Christopher (Mike) Strickland Email & Phone Number

Melbourne, Florida Area

• Delivered multiple products to Department of Veterans Affairs Community Care including EDI Gateway 1.0, ARS 1.0, EWV 2.0, CMS CAP, EPRS EDI Gateway 1.0, AET 1.0
• Managed 7 cross functional Agile Scrum Teams including 4 Business Analysts, 5 Quality Assurance Testers and 23 Developers
• Integrated and balanced requirements across multiple teams to maximize stakeholder value
• Escalated and resolved impediments, identified and managed risks, facilitated continuous improvement
• Implemented Veteran Focused Integration Program (VIP) Lean-Agile Framework

• Established new business growing turnover to $1.2M+, serving more than 600 clients and employing 80 employees
• Implemented systems to manage all aspects of business including operations, corporate finances, technology and marketing
• Implemented online and traditional marketing programs leading to rapid growth in revenues
• Multi-year Cornerstone Award winning business

• Led a highly effective team managing the development of online and contact center eCommerce applications
• Introduced Agile Methodologies to bring a development team that was two years behind schedule to one that delivered incremental business value every two weeks
• Implemented API driven design that addressed key market opportunities leading to acquisition of Bridgevine's most significant customer and revenue source
• Managed an offshore team that re-engineered legacy applications to extend product life by two years with minimal investment
• Responsible for maintaining and managing technical relationships and integrations with all major business partners including Comcast, AT&T, Time Warner Cable and Verizon

Fort Pierce, Florida Area

• Developed incremental consulting sales and development projects across diverse areas including private instant messaging applications, bioenergetics device integration, database redesign and optimization
• Microsoft Certified Database Administrator and Microsoft Certified Systems Engineer

• Designed and led the development of Sasha ComCare 2000 Patient Care Management System
• Supported and contributed to highly entrepreneurial management team
• Worked with health care experts to identify requirements and converted them into functioning software
• Led development team and managed IT resources

London, United Kingdom

• Computer Systems and Services consulting to major financial institutions
• Exceeded multimillion dollar targets each year
• Acted as primary technology resource for the introduction of key new technologies to existing accounts
• Worked with customers to identify solutions to support complex financial products including arbitrage, risk management, derivative pricing and market simulations

Mba, Marketing And Technology

Bs, Computer And Management Sciences