Chief Technology Officer Resume

SUMMARY

Over eighteen years of experience in Information Technology.
Involved in all aspects of IT, ranging from product definition, development, datacenter and operations management.
Experience with delivery of large - scale n-tier e-Commerce/Digital/Mobile platforms, Digital Transformation, as well as Deep Learning and Neural Network initiatives.
Experience with High Traffic & High Availability systems & Infrastructures.
Experience in establishing a Program Management office, as well as development of a Project Management framework for individual projects in the program.
Experience in developing on-shore/off-shore resourcing strategy.
Establishing a Technical Vision, and Leadership in system development and implementation on tactical programs and projects.
Partner with senior management on high-level strategic initiatives.
Team building, employee mentoring, and project portfolio management experience.
Innovative leader, Team Builder, Results Oriented Problem Solver, with Strong Management and Communications Skills.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Confidential

Chief Technology Officer

Responsibilities:

Developing a technical vison and roadmap to align with business goals and objectives.
Establish Roles and Responsibilities for the IT Group and hire core team members for IT senior management including a Permanent Chief Technology Officer.
Develop the Program, Product and Project Management frameworks of the company.
Evaluate and standardize the technology stack for development, as well as cloud services providers.
Vendor Management, including SLA, and contract negotiations.

Confidential

Technical Program Manager

Responsibilities:

Develop a modern serverless cloud architecture utilizing Kubernetes clusters.
Conversion of existing SCORM based content to xAPI
Migrate existing VM based system to Kubernetes cluster.
Established the first Agile development team within Confidential .
Incorporate Jenkins and Spinnaker to create a CI/CD pipeline.
Development of a microservices architecture for content and asset retrieval.
Developed a progressive Web Application for the front-end utilizing React.js and GraphQL, Redis.
Migration of existing site from Drupal 7 to Drupal 8, and convert all learning content to X-API.
Develop the platform from Single site architecture to a multi-site microservices based architecture.
Assisted in Vendor Management, including SLA, and contract negotiations.
Implemented Agile Processes for the development team. The first team to adapt Agile Processes in the organization. Utilized Jira/Confluence for Agile storyboarding, Issue management, feature and backlog management.

Confidential

Project Manager

Responsibilities:

Established and maintained peer recognized leadership role in the product development process (PDP).
Implemented project management processes this included Agile as well as elements of Waterfall. Utilized Jira for Agile storyboarding, Issue management, feature and backlog management.
Manage schedules, Program /Project risks, and resources.
Partnered with Finance to monitor and track program’s budget, forecast and trends.

Confidential

Technical Lead / Project Manager

Responsibilities:

Built a hybrid staffing model of IT consisting of off-shore, consultants, and full-time resources.
Establish Product and Project Management framework.
Implemented an Agile development framework for all software development projects.
Reduced the IT Data Center Operations cost by 35%.
Developed a Roadmap for IT and for the development of a new Platform for company.
Migrated Video Content from a set of dedicated servers to a Content Distribution Network.
Migration from an antiquated CMS system EZ-Publish.
Evaluated various vendor packages for Content and Audience Analytics.
Established a Product and Project Management framework.
Migration of systems from a dedicated server stack, to a cloud based solution.

Confidential

Co-Founder & Vice President of Technology (CTO)

Responsibilities:

Assisted in investigating site for the company’s offices.
Assist in Hiring business staff & IT teams.
Evaluate, recommend and implement development and infrastructure stack.
Establish Product and Project Management framework for IT & Business departments.
Establish long and short term strategic Technology Goals and roadmap.
Align IT to support Business needs and Goals.
Vendor Management, including SLA, and contract negotiations.