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San Jose, CA, US

Redwood City, California, US

• As the Domain and Service Owner for Quoting, Pricing, and Order Management at Equinix, I have driven transformational changes to the company’s Lead-to-Cash (QTC) technology stack, leading global teams and streamlining.
• Led a QTC migration from a legacy Siebel platform to Oracle CPQ, including prototyping, redesigning product and pricing models, and implementing an enhanced UI/UX for inside sales and channel partners. This.
• Pioneered the introduction of a new pricing platform by researching, recommending, and justifying Pricefx to senior management. Spearheaded the implementation, reducing price points by 90% and providing centralized.
• Developed and standardized Agile development methodologies, transitioning from a waterfall approach to a sprint-based release model. Improved development release cycles from quarterly to monthly;
• Built cross-functional partnerships with Revenue Operations, IT PMO, business unit leadership, and senior IT management to align strategies and ensure cohesive project delivery.
• Negotiated key contracts for Oracle CPQ renewals, implementation partners, and Pricefx software, resulting in approximately $1M in savings.

Dublin 2, IE

Led Salesforce CPQ implementation projects, driving transformative solutions for major clients. Acted as the technical lead for Kaiser Permanente's multi-state SFDC/Vlocity CPQ platform, architecting solutions, defining CI/CD pipelines, managing code reviews, and maintaining a seamless ART process to support quoting health insurance products.For VMWare.

Santa Clara, California, US

Led the architecture, high-level design, and development for Realtor.com’s Oracle CPQ implementation, steering the migration from a legacy Siebel platform to a modern CPQ solution. Managed a team of six developers and an external System Integrator, ensuring a seamless migration completed within six months.Oversaw the end-to-end architecture and development.

San Jose, California, US

Led the architecture, enhancement, and maintenance of Symantec’s Oracle CPQ platform, ensuring system reliability and continuous improvement. Managed a team of five onshore/offshore developers, overseeing the complete lifecycle of CPQ projects from high-level design to production support.Architected and executed a significant redesign of the CPQ data.

New York, New York, US

Provided hands-on architecture, design, and development services for multiple Oracle CPQ (BigMachines) implementation projects, delivering tailored solutions for complex client needs. Led the architecture and development for Hosting.com’s CPQ implementation, designing a robust attribute catalog, constraint rules, and recommendations that streamlined custom.

Managed the project architecture and development for Xerox Global Services’ cloud-based software initiatives using the BigMachines (Oracle CPQ) platform. Led a $2M project budget, ensuring cost control, adherence to schedule, and efficient resource allocation, with regular reporting to senior management.Partnered closely with the chief architect to.

Provided comprehensive consulting services to clients, designing and developing custom business applications. Led projects from requirements analysis through design, construction, testing, and implementation, ensuring post-implementation support for continued client success.Notable achievements include architecting a medical records management system for a.

Led a Tier 3 production support organization comprising 18 onshore and offshore resources, providing comprehensive support for Xerox’s business-critical reporting applications within a mixed Wintel and Solaris environment. Managed a $1.3M annual budget, consistently meeting stringent service level agreements (SLAs) and exceeding corporate goals for cost.

New York, New York, US

Managed the distributed computing function for a $5B annual revenue organization, overseeing database administration, server/network engineering, telecommunications, job scheduling, and data center infrastructure support. Successfully led the production support for www.studentloan.com, a high-traffic e-commerce platform processing over 1 million.

Provided comprehensive engineering leadership for an e-commerce startup, managing the full product lifecycle of a B2B supply chain exchange platform built on Oracle 8i and BEA WebLogic/EJB. Architected, designed, and led the development of trading partner software based on RosettaNet PIP standards, enabling RNXML, cXML, eBXML, and EDI integrations with.

Pittsford, New York, US

Led and managed the delivery of diverse software development projects for high-profile clients, including Corel, Kodak, HP, BancOne, and Ernst & Young. Oversaw the architecture, design, and high-level project management for complex IT solutions spanning multiple verticals, such as office automation, ERP, image management, and web-based systems.Played a.