SUMMARY:

• Technology leader with over 30 years of experience across multiple industries. Over fifteen years of managing software application teams who develop and support commercial off the shelf and in - house created solutions. Currently, partnering with Southern Company Power Delivery to provide the technology needed to meet their strategic and operational goals.
• Managing all application development activities for a portfolio of applications critical to core business units for Southern Company.
• Overseeing various project approaches including Agile, Waterfall, and Hybrid methodologies.
• Coaching and mentoring the staff who design, develop, deliver, and maintain application products which includes successful sourcing of development and support engagements.
• Experienced with vendor selection and management including drafting SOW’s, RFP’s, and vendor evaluations.
• Strong financial acumen demonstrated through effective budgeting and forecasting for a large portfolio of applications.
• A passionate and continuous learner that is always looking to improve. The valuable experience gained in the utility, transportation, manufacturing, and government sectors has allowed me to adapt quickly and become effective when faced with new challenges. This has given rise to a strong “can do” and “anything is possible” attitude.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:

Confidential, Atlanta, GA

Application Development Manager

Responsibilities:

• Accountable for all application development and support activities.
• Responsible for providing leadership to highly visible and strategic projects that include

  Enterprise Asset Management, Work Management, and Condition Based Maintenance.

• Responsible for a multimillion-dollar application budget. This includes creating the

  budget, forecasting, executing on proformas, and managing the O&M and capital aspects.

• Prepare and conduct presentations for technology and business executives.
• Lead the development of the technology strategy for the Transmission business unit.
• Meet and exceed Sarbanes Oxley Compliance for key Financial Applications.
• Ensure business and storm critical applications for Southern Company Transmission are highly

  available and reliable during disasters and other situations.

• Provide leadership and develop a high-performing and diverse portfolio staff of employees and contractors that are geographically dispersed.
• Maintain strong relationships and partner across all areas of the Technology Organization, Supply Chain, Legal and Contracts & Vendor Management.
• Maintain close engagement and oversight for key vendors that provide application and support services.

Confidential, Atlanta, GA.

Application Development Manager

Responsibilities:

• Accountable for all application development and support activities.
• Responsible for a multi-million-dollar application budget. This includes creating the budget forecasting, executing on proformas, and managing the O&M and capital aspects.
• Prepare and conduct presentations for technology and business executives.
• Lead the development of the technology strategy for the Distribution business unit. This includes

  conducting stakeholder interviews, identifying key business drivers and themes, and creating an articulation map to show the relationships of the strategic components.

• Meet and exceed Sarbanes Oxley Compliance for the portfolio’s Key Financial Applications.
• Ensure business and storm critical applications for Southern Company Distribution are highly available and reliable during disasters and other critical situations.
• Manage and develop a diverse portfolio staff employees and contractors that are geographically dispersed.
• Provide leadership to a high performing team that supports business critical applications which include Outage Management, Mobile Workforce Management, Work Management, and Asset Management. Was responsible for the support of the enterprise AMI and Meter Data Management systems from 2009 through 2014.
• Maintain strong relationships across all areas of the Technology Organization, Supply Chain, Legal, and Contracts & Vendor Management.
• Maintain close engagement and oversight for key vendors that provide application or support services.
• Member of the 2015 graduating class of the SCS Leading Others Program.

Confidential, Atlanta, GA.

Applications Portfolio Manager

Responsibilities:

• Responsible for an application billing budget of over 8 million dollars.
• Partnered with Southern Company Accounting, Financial, and Treasury (AFT) and the Supply Chain Management (SCM) business units for the strategic support of a large portfolio of business applications.
• Assumed ownership of all IT activities which impact the application portfolio.
• Provided leadership to an effective technical team of employees that supported applications with a mixture of software technologies.
• Managed and developed employees and contractors. Responsible for goal setting, performance reviews of employees and contract management of consultants.
• Ensured Sarbanes Oxley Compliance for the portfolio’s Key Financial Applications.
• Member of the 2006/2007 I.T. Leadership Development graduating class.

Confidential, Atlanta, GA

Lead Application Developer

Responsibilities:

• Managed all maintenance releases as well as other initiatives for the Supply Chain Portfolio.
• Provided day-to-day direction to team members for the support of the Supply Chain, Accounting, Finance, and Treasury enterprise applications for Southern Company. Coached and mentored new employees.
• Received I.T. “Top Performer” in 2005.

Confidential, Atlanta, GA

Sr. Systems Analyst

Responsibilities:

• Enhanced and maintained the Accounting Materials and Procurement System.
• Received I.T. “Top Performer” in 2002.

Confidential

Programmer Analyst

Responsibilities:

• Enhanced and maintained the Revenue Accounting System.
• Enhanced and maintained the Michelin Corporate Purchasing System.