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Dallas, Tx, Us

Build holistic roadmaps of technology strategy, processes, and platforms. Partner with CIO and leadership to deliver value to business and technology groups, align technical solutions with corporate objectives, and ensure technical requirements are met. Managed lifecycle of multiple projects concurrently, meeting demanding budgets, milestones, and deadlines to integrate technology including:Developed strategy for multi-year migration project for on-premise mainframe to cloud and microservices. * Completed pilot and phase 1 implementation of automated deployment pipeline, enabling Agile transformation.* Planned for up to 10X growth in volume across MoneyGram's transaction infrastructure, including IBM Mainframe, WebSphere, Layer7 (CA API Gateway), Tibco ESB / ActiveSpaces, Oracle DBMS, Oracle EBS, IBM ODM, Tandem (HP non-stop), and other core technology stacks.* Contributed to proposal of business merger of 5K staff to $75B FinTech by presenting strategic plan to align technical infrastructure with new business objectives and migrate large legacy systems to cloud. * Delivered 6-month project to integrate SaaS technology to 2 banks with zero downtime by fostering trust with C-level executives, managing risk and change, and resolving issues impacting user experience. * Controlled risk to data and downtimes by analyzing systems processing millions of transactions daily and defining roadmap for managing up to 10X peak volume.* Developed and presented pilot program to revamp test data management process to support virtual services, implementing innovative approaches for evolving "save-everything" retention while maintaining regulatory compliance.* Proposed new ways to leverage big data, including data lakes and machine learning for growth and financial fraud prevention.

Dallas, Tx, Us

Developed secure platforms for release of financial SaaS applications on private cloud infrastructure to deliver reliable services to partners and customers. Oversaw data security, PCI/SSAE-16, and regulatory compliance.* Increased application performance by leading technical strategy and implementation of product innovation while achieving and maintaining PCI and SSAE-16 compliance across all systems. * Completed conversion of web service calls to secure APIs and implemented web application firewall technologies, resulting in zero security breaches. * Co-designed prototype for accepting ATM PIN on secure kiosk touchscreen with European tech leader. * Implemented tokenization of credit card numbers within a web service, limiting PCI scope and securing credit card elements within production databases.* Expedited application delivery to customers by architecting environments to support Agile methodologies and streamlining software development lifecycle and DevOps.

Joined startup from inception as Consultant to design secure mobile network for 400 financial services kiosks. Built IT Services support team for 24x7x365 operations based on ITSM/ITIL standards and negotiated favorable Managed Services contracts for data center operations.* Released secure kiosk model on time and within budget, enabling new product launch for a national tax preparer. * Ensured PCI DSS-PIN compliant network connectivity tied to cloud security information and event management system. * Deployed and supported bank-in-a-box solution to banks nationwide.* Grew capacity in hosted data centers 4X, allowing optimal capacity under budget. * Negotiated new SLAs and service contracts while addressing technology lifecycle management. * Enhanced compute, storage, and warehouse capacity within timeline and budget, and met business goals.

Design network architecture for Nexxo's line of financial kiosks across the US. Manage PCI compliance of generation III financial kiosks for key clients. Provide high level network consulting for Nexxo and manage outsourced IT support resources.

Provided technical strategy, development, implementation, and support to financial services companies.* Met and often surpassed customer expectations by delivering multiple implementation projects on time and within budgets to include: * Developed in-house hardware for hybrid storage to support private cloud. * Installed and supported integrated telephony solutions. * Provided cloud solutions for email, VDI, accounting, financial reporting, data warehouse applications.

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Established startup and grew company to 15 employees generating $1.6M in annual services revenue. Provided comprehensive software development, network security, data warehousing, and dynamic hosting solutions for multiple Bay Area financial services firms.

Joined startup and created cutting-edge platform for Internet based instructor led education for clients such as University of Phoenix and DeVry. Designed online services for a 10K-user system and Managed 24x7x365 support for SF based datacenter.

Provided independent consulting services while attending UC Berkeley. Built high-performance server hardware and innovative Novell Netware client-server networks for Bay Area clients. Grew company to staff of 6 and negotiated buy-out with Convene.com.

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