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