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Cedar Park, Tx, Us

Austin, Texas, United States

Austin, Texas, United States

Austin, Texas, United States

Austin, Texas Area

Directed the web development organization of solarwinds.com. Web properties include solarwinds.com, customer portals, partner portals, online quoting, ecommerce and the community site Thwack.com. Defined solutions to meet business objectives set forth by the Marketing team using collaborative techniques. Provide the Web Technology expertise to ensure implementation of the best solution based on the business objectives.Re-structured the web development organization and implemented new development processes to stabilize the web properties.

Austin, Texas Area

Directed the software development organization of Builder Homesite's web-based enterprise class software products. Product suite included:• NewHomeSource.com• NewHomes.Move.com • Partner network consisting of MSN Homes, Yahoo New Homes Channel, AOL New Homes Channel and 50+ other partner sites. • CasaNuevasAqui.com• CustomNewHomes.com• Custom backend applications to manage data and partner services across all platforms.Managed the Envision SaaS product which enabled Homebuilders to offer an ecommerce experience for new home buyers when purchasing options for their new home. The Envisionproduct was an integrated experience with Builder ERP systems.

Austin, Texas Area

Led the professional services organization to create service offerings, define potential intellectual property candidates and train the sales team and Catapult’s consultants in specific solutions offered to customers. Key service offerings included:• e-commerce platforms• collaboration software• content management systems• middleware applications Specialty in e-commerce with experience leading the defininition of next generation e-commerce web portals/sites with Hewlett-Packard, Sony Small Business Group, Applied Science Fiction and Tokyo Electron.

Austin, Texas Area

Directed the software development releases for the Dell E-Comm team (Home and Small Business segments). Conducted JAD sessions with Dell business groups to define new E-Commerce features and releases. Reviewed technical designs to ensure solutions were scalable and could perform to Dell’s standards.Collaborated with Dell On-Line Program Managers to implement the MSF process model. Included defining process measurements, control points and development standards. Led the implementation of the first peripherals commerce site, Gigabuys. Defined the solution, directed the development team, facilitated new design standards with third party firms and developed QA and UAT test plans.

Austin, Texas Area

Co-Authored corporate business plan and presented the product vision to secure funding from potential investors. Angel investors included Admiral Bobby Inman and the Kozmetcky Fund.Designed and directed the development of the companies ASP model software product on schedule with a limited start-up budget. Built the development team with full time hires and outside contractors. Managed and coordinated product implementation for customers.Facilitated technology partnerships to procure corporate infrastructure requirements at a fraction of the cost to purchase. Implemented, and managed the corporate technology infrastructure including multi-server networks, Internet connections, remote access and the phone system. Hired and directed the data team to research and input data for the over 35,000 software products to drive the products core search mechanism.