Eric Sobczak
Enterprise Integration Architect | AI & Automation Leader
Grand Haven, MI • (517) 775-1357 • [email protected]
Professional Summary
Enterprise architect and technology executive with a B.A. in Accounting and extensive hands-on experience in application development, API integrations, relational databases, cloud architecture, and AI automation. Experienced translating business workflows into dependable applications and leading multidisciplinary engineering teams. Contributed to the development of more than 100 applications and numerous enterprise integrations.
Core Competencies
- Enterprise integration: REST/SOAP APIs, JSON, JWT, ADP APIs, ETL, SaaS systems, data synchronization, business process automation
- Architecture & leadership: Solution and software architecture, multidisciplinary engineering leadership, Agile delivery, technical documentation
- Data & financial systems: PostgreSQL, MySQL, SQL Server, Oracle, QuickBooks, Square, payments and reporting
- Cloud & applied AI: AWS, Azure, GCP, Docker, Terraform, AI solution development, enterprise adoption and training
Selected Projects & Outcomes
ADP-integrated employee lifecycle platform
Architected and built an application for HR to coordinate and track onboarding and offboarding, transfers, and employment status changes from job offer through departure.
Fun Town RV
Cloud cost modernization
Analyzed AWS operations and orchestrated a migration and optimization that reduced monthly cloud spend from more than $12,000 to approximately $2,000.
Design Force Marketing
Content intelligence and automation
Developed and extended a content intelligence platform, including automated data collection, SEO analysis and generation, and AI-assisted workflows.
Independent and enterprise development
Professional Experience
Founder | AI & Solutions Consulting — Variant Innovative
- Provide consulting, development, and technical sales services centered on applied AI solutions, AI education, and enterprise adoption.
- Design software, integration, and automation solutions aligned with operational requirements.
Director of Technical Innovation — Fun Town RV Group
- Architected and built an HR employee lifecycle tracking application integrated extensively with ADP APIs, covering job offers, onboarding, transfers, status changes, offboarding, and departure.
- Extended a previously initiated Content Intelligence Platform to support data collection, intelligence, content management, and automation.
- Supported onboarding of more than six dealerships; developed custom GPT capabilities and trained senior staff in applied AI.
Chief Technology Officer — Design Force Marketing
- Led the development and architecture of custom websites, CMS platforms, enterprise applications, and third-party integrations.
- Analyzed AWS infrastructure and orchestrated a migration and optimization that reduced monthly cloud expenses from more than $12,000 to approximately $2,000.
- Integrated payment and business platforms and introduced cloud modernization and workflow automation.
- Directed technical teams and established repeatable development and delivery practices.
Development Manager | Database & Systems Architect — Integrity Media Group
- Managed application development, database engineering, and systems infrastructure; designed and optimized relational databases.
- Led hosting migration to AWS and improved development and testing practices.
President — BusinessGrade.com Inc.
- Developed scalable e-commerce hosting solutions for RV businesses and a proprietary virtualization infrastructure.
Education
- B.A. in Accounting — Michigan State University