Lead the design, development and ongoing enhancement of application systems to support the improvement of operations and IT service delivery. Drive the strategy, vision, road mapping and delivery of up to 10 enterprise platforms/applications, aligning business/corporate goals with enterprise products. Serve as a member of the executive leadership team, working closely with cross-functional leaders on strategic planning, short/long-range goal attainment and business transformation efforts. Build, develop and direct a global team of 80+ technical leaders, engineers and project managers responsible for the end-to-end management of technical solutions, including .NET, Java, Unix, C, Mainframe and PowerBuilder.Led the effort to migrate applications from an on-site data center to a Google Cloud environment. Partnered with Google Professional Services to document current and future state architectures. Helped set vision and strategy for upskilling application teams in new Google Cloud training programs. Executed on plan to migrate to Google Cloud, allowing for the shutdown of the on-site data center.Championed a large-scale transformational effort, transitioning the group from a traditional QA environmental to a test engineering organization; introduced early engagement, test script automation, performance testing, integration testing and regression testing, establishing an automated process by eliminating manual processes. Spearheaded the implementation of Continuous Integration/Continuous Deployment (CI/CD) pipelines, infrastructure as code (IaC), DevOps and secure Agile environments to drive improvements across the full development life cycle. Developed and executed the strategy for the IT Merchant Program, governance and audit/compliance functions. Formalized the SDLC, QA and change management process, leading teams through testing/QA automation framework for the full Merchant application suite; aligned Program Management Office (PMO) with TSYS Enterprise PMO.

Hired to lead a group of 4 distinct teams trough the strategy, planning and execution of various technology initiatives. Built and led teams of systems administrators, end user/desktop support resources, network engineers and SQL Server operational database administrators, supporting a physical and virtual server environment. Provided end-to-end leadership of the migration of 200+ Windows servers from Windows 2003 to Windows 2008. Led a multi-stage project focused on migrating TSYS systems to a new data center after change of leadership. Championed the build-out of a roadmap and strategy for reducing hardware footprint by increasing VM and infrastructure performance, reducing SAN storage needs and improving technical efficiencies. Drove technical governance across the enterprise by responding to GTS inquiries for SSA-16, as well as client audit requests. Ensured overall compliance with TSYS incident and change management policies and software. Delivered coaching, mentoring and guidance for all resources, supporting their progression through career development, succession planning and training.

Drove the development and ongoing enhancement of numerous critical enterprise applications, including Prepaid platform, web component of Debit platform and internal applications. Owned the strategy and vision of applications, leading a team of 35+ global resources through the end-to-end SDLC to ensure all platforms/applications aligned with customer needs and corporate expectations. Developed multi-year technology roadmap, creating enterprise architecture best practices and managed penetration testing, client audit requirements and product compliance. Forecasted, allocated and managed $5M budget. Managed the evolution of the enterprise data architecture from a single data-store to a multi data-store design with real-time replication and clustered databases for high availability and fail over. Spearheaded the development of enterprise data replication strategy with 3 SQL Serer data-stores using Oracle GGS. Partnered with Microsoft on the design and implementation of enterprise performance tests at a Microsoft facility; assessed results and utilized key findings to optimize future state architectures. Championed the implementation of Agile/Scrum methodologies on 2 critical, multi-million dollar Visa projects. Forged partnerships with vendors, stakeholders and cross-functional groups, including QA, Certification, Implementation, Client and Account Management, Product and Operations & Support.

Directed team of up to 15 resources through the delivery of Prepaid web application functionality. Led teams through the planning, design, development and enhancement of a suite of 5 applications, including Consumer, Administrative Services/Tools, Enterprise Web Services and IVR. Owned the product strategy and delivery, serving as primary contract for all technology aspects. Supported the growth and performance of all team members by providing coaching, mentoring and guidance.

Led team of 7 resources through the development and support of internal facing applications using .Net, C#, SQL Server and Lotus Notes. Managed client implementation support, problem/change management and project management/tracking.

Led a team of team of 5 developers – including resource allocation and project scheduling.Communication of project information and release status to executive management.Managed release planning exercises with Project Management, QA, and Client Management resources with a significant focus on ensuring minimal client impact.Responsible for all aspects of the development lifecycle including design, development, documentation, specification and code reviews, architecture, and software change management processes.Provided on-call technical support of production facing application for internal customers.Responsible for technical vendor relationships, including contract negotiations.Performed regularly scheduled performance reviews for team members.

Managed resource allocation and scheduling for a team 5 developers.Followed design and development methodologies based on Extreme Programming principles.Assisted with creation of the overall application architecture.Responsible for development of User Interfaces using XML-based technologies.Developed standard messaging formats for User Interface, Application, and Database tiers.Responsible for release management and planning activities.Responsible for implementing software change management processes for the organization.