Sean Keesler

Business analysis · Higher education · Software implementation

Ithaca, New York · sean@keesler.org · (607) 227-0276

I help colleges and universities define what they need from their software and put those systems into use. Since 2000, my work in education technology has covered admissions, enrollment, online learning, and system integrations. I bring experience in requirements analysis, vendor selection, implementation, and ongoing operations.

Experience

Arizona State University

Senior Business Analyst · July 2026–present

• Support the migration of legacy admissions processes to Slate CRM.
• Work with colleges and business units to gather and document requirements for the transition.
• Coordinate with stakeholders and implementation teams to align system changes with admissions processes.

Buchanan Technologies

Business Analyst, Compliance and Systems · July–December 2025

• Reviewed federal, New York State, and local requirements for BOCES reporting and service delivery.
• Gathered requirements from BOCES administrators, school district representatives, and regulatory agencies for a student management system.
• Delivered prioritized requirements and vendor recommendations; wrote the RFP, coordinated product demonstrations, and facilitated stakeholder feedback.

Modern Campus

Implementation Consultant & Business Analyst · August 2023–October 2024

• Led an on-schedule implementation of the Extended Education product across 22 state technical colleges.
• Defined requirements for platform configuration and customization, including integrations with enterprise payment and identity management systems.
• Established shared roles, permissions, and data management practices to support a statewide business intelligence initiative.
• Enabled online enrollment and payment for Continuing Education and Business & Industry programs, with consistent tracking of revenue and enrollments.
• Documented business processes and prepared monitoring procedures for the central office.

TRC Healthcare

Business Analyst, Product Management · December 2022–June 2023

• Gathered requirements and user stories for product migrations following acquisitions.
• Defined enterprise CMS requirements for a growing publishing team.
• Analyzed customer data, mobile applications, and public hospital and pharmacy data to identify retention and product opportunities.
• Worked with internal teams and vendors on the migration of marketing analytics to GA4.

eCornell

Technical Lead · Project Manager · Business Analyst · February 2011–December 2022

• Supported systems serving 5,000–10,000 active students per week across instructor-led certificates, on-demand learning, and webinars, through a five- to tenfold increase in volume over five years.
• Gathered and prioritized requirements with sales, marketing, operations, product management, and development teams.
• Managed vendor selection and system implementations for student information, learning management, business intelligence, and marketing automation platforms.
• Planned the technical roadmap and facilitated development, QA, and stakeholder backlog meetings.
• Supported business-to-business integrations with client HR and learning systems; used reporting and data analysis to troubleshoot systems and improve integrations.

Earlier experience

Three Canoes & independent consulting

Open source software consulting · 2008–2016

• Formed Three Canoes to provide open source software services, managing projects and vendors for implementations at colleges and K–12 institutions.
• Provided Open Source Portfolio training, portfolio design, technical services, and documentation as an independent consultant.

Sakai Foundation

Community Webmaster · May 2010–2012

• Redesigned the website in Drupal to improve usability and maintenance.

Syracuse University

Project Manager / Instructional Technology Analyst · 2000–May 2008
The Living SchoolBook and School of Education

• Coordinated technology development and support for classroom use.
• Administered learning management and portfolio systems, and coordinated web application development and maintenance.

Turning Stone Casino Resort

MIS Technician · 1998–2000

• Provided support on a 24-hour help desk and configured and maintained gaming network equipment.

United States Navy — USS Kentucky

Nuclear Reactor Operator & Maintenance Supervisor · 1991–1993

• Operated and maintained a submarine nuclear power plant as a commissioning crew member during a six-year Navy enlistment.

Skills

Business analysis & delivery: Requirements gathering and documentation, process analysis, vendor evaluation and RFPs, software implementation, stakeholder facilitation, backlog prioritization, and technical project management.

Education & CRM platforms: Slate, Salesforce, Marketo, Pardot, Canvas, Destiny One, Sakai, and Open Source Portfolio.

Data & reporting: SQL, Python, Excel, Tableau, R, Birst, DataGrip, XML, XSD, and XSL.

Project & design tools: Jira, Confluence, Microsoft Project, Balsamiq, OmniGraffle, and Visio.

Technical background: Git, Subversion, Microsoft SQL Server, MySQL, PostgreSQL, Apache, Tomcat, PHP, Perl, shell scripting, Linux, BSD, Windows, and macOS.

Education

Syracuse University
MS, Information Management · May 2008

SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry
BS, Forest Biology, concentration in Aquatic Sciences · May 2000

United States Navy
Electronics Maintenance Supervisor School · 1992
Naval Nuclear Power School and nuclear reactor operator training · 1989

Last updated: November 05, 2026