Led a globally distributed Engineering team consisting of Development, QA, and DevOps, balancing resources to both maintain and enhance the legacy product while developing the next generation SaaS applicationCollaborated directly with the CEO and Product leadership to set aggressive, yet realistic OKRs and release timelinesParticipated in the architecture and design of a Cloud Native application built using React, TypeScript, Docker and AWS services such as AppSync, Cognito, Lambda, RDS, SQS, and KinesisSuccessfully implemented a new Agile process, taking a mission-critical project that was over a year behind schedule, getting it back on track and ready to pilot within three monthsImproved morale of a team that had become disengaged and lacked direction, enabling them to refocus and rediscover their sense of purpose and productivity

Led all aspects of Engineering to ensure successful execution of product strategy; included scaling development team and Agile processes to align with business objectives, implementing best practices, and driving continuous improvementEnsured ongoing quality, performance, and maintainability of products, communicating technical strategy and risk to stakeholdersPartnered with executive team to influence and develop strategic direction as leading technical voice for the CompanyCollaborated with VP of Product and other stakeholders to drive technical product directionWorked with product team to establish scope, priorities, and timelines for product deliverablesDirected technical recruitment and hiring processes; fostered a culture of creativity, innovation, quality, and empowerment while facilitating professional growth and developmentKey Achievements:Built team of eight Developers into a cross-functional Engineering department of 25 personnel while maintaining exceptional employee retention rates; included Quality Assurance, User Experience, and DevOps specialistsIntroduced Objective and Key Results (OKR) goal setting framework, focused on increasing efficiency and reducing technical debt

Managed all aspects of software development team and product, leveraging innovative mindset and technical expertise to continuously drive code and product quality; introduced Scrum and Agile development methodologiesPlayed an instrumental role in the design, architecture, development, deployment, and testing of new/existing product featuresPartnered with Microsoft to create freemium version of product for inclusion in new sales of Dynamics NAV and GP ERP systemsDrove continuous process improvement and cost efficiency; developed and instituted engineering and organizational best practices, in addition to facilitating elimination of technical debtRecruited and onboarded new Developers; provided continuous training and mentoring, managed personnel issues within department, and actively cultivated a work culture of positivity and collaboration

Collaboratively created desktop applications using C#, ADO.NET, WPF, WCF, SQL, and related technologies Contributed to continuous code quality improvement through test-driven development and use of coding standardsActively participated in strategic architecture and design planning; proactively enhanced development tools and processesBuilt positive and lasting customer relationships while providing development level support, triaging/diagnosing issues, and delivering both online and face-to-face product trainingLed and managed re-architecture and complete rewrite of existing product for .NET Framework