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Aurora, Illinois, US

CTO for a robotics startup that grew to over 50 employees. Led the development of the autonomous robot used to move shipping containers. Developed Intellectual Property for Intl. Shipping, Construction, Fire Protection, Inspection and Maintenance, Logistics, Manufacturing, Marine, Search & Recovery, and Security. Worked with Walmart, Port of Singapore.

Naperville, Illinois, US

Technology Team Lead / Advisory Board - facilitating the launch of not-for-profit innovation, education, and entrepreneurship center along the I-88 Research and Technology corridor.

Espoo, Southern Finland, FI

• Directed SaaS Web and Mobile application design for Records and Assets Verification Service (RAVS), a network inventory and configuration reporting service. Captured customer requirements, Agile user stories.
• Met service agreements via project oversight and team leadership on rapid software development lifecycle (SDLC) design feeding Agile development, providing process, budget, performance, and timeline goals to follow.
• Enhanced engineering modules, including network parameter auditing, capacity engineering, and end-to-end license management, allowing users to have better view of configuration of network elements.
• Designed, wrote requirements, verified and tested features, enhancements, and bugs for products including 5G, CDMA / EVDO, IeCCF, LTE, Media Gateway, NetACT, NSP, OCS, SDM, Small Cell, Transport (7705, 7750, and.
• Partnered closely with external customers and sales teams, developing clear features, reducing delivery cycle, and keeping within budget.
• Automated multistep manual process, by developing code and SQL data extraction, saving 30 minutes per day.

92707 Colombes, FR

• Led vision and direction of organization and company for SaaS creation teams. Technically managed engineering teams in US and India with 80+ engineers.
• Created and managed automatic dispatch system based on technician’s skills, schedule, workload, and physical location, providing usage for thousands of technicians all over the world.
• Prototyped Artificial Intelligence / Machine Learning that automated verification cell tower installation through mobile and web application, using pictures and saving 2nd technician and truck-roll, doubling speed of.

92707 Colombes, FR

• Drove security compliance guidelines and documentation goals. Managed competing customers and support team priorities in the delivery of solutions. Technically oversaw engineering teams in US and India with 40+.
• Followed corporate initiatives focused on forward-looking work, determining the direction of the organization, and new services.
• Authored technical paper on cybersecurity for another business unit used by sales teams, promoting services and capabilities.

92707 Colombes, FR

• Piloted multiple SaaS products simultaneously and handed off to mature. Took care of competing customers and support team priorities in the delivery of solutions. Oversaw Systems Engineering and Developer teams in.
• Monetized internal tools and systems and created external services (SaaS), including web-based systems and mobile applications, which created a brand new multi-million-dollar revenue stream.
• Demonstrated proficiency in marketing and branding, creating new product names and designs as Photoshop expert.
• Designed new mobile and web-based integrated application for error-free, pre-planned aiming of CCTV cameras, reducing overall headcount and install time to <50% of initial goals.
• Provided technical architect services and designed new services and rapid prototyping, handing-off for long-term support.

92707 Colombes, FR

• Evaluated, consolidated internal assets, tools, and systems and determined new opportunities for advanced tools group to support and standardize processes company-wide. Led 20+ systems engineering and local development.
• Created course for internal teams and taught 30+ countries, leading to conversion to e-learning for use across the world.
• Developed dashboards, data visualization (DV), and an AI expert system for internal teams focusing complex systems on true root cause issues that reduced resolution times by >300%.
• Automated processes including verification, testing, new data growth, and retrofitting, saving hundreds of hours of manual work.