Axle Interstate Group, Inc. is a small startup focused on bringing modernization and automation to the trucking industry. Currently, most operations require a vast majority of the tasks to be completed manually.

As Freelance Information Technology Consultant, I collaborated with clients and company teams to architect, design, and develop enterprise solutions to hardware and software needs. Scoped, designed and implemented custom and open source applications, websites and intranets involving Content Management Systems (CMS), Customer Relationship Management (CRM), Databases, E-commerce, SMS delivery, mass email functions, email campaigns, pop mail queries, website data mining functions, XML, SOAP, REST and other custom application elements. Designed and extended applications built around various PHP frameworks (Zend, Symfony 1 & 2, CodeIgnitor, Phalcon, Wordpress, Joomla, Expression Engine, Drupal, Moodle, Magento), PEAR, IDOC, ColdFusion, .Net, JavaScript programming languages and MySQL, MSSQL, Oracle, and PostegreSQL databases. I have utilized the following APIs in projects: PayPal, Authorize.net, Asterisk PBX, SugarCRM, Google Maps, and Amazon (AWS). Architected and implemented large scale networks (WANs & LANs) including web servers(LAMP & WAMP), mail servers, Windows Server NT/2003, Active Directory Servers, Linux Servers, and multi versions of desktops (Windows, Mac, and Linux). Performed system administration on Linux/Unix and Microsoft Servers. Wrote disaster Recovery Plans, preformed data recovery and computer forensics. Conducted project presentations and application training to individuals and groups. A list of companies I have done work for include: Chevy, American Airlines, Pavestone, Acronym Media, Convetit, TouchPay, Onforce, Cbeyond, and government agencies.

Member of 3 person development team between US and Melbourne. Provide technical expertise in the ongoing development of a custom PHP 5 written call center platform with a Postgres database backend. Plan and start development of moving the custom call center platform to Laravel Framework. Build a separate Lumen based PCI compliant API call recording and compression service that maintains coding standards and 100% LOC unit testing. Help develop and implement dev-ops processes for continuous integration and deployments. Build and extend freeswitch and vicidial services using custom APIs. Tools utilized: Freeswitch, Vicidial, Git, Laravel, Lumen, SSO with Active Directory, Vagrant, Puppet and Docker.

Contract Via Insight GlobalWork with the DevOps team responsible for supporting Consumer Bank applications team by consulting them on the best way to automate their SDLC. On-board the application teams and their applications to DevOps Automation Service. Once that on-boarding is complete, maintain a partnership with the application teams to proactively modify, add workflows, research, test and add tools into the framework. Application Lifecycle Management Automation integration using the following tools: IBM UrbanCode Build, IBM UrbanCode Deploy, IBM UrbanCode Release, Sonar, Subversion, Perforce, RTC, TFS, Jira, Quality Center, Rally Dev.

6 Month Contract via Fortitude SystemsLed project to move a basic Yii application to a feature rich Symfony 2 application. As a lead developer I spent half of my time divided between writing code, managing a development team and managing projects. Grew the team from one in-house developer to over eight including US based and off-shore remote developers. Designed and implemented a SDLC and DevOps plan that supported the teams growth across muliple web platforms and two different mobile applications. Used Vagrant & Puppet to maintain server builds on AWS and Digital Ocean, and implemented Team City for CI deployment. Integrated the Twilio API for a call in re-certification project that allowed customers to continue service. Identified major failure points and audits to increase efficiencies in various parts of the business by utilizing technology. Utilized several API (Twilio, WhenIWork, BeQuick) well as design and implement custom APIs for communication with our two different iOS applications.

Design and develop innovative, company and industry impacting products and servicesDesign, develop and implement object oriented applications from prototype through implementationIntegrate open source and commercial enterprise applications into a publicly exposed API and web-based portalCreate highly scalable and performant Simple Object Access Protocol (SOAP)/ Representational State Transfer (REST) / Extensible Markup Language (XML) / JavaScript Object Notation (JSON) web servicesTake ownership and manage projects that vary in size and scope depending on requirements Required Skills

As lead developer of Skopos I had to implement a new deployment life cycle. The life cycle moved from local dev, dev, QA, to production using continuous integration. Built or implemented a combination of open source tools to accomplish the deployment process. The tools utilized included Git, Jenkins, Vagrant, Puppet, and Nexus repository to package the code from git and deploy it utilizing Linux system’s package management. Utilizing the Sugar CRM API, several custom SOAP and REST APIs I build a metrics dashboard for the company website which was based on ModX CMS. I was also responsible for maintaining and extending the Sugar CRM platform to fit company’s needs.

