Software Management

Gerone C. Conyers

Email: *****@*****.*** Phone: 404-***-****

IT STRATEGY RAPID APPLICATION DEVELOPMENT ENTERPRISE INTEGRATION VIRTUALIZATION

A creative and innovative Executive Technology Leader & Architect leveraging over 20 years of visionary management to drive complex solutions, with proven leadership in Software & Mobile Development, Global IT Strategy, and Data Management.

Proven ability to Lower Overall TCOs by effectively managing the P&L, SLAs, and Forecasting of IT systems.

Fosters cohesive Global technology delivery from startups to 450+ reports, augmented by 100 offshore resources.

Team Building / People Leadership

P&L / IT Budget & Forecasting

Vendor Negotiation / Pre-Sales

AGILE / SCRUM / TDD / Startup

SaaS / PaaS / Cloud / Virtualization

BI Solutions & Data Warehousing

Programming: C#, AJAX, .NET, MVC, EF, JAVA, JSON, PHP, XML, HL7, C++, REST, MSSQL, and ORACLE.

Mobile Development: PhoneGap, HTML5, CSS3, SOAP, iOS, Android, Test Flight, React, Bootstrap, and Angular.

Tools: Project, JIRA, Bitbucket, TFS, Visio, Photoshop CS5, VMware AirWatch, and Business Objects.

NXPOINT SOLUTIONS September 2014 – Present

CTO / VP, Product / Solutions Architect – Consulting

Executes strategic & hands-on technical leadership for B2C & B2B products, governing Software Development, Mobile POS, IT Strategy, SaaS, Digital Marketing, CRM, and Healthcare Integrations for Multi-Tenant platforms.

Notable Accomplishments:

Streamlined product delivery, utilizing Java, C#, AngularJS, Bamboo, Docker, JIRA, Cloud Stack and AWS.

UnityBPO – Head of Product Management 2017-2018

oReported to Executive Leadership, championing the product delivery of B2B integrations for ServiceNow.

oIntroduced the Agile Product Development, Mobility Lifecycle Management, and Performance Analytics Reporting for VNSNY, Amedisys, BeWellNM, Axia, Valley Medical, and Presbyterian healthcare systems.

Anthem Healthcare & Kaiser Permanente – Executive Solutions Architect 2014-2016

oPartnered with Digital Technologies executive members, leading architecture design of EPIC integrations.

oDirected a matrixed team of Developers, Architects, QA, and DevOps, providing engineering sustainability.

oPartnered with Diagnostic Imaging to implement EPIC & Nuance integrations, and operating processes.

Reported to the President, championing the global Mobile POS organization’s Software Development, Mobile Technology, and Cloud Architecture for all B2B & B2C integrations of the Multi-Tenant SaaS platform.

Notable Accomplishments: “strategic & hands-on”

Strategically lead the global product delivery of the iOS based Mobile POS, with PHP, Android, React.js, and Java web-based applications and micro-services API, for products including Ordering, Loyalty, Inventory, Enterprise Menu Management, Online Ordering, Kiosk, Mobile Reporting, and Digital Menu Boards.

Reduced development 30% by streamlining Agile, utilizing JIRA, Bitbucket, Ansible, Slack, and MVC.

Leveraged technologies to increase payment integration quality footprint of PayPal, BridgePay, TSYS, Heartland, EVO, and NETS; with Fiscal Printing in Argentina, Italy, Norway, Colombia, and Panama.

Implemented globalization of a distributed infrastructure, with Rackspace, Docker, AWS, and Google Cloud.

Championed reduction of Technical Debt by 65%, built offshore team, and grew team from 14 to 60 people.

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Reported to the Global CTO, leading the global Software & Product Development, Cloud Delivery, and Secure Mobile Integrations of all the QSR’s POS & CMS products and systems for the SaaS Multi-Tenant platform.

Notable Accomplishments: “hands-on”

Strategically lead the global product delivery of all iOS, Android, MVC, C#, EF, and Java web-based PCI applications and API, including products for QSR’s Mobile Ordering, Loyalty, EI/RIS, and Promotion Engine.

Championed the “one-technology” SaaS platform in Global POS integrations for restaurants such as, Yum! Brands (Taco Bell, Pizza Hut, & KFC); as well as Steak ‘n Shake, Burger King, Boston Market, and Carrabbas.

Reduced development lifecycle 30% by streamlining agile processes through the implementation of Continuous Integration and Release Management, utilizing MVC, Entity Framework, Build Master, and JIRA.

Governed product delivery of the POS SaaS Platform & Web Services, with AWS EC2 & S3 Cloud solutions.

Lead organizations through rigorous PCI v2 & v3 / DSS compliance certifications to meet high-level standards.

Leveraged underutilized offshore capability by building executive confidence around deliverable quality.

Reported indirectly to the CEO, governing the “strategic” Software Development and IT Operations of all High-Availability Web Technologies, BI Analytics, and Data Center for Multi-Carrier Insurance & Financial solutions.

