IT Executive with expertise in the design and delivery of cost-effective, high-performance technology solutions in support of rapid growth with budget responsibilities up to $12 million annually.  Skilled in all phases of the project life cycle, from initial feasibility analysis and conceptual design through implementation and enhancement.  Effective at building culturally diverse, team-centered operating units, with excellent business process and strategy development skills.  Customer-centric with the ability to initiate profitable alliances with global vendors and suppliers.  Key core qualifications include:

·  Strategic & Operational Technology Planning	·  IT Infrastructure Design & Implementation
·  Technology & Business Linkage Planning	·  Sensitive Global Voice/Data Telecommunications
·  Global IT Delivery & Data Center Operations	·  Emerging Technologies & Enterprise Architectures
·  Capital Planning & Investment Control	·  Technology Architecture & Integration
·  Situation-Based Global Outsourcing Models	·  IT Skills Gap Analysis & Performance Optimization
·  Master Data Design for Big Data Models	·  Cloud Based Infrastructure Models

 

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Klique, Inc., Miami, FL2014 to 2016

CTO

Direct all Software Mobile and Web Development, Data and Business Intelligence resource planning, operations and development budgeting for this million+ user global Group Chat and Meet-Up application.  Hold autonomous decision-making authority for all Web and Software Development, Business Intelligence and Data development and innovation, with a focus on system integration, emerging technologies, enterprise architectures, strategic alliances and data security.  A $2 million budget.  Report to the CEO.

.           Architected and Implemented a Node.js web application as a website.

.           Creation of Dynamic Response Mobile Web Applications which is supported on multiple browsers Windows, OS X, iOS and Android as a Suite of Node.js Admin Tools including a Social Media curation tool and a Custom CMS.

.           Architected and created a Mobile application based around the swiping method of Like and Dislike to foster the group social and chat experience.  These are Native applications in Android and iOS.

.           Architected and Implemented a Node.js REST based API.

.          Architected and Implemented a Service Oriented Architecture based in Node.js, Redis, MongoDB, MySQL on AWS that is completely Scalable globally on a moments notice.

.          Created Mobile Monetization plan that uniquely brought in revenue without losing the user to in your face advertising that the Millennial generation dislikes.

.          Creation of Process and Procedures for development best practices.

.          Implementation of QA process as it pertains to the Software Development Lifecycle.

.          Project Management of all phases of the Software Development Lifecycle. 

.          Creation and support of office network and phone systems.

.          Hardware and Software support of all the companies needs.

.          Typical annual budgeting.

.          Strategic technology future planning.

 

Revolt, Hollywood, CA2013 to 2014

Sr Vice President of Engineering

Direct all Software Mobile Web Development, Data and Business Intelligence resource planning, and development budgeting for this million+ user, 100+ employee, global television network.  Hold autonomous decision-making authority for all Web and Software Development, Business Intelligence and Data development and innovation, with a focus on system integration, emerging technologies, enterprise architectures, strategic alliances and data security.  A $12 million budget.  Report to the President.

.           Architected and Implemented a Node.js web application as a website.

.           Creation of Dynamic Response Mobile Web Applications which are supported on multiple browsers Windows, OS X, iOS and Android as a Suite of Node.js Admin Tools including a Social Media curation tool and a Custom CMS.

.           Architected and Implemented a Node.js REST based API.

.          Architected and Implemented a Service Oriented Architecture based in Node.js, Redis, MongoDB, SQL Server on AWS that is completely Scalable globally on a moments notice.

.           Led development of the TV Everywhere of a live television network using Adobe Pass to Authenticate with Time Warner Cable and Comcast.

.           VOD player that is adaptive streaming for all VOD playback and can accommodate external video sources such as YouTube

.           A 2 Way video chat in a Google Hangouts LIKE session t the Website to a TV Studio’s LIVE Broadcast.  16 people at once to date.

.           An Over the Top, Netflix Like, subscription product and service on the Web and at least 9 platform specific apps.

.           An iOS and Android app with TV Everywhere authentication for live TV Steaming as well as VOD playback.

.           An Mobile feature a 2 Way video chat in a Google Hangouts LIKE session over the Website to a TV Studio’s LIVE Broadcast.  16 people at once so far.  This has never been done on mobile before.

.           Digital Ads Serve integrated API for web and Mobile.

