Director of Application Development
EXPERIENCE:
5/2001 – Present CONFIDENTIAL Evansville, IN
Industry: Advertising/Public Relations/Marketing Services
Group Manager, Application Development
Dedicated, business-oriented and results-focused senior application developer and business analyst for a market research firm. I have extensive experience developing applications used by both internal and external clients for information storage/retrieval/analysis/reporting; determining & supporting business directives with technology and process solutions. The last six years I have been manager of the department, driving multiple mission-critical applications from concept/design to implementation/support. I have a reputation for teamwork, effective needs analysis, exceptional problem solving & creativity, and a customer-service mindset, leading both information technology and cross-functional teams in fast-paced, deadline-oriented environments.
Job Responsibilities: Senior software developer position responsible for all aspects of software systems. Supervise and coordinate activities of application development teammates, assigning duties and project responsibilities. Advise & approve technology and infrastructure direction for the enterprise. Translate business needs into project deliverables. Development and integration of business-process- and technology-based solutions to meet business needs, including: systems analysis; all phases of software development life-cycle; process improvement; infrastructure/database design and integration; project management; application and system support; data extraction and analysis. Projects include:
- Reengineering of core business applications and implementation of business intellectual property.
- Multimedia and competitive intelligence websites and applications.
- Internal and external applications developed for both web and desktop environments.
- N-Tier, client-server & modal applications.
- Design and integration of databases and data warehouse. .NET/SQL Server(2000+)/DTS/SSIS/AJAX/WebServices/VB6/ASP/HTML/MySQL/SmartDocuments/Excel/Word/Access/Flash
Managerial duties include: setting priorities and delegating commitments to development staff, interviewing job applicants, evaluating personnel performance, hiring, retention, promotions, transfer, dismissal, approval of vacation/personal/sick time. Facilitate training process for new hires and ensure current teammates receive instruction/training desired or required. Serve as subject matter expert and IT solution consultant for multiple internal and external clients.
7/1991 – 2/2001 Red Spot Paint & Varnish Company, Inc. Evansville, Indiana
Industry: Automotive and Specialty Coatings
Sr. Chemist, UV/VM Coatings Group
Provided progressive services beyond the scope of individual action plan: Worked with cross-functional teams to develop inter/tra-net design and content. Designed, implemented, and administered database and web application to recover and reintegrate over 9 years of mission-critical data for commercial products. Generated department applications for project management, electronic lab-books, and inventory control. Served as department IT-liaison for new application testing and rollout efforts. Co-authored and reviewed technical documentation of Quality Systems Procedures (ISO and QS9000 requirements) used corporate-wide. Provided regular oral and written reports to corporate progress, strategy, and sales meetings.
Developed industry-leading coatings in a project-oriented environment: Managed portfolio of state-of-the-art coatings for automotive industry. Established details for custom materials development by suppliers. Improved departmental standard for automotive specification testing. Directed (APQP) Teams for development of automotive coatings. Responsible for product research and development, laboratory to production scale-up, and in-field product support. Oversaw a major portion of the QA/QC requirements of the division’s output. Generated commercial products for a variety of applications, including materials within the scope of company-held patents. Increased management aptitude, as well as technical knowledge, by sharing the responsibility for supervision of lab personnel, equipment, materials. Interacted with customers of all levels, from job-shop coatings applicators to OEM Engineering department heads and corporate management. Provided technical support functions, including in-house and in-field visits of customers and service calls.
EDUCATION:
05/91 Wabash College US-Indiana-Crawfordsville
Bachelor’s Degree
Mathematics Major, Chemistry Minor
SKILLS:
| Skill Name | Skill Level | Last Used/Experience |
| DOTNET programming | Expert | Currently used/+20 years |
| Website/page design | Expert | Currently used/+20 years |
| Object-oriented programming | Strong | Currently used/+20 years |
| Database design/architecture/development | Strong | Currently used/+20 years |
| SQL Server (2000+) | Expert | Currently used/+20 years |
| All Microsoft Office products | Expert | Currently used/+20 years |
| Content, design, and deployment software | Expert | Currently used/+20 years |
| Project/Team Leadership | Strong | Currently used/+20 years |
| QA/QC requirements and methodologies | Strong | Currently used/+20 years |
| A+ certification | Currently used/+20 years |