SUMMARY:

• Experienced leader of global teams with a wide range of technical solutions implemented across a variety of platforms (mainframe, mid - range, and distributed) and technologies (Amazon Web Services, PHP, MySQL, Vue.js, AngularJS, JAVA, SQL Server, Oracle, ETL, VM Ware, HP Quality Center, N-Tier Distributed development, UNIX, SAS, ASP, .NET, C++, Chef)
• Extremely strong people/project leader with a reputation for doing the impossible, devising methods to develop and implement effective solutions where others have failed.
• Over 20 years of successful software development leadership, design, and development
• Proven strategist with strengths in analysis, tactical development and implementation across multiple disciplines and functions, streamlining procedures and enhancing productivity.
• Consistently instituted and applied standardized project-management methodologies, enhancing efficiency, and quality of outcomes.
• Astute leader and team-builder with track record of quickly increasing motivation, cohesiveness, performance, efficiency, and team productivity.
• Quality advocate, with history of initiating quality-control and -assurance programs and activities.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:

Confidential, Phoenix, Arizona

Owner, Director of Software Development and Architecture

• Responsible for the technical strategy, leadership, development, marketing and sales of web solutions hosted in the cloud. Key achievements:
• PanelSchedules.com product development - Automated electrical panel schedule (fuse boxes) application which improves quality and reduces electrical design time by over 400%. Application is responsive and adaptive supporting mobile phones, tablets and desktops. Developed leveraging LAMP (Linux Apache MySQL/Amazon Aurora, PHP), REST, Vue.js, Bootstrap, and Amazon Web Services (AWS).
• Serverless Training for Amazon Web Services - Providing serverless training leveraging AWS and Vue.js primarily targeting web application teams and microservices.

Confidential, Phoenix, Arizona

Director, IT Development

• Responsible for the planning, coordinating, and controlling the staff, resources and activities related to information technology for the University Technology Office (UTO). Responsible for technical staff recruitment, development and evaluation. Oversees acquisition and operation of technology resources (network, software, and data services). Works with faculty/administration to define, adapt, develop and implement instructional technology software products for use in classrooms. Participates in the formulation of annual budgets and controls ongoing operational budget.
• Leading architecture and implementation efforts for migrating and refactoring suite of 70 JAVA & .NET enterprise applications to Amazon Web Services.
• Identify key technical gaps in AWS organization knowledge
• Developed and facilitated bi-weekly AWS Training Labs for internal team members

Confidential, Phoenix, Arizona

Owner, Director of Software Development and Architecture

• Responsible for the technical strategy, leadership, development, marketing and sales of web solutions hosted in the cloud. Key achievements:
• PanelSchedules.com product development - Automated electrical panel schedule (fuse boxes) application which improves quality and reduces electrical design time by over 400%. Application is responsive and adaptive supporting mobile phones, tablets and desktops. Developed leveraging LAMP (Linux Apache MySQL/Amazon Aurora, PHP), REST, Vue.js, Bootstrap, and Amazon Web Services (AWS).
• PanelSchedules.com marketing plan - Developed marketing plan targeting early adaptors designed to capture 5% of in niche market. Marketing channels include direct email campaigns through trade magazines, social media (Twitter and Facebook), Search Engine Optimization (SEO), and direct mail to high-value customers.

Confidential, Phoenix, Arizona

Development Manager/ Lead Technical Architect/Data Quality Manager

• Reconciliation POA - Technical leader (of global team with 17+ core team members) defining Point Of Arrival (POA) reconciliation solution mitigating inefficiencies across the enterprise while providing an estimated cost avoid savings of over $6MM in three years.
• Confidential MCC/IC Decision Tree - Led a project to identify the known Merchant Category Code /Industry Code business rules, designed and developed and working prototype, and aggressively worked to complete an implementation within the Want to Honor Sales Finalization process in Q4 2006 providing an annual savings of over $400,000 through quality improvements.
• Demand Management Save - Partnered with business and technology teams to introduce a demand management save for MMDB of over $500,000 in 2009.
• A 500% improvement in web performance for Registered Card in 2009 - received Chairman’s Award for Innovation;
• Identification/mitigation of key constraints within Next Generation Selects - a very complex marketing content management system leveraging Vignette Content Management, over 64 virtual servers - VM Ware, Oracle, JAVA, MQ, Oracle, and integrations to several key internally developed applications.
• Initiated Global Network Services and Information Management data quality program to identify, track, and improve issues across the financial network through automated scorecards, policy establishment, regional communications and governance (Sybase, SQL Server, SAS, Unix, Microstrategy, Hadoop Hive/Pig)
• Developed and provided Project Management, SQL and .NET training courses to internal team members

Confidential, Tustin, California

Director, Application Development / Support, Manager, System Administration

• Provided Project Management introductory training courses.
• Devised and applied formal enterprise-application architecture and IT application portfolio-management strategies to gain consistency and efficiency in operations.
• Championed and implemented effective Decision Support System involving ASP and SQL Server 2000, supporting static/parametric reporting, drill-down reports, multiple data-source interfaces, Crystal Reports access, aggregate reports with drill-down capabilities, and data exporting to MS Excel.
• Initiated streamlined development solutions using .NET, ASP, SQL Server, JavaScript, and XML to implement host financial-system solutions (transaction processing).
• Developed multiple business-to-business (B2B) solutions and spearheaded development of overflow interface for Real Estate teams.
• Implemented and delivered continuing training; developed cohesive team and more than doubled productivity within 18 months.
• Managed department budget and financial goals.
• Managed complex software vendor relationships across mainframe and distributed platforms.

Confidential, Chandler, Arizona

Systems / Software Engineer / Owner

• Developed and deployed multiple customized solutions employing ASP, C++, SQL Server, ARX, VBA, Visual Basic, and AutoCAD.
• Employed AutoCAD, Visual Basic, ASP, HTML, and SQL Server 2000 to develop integrated, server-based 3-D drawing-generation application that fully automated the creation of design layouts, saving over $2.2 million annually in design costs.
• Created and presented training for personnel and clients on ASP, AutoCAD, AutoLisp, Java, and VBA

Confidential, Phoenix, Arizona

Engineering Manager / Vice President, Client Services, Manager, Ascendant Development, Core Engineering Manager

• In development environment utilizing C, C++, Java, Oracle, and SQL Server, enacted strategies that resulted in improved development procedures.
• Achieved scheduled performance requirements while improving product quality.
• Commended by senior management for achieving dramatic morale and team-performance improvement.

Confidential, Chandler, Arizona

Systems / Software Engineer

• Spearheaded ISO 9002 certification initiatives for Assembly Technology Development MIS Department.
• Drove and managed strategic data-integrity and engineering-analysis programs for STTD Automation.
• Enhanced Manufacturing’s testing/analysis capabilities through development of Web-based Engineering Analysis Tools.
• Designed and developed NT/AutoCAD 12/13-based design tool to expedite manufacturing and was critical contributor on a project resulting in capital avoidance of nearly $10 million.
• Developed ASP tool to automate inter-site file transfer via Intranet.
• Created and deployed UNIX-based station (tool) controller for FX Testers.
• Tasked with leading continuous improvement efforts via Virtual Factory Automation Change Control Board and Brown Bag Brainstorming Group, founded to enhance peer-to-peer training.

Confidential, Chandler, Arizona

Systems / Software Engineer / Owner

• Developed Automated Restaurant Design and Panel Schedule applications for the construction industry leveraging AutoLisp, Visual Basic, C/C++, SQL environment.