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New York, Ny, Us

Developing applications for automotive advertising, reviews, and sales. Hearst Autos is based in NYC, San Francisco, and Detroit. I work remotely on advertising operations tools and online magazines, currently focusing on a national car marketplace. Systems are written in JavaScript (Node, React), Python (Airflow), and Google Ad Manager with Postgres and other databases using k8s, cloud, and agile development.

Juno Beach, Fl, Us

Developer for NextGrid, a power distribution app analyzing and managing FPL distribution grid repair work. Data is pulled directly from the smart grid (digital meters and telemetry) and the Spark data lake. Our team introduced agile practices and new tools including Javascript (Node, Angular), and MongoDB. Used Groovy and Scala to consume existing solutions written in C#, Java, and SQL.

Worked with the Global Crimes Technology team at Bank of America to migrate a Java/Oracle application managing lists of money laundering and sanctioned organizations to MongoDB. Worked with venture capital firm MaverixLab to assess cloud and mobile technology startups including ClassWallet as investment opportunities.Developed a ticket purchasing app in Node.js, Angular, and MongoDB for a national sports organization.

New York, Us

Noodle is a startup in New York. As a hands-on leader for Noodle Search, hired a new team and migrated the architecture to Python, Apache Solr, and MongoDB, improving reliability and supporting a large increase in scale. Developed a management system for the data which Noodle licenses and scrapes using Python/Flask and MongoDB.Extended the Noodle Partners Python-based learning system to support universities offering tutoring services and online education. All systems at this "big data" startup run on AWS.

Chicago, Illinois, Us

Hands-on technology leader for Kaplan's education partnerships, now owned by EverSpring. The system managed student admissions and online learning for masters degrees offered by partner universities including California State, George Washington, Adelaide, and Texas A&M, and colleges run by Kaplan Asia in Singapore and Hong Kong.Hired and managed the IT team, designed the database, and wrote system components. This team originated the use of AWS and open source software that was later deployed more widely at Kaplan.

West Lafayette, Indiana, Us

Managed admissions, academic advising, and financial aid systems for Kaplan University (now Purdue University Global).Managed deployment of a new learning management system, online seminar, and academic integration for Kaplan University and its law school Concord.Influenced the adoption of C# and agile development practices.

Contract software developer creating solutions written using C#/SQL Server and Python/MySQL. For Office Depot, created a dashboard for sales reporting used by all their US retail stores. For a perfume consignment company in 1000+ retail stores, worked on analysis and re-ordering functions. For Elemis managing spas on all cruise ships out of South Florida, developed processes to control inventory.

Redmond, Washington, Us

As Principal Consultant in Florida, worked with partners and key accounts to introduce software development best practices for C#, SQL Server, and .Net.As Managing Consultant for Microsoft in Chicago, then Tampa, managed service relationships with enterprise accounts including United Airlines, Kraft Foods, McDonalds, Darden, Royal Caribbean, and others. Hired and managed consultants and directed the provision of consulting services on technology architecture, software development, and operations, including personal involvement in delivered solutions.

Plano, Texas, Us

VP for AGS (now acquired by NTT DATA Services), running businesses including strategy, analytics, and machine learning for customers including Roche and AT&T. Director of a Unix consulting business which served IBM in the USA, Mexico, and France. Consulting in software development, design, and project management in the NY tristate area for IBM, JP Morgan Chase, Bank of America, NatWest, CME Group, NYC Dept. of Education, and others.