Directed the strategic oversight, governance, and operational efficiency of all project management activities, ensuring alignment with organizational objectives.Key Responsibilities:Developed and implemented project management strategies, standards, and processes to enhance project delivery.Led, mentored, and managed the PMO team, fostering a culture of continuous improvement and high performance.Oversaw a diverse portfolio of projects, ensuring strategic alignment and resource optimization.Established and maintained effective project governance through structured reporting and communication protocols.Monitored project progression, performance metrics, and resource allocation, implementing corrective measures as needed.Facilitated cross-functional team collaboration to improve project outcomes and organizational efficiency.Managed project risks, issues, and dependencies, prioritizing resolutions to mitigate impacts.Prepared and presented comprehensive reports on project statuses, risks, and strategic forecasts to executive leadership.Led change management initiatives to enhance project delivery capabilities and organizational adaptability.

Led a cross-functional team in developing and deploying a cutting-edge Generative AI (GenAI) chatbot powered by Google Cloud Vertex AI Chatbot and integrated with Allow Vector DB for efficient semantic search and retrieval. The chatbot was designed to provide personalized customer support, answer complex queries, and generate creative content.Key Responsibilities:* Project Planning and Management:* Developed comprehensive project plans, including timelines, resource allocation, and risk assessments.* Managed project budgets and ensured adherence to financial constraints.* Utilized Agile methodologies (e.g., Scrum, Kanban) to facilitate iterative development and adaptability.Technical Oversight:* Collaborated with data scientists and engineers to design and implement the GenAI model architecture.* Overseen the integration of Vertex AI Chatbot with Allow Vector DB for efficient data retrieval and response generation.* Ensured data quality and privacy compliance throughout the project lifecycle.Team Leadership and Coordination:* Assembled and managed a high-performing team of data scientists, engineers, and subject matter experts.* Facilitated effective communication and collaboration among team members.* Provided mentorship and guidance to team members to foster professional development.Stakeholder Management:* Engaged with key stakeholders, including executives, customers, and partners, to gather requirements and ensure project alignment with business objectives.* Provided regular project updates and addressed stakeholder concerns.

Responsible for multiple projects across organizations. Key responsibilities include Staff Management, Team Development, Process Management, and Risk Management. Coaching all team members at differing levels of maturing on Agile/SAFe, Lean, Scrumban, and Waterfall (Project dependant) concepts. Acting as an intermediary between Technical team, Business Team, and PMO to develop solutions and timelinesParticipating with the Development Team to develop Code Guidelines, Best Practices, DevOps and CI/CD solutions, API specifications, and Database Schemas for ETL soutions using SSIS. Working with teams to define Data Warehouse and Data Lake strategies to drive analysis and reporting solutions for the organization to help drive improved decision making and predictive models.Responsible for creating the ongoing reports for reviewing and communicating overall project status. Communication Risks and Staffing needs as dates were largely driven by Regulatory requirements across multiple States.

Responsible for all projects across multiple client organizations. Key responsibilities include Staff Management, Team Development, Process Management, and Risk Management. Coaching all team members at differing levels of maturing on Agile/SAFe, Lean, Scrumban, TDD, BDD, and CI/CD concepts. Developed an organizational structure to support growing the team from 12 resources (6 onsite/6 offshore) to 450+ resources (50 onsite/400 offshore).Working with the customer’s management structure, from 1st Level Managers to the CIO to ensure our short and long term strategy aligned with the objectives of the client and align our ability to rapidly respond to requests and changing needs. Development and Maturing of High-Performance Teams for autonomous operation. Process Management for identification of process bottlenecks and weaknesses to find “right sized” staffing to meet business requirements.Responsible for creating the ongoing reports for reviewing and communicating overall project status, mentoring all team members (Technical, Quality Assurance, Analysts, UXD, and Project Managers/Scrum Masters), including identifying Architectural Solutions, Coding Guidelines and Best Practices, Testability and Quality Metrics, Project timelines, and Risks, Issues, and Opportunities, and Change Management. Lead Projects using Agile, Waterfall, and SAFe methodologies. Creation of a wide range of different reports per client requirements. Working as an intermediary between technical and business teams to align work to objectives, understand feature prioritization, and effectively communicate how technical solutions satisfy goals.

