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Glen Allen, Va, Us

Richmond, Virginia, United States

Richmond, Virginia, United States

● Driving improvements in process and product strategy● Championed program for investment opportunity cultivation and evaluation, managing risk in a prescribed and disciplined manner● Driving analytics evolution and improvement to provide quantified persona characterization and trend analysis, using these data for more informed product decisions● Driving integration of financial modeling with goal setting and product direction

Richmond, Virginia Area

● Achieved factor improvements in a number of key data processes as repository-to-SQL Server subject matter expert ● Championed and managed adoption of DevOps initiative increasing systemic automation and error reduction● Solved for peak demand in a high availability infrastructure configuration substantially reducing system downtime● Implemented instrumentation for business process and resource utilization enabling more quantified trend and problem analysis, and more precise resource budgeting and road-maps

Richmond, Virginia Area

Richmond, Virginia, United States

Richmond, Virginia Area

Consulting and implementation services with SharePoint, .NET and SQL Server, with a focus on solutions analysis and business process improvement for various clients. Deliverables included roadmaps, strategic plans, B2C web properties, enterprise apps, intranets and extranets and business performance and intelligence dashboards

Richmond, Virginia Area

I served as trusted adviser and confidant to the Chief Innovation Officer and provided one-on-one coaching to the IT director. Together we crafted strategic initiatives to transform IT culture. In addition to these general responsibilities, I:● Guided efforts on when and how to implement Agile methodologies (e.g. Scrum, Kanban)● Provided thought leadership on systemic work management improvement● Provided guidance on EA program objectives and reformulation● Created risk-based decision support models for high-end systems● Facilitated strategic planning with IT leadership; provided thought leadership on options ● Recommended tactical changes to IT functions and operations

Vhda Hq, Richmond Va

Provided crucial leadership for successful release of www.vhda.com. I initiated and lead process improvements for software development and creative teams, and refined and simplified deployment architecture and content creation and management processes. As a result of my direction, the project went from red to green status, released on time with high customer satisfaction; the site won an award from NCHSAServed as consultant with regard to strategic direction, enterprise architecture, and associate professional development in the SharePoint delivery space. Architect for solution delivery across varied implementations of SharePoint and Project Server within the enterprise.

Worked on components for central cancer registry reporting and multi-discipline research system.Solution comprises universal data broker concentrating disparate medical data in a standardized store, using .net 3.5 and SQL 2008 features for maximum flexibility in configuration and execution.

Subject Matter Expert for MOSS projects in intranet, extranet, and internet domains.Mentor for in-house developers and consultant for infrastructure investments/deployments and practices.Lead developer for custom SharePoint solutions including authentication providers, templates, content publishing processes, web parts, and enterprise data integration.Worked directly with PMO to create custom MOSS implementation for enterprise systems vendor interface. Allowed for tracking and reporting between vendors and business champions across portfolio of current enterprise projects.

Team Lead and Architect for Small Business Loan fulfillment software - a role-based state machine that tracks statuses of SBA loan applications from wizard-style interview through funding. Solution includes dynamic rules-based document generation and tracking, and leverages both declarative and imperative .NET security mechanisms to ensure intended usage and behavior.Project was months behind schedule at the time of my arrival. I assisted the team in identifying and implementing critical process changes. As a result, we met six of six milestones and released on time with high customer satisfaction. Product received the Capital One Circle of Excellence award.

Architect for analysis and design phases of .NET/SharePoint/SQL Server projects. Developer and administrator for SharePoint 2007 portal; developer of SharePoint 2007 web-parts and features; implementation strategy consultant for SharePoint Services (various clients). Subject Matter Expert for COMSYS SharePoint 2007 adoption and management strategy. Administrator for COMSYS SharePoint 2007 implementation including server and database configuration and maintenance. Architect and Engagement Manager for .NET credit application using smart client and web services; solution implements .NET 2.0 security features for PCI compliance.

Architect and lead .NET developer for redesign of e-commerce and customer portal. Site won Ektron Best Non-Profit award. Architect for enterprise-wide .NET adoption.

Technology Consultant and Solutions Architect

Used mathematics, physics, and biology to model physical systems including water-body response to nutrient, metal, and bacterial loading, hydrodynamic river response to dynamic boundary conditions, and behavior of turbulence-induced mixing zones for effluent discharges.