SUMMARY

• Accomplished Visionary and goal oriented IT Specialist with 10+ years of success and experience in leading software development teams, deploying enterprise application solutions, implementing scalable global IT infrastructures, creating and leading cross - functional teams with diverse technical backgrounds.
• Adept in delivering high return on technology investments, intuiting cost effective technologies, increasing revenue streams through introduction of new technology services.

TECHNICAL SKILLS

Languages / Development tools: Databases/BI/Technologies OS/Server Admin

SOA: Visual BasicAccessWin3.1/95/98/NT/2000/XP

HTML/DHTM: LJava/J2EEACTLinux

UnixWeb: ServicesOracle /MySQL.NET

C, C++ SQL: Power-Builder SUSE

JavaScript: ASPLotus Notes Apache, IIS

Cold Fusion CSS: Business ObjectsSQL Server 2005, 2008

PHP: Crystal Reports JDBC, ODBCSun Solaris

MS: Project Source ForgeDB2JBoss, Tomcat, Websphere

VisioXML: XSLTADOWeblogic

Methodologies: OOAD, UML, RUP (Rational Unified Process), RAD (Rapid application development), Agile, Business and Data Modeling

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Confidential, Georgia

Sr. Principal Solutions Architect

Responsibilities:

• Manage multi-matrix teams of 26 developers world-wide for platform delivery of solutions for our
• Provide robust solutions for interconnected components of a complex system involving many other groups and organizations within Ericsson.
• Architecture Lead for ($20M+) initiatives under the Ericsson Brands
• Work directly with the product management organization to provide critical leadership and guidance in the requirements definition process and delivery of all our projects.
• Evaluate, and when necessary prototype (POC), alternatives to determine the most appropriate approach for each solution.
• Prepare design and specification documentation such as (SOW, HLD, SLD and CDR,) that can be understood by technical, functional and business driven teams throughout the organization and our clients.
• Provide support to the Product and Engineering team members to estimate the level of effort required for a given project or component that may need to support project before its on the roadmap.
• Act as the Lead Architect for the components of the overall solution; while working with other principal team members to ensure a collaborative approach is undertaken prior to implementation.
• Supporting Customer Units and Engagement Practices as technical solution specialist, including answering statements of compliance documents (RFI/FRP/RFQ), developing solution Descriptions and contribute to solution cost estimates.
• Onsite and Involved in the solution analysis, design and delivery of specifications while maintaining a customer interface from a solution perspective.
• Prepare and write solution descriptions and ensure technical functionality and high quality of delivery, including the definition, management and verification of solutions, analyzing the customer's processes and requirements, scaling resources, estimate cost for customer adaptations, change requests and scope changes.
• Create and approve test specifications, solution Acceptance Test Procedures for Unit, functional and Integration testing and facilitate the handover to the customer and Ericsson support organizations.
• Utilize networking technologies including data encryption, compression, authentication and authorization, SSO, web security etc. for E2E integration of Client projects.
• Demonstrated experience with issues of data transformation and quality of service in a bandwidth-challenged environments of customers.
• Perform non-functional software requirements analysis; concurrency, parallel processing, clustering, load balancing, HA and replication for clients

Environment(s): JBoss 6.0, Eclipse, Maven, Spring, Unix, Oracle 11g, Apache Tomcat

Skills used: Java, J2EE, JSP, JavaScript, Servlets, HTML, SQL, XML, Web Services, Requirements Gathering, Negotiations, Product Management, Resource Management

Confidential, Georgia

Enterprise Solutions Architect

Responsibilities:

