
| Time period: | December 2002 - Present |
| Description: | • Various Mini Projects:
• CTO and President of eBarster.com. I came up with the concept of using eBars to make money using the eBay Partner Network/ API, Amazon Associates API and Yahoo! Sponsored Search API. I developed the code for the first release, the “eBar” (eBay content) using the eBay API, ASP, javascript and XML. I created an eBar Google Gadget, using the Google Gadget API, ASP, SQL Server 2000, MS Access, ADO, javascript, XML and I created the eBarster browser toolbar using the Conduit API, XML, RSS etc. Currently the “Abar” (Amazon content) is under development, using Amazon Associates Web Service/Commerce API, C#, ASP.net, SQL Server 2005, ADO.Net, javascript and XML. The “Ybar” (Yahoo! Content) is under development using Yahoo! APT Web Services API, C#, ASP.net, SQL Server 2005, ADO.Net, javascript and XML. I also created the eBarster website, did all the business development and marketing, SEO, etc. The first release, the “eBar”, now needs very little maintenance and is self-perpetuating – as more clients use eBars, more new clients find out about eBars and they use it too! • CTO of Corbonzo.com (this links to the test version not the live version – which has since gone out of business sadly), a website for Real Estate Agents, Investors etc. My role was to plan, design and build (in a very short amount of time) a technical architecture for the original site which would cost little money up front but with a plan for going forward that would make it easy to migrate later to the “ideal” platform. The original site would be used to encourage investors to invest in the business. Once investment was obtained the site would be moved to a more optimal technical architecture. For example, the original site is written with Access but the SQL used is Ansi Standard for easy porting to SQL Server at a later date. The site creates a “sticky” community made up of RSS feeds, podcasts, videos, blogs and article submissions for signed up members. It also allows members to create their own web pages for advertising purposes. I am pleased to announce that we obtained our investment capital on 11th January 2007, so went on to develop the site somewhat in ASP.Net, though a business feasibility issue ended this project in early 2008. (ASP, Javascript, Access, RSS, XML –going to ASP.net, SQL Server) • Developer of BodyWisdomBirthing.com - developed a website using ASP and Access for BodyWisdomBirthing.com – you can view it at http://www.bodywisdombirthing.com Owner of the site ran out of funds to complete the forums, groups and chat side of the website. (ASP, Javascript, Access) |
| Employer: | Personal Projects |
| Position: | Work experience |
| Time period: | December 2007 - November 2008 |
| Description: | • I am a Zumba Gold instructor – see http://zumbafitness.com to find out more about Zumba. Zumba Gold is Zumba for beginners, kids, and active older adults (55+) – or, as I call them, Baby Boomers! I recently took the workshop which allows me to teach classes so I am now OFFICIAL! Yay! Now I can start charging for my classes, not just do them for free!
• Creator, developer and organizer of online communities – the most successful of which is MariettaMoms (150 members, we have a meetup every day – a playdate, museum trip, moms night out, etc.). I developed the website MariettaMoms.com including forums, chatroom, online playroom for kids, various yahoo groups, and classified ads etc. Then I added on a password controlled back-end using ning.com (http://mariettamoms.ning.com ) which I have integrated with google gadgets/orkut, facebook, myspace, slide.com, flickr and many rss feeds etc. Also, MariettaObamaMommas, which is a site I have used to encourage moms to take an interest in politics – I have run some ‘events’ (a convention watch party, a moms breakfast), have canvassed via telephone calls and door to door campaigns, and have drawn together useful sites and info for moms to use in making a decision. Also eBusinessMistress which is going to be a site I use to pass on information about SEO skills and ideas for saving/making money on the web, and now zumbafitness.ning.com and zumbagold.ning.com to help zumba instructors/participants to find one another and get tips from one another • Website Manager for Mothers And More East Cobb (Sept 2006-7) (http://mmeastcobb.homestead.com/) – My role was to keep the website up to date, posting information about future events, meetings etc. (Homestead Sitebuilder, HTML) • Leader of the Stay At Home Moms Group, which later became “Marietta Moms” on Meetup.com (Jan 2007 – Dec 2007) - (http://sahm.meetup.com/1861/) - My role was to organize and attend events aimed at Moms with young children, to post events to the website and to keep the community feeling going by regular contact with members via the message board, emails, phone calls and face to face meetings. This group got too big so we split into two in Dec 2007 – “Cobb Moms” and “Marietta Moms” – I run Marietta Moms, now on ning.com (which I think is a much better website than meetup.com) and we have 150+ members, and one of the other organizers runs “Cobb Moms” and she has 150+ members also. I wrote search engines in ASP to supplement meetup.com and various other little utilities in ASP, because of limitations in meetup.com at the time (html, ASP, javascript) |
