SUMMARY:

Senior IT / Development Manager with a successful record of developing and managing international technology projects across Europe, India and USA. Recognized for strong customer facing skills, analyzing and developing customer requirements into system specifications. Led full project lifecycle activities using agile and waterfall methodologies, being the system solution designer and chief software architect through to system delivery and acceptance. An advocate of new technologies, recognized for designing, developing and promoting advanced software products that became commercial successes. Team player with ability to lead multi - disciplinary and multi-cultural teams in a wide variety of commercial / technical areas. Proven track record in the commercial and technical arenas. Ability to oversee project approach and define team roles and expectations in matrixed and non-matrixed organizations.

COMPETENCIES:

• Technical Design and Implementation
• Project Management
• Global Management
• Solutions Sales Expertise
• Technical Architecture
• Business Analysis
• Strategy Development
• Fluent in French

TECHNICAL EXPERTISE:

Operating Systems: VMS, DOS, Unix, Red Hat Linux, Windows Server 2008

Languages: PL/SQL, T-SQL, Fortran, C++, Java, DCL, Javascript

Competency in: Python

Databases: SQL Server 2008, Microsoft Access, Oracle 9i, Oracle 10g

Web Design: Frontpage, HTML, ColdFusion, Expression

Reporting: Crystal, SSRS, Open Office

Methodologies: SSADM, Yourdon, SCRUM

Microsoft Applications: Word, Excel, Project, PowerPoint, Outlook, Visio, Exchange, OneNote

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:

Confidential, Detroit, MI

Senior Director IT Solutions & Development

Responsibilities:

• Managed the design and development of a Business Management application with an offshore team in India
• Made hosting/cloud decisions for the application
• SME and Business Analyst for the offshore team
• Managed the implementation and final customer delivery
• Currently project managing the development of the Business Plan and eCredit applications with the offshore team

Confidential, North Palm Beach, FL

Director Project Management

Responsibilities:

• Managed and was responsible for SOX compliancy for IT/Finance relationships - WIP/Capitalization data from IT
• Worked with external consultants on PCI Security Compliance 3.0/3.1 and Risk Assessment
• Managed project management-related documentation; and coordinate relationships with vendors; manage phases of projects including requirements gathering, design, development, test, and deployment
• Managed the completion of deliverables as required by SDLC; manage the coordination of project activities with business owners/stakeholders, support teams, technical infrastructure, and application teams
• Communicate frequently with executive leadership to provide project risk analysis, status, and analysis of requirements that impact strategic direction
• Collaborate closely with stakeholders and technical teams to identify and document detailed requirements, process flows, and data sources
• Prepare senior level technical reports for executive management
• Major program achievements
• Implementation of a data driven optimization of the consumer experience on the Confidential .com website - involves process/technology/infrastructure changes, Big Data analytics
• Implementation of consumer reviews on the Confidential .com website using an external vendor
• Addition of a Cost per Call option on the consumer facing website
• Managing delivery of Confidential Mobile Apps with offshore/onshore development teams
• Managed the design and deployment of new rate processing infrastructure (38 servers with in-memory data processing)

Confidential, Stuart, FL

Consultant

Responsibilities:

• Managed the transfer of legacy (paper) reports into web-enabled reporting
• Client relationship management of a large automotive company

Confidential, Okeechobee, FL

IT Consultant/ Project Manager

Responsibilities:

• Responsible for the delivery of Epicor 9.05 ERP implementation with report conversion from Crystal to SSRS
• ERP report availability on mobile devices
• Provide team management and managing cultural change within the IT team
• Providing technical and project management
• Providing development support on SSRS/Crystal reporting
• Responsible for defining, managing and implementing infrastructure upgrades including virtualization of servers, new telephone system, increased internet bandwidth.

Confidential, Stuart, FL

Senior Systems Architect / Pre-Sales Support /Senior Project Manager

Responsibilities:

• Provided strategic design and implementation of in-house information systems and software architectures that support core organizational functions ensuring high availability. Team consisted of Engineers in Florida, UK and India.
• Gained organizational commitment for all systems and software plans, and evaluated and selected all technologies required to complete those plans.
• Managed technical leadership across the organization, from strategic decision making down to the project planning level. Ensured consistency in all product sales requirements.
• Managed the Florida development team successfully delivering of new company product using JSF by adapting SCRUM techniques. Headed project management and technical architecture of the product with development team in Reading, UK.
• Managed migration of production servers /systems from Florida to new datacenter in Ohio.
• Advocated new technologies, formed internal company group to design, develop and promote advanced software products that became commercial successes, all while exceeding quality guidelines and easily within deliverable dates.
• Performed business analysis with clients to architect complex software and delegated development to senior and junior engineers meeting targets within projected time frames and meeting client quality standards.
• Managed all software changes for approval, documentation, tracking and communication in accordance with company and ISO standards.

Software Development Manager

Confidential

Responsibilities:

• Managed programming operations by allocating resources and prioritizing assignments to ensure the end product quality, standards and time commitments.
• Managed and led technical development strategy and technical customer liaison for all PQBS publishing projects consisting of a team in Florida, UK and India.
• Managed and delivered a $1.5 million project sub-contracted to consultancy firm. Set technical direction for development. Managed sub-contractors ensuring quality and build of end product.
• Led and managed technical development strategy and technical customer liaison for all Confidential products, up to 44 multi-disciplinary staff. Managed migration of existing products to e-commerce enabled products.

Composite Systems Manager

Confidential

Responsibilities:

• Managed and led financial reporting product range (Composite) based on in-house developed 4GL hosted on the VAX, written in FORTRAN.
• Headed technical lead and product development strategy for the composite product.
• Managed recruitment and training needs of 30 developers.
• Developed in-house training course (currently in use) for developers on composite product range.