Responsible for the management and development the integration of core web systems with the new University of Phoenix community web site.

Responsible for ensuring consistent software architecture across various cross-functional product areas. With special emphasis toward enhanced user experience for all Apollo Group institutions.

Responsible for the management and development road map of platform services, which is the foundation service platform for Apollo Group online web sites.

• Lead architect and engineer for all new and integration of application into the community projects.

• Managed cross functional team of engineers across several Apollo Group engineering teams.

• Lead architecture design of large cross organizational Web Content Management (WCM) system.

• Provided detailed design specification for large scale multi-team projects.

• Aided project management in the work breakdown and creation of detailed project plans.

• Mentoring of software engineers on several large simultaneous projects.

• Provided task assignments to developers.

• Identified common software patterns and made recommendations for solutions for common problems

• Design and implemented platform features that helped developers build compelling, useful applications for users.

• Proactively interface with development teams and product managers to ensure that we were building the right product.

• Analyzed to improve efficiency, scalability, and stability of all Apollo applications.

• Optimized the platform infrastructure to ensure that applications were fast and reliable.

• Interfaced with other teams to incorporate their innovations into the platform.

• Lead architect and engineer for all new and existing platform services projects.

• Managed team of smart creative software engineers who I helped mentor into becoming top performers with in Apollo.

Technologies: .NET, Java EE, WCM, Oracle, Web Services

Lead Engineer on the Portal team.

Principal developer responsible for the design and development of new University of Phoenix education Portal.

• Designed and developed applications for Apollo Group education systems.

• Lead the requirements gathering, prototyping, and initial architectural design of the University of Phoenix next generation education web sites.

• Lead small group of developers where I mentored by performing design/code reviews and career coaching to help them realize their goals and meet their full potential

• Optimized the web site infrastructure to ensure that applications were fast and reliable.

Technologies: .NET, C#, LAMP, Python, Ruby, Oracle, JSON, AJAX, Memcached

Project Manager within Order Optimization team.

Managed projects and development teams for JDA retail systems.

• Lead joint initiative with Microsoft to develop retail system using .NET and SQL Server 2005.

• Created and maintained detailed project plans used to mitigate risks, report status, for delivery of successful projects on time and under budget.

Technologies: .NET, C#, SQL Server, Java EE, Oracle, XML

Lead developer on Vista Retail.

Primary developer on a core product in JDA's Portfolio Registry(TM) solution, which allowed retailers to receive and respond to product and promotion information from suppliers based on subscriptions, managed in the application. Through flexible product classification and organization hierarchies, message workflow, subscription management, and publication management for all publications received as XML or EDIINT formatted documents.

• Developed a JavaScript based rich internet workflow driven user interface used by suppliers to manage their product item catalog.

• Developed applications that allowed trading partners to synchronize XML or EDIINT formated documents with the Global Data Synchronization Network (GDSN) following standards implemented by 1SYNC.

• Lead daily development tasks and performed design/code reviews.

• Worked closely with business analysts and customers to add the right enhancements the product.

Technologies: .NET, C#, SQL Server, Oracle, XML, SOAP Web Services

Consultant working with American Express Corporate Travel.

Lead developer on travel booking system designed for American Express Corporate Travel Division. The solution provided a standardized web service interface to the major Global Distribution System (GDS). The booking system saved the American Express Corporate Travel Division time and money by providing a simple user interface, which allowed travel agents and travel related services to book airline tickets, hotel rooms, rental cars, tour packages and associated products.

• Design and developed client user interface components.

• Lead daily development tasks and performed design/code reviews.

• Wrote the core product use cases by working with business analysts and travel agents.

Technologies: .NET, C#, Java, Restful and SOAP Web Services

Developer on BPM team.

Developed Optical Character Recognition (OCR) applications for business processes management (BPM).

• Developed windows and web based applications.

Technologies: ASP, VB, C, .NET, SQL Server