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Alphen Aan Den Rijn, NL

Leadership responsibility of all software development for two of the Tax and Accounting professional segments – Firm Management and Research and Learning (R&L) -- 20 global software development teams, 180 team members. Software spans PaaS, SaaS, IaaS, and a small footprint of on-premise, with different degrees of modernization, architectural maturity, and.

Kalamazoo, MI, US

Created the business proposal for and led the ideation, software development, and go to market for the Stryker Endoscopy ConnectSuite IP Video management solution, a Class I medical device, supporting both videoconferencing and live video streaming between Hospital Operating Rooms, Pathology, Conferences Rooms, and to locations offsite from the hospital.

Kalamazoo, MI, US

• Responsible for managing product requirements, software product design, development, design controls, verification testing, quality improvements, and sustaining engineering for FDA Class II medical device that manages.
• Managed a team of 9 software engineers to deliver the next generation Switchpoint Infinity product line, an operating room integration solution that supports optimized perioperative workflows, controls routes surgical.
• Managed the product development of Class II medical devices in conformance with FDA regulations (21 CFR Part 820).
• Product greatly contributed to 54% growth for the Operating Room Information Systems business for Stryker Communications in a 14% growth market. Contributed to Stryker Endoscopy divisional growth to 37%.
• 2nd place in “Excellence in Surgical Products, 2010”, Surgical Magazine.
• Managed all aspects of project execution from new product proposal through post-launch activities, including the 510(k) application process and subsequent FDA approval.

• Led the strategy and advancement of DG FastChannel’s next-generation products and software, playing a key role in the expansion and future direction of the company’s client-centric product suite and platform..
• Product Roadmaps and Project Prioritization.
• Strategic Relationships with Clients and Partners.
• Product Rollout to Sales and Client Services.
• Software Design and Architecture.
• Planning and Integration on Mergers and Acquisitions.

• Directed the design and development of all software for DG FastChannel. This included order management, video asset management, and content delivery through a hybrid satellite, IP, and offline delivery network spanning.

Dallas, TX, US

Software Development using C++

Houston, Texas, US

• HP Financial Services Solutions and Software Engineering Services (1995-2002):
• Architect and Business Developer for complex software development and integration projects for Fintech.
• Integrating S1 Technologies, SecureWare secure OS, and other middleware with clients including Key Bank, and leveraging internet banking knowledge, collateral, and relationships with Security First National Bank.
• Verifone acquisition integration activities.HP Consulting (1989-1995).

• Distributed computing.
• High performance computing and graphics.
• Software development.
• Unix workstations.
• Object-oriented software development.

• Developed a Telemedicine network for medical facilities around North America based on a proprietary satellite communications of multimodality PACS images (CT, MRI, etc.) for a variety of Telemedicine use cases.
• Use cases include diagnoses by remote specialists, telementoring, collaboration, etc.
• Customer application software and firmware integrated all of the major multimodality imaging medical devices with the Telemedicine satellite network.
• This software produced major wins and the company was later acquired by Kodak Medical Imaging.

Master Of Science - Ms, Computer Science

Computer Science

Bachelor Of Science - Bs, Computer Science

Advanced Placement Courses