Principal Technologist

Shannon Braun

Who am I...

[vc_section css=”.vc_custom_1525008846904{background-color: rgb(41, 77, 234) !important;}”][vc_row][vc_column][ut_header style=”global” align=”global” title_linebreak_mobile=”on” lead_linebreak_mobile=”on” lead_accent_font_weight=”normal” title=”Who am I” lead_accent_color=”#ffffff” title_color=”#ffffff” lead_color=”#ffffff”]I am an independent consultant, a five time Microsoft MVP and owner of Sysknowlogy in Minneapolis, Minnesota. I focus on assisting corporations make technology decisions in the enterprise architecture space.

I have worked closely with Microsoft and served as a member of the .NET Partner Advisory Committee, Microsoft Architecture Advisory Board, Microsoft Architecture Partner Board and Visual Studio Partner Advisory Board. I am also a a frequent presenter at Microsoft sponsored events.[/ut_header][/vc_column][/vc_row][/vc_section][vc_section css=”.vc_custom_1525021169050{background-color: #ffffff !important;}” el_name=”Services” bklyn_section_anchor_id=”Services”][vc_row][vc_column][ut_header style=”global” align=”global” title_linebreak_mobile=”on” lead_linebreak_mobile=”on” lead_accent_font_weight=”normal” title=”My Services” lead_accent_color=”#000000″]I advise organizations on how to best use information technology (IT) to achieve their business objectives and goals through a number of capabilities.[/ut_header][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column width=”1/4″][ut_service_column_vertical icon_type=”bklynicons” align=”left” icon_margin_bottom=”40″ headline=”Conception” icon_bklyn=”BklynIcons-Reduce”]Partner with the organizations to conceptualize technical solutions that will satisfy their business objective. This often involves building road maps, defining project scoping and planning, aligning business process, gathering requirements, and estimating the cost of the solution. From there it may involve selecting tools, products and resources to do what it takes to take an idea from conception to solution.[/ut_service_column_vertical][/vc_column][vc_column width=”1/4″][ut_service_column_vertical icon_type=”bklynicons” align=”left” icon_margin_bottom=”40″ headline=”Product Viability” icon_bklyn=”BklynIcons-Smart-Devices”]Lead the planning, design, building and assessment of Proof of Concept (POC) implementations either by in-house development teams or with third party vendor offerings. The end goal is to determine if the solution is a viable for a particular business need.[/ut_service_column_vertical][/vc_column][vc_column width=”1/4″][ut_service_column_vertical icon_type=”bklynicons” align=”left” icon_margin_bottom=”40″ headline=”Software Development” icon_bklyn=”BklynIcons-Clipboard-Write”]Develop complex business software solutions for the desktop. mobile and web. Experienced in developing solutions for a wide range of industries including healthcare, retail, financial, insurance, manufacturing and pharmaceutical for applications like automation, data visualization, commerce and data analysis.[/ut_service_column_vertical][/vc_column][vc_column width=”1/4″][ut_service_column_vertical icon_type=”bklynicons” align=”left” icon_margin_bottom=”40″ headline=”Application Performance Engineering” icon_bklyn=”BklynIcons-Pie-Chart-1″]Experienced in troubleshooting and root cause identification in under performing applications on web, mobile and desktop. Ability to improve performance to increase business revenue, harden application stability and reduce operating costs. Mentor development teams on best practices, performance investigation, instrumentation and monitoring so they become self supporting.[/ut_service_column_vertical][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row css=”.vc_custom_1524966794778{background-color: #080808 !important;}”][vc_column][ut_fancy_link link_color=”#ffffff” line_color=”#ffffff” url=”#section-contact” class=”ut-scroll-to-section” link_hover_color=”rgba(255,255,255,0.4)” line_hover_color=”rgba(255,255,255,0.4)”]Let’s do something great…[/ut_fancy_link][/vc_column][/vc_row][/vc_section][vc_section css=”.vc_custom_1525029020378{padding-bottom: 0px !important;background-color: #ffffff !important;}” el_name=”Projects” bklyn_section_anchor_id=”Projects”][vc_row][vc_column][ut_header style=”global” align=”global” title_linebreak_mobile=”on” lead_linebreak_mobile=”on” lead_accent_font_weight=”normal” title=”My Projects” css=”.vc_custom_1525040871028{margin-bottom: 60px !important;}” lead_accent_color=”#000000″]Convince yourself and enjoy our handmade work with love for every detail.
A picture is worth a thousand words.[/ut_header][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row full_width=”stretch_row_content_no_spaces”][vc_column][ut_showcase_shortcode showcase_id=”4642″ css=”.vc_custom_1525009212886{margin-bottom: 0px !important;}”][/vc_column][/vc_row][/vc_section][vc_section css=”.vc_custom_1525021205244{background-color: #080808 !important;}” el_name=”Clients” bklyn_section_anchor_id=”Clients”][vc_row][vc_column][ut_header style=”pt-style-2″ align=”global” title_linebreak_mobile=”on” lead_linebreak_mobile=”on” lead_accent_font_weight=”normal” title=”My Clients” css=”.vc_custom_1543012105412{margin-bottom: 60px !important;}” lead_accent_color=”#ffffff” title_color=”#ffffff” lead_color=”#ffffff” accent=”#294dea”]This list of client engagements demonstrates the diversity and reach of the organizations I have worked with.[/ut_header][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][ut_image_gallery thumbnail_size=”full” grid=”5″ gap=”40″ lightbox=”no” image_opacity=”30″ loader=”true” delay_animation=”true” gallery=”5152,5151,5150,5149,5148,5147,5146,5145,5144,5143,5142,5141,5153,5154,5155″ effect=”zoomIn” loader_color=”rgba(255,255,255,0.4)”][/vc_column][/vc_row][/vc_section][vc_section el_name=”Experience” bklyn_section_anchor_id=”Experience” css=”.vc_custom_1525027901582{background-color: #ffffff !important;}”][vc_row][vc_column][ut_header title_linebreak_mobile=”on” lead_linebreak_mobile=”on” title=”My Experience”]I believe in a diverse range of personal to bring creative skills,
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