Leslie Weaver Email & Phone Number

Edmond, OK, US

Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, United States

• Served as CTO for the Oklahoma Employment Security Commission, the Oklahoma Pandemic Center for Innovation and Excellence, the Public Health Lab, and the Oklahoma State Department of Health.
• Lead initiatives from strategy to execution, enabling the state of Oklahoma to implement innovative, holistic solutions that transform how we work to deliver business value and tangible results.
• Develop, implement, and drive adoption of the agency's 3-year IT Strategic Plan and capacity planning.
• Develop and implement continuous improvement plans using Lean practices to improve performance and efficiency.
• Expert communicator to manage continuous communication with customers and internal teams.
• At the Public Health Lab, played a pivotal role in modernizing the lab’s infrastructure and tools to increase efficiency, expand testing capability, and enhance data integration.

Edmond, Oklahoma

• Managed 8+ million dollar customer engagements to maximize solution value, Cloud renewals, and upsells.
• Expert communicator to manage continuous communication with customers and internal teams.
• Improved customer relationships to promote retention and loyalty.
• Implemented Account Governance to include executive presentations and business reviews.
• Drove resolution of critical solution issues with multiple internal functional teams (i.e., Support, Consulting, and Engineering).
• Accelerated solution adoption and speed to value.

Oklahoma City, Oklahoma Area

• Directed cross-functional teams on developing in-store retail systems: POS, Payment, and Audio.
• Managed product development portfolio during the rollout of new POS across 2600+ locations over the past three years.
• Drove operational efficiency and consistency across the Brand to improve top-line sales by 5% and bottom-line profitability by 30% by 2020.
• Optimized efficiency through improved cash management, reduced food & paper costs, optimized labor allocations, and enhanced fraud prevention.
• Implemented Cybersecurity systems protecting servers, data, and payment processing from unintended or unauthorized access, change, or destruction.
• Improved critical key performance indicators (KPIs) by implementing custom features to meet business needs.

Oklahoma City, Oklahoma Area

• Executed big data tool rollout representing a $3+ million investment and brought on advanced Business Intelligence (BI) tools for dashboarding.
• Implemented brand-wide POS ticket data processing from store level through to data warehouse for 3 POS systems
• Cut data processing times in half and improved data quality by 20% by establishing a data quality process through overhauling sales ticket data flow into the Enterprise Data Warehouse.
• Introduced Tableau to provide executives with timely, actionable KPIs in the desired geospatial map format.
• Launched a cloud-based 1010Data big data platform to provide analytic insights at record speed.
• Motivated and mentored team members to maximize potential and accomplish positive outcomes.

Oklahoma City, Oklahoma Area

• Defined project portfolios with BI, Supply Chain Management (SCM), and Customer Relationship Management (CRM) business leadership for alignment with company strategic goals.
• Led execution of programs and chartered projects across multiple delivery teams on a multi-million-dollar portfolio.
• Ensured all deliverables were met, executed to strict deadlines and budgets, and applied risk management.
• Championed Agile/Scrum processes and maturity of practice.
• Directed business project prioritization process based on Delphi techniques.
• Established Innovation Day to inspire and motivate diverse teams to develop creative ideas and solutions.

Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, United States

• Project Manager, Practice Manager ADM CoE, 2009 – 2010 Senior Business Analyst, 2009Software Engineer, 2008OBJECTSTREAM
• Managed the ADM CoE to establish guidelines and best practices for the company’s ADM CoE practice.
• Assisted in business development and achieved 1,222 % growth in revenue in 2008, leading to the #1 Metro 50 Award by the Greater OKC Chamber of Commerce for the fastest-growing privately-owned company in the OKC Metro.
• Managed development of the Time Entry System and company website redesign.
• Assisted in business development and response efforts for Request for Proposals (RFPs).
• Authored Quality Statement based on Malcolm Baldrige Performance Excellence Award criteria.

Oklahoma City, Oklahoma Area

• Team Lead, Programmer Analyst, 2007 – 2008 Programmer Analyst, 2004 – 2006 Programmer, 2002 – 2004 Intern/Associate Programmer, 2001 – 2002
• Managed development, architecture, and team leadership on million-dollar Java web app and client-based software. Effectively motivated team for improved performance and timely delivery.
• Utilized Java, Global Transactions, and ground-breaking technologies to integrate with legacy backend systems.
• Implemented XP programming practices such as test first, unit testing, pair programming, and continuous integration.
• Authored invoicing and payment functionality, including database design, coding, and implementation.
• Practiced Agile methodologies and Scrum techniques to deliver value-added solutions successfully.

Project Management

PMI Endorsed Project Management Professional Course

Managementor, Management

Conflict Resolution, Negotiation, Executive Presentations

Bsit, Information Technology

Graduated with Honors.

Ascs, Computer Science

Business, Accounting

Business, Accounting

Dean's Honor Roll.