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Toastmasters InternationalHead of Enterprise Applications
Mar. 2024Denver Metropolitan Area
Honeyfund.com, Inc.Vice President Of Engineering
Jul. 2022 - Dec. 2023RemoteHoneyfund is the first and most prolific honeymoon gift registry. Established in 2006, the founders saw a need in the market for a new kind of registry. With early success, Honeyfund won an investment from Mr. Wonderful, Kevin O'leary on the TV show Shark Tank. After weathering the pandemic a boom of weddings and honeymoons called for a quick ramp-up of resources. My role as VP of Engineering is to lead the product and engineering organizations while streamlining processes and growing the team to take on the new influx of customers. · Led the product and engineering teams during a significant scaling phase post pandemic, expanding team size and productivity.
· Successfully filled key positions and backfilled long-vacant roles to deepen team efficiency.
· Raised team velocity by 35% by offloading ineffective third-party resources.
· Dropped annual engineering costs by 20% through budget optimization and resource management.
· Spearheaded the adoption of AI tools to improve product delivery and development speed.
OutsideSenior Director Of Engineering
Sep. 2021 - May. 2022Boulder, Colorado, United StatesOutside Interactive, Inc., is the world’s leading outdoor-focused media and tech startup. After Series B, Outside acquired Gaia GPS's backpacking startup, gaining over 4 million subscribers. My role was to rebuild and lead the Gaia GPS application development teams post-acquisition. This 25-person team consists of iOS and Android native engineers, QA, Delivery, a python/django-based backend group as well as React-based front-end web application engineers. · Supervised the Gaia GPS software development teams, overseeing iOS, Android, backend, and frontend engineering.
· Rebuilt three internal teams and filled essential roles, achieving zero attrition after stabilization.
· Customized Agile delivery processes, cutting delivery times by 50% and diminishing costs.
· Enhanced team dynamics and cohesion in a post-acquisition environment.
Charter CommunicationsDirector of Account and Support App Development
Oct. 2017 - May. 2021Greater Denver AreaAs the second-largest cable company in the country Charter embarked on creating a new line of business for mobile cellular service in 2017. This leadership role challenged me to roll off expensive third-party development staff and create two high-performing internal development teams while delivering a new support application. One was a front-end angular team and the other was a native application team with a Xamarin cross-compiling background. Max staff size of 45. · Built high-performing internal development teams for web, iOS and Android native applications, saving $1.7M by lowering third-party reliance and achieving a <5% attrition rate.
· Delivered a new mobile application, serving over 2 million users, while maintaining 100% PCI compliance.
· Improved software development lifecycle processes, streamlining release timelines by 30%.
TravelportPrincipal Cloud Architect
Oct. 2013 - Sep. 2017Centennial, COTravelport is one of three global providers of travel search, pricing, and booking technology. My role as a Principal Architect is to support all portal platform initiatives while also advising on the cloud strategy team. The team focuses on the design, scope, engineering, and delivery of cloud solutions and establishes an infrastructure for the continued growth of Travelport applications. · Developed enterprise portal strategies, consolidating over 182 web applications into one streamlined solution.
· Augmented cloud capabilities, accelerating application delivery speed by 25% and slashing page load times by 92% through the implementation of Akamai edge caching.
· Fostered key infrastructure vendor relationships to optimize performance and reliability.
Sports AuthorityManager of eCommerce Technical Operations
Apr. 2013 - Oct. 2013Englewood, COBefore closing its doors Sports Authority was one of America's largest local and online sporting goods retailers. My role was to manage a team of web developers and analysts to increase revenue and conversion through strategic eCommerce projects while adhering to the business continuity plan and SOX compliance. Also, overseeing all activities focused on B2C eCommerce mobile and desktop architecture. · Led web development and design teams to propel revenue growth and conversion improvements through strategic eCommerce initiatives.
· Enhanced analytics and user tracking, saving 48% in time by implementing Adobe Site Catalyst.
· Boosted site search-to-buy conversion rates by 30% and decreased abandonment rates by 20% through A/B testing.
JeppesenManager, eCommerce Development
Oct. 2007 - Apr. 2013Englewood, COJeppesen is the leader in aviation mapping software and equipment. My role was in product development. I directed a team of developers, requirement analysts, QA testers, software configuration managers, development DBAs, and third-party development companies. I was also tasked with transitioning the team from an outdated software development methodology to Agile SCRUM improving the efficiency of the eCommerce platform. · Directed product development teams, transitioning from waterfall to Agile SCRUM, increasing speed to market by 40%.
