C#, Android, IOS, PHP, Drupal, Wordpress

DAVID GUSICK

Sr. Drupal Lead & System Architect specializing in mission critical custom software development for applications that require high performance, security and scalability. Experienced in all phases of the software development life cycle (SDLC) across multiple platforms and architectures.

HIGHLIGHTS

• Conceived, designed and built innovative, enterprise software system adopted by 1,000+ companies, including Chase, Citigroup, Travelers Group and Bank One.

• Built and rolled out 20+ large scale enterprise business applications.

• Designed & built online gaming platform that ranked in the top 0.2% of traffic for all websites globally. COMPETENCIES

• Rapid application development • UX/UI design

• Drupal 6/7 Development /Architecture • System Architecture & Design

• Requirements gathering & Specifications • Strategic planning

• Business Background in Finance & Health Industries • Resource allocation & management

• Relationship management • Android & iOS Application Development PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

ASKIT SYSTEMS, INC. SaaS CRM company & Custom Application Development Firm 1999 – Present

Client base includes Chase, Girl Scouts, Conde Naste Travel, Harper's Bazaar, Citigroup, Dell, L'Oreal, Bank One Toolset: Drupal, PHP, Linux, PostgresSQL, JSP, iOS, Android, JavaScript, responsive design HTML, jquery, smart caching

• Designed and implemented a phone based natural language search/FAQ engine and numerous medical systems.

• Developed custom Drupal Mods including real time reports converted to .pdf, converting ubercart mod to order fulfillment system, advanced system reports, phone & sms alerts (twilio).

• Drupal theming including responsive design optimized for pc, tablets & mobile

• Migration from Drupal 6 to 7.

• Recruited and hired marketing, sales and technology teams including development and implementation of strategic business plans, enterprise level implementation, secured data environment, and hosting facilities.

• Native iOS, Android and Windows Mobile application development.

• Create wireframes, convert .pdf & .psd files to Drupal, Joomla and WordPress themes

• Coordinate with business stakeholders throughout the SDLC to make sure the final product matches or exceeds the initial expectations. This is done by delivering quality service & communications during each stage of the development process.

• Designed an operational infrastructure comprised of sales, marketing, project owners, senior and junior developers, working in alignment with the corporate vision and objectives.

• Migrated high volume enterprise business application from Java/EJB/Oracle environment to PHP/Postgresql with no service disruption.

EARL GREY ENTERTAINMENT, LTD., On line and mobile gaming platform. (LONDON, ENGLAND) 2006 2009 SYSTEM ARCHITECT & DIRECTOR OF DEVELOPMENT

Toolset: Drupal, Javascript, Linux, MySQL, PHP, XML, VXML, AJAX, Flash, smarty

• Designed and implemented a complete on line infrastructure, allowing European consumers to place Pick 3 bets and pay via scratch card Pin number.

• Used in house and off shore applications development team to build security platforms and manage application development.

• Built a strategic partnership with data center to implement secure hosting with redundant servers and back up.

• Developed and implemented a comprehensive marketing strategy, including product branding and messaging, to increase product awareness in key markets.

• Launched campaigns and website to achieve a daily traffic, ranking in the top .2%, globally.

• Created strategic alliances with gaming related payment processors, banks and fraud/age ID screening companies to put a complete infrastructure in place.

• Coordinated and led efforts to fulfill deployment project objectives drawing technical and support resources from across IT (Infrastructure, End User Services, and software delivery teams).

• Identified, recruited and managed a team of senior industry professionals from various disciplines.

• Communicated with all stakeholders throughout the life of the product, updating all parties involved on the status and any deviations from the original specification.

• Managed offshore development team including, creating product specifications, implementing quality control tools and user testing.

CHASE MANHATTAN BANK, Internal Business Applications 1996 1999 DEVELOPER CONSULTANT (Toolset: MS Enterprise Server, MSSQL server, Cold Fusion, IIS, Java, JSP, JBoss, Source Safe)

• Key catalyst in the design of enterprise banking applications for global bank group and major participant in a "SWAT" team to direct corporate web and e commerce strategies.

• Served in a project management capacity creating marketing and technology project planning, moving from concept to successful implementation.

• Established business development goals and performance metrics, taking a proactive versus reactive response to market opportunities.

MERCER INC. World's largest health and benefits consulting firm 1989 1993 BUSINESS ANALYST

• Selected for highly competitive two year management training program, including specialized courses and close interaction with senior management, as well as a marketing analyst for additional two years.

• Served in a project management capacity creating marketing and technology project planning, moving from concept to successful implementation.

EDUCATION

NEW YORK UNIVERSITY (NYU)

Masters Degree in INTERACTIVE TELECOMMUNICATIONS PROGRAM (ITP) CORNELL UNIVERSITY

Bachelors Degree in ECONOMICS & ASIAN STUDIES

Business Skills

Project Management (Scrum, Agile), Technical writing, leadership, Sales, Sales Management, self motivated, passionate about technology, Creating highly effective sales presentations, Business Development, Industry best practices combined with out of the box solutions, consensus building, ability to inspire others, Financial Reporting, Articulate public speaker, Entrepreneur, Lead Generation Technical Skills:

SalesForce, Coding (HTML, PHP, Flash, System Administration, Database Administration, SQL, MySQL, XML, VoiceXML), CMS

(WordPress, Wordpress Plugin Development, Drupal), MOSS, Excel, PowerPoint, Word, Visio, FuzeMeetings, Skype, Hoovers, Affiliate Marketing (Commission Junction, Linkshare), Photoshop, Paint.net, Video & Audio editing and production, Facebook application development, Email Management (PHPList, iContact, MailChimp, Responsys), Google (Adwords, Adsense, Analytics, Engage, Shopping, Merchant, Webmaster tools, Local), Call Tracking (Kall8, RingRevenue,Mongoose), Quality Assurance Testing, Mobile Application Development, UX/UI Design.

RECENT PROJECTS

Sophisticated Drupal based business networking management tool. System architect and developer. Designed & built proprietary business networking application. See Demo: http://screencast.com/t/BQvjb47I6kgU Girl Scouts of America: (WP custom theme from .psd & admin plugins) to manage a sophisticated interface for managing children's books and authors.

CondeNaste Travel: (WP custom theme with responsive design) Works on PC/Mac, IE7&8, Chrome, Fire Fox, IPad, IPhone, Kindle. Harper's Bazaar: Custom Coding for responsive design. preminder.com: (Drupal 6 System Design & Development) Clinical system for managing and monitoring patient adherence taking prescribed medication.

Homecarereporter.com (Drupal 7 System Design &Development): Call in reporting system where care givers can call in to the system

& leave a recorded message about their home care visit. Family members can listen to the audio report/message and share comments about the care recipients status.

Mdmedia.com (Druipal 6): This system helps medical practices (OBGYN's In particular) communicate with their patients throughout the term of their pregnancy. All messages (sms & email) are sent based on the patient's due date. Patients are required to watch a video about saving their cord blood. A real time report is generated as a .pdf and attached as an automated email to the office administrator, who prints out the report and adds it to the patient's medical file. GreenBrideGuide.com (Drupal 6 Custom Mods move to cloud environment Acquia) Ecommerce website for eco friendly weddings.

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