.          Built our own Push notification service for both iOS and Android.

.          Created a Federated Authentication and TV Anywhere Authentication Single Sign-on solution (SAML).

.          Multi-Platform video player implementation. 

.          Designed and implemented a two way video talkback function with the live studio from a web or mobile device so any user could be on live television.

.          Led a series of application development projects, to build out the Enterprise Software Infrastructure to support Web and Mobile software initiatives. 

.          Implementation of new Development, Build and Deployment methodologies, tools and standards allowing for rapid application deployment. 

.          Creation of Metrics tracking system for performance in Operations and against project milestones.

.          Current technologies being used are Node.js, HTML5, CSS, Bootstrap, JQuery, Redis, SQL Server, Socket.io, GitHub , Redhat Ubuntu, Windows and MongoDB.  This is a REST API service architecture.  We are running in a Continuous Delivery model.

 

Creative Artists Agency, Century City, CA2011 to 2013

Vice President of Engineering

Direct all Software Mobile Web Development, Data and Business Intelligence resource planning, budgeting and development for this multi-billion dollar, 1400+ employee, and global agency.  Hold autonomous decision-making authority for all Business Intelligence and Data development and innovation, with a focus on system integration, emerging technologies, enterprise architectures, strategic alliances and data security.  I did Manage 7 direct and 37 indirect professionals at 3 global locations which has been turned into 14 direct and a $4 million budget.  Report to the CIO.

.          Implemented an API driven centralized dynamic master data initiative in support of the company’s demand for more data in the Big Data movement and transitioned IT Localized hardware to hardware in the cloud using Microsoft Azure technology. 

.          Led a series of upgrades and application enhancements, including the replacement of obsolete systems, hardware, software and headcount saving the company $2 Million annually.

.          Implemented a new ERP system with deep Analytical reporting to support a new Business Intelligence initiative that included Social Media and other external data as part of the Big Data strategy.

.          Implementation of new Development, Build and Deployment methodologies, tools and standards allowing for rapid application deployment. 

.          Design and Engineered consumption of data from multiple places on the internet in order to form a centralized comprehensive data store for Business Intelligence decision making.

.          Automation and creation of data initiatives designed to same time, effort and money which saved thousands of person hours annually along with pinpoint accurate detail of data driving better more efficient business decisions.

.          Creation of Metrics tracking system for performance in Operations and against project milestones.

.          Creation of Dynamic Response Mobile Web Applications which are supported on multiple browsers Windows, OS X, iOS and Android. 

.           iOs and Android Applications developed against REST API for data feeds – Applications include: Client Profile: More Detailed IMDB with video, Project Profiles: Movies, Music and TV, Sports: MLB Arbitration (NHL Arbitration in progress)

.          Current technologies being used are Node.js, HTML5, CSS, Bootstrap, JQuery, Redis, Azure, SQL Server, SQL Azure, .NET, GitHub and MongoDB.  This is a REST API service architecture.  We are running in a Continuous Delivery model.

.          Using third party data to enhance existing internal data from external vendor APIs such as IMDB, Twitter, Facebook, Boxoffice Mojo, Rotten Tomatoes, Cinescore, Stats Inc, MLB.com and ESPN.  This data is used for a mix of data enhancement and sentiment analysis use cases.

 

Fetch Technologies, El Segundo, CA2010 to 2011

Senior Director of Engineering

Hired to turn a desktop client software engineering company into a SaaS based Big Data and Business Intelligence Company.  Held autonomous decision-making authority for all levels of enterprise architecture, operational design, data center expansion, product development, data security, strategic alliances and innovation.  Manage 9 direct reports and 47 indirect reports in 4 global locations while giving direction to Product, Sales, Marketing and Operations with a budget of $10 Million.  Report to the CTO.

.          Designed and led the development of a Master Data driven API/Service Layer SaaS product which was core to the new business model moving toward Big Data before the term was invented, costing $4 Million in 10 months to return $5 Million per month.

.          Created an operational infrastructure in 2 different data center locations to support a SaaS modeled business with implementation of hardware and software in a project plan requiring 12 months to deploy and succeeding in 8 months.

.          Spearheaded the project and design of using Amazon’s AWS EC2 services as the new Cloud based architecture of this Big Data SaaS product which was ahead of its time and implementation happened 6 months after when Amazon’s pricing model made the change cost effective saving the company $2 Million annually.

