Experience

ZoneJump

• United States
• Transportation, Logistics, Supply Chain and Storage
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Chief Software Engineer

  • Jan 2019 - Present

  Las Vegas Metropolitan Area Architect and sole developer for a coast-to-coast logistics startup that provides services for package shipment, tracking, exception management, service rating, and customer invoicing. • Delivered concept-to-working service in less than 8 weeks • Designed and implemented a micro-services, serverless architecture using Node.js, AWS Lambda, AWS RDS Postgres and AWS CloudFormation • Constructed a custom CI/CD pipeline to automate rapid integration and testing for multiple… Show more Architect and sole developer for a coast-to-coast logistics startup that provides services for package shipment, tracking, exception management, service rating, and customer invoicing. • Delivered concept-to-working service in less than 8 weeks • Designed and implemented a micro-services, serverless architecture using Node.js, AWS Lambda, AWS RDS Postgres and AWS CloudFormation • Constructed a custom CI/CD pipeline to automate rapid integration and testing for multiple micro-services across development, pre-production and production environments Show less



markbeckner.com

• United States
• IT Services and IT Consulting

• Technologist • Strategist • Solutionist

  • May 2018 - Present

  Las Vegas Metropolitan Area Experience-based freelance or contract-to-hire expertise, helping emerging companies build or apply information technology to solve complex business problems.



CalAmp Corp.

• United States

• VP Information Technology

  • Jul 2013 - Feb 2018

  Orange County, California Area Full accountability for all aspects of technology related to global business information systems. Led the successful development and implementation of a broad range of IT services in support of company's continuing transition from a hardware manufacturer to a solutions provider. Organized staff and administered budgets for effective use of resources to optimize limited operational resources. • Led a team of 35 IT professionals responsible for enterprise applications, systems and… Show more Full accountability for all aspects of technology related to global business information systems. Led the successful development and implementation of a broad range of IT services in support of company's continuing transition from a hardware manufacturer to a solutions provider. Organized staff and administered budgets for effective use of resources to optimize limited operational resources. • Led a team of 35 IT professionals responsible for enterprise applications, systems and network infrastructure, end-user support, and information security for a $360M publicly traded corporation. • Responsible for all aspects of IT management; enterprise business compliance & reporting, manufacturing execution support, and software-as-a-service (SaaS) systems; including, enterprise software development, production network and systems operations, data integrity, and information security. • Managed due diligence and integration of IT operations in support of three acquisitions. • Provided IT architecture, development and testing to support adoption of outsourced managed services. • Managed global IT infrastructure for enterprise office locations, managed hosting sites, and cloud-based IaaS. • Developed platform and process enhancements that increased operational efficiency, successfully achieving reliability, scalability, and security objectives at or below budgeted OpEx and CapEx. • Constructed and implemented the business continuity / disaster recovery plan that supported new business wins. • Led adoption of cloud-based platforms for improved reliability, security, and performance. • Established the company’s information security team and provided oversight of program development. • Executed integrations of corporate IT systems with customer IT systems to meet contracted B2B requirements. • Acquired, allocated and managed internal and out-sourced IT resources. • Developed annual strategic and operations plans for board of directors review and approval. Show less



Emida Inc.

• Transportation, Logistics, Supply Chain and Storage
• 100 - 200 Employee

• Chief Technology Officer

  • Sep 2002 - Jul 2013

  Orange County, California Area Overall responsibilitity for the company’s global transaction processing platforms; including architecture, software development, production systems management, data integrity, and information security. • Reponsible for delivery and maintenance of critical IT systems – both dedicated and cloud-based -- operating in over 36 countries with 99.99% availability. • Developed platform and process enhancements that increased operational efficiency and profitability, raising transaction… Show more Overall responsibilitity for the company’s global transaction processing platforms; including architecture, software development, production systems management, data integrity, and information security. • Reponsible for delivery and maintenance of critical IT systems – both dedicated and cloud-based -- operating in over 36 countries with 99.99% availability. • Developed platform and process enhancements that increased operational efficiency and profitability, raising transaction volumes over 15% per year. • Created and implemented a comprehensive set of development, testing, and process methodologies to improve system quality and performance and to reduce time-to-market. • Led integrations of the company’s systems with customer IT systems to meet contracted B2B requirements. • Allocated and managed projects across internal and out-sourced IT development resources. • Provided IT leadership and due diligence for competitive acquisitions and subsequent IT integrations • Developed annual strategic and operations plans for board of directors review and approval. Show less



Avaz Networks

• United States
• IT Services and IT Consulting

• Senior Director Customer Engineering & Support

  • Jun 2001 - Mar 2002

  Orange County, California Area • Managed customer engineering services and support for an SoC device start-up • Established relationships with customer system architects to support knowledge transfer and device adoption



ObjectWave

• United States
• Business Consulting and Services
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Chief Architect

  • 1998 - 2001

  Greater Chicago Area • Technology Development & Management • Architect for VoIP signaling and control software



Subscriber Computing Inc.

• United States
• Software Development

• Senior Systems Architect

  • 1995 - 1998

  Orange County, California Area • Technology development and delivery of a real-time, high-availability, prepaid billing platform for wireless networks • Developed the system architecture for the wireless industry’s first commercial wireless prepaid billing platform OEM'd to Ericsson for sale to global carriers • Managed internal and external software development for wireless network systems interfaces (e.g., ANSI-41, GSM, ISUP, etc.)



U S WEST

• United Kingdom
• Advertising Services
• 700 & Above Employee

• Program Director - Advanced Technologies

  • Jun 1993 - Dec 1994

  Greater Denver Area • Organized and managed a $27M work program for platform and services technology development & commercialization in support of multiple business units • Jointly developed program objectives with BU executives and acquired funding for internal and external R&D projects



Ameritech

• United States
• Telecommunications
• 100 - 200 Employee

• Senior Director - Network Technology

  • Jun 1987 - Jun 1993

  Greater Chicago Area • R&D management; Technology assessment • Managed technical implementation of Advanced Intelligent Network systems and services



Bellcore

• Australia
• Staffing and Recruiting
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Director - Broadband Network Research

  • Aug 1983 - Jun 1987

  Northern New Jersey Area • Communications R&D; Technology Management • Bellcore Award of Excellence for "innovative technical leadership and contributions critical to the development of Broadband ISDN"



AT&T Bell Laboratories

• United States
• Appliances, Electrical, and Electronics Manufacturing
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Member of Technical Staff

  • Jun 1977 - Aug 1983

  Greater Chicago Area • Embedded systems hardware and software development • Co-holder of key industry patents on ISDN technology • Member of the team that created the first fault-tolerant microcomputer