Experience

Verisk - Marketing Solutions

• United States
• Technology, Information and Internet
• 100 - 200 Employee

• Vice President of Engineering

  • Jul 2017 - Present

  Infutor Data Solutions was acquired by Verisk (NASDAQ: VRSK) in February 2022.

• Vice President Of Engineering

  • Jan 2021 - Present

• Director Of Software Development

  • Jan 2019 - Jan 2021

• Senior UI Developer

  • Jul 2017 - Jan 2019



Self / BuddiesNetwork

• Greater Chicago Area

• Lead Software Developer

  • Oct 2016 - Present

  Designing, architecting and developing a social networking framework for mobile and web based use. POC currently being built using AngularJS, MySQL and PHP. Designing, architecting and developing a social networking framework for mobile and web based use. POC currently being built using AngularJS, MySQL and PHP.



Self Employed

• Greater Chicago Area

• Freelance Photographer

  • Sep 2016 - Present



Salesforce

• United States
• Software Development
• 700 & Above Employee

• Sr. Manager, Tehnical Solutions Architect

  • Dec 2011 - Jul 2016

  Managed team of 6 technical architects and developers on the mobile services team. Duties includes weekly and biweekly check-ins, salary and promotion evaluation, training plans, and point of escalation for project conflicts. Day to day Technical Architect duties as part of the Salesforce.com Mobile group. Lead developer teams on mobile and desktop applications for internal, B2B, and B2C use of customers. Development done in Apex, Visualforce, JavaScript, CSS, Python, native iOS wrappered apps, native android wrappered apps.Customers ranged from small, startups to fortune 50 customer facing web, service portal and mobile applications and experiences. Technical architect, apex, html and Javascript/S1 application developer on customer and internal implementations and updates to Digital Sales Aid in various versions. iOS native application, S1 application, and Android native application. Developed org to org and same org migration tool for data driven configurations and updates to packages and managed packages using Python. Architected and developed S1 and Salesforce browser based applications using HTML, Javascript (multiple libraries, including AngularJS, Sencha Touch, Highcharts), CSS (using LESS and SASS), git source control and automated build processes using jenkins for iOS, Android and SFDC application deployment. Development was done using agile methodologies, daily scrum meetings (often run by myself), and tracking of agile/tasks in rally (now CA Agile Central). Development teams ranged from just myself through 6 developers, often interfacing and managing a team with internal, contract, and customer developers and secondary architects onshore and offshore in various locations. Architected and assisted in development of in-browser and mobile application online/offline data synchronization engines for use with S1 native wrappers for iOS, S1 native wrappers for android and chrome desktop browsers. Continued responsibilities mirroring Model Metrics below.



Model Metrics

• United States
• Information Technology & Services
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Technical Architect

  • Jul 2006 - Dec 2011

  Met with C level and managerial customer leads and technical teams to gather requirements for projects and define user stories, technical requirements, and user interface recommendations. Built out user stories, sprint and release plans according to customer timeline and available developers. Performed user interviews, shadowing, and team reviews of proposed solutions. Architected, developed and lead development of reusable in-browser and mobile application online/offline data synchronization engine frameworks and applications in Adobe Flex and AIR, Apex, Visualforce, Javascript, CSS, SControls, and DreamFactory (using javascript and vbscript) Created technical architecture documents (Technical Specifications, Functional Specifications, ERDs, Wireframes and assisted with creation of test plans). Created and updated design comps for various projects as well as reviewing creative delivered comps, wireframes and flow diagrams. Configured and modified Salesforce orgs, objects, users, permissions and security settings. Created wireframes and static mockups or POC sites for customer and internal web, desktop and mobile applications. Wireframes, ERDs, technical and functional flow charts created using Omnigraffle and/or Balsamiq. Architected Digital Sales Aid tool for iOS and data based configuration back end for Salesforce, allowing administrators to quickly deploy a custom designed application for display of sales and marketing materials to field agents and sales representatives.



