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Austin, Texas, United States

Chandler, Arizona, United States

Led the Arizona Innovation Center Manufacturing Engineering teams in streamlining the Global Vehicle Development Process to align with the corporate mission of accelerating vehicle-to-market timelines.Spearheaded the transformation of Build of Process systems with a projected 30% reduction in production launch and ramp-up timelines, with annual savings of over $2.5M and future growth to over $50M.Pioneered the development of IMOS/MPC manufacturing applications, employing .NET, Azure DevOps, CI/CD, Kubernetes, Docker, RabbitMQ, PostgreSQL, and React with a containerized micro-frontend/microservice architecture to achieve unmatched scalability, performance, and operational efficiency.

Chandler, Arizona

Led the Arizona Innovation Center Global Purchasing and Supply Operations teams in designing, developing, and delivering enterprise applications aligned with business objectives.Boosted productivity by 25% and decreased ticket volume by over 30% in the Supply Operations applications by leveraging cloud-based technologies, introducing Scaled Agile for improved cadence, and introducing a new L3 support process. Orchestrated the migration of a critical Supply Operations application to a cloud-native architecture, employing a tech stack encompassing Java, Spring Boot, TFS, CI/CD, PCF, MQ Series, Oracle, and Angular.Streamlined the Linux to z/OS development cycle, resulting in a 50% reduction in assigned developers while accelerating development times by 40%, optimizing resource allocation and increasing productivity.Established the Fully Unified Software Development (FUSD) initiative, unifying distributed and mainframe development; authored a seven-week bootcamp for college new hires, creating multi-platform capable developers.

Austin, Texas Area

Directed the enterprise systems team across six locations, taking ownership of outsourced applications and defining new processes and standards that adhered to the Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC).Built the newly formed Mainframe Center of Excellence team from four to forty-eight developers during the first year of GM´s in-sourcing initiative to support all sub-verticals horizontally under the GPSC, CCA, and QA organizations.

Austin, Texas Area

Led the Configure to Order team in creating and globally deploying HP's cutting-edge eCommerce site, leveraging the Intershop Platform using Java.Demonstrated exceptional technical skills by tackling intricate challenges associated with job synchronization, query optimization, and ensuring high availability across two data centers.

Austin, Texas Area

Managed four teams in developing and delivering high-performance DOD solutions using Agile software development methods to enhance Overwatch's Geospatial and Tactical Operations capabilities. Directed and motivated Combat System teams in diverse technologies and disciplines. From augmented reality Java applications on the Android smartphone to n-tier applications based on a mixture of Java, C#, and C++ languages. Defined the Agile methodologies to manage five Intel Systems development teams and coordinated with system, test, and customer groups, resulting in the timely delivery of the DCGS-A Mobile Basic application. Spearheaded the use of C#, WCF, and .NET frameworks, enabling rapid bi-weekly release cycles and ensuring project success. Orchestrated the fusion web services, ensuring Leads conducted impactful stand-up and code review meetings, upholding company standards, design patterns, and best practices, resulting in a 25% reduction in bug-related production issues. Met all deadline and quality requirements despite changing requirements and a volatile schedule through the effective use of training assignments, team restructuring, and resource allocation.

Round Rock, Tx

Led the financial services team in tying disparate systems into a single customer portal using a service-oriented architecture with an increased performance of 50% due to client and service level threading. Reversed an executive decision to stay on an obsolete version of JD Edward´s platform. The upgrade resolved the application stability and business flexibility issues by introducing new and improved module choices. Led local and off-shore teams in the global rollout of the Harmony application that became Europe and Asia's new catalog management system. Increased S&P annual revenue by $65M by creating a .NET service that built a daily discounted price list and published the price list to shopper sites. Led the initiative to build the Metrics on Demand Dashboard, mobilizing a cross-functional team to enable real-time issue identification, tracing, and resolution across data systems, increasing op efficiency and reducing resolution time by 20%.Brought on board to fix the product master data system stability issues. Identified and resolved the long-standing restarting issue by changing to an enterprise-level application server and modifying configurations. Implemented a comprehensive overhaul of the S&P order fulfillment system, transitioning to a J2EE messaging architecture, incorporating MQ Series and Oracle with Web Methods for EDI translations. Achieved a substantial increase in transactional volume through strategic measures such as threading, database optimization, and messaging, resulting in enhanced operational efficiency and streamlined processes. Hired to help create the UI of the original order fulfillment system for Dell´s new Software and Peripherals segment. Delivered an n-tier fulfillment application in under 90 days.