| Employer: | Rentacoder.com |
| Position: | Various Mini Projects |
| Time period: | December 2002 - November 2008 |
| Description: | • Wrote Google Maps API code to get address data from a dataset and get the geocode info (Lat and Lon) via the Yahoo! Geocoding API, and place the points on a map using Google Maps, and then get directions using either Google or Yahoo! Maps (Google Maps API, AJAX, C#, ASP.Net, VB.Net,.Net 2.0, VS 2005)
• http://www.exceptiona.com/intranet/GoogleMapsDirectionsVB... • Wrote a Javascript Calendar widget for an online Travel Agency, which had to be generic and allow for different kinds of usage. (Javascript, HTML, CSS) http://www.exceptiona.com/intranet/JavascriptCalendarWidg... • Wrote Google Maps API code to lookup locations based upon zipcode and to allow users to mark various points on a map http://www.exceptiona.com/maps/newdemo.html (Google Maps API, AJAX, Javascript, HTML, XML) • Wrote Yahoo! Konfabulator widgets to manipulate RSS newsfeeds • http://www.exceptiona.com/widgets/Kayak_RSS.zip and http://www.exceptiona.com/widgets/ynews.zip ( must use with Yahoo! Konfabulator – see www.konfabulator.com ) (XML, Javascript, AJAX, HTML, RSS, Konfabulator) • Wrote a book on Business Continuity Planning and Disaster Recovery (Business Survival) http://www.exceptiona.com/bcpdr.doc • Wrote a book on Home Theater (The Home Theater Toolkit) www.exceptiona.com/hometheatertoolkit.doc • Wrote various technical articles, most recently on Sarbanes Oxley Audits and Business Continuity for Informit.com http://tinyurl.com/5kaoe |
| Employer: | Earthlink |
| Position: | Senior IT and Security Auditor |
| Time period: | December 2002 - November 2004 |
| Description: | • Senior IT and Security Auditor responsible for IT/Security component of Sarbanes Oxley (COBIT) and CISP (Visa) audits. This involved interviewing personnel at all levels of the business, primarily those working in all areas of IT, auditing the technical architecture and identifying flaws in it (and suggesting solutions), carrying out security scans, reviewing code, operating system parameters and files, and carrying out walkthroughs of many business and IT processes, identifying issues and planning remediation efforts, then monitoring those. Reporting fortnightly to the Steering Committee, including the CEO of Earthlink (Gary Betty). (JSP, various Unixes, Windows 2000, SQL Server, Progress database, Oracle) |
| Employer: | Apogee |
| Position: | Ebusiness Architect |
| Time period: | December 2002 - November 2003 |
| Description: | Small software consultancy to the Utilities industry –
• Ebusiness Architect providing input to the general Ebusiness strategy and direction • Involved in technical pre-sales, carrying out technical presentations to customers, writing white papers and articles to aid sales • Advised customers on business and technical issues related to Ebusiness • Team Lead of Web Development Team • Responsible for technical architecture and design of many products – including security, scalability, reliability, transactions for data integrity, personalization • Estimates, budgets and light project plans • Implemented DSDM/RAD approach to development and project mgt • Designed technical architecture, developed/managed development of, tested and implemented a number of applications including a mission critical StormCentral app, a Content Mgt system, a Learning Mgt System and an intranet portal (ASP, SQL Server, VB, Javascript and HTML) |
| Employer: | VirtualPremise |
| Position: | Work experience |
| Time period: | December 2002 - November 2003 |
| Description: | Leasing/Property Mgt ISP client –
• Carried out analysis and design of the CRM component of a Leasing/Property Management system and then built the software using DSDM techniques. (ASP, SQL Server, VB, Javascript and HTML) • Investigated on and reported on the technical architecture and perceived issues related to scalability, reliability, personalization, localization, EAI etc. |
| Employer: | Firebird Services Ltd |
| Position: | Ebusiness Consultant |
| Time period: | September 2000 - June 2003 |
| Description: | • Yahoo!
