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New York, Us

Des Moines, Ia, Us

Lead geographically dispersed engineering teams to build products and services that grow Meredith's Digital business.

New York, Ny, Us

Head of Seattle office and engineering team responsible for building highly scalable platforms and services to support digital growth through content distribution, native advertising, mobile apps, and digital paid products.

New York, Ny, Us

Lead engineering teams in building applications and services which provide a robust and scalable Content-as-a-Service platform for all digital assets within Time Inc.

Bellevue, Washington, Us

Partnered with customers to identify and implement high-value business solutions using local and offshore teams. Established strong partnerships through transparency, trust, and insisting on quality deliverables.

Bellevue, Washington, Us

Led several cross-functional teams to design and implement large-scale content management projects at Microsoft. Responsibilities included strategy, business requirements, planning, development, and deployment using onshore and offshore teams. Leveraged Scrum to plan, rapidly iterate on project deliverables, and ensure key milestones were successfully met.Responsible for establishing the Portals and Collaboration Center of Excellence between onshore and offshore teams to strengthen communication and mature our content management skillsets.

Singapore, Sg

Managed the implementation of ERP (Enterprise Resource Planning), SharePoint, and custom .NET solutions using Microsoft technologies. Responsibilities spanned strategy to execution, covering resource scheduling, requirement specifications, backlog management, technical design documents, development, testing process, and solution deployment. Effectively communicated project goals and status to customers and project teams while tracking project budget and timelines.

Singapore, Sg

Responsible for defining business and technical requirements, solution architecture, infrastructure setup, data migration, and end-user training. Frequently traveled onsite to work closely with customers through the design and implementation of each project. Used agile frameworks to deliver working prototypes which are refined to meet the customer’s goals and expectations.Lead consultant for custom and out-of-the-box solutions using Microsoft SharePoint to implemented corporate intranets, document management, business intelligence dashboards, team collaboration, knowledge management, and enterprise search. Created web-enabled forms with customized workflows for routing HR requests, FAA approval, engineering requests, etc. Implemented ERP business portals to extend user access for Microsoft Dynamics AX, GP, and NAV.

Bellevue, Washington, Us

Led the team through design, development, implementation, and testing of an innovative content management system for California's largest school district. Collaborated with client and internal teams to identify business requirements and architect solutions using ASP.NET and AJAX.

As a principal team member for a start-up, I filled many roles including: sales, business analysis, development, project management, and campaign management.Technical sales lead for new business development of content management software. Responsible for identifying and developing web-based solutions to solve client needs. Refined project management expertise to deliver projects on time and within budget, while fostering customer relationships.Led usability team to design, test, and revise the user interface of the proprietary SUBTEXT content management software. Performed studies and interviews to understand the user’s expectations, then aptly redesigned the software’s interface. Composed technical documentation and user guide for SUBTEXT software and provided extensive training for clients.Effectively designed and developed web applications and user interfaces to meet W3C industry standards and Section 508 compliance. Extensive experience using HTML, XML, XSLT, CSS, and JavaScript technologies.Successfully implemented and managed Search Engine Marketing (SEM) campaigns for retail clothing, wholesale food, non-profit, and manufacturing industries. Effectively utilized Google and Yahoo advertising programs to boost sales and visibility for numerous organizations.Managed opt-in direct email program for leading publisher. Maintained valuable relationships and clear communication with internet advertisers, publishers, and ISPs. Responsible for creative, copy, lists, and reporting for each advertising campaign.

Provided UX design, development, training, and maintenance for client websites. Maintained and configured client office's Windows 2000 network systems.

Configured client workstations and provided helpdesk and technical support to staff. Maintained Novell, Windows, and Citrix network systems and server hardware. Successfully designed, implemented, and sustained a company-wide computer inventory system.