Senior analytics and cloud architect focusing on Microsoft Azure IaaS, PaaS and SaaS technologies.

● Partner and chief technology officer of SaaS provider of secure file delivery, payroll and HR based products and services.● Software Architect and primary implementation specialist for all algorithmic and back-end processing engines that drove the Shugo software suite. Implemented cloud-based remote encrypted file storage system with cross-cloud-provider replication for redundancy. Built asynchronous document processing and parsing engine for extracting metadata to generate analytics.… Show more ● Partner and chief technology officer of SaaS provider of secure file delivery, payroll and HR based products and services.● Software Architect and primary implementation specialist for all algorithmic and back-end processing engines that drove the Shugo software suite. Implemented cloud-based remote encrypted file storage system with cross-cloud-provider replication for redundancy. Built asynchronous document processing and parsing engine for extracting metadata to generate analytics. Tech/platforms used: VB.Net, C#.Net, SQL Server, Message Queueing (MSMQ), Redis, Aspose.PDF, AWS, Rackspace.● Architected integration with independent software payroll, billing and cloud vendors. Implemented REST API infrastructure for use by integrated platforms and mobile applications. Designed role-based security model for use across platforms and integration scenarios. Architected an app marketplace built into Shugo’s HR product to allow any third-party vendor to integrate their product directly into the employee user experience through a web-plug-in style architecture. Tech used: VB.Net, WCF, REST, OAuth2.● Managed all data center related infrastructure and deployments including the provisioning of servers, RAID configuration, installed load balancing and DDoS prevention hardware and configured dedicated internet backbone. Managed SQL Server database infrastructure, including on-site and off-site backup strategy, database tuning, and implementation of database mirroring for redundancy. Responsible for writing and maintaining corporate disaster recovery plan. Managed cloud infrastructure and PaaSapplications hosted in Microsoft Azure.● Responsible for security of infrastructure and platform. Conducted quarterly security reviews and published internal Information Security Plan. Routinely reviewed automated vulnerability scans of web applications to remediate potential security flaws.● Successful exit of company via acquisition by SwipeClock, LLC in January 2018. Show less

Senior Software Engineer June 2004 - July 2006● Senior .NET engineer responsible for development of background engines and reportingsubsystems. Code written in Visual Basic .NET for backend and Windows Forms UIdevelopment. Technologies used: .NET 2.0, COM+, ADO.Net, .Net Remoting, SQLServer Reporting Services (SSRS).Chief Architect Aug 2006 - July 2007● Primary architect of core payroll tax calculation engines, cash management systems,billing and reporting… Show more Senior Software Engineer June 2004 - July 2006● Senior .NET engineer responsible for development of background engines and reportingsubsystems. Code written in Visual Basic .NET for backend and Windows Forms UIdevelopment. Technologies used: .NET 2.0, COM+, ADO.Net, .Net Remoting, SQLServer Reporting Services (SSRS).Chief Architect Aug 2006 - July 2007● Primary architect of core payroll tax calculation engines, cash management systems,billing and reporting subsystems. Technologies used: VB.NET, WCF, COM+, SSRS andSQL Server.Director of Software Development July 2007 - Aug 2009● Led entire software development effort of enterprise payroll software, web-based onlinepayroll administration and portals. Led a team of 15 developers and deployment of allsoftware related assets. Budgets ranged from 1-2 million a year.Consulting Architect Sep 2009 - April 2013● Full-time consultant with focus on application architecture. Implemented PDF-based taxform rendering engine for payroll compliance reporting team. Provided guidance onarchitecture of a optimized reporting infrastructure to improve performance andmaintainability of report rendering engine. Helped transition application architecture froma self-hosted model to SaaS based model. Show less

Responsible for designing and maintaining all in-house custom applications used to track,manage, and process payroll for temporary employees sent out to job sites. Architectedand implemented custom integration between employee tracking CRM (WebPAS) andERP system (Lawson Insight) used for payroll processing. Maintained company’sflagship web time clock product. Technologies used: VB.Net, VB6, ASP, SQL Server,ADO, Crystal Reports.