• Major influencer and contributor of the creation of Enterprise Architecture End-State document presented to company Senior Executives and instituted by Company CIO.
• Nominated by Director of Enterprise Architecture to lead architecture and design of an eco-system to mesh Enterprise Services with In-room technology and Web2.0/ SOA Reference Architecture including business process integration and SOA governance
• Architecture Lead for the ($50M) initiative to privatize Army lodging under the IHG Brands
• Architecture Lead for the Redesign and Rebrand of Holiday INN Web Initiative
• Developed IT strategic vision and drove key departmental objectives including improved client and departmental engagement, business-aligned development, validated and reliable applications, scalable and maintainable application architectures, and robust infrastructure operations.
• Aided in the Architecting, testing and supporting Applications and back-office management systems at corporate and hotel level.
• Collaborated on client engagement strategy to drive entry into risk-driven project methodology, improving the accuracy of project definition, sizing estimates, and yearly resource budget planning. Improved client relationships and project predictability through shared business and technical perspectives, agreed project roles, risk assessment, use cases, transparent business-aligned development efforts, and time-boxed delivery.
• Interfaced with internal business partners to identify needs and translate business requirements into solution concepts. Researched and evaluated technologies and technical solutions to determine technical solution design options and trade-offs. Collaborated to refine application and database designs and to determine the ways in which business applications consume and create information within the enterprise.
• Participated in all phases of the SDLC of the application development (PORTAL, CMS, PMS, CRM, Kiosks, Applications, Websites etc.) including requirement gathering and analysis, designing, building, QA and release management of project deliverables.
• Directed and drove technical designs to consensus and approval, producing designs with frameworks, interfaces, and services that facilitate extension and re-use
• Directed the creation of design documentation that ensures consistency in architecture development
• Documented and communicated services to IT organizations and end users as appropriate.
• Maintained current knowledge of End User Services technologies and recommends appropriate upgrades and modifications to enhance service and efficiency.
• Developed, maintained, and communicated technology roadmaps for services.
• Defined requirements, strategy, solutions, and standards for the Enterprise IT Operations and Service
• Ensured Supplier design and implementation proposals met IHG requirements, supported stated strategies, and adhered to standards, security policies, and meet cost affordability parameters.
• Ensured key technology management processes were effectively managed including change management, planning, governance, and architecture.
• Supported the development of and compliance with enterprise architecture, engineering, and design.

Technologies: MS Project/MS, RUP,UML, SOA, SAAS, OOD/OOAD, Design Patterns, XML, Java/J2EE/POJO, JMX, JCA, JAXB, RESIN Server, Spring framework, Hibernate, DataPower, Big IP, Apache ServicemMix ESB, BPEL, XML,WSDL, Mainframe, PMS, SCRUM, IBM Websphere MQ, Junit, Jmeter, SoapUI, Oracle v8, Business Objects, SQL, CRM

Confidential, Georgia

Managing Director of Technical Development

Responsibilities:

• Improved enterprise IT strategies and practices for client engagement, project methodology, architectural governance, enterprise documentation, infrastructure migration, development team evolution, and IT support.
• Aligned IT with business strategies through agile methodologies that leverage business and technical architectures, information workflow, use case analysis, and risk assessment to verify fitness-for-purpose.
• Stabilized ad hoc support operations by clearly defining the boundaries and responsibilities of project and operational teams, while progressively injecting fitness checks earlier into the project lifecycle.Led the turnaround of failed and blocked projects through progressive management techniques:
• Facilitated realistic project planning based upon time-boxed delivery of incremental functionality, centered on use cases, prioritized by business criticality, and driven by technical and organizational risk.
• Revitalized software engineering teams through the introduction of agile best practices, including team programming, test-driven development (JUnit), repeatable builds (Ant, CVS), standardized environments, automated integration (CruiseControl), team testing, and continuous customer collaboration.Spearheaded the architectural evolution of mission-critical systems, architectures, platforms, and components:
• Product lines built upon Service-Oriented Architectures( SOA) and open source frameworks (Struts, Spring, Hibernate) that are secure, scalable, extensible (component-oriented), interoperable (XML, JMS, Web Services), manageable, and serviceable.
• Mission-critical systems built upon robust multi-tier hardware architectures that are 24 x 7, high-performance (multi-processor, server farms), failover-enabled and load-balanced (Big-IP), shadowed, and recoverable.

Confidential, Georgia

Sr. Web Administrator

Responsibilities:

• Spearheaded Web Portal Architecture (SharePoint) and Web development using DHTML, ASP.NET, XML/XSL, CSS, Java Script, and VB Script.
• Responsible for support of existing systems and for architecting new application frameworks, developing technical specifications from functional business requirements.
• Recommend policies and procedures governing the posting of material on location websites.
• Designed systems for data base generation; implemented data base integration, formatted and presented data and monitored and maintained web-based data collection systems.
• Team Lead for Application Development of MegaRAID RAID controller Installation Interface.
• Developed website for Driver and firmware downloads of MegaRAID products.
• Company team lead in the migration of RAID products, Web Artifacts and Content during acquisition of American Megatrends company RAID division to LSI Logic Corporation.

Technologies: MS Project/MS Office/Visio- HTML, DHTML, PHP, Cold Fusion, VB, C, C#, InterWoven teamsite, Mediabin, SQL, Lotus Notes, ACT, Unix, Linux, Windows Server, SUSE