We make games, we publish games and we teach folks how to make games.Specifically with Unreal Engine and with focus on full end to end experience, inception to publishing.

Providing oversight of all technical aspects for Cognition+. With specific focus on software architecture, dev ops and IT infrastructure management.

The primary goal of this position is to achieve the customer’s needs and business objectives in a secure, scale-able, repeatable & maintainable way. But there are a number of other responsibilities that fall into my lap in the role of the architect:* Ensuring adherence to solutions at all levels of architecture (business, application, integration, data, and technology/infrastructure)* Develop, deliver, communicate, govern and maintain enterprise information standards, guidelines and frameworks* Understand and articulate to key stakeholders how information aspects of the enterprise architecture help achieve business strategy* Carry out relevant industry research to present potential value propositions and drive the re-use of technologies* Evaluate third party solutions or vendors and their value add propositions* Provide mentor-ship and education where needed* Ensure the appropriate documentation artifacts are created, maintained and distributed to the various stakeholders

Currently overseeing all the technical aspects of end to end software delivery for a portfolio of global clients ( North America and Europe )This senior position allows me to oversee different aspects of the SDLC as well as being able to jump in and provide support to the rest of the team in a number of different capacities:- client strategy, RFP, estimation and solution consulting in the initial stages of the project- architecture, solution design and documentation during plan and define- technical leadership and senior developer with both on shore and offshore resources during the construct phase - SME and technical leadership during the functional, integration and client testing cycles- sustain oversight, contract renegotiation and refining our support structures for the client- supporting future project growth by looking at new opportunities and supporting client requestsThe engagements I oversee span across a number of project types, from small ETLs moving data around to 2+ year projects building enterprise solutions to replace legacy applications. Each one being different then the other which provides new challenges to overcome.Being a technology geek at heart and believing in leading by example I like to keep my technical edge sharp by jumping in and helping the team wherever I can as well as working on my own side projects.Latest technology stack: Java, Javascript, Python, Ruby on Rails, CSS, Spring, REST/SOAP APIs, SQL ( MySQL, MS SQL, PostgreSQL ), NoSQL ( MongoDB, CouchDB ), Memcached, Redis, Couchbase, ActiveMQ, RabbitMQ, Kafka, Ember.js, Objective-C, JSP, Maven, Solr / Lucene, Angular JS, AWS, Docker, Vagrant, Selenium, JUnit, Mockito,

Report directly to VP of Delivery as a technical liaison, providing a bridge between the client, our business and all of the technical teams, overseeing comprehensive delivery ( from pre-sales to sustain )Interact with a variety of in-house and offshore teams in order to help manage and provide guidance in resourcing, project planning, business requirements, technical requirements and environment architecture.Front-line architecture and prototype creation. Solutions include: web applications, desktop apps, database design, mobile applications and back end web services.Technologies used: Java, Spring ( ldap, security, webmvc, ws ) Web Services ( Spring / Axis ), iBatis, Hibernate, SQL Server, OpenDS, Crowd, MySQL, PHP, Tomcat, Apache, ehcache, ActiveMQ, IBM Websphere MQ, Quartz, JSON, Ext Framework, TeamCity, Eclipse, IntelliJ, Quickbuild, Maven, JSP, JSTL, Javascript, iOS ( iPhone ), Objective-C, SOA, ESB, BPEL

Lead duties over an in-house development team; software design, mentoring, scheduling, management.Off-shore development integration; software design, mentoring and coordinating development efforts.Creation of standards and processes covering the development life cycle. This includes build processes, coding standards, off shore work package structure. Architecture and design of new functionality for a wide variety of web applications ( java, spring, ajax, sql server, active mq, web services, soa, datapower, data warehouse ) for the automotive sector. Research and prototyping.Client interfacing; acting in a representative role for all technical aspects of projects.Technologies used: Java, Spring ( ldap, security, webmvc, ws ) Web Services ( Spring / Axis ), Hibernate, SQL Server, OpenDS, Crowd, MySQL, PHP, Tomcat, Apache, ehcache, ActiveMQ, IBM Websphere MQ, Quartz, JSON, Ext Framework, Ibatis, TeamCity, Eclipse, IntelliJ, Quickbuild, Maven

Architecture and design of new functionality for a wide variatey of web applications ( java, spring, ajax, sql server, active mq, web services, soa, datapower, data warehouse ) for the automotive sector. Research and prototyping.Lead duties over an in-house development team; software design, mentoring, scheduling, management.Off-shore development integration; software design, mentoring and coordinating development efforts.Client interfacing; acting in a representative role for all technical aspects of projects.Technologies used: Java, Spring ( ldap, security, webmvc, ws ) Web Services ( Spring / Axis ), Hibernate, SQL Server, OpenDS, Crowd, MySQL, PHP, Tomcat, Apache, ehcache, ActiveMQ, IBM Websphere MQ, Quartz, JSON, Ext Framework

Teaching first year computer ( programmers, web designers etc ) oriented students the fundamentals of database design, SQL basics, VBA oriented reporting and other introductory db related subjects.

Client / Server development based on SOA methodologies. Architecture / Design of new products for integration with existing solutions, Migration of legacy products to new design patterns, Modifications of legacy products to accommodate new functionality, Coordination of development / best practices across multiple project teams, Java / Oracle SQL / BPEL / ESB development.

Migrating legacy software to new platform, Introducing new methodologies / processes to existing development practices, .NET development, ASP development, SQL Server development

Migration of existing data entry application to new .NET platform, Documentation of current processes, Configuration / Setup of new hardware, .NET / ASP / VB 6 / Java / Oracle SQL / SQL Server development.