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Punta Gorda, Fl, Us

Milwaukee, Wi, Us

Led multiple Generative AI projects with an emphasis on UI/UX design, including the development of internal chatbots and advanced generative AI tools.Directed high-visibility tech strategy projects impacting both company operations and client outcomes. Led teams to accelerate development pace and drive innovative solutions through Generative AI technologies.Mentor, guided, and coach engineers, facilitating their technical and leadership growth and ensuring the highest level of performance. Enhanced Team Culture by creating unique programs for continuous learning, camaraderie and team building. Leading the transformation of team culture, fostering an environment of collaboration, continuous learning, and professional development.Lead the team COP (Community of Practice) where 90% of the engineers have contributed.Mentored in various programs including Highschool Tech Mini Camp, I.C. Stars, Hour of Code and MKE Tech impacting more than 500 young people in local communities.Lead the recruitment, hiring, and onboarding of more than 20+ engineers, ensuring a diverse and skilled team that aligns with the organization's goals.Collaborate closely with product management to prioritize work and align software development efforts with company objectives.

Milwaukee, Wi, Us

Led a team of 20+ engineers in the development and delivery of software solutions, ensuring adherence to engineering best practices throughout the Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC).Applied agile methodologies (SCRUM), driving incremental and iterative development to deliver Minimum Viable Products (MVPs) and achieve early and frequent releases to production accelerating development efforts and saving the company millions of dollars in development yearly.Led the adoption and implementation of DevOps practices, leveraging Ansible Tower, Terraform, Kubernetes, Docker, and Gitlab for streamlined development, deployment, and infrastructure management.Collaborated closely with product management to define project goals, prioritize work, and ensure alignment with business objectives.Mentored and guided team members, providing technical expertise, fostering their professional growth, and promoting a collaborative and innovative work environment.Actively contributed to the Diversity & Inclusion Committee, focusing on hiring and retention initiatives within the Innovation team.Drove the transformation of team culture, promoting continuous learning, knowledge sharing, and the adoption of industry best practices.

Milwaukee, Wi, Us

Spearhead the analysis, design, development, deployment, and support of software solutions and infrastructure implementations/upgrades, adhering to engineering best practices.Embrace an incremental and iterative approach, building Minimum Viable Products (MVPs) and releasing them early and often.Utilize JavaScript frameworks (React, Vue.js, Angular), ES6, JEST, Mocha, Jasmine, GraphQL backend with Node (Express), Socket.io, and cloud services (AWS, Azure) to deliver robust solutions.Leverage DevOps tools including Git, GitLab, Ansible Tower, Kubernetes, and Docker to ensure seamless development, deployment, and scalability.Actively contribute to the Diversity & Inclusion Committee, focusing on hiring and retention within the Innovation team.Drive the transformation of team culture, fostering a collaborative and learning-oriented environment for professional growth and development.

Boca Raton, Fl, Us

Led the development of Newsmax TV which is now one of the fastest growing News channels in the country competing against CNN, FOX News and others. It’s available in all major cable and OTT systems (DirecTV, Dish, At&t, Sling, Xfinity) Lead integrations partnerships with Google, Apple, Amazon, Roku, Plex, Pluto and Fubo.Led the development of the Newsmax TV Mobile and Web Applications. The application serves more than 200k+ users monthly and has been downloaded by 5 million users with a rating of 4.8 on ‎140k reviews.Led the development of Newsmax.com and NewsmaxTV.com a highly scalable website which serves 30+ million users monthly.Led the development of Newsmax Single-Sign On where users can login in all applications on all devices.Led the development of the Newsmax Marketing platform which serves as a hub for all of the company's marketing campaigns from sending emails, tracking ads and creating custom micro sites which serve 30+ million subscribers.

San Juan, Pr, Pr

Full life cycle development: Successfully contributed to the development of various healthcare applications, claim management systems, case management tools, business processes, CMS compliant applications, HMO processes, reporting services, SharePoint solutions, SSIS packages, and custom mobile applications.C# and VB.NET: Extensive experience working with these programming languages in the development of ASP.NET applications, WCF services, WPF applications, Silverlight solutions, and ASP.NET MVC frameworks.Application optimization: Demonstrated expertise in optimizing over 25 different applications, focusing on backend to frontend enhancements. Implemented design patterns, best practices, and frontend engineering standards to improve performance and user experience.Process standardization: Developed and implemented optimized and standardized procedures using SSIS packages and CA Workload, streamlining workflows and increasing efficiency.Advanced technology environment: Operated in a work environment consisting of IIS servers, SQL servers, Visual Studio 2008, XCode, and other state-of-the-art technologies, staying up to date with the latest tools and technologies in the field.

Guaynabo, Pr, Us

Designed, developed and maintained High Scalable Websites strictly following web standards and performance standards. Worked on a daily basis with Semantic HTML/XHTML, Flash, Adobe Air, Flex 3.0, XML, CSS, Javascript, JSON, AJAX, Object-oriented Javascript, Cross Browser Development/Browser Quirks, Object Oriented Design, Troubleshooting, Page Optimization, YUI Library, jQuery, Accessibility and MVC Frameworks in PHP, C# and Java. Worked with other team members to ensure seamless integration of the front-end with the back end. Maintaining all websites up-to-date with competing Web 2.0 technologies Developed iPhone Applications using iPhone SDK and iPhone Web Applications.

San Juan, Pr, Us

Involved In Full Life Cycle Development of Custom Billing Solutions, Accounting Applications, Customer Relationship Management, Order Receiving and Routing Systems, Contractor Management Applications, Inventory Management Solutions, Assets Management Systems and Sales Tax Applications. Involved in building Web-based applications that move information across the enterprise following the step-by-step workflow of business processes. Worked with Wovenware's Raven Framework to develop all custom applications using Struts and JSF. Worked in the corporate complete re branding. Involved in the User Interface design of the applications. Involved in the implementation of web standards on the applications. Work environment included JDK1.3, JDK1.4, JDK1.5, EJB, JSP, Java Script, Sybase 10.x, DB2, SQL Queries, JDBC, Java Beans, Web Logic, J2EE, Struts, JSF, A4J, JMAKI, PERL, JDBC, J2EE, MVC, Web Logic, Eclipse IDE, Visual Studio 2003 and 2005. Web Design environment included Adobe complete suite (Flash, Dreamweaver, Photoshop).

Responsible for incoming and outgoing projects in the fields of systems integration, programming, design and multimedia. Developed Accounting Systems, E-commerce applications, Business Sales Force Automation Software (SFA) for Windows Mobile Devices and Database Driven Websites using ASP, VB.NET, ASP.NET, PHP, Perl, Java, Code Charge and VisualStudio.NET 2003, 2005 including internet technologies such as Flash MX 2004, Flash Remoting MX, XML, QBXML and AJAX. Database migration and integration for different databases from AS400 Systems, MySQL, MS SQL, Sybase, Oracle, DB2 and Access. Business Sales Force Automation Software (SFA) development under Visual Studio 2003 and 2005 using C#, C++, VB.NET and SQLCE integrating with more than 10 different accounting systems including MYOB, Microsoft Dynamics, QuickBooks and Peachtree.

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