Developing the CoreTEC Protection and Monitoring system for high-power electrical transformers.Responsibilities - Translate software requirements into production ready software - C# and C++ code development on embedded (Debian) Linux platform - OPC-UA sensor communications

Transitioning from a full-stack developer and team leader to focus more on system architecture and new product development (NPD) has been a evolutionary experience. The challenges in technical know-how and responsibility have grown. The struggle to meet these new expectations has given me clarity to refocus on what's truly important.Getting a chance to meet, and interview professionals in the health care field has been a powerful experience because seeing the work they do helping and healing their patients in humbling. Going into the operating room and seeing the care and professionalism that doctors, nurses, and technicians exercise has focused my own efforts at work. In NPD we focus on the convergence of three goals: 1. Desirability - What does the customer really want and need? 2. Feasibility - Can we actually provide a technical solution? 3. Viability - Is there enough money in this product to pursue it?As an engineer, when we can merge these three goals we have a winning product on our hands. Having the tools and resources to properly pursue these goals is very refreshing. I love my job, and I love the people at Stryker.

Following Stryker's acquisition of SurgiCount my responsibilities include acting as primary system architect, designing and implementing a new native Android application from the ground up as well as a Microsoft Azure cloud-based back-end system. In addition, I lead the iOS team that is developing and testing the Apple version of our product. I developed the architecture and implemented our Microsoft Azure Cloud Services middle-tier to support the new mobile applications. I selected Microsoft's WCF Data Services, Entity Framework 6, and ASP.NET MVC 5 technologies.

Responsibilities included architecting and implementing a new Android mobile application and cloud-based back-end system. I also supported the Apple iOS mobile version of the same application. This involved designing a brand new user interface and user experience as well as design of a middle-tier layer and cloud-based database back-end system. I architected and implemented the Windows Azure Cloud Services to support the new mobile applications with ASP.NET MVC Core technologies.

Positions and products: Lead developer on Toad Extension for Visual Studio. Project Manager and Team lead on Toad for MySQL. Developer on Toad for Data Analysts, Developer on Quest Capacity Manager for Oracle. Delphi software developer for Quest Space Manager 5.2 - 6.0. Lead developer for Dell Automatic Update. Lead developer for Quest Backup Reporter. Lead developer for Quest Calibrate.

Delphi software development.

Business Analyst for data warehousing and decision support infrastructure.

Database development on the Tax Preparation System (TPS). The software that Block employees use in every office to prepare clients taxes.