Linda Gaston Email & Phone Number

Cleveland, Oh, Us

Westlake, Ohio

Actively engaged in managing a team of software engineers supporting Travel Centers Point of Sale system web, mobile, API and cloud applications. Accountable for availability and performance of applications portfolio, including ownership of incidents and problems.Duties include:• Recruiting and building high performing teams through consistent coaching, training and project assignments• Resolving Tier 3 Defects and issues• Tracking and monitoring system performance and uptime. • Serving as Scrum Master and Agile coach on Agile projects and Project Manager on larger enterprise projects• Creating technical requirements, development estimates and prioritized user stories• Reduced development cycle time 20% by leveraging Agile and lean coding practices• Served as project and development manager on multi-million dollar projects including the Dataserver migration to Oracle 12C, PCI Compliance and Web Portal enhancement projects• Led the RFP creation, vendor interviews and vendor selection for the acquisition of the Atlassian Jira, Bitbucket and Bamboo software • Led the development of Truck Services API and Microservices strategy • Championed the implementation of Docker containers and Atlassian Jira, Bitbucket and Bamboo DevOPS tools to reduce development and deployment cycle times

Highland Hills, Ohio

Actively engaged in managing a team of Java and C# Developers for Titan Insurance Rate Revisions and production support. Duties included:• Recruiting, hiring, coaching and performance management of software developers• Managing Full lifecycle software development utilizing Java/J2EE, XML, SQL and Oracle technologies • Tier 3 defect resolution and correction of production incidents related to system functionality or policy holder data• Development, testing and delivery of technical and business functional training• Agile Project management of enhancements to the Titan Insurance Rating application • Led a comprehensive Lean Six Sigma continuous improvement initiative that streamlined development processes and reduced defect resolution costs by $1 million annually

Managed a team of Web Developers, project managers, IT Infrastructure specialists and Q/A testers to develop technology and web solutions for the food service industry

Solon, Ohio

Responsible for managing a team of developers and project managers supporting the Insurance.com Auto Insurance Comparison Quoting site. Actively engaged in design and development, project management and delivery of technology solutions to increase revenue for insurance.com and Comparison Market. Duties include: - Managing Full lifecycle software development utilizing .Net, Java/J2EE, XML, SQL and Oracle technologies - Development and delivery of technical training and coaching for developers - Managing the implementation and testing of Chordiant Customer Relationship Management CRM Software using Java and J2EE technologies-Recruiting, hiring and performance management of technical staff- Program/project initiation, estimation, technical reviews and project closing- Development and delivery of technical training and coaching for developers - Managing development to integrate 3rd party software to insurance.com comparison rating application - Participated in developing SOA strategy for 3rd party software integration with the insurance.com application platform.

Mayfield Heights, Ohio

Responsible for managing a team of application developers and testers supporting the Progressive Auto Quoting and Buying Experience (progressive.com). Directly responsible for software design and development, project management and ensuring consistent delivery of projects to meet Business Partner needs. Duties include: • Managing project integration, scope, schedule, budget, quality, resources communication and risk• Full lifecycle software development utilizing C#, .Net framework, XML, and asp.Net• Project and Program Management using Primavera Team Play and testing responsibility using in-house developed automation tools. • Development and delivery of technical training for developers • Responsible for recruiting, training and coaching technical resources

Mba, Information Technology

Bachelor Of Science, Computer Science