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Lenexa, Ks

My leadership philosophy is “you should never outgrow your software.” That is why as president and founding software engineer at Sigma Sourcing, I’m striving to build a company that puts users, managers and their business first. I’ve always felt, the clients business is my business and software is just the tool to get it done.I work with hospitality FF&E purchasing company leadership to understand their business so I can help them bring efficiency to their process which they can then pass on to their customer, the hotel owner.

Lenexa, Ks

Since starting my career, I’ve been working with the procurement process. In 2014 I made the decision to focus the company on hospitality FF&E/OS&E procurement when I began extensive development and and testing with a top hospitality interiors purchasing company. While in development, I worked closely with our beta customer to build an industry-specific platform with customer-specific enhancements. The result is a tailored solution where customers get exactly what they need.

Software Design and Development for the U.S. Navy Spawar Systems Center in San Diego. Technologies include C#, Postgres SQL, WCF, Managed DirectX and NASA's World Wind.

Managed a group of developers that developed and supported: a purchasing system, a futures and options tracking system, a flour mills' production data reporting website, and a capital expenditure system. Traveled for the company to: domestic locations, Kenya, South Africa, Nigeria, Haiti, Guyana, and Bermuda.

Developed and supported: a cattle tracking application, an income tax/net income estimation system. Reviewed current business operations. Analyzed potential business aquisitions. Traded stocks and options.

Developed a Uniform Commercial Code validation program for the Kansas Secretary of State’s Office.

Provided computer support for Seaboard employees and configured a windows network in the Bermuda office.

Bs, Business Administration And Accounting

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