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Toronto, ON, CA

Toronto, Ontario, CA

Toronto, Ontario, CA

• Propel is dedicated to bringing appropriate credit solutions to the hands of more consumers and becoming a part of their credit journey.
• Hands-on leader of all software development activities including web, mobile, devops and data warehousing initiatives.
• Manage Business Analysis and Quality Assurance teams - including Automated QA
• Own and manage all cloud infrastructure
• Lead adoption of agile practices to ensure on-time delivery of high value solutions.
• Recommend, define and implement the long-term technology strategy and roadmap.

Toronto, Ontario, CA

Leading team of 39 technology professionals.TECHNOLOGIES: Java, JavaScript, PHP, GWT, Spring Boot & Batch, React, iOS/Android, MySQL, GitHub, Jenkins, AWS, Ansible, CloudFormation

Toronto, Ontario, CA

• MoneyKey offers installment loans and lines of credit to consumers via a safe and secure online platform.
• Hands-on leader of all software development activities including web, mobile, devops and data warehousing initiatives.
• Manage Business Analysis and Quality Assurance teams - including Automated QA
• Lead MoneyKey's migration to AWS.
• Lead adoption of agile practices to ensure on-time delivery of high value solutions.
• Recommend, define and implement the long-term technology strategy and roadmap for MoneyKey.

Toronto, ON, CA

• Lead 3 teams of software developers to prioritize, plan, coordinate and supervise activities related to the technical development and implementation of externally facing new media applications.
• Recommend, define and implement the long-term technology strategy and roadmap for TVO.
• Provide oversight on multiple projects to ensure all required technical analysis, scoping, planning, engineering, implementation, testing and internal/external communications activities are carried out according to.
• Partner with key stakeholders to ensure that development activities support the TVO mandate and strategic agenda.

Kingston, On, CA

• Graduate student in Master of Management Analytics Program
• Used mathematical and statistical techniques to improve business decision making using analytics
• Worked as manager or team member to provide analytics based solutions to business case problems
• Developed experience using software for statistical analysis and predictive modelling (SAS) as well as for analyzing Big Data (Hadoop)

• Hired with a demanding mandate to upgrade and enhance to world class status a web-based financial research and analytic platform, competing with Bloomberg and Reuters, offering a unique differentiator in financial.
• Sourced, assembled and coached a highly skilled team of technical professionals peaking at 20 persons encompassing Java and Microsoft Web Developers, quality assurance, business analysis and desktop network support.
• Initiated a merit-based, performance-driven and empowering culture encouraging creativity, passion, productivity and employee engagement/retention.
• Devised and deployed the development strategy incorporating Agile Methodology advancing the roadmap for the Lusight platform.
• Navigated the team through numerous development cycles with significant input from product development and customer base.
• Outsourced quality assurance utilizing the expertise of a consulting company.

• Project Manager and Lead Java Developer on a contract with iTeach.com, a division of Scholastic, to build an educational portal for teachers, generating $30,000 per month for Blue Spark.
• Appointed technical lead for a high profile and challenging project with Rogers Communications to build individual websites for 22 radio stations across Canada, completed according to clients’ specifications.
• Instrumental in closing the deal, performing initial analysis, proof of concept and design development for the web-based financial research and analytic platform, later launched independently by Lusight Research.
• Interacted with high level IT influencers at major clients including: GlaxoSmithKline, Ontario Biotechnology Secretariat, and Rogers Communications.
• Played a key role in corporate strategic planning and business planning activities providing guidance and support to the senior management team.

Toronto, ON, CA

• Increased the performance of the TV show scheduling system from 60 seconds to 4 seconds utilizing a client-based server system to manage scripts and on-air sequencing.

• Programmed and maintained software for an internal budgeting system to support ongoing policy development for the Council while providing desktop and user support for 50 end-users.

• Conceived and programmed a multi-user manufacturing subsystem to expedite order and BOM processes.

Master Of Management Analytics

Ongoing Lifelong Learning

Ongoing Lifelong Learning

Certificate, Software Engineering, Computer Engineering

Bsc, Psychology

Health Sciences

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