CAREER SUMMARY:

• Over eighteen years of progressive software development, IT leadership and Project Management experience. A certified Project Management Professional - PMP with a demonstrated experience, knowledge in achieving organizational objectives, project improvements through defining and overseeing projects.
• A strong Project/Technical manager, and a CAM and with experience leading software development teams with varying levels of responsibility.
• Resourceful, has the drive and ability to research, propose, and implement appropriate solutions according to the customer requirements.
• Experienced in managing and implementing Java JEE and Enterprise Engineering applications utilizing SOAP/REST web services, Microservices, open source frameworks, custom built WMQ technologies, Full Stack Java, MONGO No SQL DB, Assembler Language Coding (ALC), Infrastructure Engineering, Endpoints, Security, Networking, Virtual Desktop Interfaces, software migrations and relational databases.
• Project Manager Engineering/Enterprise Architect/ Team Leader with over 18 years of experience. Demonstrated expertise in establishing business relationships and promoted enterprise-level solutions for public sector clients; demonstrated experience in providing leadership with Director level customers and stakeholders. Experienced in managing and leading Integrated Product Teams (IPTs), including system engineers, system architects, developers, and testers within an agile software development lifecycle advising senior management of staffing risks and dependencies that influence the success of Scrum Agile projects. Demonstrated expertise in managing and leading task-based teams of information technology professionals in a variety of complex environments; experienced in mentoring staff on system life-cycle activities, including development, design, and unit testing for systems in support of the SSA, FDA, HHS and IRS. Successfully led the process improvement initiatives. Created and led the Confidential Java Users Group ( Confidential ) to exchange information, brainstorm, and explore new technologies for the JVM. Made decisions effectively based on situational awareness and expert judgment aligned with the business rhythms. Have well-versed experience in writing business proposals and provided solutions architecture as needed.
• Designed, developed, and implemented the Web Services/Java architecture as part of Chief Technology Officer (CTO) modernization/Enterprise Service Oriented Architecture initiative to convert COBOL services to Java at SSA. Designed and implemented enterprise mission critical central print architecture with an innovative in-house solution using Service Oriented Architecture (SOA) and Java, JEE, Advanced Functional Presentation (AFP), DB2, Oracle, Snowbound, and JQuery ensuring reliability, quality, consistency, and timeliness of notice delivery services to the citizens processing an excess of seven million notices per year. Led the Maven archetype efforts and aligned foundational technology and software elements to enable the organization vision to include; Cloud Infrastructure ( Confidential ), Amazon/ web services, REST, GIT Hub, frameworks/components, and Modern Software Development Environment (MDE) efforts, in an Agile approach to product development.
• Migrated various applications to use Struts v2 frameworks and created an application template for other applications. Solution architect in designing and implementing solutions to provide notices in formats that are accessible to the blind or visually impaired.
• The notices, web pages were also displayed online using Vignette Content Management systems for Dashboard displays.
• Designed and developed enterprise print architectures using Java Persistent Architecture (JPA) and EJB 3.0.
• Designed/ implemented Java Batch using spring, hibernate on mainframe environments. Have expertise in reverse engineering applications to comply with the product needs and involved in project integration management. As a chief migration engineer, have oversight of various open source tools like Apache Kafka, Cassandra, OPENSHIFT and PostgreSQL implementations.
• Coordinated with business leadership on a regular basis to develop and maintain architecture designs in alignment with business strategy and objectives.
• Provided High level design and architecture and was deemed as a critical personnel in connecting the dots and implementing horizonal integration across the systems.
• Worked with infrastructure teams (Email Engineering Security, Virtual Desktop Interface, Networking, Endpoint, applications teams, data architects, cyber security architects, and strategic partners/vendors to create an architecture accommodating the business strategy.
• Developed technical architecture solutions spanning business processes, systems, hardware, operating systems, applications, and networking environments and platforms.
• Have hands on experience on modernization proposals and was instrumental in winning various contracts.
• Won various commissioner/CTO/CIO level citations for successfully implementing the projects at Enterprise level.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:

Confidential

Project Manager/ Enterprise Architect

Responsibilities:

• Provided technical leadership in the broader area of Enterprise wide technical architecture with specific focus on the information and communication technologies that support healthcare data exchanges and integrations at the Agency level.
• Communicated effectively with Solutions Architects and Middleware engineers to define scalable, extensible, cost effective, and standards-based solutions that meet functional and non-functional requirements.
• Effectively communicated and documented technical architecture and design specifications for end-to-end infrastructure with a focus on architectural standards, growth, performance, flexibility, reliability, scalability, and security.
• Always proactive and presented facts and recommendations effectively in oral and written form.
• Mitigated risks before they become issues to provide support to millions of taxpayers throughout the country for individuals and business.
• Involved in writing proposals for modernization efforts for the customer to convert legacy (ALC) systems into Java based applications.
• Provided oversight of the Enterprise Systems, Software, Test, OS, and Master File Architecture Group.
• Efficiently supported Mission Outreach, Mission Support, Systems Engineering, and Training Organizations.
• Responsible for personnel oversight, HR, cost, schedule, and technical requirements associated with the program.
• Effectively used Workday HR/SharePoint tools, IBM Cognos Costpoint for PCS, Microsoft Project, Project Online, DevOps and Power BI tools.

Confidential

Engineering Project Manager/ Technical Manager / Java Architect / SME

Responsibilities:

• Provided oversight of the Systems, Software, Test, OS, and Framework Architecture Group.
• Efficiently supported Mission Outreach, Mission Support, Systems Engineering, and Training Organizations.
• Responsible for personnel oversight, HR, cost, schedule, and technical requirements associated with the program.
• Successfully managed a staff as large as 30 personnel / $7M+.
• Prepared Weekly Status Reports (WSR), Monthly Overviews for the task order to deliver to the client on as necessary basis.
• Assisted the Task Managers while preparing Statements of Work (SOWs), Requests for Quote (RFQs) and response to Requests for Proposal (RFPs), prepared monthly Technical Progress Reports (TPRs), and Quarterly Progress Summaries (QPSs). Involved in preparing Task Order Work Plans (TOWPs) and Work Order Work Plans (WOWPs).
• Assisted in Contract Year Close Out activities such as preparing and delivering Close out Reports, final Work Products and other project related Artifacts. Risk Management, Stakeholder Management, and Risk Register experience.
• Provided support as a Quality Control specialist. Created Business development opportunities and rough order magnitudes (ROMs) for management projecting the scope of work and opportunities. Have exposure to CAM 101.
• Below are specific examples of projects that I managed and led during this period: