SUMMERY

• Versatile knowledgeable leader accomplished in optimizing the performance of teams coupled with deep passion for leveraging new technologies to impact business success. Influential communicator offering superior interpersonal skills to articulate the value of technology gain a deep understanding of client needs and motivate individuals to excel. Additional areas of expertise include
• Team Building Leadership Software Development Methodologies Requirements Gathering
• Technology Training Problem Resolution Project Management
• C VB.Net .Net Framework Team Foundation Server
• T-SQL SQL Server ASP.Net MVC
• Crystal Reports Amazon Web Services

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Confidential

Owner

• Assist businesses in aligning their IT with industry requirements. Reduce total cost of IT while making technology investments with positive ROI.
• Re-designed a web site implemented process workflows for on-boarding and communication with customers.
• Multiple clients required remote access to their applications and systems while securing sensitive data. Implemented a solution utilizing Amazon Web Services.
• Programming a commercial application that allows access to Internet-based applications for people with limited physical and technological skills.

Confidential

• Department Manager/Project Lead/Programmer of Windows Applications
• Provided leadership to a team of Windows programmers/testers. Defined projects and determined priorities working closely with the owner. Led efforts in transitioning the department to the .Net platform. Identified and acquired software and hardware. Delivered comprehensive training and mentorship to project leaders and technicians. Drove cost saving initiatives and assessed the financial impact of new technologies.
• Turned around a deteriorating situation where the company experienced a drastic lag behind key competitors restored the company s competitiveness in the market by driving a large-scale mission-critical project to convert the company s flagship product within 2 years.
• Established a development process - acquired an issue tracking program created a documentation library and established programming standards. Installed and configured SharePoint to support these processes upgraded to Team Foundation Server using the Scrum template .
• Transitioned the development team from VB6 to C /VB.Net/.Net framework from Access to SQL Server structured code to MVP and finally ASP.Net MVC.
• Steered efforts in determining the cost benefits and purchasing a Virtual Server machine. Initially used to expand testing capabilities this system housed SharePoint issue tracking release documentation change requests our automated release build FinalBuilder and TFS.
• Reengineered internal programs and processes provided multiple departments with enhanced tools and increased productivity. Beyond various departmental and workflow sites SharePoint I re-engineered an outdated Sale/Conversion program this became CAPE FEAR and YETI. Applying new technologies editable PDFs Amazon Web Services and data bound controls Sales documentation creation fell from 2 hours to 15 minutes and could be created in the field. Conversion company setup changed from 24 hours to 2 hours while adding additional capabilities.
• Enabled clients to access the product using the Internet by introducing web hosting which contributed to company revenues managed support levels with the outsourced web host company and ensured that they met optimal service levels.

Confidential

Programmer

• Empowered engineering with the ability to determine whether a particular screw could be manufactured developed an innovative program that facilitated the process for engineers to assess the tolerances and strengths of potential manufactured products.
• Presented the solution to C-Level decision-makers and articulated the key benefits including cost savings and product development speeds.

Confidential

Independent Consultant

• Played a key role in winning a 250 000 contract for the company by creating a comprehensive 25-page project plan within a 1-week timeframe the plan included details regarding tasks the critical path all hardware and software requirements as well as the total labor time and costs.
• Selected by the CFO to lead the initiative as Project Leader.
• Led vendor selection processes for the client and orchestrated all meetings to update decision-makers on the progress and facilitate communication with WAN vendors.
• Purchased all hardware and software and spearheaded the construction of 45 workstations and 4 servers.
• Ran comprehensive tests on the network at the client s headquarter location and shipped fully-configured machines to geographically-dispersed plants.
• Trained and prepared and newly-hired IT Manager on all aspects of the network including building a server or client machine Exchange Server patching the operating systems and performing backups.

Confidential

Programmer

• Facilitated knowledge sharing between testing and engineering functions via the design of a comprehensive test reporting structure.
• Served as the engineering representative on the Organizational Restructure Task Force and contributed to key divisional changes.
• Received formal training in SEI CMMI and Professional Responsibility.