Chief Technology Officer
Dowd Marketing - A Travel Company
Wilkes Barre, Pa
Responsible for all technology and infrastructure that supports Dowd Marketing and various subsidiaries- DevOps, Software Engineering, Program Management, Cybersecurity. Manager of Directors and Managers. •Successfully deployed complex enterprise software projects such as Salesforce, NetSuite, and Property Management Systems. Manage a geographically diverse and virtual team of on and offshore software engineers. All software development being done utilizing Agile methodologies utilizing Atlassian tools (JIRA/Confluence), CI/CD, C# .NET, Oracle, SQL, Docker, AngularJS, JavaScript and API integrations. Cloud infrastructures hosted at AWS, Azure and Salesforce.• Successfully launched new products for the business- a reservation booking website that had multiple API integrations with multiple vendors which resulted in revenue growth to the company. PCI and PII concerns mitigated. Utilizing .NET C#, MVC, WCF, SQL, Azure, AWS and more.• Responsible for a multi-year contract negotiation with Salesforce. Utilizing Sales, Marketing and Service clouds utilizing features such as- Digital Engagement, Einstein bots, SMS, email, Datorama, campaigns, cases, workflows.• Successfully deployed financial software and integration of systems of a collections and loan management software which will facilitate Credit Bureau Reporting for the business and more effective loan management. This resulted in massive revenue growth.• As Information Officer and being responsible for the entire companywide infrastructure, ensure PCI DSS cybersecurity compliance to protect customer private information and credit card information. Ensured quarterly scans were passed.• Developed a budget and strategic roadmaps for my areas of responsibility. Reorganized the IT Department to better align to business goals. Reduced IT department budgets resulting in 28% reduction of expenses in technology.