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• Managed the pipeline and approval of incremental work needed to deliver on recommended solutions and to facilitate the transition to the connected system. Prepared clients for the transition onto the Connected System.• Played a strategic sales support role by defining the client-specific business needs, coordinating with technology and operations experts to produce the business needs into tangible outcomes. o Provided technical oversight and thought leadership to large, cross-functional teams in technology, operations, product leadership, and sales. o Collaborated with executive management teams to develop strategic and innovative program roadmaps designed to anticipate and exceed the technology needs of the Nielsen Clients. • Served as Subject Matter Expert (SME) and sales engineering advisor on Nielsen and industry technology frameworks, solutions, information, and trends.o Contributed technical and product insight to sales presentations and prepared the clients for the transition to the Connected System.Key Achievements• Designed and integrated a data solution for major UK Manufacturer worth $2M and increased revenue by $750k annually.• Provided technical oversight and system designs that secured $450M of revenue over five years (worldwide operations). • Developed and implemented a data integration strategy to enable clients to integrate Nielsen and non-Nielsen data assets outside the connected system.

• Oversaw the strategy, plan, and execution of the Nielsen Global Track Complete re-architecture to modernize the Global Track application and greatly improve operational efficiency.• Devised the product roadmap and glide path from the older versions Global Track Complete to the re-architected version while maintaining a cost neutral approach to the migrations via self-funding it from the cost savings.o Directed a cross-functional team of 200+ Principal Architects, Program Managers, Developers, and Contractors dispersed globally across multiple sites. Managed the budget, timeline, and staffing levels of the projects under my team with an annual budget of $5-$7M. • Built and maintained vendor relationships with strategic Business Intelligence and Consulting partners at MicroStrategy, TCS and InfoCepts, (InfoCepts specializes in designing and building business intelligence and data warehousing systems).Key Achievements• Devised new operational processes for the collection and documentation of business and functional requirements that led to a major reduction in quality escapes and improved initial budgeting and timing estimates driving higher customer satisfaction.• Salvaged a failing client deployment and prevented a $13M contract cancellation by building the trust through incremental and progressive deliverables. Regained client trust, exceeded customer expectations, and prevented massive budget overruns. • Designed and implemented a syndicated reporting solution that reduced deployment costs up to 90% and the time-to-market of enhancements and maintenance releases from 6-12 months to <6 weeks. • Implemented a new consolidated database strategy to simplify data management greatly. o Built automated ELT processes that consolidated hundreds of fragmented, disparate databases into a single integrated database. This automation reduced the maintenance costs of Exadata databases and MicroStrategy projects by 60%.

• Designed the architecture and led the implementation of an integrated solution that consolidated functionality from 17 legacy applications.o Coordinated the rationalization of the requirements across the legacy applications and prioritized the requirements against technical limitations, system capacity, and team availability constraints.o Managed the ~$3M, project plan, timeline, and staffing levels.• Directed a cross-functional team of up to 50 employees located throughout the world including Architects, Program Managers, Developers, and Contractors.Key Achievements• Renegotiated contract terms with a contract vendor and achieved approximately 20% cost savings over original terms. • Preserved budget carryover. Negotiated a prepayment of services $750k allowing for additional work and scope to continue in the following year without moving incremental costs into that year.

• Managed all facets of a Project Management team with an annual budget of ~$10M.• Directed a global cross functional team of up to 100 Architects, Program Managers, Developers, and Contractors.o Led the application development teams for the Nielsen Emerging business divisions including Nielsen Online, Mobile, and BuzzMetrics/NMIncite.Key Achievements• Renegotiated contract terms with multiple contract suppliers and achieved approximately 10-15% cost savings.• Delivered six major applications with high scalability and minimal high severity quality escapes for the Emerging business divisions.

• Drove the initiative to convert an existing desktop application to a web-enabled application. Wrote the conversion in Adobe Flex 2.0, Java 5.0 running in JBoss, and Oracle DB solutiono Created the product from ideation to production. Managed all components of the SDLCo Coordinated initial product leadership, QA, and deployment functions through the first client deployment.

• Developed multiple enhancements to an existing VB6 legacy application enabling new functionality for the existing user base that increased productivity.• Performed code conversion of a VB6 application and made enhancements to a .Net application in parallel to maintaining the existing VB6 application.

• Performed all aspects of the Software Development Life Cycle.• Redesigned the existing requirements for enhanced usability and functionality.• Enhanced an existing database application by adding newly designed functionality.• Performance tuned database transactions in both SQL Server and Oracle.• Designed and implemented a fully automated build routine

• Performed on-site technical support for small to mid-sized businesses as an alternative to hiring their own IT support staff. • Designed and implemented several complete networks, including internet access, desktops, servers, VPN, and network cable installation.• Performed office relocation services.• Created custom applications matched for specific business needs.

• Designed and implemented an enterprise level network for a start-up company. • Designed and built a web based application used for the activation of calling cards.• Designed and built several Access databases used for internal consumption.• Performed on-site technical support in Irvine, Old Town, and Claremont Mesa.

• Performed on-site and help-desk technical support for Windows and OS/2 desktops, Novell and Windows servers, and UPS’s custom software and hardware solutions. • Assisted with the integrated Windows NT servers into an existing network.• Managed the upgrading and installation of new and existing computer systems to Windows 95/NT.

• Performed warranty service on Packard Bell, Compaq, HP, and Panasonic computers and printers.• Performed on-site technical support and repairs for network systems and home PC’s

• Performed on-site technical support for custom dental software called “SoftDent” which ran on a Windows 95 over a Novell network.• Installed networking to existing and new PC workstations, including all wiring and hardware.

• I held several part-time and temporary positions where I administered a PC/Macintosh hybrid network using Mac-LAN connect and Apple-Talk. • Provided technical support for a Micro VAX 4000 system using VMS and EMS software. • Installed and upgraded new and existing computer systems for improved performance.