Manager Management

DANIEL S. BROOKS, PMP

******.******.***@*****.*** 410-***-**** www.linkedin.com/in/daniel-brooks-pmp

SENIOR TECHNOLOGY LEADER

Business & Strategy Development Thought Leadership Build & Enhance Teams and Leaders

Over 12 years’ experience managing large-scale programs and strategic initiatives in both large organizations and software vendor spaces as a strategic IT leader who leverages extensive systems development experience and team-building abilities. Champion for meaningful change who takes personal accountability for actions, decisions, and results while leveraging individual strengths of each member of his team to achieve consistently successful results aligned with organizational goals. Deep experience leading transformational efforts including Agile adoption and AWS Migration/Technical Modernization programs. Motivational expert who coaches and mentors colleagues in cross-functional teams to strengthen the organization, continually building for current and future success.

Hands-On Project/Product/Change Management

Strategic Solution Development & Delivery

Business Analysis & Software Development

Team Development & Management

Business Process Engineering

Vendor Management

TECHNICAL SKILLS

Project Management: Microsoft Project, Microsoft Office Suite, Jira, Rally, Waterfall, Iterative, Agile

Technologies: JBoss Application Server, IBM WebSphere, Windows Desktop/Server platforms, Amazon Web Services

Database Environments: DB/2, MS SQL Server, Oracle, MS Access

Languages/Tools: Java/JSP and Java Beans, J2E, HTML, XML, Visual Basic, Microsoft Access, Eclipse/RAD

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

T. ROWE PRICE GLOBAL BUSINESS SOLUTIONS, Colorado Springs, CO 2013 to 2018

Senior Technical Solutions Manager – Architecture and Governance (2016 to 2018)

Director-level leadership of Technical Modernization Program, managing dedicated team of 10 direct reports & matrixed staff of 200+ to implement technical modernization and architectural improvements across department, impacting 1K+ internal users and 2M+ TRP individual and retirement investors. Oversaw day-to-day operations of 3-5 concurrent architecture execution tracks via Agile and Iterative methodologies with annual budget of $6M.

Stood up just-in-time delivery of architectural solutions by leveraging Agile execution approach. Leveraged interactions with department’s project teams to accelerate Agile transformation across 600+ associates.

Migrated 10% of legacy stack with additional 15% in progress by leading project for transitioning applications and services to Amazon Web Services. Defined/executed roadmap, established/facilitated cross-functional teams, prepared/delivered progress briefings to senior management.

Achieved 100% compliance by leading cross-functional initiative to migrate code build/management practices to standardized Jenkins/Gradle/SonarQube process for 300+ applications and services.

Recognized 50% time/cost reduction to accelerate Cloud migrations for legacy WebSphere code by delivering REST Technical Modernization tools.

Mentored 60+ future leadership candidates by serving as Information Technology representative for T. Rowe Price EDGE Leadership Development Program. Planned/Executed training and mentor sessions for aspiring leaders, and earned commendations from senior management.

Technical Solutions Manager – Architecture and Governance (2014 to 2015)

Led team of 15 matrixed staff delivering Proof-of-Concept pilot program to determine future direction for legacy Java WebSphere application/services stack. Day-to-day Pilot execution used Hybrid Agile methodology with annual budgets of $1.3M to $2.5M. Conducted all vendor management tasks. Prepared/delivered progress updates to cross-functional management team.

Piloted IBM Pure Application platform, identifying and quantifying incomplete alignment with Enterprise objectives. Facilitated company taking different direction on Cloud migration strategy, prepared/delivered recommendations for Amazon Web Services alternative for Java stack future state.

Received commendation from management for quality/impact of delivered results.

Daniel S. Brooks, PMP ******.******.***@*****.*** 410-***-****

Technical Solutions Manager – Compliance and Regulatory (2013 to 2014)

Led team of 12 direct and matrixed staff delivering retirement plan compliance and regulatory systems with budget responsibility for $500k-$800k per project. Managed all SDLC aspects, actively coached direct reports enabling new opportunities aligned with personal & organizational goals.

Transformed average-performing team into high-performing team through active coaching, career development, and on-going performance feedback, reducing error rates by 25%.

Established 100% regulatory compliance and cut time to market 40% by expanding enterprise-wide electronic delivery infrastructure to support multiple business units.

Earned commendations from management for quality/impact of delivered projects.

T. ROWE PRICE GLOBAL BUSINESS SOLUTIONS, Owings Mills, MD 2008 to 2013

Technical Solutions Manager – eDelivery/Compliance Communications

Led team of 10 direct and up to 25 matrixed staff on outbound communication solutions for Retail business unit. Managed 2-4 concurrent projects using Hybrid / Iterative project execution, project budgets ranged from $150k-$750k. Oversaw vendor relationships as needed for specific projects. Actively coached direct reports enabling new opportunities aligned with personal and organizational goals.

Expanded marketing capabilities 300%, eliminated risk of penalties for violations of Federal CAN-SPAM Act, delivered enterprise-wide electronic delivery solution within acceptable timeframes and budget variances.

Achieved 100% compliance with FINRA requirements for delivery of financial reporting documents. Eliminated organizational risk of penalties for non-compliance with Federal regulations. Delivered on-schedule and within allowable budget variance.

Reduced cost & time-to-market by 80% by introducing singular process for delivering electronic compliance documents.

Transformed under-performing team through active coaching, career development, and on-going performance feedback.

Earned commendations from management for quality/impact of delivered projects.

G1440, INC., Baltimore, MD 2000 to 2008

Technical Product Manager/Technical Sales Lead

Managed 8-15 direct reports developing Sales1440 (previously Builder1440). Created/executed roadmap of quarterly enhancement releases using Iterative approach methodology to deliver competitive and user community-driven improvements. Built & actively coached team empowering new opportunities aligned with personal & organizational goals.

Generated over $5M annually by overseeing team developing, enhancing, and maintaining Builder1440.

Established minimum 24/7 uptime of 99.98%; delivered 25+ releases with no extended Production impacts.

Achieved 40% penetration of Top 100 builders by providing superior functional capability, usability and product stability.

Received multiple commendations from internal management and clients for quality of product offerings and competitive advantage delivered.

ADDITIONAL RELEVANT EXPERIENCE

T. ROWE PRICE INVESTMENT TECHNOLOGIES, Senior Programmer Analyst/Technical Project Leader

CSX TECHNOLOGY, Senior Programmer Analyst/Technical Lead

MANAGEMENT INFORMATION SYSTEMS CORPORATION, Senior Programmer/Technical Lead

EDUCATION

Technical Certificate in Computer Programming and Operations

CONTROL DATA INSTITUTE, Baltimore, MD

Completed coursework toward Bachelor of Science, Physics Major

AUBURN UNIVERSITY, Auburn, AL

CERTIFICATIONS

Certified Project Management Professional (PMP), Project Management Institute, 2008 to Present

Certified Change Management Practictioner, Prosci, 2018

Member, Toastmasters International, 2010 to 2013

Competent Communicator, Toastmasters International

Competent Leader, Toastmasters International

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