Dir, IT, Minnesota Sex Offender Program
February, 2010 - April, 2016
- Created strategic roadmap to modernize the IT operations of the Program,
- Delivered Microsoft technology stacks and architected applications with on-premise cloud,
- Partnered with executive leadership to drive end-user adoption of technology,
- Validated accuracy of technical content on all presentations, proposals and statements of work,
- Led various facets of architecture and product development including COTS vs. build analysis and investment rationalization,
- Architected and delivered a bespoke and scalable client-centered clinical system with .Net C# on Windows 2012 and SQL Server through system development life-cycle (SDLC),
- Architected role-based access control (RBAC) with Active Directory and integrated with application framework,
- Developed SOW, RFP and other contractual material and procured needed resources,
- Implemented continuous integration, continuous delivery (CI/CD), and continuous deployment methodology with Visual Studio and TFS,
- Integrated VeraCode with application development framework,
- Established QA guidelines and mentored team members on testing methodologies,
- Conducted Root Cause Analysis in collaboration with network, storage and application development teams and resolved persistent performance issues,
- Implemented high-security networks for civilly-committed populations adopting IT security policies and controls,
- Led the development and delivery of analytics solution with SQL Server Analysis Services, SAP Business Object and Tableau,
- Negotiated and procured all hardware and software including network hubs and switches,
- Listened to the voices of users, initiated and coordinated user satisfaction campaigns and developed KPIs to gauge software adoption rate,
- Streamlined help desk practices by process mapping and allayed user frustrations,
- Adopted Lean and Six Sigma to improve business and technology processes,
Adjunct Faculty, Saint Mary's University of Minnesota
January, 2009 - March, 2010
- Taught graduate level students to contribute to the viability and value of a global organization.
- Coached students in economic and business marketing subjects.
- Provided students with sample tools and methods to analyze financial and economic data needed to support organizational decision-making process.
- Delivered lectures on ethical and legal dimensions of business decisions.
M.B.A, Saint Mary's University of Minnesota
January, 2005 - January, 2007
Global Strategy - Means I know how to work with pepole from different cultures and countries
Systems Administrator, State of Minnesota
January, 2002 - January, 2010
- Deployed and managed distributed applications within a middleware ecosystem consisting of Oracle DB, SQL Server, JBoss, Apache Tomcat, IBM WebSphere and IBM MQ on multi-platforms,
- Developed reports using SQL, Crystal Reports and Business Objects,
- Developed SOWs and managed contract resources,
- Acted as a liaison between agency partners and external consultants, translated requirements, architected solutions, and established an Enterprise Change Committee,
- Managed and coordinated quality assurance and testing procedure for implementing CA's identity access management,
- Researched and led the implementation of a document management solution,
- Advised systems and security controls compliant with State security guidelines,
- Managed technical teams including developers and system integrators,
- Authored statements of work and negotiated support level agreements,
- Conducted gap analysis on infrastructure and technology operations,
- Provided expertise on system architecture and system development life-cycle (SDLC).
Technical Sales/Sr. Solutions Consultant, IBM
January, 1998 - January, 2002
- Provided system analysis, design, development, and implementation of applications and databases for distributed architecture,
- Collaborated with mainframe development team to convert legacy applications to Java,
- Mentored mainframe developers on modern application design and development tools and techniques,
- Utilized design patterns and software development best-practices to accurately implement business requirements,
- Served as a subject matter expert on applications and systems design.
B.Sc, DeVry Institute of Technology
January, 1995 - January, 1998
Information Systems, Literature, English