Garrin Ball Email & Phone Number

Lansing, Michigan Area

Lansing, Michigan Area

Architected and led implementation of new Employee-Liable (RYL/ELEU) online discounting within the new eCommerce ATG Platform for Fraud and Finance project sponsors.Performed numerous security duties as backup for eCommerce ASFP: VAST documentation (including PCI field verification), CART documentation, and quarterly SOX attestation.Designed medium to large, complex applications across a 19-year career for VerizonWireless.comLead multiple projects interfacing with Data Warehouse and large sets of transactional data.Lead development teams of 6+ developers on large scale enterprise application development initiatives.Have implemented and maintained interaction with the following internal API’s: VISION, DVS Middleware, NetAce/POS, ECPD, ETNI, OneMessage, ETM, and USWIN via LDAP.Worked under multiple levels of management, both local and from other areas of the country.Evaluated and implemented J2EE Design Patterns based on business and application needs.Have operated in the role of a mentor to other developers on my team and conducted various training sessions on new technology.Initiated improvement to code review processes to increase quality of code across development teams. Routinely interacted with business stakeholders on application improvements to increase value to the customer.Wrote high-quality, maintainable code focused on security to ensure the protection of the company and customers using our applications (using both AES encryption and RSA encryption based on the needs of each pertinent system and the requirements set forth by Risk Assessment.)Provided level of effort estimations based on scope of work to assist with proper resourcing and scheduling of projects.Responsible for writing and maintaining highly efficient code capable of stability under extreme load from millions of users daily.

Managed static development for B2C website including resource work assignments, level of effort estimates and overall lead responsibilities.Coordinated presentation team resources for B2B J2EE website implementation.Conducted technical trainings for developers, QA and analysts teams on newly adopted JSP technology.Designed and implemented database and application code for the help functionality of the primary content management tool for verizonwireless.com (WMS).Created and implemented user interface design of the WMS Application (used for inventory control for the entire Verizon Wireless online store for 12+ years, prior to the adoption of ATG).Managed presentation team resources for the B2C website redesign, including new hires and contractors.Evaluated and documented steps to adopt new technologies within the Verizon Wireless eCommerce Team.Multi-tasked development responsibilities involving both client side and server side coding for nearly every application running on both the B2B and B2C websites.

Responsible for meeting the contractual obligations between Verizon Wireless and its largest national accounts.Coordinated national teams including billing systems, fulfillment centers and other wireless providers such as Cingular and AT&T to process hundreds of requests daily.Interfaced with business executive clients directly to provide the highest level of customer service.

Master Of Business Administration (Mba)

Bachelor Of Science In Information Technology, Software Engineering, 3.91

Graduated with Honors

Associates Degree, General