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Layton, Ut, Us

Salt Lake City, Utah, Us

Have ultimate technical responsibility for over a dozen in-house applications including: General Ledger, FAH (Financial Accounting Hub), Accounts Payable, Fixed Assets, Project Costing, Project Management, Time and Labor systems. Manage the groups responsible for all Application Development and Configuration Engineering/Deployments for the Credit LEAD Commercial Lending Application (responsible for ~40% of all Zions Bancorporation and affiliates total revenues). Lead a diverse and wide-ranging team of Java EE Developers, Configuration Engineers, Oracle Application Developers, and Test Analysts in these efforts, including hiring/firing, coaching, promotion/merit pay, and other personnel decisions related to these teams. Liason between Senior Vice President and Development team for Application Development and Technical Project Management functions. Create and Manage Project Schedules for bi-weekly Credit LEAD releases across all 8 Zions affiliates across the US. Coordinate Tasks and Software Maintenance fixes/upgrades across the entire management group within the Loan Origination Systems (LOS) department. Ensure bi-weekly Software Deployments are properly scheduled, timely, and executed according to schedules and resources. Troubleshoot and Fix critical application errors related to the Credit LEAD application. Successfully completed moving to Agile Kan Ban approach utilizing ADO, GIT, Datical, Xebia Labs, and other technologies for a nimbler implementation platform. Evaluate Existing and Identify/Implement new Processes within the organization to simplify and make day to day activities more efficient. Handled all Change Requests related to Software Releases within the LOS department.

Salt Lake City, Utah, Us

Create and Manage Project Schedules for monthly Credit LEAD Commercial Lending application releases across all 6 Zions affiliates across the U.S. Handle all Change Requests related to Software Releases within the Credit Systems and Initiatives (CSI) department. Coordinate Tasks and Software Maintenance fixes/upgrades across the entire management group within the CSI department. Ensure monthly Software Deployments are properly scheduled, timely, and executed according to schedules and resources. Help prepare Software Development Packages utilizing a Subversion (SVN) repository and SQL scripts to create .war files and database updates for deployments. Troubleshoot and Fix critical application errors related to the Credit LEAD application. Currently setting up a defined Workflow Process within the IBM Rational RTC toolset that will handle our Requirements, Work Item tracking, and QA Management documentation for all future enhancements and defects within the CSI department. Evaluate Existing and Identify/Implement new Processes within the organization to simplify and make day to day activities more efficient.

Provide governance decisions for a 1000+ student, K-9 grade Charter School. Handle hiring/firing responsibilities for key school administration (e.g. principals, etc.). Play an integral part in purchasing school buildings for nearly $16 million. Had oversight for a roughly $6 million annual budget, keeping an average annual surplus of over $100k. Built over $1 million in ‘Rainy Day’ funds while most other State schools were running at major deficits. Led all Board Meetings . Help resolve concerns regarding escalated parent/student/staff/administration conflicts. Sign official school correspondence between the State of Utah/Davis County School District and NDPA. Make sure that NDPA followed their specified Charter. Attend meetings, give speeches and otherwise become the public ‘face’ for Public Relations regarding NDPA along with principals of both schools.

Clearfield, Utah, Us

Managed the Clearfield, UT office, responsible for all day-to-day Activities regarding Facility and Personnel Operations. Handled all correspondence (directly or forwarded to HQ) for the Clearfield, UT office regarding Invoices, Security Clearance Requests, Supply Purchasing, and other Miscellaneous Requests. Performed Time/Hours Approval, Performance Reviews, Interviewing, and Hiring/Firing Recommendations/Decisions for Employees. Created and Presented Client Presentations for Existing and Potential Consulting Engagements. Front-Line Liaison between Clearfield Consultants and Clients whom they are/were Engaged. Facilitated large-scale Office Move including Office Equipment, Networks, Personnel, Furniture, etc. while keeping all Contracts/Engagements running at 100%.

Clearfield, Utah, Us

Managed QA team working on multiple Forest Service and Zions Bank accounts. Incorporated CMMI standards by implementing QA Plans, Test Plans, and other documentation. Developed and applied Metrics to track and improve projects. Tested final code implementation against Requirements and provided desired recommendations.

Clearfield, Utah, Us

Provided expertise in middle-tier and database design and Java-based development. Reviewed and refined Software and System Requirements for e-ISuite Forest Service project. Created Sequence Diagrams and other documentation from Use Cases and Preliminary Designs. Designed e-ISuite Forest Service application to be both Standalone and Enterprise-wide. Utilized JSF, (and later Flex), Action Script, JavaScript, Java, Spring Framework, Maven, Hibernate, Oracle 10g, MySql, and Postgresql concepts to design and develop e-ISuite system. Developed JUnit, DBUnit, and Integration tests to provide 100% code test coverage for project. Worked closely with Requirements group and customers to help provide more efficient design.

