Christopher Eberhard Email & Phone Number

New York, Ny, Us

- Serve as a Lead Developer providing technical support for the BenefitHub IT solutions using the Microsoft .NET stack and a react.js front-end- Support automated data management utilities and Azure serverless functions including managing data synchronization and validation- Provide infrastructure support to the software develop teams working with Microsoft Azure and devops pipelines

• Managed a small group of Data & Software Architects in the pursuit of supporting ongoing IT development and initiating internal projects geared towards improving overall IT governance: ◦ Migrating all of our build and deployment systems to Microsoft’s Azure DevOps platform ◦ Encouraging CD/CI pipelines and integrated, automated integration testing ◦ Consolidating all of our source code repositories under Git source control ◦ Creating a searchable online IT inventory system which includes all applications, technologies, databases, IT contacts, deployment schedules, etc. ◦ Initiating the adoption of a centralized Identity/Authentication Management system using a cloud-based vendor as a federated identity provider ◦ Encouraging the use of re-usable libraries and RESTful Web API services to share business logic across silos and development teams • Managed the development of the Institute’s first hybrid-native mobile application for both Android and Apple stores. ◦ Provided organization and guidance to the development team, including project planning and managing ongoing stakeholder expectations ◦ Assisted with the design and development of the application database in SQL Server 2016 ◦ Spearheaded the development of the Web API backend which served multiple consumers, including the mobile app, an administrative website, and direct integration with other clinical trial applications • Organized and provided high-level guidance on a series of internal Tech Talks.

• Led and managed a group of other Data Architects in a concerted effort to maximize the overall value and utility of the Institute’s amassed data assets, including data warehouses and ‘omics type data files: ◦ Provided ongoing support to the Institute’s Bioinformatics staff and faculty in accessing analytical data assets on the University’s high-performance computing cluster. ◦ Supported development of a REDCap-sourced data warehouse for reporting and performing analysis on patient-entered form data. ◦ Worked with the Institute’s Operations and DevOps groups to provide guidance for storing and managing data files ◦ Supported the creation of CI/CD pipelines for applications developed by the Data Architects and the Data Engineering Team. • Developed a Python command-line tool to be used in sample processing laboratories to facilitate transferring large numbers of genomics or results file to the Institute while ensuring integrity. ◦ Used a data exchange and management web API to handle indexing files and providing core business logic ◦ Provided a basic CLI user experience including an interactive mode and file transfer indicator (progress bar) • Organized an ongoing series of Tech Talks for the Institute’s Data Engineering Team, including topics on: ◦ Python for Data Science (delivered) ◦ SQL Server Tips & Tricks (delivered) ◦ Scrum/Agile Methodology ◦ Advanced Topics in SAS

• Architected and implemented data exchange RESTful web API micro-services to facilitate data access from the University’s High Performance Computing cluster: ◦ Data exchange assets included large quantities of clinical phenotypic data sets and ‘omics data files: microbiome, whole genome sequencing, gene expression, metabolomics, proteomics, etc. ◦ Central C# .NET Web API utilizing a token-based security plan for authentication and authorization. • Designed and Implemented a RESTful Python Flask Web API and RabbitMQ service to provide on-demand asynchronous pedigree-drawing functionality to the Institute’s existing web applications using wrapped Bash commands and the Madeline 2.0 Pedigree Drawing engine. • Created a Web API wrapper to pre-existing Legacy business logic from older web applications allowing the Institute’s data scientists and statisticians to access to the logic in a flexible interoperable manner, and avoided recreating the logic in SAS. • Spearheaded and organized an ongoing series of Tech Talks to further the institutional knowledge of the USF Health Informatics Institute. • Delivered presentations on the Institute’s Data Exchange Web API to external analytical partners and researchers. • Participated in Institute-wide discussions regarding Software and Data Architectures, Lean and Agile Management Principles, Innovation, and Governance.

Acted as an Architectural Lead on software development projects specifically charged withdeveloping and managing background data processing projects using C#, WindowsServices, RESTful Web APIs, Hadoop/HDFS, and relational databases (Oracle and SQLServer 2012). Assisted with the management and configuration of our Linux-based Hadoop cluster usingAmbari and shell commands. Created a C# API wrapper around our Hadoop cluster to allow easy interoperability betweenour existing business logic components and the functionality on the cluster: HDFS,Hive/HCatalog, and Oozie. Worked with other developers to create an Oozie/Python based workflow application todetect new Microbiome results files and ingest them into our Hadoop cluster, includingmapping results to a Hive table for reporting and analysis. Worked with other developers to refactor an existing application which originally postedmassive quantities of Accelerometer data to an Oracle database to rather upload that datato a Hadoop cluster and map to multiple Hive tables. Collaborated with data engineering developers and research faculty to determine aneffective strategy for growing and managing our Big Data infrastructure. Worked on developing and documenting an overall Data Warehousing plan for theorganization and hosted meetings with various groups (systems administrators, dataengineering, software developers, management, and quality assurance) to compose acomprehensive solution. Facilitated a Bi-weekly software architecture meeting, including hosting and curating topicsfor review and discussion. Actively Participated in internal organizational meetings with topics covering IT strategy,software development best practices, data and IT governance, product development andbranding, and SharePoint utilization and organization.

