Professional Profile
STRATEGIC DIRECTOR of SOFTWARE DEVELOPMENT
19 years experience Architecting and Developing Software Solutions
17 years experience Leading Teams of IT Professionals
14 years experience Developing Strategic Organizational Business Initiatives
9 years experience designing and deploying Software as a Service (SaaS)
4 years of Pharma experience –including 21 CFR part 11
Result-driven, customer-focused leader who directs organizations with a strategic vision surrounding software development and its underlying infrastructure environment. Able to articulate strategic IT initiatives to motivate technical staff, senior leadership, as well as current and prospective clients. Provides an experienced background in the design and deployment of enterprise-level software, including web-based technologies. Adept at attracting, recruiting and developing management as well as technical personnel. Maintains a passion for leading teams with a holistic vision. Able to mentor individuals and motivate groups to implement quality, on-time solutions. Effective interpersonal skills with the ability to lead technical developers, creative artist as well as C-level executives to adopt existing and evolving technical platforms. A visionary leader with a blend of insightful technical and business awareness.
NOTEWORTHY CAREER ACHIEVEMENTS
• Crafted a holistic IT architecture to deliver an extremely robust, scalable SaaS solution for the bio-tech industry
• Developed a strategic business strategy to launch an industry-first, SaaS project management solution
• Pioneered a leading-edge web-base service that facilitated a significant increase in production capacity for several national-based, financial institutions
• Managed multiple, concurrent IT implementations from concept through delivery for various divisions within General Electric
CORE COMPETENCIES
| • | Recruiting, Leading, Motivating & Mentoring IT Staff | • | Establishing and Managing Operational Budgets |
| • | Architecting High-Quality, Scalable & Secure Solutions | • | Maintaining Corporate Standards & Guidelines |
| • | Directing the Migration of Enterprise-level Solutions | • | Managing Relationships & Resolving Conflicts |
| • | Communicating Visions of Future Products & Platforms | • | Delivering Web-Based / SaaS Platforms |
| • | Cultivating Customer-Focused, Team-Oriented Teams | • | Understanding of .NET, Ajax, MS SQL, & Oracle |
EXECUTIVE QUALIFICATIONS
Accomplished executive director of information technology with demonstrated success designing and leading scalable, secure, and high-quality products that deliver high levels of value and performance
Enthusiastic leader, with proven ability to recruit, challenge, and motivate teams to extreme levels of productivity
Excellent communicator, experienced public speaker, skilled trainer, proficient at contract negotiation, and effective at comforting and leading people to a new process Experienced designer and manager of the entire software development life cycle from inception to commercial delivery of enterprise products Recognized pioneer and architect for innovative solutions with deep understanding of how technology impacts and supports businesses |
Education
Master of Business Administration (MBA) University of Phoenix | Bachelors in Computer/Business Furman University |
WORK EXPERIENCE
Director of Technology for Starta Development, Inc. (Raleigh, NC) 2000-Present
The Starta Enterprise System, developed with C#.NET, JavaScript, Ajax and Microsoft SQL 2008, delivers a SaaS solution leveraging a robust platform for managing projects, documentation, workflow processes and contacts.
• | Designed and implemented a production environment with “follow-the-sun” availability that includes redundant database servers, clustered web servers, and secured, on- and off-site backup devices |
• | Designed and deployed internal corporate services and hardware, including the company’s phone server, MS SQL server, Exchange Mail server, VPN server, file servers, and firewall |
• | Architected the data model and software design of a SaaS-based enterprise resource planning application |
• | Developed the vision, recruited employees and led a team to deliver an enterprise-level, software as a service ERP system for organizations that fund and develop housing communities |
• | Discovered client’s needs, documented specifications and led teams to deliver custom development solutions |
• | Negotiated terms and developed relations with investors, clients and vendors |
• | Led a development team to deliver quality, on-time and on-budget code releases |
• | Architected and developed a customizable business-rules engine for RBC Bank to calculate monthly payments for mortgage loan officers nationwide |
Director of Technology for InfoStrength, Inc. (Durham, NC) | 2006-2008 |
InfoStrength’s Smart Enterprise Solution developed with C#.NET, JavaScript, Ajax, and Microsoft SQL 2005 provides SaaS solutions for Life Science organizations. As a fully validated system, the technology targets the protection of Intellectual Property, complying with 21 CFR part 11 and supporting all FDA GxPs reporting mandates.
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• • | Designed and implemented a production environment with “follow-the-sun” availability that includes redundant database servers, clustered file servers, and off-site, secured backup storage to deliver a 99.98% availability Developed a strategic IT vision and motivated executive management to adopt a plan for the redevelopment of an existing SaaS-based application Led a team to reengineer and migrate an application to an optimized, secure and flexible software platform |
IT Director of Eagle Vision Software, Inc. (Raleigh, NC) | 1996-1999 |
• | Led teams of software developers to successfully deliver solutions for multiple and simultaneous projects |
• | Developed RFPs with attractive business cases for innovative technology initiatives to engage new clients |
• | Negotiated with the Federal Government to participate as a preferred federal vendor (GSA Schedule) |
• | Negotiated all terms and guided the advancement of all client and vendor relations |
• | Achieved sales agreements with prominent organizations, including GE Capital Mortgage, Bayer, US Geological, State of North Carolina, and Wake County Public Schools |
• | Launched and managed an intern program with NC State University |
Certified Technical Instructor for Productivity Point International | 1995-1996 |
• | Delivered instructor-led, classroom-based technical classes
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• | Gained Microsoft MCSD certification with multiple curriculums, including Visual Basic, Windows Operating System, MS SQL, MS Access, and MS Project |
• | Developed an in-house custom software development department |
• | Developed courseware for technical curriculums |
Senior Systems Manager for GE Capital Mortgage (Raleigh, NC) | 1992-1995 |
• | Designed, developed and implemented various financial-based applications to capture, compile, and validate compliance requirements as well as an artificial-intelligent engine to qualify consumer mortgages |
• | Led the development of an underwriting and cash flow system for a corporate division in the United Kingdom |
• | Designed and developed a tracking system to manage the quality of thousands of mortgages per month |
• | Designed and managed the development of a laptop-based system allowing GE's sales team to graphically print real-time mortgage rates for lenders |
• | Motivated corporate sales by meeting face-to-face with prospects while documenting business requirements |
• | Founded and managed the first GE Capital Mortgage co-op program by building a relationship with NC State University –the program continues today |
Software Developer for IBM (RTP, NC) | 1991-1992 |
• | Coded low-level TCP/IP communication utilities in C to properly translate and route network traffic |