SUMMARY

• Multi - talented professional with 15+ years of experience in Application Development, Leading Teams, Project Management, Business Analysis, and Technical Architecture.
• 7+ years of experience managing/leading JAVA Development teams. 10+ years of hands-on object oriented programming experience using JAVA/J2EE, in an Agile environment with demonstrated increase of responsibilities over time.
• Significant experience in designing and developing secure transactional applications. Implemented security at transport layer, message layer (AES) encryptions as well as digital certificates in JAVA applications. Implemented REST, SOAP web services.
• Expereince implementing Message Level Encryption, SSL, Digital Signing, Signature Validation, SAML 2.0, Authetication, Authorization and Accounting (AAA), AppScan, and Secure Messaging. Knowledge of hardware architectures including Demilitarized Zone(DMZ) and firewalls.
• Talented strategist, with the proven ability to effectively leverage SDLC methodologies and PMI processes to deliver projects on time, tested for quality and within budget.
• Independent self-starter and proven ability to work successfully with minimal supervision. Proven team leader, organizer, analyst and project champion with communication and interpersonal strengths.
• Strong combination of Business and Technical training, culminating in a Master of Business Administration, and a Bachelor of Engineering in Computer Science. Collaborative, entrepreneurial communicator skilled in building and strengthening relationships across functions to achieve cohesive teamwork.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Confidential, Chattanooga, TN

Application Development Team Lead

Responsibilities:

• Direct and manage the research, scope, definition, development, execution and implementation of projects.
• Implemented Agile (Scrum) methodology, significantly enhancing development processes, reducing delivery time and improving quality.
• Implemented mission critical, transactional and secure applications using JAVA/J2EE, Web Services, Hibernate, AJAX, jQuery, Dojo, JSON, Struts, Spring, WebSphere, SQL Server, Sybase, Microsoft servers, and AIX servers.
• Architected and implemented multiple secure applications such as Single Sign On using SAML2.0, NTLM Authentication and Federation Servers.
• Implemented security protocols in applications using Authentication, Authorization and Accounting (AAA) to intelligently controlling access to applications and documents.
• Implemented software solutions to securely download various documents from On Demand repository.
• Implemented Secure Messaging for members and provider to securely communicate with BCBST representatives.
• Implemented challenging, high-priority projects, while leveraging deep understanding of requirements, scope, and work to coordinate contractors and cross-department efforts.
• Design and develop applications in accordance to security standards to secure PHI (Personal Health Information) and PII (Personal Identifiable Information).
• Design and develop applications while involving Privacy and Security offices to make sure applications are in compliance with Privacy and Security guidelines.
• Provide technical and project leadership on software development projects.
• Manage software development tasks and providing mentorship to team members and other technical resources.
• Design and develop software programs in collaboration with the Enterprise Architects and development staff.
• Implemented Cost Savings projects by converting paper letters to email notifications.
• Experience handling sensitive issues with sense of urgency.
• Successfully implemented large and complex information systems projects which cross organizational boundaries, such as User Registrations, Medical Policy Router, Electronic Records, eMessaging, Health and Wellness Tools, Provider Directory, Customer Service tools.
• Implemented strategically important projects for Members, Providers, Broker and Group Administrators; consistently delivering on time, and ensuring products meet customer expectations.
• Combine and apply specialized knowledge of Information Technology, the organization’s mission and business needs, and the healthcare industry in general to manage large-scale projects and programs efficiently.
• Assemble, supervise, and evaluate cross-functional and cross-organizational system development project teams.
• Assist vendor selection processes, including Requests for Information (RFIs) and Requests for Proposals (RFPs).
• Subject Matter Expert for Healthcare and BlueAccess applications.
• Interview candidate for developer and analysts positions.
• Serving as a technical, and procedural resource for improvement teams, matrix partners and management.
• Conduct cost/benefit studies for system development and implementation projects.
• Demonstrate knowledge of the interdependencies between business improvement teams and matrix partners by serving as a technical and procedural resource for improvement teams, matrix partners, and management.
• Chosen as one of the top 12 candidates for 2015 BCBST Corporate Mentoring Program.

Confidential, Chattanooga, TN

Application Development Consultant, IT Emerging Technologies

Responsibilities:

• Collaborated with business areas to incorporate emerging technologies into development efforts; successfully managed risks while maintaining superior levels of product quality.
• Design data flows and system models, developed project documentation suite, and reengineered existing processes to streamline software management of software requirements.
• Interfaced with customers to identify needs, prepare use cases and requirement specifications.
• Implemented multi-tier architectures using Java, VB, Oracle, and WebSphere technologies.

Confidential, Atlanta, GA

Systems Analyst/Consultant

Responsibilities:

• Played a pivotal role in building high-performance team; advised senior management on software processes, and provided valuable input into hiring and training.
• Manage large projects in onsite-offshore model while providing 24x7 support to customers around the world.
• Exploited team talent, skills, and creativity, to develop meaningful, innovative solutions which improved business processes and reduced downtime.

