Objective:

To obtain a challenging position in an organization where I can maximize my

management skills, quality assurance, program development, and training

experience.

Summary:

Over seventeen years of experience in planning, developing and executing of

web technologies for various projects as an IT professional and extensive

knowledge on Windows, NT and UNIX environment and significant exposure to

object oriented language.

. Provide oversight and direction to the planning, design and

development of new IT solutions to meet key objectives for corporate

business owners.

. Direct team of expert system architects and business and clinical

analyst in determining technical requirements and planning for each

solution.

. Provide content expertise regarding system architecture and domain

strategy as it relates to the introduction of new solutions into the

Enterprise Standard model.

. Provides leadership in the development and implementation of advanced

databases from defining business requirements to build and execution.

. Directs activities that provide consultation to both internal and

external clients regarding data systems, nomenclature, operational

effectiveness and integration with workflow.

. Cutting-edge technical knowledge of Java, Python, PHP, Perl, ASP .Net,

MySQL, PostgreSQL, Oracle, JavaScript, AJAX, CSS and HTML.

. Search engine optimization, including-keyword research/selection, meta

data, tagging, search engine submissions, position tracking.

. Exceptionally well organized and detail-oriented.

. An excellent ability to meet deadlines.

Work Experience:

PBS (Public Broadcasting Service), Arlington, VA

January 2013 - Current

Role: Director of Information Technology (Enterprise Business Applications)

PBS has transformed itself from a solely broadcast organization to a multi-

platform leader that serves Americans through television, mobile TV, the

Web, interactive whiteboards in the classroom and more. PBS reaches more

than 103 million people through television and over 33 million people

online each month. My responsibilities include supporting PBS with the day-

to-day activities, bring new initiatives, and expand the network to its

member stations and work collaboratively with IT leaders throughout the

enterprise.

Duties and Responsibilities include:

. Oversee the development of software application projects and

internet/intranet websites including proof of concept, business

analysis, non-functional and user functional requirements, technical

specifications, application and user interface design, database

design, coding, security configuration, testing, documentation,

training, implementation and quality assurance.

. Communicate effectively with business sponsors and stakeholders to

provide feedback on risk analysis, project status, and change

requirements to ensure project objectives are met and potential impact

on schedule and costs is actively managed.

. Guide the development team in design and development efforts to ensure

that the application and database design meet usability, functional

and security requirements and adhere to corporate standards.

. Consult and collaborate internally within IM and with other corporate

divisions to determine current and future technology needs and to

enhance the coordination of Information Management application support

services. Monitor and provide divisional performance measurements of

business applications to Senior Vice President of Information

Management and actively contribute in laying out and maintaining IT

Application Road Map.

. Manage the evaluation, acquisition and implementation of contracted

services (i.e., hosting services, contract programming) for business

applications including preparing requests for proposal, vendor

selection recommendation, contract negotiations, vendor performance

management, testing, and documentation, training, implementation and

quality assurance.

. Evaluate technology solutions; recommend courses of action and support

acquisition of hardware, software and services to meet end user

requirements.

. Drive Evaluation of Third-party Packaged Solutions and Vendor Delivery

capabilities by developing vendor evaluation package, total cost of

ownership for solutions, and degree-of-fit evaluations for the

Commercial Off The Shelf (COTS) products.

. Manage independently multiple medium to large project initiatives

throughout the system development life cycle process from project

initiation to close with full budget and schedule responsibility and

responsibility for stakeholder engagement and executive communication.

. Prepare project budget, timeline, and resource estimates, and build

project business case for senior management approval.

. Assess project resource needs in terms of experience and skill sets

and propos and requisition appropriate resources from the departmental

managers.

. Monitor and track business applications team performance, provide

feedback and take corrective actions as needed.

. Deliver assigned projects on time, within budget, and high quality

system solutions to critical business needs corporate wide.

. Determine budget, schedule variance, and quality metrics and take

preventive and corrective measures to keep the project on track.

. Prepare and present project status reports for Senior Management,

Executive Management and Business Process Owners.

. Conduct project quality assurance and configuration management

activities and reviews and accepts project deliverables and work-

products.

American Society for Microbiology, Washington, DC

March 2009 - Jan 2013

Role: IT Program Manager

The American Society for Microbiology is the oldest and largest single life

science membership organization in the world. Membership has grown from 59

scientists in 1899 to more than 39,000 members today, with more than one

third located outside the United States. My job responsibility includes

providing transition of a customer to a large cloud-computing

infrastructure, providing elastic capacity and the ability to process and

analyze large volumes of data.

