SUMMARY:

• More than 10 years of comprehensive experience in IT operations managing multiple projects.
• Strategic thinker in high - demand adept in recognizing new developments in IT technology that can be applied to meet business needs.
• Rapid career progression marked by advancement from Systems Analyst, to Programmer Analyst, and Web Developer to Lead Developer.
• Identify long-term needs for systems. Proficient in identifying, determining, meeting, and surpassing specific client needs.
• Well-versed in Software Development Life Cycle.
• Skilled in managing the budgets, as well as change and project management.
• Recognized for ability to leverage strong project management skills, consistently exceed client expectations, and meet all project deadlines, budgets, and specifications.
• Personable, flexible team player able to collaborate across multiple functions. Excel in managing stakeholder communications and expectations, working with end-users to gather requirements and communicate technical information in a clear manner to technical and non-technical staff.
• Adept at full team leadership and team building. Determine and meet specific customer requirements.
• Agile Software Development & Management Project Management Technical Writing Technical Support
• Software Deployment Software Migration Technical / Software Needs Assessment
• Change Management Client Training Author Training Documentation Team Building

TECHNICAL SKILLS:

Languages: HTML5, CSS3, PHP 5, JavaScript/jQuery, Python, AngularJS, ReactJS, C#, Ruby on Rails, NodeJS and Ajax

Applications: Salesforce, Magento, Zend Frameworks, Laravel Frameworks, Basecamp, Wordpress, Crystal Reports, Microsoft Project, Microsoft Visio, JIRA, SharePoint, AWS Code Commit, and Subversion

Methodologies: Agile, and Waterfall

Cloud Services: Amazon Web Services

Databases: SQL Server, Oracle, PostgreSQL, MySQL and MongoDB

Operating Systems: Windows and UNIX / Linux

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:

Confidential, Chicago, IL

Drupal Developer

Responsibilities:

• Setup a site on Drupal Site with data from a non Drupal Site.
• Also, made some modifications to the template when it was required.

Confidential, St. Charles, IL

Technical Lead

Responsibilities:

• Led communications with stakeholders regarding product goals and progress and project progress.
• Wrote technical specifications and provide budgets for proposals.
• Work with clients to define scope and gather requirements.
• Managed a development team consisting of 2 web developers.
• Provided technical support and ongoing maintenance on web applications.
• Created a work breakdown structure.
• Created project status reports.
• Communicated regularly to clients with project updates.

Confidential, Peoria, IL

Lead Developer

Responsibilities:

• In charge of leading and training Android developers on the Thingworx platform.
• Ensured developer’s tasks were completed on time.
• Maintained the company server that was on the Amazon Web services.
• Managed the development team that created Web and mobile user interfaces for the company Android app.

Confidential, Schaumburg, IL

Senior / Lead Production Developer

Responsibilities:

• Collaborated with business, UX, and marketing teams to drive brand development and messaging.
• Drove market research and built early-feature prototypes using wireframes and mock-up tools.
• Translated technical specifications into detailed product requirements.
• Provided analysis to Project Managers.
• Completed average 5 personal UI design, code reviews, and programming projects each quarter.
• Led communication with stakeholders regarding product goals and progress made.
• Mentored Junior Developers in case they had some questions.
• Made sure the offshore developers were compliant in the development standards set by the company.
• Assigned various projects to different developers with various tasks based on their skill level and their availability
• Interviewed potential candidates when there was a job opening within the company.
• Created a web page that will allow people to submit tickets from a web page using PHP Curl.

Confidential, Buffalo Grove, IL

Web Developer

Responsibilities:

• Developed shared central authentication system in PHP for intranet applications.
• Modified the websites using PHP and JavaScript.
• Wrote and implemented scripts to enhance user experience; integrated scripts with the CMS.
• Developed code fixes and enhancements for inclusion in future code releases and patches.
• Highly-involved in Software Development Life Cycle.
• Created a script that linked the form information from the website to go into Salesforce.
• Created a web page that uploaded data from a MySQL Database into Salesforce. The page was created using PHP5/SOAP technologies.
• Produced various reports using Crystal Reports that was requested by various users.
• Created web page that integrated Google Maps. The page was created using PHP 5 with a LDAP login system. The data is automatically uploaded every week using a script that extracts a data from a file and then have it uploaded in the MySQL Database.
• Made various changes to the company Salesforce, by modifying the Dashboards so the sales can be tracked correctly, created a monthly report so the Directors at the company can view the numbers, made sure the flow was working correctly, uploaded various data sources for the company campaigns, also added and maintained various addons in Salesforce. The requests usually came in either from the sales and marketing department.
• Worked on various Confidential websites using ASP.net and C# before the website was migrated over to PHP5.
• Made various changes to the company Salesforce, by modifying the Dashboards so the sales can be tracked correctly, created a monthly report so the Directors at the company can view the numbers, made sure the flow was working correctly, also added and maintained various addons in Salesforce.

Confidential, Carpentersville, IL

Programmer Analyst

Responsibilities:

• Assisted with upgrading the school Website using the Drupal CMS.

Confidential, Burr Ridge, IL

Programmer Analyst

Responsibilities:

• Enhanced look and feel of various Websites using HTML, PHP and CSS.

Confidential, Westmont, IL

IT Audit Analyst

Responsibilities:

• Translated business goals, feature concepts, and customer needs into prioritized product requirements and use cases.
• Streamlined deployment process by developing continuous integration tools.
• Created a patient tracking system using PHP and JavaScript.