Lead a cross-functional team of architects and developers in rapid prototyping and technology incubation. Drive innovation by translating leadership vision into tangible prototypes that inform strategic decision-making. I am passionate about mentoring the next generation of R&D leaders.

* Lead a team of architects whom push the boundaries of SAS technology to solve business problems* Remain current with changes in the software development space, ensuring continuous integration of new technology* Build and maintain a catalogue of internal and external enablement content to ensure customers have the means to realize maximum value from SAS offerings.* Architect and realize software innovations in the AgTech space.

- Creating a culture around open source technologies and SAS technologies- Provide guidance and insight around open source architecture- Focus around real time streaming data architecture- Work with customers on proof of concept and prototype implementations- Use various technologies such as Apache Kafka and NiFi to build data pipelines around SAS solutions.

- Lead a team of 26 direct and indirect reports, including technical teams for Back Office, Supply Chain, Order Management System, Business Intelligence, Data Warehousing, and Production Support- Presented technical sessions and spoke in panels at SAS® Global Forum as well as IBM Interconnect- Earned an IBM Innovation award for work with IBM PureApplication - Introduced Data Management strategy using SAS Data Management Advanced system, including real-time and batch data quality jobs, which enforces clean, standard data at both transactional as well as ETL level.- Introduced IBM PureApplication to the organization to provide consistent deployment of key business applications- Sponsored and lead multiple concurrent successful projects, including the introduction of enterprise SAS CI Studio platform, Gift Personalization Services, and Master Data Management for customer using IBM Infosphere Master Data Management SAE 11.5.- Lead Enterprise BI and Data Management team, improving existing processing times and ensuring higher data accuracy, availability of core data warehouses, and earlier delivery of key business reports.- Developed and maintained relationships with key business customers and stakeholders to build trust and cooperation for continued alignment with business objectives, roadmaps, and short/long-term strategies.- Created an atmosphere conducive to knowledge sharing and teamwork by proactively engaging other department managers to support overall IT and business goals- Designed and developed several REST-based API stacks with Microsoft .NET platform to create a universal printing solution for personalized gifts, which provides an annual $4-million source of revenue.- Lead the enterprise conversion from UPS to FedEx shipping to save an estimated 34% annual shipping fees for the organization. - Introduced standardized source code and SDLC methods for managed development teams- Work directly with CIO and CDO on IT strategy and roadmap

• Manage technical assets and resource to create and maintain integrations between key business systems• Create and carry-out training programs for relevant technology to subordinates• Manage team of domestic and off-shore associates• Interpret business and functional requirements for technical implementation of system integrations• Manage multiple domestic and international large and medium size projects, including ERP integration, UK-based Multi-channel retail system integration, as well as US based ecommerce and call center sales and customer service systems• Create and manage SOA Governance system for tracking of past, present and future integration points• Report to Director of Wholesale Commercial Solutions and Enterprise Integration Services on project and team status• Primary Projects:o Continual Performance Improvement – this is a project where all existing integrations are reviewed for several critical metrics: performance, up-time, reliability, and throughput; the metrics are reviewed to determine optimizationso Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) – NBTY is in the middle of a multi-year, multi-phase approach to incorporating Oracle ERP technologies to build a holistic ERP solution for the domestic and international enterprises. This requires many system integration works which are under my managemento UK Multi-channel – this is a multi-year rollout of multiple channel retail systems, including Point of Sale, ecommerce web sites, and call center based systems. All of these systems must be integrated to provide a seamless customer experience for both retail purchases as well as usage of the companies Loyalty Rewards program.o US Call Center – NBTY uses Salesforce.com: Service Cloud as a portal for CRM and call-center based retail and customer service work, this cloud-based system requires integration with both homegrown NBTY internal applications as well as with Oracle Managed Cloud Service based systems.

