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Shopify Custom App Consulting, POD Marketing

Srum Master/Manager/Lead Developer for a team of six developers of a Hospice Charting, Medications, and Prescriptions application.

Program Manager for GE Capital CTO Project Hubbell. Responsible for leading Capital divestment projects from a CTO perspective, insuring IT infrastructure components and employees are migrated to buyer businesses successfully.

Managed up to seven project teams for both J2EE and .Net software stacks; all using Agile Scrum development methodology. Acted as a mentor for junior developers and filled in as senior Java developer as needed. Responsible for managing 12 employees. Lead developer/architect for a Predix-based web application. Project Manager for GE Capital IT divestment projects.

Lead Developer and Architect for a Southern California Utility responsible for implementing a bespoke RESTful library integrating WebSphere Portal, WebSphere ESB and WebSphere Commerce. Lead Developer for a major Automotive Manufacturer for an automotive bill-of-materials web application. Technical Account Focal responsible for managing the installation of server automation tools at multiple customer accounts. .

IT Director with Principal Architect and Engineering responsibilities for developing and supporting an accounts receivable auction registration web-based application. Worked with Executive and Core Product Teams to manage technology and business process alignment.

Senior developer and technical consultant for a portal-based commercial account management application for a regional energy provider. Introduced Test Driven Development and Continuous Integration practices in an effort to reduce project risk.

Lead two teams of six people each in developing a portal-based offshore energy leasing application for a U.S. Department of the Interior bureau. Performed personnel management functions including team and project supervision, employee evaluations, hiring interviews, time billing management and articulating long-term business goals and objectives to subordinates. Notable Contributions & Achievements:Recognized by customer stakeholders for technical expertise.Provided expertise to redefine coding standards and best practices. Managed software development and testing activities with two concurrent development streams. Directed software release process and communicated software requirements to server administration staff. Architected software direction and effectively communicated project goals to the development team and client stakeholders. Provided leadership and solutions to resolve critical issues and build consensus among project stakeholders.Ensured software and deliverable quality via code reviews and mentoring.

Provided technical leadership to identify needs, resolve critical issues, and design custom solutions to enable continued competitive growth. Consulted with clients to provide expertise on service-oriented modeling and architecture best practices; architectural code assessments; architecture standards and governance; and Internet / object-oriented application design and development. Functional areas of accountability span team building and leadership, business development and growth, project and engagement management, solution design and delivery, and customer and partner relations. Lead cross-functional teams of up to 60 and projects valued up to $12 million.Notable Contributions & Achievements:Recognized as a Subject Matter Expert (SME) for the Application Development Practitioner Network and Global Architecture Review Programs.Developed coursework, training materials and guides; and currently delivering Global Architecture Reviews training to practice members.Pivotal role in advising and mentoring practitioners on Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC) methodologies, database design, object-oriented design, Service-Oriented Architecture (SOA) and problem resolution best practices to enhance the quality delivery of client projects.Consistently chosen to turnaround and deliver key client solutions on-time and within budget. Reduced number of troubled projects in response to coding errors or ineffectiveness, eliminating risks while increasing profitability.Credited with facilitating the capture of new clients, multi-million dollar programs, and follow-up projects based on consistent contributions to technical excellence, turnaround leadership, and client satisfaction.Recognized for providing expertise and training to client's technical teams on web-based and object-oriented development techniques.

Led team of 12 in developing, enhancing and supporting suite of predictive dialing packaged applications. Technical Lead for proof-of-concept design to migrate call management application components from client-server to web-based architecture.

Planned, defined and led the customization and implementation of SmartStream ERP solutions to manufacturing clients throughout the State of Ohio.

Led team of developers and testers in developing custom marketing financial tracking and time billing applications for BellSouth Telecommunications.

Architected, designed and developed key components for a bespoke Police Records Management System for the Edmonton Police Service, increasing the accurate tracking and reporting of booking, identification, stolen property, community policing, duty roster, firearms licensing and registration, mobile display terminal reporting and case management. Designed and developed CPIC and NCIS interfaces.