Managerial: BCBST Corporate Mentoring Program, Focus Groups, and Process Improvement groups.

Leadership: Hartman Profile, Predictive Index, 7 Habits of Highly Effective People, Leadership Foundations, Situational Leadership, Battlefield Leadership Seminar, Conflict Management, Emotional Intelligence, Motivating Others

Project Management: PMP Certification, Planning for PMI-ACP and ScrumMaster Certifications, Volunteer at PMI Chattanooga Chapter, PMI Global Congress 2010, DevOps, Agile, Scrum, ScrumMaster.

Professional Affiliations: Project Management Institute (PMI), Member since 2008; Toastmasters, Member since 2010; Past member of International Institute of Business Analysis (IIBA)

Process Methods: Agile, Scrum, Lean, Kanban, Test driven Development, Six Sigma, Kaizen, and CMMI

Communications: Customer Service, Business Meetings, Business Etiquette, Writing at Work, Presentation Skills

Technical: Java, J2EE, ASP.NET, VB.NET, C#, SOA Architectures, Java RAD IDE Certification, IBM Innovate and devLink Conferences, and Mobile App development

SDLC/ Methodologies: DevOps, Agile (Scrum), Test Driven Development, Waterfall, RUP, Iterative and Spiral Models, Six Sigma, and CMMI.

Programming Languages: Java (J2EE, Spring, Struts, EJB, Servlets, JSP, JNI), AJAX, jQuery, JSON, .NET, HTML, XML, C#, C++, C, JavaScript, SAS, Hibernate, WebSphere Portal, Service Oriented Architecture (SOA), Web Services, SOAP, REST, WSSR, ESB, UDDI, TIBCO, Power Builder, and COBOL.

Security: Message level encryption, digital signing, signature validation, SAML 2.0, SSL, Authetication, Authorization and Accounting (AAA), AppScan, Secure Messaging, Demilitarized Zone(DMZ)

Data Communication: TCP/IP, TLS/SSL, SMTP, POP3, Secure Mail, DNS, DMZ, Firewalls

Application Servers: WebSphere, WebLogic, JBoss, Tomcat, Apache Web Server and Microsoft IIS.

Mobile Development: JavaScript, jQuery, Backbone, Worklight, HTML 5, Web Analytics, Performance Analytics.

Requirement Analysis: System Context Diagram, Data Flow Diagram, Requirement Elicitation, JAD sessions, User Stories, Prototypes, Mockups, Use Cases. Functional design, Business Rules.

Design: J2EE Design Patterns, Visio, iRise, iRise, Blueprint, Erwin, Photoshop, Dreamweaver, and Paint brush.

Architectures: Service Oriented Architecture (SOA), Multi-tier and Client-Server architectures, Enterprise Application Integration (EAI), Integration of Legacy systems, Mobile app development,, Adaptive and Responsive Design

Identity and Access Management: Single Sign On, SAML 2.0, IFM-Integrated Federation Manager, WAM, Shibboleth, WS-Federation, Facebook Connect, NTLM, LDAP, Federated Identity.

Frameworks: Single Sign On, SAML 2.0, EDI, Java, Spring, Struts, IBM Eclipse, OFX, and HL7

Middleware: DataPower, MessageBroker, MQ, TIBCO, RMI, CORBA, Hibernate, Web Services

Productivity Tools: Easybacklog, scrumy, Application Life Cylce Management (ALM) Tools including RTC, RRC, HP Quality Center. Visual Studio, Rational Application Developer, SharePoint, MS Project, Visio, HP Project and Portfolio Management, MS Office. Eclipse, ClearCase, ClearQuest, Test Director, HP Quality Center, Visual Basic, iRise, Tealeaf, Wily, AppSight, TeamSite, and IBM Worklight.

Databases: SQL Server, Sybase, Oracle, MS Access, DB2, SQL Navigator, TOAD, SQuirreL

Reporting / Data Load: Data Analytics, Oracle, Sybase, SQL Navigator, Cognos, Actuate, DTS, SSIS, SQL Server enterprise studio, SQL Server Management Studio.

SQL and Scripting: SQL queries, SQL functions, Apache Ant, XML, XSL, HTML/DHTML, CSS, Java Script, VB Script, MS Access macros, ASP, Perl, UNIX Shell Scripts.

Business Knowledge: HealthCare, Utility, Telecom, Finance and Banking.

HealthCare Business Applications: Trizetto Facets, Benefit Cost Modeler, CWS, BlueAccess web portals for Member, Provider, Group, Broker and Employees. Online Registrations and Reporting, Batch Jobs, Physician Quality, Hospital Cost and Quality tool, Remittances, EOBs, Personal Health Statement.