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Highly motivated, innovative, self-directed Information Technology leader with extensive experience designing, developing and implementing software solutions. An innovative leader with experience ranging from developing shrink-wrapped software to deploying mission-critical websites generating $40+million/year. Experienced working with small teams ranging from 2 to 10 developers, testers and designers. Able to lead, mentor and code as needed by the project. Highly skilled at interfacing with both technical and business personnel to translate and mold product requirements to market-leading solutions. Strengths: - Ability to understand business needs and effectively apply technology- Ability to lead small teams including onsite and offshore developers- Passionate about high-quality, high performance, user-centric solutionsDevelopment Skills:- Languages: C#, Java, C++, C, HTML5, Javascript, CSS, jQuery, Angular, Bootstrap- DevOps: Git, TFS, Maven, Jenkins, Clearcase- Databases: SQL Server, SQL Azure, Oracle, sqllite, DocumentDB- Search Engines: SOLR, Elastic Search, Verity, FAST- Cloud: Azure VM / SQL / Service Bus / Storage, AWS EC2 / S3 Storage / DynamoDB / ElasticSearch- Methodologies: Agile Development, Lean Development, SDLC

Listed skills include Agile Methodologies, Software Development, Java, Databases, and 27 others.