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Technology Leader

About PADI PADI (Professional Association of Diving Instructors) is the world's largest recreational diver training organization, with more than 138,000 trained PADI Professionals dedicated to introducing new divers to the thrill of scuba diving and enhancing the skills of experienced divers through its 6,100 dive centers and resorts worldwide. PADI Members issue nearly 1,000,000 certifications worldwide each year, advancing and encouraging the exploration of the ocean, while maintaining the highest industry standards for dive training, safety and customer service.

Information technology professional with diverse industry experience and established delivery track record. • Innovative software development leadership delivering complex solutions to support evolving and growing businesses. • Excellent communication skills with the ability to create a cooperative culture between business stakeholders and engineering to reach consensus, managing to budget and expected delivery performance. • Demonstrated leadership in product innovation. • Extensive implementation experience in digital media and e-commerce web platforms. • Practiced in building and leading high performing teams through Agile methodologies. • 10+ years managing and integrating offshore development teams. • Strategic planning, vision casting, roadmaps, and execution.