Michael Harbin

Michael Harbin

Chicago, Illinois, United States
2K followers 500+ connections

About

With a proven track record of innovating for many enterprises and startup companies, I…

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Experience

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    Chicago, Illinois, United States

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    Chicago, Illinois, United States

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    Chicago, Illinois, United States

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    Chicago, Illinois, United States

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    Chicago, Illinois, United States

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    Chicago, Illinois, United States

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    San Mateo, CA

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    London, England, United Kingdom

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    Chicago, Illinois, United States

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    Chicago, Illinois, United States

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    Atlanta, Georgia, United States

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    Atlanta, Georgia, United States

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    Atlanta, Georgia, United States

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    Atlanta, Georgia, United States

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    Atlanta, Georgia, United States

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    Atlanta, Georgia, United States

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    Livonia, Michigan, United States

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    Livonia, Michigan, United States

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    Livonia, Michigan, United States

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    Livonia, Michigan, United States

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    Colorado Springs, Colorado, United States

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    Ann Arbor, Michigan, United States

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    Michigan, United States

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    Novi, Michigan, United States

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    South Lyon, Michigan, United States

Licenses & Certifications

  • ARC Specialist

    ARC - Airline Reporting Corporation

    Issued
    Credential ID 17388

Volunteer Experience

  • Produce Provision & Farm Labor

    COVID Response

    - Present 4 years 7 months

    Health

  • Youth Mentor & Computer Skills Educator

    Independent and through Church & Community Organizations

    - Present 19 years

    Education

  • Volunteer Labor

    Harbin LLC

    - Present 13 years

  • Needs Volunteer

    Independent

    - Present 23 years

    Poverty Alleviation

  • World Vision Graphic

    Runner & Fund Raising

    World Vision

    - Present 11 years

    Poverty Alleviation

  • Youth Leader, Mentor & Out Reach

    Faith

    - 5 years

    Children

  • Substance Rehabiliation Sponsor & Support

    Rehabiliation

    Health

Patents

  • Systems and Methods for Automatically Procuring Airline Products

    Filed US 15/644,343

    A TripWatch system and method that allows for the automatic price locking of an air travel itinerary when user criteria are satisfied.

Projects

  • Family Farm

    - Present

    Established and manage all aspects of our family farm and animal husbandry, including horses, sheep, chicken, and turkeys. It's a lot of work and not as fun as it may sound, but there are many benefits, and the knowledge gained and care of animals and produce is rewarding.

  • Fiber Optics for Remote Networking

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    Successfully installed thousands of feet of underground fiber optic cable and all associated networking, termination points, and media converters between multiple remote buildings. The trenching effort was significant and included manual conduit piping under roads and industrial trenching equipment. The fiber pull was multi-segmented and far more difficult than anticipated. The project was a success, and users are now enjoying OM4 Gigbit speed.

  • General Contractor Home Construction

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    Coming from a family of architects and custom home builders and working as a carpenter for years, I decided it was time to build our family dream home on 16 acres. So, I became my own general contractor and managed all aspects of our home construction, and I was also part of the construction crew from framing to finish. This was all possible with my family and mentors' support and a talented team of professionals.

    My incredible wife was instrumental throughout and did an absolutely…

    Coming from a family of architects and custom home builders and working as a carpenter for years, I decided it was time to build our family dream home on 16 acres. So, I became my own general contractor and managed all aspects of our home construction, and I was also part of the construction crew from framing to finish. This was all possible with my family and mentors' support and a talented team of professionals.

    My incredible wife was instrumental throughout and did an absolutely amazing job at everything from key architectural contributions, design, project management, and so much more.

Honors & Awards

  • Sabre Appys People's Choice Award

    Sabre

    People’s Choice
    Options Away enables travel companies the ability to provide consumers with a valuable service - locking-in the price of a flight. This enables agents to engage with customers throughout the hold period as well as provides the opportunity to sell ancillary products and services. The Options Away Red App works during an agent search and hits the Options Away API to provide a seamless solution that allows agents to hold flights for days or weeks while their customers finalize…

    People’s Choice
    Options Away enables travel companies the ability to provide consumers with a valuable service - locking-in the price of a flight. This enables agents to engage with customers throughout the hold period as well as provides the opportunity to sell ancillary products and services. The Options Away Red App works during an agent search and hits the Options Away API to provide a seamless solution that allows agents to hold flights for days or weeks while their customers finalize travel plans. For a small fee, travelers lock-in the best flights at the best price. Throughout the hold duration, the Options Away Red App monitors the itinerary and provides the agent with emails that can be used to further engage with customers regarding their potential trip. If the customer decides to purchase the flight, the original or lower fare is guaranteed and the travel booking belongs to the agency.

Organizations

  • Options Away

    CPO & Chief Architect

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    Established a fully ARC certified and operational consumer-facing Online Travel Agency (OTA) in a matter of months with full Air search, price and itinerary lock & hold, fulfillment, and full-service customer care. Follow-up expansion included hotel & car booking, mobile web, mobile iOS App, web services for B2B partners, and Sabre Red App integration. Deactivated B2C services in 2016 to focus on B2B and B2B2C partnerships and services. Acquired by Hopper in 2019.

  • G2 SwitchWorks

    Co-Founder & Solution Architect

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    With highly motivated and inventive cofounders and an incredible team, we introduced new web service technologies and business models responsible for needed industry change. Acquired by Travelport in 2008.

  • Orbitz

    Director of Technology

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    Here I had the great opportunity to be a key contributor to many innovative initiatives. These included forging new ground in supplier relationships, direct connect technology, shopping and booking, data feed and aggregation methodologies, and customer service applications. IPO in 2003.

  • Web Ventures

    Designer & Developer

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    This is where I learned to apply creative & design skills and travel technology experience to web development. After a crash course on HTML 2.0, I was up and running with Note Pad as my editor, Photoshop 3.0, and an Epson scanner, building a several hundred-page website for Thai Airways. This led to many exciting projects and C programming. Acquired by Datalex in 1998.

  • IdeaX

    President

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    My first formally established business, where I provided professional computer-based media design, animation, and video production. I established myself as someone able to deliver quality service and effectively manage expectations and deadlines consistently. Sold to a private company in 1996, where the ROI allowed me to fund other projects.

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