I lead and coordinate efforts of a development team in support of application design and development. I design complex Java web application architectures to meet business requirements. I liaise between division management, the developers, the database administrators, and the security and deployment teams to release projects throughout the various lifecycles. I identify downstream impacts to projects and make recommendations to mitigate risk. I estimate the technical costs of projects, validate requirements, and determine desired outcomes in the design of complex systems. I perform code reviews and assist in identifying defects. I write testing and deployment scripts. I write SQL statements, stored procedures, and triggers for DB2 database applications. I create prototypes of components that leverage new technologies. I document best practices, recommend application and system architectures, and mentor developers. I develop service-oriented architectures related to content-centric applications. I interview candidates for team positions. I review and ensure the quality of all team deliverables.

As the technology lead for Enkindle Catholic, I determine the overall technology used at Enkindle Catholic for all products and services we offer, as well as for internal use. I implement our online community platforms and I build out automation and integration between our communication and business platforms.And since this a small non-profit, I also wear multiple hats that are not easily defined under a single position. I also work directly with executive leaders and talent to produce audio and video artifacts such as explainer videos, training videos, and content distributed directly to our end-users. I create image and video assets used in our advertising and marketing campaigns.I develop training material for parishes and diocesan leaders and I participate and lead live training events, including all audio/video setup as well as leading small groups.

Senior solution engineer for ‘special forces’ division within the company. Design and develop Ecommerce web sites built on company commerce platforms using Microsoft .NET web technologies and C#. Implement new API’s and application hooks for customer developers and their partners. Provide leadership to customers on best-practice usage of search, facets, and tagging features within shop sites. Responsible for peer review, documentation, and delivery of product binaries.

Solution Architect helping companies develop, implement, and integrate IBM Content Management technologies. Work with a variety of clients including Health Care Service Corporation (HCSC), Hewitt Associates, Commerce Bank, and Dairy Farmers of America to build content-centric solutions to business problems. Mentor clients in ECM best practices and assist in skill development for junior staff. Build enterprise Java applications (server and web) to leverage the IBM Content Manager Java API’s. Design, develop, and deploy image capture solutions using custom and third-party products, with an emphasis on multi-location capture. Provide quality assurance of outgoing customer deliverables by implementing new testing mechanisms and procedures. Work with business analysts and project leaders to assist companies develop content-centric service oriented architectures to content enable line-of-business applications. Design and develop application and system upgrade and migration practices to assist clients upgrading their content servers and applications. Design and develop application integration with IBM’s eMail and discovery products including IBM CommonStore. Work with network and engineering team to determine impact of solutions on network, backup and recovery strategies, and overall system performance.

Design and implement content management solutions to manage +1 million images used in online yacht listing service. Design and develop installation routines for yacht listing software that runs on Windows clients and UNIX servers. Develop scripts to automate database maintenance for both in-house and customer databases. Work with support to troubleshoot and diagnose issues with software. Work with marketing to develop and build demonstrations and scripts for clients and trade shows. Design and develop enhancements to yacht listing software enabling access to +100K yachts, boats, and recreational vehicles. Deployed a new software media distribution system that required research into CD-ROM duplication technology such as CD duplicators, CD-R, and CD-RW drives. Moved company out of the floppy disk era.Senior member of team to provide on-site installation and support of top yacht brokerage software and multiple listing service. Install and configure product on various operating systems including Windows desktops, Windows NT servers, and SCO UNIX. Install and configure hardware for clients including SCSI adapters, hard drives, CD-ROMS, RAM, network cards, and storage devices such as DLT tape drives. Provide telephone and on-site support and training for yacht brokers. Design and develop all product documentation for online help system using Robohelp. Collaborate with technical training and customer service personnel to create in-house training manuals, customer training manuals, intranet Help Desk and Knowledge Base. Provide research and analysis for the purchase of new and critical hardware components for clients and for the in-house networking staff. Install and configure PIX firewalls, Cisco Routers, and SCO UNIX servers.