Duties and Responsibilities include:

. Served as the IT Lead for strategic roadmap IT projects

. Established and maintained relationship with internal stakeholders,

ensuring that the IT organization understands mission priorities and

met their needs

. Created metrics for all critical processes and managing the IT

organization through use of these metrics, providing complete

transparency and open communication to all internal staff members and

associates

. Provided effective guidance to IT team members in the successful

completion of projects, ensuring that IT deliverables were completed

within established timelines and within budget

. Assisted in selecting vendors used in the development and support of

IT application portfolio and managed third party vendors' cost,

schedule and quality performance

. Helped enable the organization to transform to the new service

platforms. General approach was to leverage strengths of cloud

computing platforms and SaaS platforms to organization advantage

. Actively supported applications development using SDLC (Software

Development Life Cycle). Projects were done using traditional water

fall model and agile methodologies

. Aligned with advancements in digital publishing and created pilot

projects within the organization to prototype forward looking projects

. Participated in leading forums for digital book publishing and engaged

actively in open source technology platforms

. Anticipated staffing requirements by comparing business needs with

strengths and weaknesses of existing staff.

. Worked in tandem with Vice President of IT, create organizational IT

plan and policies

USNEWS & World Report, Washington, DC

June 2006 - March 2009

Role: Lead Developer/ Consultant

U.S. News began its Internet ventures in 1993, with a two-year stint as a

content provider to the CompuServe Information Service. U.S. News Online

(www.usnews.com), the magazine's Web site, went online Nov. 6, 1995. All

articles from the print edition of U.S. News also appear on U.S. News

Online. While working my job responsibility involves manage, update and

design web sites with database-driven dynamic content using HTML, CSS,

JavaScript, AJAX, Python, JSP and JAVA.

Duties and Responsibilities include:

. Managed overall project plan, implement schedule and is responsible

for regular status updates with clients and team members.

. Developed prototypes and multiple user driven multi-level database

search query and Web applications using Java, Python, JSP, Oracle,

MySQL, PostgreSQL, SqlLite, AJAX, JavaScript, CSS and HTML.

. Recognized system deficiencies, recommend and implement effective

solutions to increase web traffic and track SEO.

. Managed graphic designers, web producers, and freelancers to deliver

web contents.

. Tested the site for functionality in different browsers and at

different resolutions.

. Created Efficient and Logical Databases for Clients using Oracle,

PostgreSQL, MySQL, SQL and Access.

. Created secure login systems for Admin, Shopping cart, and web based

portals.

. Enforced coding standards and protocols.

. Used Open Source Systems and Technologies.

. Ensured that material on the web site is accessible to all groups

including those with disabilities.

. Worked with client(s) and answer questions on behalf of firm; advise

on feasibility on projected projects.

Food Network TV, New York, NY

February 2005 - June 2006

Role: Senior Web Developer

Food Network (www.foodnetwork.com) is a unique lifestyle network and

website that strives to surprise and engage its viewers with likable hosts,

personalities, and the variety of things they do with food. Food Network

ranks first among ad-supported cable networks on year-to-year subscriber

growth and first among food websites. While working my job responsibility

involved updating and designing web sites with database-driven dynamic

content using HTML, ASP, ASP.Net, JSP, and JavaScript.

Duties and Responsibilities include:

. Developed multiple user driven multi-level database search query Web

applications using Flash, HTML, DHTML, JSP, ASP, ASP.NET, CGI, PHP,

CSS, AJAX and JavaScript.

. Optimized search engine functionality and troubleshot internal and

extranet systems.

. Managed web sites, created custom web pages, managed interface between

web sites and host enterprise systems and managed

additions/changes/deletions of web content.

. Developed Web tracking system for monitoring Web users' behaviors.

. Worked with cross-functional teams to implement integration solutions,

including integrating various heterogeneous applications and data.

. Provided project management for integration deliverables that included

the following: creation of proposals, statements of work, status

reports and detailed project plans for all integration deliverables

including timelines and effort estimates, and time spent on

integration projects, resource allocation, establish success criteria

and act as single point of contact for all issues and project

deliverables.

. Developed understanding of core system application to better assist in

all integration.

. Designed user interface experiences based on target audiences.

. Designed interface models, menu systems and navigational schemas.

. Created streaming media servers (RTSP, HTTP).

. Integrated dynamic media: Flash, QuickTime, Director, and Streaming

Media.

. Designed Software (3D and vector graphics): Using Adobe Illustrator,

Adobe PhotoShop, Adobe ImageReady, Macromedia FreeHand, Macromedia,

FireWorks, Infini-D.

Examination Management Services Inc. New York, NY

October, 2003- February 2005

Role: Web Developer/Database Administrator

Provides leading-edge medical information, risk management and

investigation services to the insurance, legal, clinical and business

communities. The company empower customers with accurate, comprehensive

information to make informed, reliable business decisions. Through superior

web portal, EMSIOnline, clients can access all of services from paramedical

examinations and medical record retrieval to motor vehicle reports and

inspections.

Duties and Responsibilities include:

. Created web pages using JSP, ASP.NET, C#, JSP, ADO, VBScript, PHP,

HTML, DHTML, and CSS.

