Responsible for the firm’s technology needs, including developing, implementing and supporting both short- and long-term IT plans. Administer IT policies and procedures, audit information system for compliance and security, analyze needs and budgets, make recommendations for updates, replacements or enhancements, and manage contract negotiations, and purchase and installation of new systems.

Direct software product planning, design, development, QA, and management of company’s corporate ecommerce website, PETCO.com. Responsibilities include product architecture and design, development, project management, staff development and leadership, product budgeting and management, and product research.Worked with and implemented many best of breed ecommerce applications/programs including: Akamai, Amadesa, Amazon Checkout, Bank of America, Bazaarvoice, Bill Me Later, Bing Maps, Certona, Channel Advisor, Coremetrics, Digby, Dotomi, e-Dialog, Endeca Technologies, Experian First Data, Facebook, Gomez, Google Analytics, Google Checkout, Google Maps, QAS, Kenshoo, LivePerson, Marin, Mazooma, McAfee, Mercent, Mirror-Image, Monetate, Mzinga, Paypal, Responsys, ShopLocal, Strangeloop, TeleCheck, TRUSTe, VeriSign, and Webloyalty.

Develop and implement high-performance, scaleable, extensible, maintainable, secure and reusable solutions.Achievements:• San Diego Chargers – Developed and created a back-end maintenance tool to update different areas of the site using SQL2000 and ColdFusion 5.0 to reduce extensive maintenance costs. Received and parsed XML feeds to display scores on site. Configured server and performed multiple stress tests for optimum performance. www.chargers.com• ViewSonic – Took over a Spectra-built site and recreated all functionality using ColdFusion. Used a Fusebox-like methodology with Oracle8i and Apache on a 3-server farm to dramatically increase performance. Built a database-driven product area and product finder. Worked with Oracle istore and yahoo! store to create an e-commerce presence. www.viewsonic.com• TOSHIBA – Designed and built a maintenance tool which included advanced features such as workflow and versioning using ColdFusion and SQL. New site helped client solve Web ownership problems. medical.toshiba.com• ALARIS Medical – ASP maintenance tool with an advanced job search and large product database. Cost and ease of Product updates have been significantly improved using this tool. www.alarismed.com• Proxima – Designed numerous database-driven areas with a back-end maintenance system in both ColdFusion and ASP on a SQL database. Created and maintained an e-commerce site. www.proxima.com• Wrote JavaScript code for the book: Web Design the Complete Reference.• Additional Work: www.ucsd.edu, www.kyocera.com, www.amcc.com, www.pulseeng.com, www.tdksemiconductor.com, www.backtobasics.com, www.hangten.com.• Designed and administered advanced Internet Applications, numerous back-end tools, contact forms, searches, e-commerce sites, store locators, site tests, analysis and documentation.

• Created, developed and maintained dynamic data-driven sites using ASP and JavaScript over a MS-SQL Server back-end data source.• Designed Web page layouts and graphics.• Maintained, updated and provided analysis and documentation for large commerce databases.• Implemented product testing strategies and standards for new software.• Provided technical support for customers on internal and external applications.• Digitized map data using GIS technologies.