Integrate with the world as it exists.Design out overburden and inconsistency.Automate with a human touch.Kaizen I/O is a software development company that specializes in:* Microsoft Office Integration Services* Software Deployment Pipelines* Kubernetes Training and Enablement* Tuckman Training for Software Engineering Teams* Distributed Systems Design, Architecture, Training, and ImplementationLeveraging the concept of a Ledger (Redis Streams), solving Inventory Out of Bounds, Available to Promise, Supply Chain Modernization and Business Observability jobs-to-be-done.Genuinely flexible systems are built by first honing the language (i.e. semantics) that tell the story of the business. Also, go live today. Don't wait for tomorrow. No, going live doesn't mean "the whole thing has to be done". Oh, and we should've started by optimizing the first person in the workflow's job.

Nimbly is a startup that transforms manual checklists into instant insights by enabling frontline workers to implement standard operating procedures and automate workflows in a simple way directly from mobile devices.* Serves as a key Technology Advisor for a SaaS startup, guiding senior leadership and owners regarding operations, systems, and mobile applications, using React Native to build and deploy Android and iOS applications, with GCP, Firebase, and MongoDB* Advised executive team regarding systems built on REST, JSON, Node.JS, JavaScript, and GoLangDon't pick Firebase. Or rather, taking the easy road when starting up can actually be the thing that hinders your future success.

* Partnered with executive leaders to define and execute software development scope, strategies, and product roadmaps for companies ranging from startup to large global enterprises* Pioneered the North America Data Labs to support our Data Engineering growth across North America* Coached and mentored other leaders and software developers on topics, including Systems Design, Organizational Transformations, Platform Engineering, Distributed Systems Development, Enterprise Architecture, Continuous Integration, Continuous Development (CI/CD), DevOps, Agile Software Development, Product Development and Innovation, Xtreme Programming (XP), Leader Mentoring, Document Classification, Log Management, Mobile Development, and Cloud MigrationsSelf-motivation is harder than you think. And customers will gladly tell you what they need, all you have to do is *listen*.

* Led the Product Information Page (PIP) and Product API development teams* Served as the Office/Site leader, tasked with building the office community and ensuring employee needs were met, resources were procured, and developers were enabled to succeed* Recruited, hired, and managed teams of up to 30 team members, full time and contract, onsite, remote, distributed and offshore, to build high-profile, customer-facing applications* Optimized lead time and speed to market by establishing a continuous testing culture and CI/CD pipelines, identified organizational waste, created a learning environment, empowered teams to succeed and implemented effective, scalable, simple processes and workflows that fostered innovation* Automated the SDLC pipeline to increase deployment frequency, reducing deployment time by 95%, increasing deployment frequency by 25% - deploying multiple times per week, during the day, on a platform responsible for billions of dollars in sales* Leveraged multi-million-dollar budget to support the ~20% revenue growth of Home Depot dotcom* Migrated PIP and Product API to the Google Cloud Platform (GCP) and implemented a Continuous Integration, Continuous Development (CI/CD), DevOps culture, inner sourcing, and evolutionary architectures * Improved time to recovery by implementing continuous and automated testing in production* Created a culture of code refactoring, led teams through digital transformation, and established patterns, moved code bases to Github, and created CI/CD pipelines to enable migration to GCP* Designed organizational structure to support scaling up development teamsTech Stack: Java, Node.js, JS, Chat bots, Slack, Cloud Foundry, Google Compute Platform (GCP), Python, Concourse, Go, Cassandra, and GithubAt scale, the problems are different and require more courage than ever. Leadership demands courage, skills and the judgement to know when to apply them.

* Recruited, built, and managed the diverse development team for the Game Informer business* Pioneered DevOps at GameStop, and built a system that contributed to Game Informer’s subscriber growth to the #3 distributed magazine in the US by providing practical vendor integration and replacing the aging subscription management system* Implemented Agile principles and practices for software development and project management and built strong relationships with Game Informer and GameStop business partners* Created a consistent, dependable, and repeatable deployment strategy for all applications, including 1-click deployment to every environment* Designed and implemented a messaging architecture; isolated and controlled the scope of 3rd party applications via message-based integrations* Actively built and cultivated cross team relationships to improve business results* Successfully replaced the aging subscription management system and managed the Go live effectively, with minimal downtime and without any major incidentsA dependable, reliable deployment strategy is key to unlocking value from software.Also, misalignment is always the problem.

* Architected and executed the product vision and roadmap for the Game Informer line of business* Managed high-performing teams of local and remote developers, including defining work scope, allocating resources, managing configurations, and overseeing production deployments* Coached and mentored developers, QA and Engineers on application and tool development* Championed effective communication practices between leadership and cross-functional teams* Integrated 3rd party digital platform took the digital version of the GI magazine to market* Integrated Game Informers systems with PowerUp Rewards to promote line of business expansion that enable repeat customers to earn and cash in rewards points, track spending, and promote target marketing efforts that increased per customer spend and supported business growthTech Stack: Asp.Net, C#, Sql Server 2005, Windows services, web farm of virtual web servers, 3 Node clustered Sql ServerSoftware has the potential to help people do their jobs better. But there are organizational forces actively prohibiting it.

Built the video chat system, an iOS app, and wrote code for the true.com site, an internet dating site (1.5 million unique visits per day).Valuable lessons can be learned from tough experiences. Vertical scaling is a valid and useful architecture strategy.

Led the design and development of Legal Discovery, the ad hoc reporting application for the flagship product (Corprasoft Legal Desktop), used in Fortune 500 legal departments for case management. In addition to professional services engagements, providing support and customizations. First Scrum team.Tech stack: C#, Asp.Net, Sql Server 2000, HTML, CSS, Javascript, Ajax, Prototype JS, ASP, VB COMA leader makes all the difference in the world.

Wrote software for the Dallas County Adult Case Management System, replacing the county's legacy mainframe courts management system.Tech stack: VB.Net/SQL Server, mainframe integration with BizTalk, APIs, data migration and web development.How you manage a business and people is super important.

Did everything required to build the telecom business.* wqn.com* check cashing kiosk* CRM* Migrated from VB COM and ASP codebase to Asp.Net and C#* Managed projects, offshore devs, requirements, timelines, priorities, etc. 100K+ telecom customers.* Built fraud tracking and reducing system. APIs, Customer Service apps. E-mail campaigns.Tech stack: VB COM, ASP, C#, Asp.Net, Javascript, HTML, CSS, Sql Server, DTSSometimes, people can't see the bigger picture.

Built a warehouse inventory management system for book covers.Tech stack: C#, .Net, Sql Server, Javascript, HTML, CSSYou can accomplish so much by just working hard.

Developed data models for online auto insurance rate quoting.Career changes are risky, take courage and time.

Developed data models for online auto insurance rate quoting.Career changes are risky, take courage and time.

* Certification Test Engineer for the Extra-Vehicular Activity (EVA) group at Johnson Space Center (JSC)* Thermal Analyst for the JSC EVA group* Work Site Analyst for the JSC EVA group* Computer Aided Drafting (CAD) and computer math modeling for EVA hardwareSometimes you have to make a change.

Quality Assurance for the International Space Station (ISS) Thermal Subsystem Failure Modes & Effects Analysis (FMEAs), Reliability Block Diagrams (RBDs), Hazard Analysis, Fault Tree Analysis, and Logistic Support Analysis.You can only make decisions based on what you know at the time.