Matt Ellingsen

Associate Support Engineer

Sun City, AZ 85373 | (602) 361-4539 | mattelgsn@cox.net | LinkedIn

Core Competencies

Professional Experience

Senior Manager, Learning Solutions / FuelEd Operations

K12 / Stride, Corp — Reston, VA (Remote) | 2010 – 2025
  • Provided senior-level technical support for a proprietary SIS platform, troubleshooting system issues affecting 100K+ active users in live production environments.
  • Created new course sections through Peak and managed activation status of all courses in Blackboard and Brightspace, creating up to 30K sections monthly.
  • Handled high-volume incident response, diagnosing platform, configuration, and data issues while coordinating with engineering teams to resolve defects.
  • Oversaw organization of courses, sections, and catalogs within Peak to ensure rapid and accurate turnover.
  • Performed year-over-year retirement and replacement of courses.

Curriculum Support Manager

Aventa Learning — Anthem, AZ (Remote) | 2007 – 2010
  • Managed a team supporting operations and course delivery across Aventa, Keystone, and IQ lines of business.
  • Oversaw all support items including ticketing systems and email inquiries from internal and external customers.
  • Performed conversion and maintenance of courses across five supported Learning Management Systems.
  • Delivered and loaded course cartridges and content across all KCDL lines of business.

Business Analyst

Aries Technology / Cisco Systems — Phoenix, AZ (Hybrid) | 2001 – 2007
  • Worked on a small analyst team enhancing and maintaining the Cisco Networking Academy Management System and supplemental applications.
  • Generated business designs for enhancements and bug fixes.
  • Owned business documentation including wireframes, business rules, and requirements.
  • Served as the communication link between business and IT teams.
  • Helped write and execute test scripts in collaboration with QA teams.

Education

Bachelor of Science (BS), Information Technology – University of Phoenix, Phoenix, AZ

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