Katy Cottage Techsperts was the third entrepreneurial venture worked on through JS and GA Enterprises. The first was Touch of Leavan Baking intended as a direct competitor of Slow Dough Baking, and the second Few Pasta was focused on ravioli, not otherwise present in the Houston market. After writing business plans, financial projections, performing market research, building web sites and formulating supply chains, we discovered that these three ventures in technology, food manufacture and… Show more Katy Cottage Techsperts was the third entrepreneurial venture worked on through JS and GA Enterprises. The first was Touch of Leavan Baking intended as a direct competitor of Slow Dough Baking, and the second Few Pasta was focused on ravioli, not otherwise present in the Houston market. After writing business plans, financial projections, performing market research, building web sites and formulating supply chains, we discovered that these three ventures in technology, food manufacture and baking were not viable at the scales we could develop. Lessons learned from these experiences in trying to provide customer value are unequaled in any other career position I've held. Show less

This 18 month project was completed by the end of September 2015.

I undertook various short term consulting assignments during this period, specifically during 2011 & 2012, I traded index and oil futures as well as equity and index options for my own account across various electronic markets. With the birth of my second son in August of 2011, I took a sabbatical and became a stay at home dad pending relocating to Texas. My dad passed in October of 2012, at which point I handled his estate and became caretaker for my mom.

Supply Chain Management Certificate - 3.83 GPA (out of 4.0)

Developed Supplier Scorecard evaluation system and scalable data warehouse for Crayola’s Top Ten suppliers. Provided key suppliers with feedback and identified opportunities for their performance improvement. Designed dashboard rating system across four critical areas (KPI’s) for various time periods.

My wholly owned consulting firm specializing in IT project management, software development, e-Commerce, web applications, data warehousing, business intelligence and supply chain management.

Led 20 FTEs within the Distributed Database & Middleware Engineering Team working on integration of Travelers Life and Annuity (TLA) systems. Developed project plans and coordinated execution with interdisciplinary infrastructure teams, the PMO and business stakeholders. Managed progress, addressed changes to scope, and provided proactive reports to the PMO

Responsible for half million dollar project for the redesign of 9 consumer web sites for Cendant, including Ramada.com, DaysInn.com, HowardJohnsons.com, TravelLodge.com, RoadTraveler.com, AmeriHost.com, KnightsInn.com, etc. Management of a domestic / international team of programmers, analysts, and quality testers working in New York City and Moscow, Russia

Designed Intranet and Internet (SOA) service oriented architecture (as e-Commerce site) where medical education grants were requested and routed internally for approval/funding. Managed offshore developers, user acceptance testing, and a technical writer. Built relationships with business units and cross functional teams to finalize Requirements & Database. VB Software programmer.

Responsible for pharmaceutical distribution and data warehouse supporting Contract Administration and Government Pricing as part of firm's U.S. distribution launch. Supervised team of five programmers. Developed data feeds. Authored business requirements and software specifications, system / database architecture, PL/SQL code. Managed / tracked project progress.

Supported enterprise applications for Adverse Event Reporting. Oracle RDBMS, and Computer Validation per 21 CFR 11 (Electronic Signatures & Validation). Management & support of GPSSI collateral applications. Work on Data Warehouse project: Project Definition Documents, Cost Estimates, Staffing Requirements & Project Plans for Data Warehouse

Responsible for software prototype development handling credit risk management (VaR – value at risk) via the Internet. Production Internet application based on a subscription model was to be marketed to the financial risk management community and to large money center banks.• Business Requirements & Specifications; Project Management

Project Management experience in quality assurance for transportation, logistics, warehousing and distribution business processes, including leading a team of support staff working to assure compliance with corporate guidelines for the enterprise Y2k effort.