SUMMARY:

• Design, development and implement of scalable web applications using Microsoft technology
• Develop solutions based on business needs to improve performance and profits
• Work with business stakeholders to develop technical requirements
• Plan, develop, test and implement web - based software solutions
• Provide project management to support in-house development with 3rd party development companies and vendors
• Provide collaboration, problem-solving and time management skills

TECHNICAL SKILLS:

Web Development: ASP.Net, VB.Net, Web Services, Service-Oriented Architectures, JSON

Business Systems: Billing, Sales Force Automation, CRM, Accounting, Custom Solutions.

Programming: ASP.Net, VB.NET, C#, VB6, SQL, HTML, XML, SDLC, Object Oriented design

.Net Framework: 1.1, 2.0, 3.5, 4.0, 4.5

Database: MySql, MSSQL, Oracle.

Email: Exchange Server.

Reporting Tools: Business Objects Crystal Reports.

Systems Integration: COTS (MS Exchange, Oracle Financials) and custom web/client-server applications.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:

Confidential

Software Development Manager/Developer

Responsibilities:

• Entertainment Coaching is a startup company providing education to people interested in a career within the entertainment industry via a web-based application.
• Provided development leadership for the business stakeholders’ in-order to take their concept to production. Communicated issues with stakeholders on a timely basis.
• Lead developer using VB.Net, C# server-side code for supporting business rules.
• One third of application web software was developed using MVC 4.
• Developed database storage schema using MySQL
• Adapted the Agile project development process to meet tight deadlines with changing business requirements.
• Evaluated business requirements, out-sourced and managed four companies for the supply of critical components from website design, web service for billing to hardware hosting. Each component must have the flexibility to provide for an expanding user base.
• Documented all ongoing business rule changes and their related software development and testing for quarterly releases.
• Providing all communications between out-sourced suppliers and business stakeholders.
• Responsible for configuration management (servers and web application software), testing of and deployment of web application software.
• Responsible for requirements change request, documenting software changes and release notes.

Software Development Manager/Developer

Responsibilities:

• Provide development leadership and vision in order to support rapid expansion of both commercial and Federal Government clients with annual revenues exceeding $25 million.
• Designed and directed the development of corporate enterprise solutions involving web centric systems providing needed information flow to over 1000 employees, contractors and clients. Enterprise solution involved integration of COTS accounting systems (QuickBooks, Deltek), HR systems with custom client project management and reporting systems.
• Moved the company from paper based information management to fully integrated enterprise solution through business analysis by department, in order to allow the company to compete on a global level.
• Developed Web-based solution for managing language translation projects for support of commercial and government projects.
• Designed overall IT strategy involving Cloud services, remote data storage, web services to support thin client environment, allowing for minimum IT staff and budget with reduced capital costs.
• Provide leadership with web-based business reporting solutions, customer and project management, secure data access for clients.
• Directed software development using programming contractors along with hands-on C#, VB.NET and ASP.NET server-side coding, report development and (MySQL) database design.
• Created security policy for employees inside and outside the firewall for both PC’s and mobile phones.

Lead Software Developer

Responsibilities:

• Responsible for monthly billing of telecom companies (USF collection) exceeding $7 billion per year. USAC was created as an extension of the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) for collection and distribution of USF fund.
• Responsible for the transition of out-sourced billing operations (IBM) to USAC internal billing operations. This included transition of all software, operational subject matter and ongoing support of IBM contractors during the 6 month transition period. During the transition phase, established internal software development team, billing operations and internal department relationships necessary for proper enterprise billing function.
• After transition from IBM, responsibility changed to monthly billing operations, development of new methods to support FCC rule changes and design of billing system overhaul in order to support future needs, including review of multiple billing platforms including Oracle Financials.

IT Director/Lead Developer

Responsibilities:

• Responsible for the design and implementation of IT infrastructure for startup telecom service providing international telephone service for top tier hotels and residential customers.
• Time critical design and development of proprietary billing system used to extract usage records from backbone telecom providers (British Telecom, WorldCom) switches, process bills, provide multiple monthly bill cycles. Customer billing was either direct bill, or bill via the LEC.
• Integration of COTS and custom client-server software developed in-order to provide the company with customer management, provisioning, sales and billing operations.
• Provided IT leadership, management for IT staff of 3 programmers.
• Billing, Customer Support developed using VB6 for client-server environment.

Software Developer/Project Manager

Responsibilities:

• Provided programming support for GEIS Sales Force Automation system being developed for use by GE Medical Systems and commercial clients. Managed use of off shore programming resources assigned to the project
• Responsible for user interface design, developing test plans with GEIS test department, product rollout.
• Sales Force Automation client-server system developed using Fortran and VB6.