As Vice President of Technology at Sono Bello, I led a comprehensive technology transformation, significantly expanding the company's operational capabilities and presence. Through strategic engineering initiatives, I have driven substantial revenue growth and managed a significant budget. My hands-on involvement in AI, automation, and process automation has resulted in the development of patented applications that are critical to our operations. These efforts have greatly advanced our digital transformation, markedly improving operational efficiency and productivity.

As Director of Technology at Sono Bello, I led the expansion of over 40 locations, significantly boosting our operational capacity. I supported IT for 100+ clinics and led technology integrations that enhanced marketing and sales conversions. Collaborating with executive leadership, I ensured that technology initiatives aligned with business objectives. My management of resources and vendor relationships was crucial in delivering high-impact projects on time and within budget.

As Senior Engineering Manager at Nordstrom, I led teams including Custom Software Engineering and Communications Platforms, notably developing the 'Return to Vendor' product which generated $6M in revenue. I drove digital transformation strategies and improved employee experiences, aligning technology initiatives with business goals. I managed projects from concept to delivery, collaborated with stakeholders, and presented updates to executive leadership. My focus on setting quality goals and fostering a culture of continuous improvement significantly enhanced operational excellence and financial outcomes.

As the Senior Engineering Manager at Clearwire, I was charged with creating and overseeing precise product specifications based on customer needs and outlining business requirements for our development team to implement and train on critical QA solutions. I spearheaded technical project teams and liaised with external groups for custom design and development. My responsibilities included planning, scheduling, and coordinating resources to ensure timely and budget-conscious delivery of programs and services. I set priorities and schedules within the development team, maintaining clear communication with all team members and stakeholders throughout the project lifecycle. I ensured that support was available for launches and that post-implementation teams were ready to validate changes. Additionally, I established coding standards and best practices for quality control and crafted no-code solutions using MS SharePoint to streamline project completion. I also developed and delivered instructional courses on MS SharePoint to ensure consistent and reliable use within the team.

• Responsible for leading Development and QA staff of 4-10 people in enterprise projects.• Interact with product and management teams to determine project scope and requirements.• Supervised and ensured code reviews and best practices.• Ensured relevant project deliverables and milestones met.• Created design, technical approach and deployment documents.• Integration engineer for enterprise N-tier web based system using XML, Web services and Microsoft BizTalk.• Developed B2B BizTalk applications using event driven and request response design patterns.• As a member of architecture team, designed, reviewed and approved architectural designs.• Created development and production build scripts.• Created test harnesses for performance benchmarking.• Executed unit and performance testing working closely with QA teams.

Responsibilities: • Designed and developed commercial real estate search engine.• Created a supporting administration site using ASP.Net Dynamic Data.• Developed custom user controls for search results.• Implemented Microsoft Virtual Earth Maps.• Implemented Google Advertising.Project: Commercial Realtor.com® Dates: 11/2008 – 4/2009Description: Move, Inc., owns and operates the official site of the National Association of REALTORS®, www.realtor.com, and is the number one consumer destination for real estate related information with more than 6.3 million monthly unique users. As a development consultant on a small team, I was tasked with designing and implementing a commercial based web application and search engine, http://commercial.realtor.com , to complement the existing residential search application. Commercial Realtor.com® is an ASP.Net web application produced within scope of an aggressive schedule and an on time delivery. The project was challenging, requiring the creation of a highly available and scalable service to import, transform and persist data to our SQL Server database. The application also required integrating Realtor.com® modules and adhering to user interface standards based on customer specification.