Software Development Manager with over 10 years experience of planning, monitoring and delivering custom software projects on time and within budget. Skilled in managing all aspects of software development life cycle from initial capture of system requirement specification, wire-frames, development, testing, delivery, training and enhancement.Building the bridge between technology and business to eliminate conflicts and improve understanding, cooperation and drive overall project resultsAnalyze and develop product requirements and develop software to meet those functional needs.Review technical feasibility and work with team to develop timelines for product development.Manage product development budget, resource allocation and scheduling.Maintain reusable code for modular software and other components.Recruit and mentor software engineering team members.Lead planning and execution of project work plans, making ongoing revisions to meet changing needs.Direct development team efforts to achieve team and product development goals, objectives and milestones.Collaborate with cross functional teams in global locations to build software architectures that resolve complex business problems.Oversee solutions development initiatives utilizing input from consultants and technology vendors.Work with senior management and executive staff to develop cohesive plans for the development of innovative software products.