Atlanta Metropolitan Area
A seasoned leader of Application Development oriented delivery teams with over 30 years of industry relevant experience. Personal interest and passions lay in the correct design and communication of the vision of a project to all of the different audience members of the team -- which will directly relate to the successful execution and implementation of a project. Participated in and managed: business development activities, client engagement, contract creation and compliance, business strategy discussions and aligning business goals to financially responsible action plans, team creation and staffing, creation of architectural design documents to start a project off correctly, project management, team leadership, and project delivery and transfer to the customer. In various positions, achieved business sales and delivery targets, managed project and department P&L's, and direct people management responsibilities. Specialties: Technical Leadership and consultative facilitation, Social Media and Collaboration tools and technologies, Large website architecture, Content Management and publication, eCommerce platforms, Package solution deployment and enterprise integration, custom application development and deployment, DevOps in the context of Mobile Solutions development and deployment, Enterprise Mobile Strategy and Mobile Application Development / Deployment.
Senior member of an internal IT support team that provides direction for the use of Apple devices (Macs, iOS devices) for the international audience of Capgemini employees. Provide advice and direction for how Apple devices can be used in an enterprise environment from allocation, deployment, management, and application development with a focus on customer experience and enterprise security.
Architecting and delivering mobile solutions for Capgemini clients in Enterprise Mobility domains, leading client strategy sessions, providing subject matter expertise from topics ranging from device management, mobile information security, and mobile applications development from DevOps to deployment in public and private app stores. Projects • Performed as the engagement manager and lead architect for a mobile analytics app for an international Contract Research Organization (CRO). Led a team of developers for a custom iOS native application in 11 weeks from high level design to production. Directed client on how best to prepare the supporting back end systems, app store production, and application best practices around continuous integration and continuous delivery. • Performed a mobile solution health check for an international greeting card manufacturer who is replacing legacy field service mobility systems with SAP, SAP Mobile Platform (SMP), and 14,000 Android tablets. Focused on areas of issues of stability, scalability, and development processes. • Performed a mobility strategy engagement and technical assessment for a large Texas based quick serve restaurant to evaluate mobile capability maturity. Performed as an advisory role for the development of the customer focused mobile app. Managed the technical effort to inspect 120 franchisees with 8 analysts over an 8-week period. • Led and managed the IT segments of work of a 10-floor reconstruction project for an international fashion brand company in New York City. Managed several vendors responsible for segments of effort for areas of IT, Audio-Visual, telecom, networking, and related reconstruction work. • Led the architecture and technical delivery of a VoIP mobile application for a large US based communications company for both Android and iOS. Responsible for technical interactions with the back-end service provider; internal teams for dependent systems; and the offshore development team.
Responsible for defining technical enterprise mobile strategy for IBM clients. Ranging from device management platforms, application development and deployment platforms, all with keeping access and information security in mind. Started and led a Mobile DevOps team at a large US based Department Store in defining and implementing the DevOps workflow from sprint planning through to production deployment. Android, iOS platforms are the target platforms using mix of Native and Hybrid using IBM Worklight. Defining the processes, workflow, network architecture, components, and systems management needed to deliver the complete workflow. Defined the processes and templates used for the creation of the architectural assets of the IBM Worklight based IBM Ready-Apps, which were used as the basis for the Apple-IBM iPad applications. Defined, designed, and delivered the architectural artifacts for the first 3 Ready-Apps: Retail, Wealth Management, and Banking.
Developed and designed strategy and execution documents for the creation of a Mobile Center of Excellence within the Coca-Cola Global System. Technical SME for Mobile Applications development and delivery for IOS (iPad and iPhone), Android, and Blackberry. Performing TEAM AGENT role for Enterprise IOS application signing and provisioning. Designed and delivered integration with AirWatch, Cisco ASA, Microsoft CA, and Active Directory for controlled and secured access to internal Coca-Cola systems. Mentor and oversee over 40 vendor delivered mobile application projects PROJECTS: * Identified, designed, implemented, the insertion of WATCHDOX, a system to manage the consumption of restricted documents onto executive iPads and desktops. * Led the implementation of the Coca-Cola Corporate Apple Enterprise Developer program and application deployment process. In role as Team Agent. Managed the deployment process for more than 40 internal applications. * Led the first technical implementation of AirWatch * Designed and led the implementation of custom written cross platform HTML5 reporting web applications for controlled access to restricted content from iPads and desktops. * Identified, designed, implemented, the insertion of MicroStrategy 9 into the environment for bringing Restricted content to the iPad in a secure and controlled manner * Designed and led the deployment of the COKECHANNEL, a SharePoint based corporate portal
Engaged clients on a per-project basis in tasks ranging from: writing RFP responses, problem definition and requirements gathering, solution selection, assembling teams, and guiding initial phases of the project. Assumed supervisory and client advocate role as project was in flight. Major contributions • Grew a team of 21 IT Architects from various Tech Lead and Individual contributor positions into strong project leaders in 3 years. • Continuously contributed to the group sales effort while leading perform resources. Assisted in closing more than $25MM in 2008 in services and products. • Led the redesign effort for an international car rental company that peaked as a 60-person project and enabled their Internet reservation revenue increase from $2MM/year to $10MM/year. • Served 3 years on an innovation review board for patent development and evaluation.
Responsible for leading and managing a 50 person group of the technical teams of the Microsoft Practice, Lotus Notes Practice, and Internet Applications Development Practice (Java / Netscape oriented). Assisted in the business development efforts of the sales team by leading sales calls, providing technical direction and content on proposals, and managing the delivery of active projects by the group.