As Director of IT and Programming, I collaborated with other Directors and Executive Managers to strategize a new custom Continuing Education Management System. I documented business requirements, functional specifications and design elements into various project. I lead a small team of developers in the coding and of the application built on PHP using the Kohana Framework, MySQL, and other technologies. Management duties also included maintaining Project timeline and departmental budgets, well as oversight of 3 additional web applications. Was sole decision maker on all IT related items and issues for the company. Between management duties, architected the new application and database structures. Extended the existing continuing education management system and other business websites that were built on custom or CodeIgniter Frameworks.

Provide leadership and management to the Information Technology Services (ITS) department in its charge to provide, operate, and maintain computing and telecommunication facilities, equipment, and services that meet the needs of the administrative, and research programs of the company. Responsible for all aspects of information technology management and control, including supervision of information technology employees; budget preparation and management; recommendations for technical acquisitions; and development of guidelines, standards and procedures. Charged with strategic planning, tactical action, and operational decision-making to fulfill the mission of the ITS department.

Collaborated with teams to develop enterprise solutions involving Oracle Universal Content Management System, Microsoft CRM, and SharePoint. Managed the development process of complex applications. Developed and modified new or existing web applications build on .Net, Java, PHP, JavaScript, and ColdFusion. Administrated Linux/Unix and Microsoft Servers. Served as technical lead on a three person training team responsible for training 100+ agents across the county on the new agent platform based on a custom implementation of Microsoft’s CRM and SharePoint application.

Programmed and managed the development process of complex websites using PHP, MySQL, CSS, JavaScript, Flash, and Oracle Universal Content Management System, and other web technologies. Managed the corporate internet sites, intranet portal, and managed web servers on Linux/Unix and Microsoft Servers. Major contributor and programmer for the new corporate intranet based on Oracle Universal Content Management System. Led the UI technical advisement of corporate websites, including web standards, SEO design and Analytics reporting. Facilitated cross-team development meetings and client presentations.List of Sites I coordinated or developed while in this position.http://healthmarkets.com/http://www.healthmarketsinc.comhttp://truth.healthmarkets.comhttp://insider.healthmarkets.com - Intranet sight only viewable from inside the company

Assigned to JIOC PACOM , RIA SE, Joint Military Intelligence Command. Develop and Manage various unit websitesServe as unit training officerDevelop training class and instructed classesServed as Leading Petty OfficerSupervising solders - insuring solders maintained task and training requirementsManage computer systems and networks in various configurationsManaged unit websites and content management systems

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Duties and Responsibilities Develop Information Technology strategy in support of the company’s mission and core objectives. Direct, control and motivate the staff of the Information Technology department. Develop an annual business plan and operating budget for the department and monitor the implementation of these to ensure that the financial targets are met. Negotiate service level agreements with both internal and external customers and service providers and monitor service delivery to ensure the agreed targets and standards are met. Accountable for the management, mentoring and career development of all IT staff. Defines and seeks approval for the level of IT resources required to meet these goals and prioritises and schedules major projects. Direct the preparation and implementation of policies, procedures and standards relating to information and telecommunication systems. Responsible for researching and evaluating new technologies. Direct, attend and participate in staff meetings and related activities; attend workshops to keep up to date with Information Technology issues.

Served as Patrolman, Field Training Officer, OIC in absence of SergeantTrained new officers in patrol procedures, criminal law and preliminary investigationsAssisted with patrol scheduling and officer leadership directionCrime scene search, investigation, and photographyWitness and Suspect Interviewing and InterrogationsWrote Field Training manual including policies and procedures

Manage projects from start of request from customer to the delivery of the product.Evaluated and quoted pricing and delivery and submittal of bids to Department of Defense Agencies and private companies.Worked directly with customers in major multimillion dollar aerospace projectsAttended and contributed at customer meetings and company production meetingsDetermined if the proper resources were available for the project Coordinated with all departments to ensure all complied with the customer requirements Production support to ensure customer delivery requirements were satisfiedLead data entry persons in their job duties

Tested electronic cables and panels Troubleshoot all test nonconformanceInitiated quality problem reports relating to test nonconformances Interfaced with assembly, inspection and planning personnel Wrote and reviewed testing programs for mission critical components