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Harrodsburg, Ky, Us

Harrodsburg, Ky, Us

This engineering company provides consulting services for industrial firms who need outside input for strategies, training, and customer service systems.• Responsible for adding a business line to advise clients on IT security, cloud hosting, and regulatory compliance.• Responsible for creating detailed architecture documentation for clients to follow when migrating to AWS or Azure, including implementation of DevOps and Terraform.

Nashville, Tennessee, Us

• Recognized for Architect role in the creation of the new company intranet, Mainstreet, on Unily platform.• Recognized for Programming and Architect role helping implement CI-CD on GitLab for Enterprise Solution Services.• Architect for implementation of ServiceNow.• Architect for migration of Adobe Experience Manager (AEM) to SaaS on Adobe Cloud.• Architect for migration of Octopus Deploy to high availability on AWS.Implemented all of the following security features into the Agile Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS) pilot project, which was adopted as the CI/CD template for all Enterprise Solution Services applications run on AWS. Encryption in-flight and at-rest using encryption keys stored in AWS Key Management Service Infrastructure-as-code stored in GitLab with migration of code between environments managed by merge requests, which were automatically (rule based) approved for development, and manually approved before merge into production Use of AWS Systems Manager Parameter Store for all environment related variables Monitoring and Logging with AWS CloudTrail, AWS CloudWatch, and NewRelic Access controlled with Identity and Access Management (IAM) Certificates managed with AWS Certificate Manager Maintained HIPAA compliance throughout

Nashville, Tennessee, Us

• Recognized by Marketing and IT for Architect role in the migration of ChangeHealthcare.com to Adobe Experience Manager (AEM) on Azure.• Recognized for Architect role in the creation of Digital Asset Hub on AEM.• Recognized for Architect and Programming roles of the infrastructure as code pilot project using GitLab, AWS CodePipeline, and CodeDeploy for all Enterprise Solution Services applications run on AWS.

• Responsible for all IT decisions for the consulting company.• Responsible for adding a business line to consult with clients on IT strategy options, performance, and system architecture.• Responsible for providing arms-length, candid client support for the decision-making process related to outside contractors.• Responsible for providing consultative expertise for general managers with multi-functional responsibilities.

Hillsborough, Nc, Us

SEI is the parent company of 365 Sport in Birmingham and is the largest soccer, lacrosse, and rugby retailer in the world through online sales backed by a state-of-the-art IT department, focused on customer satisfaction and sales growth. The IT function is critical to the success of the company including the achievement of the required bottom line results. Worked concurrently with both SEI and its subsidiary 365 Sport.• Responsible for architecture and security of SEI's Amazon Web Services (AWS), and migration of all 365 Sport's legacy systems into SEI's new SAP/WebSphere integrated system.• Continuously review competitor product presentations and offerings to take advantage of opportunities and deal with competitive threats.• Set the standards for the company, and the industry, in dynamic product categorization and automation of product marketing data.• Designed and built the dynamic image compositing tool, ImageHandler (http://ihdemo.russom.org), which manages over 500K product images for all SEI digital sales and production channels.• Recognized by the Managing Director (MD) of SEI for ImageHandler, and its increase of customization sales by over 500%, increased the speed of heat press applications by over 200%, and its high availability.

Birmingham, Alabama, Us

365 Sport merged with Sports Endeavors, Inc. (SEI) in 2005 and retained its identity and market presence after the merger.• Responsible for all aspects of the company's technology hardware, software, processes and systems.• Responsible for sustaining a competitive advantage based on the use of technology making it easy for online customers to view, customize, compare, select, and purchase the company's premium merchandise.• Represent 365 Sport. on the SEI senior decision-making team for all major IT projects and software changes.• A long history of interacting with SAP, IBM WebSphere, and Yahoo Small Business consultants to ensure that both SEI and 365 Sport. are on the competitive edge of the industry.• Provide leadership to anticipate future technology needs, capital investment options, and risk assessments related to upgrades. Recognized by the MD of SEI for accurate budget estimates related to the funding of both manpower and technologies.• Continually evaluate the long-term viability of the company's technology solutions; e.g., related to reliability, market leadership technology options, external risks, and systems reliability.• Able to lead diverse groups with respect to skill sets, experience, culture, and personal motivations.• Built the company's IT architecture and product information system. Coordinated the infrastructure successes and risks with SEI's MD. As the CTO of 365 Sport, positioned the company to be a team player with SEI, as well as an intra-company competitor to ensure the ultimate success of both companies.• At the request of the MD, audited the budgets of the SEI IT department after the merger including technology costs, capital invested, manpower needs, and routine expense levels so that an accurate budget could be developed looking forward.• Provide expert insights to develop and operate the Amazon Web Services platform and infrastructure needed to auto-scale cloud hosting, to maximize availability, and reducing hosting costs.

• Worked on the ASMIS1 Risk Assessment System. Played a critical role increasing the accuracy of its risk assessment algorithms. • Worked with the Joint Chiefs of Staff and Department of Homeland Security to get ASMIS1 Risk Assessment System adopted by all branches of the US military. • Most other project details remain classified. • Held DoD Secret level security clearance through COBRO HSV Consulting.

• Worked on the intranet based reporting system which tracked BellSouth's performance and penalties involved in all aspects of its long distance initiative.• Received recognition for creation of the analysis algorithms and writing the Pre-Report Validation application which automated trend analysis on the long-distance initiative's 35,000+ monthly reports, saving the analysts and QA department over 1,200 man-hours per month.• Repeatedly selected by management to work closely with both auditors and lawyers on special projects. Projects where I was required to quickly provide both specialized reports, and methodology behind our data processes, for immediate use in testimony to the Public Service Commission (PSC) and Federal Communications Commission (FCC) review boards.• Contracted through Matlen Silver Consulting.

• Responsible for data reporting to AL state licensing board, staff training for custom and commercial applications.• Lead Corporate Intranet Development Initiative.

• Responsible for IT support of Nursing Administration. • Received recognition for the development and implementation of the Post-Discharge Survey program in the form of a grant from Buffalo Rock.• Developed numerous tracking applications to facilitate input, processing, storage, retrieval, and distribution of patient records and staff scheduling information.• Designed, developed, and implemented Communications and Performance Tools for VB. Worked with all applicable personnel to define functionality. Developed migration plan for existing technologies.