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Hired as second in a team to lead the re-platforming of the flagship Kiosk product and large scale SaaS platform. Helped to design and implement scalable and efficient solutions that ensure code maintainability.Work closely with project stakeholders to understand requirements, identify risks and provide technical solutions. Collaborate with cross-functional teams, including designers, QA engineers, and product managers, to ensure success of projects.Took on leadership of building out a product geared to SMB clients using Clover POS that automates the onboarding process, including creating a marketplace app, and setting up a case for customer success managers to follow up with. Read more https://clov.grubbrr.com/how-it-works.Mentor, coach, and train junior developers and provided technical guidance in a collaborative and supportive manner.Conduct code reviews and provide constructive feedback to team members to enhance their skills and improve code quality.Provide technical guidance, and make recommendations to resolve software issues, improven and optimize the functionality of existing software, and ensure that the design, application, and maintenance of software meets high quality standards.

Drawing from my expertise to direct the day-to-day technical operations ensuring alignment of performance with established objectives. Define and implement technical strategies, product roadmaps, and team goals. Collaborate cross-functionally as a Subject Matter Expert (SME) in utilizing technology to drive enhanced effectiveness and efficiency. Provide strategic leadership and direction across a diverse portfolio of projects and initiatives. Oversee the development and administration of integrations between merchant systems. Key achievements: ■ Enabled the stabilization of the deployment process by refining unit testing and release management activities. ■ Modernized legacy .NET Framework monolithic application into a .NET Core-based decoupled architecture in AWS leveraging serverless and NoSQL databases. The new architecture reduced the operational overhead, as well as the overall cost by more than 40% while making the architecture capable of rolling out new features quicker ■ Spearheaded the construction of an API that enabled merchants and vendors to extend data capabilities through RESTful endpoints.■ Constantly and continuously integrating new APIs, vendors and platforms into GoDataFeed’s feed automation platform ingesting millions of catalogs from many sources allowing our merchants from all over the world to manage, optimize and publish their catalog to virtually anywhere using a seamless and intelligent process.

I leveraged an opportunity to steer the development and deployment of web-based software solutions for a diverse portfolio of clients. Served as a SME and consultant on social media, PPC, SEO, graphic design, business analytics, and business continuity. Managed the planning and execution of various projects ensuring alignment with client objectives and requirements. Key achievements: ■ Established numerous B2C/B2B sites increasing one client’s revenues by 1900% through enhanced PPC campaigns. ■ Completed high-profile projects including SunPass.com and Tollbyplate.com for Florida Department of Transportation (FDOT).

I was recruited to provide strategic direction to a team of technical professionals in the development and implementation of key solutions and processes focused on automation, efficiency, and technical evolution. Managed the day-to-day technical operations and innovation. Built and administered the departmental budget. Analyzed current business processes to identify areas of continuous improvement leveraging technology. Defined and developed the technology department’s best practices. Key achievements:■ Selected to serve as the first internal technical employee. ■ Spearheaded the architecture of eCommerce solutions. ■ Automated several internal processes to drive continuous improvement efforts. ■ Converted a seven-year old legacy .asp outsources system to a web 2.0 eCommerce solution. ■ Strategically led the administration of 75+ eCommerce websites.

Worked as a contractor for a privately funded startup in the education/micro-donation space. Project details are confidential, but the software platform was a high traffic transactional financial system with some aspects of social networking incorporated. The project incorporated various technologies such as, C# 3.5, LINQ, WCF, MVP Pattern, MS SQL 2008, and Cruise Control Continuous Build Environment.

Hired as the first technical employee for a privately funded startup and systematically brought control, consistency, security, and quality to all development efforts while reducing the number of bugs/defects that were being tracked. By using agile principles, I was able to reduce the introduction of new defects by implementing a series of incremental steps including shorter release cycles and unit testing. Breaking away from the traditional SDLC process for new projects with a focus on not over-engineering each new piece of functionality introduced quicker time to go live with features and less bugs. Prior to this, all development was outsourced and the developers performed their own Q&A with no internal checks.Key achievements:■ Implementing software development life cycle policies and proceduresSelected by Medicare for 2009 PHR Pilot (amongst only 4 vendors chosen including Google), built SOAP/XML Web Services using .Net 3.5, LINQ and MySQL and very complicated XSD schemas from Health Level 7 and ASTM combined that are known as CCD (Continuity of Care Document)■ As part of our Medicare selection, we had to ensure the security, privacy, and physical safeguards and the confidentiality of data. We were able to comply with the scope of the document memorandum Office of Management and Budget (OMB) in OMB Circular No. A-130, Appendix III--Security of Federal Automated Information Systems and conform to Minimum Security Controls for Moderate-Impact Systems described in Appendix D and Appendix F of NIST Special Publication 800-53 in reference to our Medicare Pilot Program in Arizona and Utah.■ Exited when company was acquired: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20100111005820/en/Fast-Growing-MediConnect-Global-Acquires-Premier-Consumer-Health

Working with small to medium companies:Strategic Consulting, including business plan & sales strategy development.Full Life Cycle Software DevelopmentDatabase and Application SupportData Gathering & Creating Specification DocumentationProject Managementhttp://www.dogbytesolutions.com

Found innovative ways to share real-time data across multiple platforms and develop data warehousing for medium sized company.Duties included; Crystal Reports, developing and maintaining c# applications both Windows and asp.net based, heavy database development, SharePoint 2003 corporate portal creation and business analysis.VCH owned and operated Eye Glass World and The LASIK Vision Institute.Management responsibilities include setting project schedules and priorities, overseeing outside vendors and creating project specifications. Test and deploy software and monitor progress of existing systems.Multi-tasking, multi-hat position that required equal amounts of technical and managerial skills. The manager must plan and execute long-term projects, and react quickly to short-term requests from the executive team and board. Included hands-on development, technical writing, and management of personnel.http://www.eyeglassworld.com/ http://www.lasikvisioninstitute.com/

Programming and system architect for Online banking application that ran on a Java enabled Cell Phone.During the course of my employment, I was involved in creating server based software which would connect the phone application to financial institutions using Web Services and soap/xml messaging. Was also responsible for developing the online management system which card holders used to manage their cards, transfer funds and update their phone settings.Technologies used: Java, J2ME, C#, MySql, MS SQL Server, HTML, JavaScript, Soap Web Serviceshttp://www.via-cell.com/ http://www.mybankpal.com