Oversee the design and deployment of new transformation business applications for all cloud migration efforts.• Lead the architecture and engineering practices in instituting high-quality development activities. • Design the modernization of monolithic systems to microservices architectures deployed in cloud environments.• Create, maintain, and evangelize a long term architectural roadmap.• Provide technical guidance and oversight on all cloud (AWS) migration efforts.• Provide leadership in business capture, including facilitating and building a relationship with C-level and key customer stakeholders.• Recommend Information Technology and cloud solutions/strategy by using technical breadth across multiple areas, and manage strategic alliances among partners/customers to promote adoption and interoperability of applications and infrastructure solutions in a Cloud Environment.

Oversaw architecture consulting services for North American region, managing teams and technical operations while working directly with customers to discuss requirements and deliver solutions • Defined architecture requirements, business components, system capabilities, and interfaces. Designed applications and managed teams for projects with regional scope. Served as the main point-of-contact throughout the project.• Communicated with all lines of business to build solid working relationships while gaining information on appropriate feature sets and architecture direction.• Develop roadmap strategy for product penetration for the North American market. • Set discussion strategy and goals during all pre-sales activities with regional customers.

Began employment as Enterprise Architect for the Mobile Commerce Division and moved into the Data Warehouse Division to lead architecture teams and activities in the development and implementation of data governance projects.• Recruited, hired, trained, and managed the team of engineers, developers, DBAs, and project managers in the Data Warehouse Division. Worked with each team member on best practices for design, development, implementation, and management of successful technical projects. • Instituted internal processes and procedures that improved the delivery of high quality software.• Communicated with all lines of business to build solid working relationships while gaining information on appropriate feature sets and architecture direction.• Collaborated with Project Managers to discuss technical requirements and develop the vision, strategy, project plan, budget, and time frame for each project. Oversaw each project from initial discussions to completion.• Personally performed architecture functions and maintained a hands-on technical role as Program Manager. Architected several new systems, including a metadata system that tracked data lineage across multiple data sources, a data governance system that tracked data definitions and business rules from many systems to a centralized area, and cloud hybrid infrastructure solutions for migrating all data warehouse governance applications. Utilized technologies that included Java, IBM Information Server, AWS, Azure, SQL Server, Oracle, and Hadoop.• Served as Subject Matter Expert on special committees. • Led architecture teams while Enterprise Architect for the Mobile Commerce Division. Architected a mobile commerce application, integration between mobile commerce components and salesforce.com, and views for online catalog products, pricing, reviews, payments, authentication, and SEO. Technologies used to architect mobile site included Java, IBM WebSphere Commerce, REST API, XML, Oracle.

Worked within a series of roles that increased in scope and responsibility with each promotion to design, develop, implement, and manage solutions for software applications, security, and service.• Directed a team of software engineers in delivering mobile commerce applications for tier one retailers and online retailers that included Bed, Bath & Beyond, Toys R Us, Hasbro, NFL, Cabela’s, and Home Depot. • Managed all aspects of each technical project. Communicated with customers, sales specialists, and R&D teams to gather requirements, discuss budgets, and create plans. Negotiated competitive contracts with on- and off-shore engineering resources as needed. Utilized Agile methodology to manage projects.• Created incentives that motivated team members to achieve goals. Monitored performance and managed HR functions such as employee development and reviews.• Created and implemented several valuable processes, systems, and applications as Solutions and Security Architect. Instituted a response process for statements of work and requests for proposals that reduced delivery time from 9 to 3 months. Implemented a process for solution architecture that improved understanding of customer requirements. Developed a web service layer using RESTful API architecture. • Used many technologies to architect solutions, including Java, XML, Agile Kanban, JIRA, mobile commerce platforms, RESTful API, Oracle Identity Management, and BPMN Modeling, Oracle, Hadoop.

Oversaw architecture consulting services to tier 1 and tier 2 retailers, managing teams and technical operations while working directly with customers to discuss requirements and deliver solutions.• Defined architecture requirements, business components, system capabilities, and interfaces. Designed applications and managed teams for projects with global scope. Served as the main point-of-contact throughout the project.• Created in-house response processes and procedures that eliminated delay and increased new business.• Utilized Java, XML, Web Services, Oracle, DB2, and J2EE, Oracle Retail platforms and capabilities.

Led and managed a software development team from inception of each project to production and ongoing services.• Worked directly with customers, building rapport while defining requirements and discussing solutions.• Trained and supervised the internal software development staff as well as on- and off-shore technical teams. Coordinated activities and tracked performance to ensure accurate and timely completion of project assignments.• Architected solutions using Java, J2EE technologies, Linux/Unix, UML engineering tools, XML, EDI, and B2B architectures.

• Provided timely and quality support for DCSS (Dell Customer Support System) across all line of business and responded to production issues as needed. • Lead a support team of developers to develop tools and utilities using Microsoft Visual Basic programming language. • Provided timely estimates on project task from support activities. • Provided 24 hours support on production environments. • Designed and developed utilities using Java and XML technologies to improve on application response. • Implemented a plan for tracking performance and statistics in the production environments using Microsoft NT Resource Kit and Visual Basic Win32 APIs technologies.

• Analyzed, designed, and developed a customer awareness, customer retention, and customer driven system for Minolta Corporation. • Analyzed, designed, and developed enterprise business objects for SMART ERP system. • Used Rational Rose technologies to design UML diagrams and business process.• Analyzed, designed, and developed a distributed web-based BTO (Build to Order) and CTO (Configure to Order) systems for Compaq Computer Corporation. • Trained SMART Technologies proprietary software to build e-commerce online stores.• Led a team of junior developers on developing project specific tasks.• Assisted in providing technical expertise when deployment when deploying new customer’s e-commerce stores.• Developed customer relationship management (CRM) application using PowerBuilder 5.0 and Sybase database technologies. • Developed customer issue tracking system using Delphi and an Access database technology.• Supported production application environment running on all Novel and Microsoft system. • Assisted network administrator on developing utilities, using Visual Basic, for managing the Novell network across the organization.