Summary

Very experienced technology leader and innovator in Software Engineering Management, Network Security, Systems Architecture and DevOps Consulting. I am proficient in network infrastructure, SDLC and start-up innovation team building as well as managing engineering and DevOps departments in a hosted data center and cloud SaaS environments. I have been senior level management in start-ups in CTO and VP roles. I have registered software patents on - Systems and methods for executing application programs from a memory devise linked to a server, which subsequently evolved into Cloud Computing.

Skills:

• Technical: Open Source technologies PHP,mySQL,LAMP , Ruby On Rails ROR CRM,wireframing,Axure. Interconnectivity, Cloud management AWS, EC2, Linux, mySQL,NoSQL, Mongodb, Redis, node.js,backbone.js , PostgreSQL, Java, Jason, Ajax, PHP, C, C , Unix sh, SQL databases, SQL Server, Oracle, SOA, PaaS, SaaS, IaaS, Software and hardware installation plus upgrades, Virtualization, hypervisor, VMware, SunBox, Wireless AP, bridging, repeating, dd-wrt, MS exchange administration, VOIP, application virtualization concepts Citrix, Mobile app phone gap and jQuery mobile.
• Management: Team building, leadership, delegation, supervision, organization, assessment and analysis, maintain quality and standard, resource management time, human and material, recruitment and training, vision, strategy and execution.
• Communication: Verbal and written English, documentation, reports, negotiation, public speaking, presentation, interpersonal skills.
• Personal: Hardworking, attention to detail, punctual, creative, entrepreneur, self-motivated, friendly and approachable.

Career History:

Role CTO/VP of Engineering

Confidential

Responsibilities:

• Lead the development of an Automotive Lead Management system on Ruby on Rails.
• Guide an engineering team consisting of project management, development and QA team.
• Drive the requirements analysis, wire framing and product development process. Lead Management System contains innovative features such as Artificial Intelligence rule definition and inferencing. Other features include email campaigning with car industry specific templates utilize Axure system for wire framing and PostgreSQL for database backend. Developed PHP reporting module for back office operations.
• Accomplish project management including business intelligence reporting, customer profiling for data mining, financial budgeting and project scheduling.
• Develop a mobile app for mcommerce on LBS platform.
• Assess mobile business and mcommerce requirements in conjunction with marketing analysis team.
• Assess mobile commerce consumer behavior and build customer loyalty programs into the mcommerce platform.
• Analyze mobile industry business and technology trends.

Key Achievements:

• The Automotive Lead Management System is scheduled to be delivered on time.
• Evaluated mobile app technologies such as phone gap and jquery mobile.
• Defined development environment and tools for the mobile app development.
• Expanded knowledge of Windows Azure cloud platform and cloud deployment Python scripting and Django NoSQL databases BigData MongoDB.
• Expertise in managing a mobile app development and design teams, for a cross platform compatible product.

Role Chief Architect

Confidential

Responsibilities:

• Lead a start-up venture in the development of a social media collaboration and workflow automation tool for dental practice management.
• Engineer system components and process interactions in a LAMP PHP environment.
• Deploy Linux based cloud and mySql db administration. Develop database admin component based on PHP runner.
• Cloud management on Amazon AWS EC2 of a Linux virtual machine with secure tunneling over ssh.
• Establish product requirement for gathering and implementation management of a router/edge device based home network monitoring, filtering and identity protection system.
• Develop product installation procedures for router firm ware upgrades based on openwrt firm ware standard. Design firmware enhancements to accommodate data packet capturing and transfer to a cloud based analysis system.

Key Achievements:

• Designed wire frame mockups. Designed demo mockup screens and worked on concept validation of a functional system prototype.
• Specifically coded and implemented a PayPal authorization component using NVP interface in a NetBeans development environment. Effectively managed the engineering development and offshore outsourcing.
• Extensive database work performed on mysql defining database schemas. Also worked on the development of a GUI based database application using PHP runner.
• Enhanced knowledge of AWS instance management and bsic S3 replication and cloudfront.

Role VP of Technology

Confidential

Responsibilities:

• Provide technology guidance, product requirements and team built-up.
• Manage IT department for efficient output and maximize ROI by improving IT process flows and streamlining software delivery to the users.
• Define IT infrastructure for a start-up company focusing in the areas of identity theft and prevention.
• Procure hardware software infrastructure and liaise with external vendors and consultants.
• Research and evaluate new technologies to improve internal processes and increase productivity.
• Deploy Windows upgrades and setup wired wireless network infrastructure dd wrt firmware.
• Identify product requirements and report on analysis functionality to support product enhancements and data processing.
• Support networking infrastructure and report on automation.

Key Achievements:

• Successfully supported the placement of the initial hardware and software infrastructure.
• Effectively coordinated with vendors and graphics designers for infrastructure acquisition and company branding and image. This was achieved by establishing strategic vendor partnerships and enhancing company's reach to other market segments.
• Improved network security through assessment appropriate firewall protection effective firewall policies and performance of network intrusion detection.
• Developed centralized asset management inventory using cloud computing, SaaS and samanage.
• Adopted Amazon web services cloud computing EC2 and S3 involving IT maintenance operations i.e. backups.
• Created disaster recovery and business continuity virtualization environment for Windows and Linux virtual hosts, using VMware and SunBox.
• Utilized Microsoft .Net 3.5 and C development framework.

Role Chief Technology Officer

Confidential

Responsibilities:

• As a cofounder, lead company technology operations by defining technology platform, company vision, and vendor selection.
• Design overall technology vision, commercial software product development for Telegea Inc., servicing the telecommunication service providers sector.
• Lead all aspects of architecture and product development as well as manage the IT and professional service department.
• Spearhead delivery of first release of product on a scalable platform to support high transaction ecommerce volumes with many concurrent users. Product building blocks included SQL server database, site server and later J2EE compliant, Entity Enterprise java Bean application code.

Key Achievements:

Management:

• As an executive I provided strategic direction and company positioning in the market place.
• Participated in company board meetings, decision making and hiring process.
• Successfully carried out viability assessment for the company's merger and acquisition processes.
• Innovation:
• Conceived the original concept of the company's leading product.
• Defined requirements and automated the deployment of next generation convergent carrier services in the triple play market place.
• Maintained backups to ensure business continuity using ArcServer and implemented a redundant network feed.
• Created a hosting environment, at a secure datacentre, as a part of a disaster recovery plan.
• Transitioned the Company's product from an ecommerce product to a VOIP solution.
• Technical:
• Lead client product integration and deployment efforts of the company's product with the service providers back office systems.
• Contributed in TeleGea's product cycle from conceptual design and implementation to deployment. Provided product requirements analysis and enhanced feature functionality.
• Managed risk management and business continuity issues by setting up a redundant email exchange system on a Dell cluster environment. Established a VPN client server environment with a checkpoint firewall. Build a fastpath load balancer hosting environment. Installed SSL web certificates. Managed network environment DNS, WINS and TCP/IP configurations.