Ed Swiderski is an industry enthusiast in the enterprise technology community with over a decade of experience in consulting and business development. Ed's unique background in business solutions and technology strategy have attributed to much of his success, in addition to his continuous education and industry event support around the country.

Professional History
Mr. Swiderski began his career with Voyager.net as an intern while attending Michigan State University. Upon graduating, he immediately joined Analysts International in various software development capacities. He was involved in software projects from small commercially focused, to large-scale systems integration. In the midst of his entry level experience, Ed started up GreenCanyon, a professional web services consulting firm.  Mr. Swiderski has also driven business solutions for Magenic and NuSoft, national leaders of Microsoft consulting services. Mr. Swiderski's more recent role has been Enterprise Services Executive, with Microsoft Consulting Services, where he was responsible for managing 10 states in the Midwest region, specifically focused on large public sector entities. Core responsibilities included sales, account management and orchestrating enterprise application and infrastructure deployments.

Ed now serves as a leadership role with GreenCanyon, where he drives customer solutions and delivery management.

Community Involvement
Key activities and organizations include serving as a founding Board Member of the International Association of Microsoft Certified Partners (IAMCP), serving as a general member of the Chicago Technology Executives Club, serving as the Vice President of the MSU Alumni Association of Metropolitan Chicago and currently serves on the board of the MSU College of Communication Arts and Sciences.

GEOTF
Ed is also a founding director of the Global Education Open Technology Foundation, which partners up with other technology organizations around the globe to bring technology to less privileged students.

Education
He received a Bachelor of Science in Information Technologies Management from Michigan State University, and is currently pursuing his Masters in Information Systems from DePaul University.

Television
Outside of his professional career, Ed has also co-starred on ABC's The Bachelorette, where he was selected as the final contestant.

Journalism
Ed also writes for the Tribune Company's ChicagoNow blog EdorAlive - a weekly blog focusing on consumer electronics and enterprise technology.