- Lead a team of 18 to architect, implement, enhance and support new and existing software products- Set a vision for how various technologies would be used to meet the business’ need- Hired a complete team of 11 Developers, QA, DevOps and Scrum Masters to support the creation of a new software product- Implemented new processes that encouraged the use of Agile methodologies and “Secure by Design” best practices- Managed technology budgets of $2MKey Achievements:- Built a team with great chemistry and complementary skill sets even though they have never met in person due to the COVID-19 lockdown- Reduced deployment of new test and production environment infrastructure from 2 days to 2 hours- Migrated the existing application from AWS to Azure while greatly enhancing its security profile from an infrastructure and application point of view- Leveraged cloud native technologies to increase the scalability and decrease the efforts required to maintain and deploy the application

Improve or create new enterprise and mobile software-based products for the Telecommunications, Financial, Insurance and other industries

- Create a cloud-based Password Manager that stores user’s passwords for various accounts and notes in a secure fashion- Leverage technologies such as microservices, Docker, Microsoft Azure, REST, Spring Framework, OAuth2, Password-based Encryption, TOTP, MySQL, Redis, CentOS/Reg Hat Linux, JMeter, Angular Bootstrap and Git

Responsibilities:- Architect and implement a mobile application to be used for data collection purposes and generate eForms- Architect and implement a backend server to be used for administration and forms generation purposes- Create the set of RESTful APIs to be used between the mobile application and backend server.Technologies: Objective-C, Java, SOA, Web Services (REST, RestKit, Jersey), iText, Log4JTools: Apache Tomcat, EclipseOperating Systems: iOS, Linux, MS Windows

- Designed and implemented large-scale customer-facing and employee-facing online account open applications that support the Desktop, Mobile Web and Native (iOS and Android) platforms- Migrated and enhanced the existing online banking functionality to a new platform leveraging Domain Driven Design and microservices-based principles- Annual budgets were up to $25M with a team size as large as 65 members- Introduced Agile Scrum-based methodologies into existing CIBC processes- Became a key partner to the business and the scrum teams throughout the delivery process- Participated in the gathering of requirements/user stories, sprint planning and product backlog reviewsKey Achievements:- Increased the adoption rate of accounts opened by customers- Increased the number of accounts opened by 20% on a per-user basis through the use of automated adjudication and cross-sell functionality- Successfully implemented Agile and Scrum-based methodologies into a team with 65 members

- Worked closely with stakeholders within the Finance and Human Resources department to help define their business requirements- Translated business requirements into design and implementation requirements- Attended meetings with third-party vendors to devise solutions to meet the business’ needs which included the creation of new features within the vendor’s products- Created a set of Enterprise-wide Health Management Services through the use of RESTful APIs- Participated in the implementation of Web Portals used by the employees of various companies to manage their employee benefits. Each Web Portal was customized (including site branding) to meet the customer’s needs- Created an external facing website that Morneau Shepell’s Service Providers would use to submit their invoices and expenses. It will be expanded to support additional tasks in the near future.

Product: OneTap- Worked with clients and the development team to build consumer-oriented products using contactless card technologies- Worked closely with clients and product management to define, architect and integrate OneTap with the client’s environment- Translated business requirements into design and implementation requirements- Installed and configure OneTap as well as Apache HTTP Server and SpringSource tc Server

Product: ECM (i.e. Enterprise Content Manager) Shared Service- Architect and develop a new ECM product that will be used to store soft-copies of various documents for Intact’s Claims business process- Provide great flexibility in the product so that new functionality can be easily added and deployed to other lines of business- Attend meetings with various Technology teams within the company and create solutions to streamline existing processes so as to reduce costs and improve productivityTechnologies: JAVA EE/J2EE (JDBC, PKI, Servlets), Spring Framework, Spring Security, Web Services, WS-I, SOAP, WSDL, XML, XML Schema, LDAP, Apache Axis2, JavaBeans, Log4J, JSF, Facelets, Spring Web Flow, Spring MVC, HTML, JUnit and Apache AntModeling Technologies: UMLTools: IBM Content Manager, Adobe LiveCycle, WebSphere Application Server,Tivoli Access Manager, IBM DB2, Rational Application Developer (i.e. RAD), Visio and MS ProjectOperating Systems: Windows XP and AIX

