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Windermere, Florida

Orlando, Florida Area

Winter Park, Florida

Overseeing the development of both customer facing and staff facing operational systems.- Implemented Single Sign On system.- Implemented Content Management System.- Automated class registration system.- Updated the online payment process.- Consulted on rebranding process.- Developed the replacement of parent facing school management system.- Replaced standardized testing process with a Amazon cloud based testing platform.- Integrated web based school management system with back-end school management system.- Migrated organization's email system to Google Apps for education.- Configured, deployed and support Moodle Learning Management System.- Maintain all web based technology platforms.

Orlando, Florida Area

Principle consultant to the CTO and VP Operations in the areas of strategic decision making. Responsible for executing global alignment as well as engaging the technology teams from the organization's 13 areas of the world to architect and develop technology solutions. These solutions were typically in support of operations and occasionally customer engagement. Responsibilities- Gave leadership to a team of 8-12 software engineers, designers, system administrators and UI/UX developers.- Managed annual budget of over $500K that included salaries, R&D and general operating costs.- Managed vendor contracts for staff augmentation.- Managed vendor contracts for 4-6 figure software/platform purchases.- Developed and led training sessions on 5 continents in the areas of leadership development, organizational development and technology.Achievements- Developed ministry's first global communication platform.- Architected and led development team to create online collaboration evnviroment.- Led multinational development of the ministry's first Single Sign On solution.- Created mobile phone based donation platform for sub-sahara Africa.- Developed a Web/Mobile distance Learning Management System for global use in general and pastor training in sub-sahara Africa in particular.- Led the procurement and deployment of the ministry's first global Business Intelligence(BI) platform.- Architected, developed and deployed global KPI dashboard.- Developed the ministry's 2nd generation KPI measurement platform.- Architected developed ministry's SOA hub and global data warehouse.- Led cross departmental team to develop a funding and allocation process along with the underlying systems.

Bloomington, Indiana | Orlando, Florida

Supported the U.S. Ministry's VP Communications.- Developed organizations intranet and communications platform.- Coordinated online and print media for consistent messaging. This included developing editorial workflow.- Developed ministry's online response center for 9/11 and the 9/11 anniversary outreach.

Bloomington, Indiana Area

AudioMission, a not-for-profit startup specializing in audio recording and new media development. My role as CTO was to procure the necessary technical assets to facilitate the central and remote operations of audio recording, product development, product distribution and the emerging online presence.

Bloomington, Indiana Area

Managed the product lifecycle of various products as well as re-engineered the distribution system and related processes.- Managed team of part-time employees.- Led production of organization publications including Four Spiritual Laws, Discovery Group Bible studies, New Life 2000 training manuals among others.- Increased output of organizations distribution system by 400%.- Implemented technology to manage inventory reorder points, supply-chain and workforce.