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Michael Mayer

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Founder of Chicago's 1st eBay Drop-off Store, ExpressDrop. ExpressDrop is a $1.2 million eBay drop-off franchise with 3 physical locations, 3000 sellers and 30,000 buyers.
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Degrees

I have a Masters in Information Science from Indiana University with a concentration in Internet and Network Services, I am a certified Project Management Professional and a Microsoft Certified Professional.

My Expert Service

I can advise you on starting a business, building a franchise, developing technology (infrastructure and software), eCommerce and selling on eBay. I developed the custom software suite that is used to run the business.

Experience & Qualifications

I have 11 years of IT experience as a manager and technical lead.

Besides my involvement with ExpressDrop, I’m currently the Manager of Internet Development in the eBusiness group at Thermo Fisher Scientific, a $10 billion scientific and technical instruments company.

Here is my resume:

EXPERIENCE
4/2007 - Present
Thermo Fisher Scientific
Manager of Internet Development
Vernon Hills, IL
-Manage 6 programmers building 9 global eCommerce sites (i.e. coleparmer.com, davis.com), 15 internal applications and the corporate Intranet using .NET, ASP, VB, VBScript, JavaScript, SQL, HTML and CSS.
-Directed the integration of a new corporate acquisition (davis.com) into the coleparmer.com framework. -Led Cole-Parmer 2007 Internet sales to a record $20 million contributing to the best year in company history.
-Implemented open source quote tracking tool which saved $2 million earmarked for a proprietary system.


4/2005 - 4/2007
CNA
SOX Technology Audit Manager
Chicago, IL
-Managed 14 auditors reviewing 90 systems for SOX technology annual and quarterly audits.
-Built TeamTrack workflow application to handle gap management, reporting and notification. Application is used by IT Compliance, SOX Assurance, Internal Audit, D&T, E&Y, Process Owners and Leadership Team.
-Created audit working practices based on the CobiT framework and mentored auditors in these practices.
-Built database-driven status reporting application to track and communicate current status of all audits.

7/2002 - 4/2005
CNA
Development Lead
Chicago, IL
-Managed CNA's eCommerce releases from construction through deployment with a team of 12 programmers.
-Built CNACentral, DMV and Merlin using J2EE, PLSQL, WSAD, JavaScript and HTML.
-Promoted to SOX Technology Audit Manager after 3 years as a Development Lead/Senior Developer.

5/2001 - 7/2002
Cinergy / Duke Energy
Project Manager
Indianapolis, IN
-Managed 8 developing the Power Plant Builder, Asset Management System and the Environmental Permit Tool.
-Constructed the aforementioned applications using ASP, VB, VBScript, JavaScript, SQL, HTML and CSS.

10/2000 - 5/2001
Cap Gemini Ernst & Young
Technical Solutions Lead
Indianapolis, IN
-Conducted systems analysis, gathered requirements and constructed detailed proposals for technology projects.

8/1999 - 10/2000
Whittman-Hart (marchFIRST)
Technical Lead
Indianapolis, IN
-Constructed LienGuard (commercial loan utility), ProValent.com (commercial loan portal) and the Duke Realty Time Reporting System using ASP, VB, VBScript, JavaScript, SQL, HTML and CSS.
-Received 2 highly-regarded awards for exceeding client expectations at ProValent and Duke Realty.

1/1998 - 8/1999
InfoSolve Consulting
Web Developer
Bloomington, IN
-Managed 7 developers building longdistance.com, communitiesofhope.org, globaldecisionpartners.com, etc. -Built aforementioned Web sites using JavaScript, HTML, Adobe Photoshop and CSS.

5/1997 - 1/1998
Information Resources
Application Developer
Chicago, IL
-Built database analysis automation tools for clients using VBA, HTML and Excel.

12/2003 - Present
ExpressDrop/LuxuryDrop Owner
Chicago, IL
-Created eBay drop-off franchise with 3 locations, 11 employees, 3000 sellers, 30,000 buyers and 1.2M in sales.
-Managed and built auction consignment software suite using J2EE, ASP, VB, JavaScript, SQL and HTML.
-Founded designer clothing sample sale company in 3/2006, with 50 retailers, 20,000 items and 100K in sales.

EDUCATION
1/1998 - 6/2000
Indiana University
Bloomington, IN
Graduate
-M.I.S.
-Concentration in Internet and Network Services
-G.P.A. 3.8

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