Correlated department activities with other departments and the CEO, handled hiring/firing responsibilities within the Development group as well as attended Department Head Meetings. Developed schedules and assigned/tracked developer workloads for the various projects. Tracked and assigned bugs/enhancements for developers to modify in their respective programs. Elicited Requirements from customers, VARS, and in-house users for the latest Point of Sale/Inventory Management system (Juniper) project. Assumed the Lead Architect role for the Juniper project. Designed an end-to-end template for developers to apply in the development of the Juniper project using an MVC implementation. Designed, developed, debugged and tested many client/server Inventory Management and Sales Point modules (Swing, Java, and MySQL).

Provided design and development expertise in object-oriented design concepts, C++ and Java-based application development. Developed a complex, 196 web-based workflow system using Java techniques (Java, Struts, JavaScript, Java Beans, Axis, SOAP, etc.) and C++ server-side code using an Oracle database for a SELDI Landing Gear project at Hill AFB. Modified several validation programs used by the Contract File Repository configuration at Hill AFB. Separated specific Repository Application code from a generic core of server-side libraries. Fixed various problems in a client-based, repository document submission system using C++ and updated current user and design documentation. Created server installation processes using C-shell scripting and developed administrator help documentation. Documented an existing Repository Application client design using UML concepts. Developed stylesheets involved in rendering an XML version of 761 and EDL documents into HTML for demo purposes. Designed and implemented the MFRS Librarian client, making it compatible with the core SOAP API. Helped enhance Master Folder Repository System (MFRS) to accept and archive 339 data. Worked on server-side API implementation of the Submit call for MFRS updates. Created code to concatenate PDF files together via SOAP calls

Rexburg, Id, Us

Project Manager for multiple consulting engagements, traveling to many client sites providing management, scope/bid estimation, technical expertise, requirements definition, installation, and training functions, specializing in Inventory Management, Manufacturing, Sales Orders, and Distribution modules within the J.D. Edwards OneWorld system. Created client demonstrations, storyboards, prototypes, and used other modeling techniques to assist sales staff in selling products/consulting services. Helped define in-house business processes to incubate a more mature development model. Interfaced with clients to further define/refine software requirements and overcome obstacles that could potentially endanger the services offered. Developed many complex integrations both within J.D. Edwards OneWorld and external systems needing to interface with OneWorld software (Java, C++, Visual Basic, Database migrations, JSPs, Servlets, and multiple J.D. Edwards OneWorld proprietary language customizations).

Melbourne, Florida, Us

Developed Web-based, Client/Server applications and web pages (C++, HTML, Javascript, CORBA, and Oracle) for the National Imagery and Mapping Agency (NIMA) in an SEI Level 3 organization. Programmed extensive Computer-Based Training for FAA weather systems (IconAuthor). Helped set up, configure, stage, package, and ship various computer systems for the FAA. Provided detailed technical support at a weather help desk troubleshooting problems and answering questions associated with the Weather and Radar Processor (WARP) computer system. Developed Unix scripts and programming for an FAA program

Washington, D.C., Us

Supervisor, covering for other managers who were sick/day off, on vacation, or sent on another long-term detail. This included supervising 33 carriers / 9 clerks, compiling and entering reports for the Salt Lake City District Manager and Ogden Postmaster, answering questions and resolving customer’s concerns, counting all monies and providing accounting reports at Ben Lomond Station, and transmitting all data to Salt Lake City for processing.Cased and delivered mail and packages to customers all over the Greater Ogden Utah area (Washington Terrace/South Ogden/Riverdale/Uintah/Ogden/Harrisville/Pleasant View/North Ogden), learning over 40 routes. Picked up mail from Collection Boxes throughout the same area.

Shared church beliefs with public, provided service for local communities, and strengthened local church congregations. Spent 6 months in the mission office handling various tasks such as reporting mission activities to church headquarters, managing baptism statistics, sending out church media referrals, and many other various tasks.

Washington, D.C., Us

Delivered mail and packages to customers all over the Greater Ogden Utah area (Washington Terrace/South Ogden/Riverdale/Uintah/Ogden/Harrisville/Pleasant View/North Ogden). Picked up mail from Collection Boxes throughout the same area. Occasionally helped Postal Mechanics by filling sandbags and putting chains on tires during the winter.

M.S., Engineering Management

B.S., Computer Science