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Milwaukee, Wi, Us

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Sussex, Wi, Us

Authored development guidelines to expedite application design efforts through ready-made frameworks.Assessed under-performing software and developed actionable improvements.Created migration strategies to bridge development gaps between existing software architecture and future updates.Reviewed business success drivers, applying strategic prioritization to future architectural updates.Developed application architecture strategy to specifically align with employer business goals.Communicated software architecture strategies to senior leadership and third-party business leaders.Mentored team, sharing skills and expertise and encouraged each member to bring forward ideas and suggestions for improvement.Constructed architecture governance processes, communicating parameters to development staff during adoption training.Participated in all phases of system development life cycle, from requirements analysis through system implementation.

Sussex, Wi, Us

Increased efficiency and team productivity by developing and promoting operational best practices.Coached sales associates in product specifications, sales incentives and selling techniques, significantly increasing customer satisfaction ratings.Achieved financial objectives by preparing annual budgets, scheduling expenditures, analyzing variances and initiating corrective actions.Communicated with managers of other departments to maintain transparency.Identified and diminished performance gaps by coaching and supervising 6 direct (20 total) subordinates.Kept employee workloads fair and balanced to achieve objectives while maintaining high job satisfaction.Maintained department staffing through Interviewing and hired people.Took a department which had unpredictable revenue/schedule and drove it to successfully hit projected revenue repeatedly.Interviewed hundreds of people. Hired over 50 of them.During this time the company experienced some of its largest growth.Grew the current development group into an effective project management group able to oversee outsourced developers.Put in place processes to give software development schedules and cost greater predictability.Create estimation processes to consistently estimate system costs even when custom development was required.Conducted performance reviews.

Sussex, Wi, Us

Worked closely with other business analysts, development teams and infrastructure specialists to deliver high availability solutions for mission-critical applications.Created procedures for system monitoring, recovery, backup and optimization.Orchestrated efficient large-scale software deployments, including testing features and correcting code.One of a small team which developed the current generation real-time multi-tier control software platform used for all Repete Systems. This software is used worldwide at hundreds of factories and competes with Rockwell, Wonderware, and numerous other automation vendors.Personally commissioned the early deployments of this new platform.Developed the majority of the training material and programs for the company on the use of this software.Repete still uses this software today.Architected the Data Server software and MES software used at Repete.

Sussex, Wi, Us

Communicated with industrial equipment installers to deliver technical support throughout project execution.Monitored installation of materials and equipment for compliance with drawings and specifications.Assessed scope and requirements to make accurate project design determinations.Prepared and reviewed engineering specifications, scopes of work, schedules of payments and other documents.Prepared for commissioning of industrial automation equipment and systems.Personally did or supported the commissioning of the system.Successfully developed and installed over 20 customer systems.Commissioned, tested or visited systems (typically alone) all over the world, including China, Thailand, Mexico, Venezuela, Canada and Holland.

Worked during the summers for three consecutive years as a roofer.Achieved a crew leadership position for projects. Often the crew would consist of full time non-seasonal workers with much more employment time at the company.Given the opportunity to work with new materials and processes. Often worked on special projects that were not the standard for the company.

Bachelor Of Science (Bs), Computer Science

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