Strategic Technical Leadership: I led the Architecture and Application Development teams at Raymond Corporation and Toyota Material Handling. Orchestrating technical architecture designs for a $95M Digital Transformation project, we’re replacing 80 dealer ERP systems with Microsoft Dynamics 365. This initiative creates a unified Customer Portal, Enterprise Integration Layer, and Telematics solution—all hosted within the Azure cloud. Additionally, I coordinated initial technical scoping exercises for an upcoming SAP S/4 HANA upgrade and facilitated the development of an enterprise integration layer, replacing legacy point-to-point integrations with a modern publication/subscription model and a managed API landscape.Cloud Adoption and Application Development: I spearheaded efforts to deploy new and existing applications into Azure environments, leveraging cloud capabilities to enhance scalability, reliability, and performance. Agile Transformation and Methodologies: I championed the adoption of Agile and SAFe practices within the software development team. This streamlined project delivery, improved collaboration, and increased responsiveness. Facilitating cross-functional alignment, we delivered high-quality solutions efficiently.Vendor Management and Project Delivery: I successfully delivered several multi-million-dollar projects by ensuring vendor projects adhered to negotiated Statements of Work. Maintaining project timelines, budgets, and scope, we met organizational goals.Security and Compliance Leadership: I held responsibility for company adherence to JSOX and ISO-27001 security standards. Prioritizing data privacy, risk management, and compliance, I collaborated with legal and compliance teams to safeguard sensitive information.Financial Oversight: Managing the $54M budget for the Raymond IT department and the $30M budget for Toyota Material Handling IT department.

Strategic Team Leadership: I managed a dynamic development team in a hybrid environment, providing custom development support for critical systems. Specifically:ERP System (SAP): I ensured seamless functionality through continuous enhancement.CRM (Oracle): I streamlined customer relationship management.Web Application Development (JSF): I created various custom applications to enhance business functionality.Data Integrations: I facilitated seamless data flows, connecting various business systems through hundreds of custom integrations.Effective Communication and Collaboration: I introduced daily stand-up meetings to foster teamwork and open communication. By prioritizing high-value requests and removing roadblocks, I enhanced productivity across the team.Employee Growth and Performance: I spearheaded revisions and enhancements to the yearly appraisal process, creating a standardized methodology for the entire department. Utilizing SMART Goals, I focused on continuous improvement and growth opportunities for all IT staff.Change Management and Process Optimization: Stewarding the Application Change Order (ACO) meetings, I interfaced with IT functional managers to understand customer requirements, prioritize incoming change requests, and facilitate cross-departmental communication. Additionally:I implemented Jenkins, Jira, and Azure DevOps solutions, establishing a robust Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC) framework in accordance with JSOX compliance.I ensured proper controls and oversight during development cycles, including the implementation of a Change Advisory Board (CAB) process for releasing and scheduling change deployments.

Team Management and Collaboration: I successfully led the SAP application development team and the data integration team. Coordinating efforts across multiple stakeholders, I collaborated closely with the Raymond and Toyota Material Handling (TMH) development teams. Additionally, I engaged with and effectively utilized consulting companies to handle overflow work from our development team. Facilitating seamless communication, I ensured alignment among various Toyota companies sharing the same ERP instance.Application Development Leadership: Acting as the application development lead for all software projects requiring ERP and integration support, I ensured that business requirements seamlessly translated into effective technical solutions. This approach resulted in efficient and impactful outcomes.Content Management and Documentation: To enhance knowledge management, I implemented and meticulously maintained a Content Management Database (CMDB). This database meticulously tracked all documentation related to application development activities and was seamlessly integrated with our ticketing system.

Team Leadership and Collaboration: I successfully led a three-person onsite application development team while coordinating efforts with offshore consultants. Our collaborative approach ensured seamless communication between our development team, external consultants, and our valued customers.Legacy System Modernization: In addition to maintaining legacy Visual Basic 6 applications, I simultaneously coded replacement applications using a Java code base. This transition from older technologies to more robust and scalable solutions enhanced efficiency and performance.Customer-Centric Approach: I engaged directly with numerous customers to deeply understand their software modification needs. When critical software issues arose, I traveled to customer locations to personally debug and resolve them, leaving a positive impact on customer satisfaction.Effective Code Repository Management: Managing a code repository spanning over two decades of software revisions, I ensured version control, organized code, and facilitated efficient collaboration among our talented developers.

As a dedicated IT professional, I’ve had the privilege of supporting businesses across various industries. My role involved providing technical support to over one hundred small and medium-sized businesses, assisting clients with troubleshooting, system maintenance, and resolving a wide range of IT-related issues. Additionally, I managed the installation and configuration of various third-party application solutions, ensuring seamless integration to enhance overall business operations. Leveraging my expertise in Java and SQL, I developed a custom inventory management solution that streamlined inventory tracking, order management, and reporting for our clients.

I converted remote document imaging software from Magic scripts to a Visual Basic application. Additionally, I facilitated the transition from a legacy Btrieve database to an SQL database. Furthermore, I developed a core code set for use in distributed document imaging applications.