About Me
Integration architect, technologist, consultant, and code monkey
Experience with many facets within software development. On a given day, my job could entail: listening carefully to the clients and delivering the right solution to those clients, leading a development practice that focuses on Microsoft Azure, designing integration middleware architecture, driving application integration development, DevOps change management methodologies, building out proof-of-concepts in the lab, supporting my team mates, exploring and implementing open source technologies, testing, writing unit tests, write about integration, generate proposals and software estimation.
My Services
Main technology and software engineering role for the last 17 years.
Advising clients on technology direction, digital blueprinting, and roadmaps.
Leading development teams of varying sizes in six industries.
Design Skills
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Design
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Engineering
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Communication
Engineering Skills
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Primarily dotnet development
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Azure Cloud Architect
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Open source enthusiast, contributor
Resume
Work History
Technology Consultant - Global Professional Services Firm (Audit, Tax & Advisory)
2024 - PresentEnterprise architect within a fast-moving custom applications practice. Artificial intelligence combines integrations and data to deliver automation.
Technology Consultant - International Audit, Tax & Advisory Firm
2021 - 2024Establish a new custom applications practice, supporting a Microsoft Dynamics 365 team. Continual education on sales, operations, delivery, and customer experience.
Technology Consultant - Global IT Services & Consulting Company
2017 - 2021The consultancy was acquired by a large global IT services provider. Delivered integration solutions, mostly for clients in retail. Improved on listening, communication, and enterprise advisory.
Technology Consultant - ERP / Dynamics 365 Consulting Firm
2016 - 2017Originally hired to do more BizTalk. Joined a D365 practice, supporting integrations solutions, never saw BizTalk again.
Senior Integration Consultant - Systems Integration Consultancy
2014 - 2016Worked for this integration consultancy twice! Delivered integration solutions for clients in various industries. Technologies: BizTalk and SSIS. Learning lessons on the customer expereince and the delivery of solutions.
Senior Consultant - Healthcare EDI Standards Publisher
2009 - 2014Sole publisher of the HIPAA X12 EDI implementation guides. Integration consultant in healthcare. High-value education on standard body technology publishing and building products. Lots of BizTalk, but also got to be a web developer again. Mentored on agile methodology and lean practices.
Multiple Roles - Various Organizations
1992 - 2009Removed for brevity
2009 – 2004
I start to move into leadership positions, and take on more responsibility in guiding teams and projects. Start to build complex business applications to solve enterprise problems. I enter consulting in 2007.
2003 – 1997
I committed to a career track focused on programming and application development.
1996 - 1992
The early years of employment starts with amazing opportunities, lessons in maturity, and understanding how companies operate.
Roles include: production printer, technical support person, data operations clerk, programmer, senior developer, data warehouse developer, EAI Manager, and director of software engineering.
Skills
Custom Applications
Web Development
Azure Cloud Architecture
System & API Integration
Data Engineering
AI & Machine Learning
DevOps & CI/CD
Cloud Computing
Containerization & Orchestration
ERP Implementations