Dan Boyce Email & Phone Number

Internet of Things (IoT) Solution Architect with a track record of creating customer value through end-to-end IoT program delivery. My approach focuses on putting the customer first, and delivering the right solution, at the right pace while collaborating with stakeholders.Designed and engineered a wide range of consumer product features and experiences, across five consumer regional brands and six different product categories.• Delivered product features & platform capabilities across the entire IoT landscape, Appliance (IoT device), M2M Cloud, Business Rules, Notification Engine, Mobile App, Big Data and 3rd parties. Simplifying complex tasks, providing appliance visibility to the consumer; giving a deeper consumer engagement throughout the product lifecycle.• Led development team implementing two publicly available Mobile Apps, leveraging native iOS and Android technologies with API connections to Cloud and Appliance (IoT Device).• Established and led corporate global IoT standards, leveraged by all regions. Key accomplishment was standardized interface and Data Model between Appliance and M2M Cloud allowing for flexibility and backward compatibility.• Led multiple IoT technical due diligence evaluations for mergers & acquisitions, reported findings and recommendations to senior level management. Also responsible for post merge integration. • Cloud Platform owner: Managed relationship with M2M Cloud provider; collected global requirements, created written specifications, communicated with global teams, coordinated schedules, provided support, and maintained the roadmap.• Proficient in the platform IBM Bluemix and technologies No-SQL Cloudant & MySql Databases, Docker Containers, MQTT Messaging Protocol, AMQP Broker, Push Notifications, RESTful API, OAuth2 authorization, API management, JSON/XML, Java Script, Java and C/C++, Java Spring Framework.

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  Iot Solution Architect Design Lead

  Whirlpool

  Mar 2013 - Nov 2017 - Benton Harbor, Michigan Area

  Internet of Things (IoT) Solution Architect Lead Solution Architect for Whirlpool’s Connected Appliance Team • Drove first North American Connected Oven to market, spanning product lifecycle from concept design to production support. This task included the delivery of the end-to-end solution from device, cloud and Mobile App.• Led initiative to establish IoT data standards for Ovens and Small Appliances resulting in increased speed to market, common business functionality and lower costs.• Drove alignment and approval of key capabilities and features across functional teams; Mobility and Product User Experience (UX/UI), Embedded teams, Mobility and Cloud Development Teams, Legal Teams Safety, Liability, Intellectual Property and UL (Underwriters Laboratories), Cyber Security teams, and Test Teams (Embedded, Cloud, Mobility), and Program / Project managers.• Drove solution traceability matrix by integrating the requirements, use cases, diagrams, specifications and test cases into IBM Rational RTC platform which reduced quality defects, provides quick impact analyst of potential changes.• Led development teams through agile development process, created stories, assigned points, validated sprint results, answered questions for both on-shore and off-shore teams. This resulted in speeding up the timeline, provided the business teams with quicker visibility of features, and reduced quality defects.• Led technical planning components of Blind Consumer Unit Field Tests for oven and refrigeration Connected Appliances. Key deliverables were consumer screening profiles, feature questionnaire, and setup of environment.• Led the Cyber Security vendor selection process including vendor evaluation, establishing robust security standards, executed standards on a Connected Oven, which resulted in complete cyber risk assessment and mitigation plan.

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  Western Michigan University

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