Dec 2023 – Mar 2024 · 3 mos · Scottsdale, Arizona, United States

Mar 2023 – Dec 2023 · 9 mos · Scottsdale, Arizona, United States

Dec 2021 – Feb 2023 · 1 yr 2 mos

Sep 2020 – Jan 2022 · 1 yr 4 mos

Feb 2020 – Sep 2020 · 7 mos

Sep 2019 – Feb 2020 · 5 mos

Feb 2019 – Sep 2019 · 7 mos · Phoenix, Arizona Area · On-site

• As part of the Delivery organization, I was involved in Managed Services for Catalyte clients. My role was to lead teams of Catalyte cycle students at client projects and develop software products and services.
• Design and implement new product architectures
• Mentor and lead student developers
• Facilitate and support daily development
• Communicate client project status

Apr 2018 – Feb 2019 · 10 mos · Phoenix, Arizona Area

• We managed multiple owned and operated web properties as well as a full ad stack. We worked in AWS and GCP. Our applications were written in Typescript, Python and many other languages. There were big data and content management system projects.

Jul 2017 – Apr 2018 · 9 mos · Scottsdale, Arizona

• I was on the team that is re-platforming all of Billfire’s products and systems. I lead the redesign of the core online payment product, as well as building the architecture that includes a state-of-the-art CI/CD pipeline. In 4 months we delivered a completely new front-end application and data services, while not disrupting current production data systems. I was also involved in the recruitment and hiring of new members of the development team.

Jul 2016 – Jul 2017 · 1 yr

• I was on the team that transformed the way CSAA IG built digital products. I developed frameworks and tools for other engineers as well as design architectures for them to run on. I also designed the application architecture that was used, and was an early and major contributor to the development of the infrastructure platform (Pivotal Cloud Foundry) that hosts flagship products.

Jul 2015 – Jul 2016 · 1 yr

• Responsible for the team of individuals that support multiple product development teams. Our role is to remove the friction found in building delightful, quality user experiences for CSAA IG's consumers and employees. Our team is responsible for the Digital Way culture that provides all teams with a set of simple principles based on the Agile Manifesto and Extreme Programming paradigms. As Development Experience manager I authored the Digital Way and instituted new work environment processes such as Pair Programming, TDD and Balanced teams. I am lead architect, seeking out and implementing larger technology solutions that improve the development experience of all the teams.

Sep 2012 – Jul 2015 · 2 yrs 10 mos

• Lead member of the development team that brought the first native mobile application to CSAA IG. I designed and helped implement a complete re-platforming of the technology stack, that improved the development experience as well as improved the delivery time and operational stability of all the CSAA IG products.

Aug 2009 – Sep 2012 · 3 yrs 1 mo

• A member of the team responsible for developing libraries and tools for front-end engineering throughout the organization. Leading the development of JavaScript libraries that provide horizontal services including Behavior, Page Bus, Data Connectors and Templating. Responsible for the design of the module system used by all JavaScript applications, based on CommonJS & AMD specifications. Developing a JVM hosted JavaScript templating engine. Leading the organization to an open source development model for front-end libraries. Designing and developing a JavaScript CI system based on Node.js.
• Was a member of the team responsible for transitioning the entire eCampus portal from a .NET/Java mixed platform to a CMS based UI delivery system. Successfully deployed to a user-base of over 600,000 and survived each scale increase with a reduced front-end service layer. Lead the design and implementation of the UI development lifecycle transition from .NET/Java frameworks to CMS Component based architecture.

Oct 2008 – Apr 2009 · 6 mos

• Working on the Account Analysis project. Successfully prepared the Ruby on Rails application to run on IBM WebSphere Application server using JRuby. Integrated the company LDAP system to provide authentication and authorization. Involved in all phases of development and worked closely with operations to introduce Ruby on Rails projects into standard implementation procedures.

May 2008 – Oct 2008 · 5 mos

• Responsible for the security of the data warehouse user interface and data. I facilitate the design and development of the security measures to protect data while allowing for the most effective access for reporting. I analyze the architecture to assure safe movement of data during the ETL process as well as during the end-user registration and usage. Working within a large team of multiple disciplines and coordinating the security development effort with the user interface developers and database developers. Designing and developing new authentication system for all of ADE resources that includes use of open source Java libraries such as CAS (a JA-SIG project). A partner in the project utilizes open source technologies and I will be coordinating the implementation of those technologies into the .NET infrastructure of the agency.

Aug 2007 – Mar 2008 · 7 mos

• Managed a staff of 5 .NET developers on multiple browser based applications and WinForm applications. Developed and maintained standards for the development of the user interface. I was responsible for development task assignments and time management of the developers. Lead the design of applications and assisted with the requirements document development. I coordinated discussions on design decisions regarding 3rd party controls or in-house development of AJAX features.

Nov 2006 – Aug 2007 · 9 mos

• Responsible for the maintenance of the companies database systems. Database systems comprise of 12 SQL Server and 1 Oracle distributed over 5 servers. Projects include design and development of public website using ASP.NET 2.0 and SQL Server 2005 as well as design and implementation of disaster recovery system for EMR applications.

Nov 2004 – Nov 2006 · 2 yrs

• Lead developer on major projects for internal operations. In charge of design, development, implementation of applications as well as user training. Most projects were implemented under the .NET architecture (ASP.NET) using C# and SQL Server 2000 databases. I was responsible for design, development and implementation of electronic health record system. The EHR project spans all departments and includes re-engineering manual processes to automated solutions. Lead the switch from .NET architecture to open source specifically Ruby on Rails and MySQL. As well transitioned the team from Windows based development to Linux using Ubuntu. Lead group of 5 developers including QA staff. Created and implemented all software development life-cycle standards for the company. Spear headed design of interfaces as it pertained to DHTML features that utilized AJAX (drag-n-drop functionality for certain features).

Jun 2004 – Nov 2004 · 5 mos

• Designed and developed systems to enhance student and faculty experiences with University of Phoenix. I developed a web service that married the student portal to a third party tool designed to help students check for plagiarism in their papers. Work duties included design documents, systems analysis, technology implementation and coding solutions. I also performed unit testing and prepared deployment documents. Heavily involved in architecture discussions and providing feedback on implementations.

Feb 2001 – May 2004 · 3 yrs 3 mos

• I was the lead information technology driver for entire company. I designed the architecture for all applications built in house for the company and provided leadership for development team. I created intranet systems for all of companies operations. Utilize multiple technologies including ASP, ASP.NET, VB, Web Services, SQL Server and Access. Manage all projects from design phase to implementation. Lead a group of 10 developers and was responsible for all aspects of supervision including performance reviews and salary adjustments. Created and implemented all software development life-cycle standards for the company. Conceived and delivered a shrink-wrapped Windows based application for clients to connect to internal systems through web-services and download results for analysis.

Nov 2000 – Feb 2001 · 3 mos

• Responsible for the development and maintenance of the Microsoft PlanIt MDF web based application. I acted as liaison to Microsoft Marketing Regional VP for application feature requests. Development was ASP and SQL Server 7.0 based. Project included a complex reporting system that included COM Automation for Excel spreadsheets.

Sep 1998 – Nov 2000 · 2 yrs 2 mos

• I was responsible for development of major websites for leading clients. I utilized many technologies including ASP, ColdFusion and SQL Server 7.0. Most work involved use of advanced technologies such as Flash and Director to provide creative media components and where viable JavaScript was used to attain similar features. Clients consisted of larger corporations looking for functional and entertaining websites or CD-ROM content. Constant involvement in design work and assisted with color department tasks.