• Chief Technical Architect on a team that successfully implemented a large secure, multi-language CRM Portal with personalization/customization features, newsfeeds and alerts for Yahoo!/Merck worth over $1m to Yahoo! • Managed 20+ programmers, some on-shore, some off-shore • Responsible for a complex technical and applications architecture design (Iplanet v6, Yahoo!/Tibco Portalbuilder, J2EE, LDAP, HTML, XML, Javascript, SQL Server, Oracle and Unix/NT) including internationalization/localization, personalization, security, reliability/scalability etc. • Responsible for client liaison on a daily basis (clients from all over the world were involved) • Bovis LendLease • Overall tech architect of a team that successfully implemented a number of Ebusiness projects for Bovis LendLease (Europe) and TMS, including Bluewater and Touchwood • Managed a team of 10+ programmers • Implemented DSDM methodologies and project management in place of existing SSADM and Prince methodology and project management • Responsible for estimating and planning, technical design/architecture, client liaison, recruitment • Responsible for technical architecture, design, trouble-shooting as well as some development work (HTML, ASP, VB, Javascript, SQL Server and Lotus Domino/Notes) • Informit • Wrote many technical articles for Informit.com and others - see http://www.informit.com/authors/bio.asp?a=63fbf124-abcc-4... • Various mini-projects while self-employed • Evaluated .Net code generation tool, wrote white papers, technical publicity material etc. for Dot Net Builders (ASP.Net, VB.Net, C#, SQL Server 2000) • Designed and built numerous web sites (HTML, Javascript, ASP, SQL Server, Access) • Developed and ran training courses and seminars in Ebusiness • Developed an Ebusiness book proposal, researched, wrote and published the book • Developed an Ebusiness course for an MSC in Ecommerce at the CIT Polytechnic in New Zealand • Carried out a pre-takeover system audit of Total Metering Limited’s system (HTML, Javascript, ASP, CGI, Perl, SQL Server, Java, Apache, IIS). • See http://portal.exceptiona.com for samples of work |
| Employer: | Synergy International |
| Position: | Ebusiness Consultant |
| Time period: | August 1999 - August 2000 |
| Description: | • Y2K audit of MAF New Zealand’s web sites (Java, CGI/Perl, Apache, IIS, ASP, SQL Server)
• Developed white papers and pre-sales materials for selling Ebusiness services • Carried out pre-sales work – talking to clients about Ebusiness, carrying out presentations, designing applications architectures etc. • Team lead/technical architect of two major RUP Ebusiness projects for AMP as part of their Portal – Eterm, allowing customers to apply for life insurance over the web and Advisers, allowing customers to obtain financial adviser information over the web. (HTML, Javascript, ASP, VB, SQL Server, IIS). • Designed technical architecture and developed intranet Portal for Synergy International, which was completely integrated with internal systems (Navision/ChangePoint), had excellent personalization facilities and limited newsfeed facilities. Used DSDM techniques to manage and develop the intranet (HTML, Javascript, ASP, VB, SQL Server, IIS). |
| Employer: | Sainsburys Supermarkets Ltd |
| Position: | Ebusiness Consultant |
| Time period: | November 1997 - July 1999 |
| Description: | • Successfully implemented Ebusiness Portal and 4 major Ebusiness PRM systems accessed via that Portal
• Responsible for technical architecture decisions, analysis (liaison with business partners, develop complete understanding of the supply chain / systems etc), design (security issues, data issues etc.) and implementation aspects of these systems (HTML, Javascript, ASP, VB, SQL Server, Oracle, Lotus Domino/Notes) • Team led 4 developers • Won a number of national awards for systems developed |
| Employer: | Various Software Houses/Consultancies |
| Position: | IT Consultant/eBusiness Consultant/Tech Architect |
| Time period: | August 1990 - November 2008 |
| Description: | Accenture (then Andersens)
Schlumberger (then Sema) Cap Gemini Sainsburys (2nd largest supermarket chain in UK, eBusiness dept) Synergy NZ eBusiness Consultancy Yahoo! Earthlink Various small clients while self-employed eBarster - see http://www.ebarster.com |
| Employer: | Various Consultancies |
| Position: | IT Consultant |
| Time period: | August 1990 - November 1997 |
| Description: | • Mainly applications architecture design/development work
• Worked for major IT consultancies Andersen Consulting (Accenture) Sept 90 – May 93, Cap Gemini (Hoskyns) May 93 – Nov 94 and Schlumberger (Sema) Dec 94 – Jun 95, amongst others • Many technical skills gained (Oracle, HTML, Javascript, VB, Sybase, SQL Server, Java, JDBC, Servlets, Corba, Unix, C, X/Motif) |
EDUCATION
| University: | University of Greenwich |
| Time period: | 1997 - 1999 |
| Degree: | Masters Internet Technologies (Incomplete) |
| University: | City University |
| Time period: | 1985 - 1990 |
| Degree: | Business Computing Systems, BSc |
PUBLICATIONS
| Articles: | Various: see http://portal.exceptiona.com
Mainly written for Pearson International (owner of Sams books, Que books and Informit.com website) |
| Books: | The eBusiness Bible
The Home Theater Toolkit |
INFORMATION
| Sports: | I teach Zumba Gold (latin dance / exercise class) and I take Zumba classes regularly. I workout regularly at the YMCA too. |
| Clubs: | I run Marietta Moms - a group of 170+ moms who like to meet up with their kids and do all kinds of stuff - see www.mariettamoms.com |
Michelle's Contacts (2)
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David Vu
Accounting graduate from Southern Polytechnic State University, currently studying at Georgia State University and working as Sushi Chef at Kuroshio.
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Steven Thompson
Working towards Business Administration degree at SPSU while growing and developing my business Cowinkidink Inc.