Data and digital products strategy development. Project Leadership for Research, Development and Innovation efforts for setting up new manufacturing plant, product data and digital transformation among others.

Client: Andersen Corporation under the Research, Development and Innovation Technology Group

• Leading application development teams for a complex design engineering software product that improves sales turnaround time from two days / few weeks to a few minutes / hours.• Part of a lean team wearing multiple hats and performing/contributing to multiple roles.• Project, Program and Portfolio Management for a group of companies. Projects ranging from applications for custom design of HVAC units to systems integration of SAP and manufacturing operations systems - Prioritization, scheduling, risk analysis, change management, implementation.• Leading, building and solidifying the onsite, onshore and offshore teams by providing technical assistance, mentoring to developers and QA during design, development, validation and implementation.• Improving agile software and product development process to align with customer and organizational needs. Managing sprint rituals (standups, demos, refining, retros, etc) and artifacts. Defining toolsets for project monitoring, execution and delivery.• Guidance / assistance in building software / application product management, BA and QA capability in the company.Toolbox / Technologies:Azure, C#, .NET / .NET Core, JS/Typescript/React, REST APIs, CosmosDB (GraphDB), SQL, Git, Azure DevOps, App Insights, Service Bus, Containers, Functions, Atlassian Suite (JIRA, Confluence, Bitbucket), Autodesk tools (AutoCAD, Inventor)

• Planned, executed and monitored projects relating to development and implementation of testing and assessment products.• Lead, managed, motivated and unified cross-functional, diverse global teams and vendors towards accomplishment of business/project goals and objectives. • Provided technical assistance and mentoring to Developers, Data Services, Infrastructure and QA during design, development, validation and implementation.(contract via Syneserve Matrix Consulting)Toolbox / Technologies:C# / .NET, Microsoft Project, Atlassian JIRA, Jenkins / Kibana

• Working with CTO, COO, CEO, Directors, Product Managers, Engineers, DevOps, QA/Release management, Partners for strategic business and technical planning and development of a response to intervention product (Screening, Assessments, Progress Monitoring and Intervention).• Improving agile software and product development process to align with customer needs and company revenue• Leading, building and solidifying the onsite and offshore teams by mentoring, hiring, integrating and managing.• Analyzing / Translating technical data to business impact / insights (revenue, product direction, organizational effectiveness, etc.). • Leading efforts to improve product performance that lead to 10x-12x improvement over a set of metrics• Manage and partner with different vendors and internal/external customers for a more integrated system.• Identify, drive, implement continuous improvement efforts both on the business and technical aspects of product, people and process.Toolbox / Technologies:Amazon AWS, Javascript, Node.js, Meteor, .Net/C#, MongoDB, PostgreSQL, SQL, Jira, Confluence, Google Analytics, OmniGraffle, Visio, MongoChef, WebStorm, Github, CircleCI, Code Climate, Pentaho

• Strategic thinking and planning, business and technical• Performing multiple roles of project manager, product owner, technical consultant / developer for the startup.Toolbox / TechnologiesPython, MySQL, Pycharm, PHPStorm, Asana

• Planned, defined, executed and monitored projects relating to evaluation of Self service Business Intelligence and Data Analytics tools, implementation of new revenue products, testing and assessment products, data and platform migration, enterprise infrastructure cleanup• Lead, managed, motivated and unified cross-functional, diverse global teams and vendors towards accomplishment of business/project goals and objectives. • Provided technical assistance and mentoring to Developers, Data Services, Infrastructure and QA during design, development, validation and implementation. • Conceptualized and implemented Product and Process improvements. (contract via Syneserve Matrix Consulting)Toolbox / Technologies:C# / .NET, Java, SQL, Microsoft Project, Atlassian JIRA,

• Managed, prioritized, communicated and tracked requirements, project plans, schedules, milestones, deliverables, resources and corresponding changes, issues and risks on concurrent projects with multiple external partners and providers. - Projects: Web site re-architecture, Web capacity testing, site analytics, digital marketing campaign, legacy system conversion, regulatory and financial data processing projects. - Processes include scrum and hybrid iterative/waterfall.• Part of the technical team working on the NWA-Delta Merger – specifically on the Revenue Management, Schedules and Planning portfolio. • As a Sr. Software Engineer - analysis, coding, testing, implementation, support for products and applications in Revenue, Planning, Analytics (Dynamic Yield Management and Forecasting, Quality of Service), Operations, Financial ServicesClients: Northwest Airlines (NWA), Delta Airlines (DL), Sun Country Airlines (SY)Toolbox / TechnologiesC/C++, Unix, Shell scripting, MS Project, Java, Vi, Clearcase, Google Analytics

• Executed and monitored development projects, activities and resources (including hiring employees, vendor qualification) ensuring deadlines, specifications and customer requirements are met.• Defined and integrated technical and business aspects of product roadmaps in horizontal and vertical markets. Translated these roadmaps into project plans. Managed the execution and implementation of product development plans.• Designed middleware architecture, related systems and applications• Managed development projects and activities.Toolbox / TechnologiesJava, J2ME, RFID, M2M, GPRS

• Designed, implemented and documented development processes and infrastructure enabling the company to release and implement its first product increasing productivity and visibility of Small and Medium Enterprises (SME) in the country’s Fast Moving Consumer Goods (FMCG) industry.• Lead, conceptualized, planned and gathered customer requirements, designed and developed and implemented the first product - Wireless Sales Automation system (Fast Moving Consumer Goods) that increased client’s sales 2x compared to the same period the previous year.• Managed outsourcing partners ensuring they meet deadlines, adhere to specifications and satisfy customer requirements.Toolbox / TechnologiesJava, J2ME, RFID, M2M, GPRS

• Taught, defined and developed course contents and curriculum for subjects on Software Engineering and Digital Signal Processing, Microprocessor and Computer Circuits, Assembly language, Systems Architecture, Digital Design, VLSI Engineering, Numerical methods and programming. • Consistently had high evaluation and feedback from students and peers emphasizing Professor’s approachability, making difficult concepts easily understood and ability to inspire.Toolbox / TechnologiesC/C++, x86 Assembly, Python, Linux, Engineering CAD, Matlab, Lab Equipment

• Served as the country sales manager for Electronic Design Automation Software, Design Services, Training, Intellectual Property (IP) products. In addition to Sales and Marketing activities, also managed office’s finance, purchasing, IS/IT, liaison, and first level support to customers.Toolbox / TechnologiesEngineering CAD, IP

• Led Ramp Readiness and Improvement Process Control System Team that made records in improvements. This is the “think tank” team of the department.• Automated Design and Product Engineering Systems, Processes and Activities effectively increasing engineers’ and equipment's throughput• Managed, forecasted, planned, maintained, procured software and maintenance licenses, vendors and suppliers, inventory for Design Engineering Department• Performed quality, characterization, failure and root cause analysis on electrical and fab processes of Flash memories• Saved company millions of dollars by successfully finding a bug and preventing further costs down the production line.Toolbox / TechnologiesUnix, Shell scripting, Excel, Vax, SQL, VHDL (Hardware Description Language), Test and Assembly equipment, Wafer Fabrication equipment, Lab Equipment (Process and Device testing), Device Physics

• Designed, coded, tested Verilog HDL / VHDL modules.Toolbox / TechnologiesVerilog HDL, Engineering / Electronics CAD