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Natick, Ma, Us

Drive the growth and development of enterprise platforms:• Write and champion business cases for technology and process changes• Recruit and manage both individual contributors and managers• Interface directly with executive leadership• Grow the group strategically, expanding service footprint to meet changing company goals and changing workforce expectationsManage strategy and technology portfolio for three agile sub-teams:• Platform Engineering -- DevOps/GitOps tooling, observability (Splunk, Grafana), operational reporting, multi-cloud Kubernetes runtime environments for 500+ enterprise apps• Intranet and internal collaboration – SharePoint, OneDrive, Confluence, Office 365, Analytics, file shares.• Unified communications and collaboration spaces -- Microsoft Teams, WebEx, A/V equipment, conference rooms and other spacesDrive special projects:• Led reorganization and development of platform engineering group to support multi-cloud, containerized enterprise application deployment (2022)

Natick, Ma, Us

Champion the group’s strategy and get things done:• Write and champion business cases for technology and process changes• Recruit and manage both individual contributors and managers• Interface directly with executive leadership• Grow the group strategically from one developer in 2006 to 20+ staff in 2022Manage strategy and technology portfolio for three agile sub-teams:• Intranet and internal collaboration• Unified communications and collaboration spaces• IT Process and ToolingDrive special projects:• Drove adoption of SharePoint and subsequent migration to SharePoint Online (2019).• Drove rapid adoption of Microsoft Teams in <2 months (2020).• Led the development, prototyping, and rollout of specialized physical spaces and equipment for Agile scrums, including stand-up meeting spaces with 65” displays for live Jira board interaction.• Built an internal “citizen developer” platform, accelerating staff innovation by hosting a progressive portfolio of technologies (Node.js, Python, MATLAB, Redis, Go, etc.) and build/test tooling in Azure Kubernetes Service.

Natick, Ma, Us

* Managed email (Exchange), communications (Lync), Intranet (SharePoint, Mediawiki), and Office group* Led adoption of Office 365 cloud computing applications* Managed the maintenance, growth, and support of The MathWorks Inside intranet, including SharePoint 2007, 2010, and 2013 with >16TB internal storage, robust internal wiki (60,000 pages), in-house document management platform (~400GB of files), intranet search engine, WordPress MU blogging infrastructure, and Omniture web analytics software.* Launched a cross-functional “intranet council” to involve intranet content owners from across the company in information sharing and intranet planning.* Led product evaluations and pilots of next-generation wiki platforms and enterprise document management systems, including a 6-month pilot of Microsoft Office SharePoint Server 2007. * Managed team of staff and managers.

Cambridge, Ma, Us

As VP/RD (2005-2006):* Defined research agenda, publishing milestones, and new topic exploration.* Edited the team’s written research (30 documents per quarter).* Recruited, managed, and mentored seasoned industry analysts and support staff.* Identified and scoped research and consulting opportunities in usability, design, Web technology, and customer experience.* Planned and coordinated market surveys ranging from small, quarterly panels (200 respondents) to large, annual benchmarks (5000 North American households).As Senior Analyst (2001-2005):* Led research and lab evaluations of enterprise portal servers, business intelligence platforms, and instant messaging platforms.* Authored 90+ research documents.* Presented at Forrester and industry events.* Led consulting projects for clients and vendors.

London, Gb

* Co-founded Boston office.* Managed programming, Web, and IS staff.* Acted as technical lead and architect on Web projects ($50K - $500K).* Consulted on pitch writing and project costing.* Created and managed IS budget (~$100K).* Specified software and hardware infrastructure for client sites ($50K - $2M budgets).* Built IS infrastructure including Windows 2000 domain, wireless LAN, Windows and UNIX development environments, backup system, T1 Internet connectivity, phone and voicemail system, VPN, and videoconferencing.

Us

* Led intranet development.* Web-enabled business processes including performance management and indirect procurement.* Converted press release archive to XML.* Designed and implemented the www.bbn.com web site search.* Installed, configured and maintained WebTrends web site statistic gathering software.

Poway, California, Us

* Created and deployed Java-based timecard entry and reporting system to replace six existing legacy systems.* Designed and created a Java-based query system to dynamically reports from SQA test result databases.