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Delivering compliance, engagement, tracking, and analytics tools with a lean and secure messaging platform-Spearhead critical business development endeavors, including market analysis, pricing structure, and sales strategy-Lead marketing and technology departments to launch and sustain growth of the flagship application platform-Architect robust system infrastructure for analytics reporting and mobile communication to support tailored needs of 100k+ users-Oversee the global development team of iOS, Android, and Server-side applications and drive cycles of continuous improvement-Ideate multiple product offerings to target unique customer segments and enhance revenue streams-Manage finance, talent acquisition, and governance structure to sustain operational efficiency and scalability

Chicago, Illinois, United States

Improved efficiency, automation, and reporting capabilities of the primary data platform organization-wide-Instituted the technology function within private investments to optimize digital tools for 200+ advisors and users-Delivered operations upgrades comprising new technology applications, advisor and client adoption cycles, and ongoing maintenance upgrades, increasing user effectiveness by 30%-Designed and rolled out technology innovations through vendor integration, process improvement, and systems architecture to securely manage the critical data of investors

Chicago, Illinois, United States

Executive Director:-Oversee new technology products and initiatives for the company and drive them from evaluation to launch-Work closely with department heads and clients to create and deliver insightful analytics to improve student retention and increase efficiency-Be the subject matter expert on technology verification, design, architecture, and future vision-Work with department representatives to create a unified company culture and promote cross-functional collaborationLead Architect and Client Technology Lead:-Responsible for leading on-shore and off-shore teams that develop online education architecture and communication interfaces with several systems including, Canvas, Salesforce, Mobile, and more.-Facilitating online education delivery tools via multi-tenant mobile architecture for both iOS and Android apps-Supporting LMS administration and creation of custom LMS applications-Managing internal company software, communication platforms and client facing communication media-Undertook the large scale technology integration of an acquired company into the existing Everspring framework without disrupting new and existing business for internal teams and client partners

Chicago, Il

Technology Consultant: Team Leader, Technology Architect, and Functional Coordinator-Supervised a team of onshore and offshore developers and participated in many client projects in US,Canada, China, and India for many clients in Government, Banking, Insurance, Health care and HighTechnology industries-Managed and coordinated communication between client, functional, development and test teams-Developed web service, and data layer processes, and created technical design guidelines and plans for a state unemployment system-Designed and Architected several key integration and messaging components for the development of new notification and medical devices-Bridged the communication and knowledge gaps between the development and business functional groups-Created a new technical development training program to help grow onshore development resources on large multi-national client projects

Greater Chicago Area

Next Generation Data Center Operations-Aided in the design and construction of a new Next Generation Data Center-Handled software packages such as Aperture, BMC, Tivoli, and Snort-Installed hardware machines ranging from single unit rack mountable servers to blade centers and Cisco routing switches-Learned how to use Aperture to set up and organize aspects of the Data Center

Mumbai Area, India

Oracle Data Warehousing-Used Oracle Warehouse Builder to create and design database Objects-Coded in SQL to test and design Database Tables-Learned to use Microsoft Visio to create full Database Designs and Models

Ottawa, Canada Area

Automated Test Scripting and Development-Used WinRunner automation tool to automate the tests conducted by the Interoperability QC team-Manually tested functionality in the newest releases of the products-Learned Python, and used it to automate some Unix related tests with WinRunner

Montreal, Canada Area

Quality Assurance Tester and Script Developer-Conducted manual and automated tests for the Sand DB architecture and search technology-Tested the latest to be released software 'Nucleus v.3.1' for errors and quality issues-Wrote tests using PERL and SQL and tested the GUI interfaces used with the software-Worked with database systems in exporting data to base flat files

Master Of Business Administration - Mba

Activities and Societies: Student Advisory and Activities Council member

Master Of Science (Ms), Computer Science

Bachelor Of Science (Bs), Computer Science

Activities and Societies: Member of ACMMinor in Economics