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Mountain View, Ca, Us

* Developed and implemented robust Cloud FinOps processes, resulting in significant cost optimization for all Google Product Area teams, across their Google Cloud (GCP) environments. ($XXXM annual spend)* Successfully advocated for and implemented policies and tools to automate resource provisioning and decommissioning, minimizing waste and maximizing resource utilization.* Empowered engineering teams with self-service tools and clear guidelines, enabling them to independently access necessary cloud resources while adhering to cost-effective practices.* Conducted regular cost analysis and provided actionable recommendations to stakeholders, driving informed decisions and budget allocation strategies.* Championed a data-driven approach to cloud resource management, leveraging cloud monitoring and cost analysis tools to identify and address inefficiencies, leading to substantial ($XXM) cost savings.

Mountain View, Ca, Us

* Led strategic initiatives within Corp Eng Developer Infrastructure (CEDI), driving the adoption of Google Cloud Products and modernizing application development practices.* Successfully managed and delivered complex projects, including migrating 300+ Corp Eng applications off legacy languages and unblocking Cloud Run for 300+ apps.* Championed improved developer experience by streamlining processes, enhancing tooling (e.g., go/whodidibreak), and fostering a strong customer-centric culture.* Demonstrated strong leadership and collaboration skills by managing multiple teams, facilitating agile methodologies, and building successful partnerships across Alphabet.* Contributed significantly to improving developer productivity and efficiency within Corp Eng through initiatives like containerization, language modernization, and cloud migration.

Mountain View, Ca, Us

* Led strategic client implementations of Google Publishing, Monetization, and Video Streaming solutions for industry leaders (Conde Nast, NY Times, Disney, MLB, etc.), driving significant revenue growth and customer satisfaction.* Successfully launched and managed critical Google products, including Google DAI, and developed best practices and tools that streamlined implementation processes and improved project efficiency.* Served as a trusted advisor to clients, resolving complex technical challenges and exceeding customer expectations, resulting in increased revenue and long-term partnerships.* Demonstrated strong leadership and cross-functional collaboration across Google teams (Engineering, Product, Sales, gTech) to deliver successful project outcomes.* Contributed to a positive work environment through active volunteerism and mentorship, and consistently received high recognition for performance and contributions.

New York, Ny, Us

I managed a large and geographically diverse software development team, which includes a mix of folks who are full time and contractors, and many of whom are located in remote offices, through the implementation of many cross-platform software development projects. My team built web applications in, Java, Python, PHP, Ruby, and JavaScript, and on several datasource back-ends including MySQL, MongoDB, Cassandra, LDAP, and various SOAP/REST web services. We primarily worked with open-source software and well-documented frameworks and libraries, including: CakePHP, Django, AngularJS, Ruby on Rails, Spring, Hazelcast, Apache Commons, JBoss, Jasper, and more. We collaborated with SVN, Git, Jira, and Jenkins.My day-to-day work included things like:* write or debug software code* decipher the business requirements from our stakeholders and translate them into technical requirements* design technical solutions to our business issues, with an emphasis on existing code re-use* work with our developers to strategize technical solutions and designs for various problems* integrate our software with other platforms to exchange data in various ways* determine what a system does when we don't have documentation to explain it* plan project schedules and resource requirements with senior IT management* liaise with my counter-parts who run the DevOps, QA and Project Management teams* train support staff and other engineers to bring them up-to-speed on our applicationsMy team created numerous web applications, as well as a services-oriented architecture, with back-end services that manage our company directory and master data. Our custom Identity Management and Single-Sign-On eco-system enables 40,000 globally distributed users to securely access hundreds of applications. We created numerous apps and workflow systems to automate manual tasks and save everyone in the enterprise time, stress, and money.

New York, Ny, Us

Designing and implementing an enterprise workflow solution to manage the process of digital and print ad production. We used numerous technologies, including Adobe Flex, CakePHP, Blaze DS, Ruby Migrations, and MySQL. Update as of 2014: this application is still in production and growing. In my role as Ogilvy's Software Engineering Manager, my team still maintains RedTrax and adds features. Most recently, we've localized the application to facilitate use by users in any time zone. These days, we've replaced the Flex technology with AngularJS. The back-end is still largely CakePHP. RedTrax has dozens of modules, more than 150 database tables, and lots of unit tests.

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Kestin Technology Solutions operated full-time from 2008-2010 and then part-time through the end of 2014. Along with an amazing team of partners and other consultants, I worked on a series of really interesting technology projects. We built enterprise applications for Ogilvy & Mather's RedWorks organization and also smaller web applications and brochure websites for small businesses and non-profits.

I've transitioned off of this project as of 2015, but I'll always be so proud of it.Nirsham is easy-to-use on-line ordering and event registration software for non-profits, churches, and synagogues. With Nirsham, an organization can easily create on-line sign-up forms, which may require payments, and Nirsham tracks who has signed up and who still owes money.We offer Nirsham with the a Software-as-a-Service model, where we take responsibility for hosting it, and we integrate it with our customer's existing payment gateway systems.Fortunately Nirsham "runs itself" during the day. But after business hours I used to: - handle sales, billing and support issues with our customers- define our software engineering priorities- code some of our features- test our features before every release- deploy new versions from source control to the servers- manage our relationships with vendors and subcontractors

New York, Ny, Us

STA deployed me to State Farm's corporate headquarters in Bloomington, IL, where I worked with several business units (Auto, Fire, Life, and Bank) on complex integration and workflow projects, using IBM's WebSphere MQ and Message Broker software. I trained several in-house developers in best practices for work on Enterprise Application Integration projects. I consulted with the in-house Architecture team as they worked through their transformation from mainframes to distributed/UNIX systems. I also worked with STA to re-do its company website and on plans to expand to more clients.

Armonk, New York, Ny, Us

For five years at IBM, I sold, designed, and implemented software integration and data synchronization solutions for enterprise clients throughout North America and Europe. I co-authored an IBM Redbook about Global Data Synchronization for the Retail/Consumer Goods industry. My technical expertise was primarily with Java, EAI middleware, messaging technology (like JMS, WebSphere MQ (MQ Series), MQ Workflow, WebSphere Message Broker, etc), and service-oriented architectures. I've built data mangement solutions using the WebSphere Product Center (aka: Trigo). I've built solutions that account for Disaster Recovery contingencies, change management and problem management.While at IBM, I became a Certified WebSphere MQ and WebSphere Message Broker Specialist, and I co-authored the WebSphere MQ v6 certification exam.

Bs, Computer Science

Ba, Modern Jewish Studies

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