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Ed Custer

Lead Solution Architect

Tamr

Technologies

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My Work Experience

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Tamr Inc. | Feb 2019 - Present

Lead Sales Engineer

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Teradata | Aug 2006 - Dec 2018

Sr. Solution Architect

Solution expert leading presales activities: customer education, consulting, proof-of-concepts, sizing & configuring custom client solutions, translating complex technologies to the client level as a trusted advisor. Led greenfield and established accounts in DOD and Intelligence Communities. Account focus: retail, logistics, condition-based maintenance, finance, and intelligence. Selected to resurrect underperforming account, securing Enterprise Data Warehousing techniques, tools, and consulting services resulting in account growth of 2493%.

Sybase Software | Jan 2001 - Aug 2006

Principal Consultant

• Developed propriety architecture to collect global data and disseminate maritime intelligence in near real time to US Navy and Marines for the Maritime Interception Operations (MIO) program. Received letter of appreciation and command challenge coin from the Commander of ONI for delivering MIO ahead of their initial estimates and at below estimated cost. • Led system design of property replication translation engine allowing multiple versions of The Modernized Integrated Database (MIDB) to exchange data around the globe. Led full life-cycle including: requirements generation, architecture design, software design & development, testing design & development, US Government certification & acceptance. MIDB is the worldwide database for the distributed production of general military intelligence data to the warfighter in the field.

comScore, Inc. | Jan 2000 - Jan 2001

Director Data Warehousing/Enterprise Engineering

• Created and led the team that architected and developed the data warehouse that propelled the entire company. • Negotiated and acquired enterprise hardware and software with multiple vendors. • Led team of database developers responsible for building corporate databases, data warehouse and ETL processing. • Developed processes and procedures for designing, building, deploying, and operating a 24x7 data warehouse for internet marketing analysis

Howard University | Aug 1996 - Dec 2000

Guest Lecturer/Instructor

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Sybase Software | Jul 1995 - Dec 1999

Principal Sales Consultant

• Provided key support for pre and post sales activities including technical presentations, product positioning, technical consulting, and proposal development. • Converted two at risk clients into long term Sybase supporters with a recurring revenue stream also willing to act as referenceable accounts.

My Education

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BS in Computer ScienceUniversity of Maryland | 1985

BA in MusicUniversity of Maryland | 1984

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