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Ann Arbor, Mi

• Scaled the engineering team by 1200% in just 3.5 years, all while maintaining an exceptional retention rate of 92.3%. My ability to attract and retain top-tier engineering talent was key to fostering a culture of excellence and collaboration, which propelled the company's technological capabilities to new heights.• With a proven track record of optimizing operation and driving profitability, achieved a remarkable 46% cost reduction while exceeding previous service performance levels through committed use and resource usage discounts.• Successfully modernized and streamlined AdAdapted's reporting technology, working collaboratively with a small team of talented professionals. Migrated over 211 SQL scripts and transitioned the company to cutting-edge BigQuery in Looker, improving data accuracy and efficiency.• Re-engineered AdAdapted's reporting system to move away from traditional "canned" reports and implemented a real-time OLTP and historical OLAP reporting solution. This significantly enhanced data-driven decision-making capabilities and contributed to a substantial increase in productivity. My expertise in database management and data visualization played a critical role in this successful project delivery.• Built and led a successful Data Analytics and Reporting team at AdAdapted, growing it to 4 members within 2 years. Mentored and trained junior team members in data visualization, storytelling, and analysis, resulting in high-quality client-facing reporting. My leadership and coaching skills drove AdAdapted's business growth and success.

Ann Arbor, Mi

• Delivered an 82% reduction in infrastructure costs by optimizing, consolidating, and automating systems. Streamlined infrastructure, eliminated waste, and maximized ROI with cutting-edge tools and methodologies. Balanced cost considerations with technological innovation, resulting in significant cost savings and exceptional system performance and uptime.• Flawlessly migrated the company's platform from AWS to GCP with zero downtime and service disruption for clients and end-users. Leveraged meticulous planning, technical expertise, and focus on operational excellence to ensure seamless transition to the new platform. Optimized infrastructure for improved performance, reliability, security, and significant cost savings.• Empowered and equipped junior engineers with agile principles, modern architecture practices, and cutting-edge technologies like microservices and containerization to design and deploy high-performance systems at scale, fostering a culture of collaboration and innovation that propelled the company's success.

Allen Park, Michigan

• Automated build, deployment and monitoring strategy for Data Exchange across multiple cloud environments and regions• Directed refactor and implementation of ETL system designed for processing vehicle engineer CAN data for multiple clients• Developed real-time data pipeline for tracking KPIs and other metrics of autonomous vehicles in partnership with Lyft, BMW and Microsoft for CES 2018• Mentored junior developers in agile principles and methodologies, development best practices and overcoming failures

Morrisville, Nc

Creating the next generation managed services platform leveraging Python, Docker, Kafka and NoSQL to create a robust, flexible and scalable solution to help life sciences companies transform their commercial operations processes through innovative technology, compliance knowledge, and managed services operations related to commercial contracts, increasing government regulation and pricing pressures.• Architected real-time big data analytics solution to process and visualize billions of transactional records using Apache Kafka, Impala/Kudu, Python, Angular/React, and Docker• Consulted on and constructed micro-services cloud scale-out strategy for Deloitte’s ExaLink platform • Supervised team of 8 engineers to design, plan, and implement multiple micro-services capable of scaling on demand • Designed and implemented an enterprise data bus using common architectural patterns to process terabytes of records, requiring micro-services only write to stdout in JSON to implement • Managed the CI/CD, and scale out of over 300 Docker containers in multiple cloud platforms using Jenkins and Ansible• Created CI/CD methodology, process, and pipeline for the automated testing and deployment of multiple services and systems

Raleigh-Durham, North Carolina Area

• Promoted 5 times in 7 years to ADP Implementation Consultant III• Excelled as lead implementation consultant for one of the first $million + Vantage contracts with ADP • Successfully managed 40 projects worth $335k per annum, developing custom interfaces for clients such as Roll Global• Achieved a client service quality score of 95% by ensuring first-class project delivery and close client engagement• Commended by Ascena Retail Group’s VP for attention to detail/quality & success in delivering a 200-hour project in just 80 hours • Secured significant benefits for key clients, managing 40 + custom interfaces for ADP’s cloud-based HR application • Developed web applications for consultant utilization/billing in ASP.NET(C#,VB), improving management control• Delivered to time and budget on 98% of projects managed, accurately estimating resource/schedule requirements

Adrian, Mi

• Meticulously created C++, Java, JavaScript and VB systems serving multiple users as IT specialist for LSD • Proved versatile across user workstations’ automation, user accounts creation and network devices mapping• Prove versatile over numerous Web technologies including Python, JavaScript and Bootstrap

Monroe, Mi

• Successfully managed inventory departments and customer services and relations with Lowes • Meticulously assessed client needs/expectations and consistently facilitated excellent services

Ann Arbor, Mi

• Successfully managed inventory departments and customer services and relations with Target• Meticulously assessed client needs/expectations and consistently facilitated excellent services

Uss Emory S. Land

• Excelled in numerous key roles as an operations specialist with the US Navy in La Maddalena in Italy • Proved a highly organised, reliable and meticulous perfectionist with strict attention to detail