SUMMARY:

• Expertise in driving software quality combined with flexible database design approaches to minimize future changes.
• Leader for Software/Hardware Engineers and QA resources in the US and internationally.
• Built a high performing team via sound mentorship in a culturally challenging environment and developed training programs around my methods.
• One attendee called the training one of the best in his 30 years of attending training.
• Ohe team increased productivity over 300%.
• Extensive experience in systems design, development and software full lifecycle through positions from Developer, Solutions Architect, QA, and VP.
• Greatest strengths are in the delivery of high quality near zero failure software, built on best practices and flexible design.
• Some software ran for eight years without a single failure at Chase Bank.
• Received LYONDELL PETROCHEMICAL COMPANY’s Epic award for software user friendliness and quality.
• Software was for chemical plant automation with statistically driven machine learning automatic controls.
• Authored the book, “Common Software Development Mistakes made by Managers and Developers”.

TECHNICAL SKILLS:

Languages:  C#, JAVA, JavaScript, HTML5, AngularJS, VB, SSL shell, Unix scripts, SCADA - Protocols

Platforms:  .Net, Java J2EE, J2SE, iOS & Android (QA), Windows Workflow and Rules Engine

Databases:  MSSQL, Oracle, PostgreSQL

Tools:  SSMS, Visual Studio, Crystal Report, NetBeans, Eclipse, TOAD, SQL Developer, JBOSS, TOMCAT, Cloud Computing (AWS), Microsoft Project, Visio, JIRA, Tableau, Firebug, Protractor

Others:  Schlumberger Avoset, Network and Server installation, Machine learning Modern UI

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:

Confidential

QA Management Lead

Responsibilities:

• Reported to VP, Director of Software.
• Established QA group from scratch, including recruitment and training.
• Improved quality 90% - established process to capture test suites, test cases and test results using Agile methodology and mentored QA team members. The process enabled the capture of over 9000 defects, which were remediated. Prior QA efforts in the organization revealed only 1/10th the number of defects for similar scoped projects resulting in dissatisfied customers.
• Developed culture for developers to write unit tests to proactively detect defects before QA handoff.
• Identified and used test automation tool for AngularJS framework.
• Wrote/tuned over 200 stored procedures to support Data Warehouse and Reporting functionality to accelerate development efforts.
• Modern UI, and Mobile app validations.

Confidential

Vice President, Director of IT and Engineering

• Manage information Technology of the company including forty software and automation engineers, deploying solutions for Shell, Chevron, Agip and others for a national SCADA. Decrease cost 60% per installation, increased productivity over 300% and reduced support calls 90%.
• Negotiated supplier contracts for VMonitor’s SCADA enterprise software, satellite service providers and other systems.
• Developed an Employee Empowerment training program that enabled engineers to achieve the above listed results. This training program was requested by other companies. One attendee called the training one of the best in his 30 years of attending training.
• Represented Confidential in the senate’s investigation into the SCADA project delays caused by Shell and others. 
• Under contract, managed EETCltd’s deployment of Schlumberger Avoset for NAPIMS; 100 IT professionals, infrastructure and other software developments.
• Budgeting, Financial and Project management.
• Managed the installation of a 200 workstation network with 100 terabyte online storage; completed 20% under budget through effective bidding and negotiation.

Confidential

Manager/ Architect /Lead Developer

• Managed, designed, built and supported over 15 enterprise applications.
• Designed the Oracle or MSSQL databases in all projects.
• Expertise in designing and building Database models to accommodate changes in business rules without need to restructure. This reduced maintenance cost and change requests by 50%.
• Sample Applications: DB Alerter (.Net, C#), Lockbox Automated Reporting System (JAVA J2EE), Simsort (JAVA), ChaseLink (VB), ChemLink (Delphi), Controlled Disbursement System (J2EE), UNIX applications.
• Reviewed codes of all applications.
• None of these applications had a failure in eight years, thereby reducing support cost by 90%.
• Tracked project statuses and related documentation using MS Project.
• Did resource interviewing and team selection.
• Identified and guided resolution of critical support issues during production verification.

Confidential, State of New York

Tax Processing

• Confidential Chase won the contract to process taxes plus accounts receivables in New York State. Hundreds of different tax forms and schedules are sent directly to the bank instead of the state. The bank then processes the forms, captures the images and deposits the checks in the State’s account.
• This included over fifty banking and tax regulations.
• Designed the Oracle databases including inter process communication.
• Developed the security and other major modules, with complex business rules
• Modified back end processes to complete in 15 minutes instead of 9 hours by using PLSQL instead of SQL.

Confidential

Various IT consulting

• Responsible for planning and implementing short and long term goals.
• Developing and maintaining the company's automation system.
• Sourced Financing for the startup.
• Contract negotiations with 30 third parties.
• Manage personnel and payroll.

Confidential, Houston, TX

Senior Petroleum Engineer

• Responsible for the production of assigned fields; the profit maximization of each well, recompletions, repairs, development drilling and the formulation of long term field operating plans.