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Director, Office of Application Engineering and Development and Acting Chief Technology Officer

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Resourceful and skilled IT leader with experience in the commercial and non-profit business domains. Passionate for bridging business vision and available technology to create effective business solutions. Eloquent communicator, able to effectively drive change in organizations and translate latest technology resources into a solution-oriented dialogue with subject matter experts, executives, and stakeholders. Hands-on coach, able to guide developers of all levels in solving technical and business challenges. Non-profits: • Lead multiple, concurrent high-profile projects with national visibility and millions of users: National Lifeline Accountability Database, Lifeline National Verifier, Connect America Broadband Portal • Lead multiple enterprise-wide initiatives for establishing architectural, engineering, and development standards. • Lead change within the organization – migration to Agile methodologies (Scrum and Kanban), automated configuration management, code governance • Developed enterprise-level solutions for external and business-only use. • Mentor peers and staff in various areas of software engineering and design, perform impact analysis of complex initiatives at risk, and advise leadership on risk and cost remediation approaches. E-Commerce: • Designed high-availability e-commerce infrastructures used with e-commerce systems based on MongoDB, PHP, and nginx • Developed reference technical architectures and software solutions for e-commerce clients • Designed enterprise-level solutions and supporting services to ensure scalability and growth. • Lead a hybrid team of offshore and in-house resources in designing complex merchant and fulfillment integration solutions. Specialties: DevOps Transformation, Scrum and Kanban Team Leadership, Distributed Systems, Enterprise Architecture, Automated Configuration Management, Strategic Planning, IT Cost of Operations Optimization, Process Improvement, Budgeting