A materials science technology company that has developed patent-pending technology capable of discovering new and advanced materials. Our target markets range from medical devices to manufacturing to defense. We intend to introduce new material technologies that could reshape markets entirely, providing new products as well as improving existing ones by offering sustainable solutions.

Founded a SaaS company called ListenUp (www.hellolistenup.com) to help organizations achieve positive results through culture. We help organizations create and maintain healthy and ethical cultures by monitoring the health of cultural factors that drive behavior and detecting the conditions that may create GRC issues before they happen.

Supporting clients in developing and executing business and technology strategies to realize their vision and their dreams.GRC protection through positive culture. Helping clients prepare and implement comprehensive GRC programs with 360-degree protection. Sophisticated algorithms and intelligence to recognize potential GRC risks and take proactive and automated action to prevent them.Helping clients reduce GRC risk by helping to create a positive culture through positive reinforcement and proactive monitoring of cultural factors.

Led the transformation of a struggling ethics and compliance development team into a world-class engineering organization with Focus, Direction & Vision, and superior Talent.Positioned Convercent to transform the ethics and compliance industry by releasing key and strategic products.Established a strategy to allow faster product delivery while investing in infrastructure and architecture of legacy systems to burn down significant technical debt.Established an Agile Program Office supporting multiple product lines simultaneously.Led transformation to Agile/Scrum delivery helping to achieve 72% growth YOY in Annual Recurring Revenue.Released Convercent’s first-ever Big Data & Analytics platform.Introduced a scalable micro-services architecture into a single instance/multi-tenant SaaS platform.Led the integration of critical technology partners to enhance product value proposition.Established 3yr product and technology roadmaps for clear direction & vision resulting in significant customer growth.Introduced a scalable and repeatable release process with a focus on Scope and Change Management.Introduced DevOps discipline to greatly improve the deployment process and to be more responsive to customer needs.Successfully passed security ISO certification on first attempt.

Led the turnaround of a struggling software organization of over 57 engineers, organizing the team to save over 1.4M in the first six months.Introduced and stood up an Agile Program Office to support multiple and concurrent product lines.Transitioned organization from a fixed bid work-for-hire development model to a license and recurring revenue software model resulting in a 350% increase in YoY revenue.Led transformation to Scrum/Agile delivery resulting in 90% post-launch defect decrease coupled with 250% increase in delivery velocity.Led the turnaround and delivery of Kiosk's biggest and most ambitious development project resulting in the successful delivery of over 2,000 self-service units in the field and a huge success for the Customer.Implemented an architecture of reusable components to lower the cost of development projects while reducing the cost to customers and improving Kiosk profitability.Successfully passed security/integrity audits, including PCI, McAfee security scans, Veracode, others.Introduced a focused requirements gathering process resulting in more accurate development estimates and clear technical direction. Introduced the next-generation Enterprise System to allow management, monitoring and alerting capabilities on any kiosk, regardless of who developed the kiosk application.Positioned Kiosk Software Development to move from a project-by-project model to a solutions model

Responsible for a team of engineers and provided day-to-day assignments and priorities within an established process for the development of aviation certified software products.Responsible for all aspects of the Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC).Defined, developed, and deployed full end-to-end software solutions to the commercial aviation industry.Responsible for deployment and release management of multiple products.Managed multiple projects simultaneously and analyzed methodologies, processes and system architectures for release management coordination, overall product improvements, efficiency gains, and for patent and intellectual property opportunities.Managed resource allocation across multiple projects and product teams.Defined, developed and implemented a deployment and release process for all classes of EFB’s.Responsible for the integration of .NET Framework technology into a structured and disciplined development environment.Led the transition from an MFC development organization to .NET driven organization.Responsible for the development and maintenance of proprietary Software Development Kits (SDK) and Application Program Interfaces (API’s).Responsible for the integration of third-party software solutions with proprietary SDK’s and API’s for flight-deck applications.Introduced Agile / SCRUM software development practices that are now used in all development projects.Successfully managed and delivered the first operationally approved Class 2 Electronic Flight Bag (EFB) to part 121 commercial aviation market to enhanced airline safety and efficiency.Introduced the first-ever situational awareness application, Airport Moving Map, to the commercial aviation market.Provided Subject-Matter Expert services to clients needing to improve or validate their EFB deployment strategies.Directly responsible for software engineer career development, discipline, and coaching.

Responsible for all aspects of software development for multiple products within the Microsoft Solutions Framework.Successfully led the transition from DOS-based applications to Microsoft Windows using client-server n-tier technologies.Successfully implemented project management methodologies.Advised company President, Senior Vice Presidents and Directors on business structure, processes, workflow, IT management and project communications.Worked directly with all levels of management for strategic planning and product release schedules.Developed management strategies and methods for managing corporate resources across multiple products.Responsible for deployment and release management of multiple products.

Responsible for the development of large-scale solutions for international acquiring systems and Point-of-Sale (POS) transaction processing.Helped lead the transition from IBM mainframe technology to client-server technology.Successfully managed and delivered a Global Multi-Currency program to support the European Union’s transition to the EURO.Helped lead the organization to CMM Level 3Responsible for the development and maintenance of large-scale credit card POS processing systems.Implemented a client-server based “downtime” system to enable business transactions to be processed during system down time. This system enabled Citibank to process POS transactions 24 hours a day, improve customer service, and save millions of dollars during system “down” time.Implemented a Target Marketing System using demographics modeling to better target potential customers and provide better marketing strategies to Citibank clients’ nation-wide. Running this system locally allowed Citibank to quickly see the results of marketing strategies while saving millions of dollars annually by not having to run full marketing programs or campaigns.