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Fredericton, New Brunswick, Canada

- Led multiple engineering teams from inception to successful project delivery, specializing in developing cloud-based microservices for AWS cloud- Maintained regular and direct communication with senior management, engaging with Vice President of Engineering and above- Provided updates on technical progress, project status, and risk assessments to ensure informed decision-making- Coordinated efforts to define project scopes, established schedules, and deployed new feature sets- Managed project timelines and resources to achieve timely and within-budget deliveries- Increased team productivity by introducing automated testing tools and continuous integration practices- Enhanced software quality by implementing agile methodologies and streamlining development processes- Managed HR functions, including recruitment, onboarding, performance evaluations, and career management, cultivating a high-performing and highly motivated development team

• Manage multiple agile teams developing on-premise and cloud-based products• Managed HR functions, including recruitment, onboarding, performance evaluations, and career management, cultivating a high-performing and highly motivated development team• Collaborate with stakeholders and peers to define and understand requirements • Ensure objectives are met in accordance with scheduling and within cost • Provide alternate solutions in the event of schedule and cost deviations • Keep customers/senior management apprised of progress and problems throughout the development cycle • Report to senior management, at the Director and VP level, on status and development issues

- Managed HR functions, including recruitment, onboarding, performance evaluations, and career management, cultivating a high-performing and highly motivated development team• Collaborate with customers and peers to define and understand requirements • Develop release schedules for IBM’s QRadar Network Forensics product • Lead development of IBM’s QRadar Network Forensics product • Ensure objectives are met in accordance with scheduling and within cost • Provide alternate solutions in the event of schedule and cost deviations • Keep customers/senior management apprised of progress and problems throughout the development cycle • Report to senior management, at the Director and VP level, on status and development issues

Fredericton Nb

• Responsible for facilitating/leading all aspects of integrating an acquisition's products and development team into IBM. • Provide day-to-day guidance to newly acquired development teams. • Balance the transition of the people and products into IBM with continued business results. • The development integration lead role as a combination of development manager, project manager, release manager, and mentor.

Fredericton, New Brunswick, Canada

- Successfully led and managed the QRadar integration team, resulting in efficient ingestion and normalization of security logs- Managed HR functions, including recruitment, onboarding, performance evaluations, and career management, cultivating a high-performing and highly motivated development team• Develop release schedules for QRadar’s device and scanner integrations • Work with vendors on defining integration requirements • Provide alternate solutions in the event of schedule and cost deviations

- Successfully led and managed the QRadar integration team, resulting in efficient ingestion and normalization of security logs- Conducted essential management responsibilities as assigned- Collaborated with customers and peers to define and understand requirements- Developed release schedules for QRadar’s device and scanner integrations- Led development of all QRadar device and scanner integrations- Led development of QRadar Windows event collection agent- Ensured objectives were met following scheduling and within cost- Provided alternate solutions in the event of schedule and cost deviations- Presented to senior management at the VP level on status and complex development issues

Led a development team in designing and implementing a configuration management system for QRadar SIEM platform• Implemented new functionalities and upheld existing features for the QRadar SIEM platform• Improved software performance by identifying and resolving bottlenecks in the code

• Led development team in design and implementation of CARIS’ Spatial Fusion® Enterprise software, an Internet based GIS Toolkit • Work directly with customers to define application requirements • Developed applications from customer requirements

Bachelor Of Computer Science

Bcs, Computer Science