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Director of Software Engineering
Ramsey SolutionsDirector of Software Engineering
Nov. 2023Franklin, Tennessee, United StatesLeading a business unit by recognizing, coaching and mentoring developers in programming, design and architecture best practices and principles. Taking strategic ownership and setting the long-term vision for the team on best business practices. Participating in and playing part in senior leadership meetings, setting the vision for the Technology Team overall. Speaking directly with stakeholders. Conducting regular 1-on-1s with team members. Supporting team members in hitting individual and team deadlines and goals by helping remove obstacles and solve problems
Sr. Director of Engineering
TravelNet SolutionsSr. Director of Engineering
Apr. 2022 - Oct. 2023Cottage Grove, Minnesota, United StatesResponsible for managing a team of 25+ direct and indirect reports, overseeing planning, utilization, agile/scrum management, and resourcing. Lead and manage a team of engineers to deliver high-quality products and services. Set departmental goals and objectives, and develop strategies to achieve them. Plan, prioritize and allocate resources to ensure that projects are completed on time and within budget. Develop and implement processes and procedures to improve team efficiency and productivity. Work collaboratively with cross-functional teams to ensure seamless product development and delivery. Manage multiple projects simultaneously, and provide regular status updates to senior management. Develop and maintain relationships with key stakeholders, both internal and external.
Instructor
University of Toronto School of Continuing StudiesInstructor
Dec. 2021 - Nov. 2023Toronto, Ontario, CanadaFull-Stack (MERN) and UI/UX Web Development Instructor. Course covers ReactJS, Node, NPM, APIs, GraphQL and Microservices. Also exposure to Express, Mongo, MySQL, TypeScript and deployment through GitPages, AWS and Heroku.
Instructor
University of Minnesota College of Continuing & Professional StudiesInstructor
Apr. 2018 - Dec. 2024Minneapolis, MinnesotaTaught 11th cohorts as a Full-Stack (MERN) and UI/UX Web Development Instructor. UI/UX course covers topics such as Empathy, Definition, Ideation, Prototyping, Testing Human Centered Design Research, Usability Analysis, Proto-Personas, 5 Whys, User Interviewing, Affinity Diagramming, and Empathy Maps. Full-Stack (MERN) Web Development course covers ReactJS, Redux, Node, NPM, Express, Mongo, MySQL, Firebase, TypeScript and deployment through GitPages, AWS and Heroku.
Vice President Of Engineering
QuotacyVice President Of Engineering
Jul. 2017 - Apr. 2022Greater Minneapolis-St. Paul AreaSuccessfully moved from a startup into verical acquisition as a member of the leadership team. Quotacy is focusing on helping to protect 1-million families with the safety and security of life insurance. Led a team as well as a key member in architecture, API's and DevOps in LAMP stack and Node Applications.
Senior Application Developer
The Lacek GroupSenior Application Developer
Feb. 2015 - Jul. 2017Greater Minneapolis-St. Paul AreaPHP Architect and Developer using Yii, Fat-Free, Apple PassKit/Apple Pay and other Frameworks. Development lead on several projects for companies such as Carnival, US Bank and DuPont Pioneer.
Vice President of Information Technology
Renters WarehouseVice President of Information Technology
Feb. 2014 - Feb. 2015Greater Minneapolis-St. Paul AreaIT/digital media research and development with emerging technologies. Managing and optimizing digital marketing efforts. Oversee/web mastering of all RW Websites and sister companies online representations and landing pages. Logistical Data Modeling and information architecture of a major system integration application that reduces company time and redundancy. Overall SEO enhancements and reporting of Google Analytic goals and conversion rates. Assist CTO in developing various external feed/system integrations. Reporting and management of email marketing campaigns to Tenants, Owners, etc.
IT Consultant
Robert Half TechnologyIT Consultant
Jun. 2013 - Jan. 2014Bloomington, MinnesotaContract with Unity Works! Media LAMP Development using the latest in CSS/jQuery libraries and PHP Development. Assisting with Innovative solutions and emerging technologies.
Senior Information Architect
Korn FerrySenior Information Architect
Jun. 2007 - Jun. 2013Minneapolis, MinnesotaStrategic support of new and existing external websites and .Net MVC development for custom SharePoint Site. Architected and developed Associate Website using MSSQL, .Net, jQuery libraries, and HTML5
Senior Information Architect
Korn FerrySenior Information Architect
Jan. 2007 - Jun. 2013
President
Chris Castle, IncPresident
Jun. 2001 - Jun. 2021Developed Spacebones.io and RockBandTycoon.io Voice-First based RPG's now available on the Alexa skills marketplace. Chris Castle, Inc has offered strategic development, architecture and leadership for many Minnesota companies such as Polaris, Caribou Coffee, Valspar and more.

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