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Stephens City, VA, US

Charles Town, WV, US

• I was recruited to develop a technology roadmap that aligned with and supported the institutional strategic plan of the University. I report to the President in this role and am responsible for all aspects of the.
• Strategic and operational planning, implementation oversight and IT leadership
• Planned and managed the rollout of a new fundraising CRM (Blackbaud Raiser’s Edge)
• Strengthened our security posture with the implementation and adoption of the 1Password service
• Managed the implementation of an LMS for the University Con Ed programs.
• Planned and managed the successful implementation of a new SIS, saving the University 60% in YOY costs and meeting the strategic goal of investing in a cloud based platform that will scale.

Charles Town, WV, US

• I was hired to manage the academic, administrative and reporting systems and to evaluate and refine IT processes. I reported to the CIO in this role.
• Led the planning and implementation of systems related projects – Unit4/CAMS portal enhancements, Canvas API and integrations, data migrations and custom application development
• Developed institutional IT policies and procedures related to Information Security and Data Management
• Managed the Unit4 ERP solution, SIS portal customizations and integrations with third party systems
• Systems administrator for the Canvas LMS and the ERP solution - account provisioning, access control, database security, application level security
• Managed Vendor relations and coordinated systems support with external service providers

Winchester, Virginia, US

• Responsible and accountable for the coordinated management of multiple, concurrent IT projects, directed toward fulfilling business and organizational objectives at one of the largest cabinet manufacturing companies in.
• Directed, motivated and coached a team of 8 application developers, delivering successful project outcomes, while also managing competing interests.
• Reinvented the QA process, leading to a 75% decrease in defects with our software releases and a marked improvement in customer satisfaction, by implementing a multi-layered testing approach.
• Increased the stakeholder involvement in our product development by 50% with a communication plan that solicited their active feedback and by establishing rapport with functional leaders.
• Facilitated Sprint Planning, the daily Scrum, Sprint Reviews and the Sprint Retrospective. Managed the product backlog through close collaboration with the Product Owner.
• Partnered with business analysts, developers and product managers to document processes and business rules, moving the organization away from a reliance on tribal knowledge.

Santa Clarita, California, US

• I was a full stack application developer for Princess Cruises, responsible for independently managing the full SDLC. In addition to my responsibilities as a developer, I facilitated Sprint Planning, the daily Scrum.
• Served the team as Scrum Master and assisted the WGS group in its transition from a Waterfall to Agile software development methodology.
• Refactored and modernized legacy applications by leveraging frameworks like JQuery, Bootstrap and Material Design for UI/UX design enhancements.
• Coached and mentored junior application development staff and geographically distributed contractors on projects.
• Presented dashboard reports on current projects, future opportunities, roadmaps and risks to company executives.

Purcellville, VA, US

• I was hired at this startup college to help launch the fledgling IT department, determine strategic direction, build an IT Services roadmap and implement enterprise IT initiatives from inception to deployment. These.
• Implemented a new SIS/ERP system and successfully migrated data from disparate systems to the new Unit4 ERP solution. Drove the enterprise adoption of the system in 3 months.
• Led the implementation and migration of on-premise mail system to Office365 integrating it with our SIS.
• Developed policies and procedures to manage data integrity, systems security and compliance, and best practices for application development.
• Performed tasks central to program progress including scheduling, budgeting and managing resources.
• Directly supervised the application development and support staff, IT contractors and vendors and prioritized software development initiatives.

Stony Brook, NY, US

• Full stack software developer at the largest comprehensive system of higher education in the United States. In addition to my responsibilities as a software developer, I managed projects from inception to delivery and.
• Managed projects through the full project lifecycle from initiation to closure.
• Acted as Subject Matter Expert and owned Tier III support for our applications.
• Integrated technical writing into the development process and developed training guides and software documentation.
• Implemented business user training that reduced our support call volume by 50%.

Master Of Arts - Ma

Bachelor Of Science (B.Sc.), Physics