1. MIKE MINSHULL
MIKE.MINSHULL@GMAIL.COM​ ​I 816-215-5811​ ​I​ ​LINKEDIN.COM​/​IN​/​MIKE.MINSHULL
EXPERIENCED IT MANAGEMENT, DEVELOPMENT AND OPERATIONS
Over 25 years IT experience • Department Manager 10 Years • Proven Leadership Skills with a
reputation for “getting things done” • Skilled at providing elegant technical solutions to complex
business problems.
Solution Architecture Enterprise Application Development
Vendor Application Management Dev/Test/Prod Environment Management
Website Development and Management Intranet Development and Management
Sharepoint Implementation and Mgmt Employee Training, Development & Leadership
Integration Implementation & Troubleshooting Release Management
Message Queuing Expertise B2B Managed File Transfer Experience
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Consulting ​ Feb 2015 – Present
I am currently working on a few start-up projects:
Tax Increment Financing Tracking Portal ​•​ 911 Services App​ ​•​ Legal Advice AI​ ​•​ Water
System Chemical Monitoring
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Kansas City ​ Dec 1997 - Feb 2015
Manager - Application Integration / Dev Ops ​2006 - 2015
Lead Developer ​2004 - 2006
Senior Developer ​1999 - 2004
Developer ​1997 - 1999
Citibank ​ Feb 1997 – Dec 1997
Programmer Analyst and Project Lead - ​Approximately 10 month engagement working with
First Manhattan Consulting on the Rapid Cycle Testing project.
GE Capital ​ 1989 – Feb 1997
Programmer Analyst / Application Developer - ​Worked on numerous internal applications
for data management and reporting. Wrote the first iteration of client-server application
architecture connecting users via dynamic reporting variables accessing relational data tables.
EDUCATION
Bachelor of Business Administration​ • Baker University
Bachelor of Science in Industrial Technology​ • Pittsburg State University
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2. TECHNOLOGY SKILLS
Very Proficient in Architecture, Design, Development, Implementation and Operational
Management of ​Web Sites​ utilizing:​ Microsoft IIS ​•​ .Net ​• Sharepoint ​•​ Microsoft Dynamics CRM ​•
IBM Websphere Application Server v8.5.5 ​•​ Java ​•​ F5 ASM(app security firewall) ​•​ F5 iRules(routing of
traffic) ​• Team Foundation Server.
● Built the first client server based reporting app and successfully implemented numerous
web intranet apps for finance and personnel management at GE Capital.
● Accomplished leader; developing, implementing and managing both external customer
facing web portals and applications as well as internal company intranet applications at
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Kansas City.
Specialization in Architecture, Design, Implementation, Integration of ​Facets​ Claims Processing
Software and Product Releases with Custom Built Solutions utilizing:​ Microsoft Windows Server
2012 R2 ​• IBM Websphere ​• eFacets Web Services ​•​ Facets Application Server ​•​ Facets Workflow ​•
Facets Networx Pricer ​• Facets Network Modeler.
● Led the integration and implementation of Facets products over the course of several
years at BCBSKC.
● Very experienced at management and troubleshooting of Facets integrated products.
● Active participant and technical leader in the Trizetto/Facets users group.
Highly Experienced with Architecture, Design, Development, Implementation, Integration and
Operational Management of​ ​Message Queue Systems​:​ IBM Websphere MQ ​•​ IBM Websphere IIB •
Edifecs Xengine • Edifecs Transaction Manager • Blue Exchange.
● Developed first iteration of IBM MQ messaging system for Blue Exchange customer
claims processing.
● Responsible for expansion of the messaging system to a world class transaction
processing platform at BCBSKC.
● Subsequently took on the role of managing the messaging system and all personnel
associated.
Qualified at​ Architecture, Design, Development, Implementation, Integration and Operational
Management of ​ ​B2B Managed File Transfer Systems​:​ IBM Sterling Integrator • IBM Sterling File
Gateway • Accellion • PGP Encryption.
● Led the initiative to cost justify hiring a permanent admin to manage the IBM
Sterling Integrator and File Gateway at BCBSKC which resulted in over $300K
savings annually
● Enabled full utilization of the IBM Sterling Integrator and File Gateway due to hiring
and training a full time administrator which allowed for greater efficiencies and cost
savings.
Accomplished at ​“Dev-Ops” ​Architecture, Design, Development, Implementation, and
Operational Management of ​Production, Test and Development Environments​ utilizing:
Dynatrace • Splunk • Microsoft SCCM • MS Windows Server 2012 R2 • Team Foundation Server •
IBM Websphere Application Server v8.5.5 and ITIL best practices.
● Led the implementation of Team Foundation Server at BCBSKC.
● Instrumental in adoption of ITIL best practices at BCBSKC.
● Created the Solution Architect role to help manage requirements gathering and
project design at BCBSKC.
● Responsible for creating and managing development, test and production
environments at BCBSKC.