Summary

Visionary and technologically sophisticated executive with 20 years of accomplishment guiding enterprise-level application engineering and managed services initiatives to achieve ambitious, mission-critical business objectives.

Proven success spanning all facets of operations, technology development, partner cultivation, and client relations within start-up and established environments. Demonstrated talent for establishing productive rapport with stakeholders at all levels that drive above-the-bar outcomes across all metrics. Record of accomplishment conceiving, architecting, and directing development of advanced, scalable, and easily maintained solutions. Motivation and results-focused leader with a talent for training and guiding geographically dispersed teams across complex initiatives.

Areas of Expertise

Professional Experience

Confidential

Team Manager, Data Integration Architect

Established end-to-end vision while providing technical design documentation. Solicited and translated system requirements into physical SQL Server Databases including C /Microsoft Dynamics software ensuring proper Data flow through the successive Stages involved. Addressed issues of Data Migration Validation, Clean-up and Mapping while communicating the importance of Data Dictionaries. Provided database support by coding utilities, responding to user questions, and resolving problems.

Confidential

Manager Application Architect

Hand-picked to provide high-level leadership for 20M .NET replacement system development project ATPS III spanning four teams encompassing 80 technical resources within iterative Waterfall environment. Oversee data conversion, interface engineering, data warehouse, and infrastructure design. Act as primary point of contact for client stakeholders. Administer project planning, budget development, and scheduling. Conduct code reviews and evaluate technical designs approve architecture/design documents for and lead creation of .NET layers, data conversion, data warehouse ETL, dimensional data modeling, SSRS reporting and external/internal interfaces. Monitor regulatory compliance and adherence to client expectations. Screen, hire, mentor, and evaluate team members.

Selected highlights:

• Partnered with client to establish Geo-Spanned infrastructure with load-balanced Web, application, and database servers at two sites to provide high-availability access to content at 1200 offices in 88 counties.
• Seamlessly orchestrated integration of 90 databases into a centralized data warehouse, guiding intermediate transfer into SQL Server 2008 database before extraction, transformation, and loading of dimensional data.
• Spearheaded development of Entity Relationship Diagrams utilized to implement physical databases/models for the core, financial, data warehouse and multiple sub systems.
• Served as key client resource, mentoring client on Data Warehouse and Data Mart terminology and techniques successfully architected and led development of client's 1st Data Warehouse.
• Managed data cleanup initiatives, analyzing 120M historical transactions including all related data estimated in billions of rows inspected additionally, guided interpretation of logical/physical transactional data models redesigned from legacy into 3rd Normal Form 3NF .
• Defined and managed Team Foundation Server TFS work item configurations for requirement traceability, document repository and development task/defect assignments.
• Created TFS configuration structure based on CMMI template.

Confidential

Team Manager, Technical Consultant Senior Architect

Delivered vision, strategy, and technical leadership to multiple enterprise-scale solution development projects. Consulted with key client decision makers to assess requirements, define concept, and manage expectations. Directed architecture, application engineering, and delivery/acceptance utilizing .NET, Java, Web Methods and Web Logic technologies with Oracle and SQL Server persistence layers to meet the distinct requirements of each project.

Selected highlights:

• American Electric Power Managed 30-member team throughout full project lifecycle for complex, mission-critical grid-improvement project targeting Fortune 100 customers. Coordinated regulatory issues. Built open lines of communication with stakeholders, project managers, controllers, developers and staff. Prepared requirements document, test cases, and user/reference manuals.
• Defined strategic architecture for N-Tier enterprise integration application with PJM interconnection, a regional transmission organization RTO which coordinates transfer of electricity in 13 states.
• Architected Java-based Web Methods and Web Logic Services layers connectivity to ensure seamless delivery of energy prices to system to schedule guaranteed delivery of LMP Prices from PJM into an Oracle 10g Database.
• Implemented ETL layer to transform RAW LMP prices with Java Web Services into SQL Server Data Warehouse based on customer contracts using SQL Server 2008 SSIS.
• State of Ohio Spearheaded client relationships and development workflow throughout project lifecycle for multiple engagements with Ohio state agencies.

Confidential

Team Lead, Technical Consultant Principle Architect

Led large-scale strategy, planning, development, and implementation of key projects for 21B portfolio of enterprise-level clients as well as overseeing on-demand consulting services and full lifecycle software architecture for in-house projects. Steered 110-member development/technical team. Supported Microsoft Gold Partnerships with district managers from Microsoft Corporation.

Selected highlights:

• BMW Financial Services Excelled in director-level role on key client project, defining and executing all aspects of reference architecture and application strategy. Managed multiple development teams in highly demanding IT environment. Spearheaded application design and ensured stability on core systems. Created documentation and implemented SOA service catalog.
• American Electric Power Led developers in the successful implementation of two enterprise applications that merged the Southern Power Pool framework for the organization, and enabled power traders to buy and sell millions of dollars in energy commodities each day.
• HSR Business to Business Directed architecture and implementation of a.NET content management system for leading Miami Valley marketing firm. Created advanced one-week training course covering .NET technology.

Confidential

Manager, Application Development

Directed operations, business initiatives, and client interaction for progressive software company. Consulted with clients to determine needs, establishing scope, timeline, and workflow for each project. Provided consistent and trusted leadership throughout project design and delivery managed multi-facility, cross-functional employees as well as coordinated vendor relationships. Architected high-performance systems, databases, and applications. Supervised complex implementations. Created and administered budgets. Defined project scope and client workflow for .NET/ASP-based systems. Trained team members on leading-edge Web technologies.

Selected highlights:

• Recognized for thorough planning, faultless strategy, and exceptional leadership/expertise throughout all project phases consistently able to ensure flawless execution, client satisfaction, and optimal results.
• Substantially improved efficiency of development process by inventing .NET and SQL code generators.
• Excelled as.NET Architect and Project Director for various clients, including a complex Business Flow/Ticket Tracking system, a Touch Screen 911 dispatch system, and all .NET replacement systems and revisions.

Confidential

Senior Software Engineer

Served as Senior Project Lead on Web Bill Pay currently MSN Bill Pay software development project designed to provide millions of subscribers with bill payment and presentment services.

Selected highlights:

• Managed workflow, timelines, and performance quality on multiple C applications built for HP UX and DB2/Oracle platforms.
• Led and mentored multiple implementation teams in the delivery of Web Bill Pay to Fortune 500 online banking facilities.

Confidential

Software Engineer /Workstation Developer/Product Software Engineering Researcher

Established seven-year record of career advancement from researcher and lead developer roles with accountability for guiding and mentoring front-end application engineering of first-ever Windows-based Lexis-Nexis application, including Shepard's, AutoCite, and Delaware projects.

Selected highlights:

• Designed Quality Assurance tool Session Editor including departmental training on its functionality and use.
• Designed and implemented a Terminal Emulation component to bridge technology gap between next generation Windows Programs to Mainframe, Unix, and Oracle Systems.
• Additional career history as Consulting Architect/Developer 2000 to 2004 on engineering initiatives for corporate and government clients as well as Software Engineer/Test Project Lead 1997 to 1998 with Symix Computer Systems