Application development focusing on CRM, Fundraising, Race Websites, Automated promotion and Marketing, Memberships, and Financials. Expert knowledge in technology stack made up of AWS services (SQS, SES, SNS, Lambda), Object Oriented PHP, memcached, MySQL and Linux. Very fast moving team of apx. 15 developers. Strong supporters of Continuous Deployment with over 1,500 annual deployments.

Directed and oversaw the software engineering team in developing, releasing, and maintaining software applications according to business needs. Established policies and procedures to produce high-quality software products and technology services. Responsible for the entire software development lifecycle. Provided technical leadership, vision, direction, and mentoring for the software engineering team while leading technology and innovation within the business. Responsible for product and feature roadmaps, resource planning, budgeting and project scheduling. Worked closely with senior leadershop in planning, coordinating and executing internal teams to translate user needs into robust technical solutions.

Provided day to day management for a development team consisting of on-shore and off-shore individual contributors. Utilized Agile methodologies and Test Driven Development while remaining closely aligned with Product Management to deliver next generation software and technical solutions with innovative user experiences. Conducted regular team meetings to review progress and to identify potential obstacles while meeting with stakeholders to update on project status and obtain feedback. Continual assessment of team’s skill set to identify strengths and weaknesses with targeted mentoring to expand team member’s professional and relative progress. Interview and hiring for open positions on the team, both direct reports and for the greater organization. Coordinate with other managers and teams to establish consistent methodologies.

Assumed full responsibility for developing the Company’s client facing strategy while working closely with the marketing and backend development teams. Responsible to ensure that company websites were structured as a customer-focused, market-facing, corporate resources. Developed services in accordance with company priorities and initiatives to drive revenue and growth. Provided support, advice and guidance on web issues across the company and further developed and enhanced the company’s web presence through new and emerging technologies.

Assumed full responsibility in overseeing web technology projects from conception to completion while ensuring timely delivery. Assigned and managed new development tasks and projects via project and issue tracking systems and JIRA. Managed, organized and oversaw the daily operations and activities of the Web Development Team comprised of developers, designers and support resources. Worked and coordinated with peer information systems manager, system/network engineers, creative/marketing teams and corporate communications on all aspects of development as needed. Management duties included the supervision of assigned staff. This included, but was not limited to, conducting performance evaluations, approving paid time-off (PTO), assigning and delegating work, providing on-the-job training, giving guidance to staff, conducting performance improvement plans, taking disciplinary action and interviewing candidates for open positions.

Ran weekly meetings, helping to facilitate communication and maximize productivity. Facilitated User Acceptance Testing, ensuring that all errors were tracked and reported to development and management teams. Played key role in creating documentation and technical guides for end users. Acted as sole point of contact for end users during platform launches / updates, and helped to troubleshoot problems. Documentd and reported findings to facilitate problem resolution. Created and maintained project schedules and documentation while acting as liaison between all company departments.

Maintained and implemented new functionality on large-scale e-commerce website using Perl and PHP with MySQL. Worked with non-technical co-workers to gather requirements and add new functionality to existing Content Management System. Integrated custom code with existing systems and worked with an existing web team to assure quality control and comprehensive documentation.