· Guided $10M eCommerce and $5M portal projects, optimizing delivery and system efficiency.
· Reduced page load times by 84% with advanced caching solutions, improving overall user experience.
QwestLead Web Business Analyst
Jan. 2007 - Oct. 2007Denver, COCentury Link is a local provider of TV, Phone, and Internet. While at the company I held several roles over the years. These included: ► Developed IT business requirements based on analysis of Qwest.com eCommerce platform ► Drove dynamic content through establishment of infrastructure of user experience based on user profiles, states, and personalization rules ► Provided subject matter expertise (SME) for BEA Weblogic Portal ► Consulted and provided technical guidance to the Information Technology group throughout development and implementation of eBusiness projects
QwestManager of Information Technology
May. 2004 - Jan. 2007Denver, CO► Relocated internal system support to offshore provider, resulting in 60% reduction in billable hours and overall expense
► Directed team of 25 developers in the software maintenance group responsible for all application migrations, system monitoring, and severity one and severity two application outage resolution ► Supervised the support of the Vignette Application Portal for all web-based systems in the sales business unit ► Built and maintained relationships with off-shore development resources ► Led all maintenance projects for internal and external facing sales systems
QwestSenior System Analyst
Sep. 2002 - May. 2004Denver, CO► Facilitated communication between Qwest small-business sales group and IT development ► Evaluated and identified new internet solutions that best suited business requirements ► Managed operational support model for all web-based CRM sales and support portals
QwestSenior Program Manager
Jan. 2002 - Sep. 2002Denver, CO► Appointed as technical supervisor for $2.5M RFP for the integration of a new learning management system ► Oversaw maintenance and support of web-based training, PRM, and CRM systems
QwestManager of Training Technology
May. 2001 - Jan. 2002Denver, CO► Spearheaded a $750K migration from an external training system to an in-house datacenter ► Supervised 5 internet designers and developers in the application support of all learning platforms including Eloquent, SkillSot, Centra, and Docent Enterprise
Impactis.comOwner
Nov. 1999 - May. 2001Greater Denver AreaImpactis.com was an independent consulting firm that I started with another partner. We specialized in website development, design, and integration. Our services also included web-based training development, website usability testing, site maintenance, server clean-up, web marketing and advertising (design and delivery methods), and web server log analysis tool integration. ► Awarded several high visibility contracts with fortune 500 companies
► Expanded team from 2 to 10 employees over two years
► Increased revenue of company 150% Major clients included: • Qwest Communications (www.qwest.com) Denver, CO
• Saba Software (www.saba.com) Redwood Shores, CA
• Rhythms Net Connection (www.rhythms.com) Denver, CO
MSHOW.COMManager of Web Technology
Nov. 1998 - Nov. 1999Greater Denver AreaMSHOW.com was one of the first companies to build web-based conferencing tools. In this role I developed and managed our corporate Intranet, Internet, and Extranet and managed application infrastructure. · Managed web infrastructure for early web-based conferencing solutions, contributing to service uptime improvements to 99.9%.
· Broadened service offerings and streamlined process flows to expand user engagement and reduce abandonment rates.
MarketWatchInternet Project Manager
Dec. 1997 - Sep. 1998San Francisco Bay AreaCBS Marketwatch was one of the first startups to provide online stock quotes and news in real-time. While at the company I directed a team of eight designers and developers responsible for all Internet and technical projects. Developed real-time stock market data mobile application for the first Personal Digital Assistants. I was also the client lead for partner companies, such as Washington Post, USA Today, AT&T, Hoovers, and PRNewswire. ► Managed eight web developers responsible for all Internet and technical projects. ► Developed of real-time stock market data product for PDAs including PPC, HPC, and Pilot.
► Implemented and upgraded web servers as new technologies were available. ► Project lead on database stock market portfolio tracking system. ► Implemented and administered the DoubleClick DART ad management system. ► Managed partner relationships, including the co-branding of stock market data for partner web sites.
MarketWatchSenior Web Design/Developer
Apr. 1996 - Dec. 1997San Francisco Bay Area► Lead developer during launch of cbs.marketwatch.com.
► Designed and developed customized user-page capabilities that allowed clients to create a home page consisting only of the stories, updates, and stocks they chose. ► Managed an online advertising project and developed methodologies for rotating, posting, and tracking of all ad banners on cbs.marketwatch.com. ► Responsible for development and maintenance of third party web sites including individual page creation and site management for co-branded sites and partner companies, such as Washington Post, USA Today, AT&T, Hoovers, and PRNewswire.
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