Deborah is multi-faceted. She is no stranger to the stage or camera, as chart topping Los Angeles Jazz singer. She is also a technology guru, having served as Director of the IT Department for two high-profile Los Angeles investment firms, re-building the technology infrastructure from the ground up. Her passion and expertise in business continuity planning and disaster recovery has infused interest in even the most unenthused participants.
About Deborah Anderson : Straight from LinkedIn profile.
Summary
Prior to current position, Deborah re-structured the information technology department of Bel Air Investment Advisors LLC, re-building it from the ground up. She was actively involved in the business continuity planning and implemented the disaster recovery technology strategy for Bel Air, normalizing their technology platform to a sustainable infrastructure.
Prior to Bel Air, Deborah was responsible for the computer system of a multi-building, blind manufacturing company, performing the duties of Systems Programmer, as well as network design and implementation.
She has freelanced on several projects, including the sole developer on the development of medical office management software (Java) and web application developer (Java). When she was not busy running her own domain registration and hosting company (specializing in her creative use of DNS and utilizing the first Mac OS X Server and programming the front end client interface), she was travelling with Compumaster as a Photoshop and Advanced Photoshop trainer to professional artists.
Her college major, at Capella University (MN), is in Software Architecture (Bachelor of Science in IT expected 2011.)
Deborah is a current Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers (“IEEE”) member, as well as a member of IEEE's Computer Society and Women in Engineering.
Specialties
Business Continuity Planning (BCP) and I.T. Compliance, Project management; Multi-system integration
Experience
Application Developer / Sys Admin
Self Employed (Self-employed)
1997 – 2006 (9 years)
Recruited to establish and manage all system related functions of a successful internet company.
Key Contributions:
• Responsible for maintaining operations of 24/7 internet company
• The continued maintenance and development of client web sites using Dreamweaver, Cold Fusion and implementing HTML, PHP, and CSS.
• Instrumental in running a successful internet company.
• Designed relational database system from the ground up.
• Set up and maintained web server / client application(s) including transactional processing and distributed computing in a universal client login modular application.
• Development of a HIPAA-compliant database driven medical office management solution that was dually functional as a web application and desktop Java application.
• Project Manager for system migration utilizing MS Project.
• Developed integration system between proprietary client management system and QuickBooks.
• Responsible for configuration, installation, troubleshooting, and maintenance of *nix servers.
