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Cary, NC, US

Raleigh, NC, US

* Led cross-functional initiatives across all LexisNexis platforms, focused on enhancing system stability and technical resilience.* Assigned as Project Manager for the "at-risk" migration of StateNet legislative tracking service amidst a significant release. Existing team faced tight deadlines and complex data conversion issues. Provided coaching and.

Round Rock, Texas, US

* Executed NPI/NSI (new product initiatives / new service initiatives) projects related to Dell’s APEX Cloud Services. APEX has various “as-a-service”offerings for public cloud, private cloud, hybrid cloud, and multicloud which provides interfaces to VMware, AWS, and Azure stacks. * Lead Converged/Hyper-Converged Infrastructure “Tiger Team” to identify.

Boston, MA, US

* Collaborated with Planning and Guidance business partners to understand the product vision and concepts. Defined and documented business requirements and project scope. Translated requirements into system specifications that technology can implement. * Managed a team of cross-functional resources to support quality and timeliness of deliverables in Agile.

San Jose, CA, US

* Led Agile development project to provide Smart Support API (SSAPI) web services for use by Cisco partners to obtain product information using automated techniques. SSAPI was launched as a Proof of Concept (PoC) and became the standard by which web services are deployed within Cisco.* Managed day to day operations for enhancements to and support of SSAPI..

San Diego, California, US

* Managed overall development relationship between SAS Institute and Teradata (previously Aster Data). Aster’s nCluster provides high-performance storage and deployment for Business Intelligence solutions. The SAS partnership accounted for over half of Aster’s revenue in 2009.* Managed development project to provide Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) analytic.

Cary, NC, US

* Managed project to create a Service Oriented Architecture (SOA) for use in web-deployment of SAS models. Mitigated risk associated with re-assignment of project team during execution and closed project 3% under budget and on time resulting in expansion of licensed SAS software at a major U.S. insurance company.* Managed implementation projects of.

Linköping, SE

* Conducted needs analysis for customers and provided oversight and direction on all aspects of the implementation process. When necessary, completed data analysis, data mapping, and data transformation of existing customer systems into IFS Applications.* Assumed project management for complex, multi-environment enterprise implementation while still.

US

* Developed and managed disaster recovery project to implement emergency fail-over plan allowing business to continue remotely in the event of major catastrophe. Initiated successful end-to-end test of fail-over and fail-back procedures.* Established and maintained project procedures, processes, organization, tools, documentation, and standards when none.

New York, NY, US

* Sole contributor for automated reporting project to create and distribute key business reports used by Capital Markets to set daily pricing strategies.* Analyzed and tracked open issues, coordinated validation, defined acceptance criteria, and obtained acceptance for changes to Product and Pricing elements of the Optis Loan Origination System.* Worked.

* Spearheaded creation of first-ever SaaS financial analysis tool to assist financial advisors in determining optimal mix of equities and insurance. Worked with senior departmental executives to develop the vision and roadmap of the product and transformed the sales process for a major U.S. Property & Casualty company.* Managed a team of 15-20 analysts.

Los Angeles, US

* Launched the first SaaS model for telecommunications fraud by leading the engineering team to select final architecture, recommend hardware, and complete the system integration. Developed all system documentation including support documents, database maintenance, implementation plans, and Service Level Agreements (SLA).* Created a standardized.