1. JONATHAN MICHAEL
970-227-1183 | jonathan.michael@gmail.com
www.linkedin.com/com/pub/jonathan-michael/4/842/152
SAS Grid, Administration, Data Integration & Installation Expert
Conscientious professional with expertise in SAS administration, installation, deployment, configuration,
migration, and troubleshooting. Proactively monitor grid performance, applying patches and installing hot
fixes, service packs, and upgrades. Act as a liaison when interfacing with various partners to resolve
issues. Possess expertise in big data, cloud computing, and professional services.
 Won the Technical Excellence Award for a SAS Business Unit in 2013 and 2014 based on peer
recommendation for both a high number of accounts supported and exceptional technical capabilities.
TECHNOLOGY COMPETENCIES
SAS Professional Certifications
SAS Certified Administrator, SAS Certified Data Integration Developer, SAS Certified Migration Specialist,
SAS Certified Base Programmer, and SAS Certified Business Intelligence (BI) Developer
Languages
SAS, UNIX/Linux Systems Administration, Shell Scripting Java, JSP, ASP, ASP.Net, C#, VB.Net,
ColdFusion, XML, SQL, PL/SQL, JavaScript, HTML, CSS
Databases
SAS, Hadoop, Oracle, SQL Server, MySQL, DB2, Teradata, Greenplum/Pivotal
Software
SAS, SAS Grid/RTM, SAS Management Console, SAS Data Integration Studio, SAS Data Management
Studio, SAS Visual Analytics, SAS Business Intelligence, SAS Enterprise Guide, DataFlux, SAS
Enterprise Architecture, SAS High Performance Analytics (HPA), SAS In-Memory, AppDev
Studio, Eclipse, Cloudera, Hortonworks, Visual Studio, IIS, Tomcat, WebSphere, WebLogic,
Dreamweaver, ColdFusion.
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2. PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Solutions Architect, SAS 2005 – present
Hired for extremely competitive position with the largest privately held software company in the world,
supporting Fortune 500 and Fortune 100 companies. Collaborate with implementation partners to support
the manufacturing, retail, and energy verticals. Provide pre-sales support, enterprise architecture,
implementation, administration, and data management & analysis to help companies improve their
decision-making power.
Example Projects
 A leading global information and measurement company needed a new grid environment to provide
scalability, increase their ability handle more models, and to extract data from Hadoop. Retained
existing models while creating a new environment that allows for non-disruptive expansion, resolved
time-to-market challenges, and provided better workload management and more predictable costs.
 An international footwear designer needed enhanced forecasting in key areas. Implemented the SAS
Forecast Server to dramatically improve product forecasting for retail stores up to 52 weeks in
advance. Scaled to 40M time series forecasts within a very short time window, and lowered the
company’s mean absolute percentage error (MAPE) scores from 183% to less than 18%. Company
estimates an increase of $48M in annual sales.
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Key Accomplishments
 Support pre-sales team of 20, setting up environments so representatives can execute proof of
concepts for 6-figure to 7-figure deals.
 Performed hundreds of SAS installations and configurations including Grid and In-Memory solutions.
 Create and deploy of demos to SEs, including demonstrations for SAS Data Management, SAS Grid,
SAS High Performance Analytics, SAS Visual Analytics, and SAS Business Intelligence.
 Provide cutting-edge field development to highlight functionality and integration points of software.
 Collaborate with various partners: vendors, customers, and internal teams. Work closely with AEs,
SEs, and management to define need and prioritize key areas to address with new field development.
Senior Analyst, SBC / AT&T, Hoffman Estates 2002 – 2005
Contributed to the development of GCAS-D (Global Craft Access System - Datacom) application to
provide a single point of contact into operational support system platforms for the purposes of dispatch

3. and close of installation and repair jobs, facilities assignment, line testing, supply ordering, billing, sale
referral and time reporting. Application Platform: Java, J2ME, Oracle database, JSP, Servlet, XML.
HTML, JavaScript, Object-Oriented Technologies, WSAD (IBM WebSphere Studio Application Developer
5.1.2).
Example Projects
 Lead Developer for the PMIT (Performance Measure - IT) Database using ColdFusion, SQL Server,
Oracle, and Access. The PMIT Website contains data relevant to SBC’s Midwest’s region and the
application stored and presented all performance measurement data to the FCC for SBC’s audit,
approval, and entry into the long-distance market.
 Lead Developer for the ASI (Advance Solutions Inc.) Intranet/Extranet applications using ColdFusion,
SQL Server, and Oracle. This tool allowed employees to track customer complaints. The Extranet
provided a vendor portal; the Intranet provided a single location for all related information.
Key Accomplishments
 Developed several other web based applications using Cold Fusion, SQL Server, and Oracle with a
focus on automating business processes.
 Focused on tuning application performance at both the Application Server layer (ColdFusion) and the
DBMS layer by using various optimization techniques.
Web Developer, Spectra Marketing, Chicago, IL 2000 – 2002
Developed Internet /Internet/Extranet sites from the ground up using ASP, ColdFusion, SQL Server, and
Oracle, using both IIS and Apache webservers. Played a lead or key role in numerous dynamic, data-
driven intranet applications.
Key Accomplishments
 Lead Developer for the company’s Project Request System and CD Request System using ASP and
SQL Server, separate but integrated applications that allowed employees from around the country to
manage their projects and client software requests.
 Lead Developer for a conference registration and management system using ASP and SQL Server
EDUCATION
Master’s in Information Technology and Management, Illinois Institute of Technology
Bachelor of Science, University of Illinois at Chicago
Certificate in Client / Server Technology, Illinois Institute of Technology