Lead and manage all facets of company IT department including Software Development, Networking, Database Administration, Quality Assurance, Help Desk, and Business Analyst.Strategic planning, technology direction, policy development, operational management, budget planning, and business continuity / disaster recovery planning.Interface with peer senior managers, key clients, vendors, and other business partners to ensure IT projects are aligned with company direction and delivered within scope, budget, and on time.

• Directed all facets of IT department including Software Development, Database Administration, Network Services, Quality Assurance, Telecommunications, Hardware, and Help Desk. • Established and maintained multi-year IT Strategic Plan.• Developed, maintained, and monitored $7.4M annual IT budget. Consistently controlled IT purchases and expenses within budgeted amounts.• Assembled product roadmaps through collaboration with customers and employees ensuring systems were developed to meet business requirements.• Directed product management and IT projects in accordance with IT Strategic Plan and business requirements. Consistently delivered quality products on time and within budget.• Developed and maintained comprehensive IT Disaster and Continuity Plan. • Created comprehensive corporate Document Retention Policy. Planned and directed implementation of Symantec Enterprise Vault to ensure electronic documents are maintained in accordance with Document Retention Policy.• Contract negotiation and vendor management for all IT related services.• Created and implemented key IT and corporate policies including Acceptable Use Policy, Document Retention Policy, Document Confidentiality Policy, and Administrator Access Policy.

• Managed all facets of Software Development Department. • Analysis, design, planning, and implementation of all software development projects. • Development and monitoring of software development budget.• Research and development of various software development technologies.• Data Modeling• Oracle Database Administration

• Development and enhancement of PowerBuilder based Case Processing System.• Research and development of emerging software development technologies.• Oracle Database Administration• Internal Customer Support

Contracted to Arbitration Forums, Inc. as an independent consultant. Converting Macola accounting system to PowerBuilder based Empower Financials. Integrated docketing system to interface with Empower.Contracted to Poe and Brown Insurance. Developed several insurance related products utilizing PowerBuilder and Oracle.Technology Exposure: PowerBuilder, Oracle, Erwin/ERX, SQL, PFC

Assigned to Arbitration Forums, Inc. - Responsible for analysis, design, project management and development of the Centralized Case Administration System. Utilizing PowerBuilder and Oracle.

Responsible for the migration from FoxPro to Client/Server architecture utilizing PowerBuilder and Oracle.

Designed, developed, and implemented numerous multi-user applications utilizing FoxPro. Systems developed were utilized by 10-30 simultaneous users on a 250 node Novell Network.

PC Repair and Programming Technician * Assisted squadron members with all aspects of PC operations. Performed extensive programming utilizing DBASE III, Clipper, and Basic languages.