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Issaquah, WA, US

Redmond, Washington, US

Established and led an engineering organization of software engineering managers, software engineers, quality managers, and data analysts which delivered exceptional experiences and services to power Microsoft Learning.

Bellevue, WA, US

Served as a key engineer for the re-architecting of the Xbox Ambassadors Platform.Worked closely with key stakeholders to implement requirements for a new Xbox Ambassadors rewards and recognition platform.

I provide software development and IT consulting services to small-to-medium business. Please see riminisoftware.com to learn more about us.

Issaquah Healing Arts provides alternative healing services including massage and offers exceptional facilities for hosting classes, seminars, and day/weekend retreats.

Worked at Swedish Cancer Institute providing treatment to patients with occupational pain and muscular dysfunction as well as providing care to patients undergoing cancer treatment.

Redmond, Washington, US

• Led teams to build reports from HED business
• Worked with the HED business team to understand and build analysis and business health dashboards
• Architected solutions using cutting edge analytics and reporting
• Led regionally dispersed teams

Buffalo, New York, US

• Led design and implementation for a project to improve the performance and reliability of the XRR (Xbox Replacement and Repair) system by converting the website (customer facing, ~1000 users) from ASP classic to.
• Created the XRR Technical Specification which included detailed technical architecture diagrams, descriptions of core system components and specification for a robust website error handling and reporting framework
• Developed a Biztalk 2004 prototype of a reliable data transfer mechanism that uses several custom mapping extension classes written in C#
• Worked closely with business team to gather new requirements for website and address these requirements in the application's technical specification

Buffalo, New York, US

• Designed and implemented a MS-Batch based process that used a C# console application to asynchronously invoke.Net interfaces of a new in-house replication mechanism to move data from the Xbox Reverse Logistics.
• Played a key role in debugging a major issue with the HED in-house replication mechanism in addition to performing assigned role
• Led effort to migrate downstream systems that accessed the Xbox Reverse Logistics transaction server to the new publication server
• Designed and implemented core database changes to the Xbox Reverse Logistics system to interface with new Xbox 360 manufacturing and repair systems

Buffalo, New York, US

• Designed and implemented a new Xbox warranty calculation system that used business process flow diagrams (written in Visio) to drive a metadata based warranty calculation engine. The new system greatly simplified.
• Implemented a novel solution with the Visio 2003 SDK that converted business process flow diagrams directly to metadata. This solution received praise at the director level.
• Re-designed error reporting process for the Xbox test server system which involved in-depth analysis of numerous complex stored procedures, VB6 code, a website and historical error and logging data
• Worked closely with business and program management to address business requirements in technical specifications

• Consulted with a reseller on building a metadata driven dynamic pricing engine for Amazon marketplace
• Architected and developed a dynamic pricing engine C# service using AWS product API
• Sales increased for the reseller who became a top reseller

Dublin 2, IE

• Designed and implemented backend components for a new.Net (C#) and SQL 2000 web application which allows external users to view product information and download advertising materials. This included a security approach.
• Coordinated user and data migration from existing system.
• Designed and implemented backend and batch components for a new.Net (C#) and SQL 2000 web application which extends an existing manufacturing data management system by allowing internal users to plan when new versions.
• Designed and implemented backend components for a new.Net (C#) and SQL 2000 web application that allows supply vendors to return products.
• Designed and implemented major components for the offline system that processes RMA information and interfaces with SAP R/3 and various product systems and databases

Dublin 2, IE

• Designed network solution to provide mobile services to 3G wireless business customers. Solution utilized various Microsoft products (ISA Server 2000, SQL Server 2000, Windows 2K Active Directory, Windows 2K IAS.
• Designed a customized RADIUS process that interfaces with H3G's Nokia GGSN (GPRS Gateway Subscriber Node). Process uses a custom DLL extension to the Windows 2K IAS service, Active Directory and SQL 2000. Solution was.
• Designed and implemented enhancements to a key software asset (C++) developed at KPN mobile that provides mobile service authorization (ISO layer 3 and 4) and logging services.
• Designed a test network and oversaw implementation and integration within the H3G test center.Provided technical guidance for project developers and system engineers.

Dublin 2, IE

• Led design and implementation for a web-based mobile service provisioning system.
• Designed and implemented an innovative key software component of the network architecture-an Internet Security Acceleration (ISA) server application filter that authorizes user access to mobile TCP/IP services.
• Worked closely with KPN marketing department to develop training materials for third party systems integrators who were selected to install software at customer sites throughout Holland.

Dublin 2, IE

• Led design and implementation of the Microsoft Fusion 2001 Mobile portal that featured SMS alert pushes of schedule changes and mobile (Pocket PC/WAP phone) access to event information.
• Led design and implementation of CTIA 2001 mobile event platform-which provided users a personalized mobile web portal for the show.
• Served as architect for the lab which entailed reviewing all application designs, overseeing network design for all prototype and demo applications and providing technical guidance and support for development team (5-8.
• Designed and implemented various demo applications including: web application to allow customizable menus on WAP phones, user account registration tool that extends MIS 2000 user setup to allow users to create MIS.
• Served as network administrator for the lab. Network consisted of ~20 workstations, 2 active directory domains, 2 VPN devices, 1 exchange server, and a small web-farm

Dublin 2, IE

Dublin 2, IE

• Lead developer for Service Order Edits team
• Lead developer for the customer service representative online system

Bs, Physics, Computer Science And Engineering, Applied Optics

Applied Optics