SUMMARY:

• Dynamic, focused, team oriented senior IT professional with proven leadership progression.
• Experienced in various industries and environments.
• Passionate learner and mentor; I strive to be up - to-date on the new technologies and love sharing my knowledge with the team.
• Over 20 years of application development and leadership experience
• Extensive experience in marketing and digital media technologies (10+yrs)
• Strong Project Management skills: design of complex multi-tiered applications (7+yrs)
• Excellent interpersonal, communication skills, with a strong sense of team
• Ability to multi-task and prioritize competing projects and deadlines
• Successful team building and development through leadership, management and mentoring
• Ability to communicate complex technical design strategies to non-technical clients
• Passion for technological innovations and perfecting a product design
• Advanced database design and SQL programming experience (Sybase, Oracle, MS/SQL Server)

TECHNICAL SPECIALIZATIONS:

Certified SCRUM Master

Agile Framework

Visual Studio .Net 2003 - 2012

VB, C#

Oracle, SYBASE, SQL SERVER - Proficient Programmer and Administrator

TFS (Team Foundation Server), Git, SVN

JIRA

TDD (Test driven development)

UNIX CShell scripting language

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:

Sr. Manager/Asst. Director of Software Development

Confidential, New York, NY

Responsibilities:

• Manage a team of 5 developers. Provide direction and technical expertise; manage all existing and new initiatives and projects, system deployments and maintenance.
• Act as a technical lead for the creation of customer facing website applications and internal desktop applications.
• Mentor and train developers in new SDLC standards and best organizational practices. Implemented the use of Team Foundation Server to improve the quality of code and change management for current application programs.
• Introduced the agile software development framework to ensure a zero - defect delivery, on time and within budget.
• Serve as SCRUM Master for new and existing projects.
• Serve as Project Manager for all projects from design to implementation.
• Work closely with stakeholders and customers to define product specifications and requirements for application developers.
• Function as a DBA, assisting in design of new databases, tables and store procedures.

Sr. Lead Programmer/Architect

Confidential, St. Petersburg, FL

Responsibilities:

• Confidential is a leading big data firm providing detailed buying information of consumers to its clients and assists them in developing programs to drive consumer buying habits.
• Work in close collaboration with marketing and creative teams to develop new and improve existing targeted marketing solutions for external clients.
• Worked directly with clients on design, timeline of the project, budget and expected deliverables.
• Lead Carrefour/Intermarche project (the largest grocery chain in France).
• The work consisted of developing numerous scripts and stored procedures to customize the ETL process.
• This program allows the transfer of data between Confidential database and retailer’s proprietary systems.
• Lead the team of developers in creating customized order entry system for Catalina’s international office.
• Managed 5 developers in US and a team of off-shore contractors. Lead the team in the design and development of web/desktop based solutions utilizing advanced programming languages, including C#, VB.Net and XML;
• Worked as lead designer for the special project which will consolidate data received from a variety of digital sources (i.e. iPhone, Web, Store).
• The project tremendously improved company’s ability to analyze and interpret data.
• Designed and developed complex Oracle database schemas including tables, triggers, views and store procedures used by internal clients to store, maintain and analyze customer data.
• Developed and maintained complex reports utilizing Crystal Reports with Oracle database backend for quality assurance of data and financial reporting.
• Develop and maintain UNIX based Autosys jobs and scripts for the execution of automated processes during off hours.

Sr. Programmer/Analyst

Confidential, St. Petersburg, Florida

Responsibilities:

• Played an integral part in design and implementation of mobile application for Confidential direct marketing solutions; collaborated with marketing and sales teams throughout all stages of the process, from concept, development, testing and implementation.
• Lead the technology team to complete the conversion of legacy VB6 applications to VB.net.
• This was a combined effort of 5 team members and 2 consultants. Conversion took place over of period of 8 months.
• Acted as liaison between the development team and QA to strive to deliver error-free products. This consisted of using quality assurance methods and programming implementation of TDD, Test Driven Development.
• Worked directly with individual franchise users, helping them to resolve issues, coaching them on application use and implementing custom solutions. Problem resolution and tracking monitored utilizing QA tools such as TestTrack Pro and JIRA. Lead the implementation of TestTrack Pro and the conversion of legacy tracking information from MS Excel.
• Worked with outside vendors in maintaining productive relationships and custom solutions for existing applications, Reviewing Requests for Proposal, and evaluating technical specifications.
• Developed and maintained complex reports utilizing Crystal Reports used by franchise owners to assist in business and financial analysis;
• Developed and maintained Unix system CRON scheduling / sesme job spooling process for the transfer of data, using CShell scripting, between SAP and Sybase systems.
• Maintained and developed Interfaces for internal/external systems and 3rd party vendors.

Consultant (Sr. Programmer)

Confidential, St. Petersburg, Florida

Responsibilities:

• Worked as Project Manager and Independent Consultant serving clients in various industries.
• Met with clients to determine project needs and timelines.
• Managed a team of 5-10 professionals; planed the engagements, assigned the areas of responsibilities, provided guidelines and on the job mentoring to the team members.
• Developed complex applications using Full Lifecycle Application Development using Visual Basic, ASP.Net, VB.Net and C#.