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Indianapolis, In, Us

Dallas, Texas, Us

• Responsible for the architecture strategy that transformed a small, high-growth startup with a monolithic architecture, delivering a single product into a multiproduct technology platform that grew from 100,000 annual in-home healthcare evaluations to over two million. • Established a scalable, loosely coupled, and resilient distributed technology platform using Microservice, Event-Driven, and Orchestration architecture patterns on a modern cloud-native application platform in Azure. Key technologies included Microsoft .NET Core, SQL Server, Kafka, and Kubernetes.• Assembled a team of Architects who collaborate across Technology and Product to provide technology thought leadership and create solutions that solve business problems while aligning with the overall technology strategy, emphasizing fast flow and best practices.• Developed and maintained guiding architecture principles, standards, and guidelines. Owned Architecture Review, System Catalog, Technology Radar, Developer Portals, and Enterprise solutions. Created Reference Architecture Templates to ensure consistency and adoption of best practices and architecture principles, allowing developers to focus on delivering value.

Dallas, Texas, Us

Dallas, Tx, Us

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• Define standards and best practices for software development• Evaluate emerging trends in techniques, tools, platforms, and frameworks, identifying those that provide value, and develop a path to adoption• Design solution architectures for distributed systems with multiple integration points

Remote, Us

Transformed a small global Development group focused on supporting legacy client server applications into a strong, agile, new product focused team building applications based on the following principles: • Rich Domain Model using Domain Driven Design• High quality code and repeatable builds using Test Driven Development, Mock Frameworks, and Continuous Integration• Testable and reusable user interfaces using Model-View-PresenterRecruited and grew Junior, Mid, and Senior level Developers. I created a learning and mentoring culture by encouraging pair programming, open communication between teams, and utilizing books, blogs, podcasts, user groups, and conferences for personal development. This helped the team to learn new concepts and gain expertise quickly and created a dynamic environment.Championed adoption of Agile Development Methodologies using Scrum and User Stories by leading Development and evangelizing Business Analysts, and building partnerships with Project Managers and Product Managers.

Santa Clara, California, Us

• Architected an Enterprise Application Integration (EAI) messaging service for a Home Construction company. Service published transactional messages to multiple systems. Utilized best practices, design guidelines, and design patterns in application architecture to maximize performance and accommodate for subscriptions by future systems. Solution used Microsoft .NET, C#, Web Services, multi-threaded Windows Service, and SQL Server, Microsoft Enterprise Library, and NUnit. • Architected n-tier, distributed SOA interest calculation web service for a Healthcare Insurance Company. Worked with Analysts, and defined Technical Architecture. Technical Lead during implementation for a team of three developers. Managed project plan, tasks, and resources. Identified and mitigated risks. Worked with QA team to identify and resolve bugs. Worked with Development Manager to establish guidelines and best practices for future SOA applications. Shipped project on time under aggressive schedule. Project used ASP.NET, Web Services, SQL Server, NUnit, and NAnt. • Developer for a large (100+ screen) web based consumer lending call center application. Identified and developed reusable components which reduce team effort. Collaborated with multiple teams and Analysts during development and testing phases. Developed reports with Microsoft Reporting Services and stored procedures. Used ASP.NET, Web Services, third party web controls. Introduced NUnit and Test Driven Development principles to Data and Business tier developers, which positively impacted quality of deliverables and project efficiency.

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• Worked with Users and Account Managers to define project requirements, while reporting to the Director of IT.• Established development guidelines and best practices, and lead code reviews to ensure quality.• Designed scaleable and distributed multi-tier systems for healthcare provider data and dynamic document publishing, introducing Web Services and SOA as an integral aspect of the enterprise architecture. • Lead small teams of developers during development of solutions across multiple projects.• Mentored development staff in transitioning from ASP and Visual Basic 6 to object-oriented design and development using Microsoft .NET and C#.• Conducted technical interviews for job candidates.

Buenos Aires, Capital Federal, Ar

-Designed and developed a system to extract reporting information from a Unix filesystem and import into a database for reporting using SQL Server, and Perl, and BASH scripting. Awarded Service Award for project contributions.-Developer on a Supply Chain Management System using JSP, EJB’s, BEA WebLogic, and Oracle.-Assisted in developing .NET training program for internal and client use.-Participated in University recruiting at Texas A&M University.-Contributed to internal continuing education by presenting a discussion of Web Services to the company Microsoft users group, and writing an article reviewing “Code Complete”, which was published in the company newsletter.

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-Designer and Technical Lead for a team of two developers creating a web based reporting solution for semiconductor manufacturer using JSP, Tomcat, XML/XSL.-Designed and developed a telecom application using ASP and SQL Server and was responsible for one junior developer.-Designed and developed a user maintenance module for a test authoring web application using ASP, JavaScript, and SQL Server.-Developed web-based reporting application for a Hospitality client using Crystal Reports, ASP, JavaScript, and SQL Server and received BSI Vision Award for Delivering Results.-Technical Lead for company Microsoft and Java user groups.-Conducted multiple training presentations on HTML, ASP, and Web Services.-Participated in University recruiting at Texas A&M University.

New York, Ny, Us

-Developed an object-oriented Computer Telephony Integration (CTI) subsystem for a call center application using PowerBuilder 6.0, third party ActiveX controls, and Lucent CTI hardware.-Assisted Business Analysts in developing system requirements.-Developed an object-oriented Computer Telephony Integration (CTI) subsystem for a call center application using PowerBuilder 6.0, third party ActiveX controls, and Lucent CTI hardware.-Installed, configured, and maintained Windows NT Lucent telephony server and client applications.-Assisted Business Analysts in developing system requirements.