. Developed login screens using HTML, DHTML, ASP.NET, CSS, and

JavaScript for client side and server side validation.

. Improved accessibility of critical risk management data for employee

and clients by developing and automating sophisticated reports using

SQL from RMS database.

. Wrote ASP.Net programs to automate transfer and retrieval of clients'

medical records information via FTP applications.

. Created Windows applications and Web forms using C# and ASP.Net.

. Created, updated, deleted and read database records applying Stored

Procedures and ASP.Net to push and pull data to the live servers.

. Created and ran Stored Procedures, ADO and DTS (Data Transformation

Services) scripts checking indexes and triggers.

. Maintained and created web pages using a Content Management System

(TeamSite).

. Analyzed databases and ran queries in support of complex tables.

. Created reports using Crystal Reports (using a GUI system to run them)

applying data from production databases.

. Used Visual Studio .NET as designing tool, Adobe Tools, Visual Source

Safe, SQL Server 2000, FileMaker Pro, Interwoven.

CanalJeanCo, Brooklyn, NY

March 2000 - September 2003

Web Developer

This intranet site is used by the Customer Service and Accounts Receivable

staff to check the status of orders as well as invoices.

Duties and Responsibilities include:

. Developed and maintained company's e-commerce site.

. Structured full web sites, templates, and developed guidelines and

schemas.

. Created dynamic web pages with ASP, MySQL, Flash, and using JavaScript

to incorporate client side validation and functionality.

. Analyzed, designed, and developed administrative interface to e-

commerce site, enabling order tracking and modification of product

information by staff users at all levels of technical proficiency.

. Supported marketing efforts through implementation of web-based

contact management system.

. Added special features to the Intranet site.

. Responding to all customer support comments sent via e-mail to the web

master from web site users.

Brooklyn College, Brooklyn, NY

February 1999 - September 2000

Role: Web Developer

Developed "WebToTeach" system to address the limited opportunities for

computer science students to practice the concepts taught in the classroom.

The system offered a web-based interactive programming exercise. The

program was based on "automatic-program checking software" and was designed

to be easy to use for faculty and students. Another aspect of the

philosophy behind the system was to encourage sharing of exercises among

faculty.

Responsibility:

. Developed core technologies to be included in base product.

. Interacted with teachers and students to ascertain their custom

development needs; then architected custom solutions.

. Designed / built client support web portal including knowledge base,

user forums, and support gateway.

. Designed promotional animations and images.

. Added content to the site. (Gathered materials, organized, and coded

them into HTML)

. Supervised general updates and page maintenance.

Skill Summary

Languages Java, C, C++, Python, Visual Basic, VB.NET, JavaScript, SQL,

Oracle, ASP/ASP.Net, VBScript, PHP, JSP, Perl, XML, Dynamic HTML,

Director

Operating Systems Windows 3.1/95/NT/2000/2012/XP/7/8, Linux, SunOS, Solaris, DOS,

Mac OS, Cisco IOS

APIs/SDKs COM+, J2EE/EJB, Servlets, JSP, Win32, MFC, DirectX, CGI 1.0,

Windows Scriptlets

Application Areas Web Development, Multimedia, Games, Network, System

Administration, Video Conferencing

Databases MS SQL Server 7/2012, Oracle 10g, PostgreSQL, MySQL, MS Access, MS

FoxPro

Web Servers MS Internet Information Server, Apache, Zope

Application MS Site Server, Tomcat, IBM WebSphere, JRun

Servers

Development Tools Visual Studio 2012, Visual Studio.NET, Visual Modeler, Visio,

JBuilder 5, Crystal Reports, UltraDev, Forte for Java, Homesite,

Director, Dreamweaver, Flash, Wise Installation tools, Smacker

Video tools, Adobe PhotoShop, Adobe After Effects, Adobe Premiere

Hardware Cisco Catalyst, Cisco Pix, Cisco Local Director, Cisco 2600

series, Nokia/Checkpoint, GPT, BT, Polycom, Ascend, Dell

Poweredge, Compaq Proliant, SGI, Sun Ultra II

Other Skills Project management, Network systems design, Film/Video Production,

Audio Production, Audio/Video systems design, Video Conferencing

systems design

Education:

. Bachelor of Science, Brooklyn College - City University of New York

Major: Computer and Information Science

. Stanford University, Stanford, CA, Master of Business Administration

Volunteer Project (Kiosk):

American Institute of Graphic Arts- CUNY

Multimedia Students Works Kiosk project

Responsibility:

. Worked with three other volunteers to build a public kiosk to display

the works of BMCC's multimedia students.

. Under the faculty's guidance, using a combination of software and

technologies planned and built an easy to use interface that would

allow users to experience student projects.

Activities:

. Active member of Programming club of Brooklyn College.

Reference:

. Furnished upon request.

Residence Status: U.S. Citizen

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