Experience

InsureYouToo, LLC

• United States
• Insurance
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Employee Benefits Architect | Owner InsureYouToo

  • Oct 2008 - Present

  McKinney, TX I provide Employee Benefits for your Company’s Benefit



Appropriate Systems, LLC

• Insurance

• Principal

  • Feb 2000 - Jan 2010

  Provide management consulting services to Small / Midsized enterprises and government agencies to develop business continuity plans, evaluate / select / implement third-party applications, provide IT support services, and manage projects. Help companies with Root-Cause Analysis (ishikawa diagrams), cause-and-effect analysis (scatter diagrams), process analysis (histograms, LOV charts, SIPOC diagrams and flow charts). Develop Business Plan, pricing strategies, sales strategies. Negotiate… Show more Provide management consulting services to Small / Midsized enterprises and government agencies to develop business continuity plans, evaluate / select / implement third-party applications, provide IT support services, and manage projects. Help companies with Root-Cause Analysis (ishikawa diagrams), cause-and-effect analysis (scatter diagrams), process analysis (histograms, LOV charts, SIPOC diagrams and flow charts). Develop Business Plan, pricing strategies, sales strategies. Negotiate relationships with rep firms. Build brand and marketing material. Show less



Secure Practices LLC

• CEO

  • Apr 2005 - Oct 2007

  Secure Practices LLC is a Crisis Prevention and Business Continuity consulting firm located in Denville, NJ with solid expertise and a strict focus on medical practices. The principals of Secure Practices are independent professionals who are free from industry relationships and/or encumbrances - they are unremittingly devoted to what is best for their client. They understand the stakes and their one prescription to ward off the effects of a debilitating crisis is: plan and… Show more Secure Practices LLC is a Crisis Prevention and Business Continuity consulting firm located in Denville, NJ with solid expertise and a strict focus on medical practices. The principals of Secure Practices are independent professionals who are free from industry relationships and/or encumbrances - they are unremittingly devoted to what is best for their client. They understand the stakes and their one prescription to ward off the effects of a debilitating crisis is: plan and protect. Their holistic approach aims at putting and keeping their client in control at all times. Show less



LockStar

• Director of Engineering

  • Jun 1999 - Jan 2000

  Member of the executive management team. Responsible for an eighteen-person development and QA department. Presented development progress to the Board of Directors. Defined roles, responsibilities, and reporting structure for the department. Developed and managed the budget. Worked with development team to implement development processes. Worked with marketing to manage requirements. Developed project plans, set priorities, and negotiated release content. Worked with development group to… Show more Member of the executive management team. Responsible for an eighteen-person development and QA department. Presented development progress to the Board of Directors. Defined roles, responsibilities, and reporting structure for the department. Developed and managed the budget. Worked with development team to implement development processes. Worked with marketing to manage requirements. Developed project plans, set priorities, and negotiated release content. Worked with development group to stabilize, strengthen, and deploy eBusniess Architecture. Improved productivity by 120%. Show less



Pricer Intactix

• Director of Software Development Methodology / Architect

  • Jan 1997 - Jun 1999

  Responsible for all technical aspects of the value-added components for the Pricer ESL system. Responsible for the hiring of a development group, transitioning development in-house. Negotiate release content and schedules with development and product management groups in Sweden. Work with developers to ensure developed system matches the design, and a quality, on-time, in-budget product is developed. Work with customers for requirement development, managing risks and expectations… Show more Responsible for all technical aspects of the value-added components for the Pricer ESL system. Responsible for the hiring of a development group, transitioning development in-house. Negotiate release content and schedules with development and product management groups in Sweden. Work with developers to ensure developed system matches the design, and a quality, on-time, in-budget product is developed. Work with customers for requirement development, managing risks and expectations. Responsible for the development of SDLC workproducts, and deploying the formalized process. The workproducts developed included a detailed, tailorable software development process including engineering templates, project management procedures, coding standards, documentation standards, tool selection, QA and review procedures, project start criteria, and software process tailoring criteria. Worked with other key employees on a BPR project to streamline company and customer communications Show less



Vayda Consulting

• Director of Technical Services

  • Apr 1996 - Jan 1997

  Was responsible for the budget, creation, maintenance, implementation, and auditing of new technologies and assets. Worked with Fortune 500 companies turning around failing software projects. Assess project, develop a recovery plan, obtain customer buy in, reorganize and staff the plan, and implemented the plan. Served as the Architect, Project manager, and mentor rolls. Ran concurrent projects and manage upwards of 30 people. Industry: Transportation, airline; Telecom; Gas Pipeline… Show more Was responsible for the budget, creation, maintenance, implementation, and auditing of new technologies and assets. Worked with Fortune 500 companies turning around failing software projects. Assess project, develop a recovery plan, obtain customer buy in, reorganize and staff the plan, and implemented the plan. Served as the Architect, Project manager, and mentor rolls. Ran concurrent projects and manage upwards of 30 people. Industry: Transportation, airline; Telecom; Gas Pipeline, Financial Show less



Semaphore Partners

• Technology, Information and Internet
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Consultant

  • Dec 1994 - Mar 1996

  Worked with Fortune 500 companies in training software developers



DSC Communications

• Telecommunications
• 200 - 300 Employee

• Sr. Software Architect

  • Aug 1988 - Dec 1994

  Was responsible for complete system design, software architecture, and implementation of leading edge AIN equipment ($10-20M per system) as a pilot OO project. The objective of the project, other than producing the product, is to push the boundaries of the OO technology, then transfer the knowledge to outside groups. Led team of 26 engineers with various degrees of OO experience. Responsibilities included all technical aspects, as well as development schedules and resource usage. Put in… Show more Was responsible for complete system design, software architecture, and implementation of leading edge AIN equipment ($10-20M per system) as a pilot OO project. The objective of the project, other than producing the product, is to push the boundaries of the OO technology, then transfer the knowledge to outside groups. Led team of 26 engineers with various degrees of OO experience. Responsibilities included all technical aspects, as well as development schedules and resource usage. Put in place the Methodology (OMT), Engineering Process, and Tool Support (StP/OMT). Developed an OO staffing strategy to support OOD, the engineering process, and scheduling issues. Worked with customers to obtain orders, understand requirements, and set schedules. Show less