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Christopher Rusho

Technical Analyst and Sales Engineer
Syracuse, New York
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chrisrusho.com
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chris@chrisrusho.com
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Experienced I.T. professional and photographer with a varied background that includes operational management, sales engineering, business analysis, and software and database development. Experience working within both small startups and large organizations, and as an independent consultant. Attentive to detail, a thorough listener, and a lifelong learner who always remains teachable.
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Work Experience

Chris Rusho Consulting

Consultant/Owner
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Jan 2007 - Current

Successfully delivered multiple client-driven projects. Umbrella company for all independent/1099-based work.

  • Designed and implemented a registration architecture for a medium-sized ($50,000+ ticket sales) Syracuse-based convention, reducing registration times, overhead costs and attendee check-in times by 50%
  • Served as consulting onsite technical lead for all Buyingshow Solutions deployments through Fall 2010 event season.

Chris Rusho Photography

Photographer/Owner
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Nov 2011 - Aug 2014

Shot event, lifestyle, wedding, and real-estate photography for multiple commercial and private clients.

  • Worked closely with RealPage, a unified solution for large apartment managers to build high-quality portfolios for their properties

AT&T WiFi Services

Network Operations Analyst
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Jan 2011 - Nov 2011

Provided remote operational support of AT&T’s national wireless network infrastructure, including the configuration and management of proprietary hardware installed onsite at hospitality and foodservice client locations.

Buyingshow Solutions

Director of Technical Operations
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Feb 2001 - Aug 2007

Technical co-founder. Worked directly with C-level client executives to develop tech-driven marketing and sales solutions for the wholesale food industry. Managed all technical operations, multiple development projects and oversaw 35+ large client accounts. Worked extensively with client stakeholders to determine business needs and translate to application requirements. Served as primary Primary sales engineer, working with CEO at sales presentations and meetings to secure new business. Produced marketing documents, white papers, product documentation, sales kits, proposals and contracts.

  • Designed and developed an integrated enterprise solution for the foodservice industry’s annual trade shows that transformed their event management and order fulfillment operations, saving individual clients $500K-1M+ annually
  • Opened NYC office and established East coast team

Adobe Systems

E-Commerce Developer
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Jan 2000 - Feb 2001

Worked with sales and marketing executives to expand Internet-based sales. Assisted with marketing site redevelopment. Responsible for all technical writing.

  • Initiated complete overhaul of the company’s e-commerce systems

American Digital Networks

Software Developer
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1998 - 2000

Developed Internet and e-commerce applications for both private sector and government clients. Managed multiple projects for a three-person development team. Wrote project proposals and created product documentation.

  • Designed and developed an extranet for a large national online university

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Consultant
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1996 - 1998

Worked with newspaper clients to integrate online advertising into their existing business models. Developed partnerships with over 200 local/regional media clients.

  • Designed and developed an administration application to reduce client implementation times from days to minutes
  • Developed translation routines to import data from legacy publishing systems

Accenture

Business Analyst
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Sep 1994 - 1996

Determined application requirements for large-scale enterprise software development projects for Fortune 100 clients.

Education

Boston College

B.A Sociology
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Sep 1990 - May 1994

Dual minor in Computer Science/Information systems

Onondaga Community College

Biology
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Sep 2014 - Current

President’s List all semesters. 3.95 overall and science GPA. Estimated completion Spring 2019. Relevant completed courses: G​eneral Biology I & II, A&P I & II, General Chem I, Microbiology, Genetics, Pathology, and Medical Terminology.

Projects

In-store and Distribution Center Hourly

Skills

  • Sales engineering
  • Business analysis
  • Requirements gathering
  • Network design and deployment