David Schmid Email & Phone Number

Durham, North Carolina, United States

Led a CIO-wide initiative to migrate 15,000 GitHub repositories to a unified, secure CI/CD pipeline while effectively managing stakeholders across over 1,000 applications. Oversaw both enterprise-wide SaaS and on-premises applications, including Microsoft Exchange, Slack, and video conferencing solutions.Key Highlights:- Cultivated strong relationships with senior stakeholders, including an IBM Fellow specializing in z/OS.- Designed and implemented an InnerSource program that enhanced the capabilities of a small core development team, resulting in a 50% increase in CI/CD pipeline offerings.- Led a comprehensive rewrite of technical z/OS onboarding documentation, earning the top “Exceptional Business Outcome” rating from leadership for my ability to empathize with legacy Z teams.

Durham, North Carolina, United States

Designed and develop a zero-defect chargeback system for the internal utilization of IBM Instana monitoring software, ensuring accountability and optimal resource management.Key Highlights:- Successfully onboarded 287 teams across 13 business units and secured a $1M annual contract, boosting product capture revenue from $58K to $415K within the first two quarters.- Enhanced the onboarding experience by automating the intake process using Slack Workflows.

Durham, North Carolina, United States

Leader within a small 4-person team serving 400,000 employees, overseeing customer support initiatives to enhance service delivery. Developed Node.js solutions for the entire company, facilitating the seamless migration of 100,000 employees following the Kyndryl divestiture.Key Highlights:- Successfully developed a JavaScript application that migrated over 100,000 users within 24 hours, earning recognition from an IBM Senior Technical Staff Member (STSM) who relied on it for the migration. The app's object-oriented design facilitated confident coding, with decoupled unit tests ensuring reliability.- Streamlined resource allocation from four team members over four weeks to just two team members in one week by implementing an efficient solution using Jupyter code.- Automated a campaign using Jupyter Notebook and JavaScript to offboard over 100,000 dormant guest accounts, effectively removing their access to IBM data.

Durham, North Carolina, United States

Recruited to a new team to spearhead the Budget Automation Service, focused on revamping and modernizing the Sales Incentive Program. Acquired PHP skills to develop applications, prioritizing consistency in the technology stack to ensure alignment with the team's existing expertise, rather than introducing unfamiliar modern coding practices.Key Accomplishments: - Honored with the Manager’s Choice Award for delivering an application ahead of schedule, achieving a flawless record with 0% defects.- Developed and launched an Angular web application that generated billing data for AT&T and Verizon hosting divisions acquired by IBM.- Led backlog grooming and retrospectives as Scrum Master for a global delivery team, driving continuous improvement and collaboration.

Various

- Lead IT Client Consultant | AT&T, City, State | 2008 – 2016 - Senior Java Developer| USInternetworking, City, State | 2005 – 2008 - Java Developer | Plumtree Software, City, State | 2002 – 20014 - Java Developer | idrive.com, City, State | 1999 – 2002