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Charlotte, Nc, Us

Led the architecture and execution of a large-scale migration of over 30 applications and associated data from a private data center to the cloud, ensuring a seamless transition with minimal downtime. Designed and optimized data processing workflows for massive datasets, enabling efficient analysis that supported key business decisions. Developed secure infrastructure solutions with robust access control and governance, including cross-platform single sign-on for seamless user authentication. Provisioned and configured virtual environments and centralized software deployment to ensure consistent delivery across the enterprise. Implemented efficient traffic management and data migration solutions while ensuring data integrity and security. Established high availability and disaster recovery solutions to ensure business continuity, and integrated DevOps practices to streamline application deployment and continuous integration processes. Ensured compliance with organizational policies and regulatory requirements through specialized controls and security measures.

El Segundo, California, Us

El Segundo, California, Us

Responsible for design, development and implementation of software applications and infrastructure systems across all of organization verticals. Spearheading the organizations Product and AI roadmap to best meet the yearly objectives and achieve key results. Lead a team of engineers delivering world class software applications and derive measurable development and performance standards that are at par with the company principles.

El Segundo, Ca, Us

Responsible for overseeing, improving, and sustaining various application stacks, with a focus on a high-volume e-commerce stack facilitating $250M+ in customer payments and managing approximately 3M orders annually. Successfully led a team of engineers in implementing pivotal enhancements, encompassing a 2X performance boost through the upgrade of a legacy application stack, a 60%+ acceleration in time to market via the modernization of the CI/CD strategy, and a 70%+ reduction in IT costs achieved through migration to the Amazon Cloud. Collaborated closely with stakeholders and product owners to translate product requirements into practical architectural solutions, demonstrating proficiency in steering diverse teams towards strategic objectives.Developed and instituted best practices while actively mentoring and training departmental staff in engineering projects, fostering a culture of continuous improvement and knowledge dissemination. Pioneered multiple initiatives to fortify the security of sensitive information, including the establishment of robust authentication and authorization protocols for customer transactions through leading payment processors such as WorldPay (formerly Vantiv) and Chase PaymentTech. Implemented tokenization across platforms and introduced a payment gateway for enhanced security. Instituted anti-fraud measures such as AVS/CVV and ThreatMatrix checks and played a key role in obtaining PCI level 1 and SOC 2 Compliance Certification, underscoring a commitment to stringent security standards and regulatory compliance within the organization.

El Segundo, Ca, Us

El Segundo, Ca, Us

Crafted and executed a customer credit modeling system, seamlessly incorporating RESTful and RPC web services to ensure optimal performance across Guthy-Renker's diverse portfolio of high-traffic e-commerce websites. Spearheaded the design and implementation of a real-time phased fraud detection system employing multi-tiered API calls and proprietary data modeling methods, capable of screening five-figure customer profiles daily. Played pivotal roles in various high-priority projects, prioritizing website functionality and enforcing standardized application of Object-Oriented code in multi-user commerce applications.

Bellevue, Wa, Us

Developed a PHP e-Commerce web application tailored for Clearwire partners (wholesalers and retailers), utilizing multiple APIs for efficient order processing and incorporating Amdocs and JBoss for backend operations. Executed REST client-server architecture to facilitate various service calls, encompassing tasks such as Device check, Credit Check, Prequal, and username reservation for customers. Applied object-oriented programming techniques, including class definition, object instantiation, inheritance properties, encapsulation, and polymorphism. Utilized ZEND Framework to construct JavaScript-enabled web applications and authored Software Architecture Documents (SADs) elucidating the structure of individual service layer calls. Proficiently worked on SOAP, JSON, HTML, XML, XSD, and CSS for the design of web pages.

Implemented user management features in Drupal through custom templates and modules, catering to various administrator roles. Utilized Subversion (SVN) for version control and employed OOP techniques such as class definition, object creation, inheritance, encapsulation, and polymorphism. Developed a custom Drupal theme to meet specific business needs and created a user registration module on the front-end for identity and security management. Implemented a search engine using MVC pattern to separate the GUI from data, providing multiple views for users. Utilized JSP to construct dynamic content with HTML, CSS, AJAX, XML, and JSP elements. Integrated ExtJs JavaScript library for cross-browser and customizable UI widgets, and designed web pages using HTML, XML, XSD, and CSS. Additionally, developed a web service application as a gateway interface and utilized the ExtJs library to enhance the user interface for optimal data retrieval and purchase functionality.

Developed and maintained web applications with a focus on embedded PHP, HTML formatting, and JavaScript validations. Implemented a content management layout using Drupal and facilitated the creation of user accounts with personalized search criteria storage using PHP and MYSQL. Established and managed MySQL 5.0 databases for attractions and places, and designed the User Management system for various user roles. Involved in the development of Web Services using XML SOAP and WSDL tools, and created a Report Generator for project tracking. Responsible for form processing, data validation using JavaScript, and setting up a Help Desk for user queries. Integrated a Third-Party online chat server for open communication between users and site administrators. Managed Linux servers and configured MySQL. Engaged in bug fixing and collaborated with the QA team for cross-browser testing and load/performance checking. Implemented OOPs concepts (MVC model) in application design and performed database modeling using MS Visio.

Developed templates for static web pages utilizing HTML, CSS, and XHTML, and crafted custom modules with Drupal. Engineered a user-friendly shopping cart system, facilitating brand-specific searches in the online database for efficient product discovery. Collaborated in bug fixing and cross-browser testing with the QA team. Applied HTML, JavaScript, and JSP for client customization, incorporating AJAX with DOM to enhance webpage interactivity. Integrated Third Party Payment Gateway PAYPAL for secure transactions. Engineered diverse business modules and promotional offers using PHP and MySQL, and configured sessions using ZEND framework. Established a User Management Application for Admin and Employees, while implementing JavaScript for front-end validations. Oversaw MySQL server management and configured Cron Jobs for optimal performance.

Masters, Business Administration, Computer Information Systems

Bs, Electronics, Computer Science