Organized transition of all key business systems following acquisition by new ownership group including conversion to new POS/CRM (with data migration) and comprehensive website revisions to accommodate new product offerings and integrated payment processing. Known for hands-on proficiency with technology and ability to get things done, quickly became trusted advisor and go to resource for both leadership group and staff. Frequently tasked with handling of critical or sensitive projects both… Show more Organized transition of all key business systems following acquisition by new ownership group including conversion to new POS/CRM (with data migration) and comprehensive website revisions to accommodate new product offerings and integrated payment processing. Known for hands-on proficiency with technology and ability to get things done, quickly became trusted advisor and go to resource for both leadership group and staff. Frequently tasked with handling of critical or sensitive projects both large and small, including: • Manage product supply chain from processing and quality control to customer delivery. • Mentor and train staff members across functions – technology, customer care, and delivery operations. Show less

Spearheaded initiative to revitalize business intelligence group within Vanco. Hired and trained new team while maintaining business continuity despite major executive and staff transitions. Stabilized data loading and reporting while establishing guidelines and procedures to reduce backlog by over 65%. Implemented new development environments for application (Java/Groovy), database (MySQL/MongoDB), and Sisense reporting while bringing existing production applications up to date on current… Show more Spearheaded initiative to revitalize business intelligence group within Vanco. Hired and trained new team while maintaining business continuity despite major executive and staff transitions. Stabilized data loading and reporting while establishing guidelines and procedures to reduce backlog by over 65%. Implemented new development environments for application (Java/Groovy), database (MySQL/MongoDB), and Sisense reporting while bringing existing production applications up to date on current versions. Designed architecture enhancements for disaster recovery and PCI compliance. Served on Operations Committee. Show less

Managed daily operations of a team of 12 direct reports across the areas of development, system administration and network operations. Led LAMP stack development team responsible for lead generation/marketing platform supporting approximately 1000 stores in the US and UK. Primary focus to transform the business from monolithic legacy model to a managed services model without disrupting revenue flow. Served on Executive Steering Committee and Architecture Oversight Board.• Served as… Show more Managed daily operations of a team of 12 direct reports across the areas of development, system administration and network operations. Led LAMP stack development team responsible for lead generation/marketing platform supporting approximately 1000 stores in the US and UK. Primary focus to transform the business from monolithic legacy model to a managed services model without disrupting revenue flow. Served on Executive Steering Committee and Architecture Oversight Board.• Served as IT liaison for hardware and software changes required for successful launch of new loan product.• Coordinated with third party vendors including Velocify and Noble Systems to provide new interfaces and functionality for existing CLA systems. Show less

Coordinated efforts to expand and improve the firm’s use of technology platforms to increase productivity and to expand into additional practice areas. Performed in-depth research into the legal operations and practices to provide recommendations for process and technology improvements.

Evaluated the overall engineering operation to establish structure and create processes to facilitate more efficient delivery of projects while increasing productivity and driving more reliable and predictable outcomes. Managed a global team of Java and PHP developers to deliver web security services and custom implementations. Directed the design and prototype of DLP (data loss prevention) engine and user interface.

Directed strategic development and operational performance of enterprise applications including data warehouse, Salesforce, finance systems, HCM platforms, SharePoint and corporate websites. Managed global team of 40+ with staff in Atlanta, Washington DC, London, India, Minneapolis and Orlando. Led team of five director level reports through annual budgeting, contract negotiations, vendor relationships, management strategy, roadmap development and departmental staff planning. Served on… Show more Directed strategic development and operational performance of enterprise applications including data warehouse, Salesforce, finance systems, HCM platforms, SharePoint and corporate websites. Managed global team of 40+ with staff in Atlanta, Washington DC, London, India, Minneapolis and Orlando. Led team of five director level reports through annual budgeting, contract negotiations, vendor relationships, management strategy, roadmap development and departmental staff planning. Served on Information Security Board, SOX Compliance Board and Senior Leadership Team.• Launched consolidated data warehouse for combined assessment platform data to provide fast, reliable, standardized reporting of usage and revenue forecasting to executive management and finance/sales teams. This made reports available in one business day rather than several while dramatically improving accuracy.• Managed high visibility global implementation of Workday platform across the enterprise which resulted in increased efficiency and accuracy of the HR, Talent Management and payroll functions.• Coordinated SharePoint 2010 upgrades for both SHL and CEB as well as subsequent consolidation of these systems which improved user experience while reducing operational and support costs by more than 50%.• Combined highly customized SFDC instances from SHL/PreVisor into one in order to streamline global sales operations and support SOX compliant business processes.• Met aggressive deadline to move data warehouse from US to UK data center to address data privacy concerns and to secure renewal of contracts worth $10+ million.• Appointed by CIO as Business Liaison to partner with various practice areas across the company as technology expert and central point of contact and to facilitate the IT Governance process. Show less

Technology owner of the core customer facing/revenue generating platform as a direct report to the CTO. Managed full spectrum of Java software development including hiring, performance management and career development as well as full life-cycle process to deliver new products and enhancements. Served as liaison to other areas of the business and worked with executive management team on strategy and planning.• Launched and expanded the flagship PreVisor assessment platform which… Show more Technology owner of the core customer facing/revenue generating platform as a direct report to the CTO. Managed full spectrum of Java software development including hiring, performance management and career development as well as full life-cycle process to deliver new products and enhancements. Served as liaison to other areas of the business and worked with executive management team on strategy and planning.• Launched and expanded the flagship PreVisor assessment platform which successfully integrated a number of legacy systems including Qwiz, ePredix, Brainbench and Craft Systems and delivered over 25 million assessments per year.• Automated process of building custom solutions that decreased the time from days or even weeks down to a few hours while greatly improving quality by removing errors introduced by the previous manual process.• Guided the implementation of the Computerized Adaptive Testing engine which resulted in improved test security, more reliable scoring and better candidate experience.• Directed the platform internationalization and localization projects which facilitated growth into global markets and drove increased sales to existing clients.• Developed a streamlined product version targeted for small business users which provided online revenue generation model.• Coordinated the design and implementation of the next generation video simulation test framework which provided a high degree of customization and efficiency to maximize both customer satisfaction and profits. Show less

Primarily focused on technical leadership of implementation projects for high volume commercial banking systems, with the major implementation technologies being Visual C++, CORBA, Java (J2EE) and SQL Server. Also created custom software for our largest business banking clients.• Led architecture, design and implementation of RSA SecureID two-factor authentication module which improved security of online cash management platform.• Ported foreign exchange trade module from C++ to… Show more Primarily focused on technical leadership of implementation projects for high volume commercial banking systems, with the major implementation technologies being Visual C++, CORBA, Java (J2EE) and SQL Server. Also created custom software for our largest business banking clients.• Led architecture, design and implementation of RSA SecureID two-factor authentication module which improved security of online cash management platform.• Ported foreign exchange trade module from C++ to Java while improving functionality and reliability of code. Show less