Responsibilities• Lead IT application engineering teams to successful delivery of transformative & innovative cloud-based software applications that delight users, save money, and drive down the total cost of ownership (TCO).• Oversight of multiple roles of engineering professionals (DevSecOps, AppSecDev, CI/CD, Quality, and Automation).• Collaborate with business leaders, stake holders, and product management on strategic objectives and tactical approaches to higher quality/security/availability and faster delivery.• Responsible for change management, security, availability, performance, BC/DR, and cost.• Oversight of application security (lieutenant) for specific suite of products and platforms.Accomplishments• Scaling up our software engineering force from 16 engineers to over 70 aligning 5 to 10 into individual units for specific feature development.• Being an advocate for, teaching, and encouraging having good agile (scrum) practices all the while managing any negative cultural impacts to its effectiveness.• Implemented a comprehensive employee professional development program, planning, and implementation.• Responsible for professional development of 10 to 15 engineers supporting vital technology stacks and retention efforts. • Oversaw an engineering unit in delivery of a polyglot cloud solution thereby demonstrating the value while running on multiple cloud providers.Technical Expertise• Agile/Scrum• ADO• DevSecOps• Cloud Engineering (AWS/Azure/GCP) o Serverless, Polyglot, and Resilient Architectures o Microservices o Cost Optimization• AppSecDev - Security-First

Responsibilities:• Oversee all vision, roadmap, implementation, and maintenance of corporate IT infrastructure.• Direct planning and budgeting for all systems, software, networking, and enterprise projects.• Administer all on-premise, cloud-based (Google Compute Engine, Amazon AWS), and virtual infrastructure systems.• Industry compliance management (DFARS, ITAR) using NIST 27001 security framework.• Cultivate effective partnerships and negotiate advantageous agreements with external service providers.• Manage team development, dynamics, and conflict resolution.Achievements:• Migrated all production business systems from on-premise and VPS to Google Compute Engine cloud infrastructure.• Designed new WAN & LAN topology allowing 10X more bandwidth, additional call volume, and remote VoIP handsets, resulting in improved performance, security, and scalability while saving the company over $1K/month.• Implemented a new corporate website using WordPress having mobile-first and multi-language design aspects.• Engineered a high-performance, feature-rich integration framework for in-house systems and CRM system.• Developed a comprehensive Business Risk Assessment and accompanying Business Continuity/Disaster Recovery Plan.• Created a formal IT Security Policy, Incident Response Program, and Acceptable Use Policy.

• Hired, developed, appraised, and retained a highly qualified, diverse staff of 15 IT professionals.• Utilized an agile/scrum project planning, scheduling, and budgeting methodology for all IT projects.• Oversaw the secure administration and operation of all corporate IT infrastructure.• Managed a multi-million dollar information technology budget regularly coming in under budget.• Designed Enterprise Integration Hub reducing lead-time for new third-party interfaces creating a competitive advantage in the marketplace.• Successfully executed and completed a mature BC/DR recovery plan and conducted regular failover & stress tests.

• Leading strategy, development and technical operations.• Management of line of business software development projects, budgets, resources, milestones, planning and prioritization.• Assist team in accomplishing all tasks and demonstrate ownership and accountability for the entire product delivery process.• Reviewing performance of technology systems to determine operating costs, productivity levels, and upgrade requirements.• Benchmarking, analyzing and provide solutions for the improvement of the infrastructure and systems.• Authorizing and overseeing the deployment, monitoring, maintenance, development, and support of all hardware and software.• Developing business case justifications and cost/benefit analysis for Technology spending and initiatives.• Directing research on potential technology solutions and implementations in support of new initiatives, opportunities, and procurement efforts.• Overseeing provision of end-user services, including help desk and technical support services.• Overseeing negotiation and administration of vendor, outsourcer, and consultant contracts and service agreements.• Managing Technology staffing, supervision, scheduling, development, evaluation, and performance.

• Supervised a team of 20+ software engineers, systems administrators, architects, professional services, and technical support engineers.• Managed all project planning, estimation, scheduling, budgeting, and resource utilization resulting in new, on-time and within budget software features.• Utilized a scrum continuous commercial software development practice in a SaaS environment.• Designed a data warehouse for hosting raw inventory transaction data.• Implemented a business intelligence solution adding flexible and extensible analytics capability to commercial inventory management software product.• Released hand held Wi-Fi device-based inventory control system for storeroom item management resulting in customer added value.

• Completed an over budget, behind schedule business system migration project from a legacy WMS/3PL to Infor ERP and WMS solutions.• Oversaw team of 8 business system analysts, database administrators, and software engineers on technical work.• Handled project planning, scheduling, and costing using PMP project management methodologies in a SOX controlled environment.• Architected a data warehouse for hosting raw inventory and financial data.• Implemented a business intelligence solution that captured KPIs and metrics for capacity management.• Automated critical system processes to improve performance, stability, and integrity of production system.