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➤ Partnering with Solution Architect to create and drive strategy for Cloud adoption of the applications. ➤ Managing platform relationships contracts with vendors and ensuring operational stability. ➤ Leading the vendor selection process by partnering with Supplier Management Services. ➤ Providing first line of defense from Information Risk Management perspective, owning controls and monitoring performance.➤ Planning, building, and running product management to increase the value and reduce the cost of production applications.➤ Consulting with business partners on evolution of software usage and value, including overall unit cost in relation to revenue.➤ Working with business on long term business goals to build software roadmap and establishing short term delivery goals. ➤ Serving as an escalation for software development teams that are performing elaboration and development work. ➤ Leading relationships with Business Partners to ensure business goals are met and software is aligned with processes. ➤ Managing application lifecycle, business value, financial investments, and ensuring applications meet auditing requirements.➤ Managing software release planning, establishing release cadence and business feature alignment for iteration planning.➤ Leading Nationwide Professions including Release Managers, Developers, Analysts, and Quality Engineers. ➤ Acting as ITDE for escalation of questions, risks, and issues while providing application subject matter expertise to the work.

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➤ Provided leadership and training to a self-organizing Agile team that consisted of developers, testers, and analysts.➤ Designed, developed, and implemented cost-effective IT solutions by creating new or modifying existing applications.➤ Led cross-functional teams in all aspects of applications programming/development for multiple, large-scale projects.➤ Drove DevOps and collaborative development initiatives and mindset while mentoring team in Agile best practices.➤ Analyzed and validated complex system requirements to ensure desirability, practicality, and resource capability.➤ Led a team of 12 and continually adapted and refined practices and procedures for optimal speed-to-market delivery.➤ Provided technical consulting on complex projects for program design, coding, testing, debugging, and documentation.➤ Coordinated activities and release initiatives while optimizing team performance and ensuring a healthy backlog.➤ Monitored and reported on the status of project efforts as well as developed metrics and historical data for analysis.➤ Led the retrospective process, encouraged team collaboration, and proactively identified improvement opportunities.

➤ Provided project lifecycle leadership over all phases of multiple, simultaneous software development projects.➤ Collaborated with clients and stakeholders on determining project scope, business strategy, and brand user experience.➤ Mentored, coached, developed, and encouraged excellence from IT teams utilizing Agile/Scrum principles.➤ Planned, scheduled, and executed all stages of software and system implementations while applying Agile methodology.➤ Assessed implications for each project phase and monitored progress to meet deadlines, standards, and cost targets.➤ Drove improvements across the business as a result of IT implementations and new/modified business process solutions.➤ Worked closely with the VP of IT, IT Leaders, Product Owners and other executives on key decision-making activities.➤ Excelled in guiding the work of technical teams and instilled shared accountability for achieving project milestones.➤ Articulated project goals, translated business needs into technical terms, and prepared work breakdown structures.➤ Worked with leadership to document a clear vision of business problems/opportunities being addressed with IT services.

➤ Managed a team of 10-15 developers in the mobile development division as Agile Project Manager and Lead Developer.➤ Resolved numerous project issues including staffing shortages, tactical matters, scope creep, and divergent user needs.➤ Developed and implemented User Experience Strategies and approaches for business process improvements.➤ Contributed as Subject Matter Expert and served as technical lead for all phases of the development life cycle.➤ Built and led an Agile software development team with a focus on creating new, innovative mobile applications.➤ Oversaw the design, development, and delivery of mobile solutions across various platforms including iOS and Android.➤ Established mobile frameworks, implemented standard development processes, and drove implementation of guidelines.➤ Partnered with stakeholders and led the development team in prototyping, designing, and developing mobile applications.➤ Mentored junior resources and provided guidance ensuring all development standards and practices were adhered to.➤ Collaborated with cross-functional teams such as architecture, backend integration, visual design, UX teams, and QA.

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➤ Project Manager, Lean Facilitator and IT Administrator – Airmate Company, Bryan, OH – 2008 to 2010➤ Quality – Alex Products Inc., Ridgeville Corners, OH – 05/2002 to 05/2008

Master Of Science In, Cybersecurity

Master Of Business Administration - Mba, Leadership

Associate Of Technical Studies, Database Programming

Bachelor Of Arts - Ba, Business Administration