Bachelor's

Designed, developed, and implemented application to manage donation of non-cash gifts to charities.  The software was tightly integrated with the end-to-end process of acquiring and processing donations with inventory tracking and product management tools.

* Written in Javascript and PHP with a PostgreSQL database, the application utilizes a cutting edge AJAX powered web frontend 
* Interfaced with the eBay SOAP API platform for selling goods and both UPS and USPS XML platforms for shipping items.  
* Additional features included generating and scanning bar coded labels for inventory management, uploading and managing pictures for auctions, and analytical reporting tools for monitoring performance.
* Wrote interface to synchronize accounting information between QuickBooks and web application.

Partner / Application Architect

Proactively monitor 35+ production and development databases for performance bottlenecks for database-driven web application that managed $2 billion in commerce.  

* Constructed statistical models with business process metrics, database and operating system performance metrics for capacity planning.  
* Collected, analyzed, and documented business requirements to produce data model and data dictionary.  Analyze production data utilizing data mining techniques to find process bottlenecks and deficiencies. 
* Wrote stored procedures, triggers, and scripts using SQL and PL/SQL to support software and business processes. 
* Cleansed data for reporting and optimizing daily business activity. 
* Assisted developers and support personnel to understand database operation and usage. 
* Managed DBA's and Data Administrators daily activities.

Data Architect

Programmer

Founded a business to repair consumer electronics specializing in current generation game systems, smart phones, and computers. 

* Established relationships with part suppliers, product wholesalers, and customers.  
* Built online presence for selling refurbished systems and marketing repair services with eBay, Amazon.com Marketplace, Facebook, and Google.
* Managed daily business activities including accounting, human resources, and supply chain management

Owner / Partner

Ben Olson brings his knowledge and expertise to recruit and retain talented IT professionals, identify tools and technologies to build enterprise quality software, and manage a secure and robust operating environment for all of Essium's products and services.  Ben leverages his passion for creating intuitive user experiences, analyzing large data sets, and discovering opportunities to automate business processes to facilitate Essium's mission to generate significant value for its customers.

Essium builds and deploys innovative web-based software solutions for its customers and workforce.  By employing cutting-edge technologies, Essium improves process quality while at the same time dramatically reducing process cycle time and process cost.  Essium solves seemingly impossible business problems and creates value for customers by delivering “First Time Quality,” cost savings and significant improvements to process timing.

Chief Technology Officer

Design and develop toolset for managing contract labor from sourcing, on-boarding, and payroll management.

* Web 2.0 interface built on jQuery and YUI frameworks with PHP application logic and PostgreSQL database. 
* System design integrates email and document management technologies.
* Time capture interfaces available for multiple 3rd party portal sites.
* ADP Paydata export interface
* Executive dashboard with detailed reporting analytics to track key performance metrics.

Ben Olson

CEO of Essium Labs. Built Xena, an AI teammate that chases down documents so ops/HR/compliance teams don't have to.