Notable Accomplishments: “hands-on”

Successfully directed strategic planning and PMO processes to achieve business goals by prioritizing initiatives for development of C#, MVC, EF, and Java web-based applications, including products for Premium Financing, Personal Auto, Personal Property, Commercial P&C, and Commercial Transportation policies.

Successfully led the hands-on ASP.Net, MVC, & PA-DSS development of “www.insuranceeasypay.com” site for agents & insureds, improving our online payment processing within accounting and underwriting by 58%.

Governed the PCI-DSS development integrations for SIUPREM’s premium financing platform FinancePro.

Developed the MVC / N-Tier architecture of the “thehartford.siuins.com” website for our SUN division, with innovative web technologies to improve vendor POS integrations and business owners’ policy rating by 65%.

Tailored the re-architecture of the entire Cloud Network Infrastructure and Data Center, utilizing Hyper-V, Citrix XenApp (VDI), NetApp SANs, and Enterasys switches, increasing system uptime and cost savings.

Reported to the CIO, directing the Software & Database Development, CRM, and Business Intelligence of all software systems, with over $5 Billion in Assets Under Management of Multi-Financial Investment solutions.

Notable Accomplishments: “hands-on”

Responsible for interacting with clients while identifying and driving software development quality improvements in PMO and ERP processes, WBS, and Risk Management, while increasing productivity of 50%.

Directed the system architecture of C# and Java development, PCI (PA-DSS) compliance and governance of the onlineservices.ronblue.com web system providing access to client’s documents and Investment Portfolios.

Architected the N-Tier development of the training.ronblue.com website for HR, based on ASP.Net, AJAX, and XML, including SQL Server 2008 to strategically improve growth and knowledge motivation by 35%.

Directed the implementation of VMware and Citrix XenApp configurations within the data center operations, for virtual infrastructure and enterprise applications, increasing productivity by 65% and reducing cost of 40%.

Championed the architecture and ASP.NET development of the reports.ronblue.com website with seamless Data Warehousing & Reporting of enterprise data using SQL Server 2005 with SSRS, SSIS, & ETL processes.

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Managed the development and integration delivery of products to client sites, including SIS, Oracle ERP, StatCom, SISWeb, SISGate HL7 Interfaces, and SISPacs for Global Multi-Vendor Healthcare systems and web solutions.

Notable Accomplishments:

Technical Lead for StatCom, an N-Tier Java Web Portal Application using forms developed with Flash components, J2EE, XML, EJBs, and Oracle database to monitor the hospital’s Workflow and Communication.

Managed Patient Monitor C++ & PL/SQL development for Anesthesia and Automated Vitals products.

Developed systems for DICOM & Radiology Images utilizing modalities such as: SISPacs, CT, & Ultrasound.

Managed & developed multiple HL7 Interface Projects for clients with Interface Engines such as: Lawson, DataGate, eGate, Cerner, Invision, OpenLink, McKesson, Cloverleaf, CPSI, and Eclipsys.

Provided senior leadership for B2C products and systems utilizing Java, .NET, and HL7, while guiding technical executives through strategic processes and high-availability technologies to Lower Total Cost of Ownership.

Lead business executives through strategic development processes, software architecture, systems integration, and database modeling to foster standards within healthcare, retail, financial, and manufacturing organizations.

MEDQUIST – Provided senior leadership for all systems using Java & HL7 that have taken advantage of multithreading & multitasking architecture, managing workflow processes of Distributed Healthcare systems.

Designed and implemented multiple interface projects for MEDRITE, Meditech, SoftMed, Cloverleaf, HBOC Star, PHS (Pathway Health Systems), Dictaphone A.I., and Siemens OpenLink Health Information Systems.

Implemented multiple integrations of hospital PACS, RIS, and Radiology Voice Recognition Dictation System.

Provided senior leadership for engineering development of embedded systems, providing Product Management and Cost Reduction of Multi-Vendor manufacturing solutions & budgets for Monorail & IBM’s NetVista PC products.

Developed Firmware with Assembly & Embedded C in Hardware Devices, RTOS, and BIOS.

Managed FCC Compliance and developed JAVA, Visual C++, Dos Batch Scripting, and Install Shield software modules to support factory installation of software applications, embedded drivers, and patches.

Provided senior leadership and Quality Assurance for POS product teams of 20 with defect free Software and Hardware products manufactured and shipped, increasing customer satisfaction by 65%.

Designed and tested POS Systems, op-amp circuits, filter circuits, receivers, and the 8088 Microprocessor.

Quality Management: TQM, SEI, CMM, & ISO 9000. Received Quality Associate Certification.

Southern Polytechnic State University Marietta, GA

Master of Science, Software Engineering

DeVry Institute of Technology Atlanta, GA

Bachelor of Science, Electronic Engineering Technology

CERTIFICATIONS: PMP, GWAS, (GIAC Web Application Security); MCPD, MCSD, and MCDBA.

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