SUMMARY:

Versatile and accomplished senior technology leader with a strong blend of hands - on development, technical expertise, business acumen, and operations experience. Recognized as a top-performer, delivering key project expertise with a focus on best practices and current technologies. Well-developed expertise across the entire project lifecycle. Strong collaboration, communication, and relationship building skills.

CORE COMPETENCIES INCLUDE:

Microsoft.NET Development using C# / VB.NET, Windows Server, SQL Server, Progressive Web Technologies, Infrastructure Design / Implementation, and IT Management.

TECHNICAL BACKGROUND:

Application Development: Microsoft .NET, C#, VB.NET, ASP.NET, ASP.NET MVC, ASP.NET Core, WPF, WinForms, HTML, CSS, JavaScript, Angular, WebAPI, TypeScript, jQuery, Bootstrap, D3, Data Visualization, Web Services, SOAP, REST, JSON, XML, AJAX, WCF, SOA, Microservices, PowerShell, Agile Development, Workflow / Automation, Best Practices, Unit Testing, many others

Platforms: Windows Server, SQL Server, Microsoft Azure, Amazon Web Services, VMWare, Exchange Server, SharePoint Server, Active Directory, PowerBI, Tableau, Team Foundation Server, Salesforce, Macintosh, Linux, many others

Infrastructure: Financial/Accounting, Business Intelligence, CRM, Reporting, High Availability / Clustering, Scalability, High Performance, Security, TCP/IP and related services, Routing/Switching, Storage Area Networks many others

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:

Confidential, San Jose, CA

Systems / Software Architect

Responsibilities:

• Responsibilities include design, development, implementation and maintenance of custom built Enterprise Reporting solutions.
• Lead Architect/ Developer of Cisco OneView corporate performance dashboard used by top Cisco Executive, Finance and Sales Management.
• Built for Windows Server using ASP.NET MVC, SQL Server, jQuery, Bootstrap and D3; the dashboard aggregates billions of rows of daily data from Cisco enterprise data sources into a concise, high performance reporting platform.
• Later prototypes built using ASP.NET Core and Angular.
• Developed, deployed and maintained highly distributed reporting components built in .NET, leveraging Cisco enterprise data sources in support of the automated delivery of reporting data to 100s of customers within Cisco.
• Developed numerous sales support / forecasting tools, dashboards, portals and reporting tools using ASP.NET MVC, SQL Server and various web frameworks (jQuery, jQueryUI, Bootstrap, D3, etc.).
• Provided extensive SQL Server DBA support and performance tuning.
• Managed large BI reporting infrastructure consisting of 100+ Windows Servers, SQL Servers and Virtual Machines.
• Managed Data Center operations including system deployment, maintenance and monitoring of systems and applications.
• Designed, developed and maintained numerous system management, monitoring and provisioning tools using Microsoft .NET and PowerShell.

Confidential, Elizabeth City, NC

Systems / Software Architect

Responsibilities:

• Provided architecture models, component development, system configurations and load-testing procedures for flagship loan servicing product built for Banking, Financial and Educational industries.
• Developed scale-out, distributed architectural model using .NET, WCF and SOA design patterns.
• Developed modular hosting models built to run on Amazon AWS.
• Designed WCF service model utilized by multiple client runtimes including web and desktop client UI’s.
• Assisted migration from PostgreSQL to SQL Server 2008/2012.
• Loan Servicing components built using ASP.NET, WCF, WPF, Entity Framework and jQuery.
• Designed Unit Testing models.
• Designed and developed distributed load testing systems to identify client system requirements.

Confidential, San Mateo, CA

CTO / Senior technology manager

Responsibilities:

• Designed infrastructure and networks, leading small support and development teams through key projects involving an array of magazine, online and live event products.
• Specified and implemented core IT services, including groupware, CRM, financial, and other critical IT systems.
• Negotiated all IT contracts and managed vendor relationships.
• Managed all staffing matters, including hiring, training, and performance reviews.
• Primary software developer for public facing web portals, content management systems, order management, e-commerce and reporting systems built with using early versions of .NET and SQL Server.
• Opened three corporate offices as well as other satellite facilities to accommodate rapidly growing operations.
• Designed and maintained corporate data centers, web infrastructure, portals, content management systems, live and on-demand video streaming for key events, and e-commerce systems.
• Delivered solid reliability, achieving 99.9% availability for all critical IT services.
• Maintained fiscal responsibility while working within limited budgets.

Confidential, Palo Alto, CA

IT Director

Responsibilities:

• Managed IT operations including staff management, contract negotiations and a large IT budget.
• Managed Data Center operations including system provisioning, deployment, monitoring and management of critical IT systems including Windows servers and networking components.
• Designed and implemented web infrastructure supporting 30M+ page views monthly.
• Co-developed, designed and maintained an Exchange Server 2000 network which hosted 60,000+ online users.
• Ranked as the world’s largest Exchange environment at the time, the system was designed for Microsoft and IBM to showcase new API features, distributed architecture, increased scalability, increased availability, and management improvements in the then unreleased version of Exchange Server.
• Key contributor to strategies and tactics that positioned the company for sale to investors.

Confidential, Palo Alto, CA

Lead IT specialist

Responsibilities:

• Successfully implemented Microsoft BackOffice deployments including early versions of Windows NT Server, Exchange and SQL Server.
• Implemented, managed and maintained critical financial, CRM and order management systems.
• Designed and implemented corporate WAN infrastructure and Internet services.
• Worked with third party developers to design, implement and maintain early content management, order management and e-commerce system for online publishing and events.
• Successfully managed an IT department supporting a company experiencing a 100% annual growth rate. Improved services to meet demands while reducing costs.