• Create technical solutions and software to various business units of the firm supported by the Operations department, including the Manufacturing, Packaging, Warehousing, Wholesale and Retail Sales groups, as well as various other in-house departments. • Provide guidance and oversight on multiple application development efforts being produced in .NET technologies• Go-to-guy for the Director of Operations on development project scoping and analysis• Sit on committees which help shape and decide technology future for the IT staff• Assist support and networking staff on matters of Exchange server and Active Directory• Attend industry conferences on behalf of Director• Drafting a plan of action for creation of multi-platform mobile applications for both internal and external usage

Design and develop database schema and supporting objects including Stored Procedures, Table Triggers, User-defined Functions, and Indexing structures for SQL Server 2005 databases which store business applicationsGather requirements, design, develop and test SQL Server Reporting Services reports and data sources based on business needs; including building parameterized reports, complex grouping, and aggregations.Design and develop middle-tier components using the .NET Framework 2.0 for consumption by web services, ASP.NET, and WinForm applications, using industry accepted Design PatternsParticipate in full Software Development Lifecycle planning and execution of small to large projectsAuthor and maintain design documents following the Rational Unified Process templates and methodologyIntroduce and train in house development on Object-Oriented Analysis and Design principalsPromote teamwork and collaboration for medium and large projects for group understanding of the changes and additions to applications under group controlRefactor and rewrite existing logic to conform to industry best practices, removing legacy code which was inefficient or incorrect.Consult other development teams on architecture design and implementationSupport DB2 developers will query structure, index placement, and complex data retrieval.Develop and maintain several Winform Applications for use by backend staff for support and operations tasks

• Design and develop services and applications for Secondary Market group using Microsoft .NET Framework 2.0 (C#) and Microsoft SQL Server (2000 and 2005)• Analyze and expand business process and create appropriate services and applications to replace legacy systems• Participate in the delivery of solutions by estimating, planning, designing, and implementing distributed software architecture• Designed and developed a Data Mart using .NET 2.0 technology with SQL Server 2000 and 2005, to transfer irregular data from legacy systems• Redeveloped several 4GL (Progress) applications for usage in a .NET and SQL Server environment.• Author and maintain design documents for software projects for Secondary Marketing development team.• Assist in the definition of application engineering principles, standards, best practices, patterns and frameworks for a changing environment.• Meet with user/clients to define business requirements and needs for applications and services

• Supervise development staff for day-to-day work, projects, architecture, process, and policy.• Develop business and workflow processes to streamline software development lifecycle.• Provide mentorship to staff in software analysis, design, development and testing.• Recruit and interview candidates for development positions• Plan, direct, and coordinate the work of team members• Strongly support/promote/implement component-based architecture• Participate in the delivery of solutions by estimating, planning, designing, and implementing distributed software architecture• Design and create technical specifications in response to business requirement documents• Assist in the definition of application engineering principles, standards, best practices, patterns and frameworks• Support existing applications built on SQL Server and (classic) ASP and ASP.NET

• Analyze technical and business needs for applications, and create technical and functional specifications, architectural manifests, implementation and deployment guides.• Introduced SQL Server Reporting Services to replace existing Crystal Report Server solution. Project was based on client specific reports and “canned” reports for general client consumption.• Manage allocation of resources for project completion, as a team lead of six and more staff members• Create prototype and “proofs-of-concept” applications for future development.• Provide recommendations and make decisions about .NET technologies• Liaison between Microsoft Professional Services and Valiant• Create and maintain technical policies and software standards for development teams• Implementation of Rational Unified Process and Object Oriented Analysis and Design methodologies to development group, in addition to introducing Test Driven Development practices for better software development.• Work directly with business analysts to interpret requirements for business process and object modeling• Plan and coordinate several .NET 1.1 and 2.0 applications for both client and corporate usage.• Model application architecture with UML, using OOAD concepts• Create several XML-based integration solutions using Web Services and Windows Services• Design and implement several key database architectures • Heavy usage of component design and development for middle-tier layers of applications that include business processing, 3rd-party application integration, and internal services• Responsible for creating and administering a structured Software Development Lifecycle (SDLC) plan, including technical policies, coding standards, artifact generation standards, and meeting standards• Provide insight into usage of Service Oriented (SO) business development, including the framework architecture as well as business planning and project management aspects of software development.

Develop and execute training according to the standards of Microsoft Official CurriculumDesign and support for Pegasus's Mail and Database Systems (MS Exchange and MS SQL Server)Provided mentoring program for in house training staff, including educational sessions, work plans, and evaluation of abilityProvided technical services for clientele of Pegasus including database design, development, and tuning