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Rockwall, TX, US

Mclean, VA, US

Developed a SaaS Solution for the Homeschooling CommunityIn this role, I transitioned from fulfillment/ecommerce and stepped back from management to focus on a founder/principal role, creating a solution tailored for the ~4 million homeschoolers and co-ops in the US.- Launched a production-ready SaaS application within 6 months.- Designed a scalable and.

Houston, TX, US

• Led the fulfillment software team to achieve company unicorn status with a valuation of $1 billion (one of only 44 US companies to hit unicorn status in 2023)
• Tech stack of the team was Python/Django w/ JQuery, Postgresql, PHP running on AWS w/ EC2s, K8s, and RDS.
• Developed and maintained an in-house WMS to facilitiate opetational needs along with 3rd party integrations while focusing on compliance and proper procedures
• Implemented Agile practices and improved testing reducing support tickets by 40% going into the peak season of 2023
• Directed HR needs for the team
• Planning / road mapping with Product and stakeholders

Houston, TX, US

Anaheim, California, US

• Delivered a SaaS WMS Software primarily to 3PLs in warehousing and logistics
• Road mapped and scoped product changes
• Mentored new engineers
• Consistently designated as the go to person for development, professional services, escalated issues, and general business decisions
• Designed and directed solutions for third party integrations with Amazon, SPS Commerce, TrueCommerce, Shopify, and other third parties (Costco, Home Depot, Walmart)

• Developed SaaS WMS Software primarily to 3PLs in warehousing and logistics
• Architectured, developed and implemented the migration of a legacy C++ on-premise software solution to a cloud based SaaS platform
• Designed software that led to customers choosing this solution over Tier-1 global competitors like Manhattan and Highjump
• Focused on the following technology stack: Java, Angular, C++, AWS, PostgreSQL, MSSQL, Jaspersoft, Crystal Reports, Python, Git, and PHP.

• Provided on-site technology solutions for both B2B and B2C markets ranging from telecommunications to computers and networks.
• Headed up a multi million dollar project for Southern California Edison installing Digital Signage – including managing onsite electrical and installation teams, logistics, scheduling, and billables.
• Developed a multi-platform work order aggregation platform. This utilized Java, GWT, VB.Net, PHP, Sqlite, MySQL, Android Dev, GPS Tracking, etc.
• Primarily focused on commercial accounts and projects. Also, worked on various projects in consulting enterprise solutions. The following are a few projects that were undertaken for AT&T.- Best Buy and Pacific Sales.

• Headed a laptop sales campaign across northern Georgia
• Onboarded new clients, while working existing accounts
• Designed and implemented LOB software for managing receivables

Pensacola, Florida, US

-Programmed for college and academy departments-Mostly developed database applications for a Unisys mainframe system and helped troubleshoot problems for users- Helped develop financial, academic, and administrative programs for a variety of college related functions using mainly LDA, LINC, Oracle, and Crystal Reports- Worked mainly on a two person staff.