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United States

P/E sponsor history: ClearLight PartnersWelsh, Carson, Anderson, and StoweL Catterton5x EBITDA growth2 successful exits

Provided early stage start-up business, product, market guidance and coaching. Board tenure concluded upon successful acquisition of business.ElectraTect is bringing fairness to the cannabis impairment detection market by developing an inexpensive marijuana breathalyzer that detects only recent THC consumption. Target markets include law enforcement and workplace implementations.

Norwalk, Ct, Us

At GE Capital Commercial Distribution Finance (CDF), I led a highly technical team of developers, architects and analysts to enhance and sustain the company’s global web products, B2B data services and field service mobile technologies.I drove the company’s technology strategy to enable our customers to transact with CDF where they want, how they want, and when they want with zero failed interactions.Technology landscape: Java, Javascript, Linux, Xcode, iOS, .Net, Windows Server, MS SQL, Oracle, DB2, Mainframe, B2B data integrations (web services, EDI, sFTP, et al), continuous delivery tools (Sonar, uDeploy, AppScan, Fortify) and enterprise integration (ETL, web services, MQ).My Enterprise Architecture Guiding Principles:- Working code over powerpoint- Inclusive - foster innovation across the enterprise, not in ivory towers- Technology debates only when it matters to the customer- Facts are transparent - real data, systematically pulled over massaged manual reports- Automate the steps that keep developers from creating direct business value

Deerfield, Il, Us

Managed the development, test, and production ETL (IBM InfoSphere Information Server and Ab Initio) infrastructure supporting the entire enterprise. Originally hired as a Java team manager I helped facilitate a large outage that halted company wide ETL development. After successfully restoring service I took over responsibility to drive ongoing service improvements.I formalized service offerings and SLAs to provide support to development teams through the company. Enhanced my IT service management skills by becoming ITIL Foundations certified. Strategically, I developed ETL platform consolidation strategy to reduce product versions and siloed development frameworks.

Boston, Ma, Us

I led the development and operation of customer-facing web sites providing telematics, remote sensing and fleet management analytics for customer assets across North America and Western Europe. As a start up within GE, I played a key role in sustaining, scaling and enhancing the information platform as it scaled 100x in assets tracked via remote sensing (IoT devices) all while keeping infrastructure costs flat. I performed technical due diligence during the acquisition of major competitor and developed the integration plan to simplify the combined company’s technology footprint.I worked closely with customers to help them achieve their fleet optimization goals using the firm’s services and provided technical sales support to the commercial team. By translating customer feedback into product enhancements I doubled the web site’s net promoter score.Expanded role to take on Chief Information Officer responsibilities during company sale through closure of Chicago-area office.

Northbrook, Il, Us

As an Enterprise Architect I directed the technical aspects of various enterprise projects through design reviews, project tollgates and implementation, with a focus on systems and data integration. As a member of the Architecture Assurance Board I reviewed projects for technical risks and codified technical standards for data integration. I led the solution design for migrating wholesale financial’s homegrown CRM system to Salesforce (SFDC).

Boston, Ma, Us

As Internet Development Manager I was tasked to lead the development of the company’s new unified web presence which consolidated multiple, disparate legacy web sites. These sites provided B2C services including: ecommerce/shopping, concierge services, insurance, road side assistance, legal plans and travel clubs.This initiative entailed re-platforming applications from Microsoft ASP/SQL to Java/Oracle and integrating the services into a portal framework. I managed onsite and offshore developers through the entire software development life cycle. Post implementation I managed the ongoing operations and maintenance of the sites.I expanded my responsibilities as Enterprise Architect where I defined the technical solutions, provided cost benefit analysis and led the delivery of company wide initiatives. In this role I led the HIPAA remediation and systems consolidation for the firm’s insurance policy mainframe systems.I learned formal Six Sigma and Lean process improvement skills during a Black Belt rotation and earned my PMP certification.

Progressive responsibilities from Microsoft ASP/SQL developer to project manager and team leader for a small internet consulting company. Developed and supported web sites for B2C ecommerce, marketing and intranet sites. Worked directly with customers in pre-sales consulting, planning, and post-deployment support.

Unix/C++ programmer working on search engine optimization (SEO) and marketing services for startup company.

Ms, Computer Science

Bs, Engineering, Computer Science

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