Ed Simmerson Email & Phone Number

Longmont, CO, US

• Developed and executed a strategic vision for architectural direction and development to align with company goals
• Led and mentored a team of fifteen Software Architects, Site Reliability Engineers, and Database Administrators with a focus to unify architecture, improve development practices, and improve the performance and.
• Created and championed the annual developer survey driving targeted change for process improvement, and employee satisfaction
• Provided expertise to inform and advise CEO in the technical due diligence of multiple acquisitions
• Possess a deep understanding and best practices of software architecture and development methodologies

• Led the ticketing division software architecture for the entire ticketing division which included eCommerce, point of sale, and kiosk software products
• Managed the team focused on the transition from Rackspace to AWS scalable, microservice, cloud-based architecture resulting in cost savings, improved system stability, and better scalable performance
• Created a new scalable, fault-tolerant C#.NET API to connect the point-of-sale system to the eCommerce system
• Oversaw a team of five architects and

• Part of the senior leadership team that grew the company from thirteen employees to sixty-five employees resulting in the acquisition of Siriusware, Inc. by accesso, LLC in 2013
• Managed a team of eight employees focused on the architecture, product design, credit card processing, and documentation departments
• Participated in strategic planning and direction for the company
• Held employee reviews, provided personnel training, and delivered performance metrics
• Aided in the development of the point-of-sale system using C#, Visual C++, and SQL Server

• Responsible for the overall direction of the product and software releases
• Managed the entire production team of seventeen employees (Software Development, Systems Analyst, QA, and Software Architecture)
• Created and maintained the SDLC Process and the Three-Year Product Roadmap
• Adhered to internal and external development standards including PCI, PA-DSS, and OWASP
• Developed new modules and maintained existing code in C++, T-SQL, and VFP for point-of-sale application

• Variety of duties of increasing responsibility, including:
• Software Development – $300M+ project. Architecture Configuration Control Board Member – Aid in the decisions on architecture changes to the system for the entire GPS project
• Communications/Network Lead – Responsible for the network design, installation, configuration, and maintenance of a $100M and a $46M project
• Component Integration & Test Lead – $10M project. High degree of client interaction, including presentation to clients and testing with their operational satellites and ground station equipment
• Hardware Change Lead – $32M project. Hardware Configuration Control Board member

Master Of Science (Ms), Civil Engineering

Bachelor Of Applied Science - Basc, Environmental Engineering Technology/Environmental Technology