.          Generated revenues in excess of $4 Million annually by implementing a web-based API and Analytics platform to provide customers with data from the web in a timely and meaningful method.

.          Hired and created departments for Operations, QA, Engineering, Product, Project Management, Negotiated vendor contracts and developed a relationship with 3 offshore vendors for development of the new products.

.          Using mobile applications to bring mobile dashboards right to the customer’s hands in an iOS format. 

 

Live Office, Torrance, CA2009 to 2010

Director of Data Services

Managed the data engineering and operations for 50,000+ users SaaS based Financial Services e-mail archiving company.  Developed the annual budget, implemented process models.  Created and mentored a 16 person SaaS Operations team.  Creation of assessment programs and then mapped them against planned milestones for operations and engineering.

.          Partnered with Microsoft and 3Par in order to create cost savings in space management of large amounts of data saving the company $1 Million annually.

.          Conducted a needs analysis to determine application requirements for both domestic and international user communities, resulting in the creation of new products adding $500,000 annually.

.          Designed and implemented a new LAN/WAN architecture as part of a global design and disaster recovery model required by clients and FINRA.

.          Implemented an operational model giving 24 hour, 7 days a week, 365 days a year support while minimizing the impact on the lives of employees.

 

Spot Runner, Los Angeles, CA2008 to 2009

Director of Data Services

Directed all data, database, business intelligence resource planning, budgeting, operational and development for a 500+ person startup in the world of internet based television advertising as well as online advertising.  Served as Architect and principle liaison between technical analysts, developers, sales personnel and the company’s non-technical client base.  Managed a team of 8 direct reports.

.          Integrated all data into a Globally unique data warehouse giving business intelligence to a local television-advertising product.

.          Created a Mobile application to allow for geolocation through GPS for local focused advertisements. 

 

Momentum Market Intelligence, Portland, OR2006 to 2008

Director of Data Technologies

Developed software, processes and data designed to integrate survey data into one uniform and centralized format for consumption.  Managed a team of 7 direct reports.

.          Architected and managed the development of a $4 million Internet based application to drive business intelligence and understanding in the world of IT resourcing and hardware spending for IBM.

 

City of Vancouver, Vancouver, WA2006 to 2007

Sr.SQL Server DBA/Architect (Consultant)

Ajinomoto Foods/The Oregon Clinic, Portland, OR2005 to 2006

Sr.SQL Server DBA/Architect (Consultant)

Extensis, Portland, OR2006 to 2006

Sr.SQL Server DBA/Architect (Consultant)

SQL-Consulting,  Portland, OR2005 to 2006

Sr.SQL Server DBA/Architect (Consultant)

InteliTech, Vancouver, WA2005 to 2006

Sr.SQL Server DBA/Architect (Consultant)

PacifiCare, Portland, OR2005 to 2005

Sr. SQL Server DBA/Architect (Consultant)

Banfield Pet Hospitals, Portland, OR2004 to 2005

Sr.SQL Server DBA/Architect  (Consultant)

Hollywood Entertainment, Wilsonville, OR2004 to 2004

Sr.SQL Server DBA/Architect, Consultant

The Nautilus Group, Vancouver, WA2002 to 2004

Sr.SQL Server DBA/Architect /Data Warehouse Engineer

Advanced TelCom Group, Salem, OR2001 to 2002

Sr.SQL Server DBA/Architect

Red Chip, Portland, OR2001 to 2001

Sr. SQL Server DBA/Architect

iMotors, Santa Cruz, CA2000 to 2001

SQL Server DBA

Great Western Malting, Vancouver, WA1999 to 2000

SQL Server DBA/PeopleSoft Admin

Wachovia Bank, Winston-Salem, NC1997 to 1999

SQL Server DBA/NT Admin

BellSouth Cellular, Atlanta, GA1997 to 1997

Software Test Manager 

Microsoft, Redmond, WA1997 to 1997

SQL Server DBA and NT Admin/PA

Laughlin Wilt Group, Beaverton, OR1996 to 1997

SQL DBA/NT Systems Admin

Intel, Hillsboro, OR1995 to 1996

Analyst/Tester/Jr. SQL DBA

Hewlett Packard, Camas, WA1994 to 1995

IT Support

 

EDUCATION

Mechanical Engineering Washington State University, Pullman, WA