Led the Application Development department responsible for the development and maintenance of custom applications and integrations with third-party systems, driving software delivery maturity and efficiency. Led the formation of multi-disciplined engineering teams, introducing Agile/SCRUM and DevOps practices leading to increased and more frequent releases and improving high-quality software delivery. Guided the Product Management organization on identifying and defining work better to… Show more Led the Application Development department responsible for the development and maintenance of custom applications and integrations with third-party systems, driving software delivery maturity and efficiency. Led the formation of multi-disciplined engineering teams, introducing Agile/SCRUM and DevOps practices leading to increased and more frequent releases and improving high-quality software delivery. Guided the Product Management organization on identifying and defining work better to improve the outcomes for Application Development and QA activities. Show less

Led a team of software engineers in the Core Engineering group responsible for external integrations, external facing APIs and the Highspot Marketplace.

Software development leader within Symetra IT performing multiple, highly effective roles in a networked organization. • As Practice Lead, focused on organizing and growing talent internally, as well is recruiting creative technologists to create high performing delivery teams. • As the Tech Lead for multiple delivery teams in IT Operations, guided teams in the delivery of key capabilities, focused on modernization and operation efficiency, that serve all three main business areas of… Show more Software development leader within Symetra IT performing multiple, highly effective roles in a networked organization. • As Practice Lead, focused on organizing and growing talent internally, as well is recruiting creative technologists to create high performing delivery teams. • As the Tech Lead for multiple delivery teams in IT Operations, guided teams in the delivery of key capabilities, focused on modernization and operation efficiency, that serve all three main business areas of Insurance, Retirement and Benefits. Show less

Managing team member of multiple agile development teams within the SAP Concur Spend/Expense group delivering external callouts, exchange rate APIs and the Concur user domain features using the java/spring boot stack in a microservices AWS environment.• Coached teams on agile fundamentals, specifically story quality and acceptance completion which cause velocity to lower for the team, however completed delivery increased by almost 50%.• Provided directional guidance to align… Show more Managing team member of multiple agile development teams within the SAP Concur Spend/Expense group delivering external callouts, exchange rate APIs and the Concur user domain features using the java/spring boot stack in a microservices AWS environment.• Coached teams on agile fundamentals, specifically story quality and acceptance completion which cause velocity to lower for the team, however completed delivery increased by almost 50%.• Provided directional guidance to align architecture, tooling, security focus and functionality with the organizational strategy driving to a containerized microservices API oriented architecture, pushing functionality to AWS as part of Concur’s “lift-n-shift” directive, moving production code to AWS in 6 months. Show less

As the managing Technical Delivery Lead for the BackOffice within Capital One Investing, I have the responsibility of resourcing and leading the development efforts of SCRUM teams that are focused on automating the internal needs of the business such as brokerage operations, compliance and customer service areas. Additionally, I manage a group of Development DBAs that serve a critical function within the development process at Capital One Investing.Key responsibilities… Show more As the managing Technical Delivery Lead for the BackOffice within Capital One Investing, I have the responsibility of resourcing and leading the development efforts of SCRUM teams that are focused on automating the internal needs of the business such as brokerage operations, compliance and customer service areas. Additionally, I manage a group of Development DBAs that serve a critical function within the development process at Capital One Investing.Key responsibilities including...• Recruiting and growing top talent in Software Engineering• Own the technical solutions for the BackOffice area of the business• Ensure risk to the business is mitigated through better architecture, tools, solutions and process of development and delivery Show less

Managing a team of build engineers, developers, and other personnel to provide development services and support to the Technology teams at ING Direct Investing. Services provided include… • Configuration Management • Build & Release Engineering / DevOps• Development Environments• Development Tools, Processes and Policies that improve Quality, Productivity, and Predictability• Technology Sponsored Projects

Responsible for architecture, design and development of the ShareBuilder website and backoffice systems that drove the ShareBuilder trading and brokerage operations platform, delivering key projects, providing technical and design direction and project estimation. Became a SME in several areas and provided guidance as a Tech Lead to multiple development groups as the technical organization grew.

Delivered software projects and software engineering guidance for clients by working on projects throughout all stages of the SDLC to help them mature their software engineering practices and deliver high quality functionality. Assisted with client assessments and consulting engagements on best practices for organizations while providing software engineering insights back to Construx that fed into classes taught by Construx.