Contracted to Meridian Health Plan, Detroit, MIReview, analyze, construct, and modify business application systems including coding, testing, debugging, and deployment.Understand business and technical requirements, develop, document and implement solution designs. Architecture, design, development, using Progress 4GL development tools (PDSOE).Work with developers, architects, engineers, business analysts, QA and delivery leads in project delivery and solving technical issues.Participate in design and code reviews. Ensure that deliverables meet or exceed functional, technical, and performance requirements. Troubleshoot and resolve production issues.Follow and enhance established designed, development, source code management, and deployment processes. Take on ownership of the projects and tasks assigned. Provide on-call support and duties.Consistently meet task deadlines while maintaining high quality of deliverables.

Consulted with internal development and support staff on best practices with regard to feature enhancements and application architecture and performance based on personal vertical market industry background and technical expertise.Developed for many features related to product development releases in conjunction with project for The Supply Place© at ACE (www.thesupplyplace.com). Created lab environment for product development purposes which involved implementing LAMP stack in VM for local web server in conjunction with Linux desktop for web development.Product development with the web/cloud development team using PHP, HTML, CSS, Javascript, jQuery (May 2013). Continued senior technical role development using OpenEdge Architect, Progress 4GL after acquisition of Activant Solutions by Epicor Software Corporation.

Provided leadership and mentoring for various development staff members in conjunction with product feature enhancements and product architecture decisions.Worked on team to streamline product development processes and release processes with the implementation of Roundtable source code control system to replace Source Safe.Designed and developed business software enhancements for existing clients using OpenEdge Architect, Progress 4GL.Designed and developed complete integration of WMS to ERP system using Progress 4GL and XML. In addition, provided exhaustive feature implementation and training documents and personally provided training to customers as well as internal product support staff.Moved back into a senior technical role providing guidance and recommendations to senior staff with regards to product direction and required feature enhancements with the acquisition of Enterprise Computer Systems by Activant Solutions.

Director responsibilities: product feature decisions, ongoing competitor feature gap analysis, forward thinking technology decisions, licensing agreements, development partnerships, sales proposal review, mentoring and development of development and product support staff. Manager responsibilities: personnel development, proper sizing of product development staff to meet feature and client requirements, staff performance reviews, and managing and meeting product release commitments and deadlines.Consultant responsibilities: Met with existing and prospective customers to analyze their software use. Discussed features for business profitability and drive cost effectiveness. Subsequently, developed proposed feature enhancement specifications and worked with development staff and customers to include these feature designs in future product releases. Conference Speaker: Developed and presented training materials at numerous user conferences.Performed on-site data conversions for new customers migrating from another product.Designed and developed business software applications for clients using C with embedded SQL along with JAM/Panther from Prolifics for screen design. Designed and developed of business software enhancements for existing clients using MICROFOCUS ACUCOBOL and Progress 4GL.

Provided technical sales support including software demonstrations to existing and potential clients. Performed on-site installation and training for clients on use of new and enhanced software applications.Designed and developed business software applications for clients using Business Basic in SCO Xenix development environment.