Self/Various Agencies

• Greater Chicago Area

• Freelance/Contract Web Designer/Developer

  • Jun 2001 - Jun 2006

  Met with customers and project leads to gather and review requirements and designs. Developed and designed websites and browser based applications for a variety of customers in various capacities as technical architect, UX architect, UI designer, and developer. Design and development process followed from wireframes built in Visio and Illustrator to concept mockups designed in Photoshop and Illustrator through to completed code. Development done on a project by project basis in HTML, CSS, Javascript, JSP, ASP, PHP, Adobe Flash, and SQL Websites and applications created to either provide new functionality, match and improve upon existing site architecture, or update visual appearance. Flash used for both websites, banner ads, and microsites/landing pages. Created HTML based email marketing and email templates for several customers, both as designer and developer. Developed user interface guidelines and user interface developer standards for several customers. Projects/Customers: Kellogg School of Management - Center for Research in Technology and Innovation Survey Systems of America, Inc. National Investment Services, Inc. G2 Switchworks Oprah.com, DrPhil.com, Oprahaffiliates.com Maxim Group / Agency.com



Omicron Technologies, Inc.

• Designer

  • Sep 2004 - Sep 2005

  Designed websites and applications for internal and customer use, using Adobe Photoshop, Macromedia Flash MX, HTML, JavasScript, and ASP. Built out user interface for all internal and external websites and integrated with ASP code developed by other engineers. Defined user interface standards for applications as well as user interface architecture for all sites designed and developed. Gathered requirements for applications before design or development phase and wrote user documentation for applications after development completion. Work included public facing websites developed to present corporate information, RFID tracking systems, project management systems and a variety of other applications in use on a large scale by corporate, school and non-profit users. Created product demos using flash, 3DS Max, and aftereffects. Created and edited video for customers using Adobe Premiere and Aftereffects.



cyberPIXIE, Inc

• Senior Interface Engineer

  • Aug 2001 - Mar 2002

  Develop web based administration tools for wireless services and hardware configuration. Designed and implemented front and back-end interfaces for Content Management for portal sites using HTML, JavaScript, Photoshop, and Illustrator. Updated corporate website using ASP, HTML, and JavaScript. Updated and upgraded portal sites for hospitality industry customers in JSP, HTML and JavaScript. Created initial interface in Java Swing for applets. Developed ActiveX controls for webpage based application launching in Visual Basic 6.0 using Visual Studio. Developed web based interface for wireless gateway management using XML, Perl and HTML.



Organic

• United States
• Advertising Services
• 300 - 400 Employee

• Manager, Interface Engineering

  • 1999 - 2001

  Developed and maintained standards for Interface Engineering (formerly Content Engineering) group. Participated in exploration of new customer side technologies and content management solutions, in a group, and on an individual basis. Increased responsibilities leading, growing and maintaining Interface Engineering group. Set long term goals for group, and assisted with goal setting and growth of other members of the Interface Engineering group. Assisted with maintenance and configuration of web servers running on Windows NT and Sun Solaris platforms for customers, and within the Engineering group. Assisted in configuration of web and application server packages (JRun, ATG Dynamo, Tomcat). Actively participated in corporate wide managers meetings to establish standards and re-use libraries for Interface Engineers. Responsibilities also extended to writing performance evaluations for members of Interface Engineering Group and retaining Senior Interface Engineer responsibilities on a customer by customer basis (developing specifications and code, as well as helping prepare for new business pitches). Developed customer side portions of E-Commerce websites using HTML, JavaScript, DHTML, ASP, JSP, ATG Dynamo, XML, Flash, and other customer side technologies. Architected and developed the structure of websites and include file strategies for web pages. Implemented the design, architectural and technical requirements for flow of pages, template creation and page by page layout. Created data cleanup and conversion tools in Perl for use with multiple projects. Lead Content Engineer in growing team of Content Engineers on a group and project basis, also heavily involved in interview and recruiting process. Assisted with maintenance and configuration of web servers running on Windows NT and Sun Solaris platforms. Assisted in configuration of web and application server packages (JRun, ATG Dynamo, JServe, Tomcat).



Miscellaneous

• Greater Chicago Area

• Web Developer/Webmaster

  • Dec 1995 - Dec 1998

  Co-created two Internet Service Providers as lead web developer, webmaster, sysadmin and technical support for customers. Used various web technologies including HTML, JavaScript, ASP, and Perl as well as Adobe’s design tools for print and web design and website implementation. Worked for various corporations, newspapers, and commercial websites designing and developing websites through contracting firms. More information is available on request. Co-created two Internet Service Providers as lead web developer, webmaster, sysadmin and technical support for customers. Used various web technologies including HTML, JavaScript, ASP, and Perl as well as Adobe’s design tools for print and web design and website implementation. Worked for various corporations, newspapers, and commercial websites designing and developing websites through contracting firms. More information is available on request.