Tony Critchell Email & Phone Number

Chicago, Illinois, United States

Chicago, Il

Consultant in all technical areas including architecture, and development team management.Full re-design of the software suite backing the TouchQuest brand, which includes moving to a full cloud based architecture, and implementing the following:Compete redesign and implementation of new SQL Server cloud instance(s) for all transactional data.Web facing client administration portal built in Angular consuming a new REST API which interfaces with SQL Server, to support external clients having full control over their digital displays.Web facing portal for internal operations to deploy and support all client projects.Internal facing third-party data integration application, using DotNet Core applications deployed to Linux Cloud Servers, backed up by SQL Server. Supports the automatic retrieval of all client data, whether via external APIs or remote files.Internal facing 'data-at-rest' synchronization application using DotNet Core and deployed to Linux Cloud Servers to export SQL Server transactional data to MongoDB data structures for fast and secure client consumption.Web facing secure client API to support digital signage operations, and fed by MongoDB.Digital Signage features, functions and applications. This is the 'visible' product and includes all the significant external client 'asks', and new features not implemented by any competition. Deploy-able applications, built using C# DotNet Core and Xamarin for all digital signage hardware, to include Windows, Linux, Samsung (Tizen) and android devices, to enable the displays to connect securely to the TouchQuest system and display dynamic data and media.Procedures and methodologies required to use the new suite of tools for both TouchQuest's external clients and internal operations.

Greater Chicago Area

Chicago, Il

Recent full Lifecycle projects include:• Document handling site implementing .Net API, SQL Server and Angular front end. • Intranet based Training and Testing Application using .Net MVC and SQL Server• SQL Server Integration Services package • Medical Health Records app utilizing SOA API and mobile .Net/SQL/Xamarin and AngularJS• Mobile iPhone application development using C# in Xamarin.• Single page marketing site using jQuery, CSS, Ajax and .Net MVC.

Chicago, Il

• Team management and mentor-ship• Project costing and management• Software architecture and development management - in-house• Third party consultant – SQL Database and .Net architecture and development.• Business Accounting and operations management• IT systems and server managementTools: Visio (UML), Visual Studio 2010 SQL Server 2008 R2/ 2012, QuickBooks 2010

Chicago Loop

• Responsible for implementation and delivery of the e-commerce web platform• Provide expertise, management, and direction for the software development team• Provide technical thought leadership to the business team• Hire, train, and retain top tier talent• Design, develop, and integrate customized e-commerce solutions

Rosemont, Il

Management of Technical Support ServicesSoftware Solutions Architecture and Development ManagementPre-Sales support including Requirements and Scope DeterminationTeam Technical MentorIT Best Practices Champion

Chicago, Il

• Solution Architect and Technical Lead for client projects • Project estimation and costing• Architecture and development of multi-platform, n-tier, web, and web service applications• Information Architecture and User Experience (UX)• Authores technical documentation• Database architecture and designTools: Visio (UML) Visual Studio 2005/2008 SSMS, CS3, SQL Server 2005/8, PHP5 MySQL

Chicago, Il

Designed and developed mission critical applications to support the processing of consolidated student loans from acceptance to funding.• Provided leadership to a team of 4 developers • Designed and developed multiple public facing web sites• Developed Web Services application to retrieve third party leads • Provided application support for current and legacy applications• Supported development tasks including database design, reporting, and analysis• Created in-house web analytic system to support Flash based web sitesTools: Visio (UML), Visual Studio 2005, SQL Server 2005

Chicago, Il

• Project Management, covering design, cost analysis, scheduling, and production• Provided Team Leadership• Developed full life cycle web based applications• Designed and developed company Intranet• Authored technical documentationTools: Visio, Visual Studio .Net/ 6, VB6, SQL Server 2000, PHP5, MySQL

Chicago, Il

• Managed all aspects of project delivery including developing and managing project budgets, scope/change control, work plan/schedule variance, and risk and issue management• Architected client specific web initiatives• Designed, configured, and installed IT infrastructure for the businessTools: PHP5, MySQL, Visual Studio 6, VB6, SQL Server 96/97/2000

Master Of Business Administration (Mba), Business Administration, Management And Marketing

Bachelor Of Science (B.Sc.), Electronic Engineering Technology

Activities and Societies: Tau Alpa Pi National Honor Society IEEE