- Report directly to the CIO- Manage an operating budget of $1- 2 million and a capital budget of $3 - 5 million- Manage approximately 30 staff members, including 4 Managers- Direct, manage, support and deliver large, complex, mission-critical development projects from the following 4 departments:* eBIT (eBusiness Integration Technologies)* Core Banking* Data Warehouse* SBFA (Small Business Forms Automation)- Evaluate and guide the performance of each Manager responsible for each department in my portfolio- Interface and maintain communications with various business units and technology groups in regard to Amicus and SBFA development issues- Review requests from internal CIBC clients to provide initial estimates of various project initiatives- Identify the drivers, strategies and needs of the client’s technology operations and lead internal change to support those operations- Contribute to the operational (short-term), tactical (1-2 years) and strategic (3-5 years) planning in support of the business plan- Build and manage teams effectively- Manage risks and control the organization’s exposure to them (e.g. assets, liabilities and reputation)- Work with HP, IBM and CIBC technology groups to deliver solutions in a timely manner- Manage the successful and smooth transition from the current to the desired culture, practices, structure and overall organizational environment

- Report directly to the CTO- Manage the development lifecycle of all Java-based product lines within Route1- Establish timelines, schedules, milestones for various projects- Provide estimates of project or software components costs and efforts- Interact with the QA department regarding defects and the scheduling of each QA cycle- Produce Functional Specification Documents for all projects- Demonstrate Route1 products and convey the possibilities to potential clientsProduct: MAP (i.e. MobiNET Administration and Provisioning)- Architect a new version of MAP that will be used to provision the various features of MobiNET- Design the web services interface to MAP. This includes creating the WSDL’s and XSD’s used in the generation of SOAP messages- Meet with current MAP users, Sales Engineers and business leads and gather requirements- Participate in JAD sessions- Lead a team of developers in the development of the new version of MAP

Product: NPG (i.e. Network Provisioning Gateway)- Architect and develop a new product called NPG (i.e. Network Provisioning Gateway) that will be used to provision various back-end servers and Network Elements. For example, NPG will activate, deactivate or add/remove features from a customers cell phone- Architect and develop an audit trail mechanism that can be used by the Enterprise Information Security organization to oversee everyday activities and investigate possibilities of fraud. - Architect and develop the web services interface to NPG. This includes creating the WSDL and XSD files used in the generation of SOAP messages- Review requests from internal departments and provide initial estimates on various wireless provisioning services- Present the web services specifications to the various channels that will be using our web services- Attend meetings with various Business Analysts and Business Process Engineers as a way to gather business requirements- Gather feature requirements and oversee the progress of third-party vendors in meeting their timelines- Attend meetings with various Technology teams within MTS Allstream and devise a way to streamline existing processes so as to reduce costs and improve productivity- Analyze the department’s resources and provide staffing requirements

- Architect and develop a new content management system base framework that will be used enterprise-wide within CIBC to manage various documents (e.g. Signature cards, contracts, etc.)- Architect and develop software to be built on top of the above mentioned base framework that will cater to the needs of various lines of business (e.g. retail and business banking)- Work along side various IBM consultants to determine the best hardware and software configurations for the development, test and production environments- Present the web services specifications to the various channels that will be using our web services- Devise a way to integrate with existing bank branch tools (located at over 1500 branch locations) using PKI to authorize and authenticate the user of the bank branch tool.- Attend meetings with various Business Analysts and Business Process Engineers as a way to gather business requirements- Devise a way to ingest over 7.3 million documents into the newly created ECM product- Oversee the progress of third-party vendors in meeting their timelines- Attend meetings with various Technology teams within CIBC and devise a way to streamline existing process so as to reduce costs and improve productivity- Take on the responsibilities of acting "Director of Product Development" when the current Director is not on-site (the department is comprised of 23 employees in total)- Attend to various management duties on behalf of the department in regard to major CIBC project initiativesTechnologies: JAVA EE/J2EE (EJB, MDB, JDBC, JNDI, JMS, PKI, Servlets), Web Services, WS-I, SOAP, WSDL, XML, XML Schema, Systinet, LDAP, JavaBeans, Log4J, Apache Struts, JSTL, JSP, HTML, JUnit and Apache AntDevelopment Process: RUPTools: DB2, WebSphere Application Server, WebSphere MQ, IBM Content Manager, IBM Content Manger OnDemand, Rational Application Developer (i.e. RAD), Visio and MS ProjectOperating Systems: Solaris, Windows 2003 Server and Windows 2000