SUMMARY:

Management/Architecture position leading enterprise architecture and development that will capitalize and expand upon my experience in design and development of multi - tiered distributed software solutions. Opportunity to lead and mentor a technical delivery team and impact long-term IT organizational strategy.

TECHNICAL SKILLS:

• Highly skilled in designing and developing enterprise software solutions with Visual Studio .Net, C#, VB.Net, ASP.Net, ADO.Net, SQL Server 2000, SQL Server Reporting Services, MS Visio Professional 2003, Embarcadero ERStudio, Visual Studio 6, C/C++, ADO, ActiveX, COM, DTS and Transact-SQL for Windows XP/2000, Windows Server 2003 and Internet Information Services environments.
• Familiar with BizTalk 2004 and SQL Server Analysis Services.
• Past experience with VBScript, ASP, HTML, Xml, Java Script, SQL Server 6.5/7.0, Sybase SQL Anywhere, VBSQL, COBOL, RPG, AS/400 and bar code printers.
• Proficient with graphic design tools such as Adobe Photoshop and Paint Shop Pro.

EXPERIENCE:

Confidential, Charlotte, NC

Assistant Vice President, Chief Architect

Responsibilities:

• Provide design recommendations based on long term IT organization strategy
• Implemented Service Oriented Architecture (SOA)
• Lead corporate software architecture and development efforts
• Manage a team of 9 Software Architect/Developer direct reports
• Manage architecture and development efforts in multiple locations
• Work closely with international IT departments on architectural strategies
• Facilitate weekly development meetings and status updates
• Assist in escalated support issues
• Develop corporate programming standards and procedures
• Design and develop software solutions to meet business needs
• Modification of reinsurance administration system to replace Lotus Notes functionality with .Net
• Windows service for processing outgoing message queue
• Messaging web service for sending email and fax
• Enhance data load process to read from SQL Server staging tables instead of text files
• C#, ASP.Net, SQL Server 2000, Xml
• Asset and Liability Management (ALM)
• Securities and Holdings Reporting system
• C#, ADO.Net, SQL Server 2000, SQL Server Analysis Services, BizTalk 2004, SQL Server Reporting Services, Xml
• Actuarial assumptions system
• C#, ADO.Net, SQL Server 2000, Xml
• Account Management Reporting (AMR)
• Premium summary reporting system
• ASP, VB 6, SQL Server 2000, HTML, Java Script
• Claims Retro Enhancement
• Upgrade existing claim management system to handle retro ceded claims
• ASP, VB 6, SQL Server 2000, HTML, Java Script
• Enhance existing administration system to accommodate new business acquisition
• ASP, VB 6, SQL Server 2000, HTML, Java Script
• Sarbanes Oxley (SOX) compliance project
• Migrated existing web application to .Net
• Developed encryption framework
• C#, ASP.Net, VB.Net, ADO.Net, SQL Server 2000
• SQL Server 2000, SQL Server Reporting Services
• Key technical resource on:
• Retention management and analysis system
• Integration of Confidential (U.S.) and Security Life of Denver International (SLDI) financial and administration data

Confidential, Charlotte, NC

Application Architect

Responsibilities:

• Reinsurance administration systems architecture and development
• Designed, modified, developed and administered:
• SQL Server 2000 Database
• Database maintenance plans, backups, performance tuning
• Client/Server application developed with Visual Basic 6.0, ADO
• Web interface development with Visual Interdev 6.0, HTML, ASP, Java Script
• Designed and developed custom business solutions for all departments using Visual Studio 6.0, SQL Server 2000, and MS Office 2000

Confidential, Charlotte, NC

Software Development Consultant

Responsibilities:

• Completed design and development of reinsurance administration system
• Modified and enhanced software application used to import and convert data from various ASCII and EBCDIC file formats
• Modified and administered web application utilizing Visual InterDev, ASP, VBScript, Java Script, Windows 2000 and Internet Information Services (IIS) technologies
• Modified, enhanced and administered multi-user SQL Server 2000 database.
• Maintained and created ODBC connections (named pipes and TCP/IP) for MS Access, SQL Enterprise Manager and SQL Query Analyzer
• Designed and developed custom Transact-SQL code including stored procedures, table definitions, indices, triggers, views, etc
• Created SQL Server 2000 DTS (Data Transformation Services) packages to synchronize data between production and test environments

Confidential, Gastonia, NC

Lead Software Engineer

Responsibilities:

• Led software development efforts using proven teamwork, leadership and communication skills
• Spearheaded transition to object oriented development practices.
• Implemented Microsoft technologies such as ActiveX and COM
• Designed, developed, modified, tested, installed and supported:
• Custom and proprietary production control/monitoring software
• Client-side applications written in Visual Basic, accessing remote SQL Server databases using ActiveX Data Objects (ADO) and VBSQL
• Server-side data-acquisition applications communicating with production machinery and PLCs over RS-232, Ethernet and proprietary network protocols
• Custom ActiveX controls and code components to facilitate code reuse and decrease development time
• Custom Transact-SQL code including stored procedures, table definitions, indices, triggers, etc
• Custom SCL code and ANSI C scripts written for Siemens PCS 7 and WinCC.
• Design and create custom company logos, letterheads and graphics