Led four distinct application development teams comprised of employees, contractors, and offshore resources, supporting 20 internal applications and over 350 desktop macros specific to Benefits, Eligibility and Accumulators portfolios.Led team of 16 application developers, Scrum master and Business Systems Analyst supporting various technologies including Java, IBM-iSeries, ETL, and .NET. Partner with Project managers, and stakeholders to ensure on-time delivery of 40+ implementations and Small Business Enhancements each year. Build strong relationships with Operations partners and business owners to ensure systems are performing as per expectations and peak season demands are met. Served as a Scrum master for Automation team for a year as additional responsibility to coach agile concepts to the team members

Manage, recruit and lead team of talented onsite and offshore developers; establish goals, measure performance and perform capacity planning. Provide oversight to large-scale projects, working closely with project managers and release managers to remove blockers, resolve conflicts and help remain on schedule. Supervise software installation and disaster recovery testing. Prepares reports for senior management, establish development project plan, policies and procedures.

Owner of Release Management life cycle for multiple projects which includes scheduling, coordinating and management of TriZetto FACETS and Connecture QUE releases across the enterprise. Responsible for implementing and managing release process for the progression of code in the development, test and production environment.Manage vendor activities related to releases and environments. Facilitate review and discussion of upcoming release content to determine release plan for both internal and vendor impacts. Facilitates discussions to propose release solutions that align with the need of interrelated projects to gain efficiency.

As Director of Applications development, I was responsible for managing all aspects of the applications development, project management and program management for the business unit. I managed and lead a diverse team of IT professionals consists of full time, consultants and offshore resources. I managed applications portfolio by managing vendor relationships, stay abreast of current and future technology trends and maintained work schedules and project management for all work in the queue. I also assisted CIO in preparing IT strategy and establish, monitor and assure compliance with IT Budget for the business unit. I specialize in introducing process and performance improvements and efficiencies.Some of my key projects and contributions include: Implementing several process improvements, change control, change management and coding standards that resulted in increasing quality of the software systems and decrease in IT overhead. Spearheading IT environments revamp project that progressed from no dedicated TEST environment to a sophisticated system development life cycle IT shop. Introduced standard EDI and reporting templates for new customer integration. This resulted in quick on-boarding of new customers and transformed IT department from cost center to a profit center for the company

Coordinate end-to-end project management for large-scale, concurrent technology development projects. Liaise with senior management and C-level executives of client companies to negotiate and gather business requirements. Partner with management in formulating project budgets and allocate resources while remaining within budget parameters. Supervise, coach and train teams of varying sizes in effective completion of project functions. Involved in all phases of SDLC, from gathering requirements to software development to solution deployments.Plan and organize weekly project-status meetings with clients, presenting information on work completed, estimates for completion, and overall scope of project. Delivered demonstrations on work completed and gather feedback for further fine-tuning. . Key Projects and Achievements:Steered design and deployment of Intranet that was integral in achieving client's goals of collaboration and employee satisfaction.Orchestrated planning, execution, and development of efforts to implement real time inquiries and transactions for multiple companies, providing companies with several "ease to do business" initiatives, two of which received industry awards at ASCnet's Technology, Education and Networking (TENCon) conference.Managed customer relations, development and support for multiple customer facing portal web applications.Drove rewrite of several web services, resulting in improved re usability and secure access to back-end Policy and Billing data.

Oversaw full life cycle of several major concurrent software development projects. Built and managed relationships with high-profile corporate clients. Provided 24/7 maintenance and upgrading to all critical systems. Supervised and mentored project teams of various sizes. Trained and monitored performance of team members. Facilitated requirements gathering and project status meetings with end users. Conducted technical design reviews with IT staff. Managed relationships and negotiate contracts with vendors. Delivered reports on project issues and status to clients and stakeholders. Prepared technical and test documentation. Key Projects and Achievements:Spearheaded development and implementation of automated solution for running IT regression tests, reducing time to complete software tests from 2 hours to fewer than 15 minutes. Steered conversion of outdated Windows-based financial analysis application to a Web-based .NET application.Revamped several major systems, bringing up to current coding standards, enhancing maintenance, and streamlining process for future enhancements. Orchestrated initiative to rewrite a major component of an illustration software package, leading to a significant reduction in redundancy and enhancing code integrity. Championed rewrite of validation engine, resulting in more efficient code and improving reusability, and leading to a significant improvement in QA department's regression testing efforts. Spurred design and development of Web application for commercial mortgage underwriters that led to an increased exposure of company's transaction capabilities.