Ray Goodman Email & Phone Number

Orlando, Fl, Us

Teaneck, New Jersey, Us

Responsible for delivery of application development forHilton Grand Vacations, a leading timeshare organization, during CIO transitionEngaged to accelerate transformation of waterfall development life cycle to AgileManaged teams to ensure that SOX and PCI compliance was achievedWorked with program management, solution engineering, quality assurance, and all phases of development to ensure projects are completed and delivered on scheduleBuilt trust amongst diverse teams from acquisitions, consulted with upper management on process changes and improvements

Teaneck, New Jersey, Us

Provided Program Management for the Global Operations and Logistics (GOaL) development area forNike, a major athletic wear retailerCoordinated global teams in NA, APAC, Europe, and LTAM geosEstablished reporting and tracking for global geos and core products of more than $200MHelped to establish reporting cadences and transition to new methods including PI Planning, Weekly Success metrics, monthly and quarterly business and performance execution reviewsConsolidated reporting for technical and business stakeholdersManaged a $120m data center to cloud migration for NikeOversaw a global team of 40+ to migration applications and servers from physical data centers to multiple clouds (Azure, AWS, private cloud)

Teaneck, New Jersey, Us

Integrated the Products Group in Softvision into the Retail, Consumer Goods, Travel and Hospitality vertical within CognizantContinued support for 50+ companies worldwide including: Duluth Trading, Publisher's Clearing House, 1800Flowers, Plow and Hearth, Fingerhut, and Vermont Country StoreCommitted to creating full stack software using a microservices architecture to grow our applications from Tier 2-3 to support Tier 1 clientsDeveloped a comprehensive Disaster Recovery plan for the Softvision Suite development and shared servicesThe new architecture provides a framework where a customer can use the provided applications or develop a custom retail planning suite on top of the platformThis change sets Cognizant up to become the leader in retail planning systems in the industry

Teaneck, Us

Cognizant Softvision is a provider of technology services and solutions for omni-channel retailers worldwide, with $150M+ in annual revenuesLead the Product division of Cognizant Softvision, to bring the Softvision Suite of merchandising, forecasting, and inventory management tools for omni-channel retailers to more customers worldwide while providing new features and functionality to our current customer baseManaged all product development and support activities for merchandising, forecasting, and inventory management solutions (such as Direct Tech, Buyer's Workmate, and TFO) for omni-channel retailers, generating $10M in annual revenuesIntegrated support for Walmart supplied data and reportingTransitioned the firm from an on-premise focus to SaaS-based solutions and oversee 5 direct reports and 60+ offshore resourcesInstrumental in delivering 50% revenue growth from 2015-2016Generated $100K annually from Oracle license sales and saving $30K+ each year on development tools, Office licenses, and operating systemsBuilt unified product innovation and management organization upon Agile development principles, boosting productivity to lower headcount 40%+, reducing time to develop new products / product upgrades, and slashing time of software bug resolution from several weeks to just 2 days

Teaneck, Us

Led all software development for a suite of solutions targeting direct-to-consumer retailers, generating $6M in annual revenuesOversaw a team of 15 employees and 25 offshore contractorsDelivered seamless post-merger integration after $4M Direct Tech acquisition within just 8 months (versus 1 year deadline)Expanded customer base 10% while experiencing zero client attrition despite time of rapid changeReduced software development costs 40% by consolidating Mysore and Bangalore teams“I had the pleasure of working with Ray for over a year, collaborating as we defined the future direction of our product offerings. I was able to observe Ray in situations where he was interacting with senior management of key customers. His ability to build rapport, clearly describe our solutions and vision, and resolve conflict assisted us in retaining customers as well as in winning new ones. Ray is a true professional who would be a strong addition to any company looking for an executive to define and build technology roadmaps and product suites. I highly recommend Ray.”-- Steve Taylor, Senior Vice President of Product Delivery @ Softvision

Omaha, Nebraska, Us

Direct Tech was a provider of merchandising forecasting and inventory management software solutions for direct-to-consumer retailers with $4M in annual revenues and 30+ employeesOver the course of a 20-year career with the firm I built the software development organization from the ground up creating the operational infrastructure to transform a startup into a $4M business focused on the direct-to-consumer marketLed a team of 30 domestic employees and 25 offshore reportsEstablished, managed, and expanded offshore development teamLaunched and led successful Direct Tech User Conference regularly attracting 100+ attendees fostering rapport with client base and serving as catalyst for new product developmentServed as the face of company at variety of industry events, such as National Retail Federation and other conferencesReplaced in-house development team with 3rd-party contractors in India, lowering costs while creating agility and scalability without compromising on quality