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$180 million manufacturer of high-quality steel, titanium and aluminum forgings for aerospace and military applications.Report to CEO; direct 10 IT resources and manage $3 million budget. Hired to enable business growth from $120 million to $180 million, by leading implementation of advanced technology, data gathering and information analysis systems.Reduced annual scrap from $10 million to $500,000 and enabled accurate scrap forecastingEnabled data-driven management of entire manufacturing process by digitizing all process observation, tracking and management steps; introduced BI to improve decision effectivenessDelivered timely visibility to problem areas and three-month average ROI on process improvements, by implementing BI/data collection system on six presses, 30 furnaces and 30 machining controls. Achieved $500,000 unscheduled downtime costs by predicting and scheduling machine maintenanceGathered 5GB of previously unknown data, daily into data warehouse, to store for FAA complianceFull ERP integration; management is able to view individual part manufacture status by video and data feedsManaged SOX Compliance, IT narratives, change management and auditing using overarching COBIT techniquesEnabled near real-time management of daily P&L/daily flex for all managers, including daily data integration and overall materials processes; enabling rapid data-driven P&L, forecasting and resource predictions/changesAchieved $400,000 cost savings and reduced business risk, by virtualizing and consolidating 80 servers to eight, using VMWare and Compellent; enabled full data and failover redundancy and repurposed space strategicallyImplemented cloud solutions using Microsoft Azure and Amazon Web Services (AWS) Glacier S3 for data not run in 3+ years, scrap/waste simulations and data storage for FAA complianceCreated Dev/Ops culture with continuous process improvements, development and software optimization.

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Launched software business to fund MWS. Established business model and managed two developers providing custom applications to mid-tier businesses and municipal organizations. GoodGuys Hot Rod and Custom Association: Enabled $40 million business to automate event creation, management, tracking and staffing at US locations. Managed client’s internal computers part timeImproved operating efficiency for Fresno County Irrigation District, Subco Publishing, Clovis Fire and Police Departments and Fresno County Computer Services by building/maintaining custom software

Developed business concept from previous experience as law enforcement officer and discovered value of automation for paper-based administrative processes. Managed two developers, traveled 50% and managed customer Level 2/3 support.Generated $500,000 annual sales to 40 municipal police departments with up to 1,000 officers. Product enabled management of resources, background investigations, equipment, field training, fleet, firing range, training, workforce/scheduling and general administration of police dutiesDeveloped and enhanced product functionality, totaling 250,000 lines of code

National IT consulting business; it provided technology-based solutions to small and medium businesses.Consulted with prospective and existing clients concerning IT and security needs; developed solutions and managed SDLC engagements, created business plans for each product. Managed and trained resources in new technologies and languages.Improved $70 million local storage client’s financial process management by leading implementation of intranet accounting system, built in ASP .NET, with C#, Visual Basic and SQL ServerWon $600,000 development contract with OfficialPayments Corporation; led development of system that dynamically generates front-end forms for diverse agency clients to make government payments

Master’S Degree, Information Technology

Master Of Business Administration (M.B.A.), Finance - Business Analytics

Bachelor’S Degree, Information Technology

Bachelor’S Degree, Criminology