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Florida, United States

Greater Tampa Bay Area

• Build multi-client scalable data feeds and processes to ensure quick integration and accurate data flow.
• Identify systemic issues and monitor issue resolution.
• Address issues in a timely and effective manner, including identification of root causes.
• Ensure formal quality testing procedures and control processes are followed for all EDI transactions.
• Maintain functional and technical documentation related to Enrollment EDI transactions and reporting.
• Collaborate with vendor EDI teams to configure and optimize data pipelines.

Greater Tampa Bay Area

• Manage support for EDI systems.
• Build multi-client scalable data feeds and processes to ensure quick integration and accurate data flow.
• Identify systemic issues and monitor issue resolution.
• Address issues in a timely and effective manner, including identification of root causes.
• Ensure formal quality testing procedures and control processes are followed for all EDI transactions.
• Maintain functional and technical documentation related to Enrollment EDI transactions and reporting.

Tampa, Florida, United States

• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to design, develop, and optimize data warehouse solutions tailored to business requirements.
• Create and maintain data models, schemas, and structures for efficient data storage and retrieval.
• Monitor and enhance data warehouse performance and scalability to accommodate growing data volumes.
• Design and implement ETL processes to extract data from various sources, transform it to meet business needs, and load it into the data warehouse.
• Develop and maintain ETL pipelines using industry best practices and tools.
• Work with the team to design and build scalable data lake solutions for storing raw and processed data.

Hoboken, New Jersey, United States

• Established seamless and universal data feeds with custodian banks (Goldman Sachs, Fidelity, and more), data vendors, and service providers, enhancing data accessibility while removing friction points and enabling.
• Collaborated with leadership, clients, and the Data Team to provide data-driven insights and analysis, leveraging the universal data template to reduce new client onboarding time significantly
• Transformed data integration processes into fully automated and centralized systems, improving efficiency and reducing manual intervention or manual systems, vastly reducing overhead and manual accuracy checking
• Built end-to-end automated data pipelines for accounting and performance financial data movement, streamlining data processes and ensuring compliance with overall strategies and centralized data templates
• Collaborated with cross-functional teams to execute tasks and maintain smooth operations across the firm, promoting a culture of teamwork and efficiency while providing open-door communication and role-model leadership
• Mentored and coached junior data engineers, fostering high-performing and competent teams capable of achieving stated goals

Edison, New Jersey, United States

• Standardized development processes, reducing the average development time for ETL jobs by up to 80%, exceeding SLA goals, and enhancing client satisfaction through scalable and efficient data pipelines
• Collaborated with vendor EDI teams (Cigna, MetLife, Mutual of America) to configure and optimize data pipelines
• Streamlined the development process by mapping client-specific data into tables for client-agnostic feeds, improving efficiency and flexibility while reducing onboarding times from 2 weeks to 2 days
• Developed core logic to identify COBRA benefit termination events in alignment and harmonization with client-agnostic data feeds, reducing development time for COBRA feeds by 90% to improve operational capacity and.
• Utilized JIRA to report and monitor progress throughout the ETL development life cycle, improving project visibility/coordination
• Built multi-client scalable data feeds, templates, and processes to ensure quick integration, accurate data flow, and efficient operations for clients and others in the health insurance space

San Jose, California, United States

• Designed resumes from scratch given client provided data
• Edited and rewrote existing client resumes in accordance with best practices
• Communicated with clients to gather pertinent information via email and/or phone
• Critiqued resumes based on resume writing best practices
• Developed resumes to be visible through Automated Tracking System (ATS) software
• Formatted and organized resumes to provide clients the best chance to be selected for interviews

Tampa/St. Petersburg, Florida Area

• Initiated and facilitated meetings between client decision-makers and company practice leaders, leading to enhanced customer relationships and business opportunities through harmonization and alignment
• Analyzed market trends and competitors to develop innovative services, products, and distribution channels, ensuring the company's competitive edge and gaining additional clients, growing revenue streams
• Managed a team of 10 interdisciplinary associates, overseeing all operations, hiring, training, payroll, and more, fostering a high-performing team by leveraging a strong technical background to ensure success
• Implemented sprint planning and agile product development management, breaking down projects into consumable sprints, enhancing project efficiency and outcomes
• Provided leadership and coaching, directing and empowering the team for successful project execution and company growth
• Managed the company's financial outlook and HR functions, skillfully balancing the budget and ensuring smooth operations

Tampa/St. Petersburg, Florida Area

• Designed websites for clients with WordPress CMS and modified with HTML5 and CSS3
• Created 2D vector art and break it up appropriately for animation (Photoshop/Illustrator)
• Developed 2D (Unity) & 3D (Unity/Spine) animations for software applications
• Created unique content and edited existing client content for web pages that aligned with SEO best practices
• Developed marketing content (Brochures, Business Cards, etc.) to promote the business and new applications
• Architected Kickstarter campaigns, optimizing the page content and art to cultivate user interest

Remote

• Consulted senior leadership on how to position the company based on market trends and competition
• Drafted and maintained a detailed business plan to secure financing for expansion and keep the company mission/vision in focus
• Provided guidance on hiring practices, interviewing techniques and labor laws
• Conducted annual financial reviews and provided guidance on taxes and financial strategies to better manage cash flow and expenditures

Tampa/St. Petersburg, Florida Area

• Developed territories, planned events and marketing
• Planned and implemented all future strategies of the company
• Delegated duties and responsibilities to the heads of departments
• Monitored department budgets to ensure they meet best practices and GAAP standards
• Set aggressive goals for the company to achieve
• Presented the accounts of the company to the share holders

Fort Hood, TX / Kandahar, AFG

• Prepared assessments of current threats and trends based on the collection, research and analysis of classified and open source information.
• Conducted and supervised hundreds of source, interrogation and debriefing operations
• Produced hundreds of intelligence reports with 100% accuracy
• Navigate and gather research from intelligence databases
• Utilized DOD Intelligence migration system to report and collect intelligence from DOD, NATO, ISAF, Coalition Forces, etc.
• Provided guidance and leadership to less-experienced analysts

New Port Richey, FL

• Sales and customer service
• Inventory, cash, and labor management
• Team-building and employee training
• Direct marketing and personal selling
• Operations Management
• Employment forms maintenance

Master'S Degree, Business Administration, Management And Operations

Associate Of Science - As, Computer Programming

Coursework in C#, SQL, JavaScript, Python, Networking and Cyber Security