Originally from the Twin Cites, Minnesota, now living in the Greater Milwaukee Area, I have been fortunate to hold various tiles and responsibilities, ranging from Software Engineering Consultant, to Sr. Director of Software Development, and even Business Owner! On a day to day basis I find that the need to be challenged is ultimately what fuels my passion for my work. Being a problem solver at heart, the most complex challenges truly pique my interest.Throughout the years I have learned and gained expertise in the following spaces / technologies:Management- Leading teams of software engineers to build extraordinary solutions to the most complex business problems.- Turning smart individuals into the best developers through comprehensive training.- Fine tuning and finding efficiencies within my teams to increase throughput and realize ROI for the business.Application Engineering- Javascript Development (Angular (1/2), Node, TypeScript)- Microsoft Development (C# .Net, Windows 8, Windows Phone 8, WPF & ASP .Net)- Mobile Development (Android, iOS)- 3D Game Development (Unity3D, Blender)- Container Development (Docker & Vagrant)- Web Development (HTML5, Sass, CSS, Responsive)Business Intelligence- Microsoft Stack Development (SSIS, SSRS, SSAS)- Data Warehouse, Data Mart & Operational Data Store Architecture- Systems Integration & Migration- Reporting Application Development to support BI processesDatabase Engineering- SQL Server (T-SQL, Stored Procedures, Functions, Indexing, Performance Tuning)- MongoDB (Scripting, Indexing, Integration)Cloud Engineering- Azure (Mobile Services, AzureSQL, Data Storage, Content Delivery Networks)- AWS (Virtual Machines, Mobile Services & Storage)Entrepreneurship, Marketing & User Acquisition