 Continued development of enhancements to multiple enterprise-class multi-tier applicationsusing C#, JavaScript/jQuery, nHibernate, and PL/SQL. Platforms range from WebApplications, Web Services/WCF, Windows Applications, Windows Services, and Databasesolutions. Participated on the team which implemented our initial Hadoop cluster: includingresearching and documenting relevant technologies and concepts like Hadoop/HDFS, Hive,HBase, Pig, Oozie, Knox, Cloudera, Hortonworks, Hue, Ambari, etc. Served as a Scrum Master on several high-profile projects with tasks including: Developing, maintaining, and reporting-on a product backlog task-list. Hosting stand-up meetings among developers and managing the developmentprocess. Facilitating planning, retrospective, and review meetings with developers and productstakeholders to ensure transparency and promote an iterative development process. Worked with our SAS Developers and in-house Faculty to develop an ambitious commonOracle database aggregating Dietary Data in several different formats using a .NET 4.0Windows Service. Collaborated with our database administrator on developing and implementing a datawarehouse strategy for storing exceptionally large datasets related to genetic and activityresearch data. Implemented an upgrade of a Legacy .NET 1.1 Web Application to .NET 4.0 includingrefactoring and implementing new technologies. Designed and implemented a data import system for transferring application data from onedata structure to another, including working with complicated normalized Oracle data tables,including importing data from delimited text files, excel spreadsheets, and SQLitedatabases. Researched and presented PowerPoint presentations on new technologies to thedevelopment team, including Big Data, Scrum/Agile Development, Windows AzureDevelopment, Parallel Processing, Object-Oriented JavaScript, Microsoft DLR 4.0, VisualStudio 4.0 Refactoring Features, etc.

 Planned, Designed, and Developed an Integration platform between the ComCept coresystem and a Warehouse Management system, facilitating the exchange of Inventory andSales/Purchasing Order data using a flexible Interface-based class structure: WindowsServices, Web Services, C#, T-SQL Lead Development on the implementation of an Offline Mode feature which uses an clientmanagedMS Access Database to allow a browser-based application to continue to run whennot connected to the internet: XML / XSLT, MS Access, JavaScript, AJAX Managed several successful Software Projects: Requirements Gathering, Scope Definition &Documentation, Technical Management & Documentation, QA & Release Architecture, UI Design, & Lead Development of the ComCept.NET Mobile Suite ofApplications: Windows Mobile Device, SQL Server CE, C#, T-SQL Lead Developer on the Electronic Purchasing Application, partnering with majorManufacturers for Data Exchange and eBusiness: Web Services, Web Application, XML, C#,T-SQL Graphical Design & Developer on the ComCept.NET Utopia system: .NET 2.0 Upgrade of theexisting core application: Web Application w/ Custom Web Controls, C#, T-SQL, DHTML w/CSS, JavaScript, AJAX Continued Development and Maintenance of the core ComCept.NET Accounting, InventoryManagement, & Point Of Sale Application: A multi-tier Application written using DHTML w/ CSS, JavaScript, AJAX, XML-DataTransport, XSLT, VBScript (ASP), & T-SQL (SQL Server 2000), with enhancements usingC# in the .NET 1.1 Framework and Integration with Other Applications (Quickbooks) Developer on the ComCept.NET Smart Client DataMaintenance Application: Windows UI,C#, Web Services Proposed & organized a weekly Development Research Forum where presentations onemerging technologies and technical topics are presented and evaluated.

 Developer on .NET 2.0 Web Application using Custom User Controls, Dynamic ScreenConstruction, & Microsoft .NET AJAX

 Maintained various existing Web Applications using .NET 1.1 Framework, VB.NET, & T-SQL(SQL Server 2000) Architected & Developed Windows Forms/Web Application (using common server libraries)to Interface with QuickBooks, Amex Downloads, & SQL Server

Sarasota, Florida, Us

 Graphical Design & Software Development of the ComCept.NET Accounting, InventoryManagement, & Point Of Sale Application (see above) Developed a XSLT-Based dynamic SQL Report-Writer for use in multiple Applications Provided Graphical & Web Design Support for Multiple Projects: PhotoShop & DHTML Spear-headed Company Development efforts in emerging Technologies: .NET, XSLT, AJAX,XML, including Documentation & Presentation of these Techniques and mentoring fellowEmployees

Master’S Degree, Management Information Systems

Graduate Certificate, Analytics And Business Intelligence

Bachelor’S Degree, Philosophy