Virtual Kanban/Lean Project Management tool: Utilizing Theory of Constraints, per-phase SLA's, and metrics across multiple dimensions Nabnak provides the capability to identify project bottlenecks, be aware of at-risk work items as they occur, and track improvements in project flow over time.Technology: Java, Google App Engine, Google Web Toolkit

Full Software Development Life Cycle participation with customer focus groups, client facing team members, collaboration with Product Management team, technical leadership and coordination with the technical team, issue resolution with the quality group, and coordination of releases and upgrades with IT and customers.Collaborating with large, cross-functional and geographically diverse teams to communicate status, define and coordinate goals, apprise of risk, and coordinate activities, including offshore development teams of up to 35 people. Lead the implementation of Microsoft Team Foundation Server (TFS) to facilitate tracking and collaboration across the full SDLC. Spearheaded the implementation of Lean and Agile development methodologies within the organization and reported ongoing results to senior and upper management, including syncing up Lean development status updates to larger, waterfall based project plans. String skills in integrating and collaborating with other teams practicing alternate methodologies. Creation of first Kanban in the company (for engineering) which has been in constant use for over 3 years.Presentation preparation and delivery to: address project status, facilitate process improvement plans, feature training, demonstrate ongoing development status.Performed ongoing project status analysis to assess feature/time/resource allocation to meet deadlines and goals.Ongoing technical leadership of local and offshore team members to education of design principles and practices, including: SaaS, Design Patterns, Code Reviews, CI, Kaizen, and Value Stream Mapping.Constant definition of metrics for tracking team performance, bottleneck identification, and overall project health.

Review and approve proposed management policies of the Chandler Center for the Arts and review the budgets of the Center's Operating and Endowment funds to develop funding mechanisms to support them. The members also review and approve proposed programs and visual art exhibitions at the Chandler Center for the Arts.

Redesign of website from static HTML to dynamic MovableType based blog format.Creation and management of Twitter feed to facilitate communication with volunteers.Creation and management of Facebook page to facilitate communication with volunteers.Collection of content and crafting of member bulletins and notifications using Constant Contact, including management of distribution lists and tie-ins to Site/Twitter/Facebook. Tracking results of communications using Google Analytics.Drafting Press Releases and participating in media appearences, including "Good Morning Arizona" spot on preparing for power outages in summer.Coordination with other council members to coordinate event advertisement and volunteer mobilization.

Lead Architect responsible for maintenance and enhancement of Web based Point of Sale System with 1500+ terminals processing processes over 1 million purchase transactions per year producing revenue exceeding $100 million. Development of .NET prototypes, development guidelines, and common libraries for transition from ASP/VB/COM+.Design and Development of Single Sign-On Authentication System with Active Directory Synchronization, Asynchronous Inter-Application Communications Channel, Dynamic Workflow Engine, Order Processing System, Metadata Engine, and Project Tracking System using C#, ASP.NET, Web Services, Enterprise Services, and Remoting leveraging Design PatternsCreation of Project Plans and Technical Specifications, Supervision and Coordination of Development teams, Management of development process from requirements hand-off to Release, and Mentoring of Junior Developers.

Design and Development of automation services using C#, VB, and Java to assist in performing pre-employment background checks. Software I developed allowed orders placed over the Internet to be completed 60% faster with minimal review before returning results to the customer.Developing requirements documentation based on feature requests from within the organization as well as customer requests, including project timeline, staffing requirements, and devising rollout plans and strategiesCreating background services to interface with multiple vendors to collect data in multiple formats (credit history, criminal history from multiple jurisdictions, license status, etc.) and condense into a human readable format.Acting as Technical Lead in the development cycle coordinating activities of developers to ensure on time project completion.

Lead Developer and Architect for all software development within the organizationDesigned and developed companies next-generation web site and internal support tools, including content management, site advertisement scheduling, real-time audio feeds, and integration of third-party employment section. The platform and tools I designed and developed are still in use today.Re-designed and converted the existing legacy web system from Astiva/SGI to Java based platform using ATG Dynamo application server and SQL Server 7.Designed and implemented Relational Data Model to connect and inter-relate all content, including multi-dimensional categorization system to automate content/product linkage.Responsible for gathering specifications and requirements and creating project timelines and development tasks.

Webmaster duties included management and maintenance of all IIS Web Servers, line-by-line code reviews of all software before release to production systems, and definition of code standards to review against. Also assisted Network Manager in all server and network deployment tasks including server upgrades, network upgrades, and facility relocation.As Senior Application Developer, I designed component architecture models for n-tier applications and developed proof-of-concept prototypes using J++, Java, VB, D/COM, and SQL.Designed and developed Web Application using Design Patterns and OOP that dynamically interfaced with Data Repositories to create web sites using MetaData, XML, and XSL in J++.Provided mentoring and technical leadership of development team to help improve product quality and complete development on schedule.

Development of Online Document Repository of Business Processes with full upload, download, search, versioning and authentication modules for corporate intranet.Creation of a Y2K compliance tracking system with web-based administration to allow end users to administrate department sections of the site without technical assistance.