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Chicago, Il, Us

Portland, Oregon, Us

Downers Grove, Il, Us

Downers Grove, Il, Us

On Nov 20 I joined 3Cloud, the premier Azure journey expert in the central US. 3Cloud focuses solely on assisting companies migrate their IT assets to the premier cloud platform - Microsoft Azure. As part of the Data and Analytics team I will be driving data asset and workload migration as well as elevating business insight through the use of analytics and cognitive services. I am very excited to be working with an excellent team that is well aligned to the Microsoft mission of empowering every person and organization to do more.

Self Employed Independent Consultant supporting clients with their technology needs. From custom .NET Application Development using ASP.NET MVC, jQuery and SQL, to analytics initiatives with Cognos BI, I help customers push their technology platforms forward.

Simpsonville, South Carolina, Us

Support and drive technology initiatives both within the DigitalThinker company and with its clients. Apply analytics and application development experience to extend and customize Infor EAM software to enhance client Maintenance Programs. Mentor consulting team on best practices and implement business process improvements.

Chicago, Illinois, Us

LEADERSHIP• Led team of developers, implementing best practices, standards and processes to change project from at risk to on track, resulting in on time delivery. • Managed development work, processes, peer review and platform administration for offshore support organization. • Collaborated with Data Governance organization on master data management solutions, master data / standards, data quality, data cleanup, processing and integration to ensure high quality data assets and mappings to standard values. • Developed and evangelized visualization and dashboard best practices to support international BI Centers of Excellence• Managed third party tool vendor sales and support relationships. TECHNOLOGY AND PROCESS• Installed and configured Tableau Server on AWS Cloud Linux with SSL, SSO with Okta, connected to Snowflake.• Supported the Sales organization with custom analytics and visualizations in Tableau. • Provided technology and architecture guidance in areas of scalability, redundancy, auditing, performance, visualization, customization, and SDLC/ALM process definition and implementation. • Developed benchmarking strategy, tools and data processes to provide cross client analysis and insights across multiple service lines while incorporating Master Data Management tools, data, and concepts. Peer grouping, clustering, and driver analysis techniques were used to ensure valid, like for like benchmark values. • Developed financial allocation, budgeting and planning tool.• Managed compliance and audit requirements, including application vulnerability remediation and vendor support ticket management.• Designed and developed custom Tableau dashboards to support interactive sales presentations and service line performance management leading to higher win rates and customer satisfaction.• Performed architectural assessments and troubleshooting, including security audits and performance analysis. This included performing load testing and SQL optimization.

Owner / President• Managed and maintained technology, staffing, and financial processes.• Supported sales and marketing initiatives. Performed pre-sales proof of concepts to convince prospects of need and capability alignment.• Developed and delivered customized Cognos BI training, workshops, and mentoring sessions to Fortune 500 clients.• Performed all financial management, reporting, and technology responsibilities.• Performed all staff management including hiring and firing, on-boarding, training, and support.• Developed long term employee knowledge and experience through weekly training and review sessions.

• Developed customer web portal, securely enabling customers to interact with internal personnel, data, applications, and processes in real time. Resulted in significantly improved customer satisfaction as well as added revenue from increased sales.• Collaborated with Account Management, IT and Sales to identify and prioritize functional needs to address customer pain points.• Ensured compliance with SOX and auditing standards as well as vulnerability remediation and performance testing.• Established tools and processes for managing the development pipeline and execution process, including request log, TFS and change management.

Rolling Meadows, Illinois, Us

• Project lead on development of new enterprise level, mission critical claims management application using .NET, overseeing a team of developers, business analysts, and testers with functional area team leads.• Developed application roadmap and functional enhancement strategy.• Defined application architecture, security, and integration.• Led status and action meetings with project team to review assignments, identify and eliminate roadblocks, answer questions and communicate strategy.• Facilitated meetings with executive leadership to review status, issues and risks and business sponsors to confirm scope, dependencies, and timelines.• Collaborated with stakeholders and users to identify and prioritize pipeline, new requests and roadmap.

Rolling Meadows, Illinois, Us

• Implemented Cognos ReportNet and migrated to Cognos 8. Intranet and extranet environment with over 20,000 users, providing a competitive advantage and replacing limited, custom written reporting tools. Complex environment including distributed installation, custom authentication, SDK, visual and functional customization.• Created and evangelized BI product and Department roadmap and strategy.• Developed performance improvement plan for lagging employee resulting in a positive turn-around in performance. Developed and trained personnel in Cognos, SQL performance, development techniques, and SDLC.• Served as Data Warehouse architect and developer using dimensional design. Managed the design and implementation of ETL using SQL Server DTS and stored procedures, including auditing and monitoring of 3TB+ of customer data with reporting performance under 10 seconds per report.

Rolling Meadows, Illinois, Us

• Converted 3,000 user mainframe based claims management system to a VB.NET Smart Client application using Web Services and Services Oriented Architecture. Increased productivity and data accuracy, obtaining significant new business.• Led a team of developers in expanding and maintaining crucial e-commerce and information systems written in ASP and COBOL supporting 10,000 users. • Collaborated with LAN, WAN, and Support departments, bridging the gap between Development and Operations.

Supported multiple clients by maintaining existing software, developing new software, and performing data analysis. Projects included:Maintenance of a large utility company decision support system for transmission providing critical daily, weekly, and monthly reporting for use in a variety ofbusiness activities.Creation of a web and tablet based patient care and research database system that supported clinical and research needs.Landscaping job estimator and call center representative evaluation systemTechnologies used: Microsoft Access, SQL Server, ASP.NET Web Services, XML

Hanover, Md, Us

Application development consultant at three different companies responsible for exceeding customer expectations and creating custom applications. Primary development platform was MS Access. Interactive Human Resources analysis reporting for top level management. Mission-critical utilization data for utility company. Adhoc Reporting improvements and automation.

Master Of Science - Ms, Systems And Control Engineering

Bachelor Of Science - Bs, Systems And Control Engineering