David Kirkland Email & Phone Number

Burbank, CA, US

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In this role I guided the organization through a successful Agile transformation and established a software development life cycle (SDLC), repairing trust and the influence of the technology division. Several new roles and disciplines were introduced, including QA (quality assurance), SEO (search engine optimization), ADA compliance (Americans with.

As the Director of Software Integration, I spearheaded initiatives to replace antiquated, labor-intensive business processes with modern automated web system integrations across a diverse technological ecosystem. The most notable project was the complete overhaul of the core web payment engine that processes over 100 million annually. We reduced costs.

Woonsocket, RI, US

As the Digital Rx Engineering Manager, I oversaw all digital platforms for Rx management services. I coordinated with stakeholders across lines of business to ensure alignment on CVS’ business objectives and coached multiple software engineering teams through SAFe Agile transformation within a Fortune 5 enterprise.

Scottsdale, Arizona, US

• Designed and developed new internal and external products (Bootstrap 4+, React.js, Elixir, GraphQL).
• Supported legacy (jQuery, C#, SQL) financial applications that process over 2 billion annually.
• Worked on a small high-performance full-stack team of on-site and off-site developers.

North Bethesda, Maryland, US

• Oversaw the Angular development of Choice’s new CRM and franchisee management tools (ChoiceEDGE).
• Worked with enterprise teams to understand business criteria and outline product vision/goals.
• Negotiated for and maintained product scope, roadmaps, and priorities in an agile ecosystem.
• Reviewed and approved tech specs then wrote, reviewed, and merged Angular code alongside dev teams.
• Coordinated code releases and feature activations with multiple IT and business teams.
• Communicated release plans and defect statuses with IT leadership and business stakeholders.

North Bethesda, Maryland, US

• Led cross-functional teams to achieve WCAG 2.0 AA compliance certification for ChoiceHotels.com.
• Served as a catalyst between enterprise stakeholders and a specialty vendor for ADA compliance certification to determine scope, outline objectives, and draft a roadmap in a large-scale Angular project.
• Managed hybrid in-house/vendor Angular dev teams in the implementation of accessibility modifications.
• Established systems (processes, Angular friendly tools, docs, training, etc.) to ensure ongoing compliance.

North Bethesda, Maryland, US

• Keynote Speaker (topic = Angular) at Choice Hotels’ 2015 Mastery Conference with thousands in audience.
• Senior Angular Developer in a large-scale multi-team overhaul of ChoiceHotels.com.
• Responsible for development (Angular.js, HTML 5, CSS 3, Node.js, NPM, Grunt, etc.), unit test coverage (Jasmine, Karma, Mocha, Chai), code reviews, onboarding, technical interviews, cross-team coordination, leadership.

Phoenix, AZ, US

• Improved core development process effectiveness and UI/UX platform architecture through standardization, sustainable waste reduction, training, negotiation, implementation support, etc.
• Designed and delivered UI/UX solutions in Angular for Apollo’s 2013-2014 flagship projects.
• Distilled complex regulatory and business requirements into elegant and intuitive interactions in Angular.
• Worked on a variety of Angular projects, and legacy projects, with several cross-functional teams.

Scottsdale, AZ, US

• Developed lean process strategies to pay down technical debt and minimize lead time.
• Worked with enterprise clients to outline objectives and deliver projects on time and under budget.
• Introduced microdata formats, jQuery UI, and cross-browser mobile responsive design principles.
• Provided post-launch conversion tracking, executive performance reporting, etc.
• Discovered and then taught myself Angular.

Scottsdale, AZ, US

• Designed, developed, and integrated a highly scalable UI layer into First In Search’s proprietary CMS.
• Converted blueprint designs into functional W3C standards-compliant HTML, CSS, JavaScript / jQuery, etc.
• Extended the platform’s widget library with several SEO and social media modules.
• Trained the development team on maintaining and extending the new front-end layer.

• Short-term contract.
• Configured 1500+ Google Analytics profiles.
• Orchestrated logistics for enhancing client brand recognition, content syndication, and organic SEO.
• Trained support staff on Google Analytics; account setup, annotation, data interpretation, keyword analysis and discovery, keyword density, geo-targeting, goals, funnels, event tracking, etc.
• Educated designers, programmers, and support teams on SEO standards and best practices.
• Equipped managers and executives with the tools, knowledge, and resources needed to effectively measure the condition and success of their client-focused SEO initiatives.

• Managed a team of designers, programmers, ad marketers, media buyers, and content writers.
• Boosted productivity and ROI by reducing the ad creation life cycle from 2-3 months to 2-3 days through lean process management (establishing standards, eliminating process waste, restricting variation, etc.).
• Led organic SEO campaigns and online reputation management initiatives and strategies.
• Consolidated and organized 15K domains across multiple accounts and registrars.
• Appraised, acquired, and brokered retired domains on the domain name aftermarket.

Tempe, AZ, US

• Managed and motivated a team of 20+ technical support agents.
• Taught advanced troubleshooting techniques for Linux and Windows hosting environments, email (POP, IMAP, and MS Exchange), SEO, SEM, domain management and aftermarket brokering, web and eCommerce design, and more.
• Tracked individual and team performance for weekly, monthly, and quarterly reports.

Technological Entrepreneurship And Management, Computer/Information Technology Administration And Management

Associates, Computer Science