Senior Developer

• Oct 2019 - Present

• Served as architect, senior/managing developer, and project manager for an application that manages the API library for the university, as well the permissions workflow to request/receive access to API keys. This application utilizes the devops approach to building applications, with Vue as the single-page-application (SAP) front-end, AWS serverless components on the back end, Terraform as the infrastructure-as-code (IAC), GitHub-Actions as the build pipeline, and Cypress as the automated front-end testing engine. This application also utilized Azure AD, which was new to our department at the time and took significant design research.• Served as a PHP developer on a large greenfield application supporting complex workflows for undergraduate grant applications. This application made extensive use of the Laravel framework.• Served as the sole developer to upgrade an existing application that provides one-stop research-finance data to grant recipients, which included upgrading Vue by several versions, replacing an outdated IAC with Terraform, converting back-end code from Python to JavaScript, and replacing a complex AWS APIgateway structure with a simplified version.• Acted as administrator for PeopleSoft Phire version-control application.• Wrote and taught training courses for new Associate Developers on topics such as AWS serverless components, Terraform, and secrets management.• Mentored Associate Developers and departmental Project Managers who were new to their roles.• Provided strategy, planning input, and council to the team lead.• Designed process-and-tool implementation plan for continuous improvement methodology. Show less

Senior Systems Analyst

• May 2017 - Oct 2019

Gathered and documented requirements for cross-team projects and implementations.Facilitated feedback and input sessions on software/tool acquisitions across a broad stakeholder audience.Guided project portfolio management for the Enabling Technologies team.Provided project management using both waterfall and SCRUM frameworks (PMP and ScrumMaster certified).Product owner: PerfectForms (workflow creation tool)Product owner: OnBase (documentation management tool)Product owner: Tosca ( automated functional testing tool)Championed DevOps implementations and education across the IT organization.Co-chaired a project manager practitioner forum. Show less

Content Services Manager

• Nov 2012 - Apr 2016

As the team and project manager for an outstanding group of content technology and development professionals, my role involved not only managing an instructional design and an off-shore production team but also providing thought leadership for our clients on the industry, scoping all content projects and writing the final SOW for the incoming content projects. I also taught advanced Claro (authoring tool) classes and provide quarterly webcasts on industry topics. (See links to webinars in section below.) My full responsibilities included: • Supervising scope, schedule, and resources for LMS implementation and custom content projects (PMP certified). • Analyzing and responding to RFPs detailing content-specific solutions for Tribridge clients. • Providing thought leadership to Tribridge clients on content management, development, and trends. • Augmenting clients’ industry knowledge through blogs, webinars, and conference speaking engagements. • Creating scope documentation for all content projects. • Creating and documenting custom content development processes. • Managing both instructional design and production teams, including off-shore content production teams. • Conducting basic and advanced training sessions on Claro functionality. • Acting as an implementation consultant for Cornerstone implementations (certified March 2012 on CSOD LMS implementations). Show less

Learning and Content Technology Consultant

• Feb 2011 - Nov 2012

By aligning authoring process with the appropriate content management system and learning management system, I help organizations create, manage, reuse, and publish content and propagate learning. By aligning authoring process with the appropriate content management system and learning management system, I help organizations create, manage, reuse, and publish content and propagate learning.

Director of Content Technology, Business Solutions

• Mar 2010 - Feb 2011

While with KHE, I represented KHE within the larger Kaplan enterprise in strategies concerning content storage, transformation, and development roadmaps. I also oversaw the conversion of 1,000 online courses from various legacy formats into one centralized XML-based format, creating the workflow, schedules, and resource plan and managing an off-shore team in India of 50 content developers, media developers, and QA specialists. While with KHE, I represented KHE within the larger Kaplan enterprise in strategies concerning content storage, transformation, and development roadmaps. I also oversaw the conversion of 1,000 online courses from various legacy formats into one centralized XML-based format, creating the workflow, schedules, and resource plan and managing an off-shore team in India of 50 content developers, media developers, and QA specialists.

Learning Manager

• Mar 2007 - May 2010

While I was with Kaplan Publishing UK, I established multiple content management systems with the ability to output various content types into multiple mediums (print-house ready PDFs, SCORM 2004 objects, self-standing testing-objects, etc.). I also managed an on-site team that administered the LMS and an off-shore team that developed content and enhanced the learning object models. While I was with Kaplan Publishing UK, I established multiple content management systems with the ability to output various content types into multiple mediums (print-house ready PDFs, SCORM 2004 objects, self-standing testing-objects, etc.). I also managed an on-site team that administered the LMS and an off-shore team that developed content and enhanced the learning object models.

Project Manager

• 1996 - 2007