David Leslie Email & Phone Number

Dallas, Tx, Us

Making it easier for our Customers to give the gift of Travel.

Plano, Texas, Us

I design Big Data and Telematics solutions for the automobile industry.I have delivered a product that receives vehicle data via REST APIs and processes through a Lambda architecture for further analysis and consumption.I am responsible for defining requirements and managing the delivery of the product from the technical viewpoint. I have reduced project costs by 25% via resource selection and providing technical expertise in lieu of hiring externally.

Plano, Texas, Us

• Manage the two revenue generating products for the organization and provide leadership across local and offshore development teams.• Engage with Online Travel Agencies and Airlines to acquire flight results content for the FareCompare website. • Perform global market and performance analysis to determine the best content partners and prioritize their implementation.• Analyze customer needs and technology trends to determine requirements for product enhancements.• Manage product roadmap for multiple product lines.• Mentor development teams with regard to solutions architecture.• Coordinate with project managers concerning timeline and budget and provide feedback to sponsoring business leaders.

Southlake, Texas, Us

• Manage data delivery and Business Intelligence products for the travel agency and corporate travel buyer community. • Manage product roadmap for multiple product lines.• Conduct market research and technology research to ensure products are in line with market needs and technological capabilities.• Assist business units in developing business cases.• Coordinate work estimates and procure funding for development work from business units.• Coordinate with project managers concerning timeline and budget and provide feedback to sponsoring business units.• Align development and support processes across product lines to deliver a cohesive experience to the user and to reduce maintenance costs. • Conduct pre-sales customer interviews to coordinate products with customers' data strategy.• Provide leadership for projects with multiple teams across different time zones and different cultures.

Richardson, Tx, Us

• Designed and developed telephony software for digital recording and switch equipment.

Dallas, Tx, Us

Roles:Project Manager 2008 - 2009Business Analyst 2007 - 2008Software Engineer 2002 - 2007Software Developer 2000 - 2002• Responsible for customer interviews, business case development, requirements gathering, design, development, and deployment. • Designed and developed web-based solutions for Inflight and Flight Operations department including workflow and trainee management; a flight load estimator based on flight revenue history; and an automated flight booking tool. • Worked on operational times messaging and database.• Designed and developed internal reservation center employee management system.

Atlanta, Georgia, Us

Roles:Software Development Manager 1998 – 2000Software Engineer 1995 - 1998Maintenance Programmer 1994 - 1995• Acted as a technical liaison for many high profile customers such as American Express, Carlson Wagonlit, and WorldTravel BTI• Supervised staff of three developers in the development and maintenance of a meeting and event management product suite.• Conducted research and wrote requirements for overhaul of meeting and event management suite.• Developed and supported online corporate travel booking tool.• Developed and supported Passenger Name Record (PNR) Finishing and QA tools including low fare search and seat improvement tools.• Developed interfaces between Meeting and Incentive suite and GDSs (Sabre, Worldspan, Apollo) to analyze zoned airfares• Developed interfaces between Meeting and Incentive suite and hotel clearinghouses (Pegasus, THISCO, Hilton Direct) for automated room list reconciliation