Team / technical lead for 20 U.S. engineers, directing an India based consulting group, and interacting with a Xi’an, China based engineering group. The team is responsible for delivering the SPSS Predictive Platform which provides a number of enterprise services for SPSS analytic solutions and products. • Provide architectural and technical direction.• Create and manage project plans; report status; and manage change.• Serve as a focal point for cross-team communications;… Show more Team / technical lead for 20 U.S. engineers, directing an India based consulting group, and interacting with a Xi’an, China based engineering group. The team is responsible for delivering the SPSS Predictive Platform which provides a number of enterprise services for SPSS analytic solutions and products. • Provide architectural and technical direction.• Create and manage project plans; report status; and manage change.• Serve as a focal point for cross-team communications; work with other functional areas including sales & marketing; quality assurance, documentation, support, and strategy development.• Interview and review technical resources and new development managers.• Participate in all phases of the development process including inception, elaboration, construction and transition.• Participate in the Architecture Steering Committee and various working groups to improve and alter processes as part of continuous improvement initiatives.• Effectively use processes and align work assignments to motivate the engineering team and optimize productivity.• Management of product defect resolution and quality improvements. Show less

Development of a number of solutions for the Business Intelligence Solutions Group in support of a range of business units including: finance; marketing; demand forecasting; customer service; and quality control. • Utilized OLAP technologies to provide “what-if” solutions in response to financial planning and forecasting initiatives.• Increased the efficiency and effectiveness of the empowered analyst.• Created demand forecast solutions to provide timely alignment of demand and… Show more Development of a number of solutions for the Business Intelligence Solutions Group in support of a range of business units including: finance; marketing; demand forecasting; customer service; and quality control. • Utilized OLAP technologies to provide “what-if” solutions in response to financial planning and forecasting initiatives.• Increased the efficiency and effectiveness of the empowered analyst.• Created demand forecast solutions to provide timely alignment of demand and production schedules to minimize waste and reduce lost opportunity cost. Show less

Lead developer for Sales Force Automation, Dining and Cabin Services, Ground Services, Financial Planning, Airport Automation, and Revenue Management solutions. • Contributed to a range of development groups solving a wide range of business problems (yield management, baggage claim accounting, quick turn initiative, kiosk check-in, job bidding systems, group services budgeting, and sales force automation).• Quickly adapted to a range of operating environments, development… Show more Lead developer for Sales Force Automation, Dining and Cabin Services, Ground Services, Financial Planning, Airport Automation, and Revenue Management solutions. • Contributed to a range of development groups solving a wide range of business problems (yield management, baggage claim accounting, quick turn initiative, kiosk check-in, job bidding systems, group services budgeting, and sales force automation).• Quickly adapted to a range of operating environments, development technologies, business requirements and industry terminology. Show less

Responsibilities included: the development and implementation of application systems within the trust line of business. This experience included both batch and on-line development using COBOL / COBOL II on an IBM 3090 mainframe.

Responsibilities included: analysis, design, coding, documentation and maintenance of systems used to administer pension plans using a WANG VS-100 mini-computer and personal computers using COBOL, BASIC, and Fortran.