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Kalamazoo, Mi, Us

Kalamazoo, Michigan Area

Supervised the department of application developers and business intelligence analysts, guiding their training and professional development, balancing department workloads, and mentoring them.Built the Momentum Checking Tracker, a member-facing mobile-responsive extension to Arbor’s online/mobile banking platform that draws on our core system (Fiserv DNA), using .NET MVC, C#, and SQL Server. Members are incentivized with higher interest rates when they make purchases with their debit… Show more Supervised the department of application developers and business intelligence analysts, guiding their training and professional development, balancing department workloads, and mentoring them.Built the Momentum Checking Tracker, a member-facing mobile-responsive extension to Arbor’s online/mobile banking platform that draws on our core system (Fiserv DNA), using .NET MVC, C#, and SQL Server. Members are incentivized with higher interest rates when they make purchases with their debit card, and the Tracker provides them with daily progress on that metric.Spearheaded a transition from manual to automated data extracts using SQL Server Integration Services and SQL Server Reporting Services, helping departments across the organization get faster updates on key metrics, saving dozens of hours of manual work every week.Configured Arbor’s build/deployment pipeline using Subversion, TeamCity, and Octopus Deploy, ensuring our deployments are done completely and correctly every time.Maintained the ETL framework used by the team and our automated processes daily (consisting of SQL Server Integration Services, Altair Automator, and a series of custom apps).Introduced the idea of internal “playbooks” – procedures documenting all aspects of new development, maintenance, and day-to-day operations of the department. These were frequently updated to refine them and to capture new scenarios encountered by the team. Show less

Kalamazoo, Michigan, United States

Kalamazoo, Michigan

Technical Lead for a multi-year implementation of our flagship asset management and CRM product, SalesPage Financial 6, for Ivy Investments (a distribution subsidiary of Waddell & Reed Financial, Inc.). Gathered and documented requirements, coordinated development and testing efforts. Since the launch in September 2017, served as one of the main points of contact for the client for questions, recommendations, and ongoing development.Technical Lead for one of SalesPage’s oldest… Show more Technical Lead for a multi-year implementation of our flagship asset management and CRM product, SalesPage Financial 6, for Ivy Investments (a distribution subsidiary of Waddell & Reed Financial, Inc.). Gathered and documented requirements, coordinated development and testing efforts. Since the launch in September 2017, served as one of the main points of contact for the client for questions, recommendations, and ongoing development.Technical Lead for one of SalesPage’s oldest clients, Touchstone Investments. Worked with them to refine their current instance of SalesPage Financial, as well as coordinated development efforts on the upgrade to Version 6. Show less

Kalamazoo, Michigan

Consulted with Kellogg Digital Marketing IT to design and build several global modules, notably, Contact Us and Registration v6, which enabled digital marketing efforts for multiple Kellogg partner and agencies. Wrote API implementation documentation to be distributed by Kellogg.Collaborated with two different Heinz partners to design and implement an e-commerce site called "MyHeinz" that allowed the consumer to order Heinz products showing custom photos and text. Designed and… Show more Consulted with Kellogg Digital Marketing IT to design and build several global modules, notably, Contact Us and Registration v6, which enabled digital marketing efforts for multiple Kellogg partner and agencies. Wrote API implementation documentation to be distributed by Kellogg.Collaborated with two different Heinz partners to design and implement an e-commerce site called "MyHeinz" that allowed the consumer to order Heinz products showing custom photos and text. Designed and built web presences for Pop-Tarts' three major audiences (Kids, Teens, and Moms). Coordinated development efforts among the front-end developers, quality assurance, project management, and account management.Started a research and development effort within VML called Sandbox. This group explored new technologies such as TeamCity, Moq, and the Microsoft Kinect. Show less

Kalamazoo, Michigan

Acquired by VML in January 2014 (see above)

Deeply involved in all phases of the software development lifecycle, from sales support through requirements, design, development and client communications.For Dura Automative, designed and built a suite of 7 applications to handle global procurement and quality tracking for Dura’s 60 facilities around the world including standardizing how RFQs, supplier defect reports, supplier scorecards, and other key pieces of information were gathered and accessed, thus saving hundreds of thousands… Show more Deeply involved in all phases of the software development lifecycle, from sales support through requirements, design, development and client communications.For Dura Automative, designed and built a suite of 7 applications to handle global procurement and quality tracking for Dura’s 60 facilities around the world including standardizing how RFQs, supplier defect reports, supplier scorecards, and other key pieces of information were gathered and accessed, thus saving hundreds of thousands of dollars in time needed to process and report this information. For Eaton Automative, designed and built the latest version of a process-document control application called “IPC.” This version standardized the interfaces – both user and programmer – across the organization, simplifying technical support and future enhancements.For Landscape Forms guided the client through 3 separate revisions of their corporate web presence over 7 years. Designed and built the site to provide service reps, sales reps, and customers with access to product information and technical documents quickly and easily. Show less

I provided software consulting services and desktop applications for information workers in manufacturing and bakery companies.