Development Leader

J. Prolizo

JAMES V PROLIZO

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770-***-**** *****.*.*******@*****.*** https://www.linkedin.com/in/jamesprolizo SUMMARY

Senior level solution architect development leader with expertise in designing business focused technical solutions in a global, agile manner. Strong industry knowledge in hospitality, healthcare, and housing with depth of experience in the following areas:

• Full Stack Development (web, mobile, automation, web services)

• Waterfall to Agile Transformations

• Product, Portfolio, and Project Management

• Management of on, off, and near shore teams

EXPERIENCE

Vice President, Development

Ingenious Med, Atlanta, GA 2015

SaaS Solution for physician practice in hospital systems

● Managed and directed all development efforts around web, mobile, services, quality assurance, and business intelligence

● Established Agile Portfolio Management Delivery model across the organization

● Provided hands on agile coaching during transition to Agile

● Built an automation framework from the ground up to reduce QA testing time by at least 25%

● Created their first and ongoing internship program in partnership with Georgia Tech (6 students)

● Oversaw application stack ranging from .NET & JavaScript on web and automation, to Objective C and Java on Android to MicroStrategy on Business Intelligence Director, Mobile & Installed Application Delivery

InterContinental Hotels Group (IHG), Atlanta, GA 2012 - 2015 Global hospitality parent company of Holiday Inn, Crowne Plaza, and InterContinental

● Lead strategist and chief architect of all mobile applications across 9 brands including Holiday Inn, Crowne Plaza, and InterContinental

● Director leading a team of over 50 resources (on, off, and near shore) and performed all necessary HR responsibilities

● Led team in generating revenue increases from $148M in 2011, $338M in 2012, $650M in 2013,

$900M in 2014

● Actively presenting at user groups and technology forums in the Atlanta area

● Developed enterprise level mobile architecture utilizing various technologies including Java and Oracle; initiated the creation of a new web service middleware layer

● Initiated and oversaw the execution of new DevOps foundations utilizing Chef

● Managed multi-million dollar budgets of over $5M USD

● Highlighted by Forrester as a top Mobile Development organization

● Published in “The Mobile Mind Shift” as spotlight development methodology Senior Architect

Consumer Source, Inc (A Primedia Company), Norcross, GA 2010 - 2012 J. Prolizo

National housing search engine inclusive of Apartment Guide

● Architect and developer of mobile division (Android, iPhone, iPad)

● Architect over entire homes web division using Ruby on Rails (www.americanhomeguides.com, www.newhomeguide.com)

● Scrum Master over six person team, leading them in estimation, backlog grooming, and sprint planning

● Principle developer on next generation web services using Scala

● Led the team in the understanding and writing of unit tests

● Design automated continuous integration build system using Hudson

● Initiate and architected automated integration tests using Selenium and FitNesse

● Manager over team and would perform all necessary HR responsibilities Senior Software Developer

Healthcare Job Boards, Alpharetta, GA 2009 - 2010

SaaS solution for traveling physicians

● Develop ASP.NET web application for physicians to manage their locums practice

● Responsible for leading transition from waterfall to agile methodologies

● Lead the team in the understanding and writing of unit tests

● Design automated continuous integration build system using Hudson

● Initiate automated integration tests using Selenium

● Assist with Product Management in the creation of user stories

● Assist Director of Development in running iterations include stand-ups Lead Senior Software Developer

EnvisionWare, Inc, Duluth, GA 2007 - 2009

Global software solution for libraries

● Lead team in designing and developing applications for public and academic libraries

● Practice and teach agile development including eXtreme Programming (XP) and Test Driven Development (TDD)

● Active participant in all aspects of software development cycle from planning to product releases and maintenance

● Initiated plan to increase software craftsmanship by attending conferences and increasing technical skills by learning new technologies and programming languages

● Provide relationship between multiple departments as the liaison for the Development team

● Maintain third party vendor relationships

● Responsible for development interactions with development outsourcing team as well as Australian team

● Provide quality customer service by actively assisting customers with issues and questions

● Create and maintain continuous integration and build automation system including source control

● Architect new product installers which result in more efficient and accurate installations

● Lead effort to virtualize a lab environment which created space for new employees during company growth

● Actively train with Director of Development and Executive Director in managerial skills Build and Release Engineer

Nexidia, Atlanta, GA 2006 - 2007

Phonetic search and indexing SaaS solution

J. Prolizo

● Create and maintain all build scripts used in development environment

● Responsible for software configuration management including source control systems and installations

● Design continuous integration and build automation systems using tools such as Cruise Control and NAnt

● Responsible for creating and distributing software builds to Quality Assurance and Product Management

● Develop installation packages for all company products

● Initiated and leading efforts toward virtualization

● Actively participates in sprint planning using Scrum methodology of agile development Software Developer

EnvisionWare, Inc, Duluth, GA 2005 - 2006

Global software solution for libraries

● Design software applications in a team environment using test-driven, agile development and extreme (XP) programming

● Develop new features and correct defects for print management, computer reservation, and eCommerce software solutions.

● Create unit tests and provide continuous code review and refactoring

● Actively involved with leadership to improve and enhance software development practices Computer Specialist Assistant

SAIC, Warner Robins, GA 2004 - 2005

Government contractor working with the United States Air Force

● Assisted in developing software for updated version of Portable Reprogramming System

(PRS); Created UML and software documentation for PRS TECHNICAL SKILLS

Java, C#, Objective C, iOS, Android, Git, Subversion, Ruby, Scala, ASP.NET, Tomcat, Akamai, Rackspace, C++, Chef, DevOps, Jenkins, Selenium, Appium, Microsoft Office, Rally, Pivotal Tracker EDUCATION

Masters of Science in Engineering, Computer and Software Engineering Mercer University, Macon, GA

Bachelor of Science in Engineering, Computer and Electrical Engineering Mercer University, Macon, GA

ORGANIZATIONS & HONORS

● Georgia Tech College of Computing

● Atlanta Java, Scala, and Ruby User Groups

● Software Craftsmanship – North America

● Atlanta Software Craftsmanship User Group

● Engineer-in-Training (EIT), State of Georgia

● Spotlight Alumnus, Mercer University, 2006

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