Robert D Coster

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Summary

Accomplished Business Analyst and IT Architect with broad project management and full product life cycle expertise. Wide-ranging industry involvement includes Fortune 100, small businesses and startups, representing Financial, Insurance, Retail, Manufacturing, Media, Healthcare, Government, and Non-Profit sectors.

Extensive experience, from programming to business consulting, delivering solutions that meet or exceed expectations. Superior ability to apply vision and experience to technology solutions. Good team building skills with excellent written and verbal skills. Comfortable with 'C' level & customer relationships. Quick to learn and identify the use of new ideas and technologies and practiced in the identification of their potential.

Skills

Requirements Analysis

Architectural Design

HTML/CSS/JavaScript

Product Management

Conceptual Design/Prototyping

SQL/NoSQL Databases

Business Analysis

Content Management

API/MicroServices

Systems Integration

Communication Skills

Microsoft .NET/C#/ASP

Process Management

Marketing

Microsoft Office/Project

Agile/Lean/Waterfall SDLC

CRM Customer Relations

Task/Process Automation

RFI/RFP Sales support

Experience

Synovus Financial Corp, Columbus, GA

Technical Analyst/Solution Architect Jul 2007 - Dec 2019

•Sole Architect for the Synovus eChannel team delivering custom Customer facing application portal, using current technology features and custom functionality through UI, UX and CX techniques, tools, and components.

•Integration of deployed back office systems through ESB and proprietary interfaces including direct SSO, internal API’s, vendor API’s and/or MicroService connections.

•Design, develop and implement API services with vendors including proprietary and bespoke API management systems including testing, optimization and error management processes and policies.

•Focus on collaboration and communication skills with customers, vendors and siloed business units.

•Architectural design and evolution of Commercial Customer Portal product from initial concept through ten years of operational upgrades and enhancements from ColdFusion, PHP, and Java implementations to standard Microsoft .NET, ASP, JSON, XML and API based systems.

•Design, implementation and technical support for online EDocuments system, both for Commercial and Personal documents, integrating multiple Internal and Vendor component systems.

•Design, development, and implementation of multiple back office application integrations to commercial and internal COTS applications.

•PLM and ALM Proposal to Executive Management for SDLC process changes through the integration of multiple philosophies' (Agile, Lean, Waterfall).

Consultant, Atlanta, GA

Feb 2006 - Jun 2007

• Initial Design and technical documents for web based RFP Architectural documentation system for private, invitation based Customer/Architect/builder collaboration on requirement /design documents.

Eclipsys Corp, Atlanta, GA

Product Design Specialist May 2003 - Jan 2006

• Product Manager/Architect for Sunrise XA Common Medical Vocabulary repository/billing system.

Upcountry Inc, Alpharetta, GA

Technical Manager Jul 2002 - May 2003

• Direct I/T operations support, architect for initial website and back office development initiatives.

• Automated container supply line management for international supplier orders.

Wiredstorm, LLC, Atlanta, GA

Lead Consultant Oct 2001 - Jul 2002

• CTO providing "mbusiness" products and custom solutions for various clients.

• The initial design for an Agile/Lean development process framework, allowing rapid deployment of web applications using Pads and wireless networks.

IBM, Atlanta Business Innovation Services Center, Atlanta, GA

Solution Architect/Technical Consultant Feb 1999 - Aug 2001

• Technical and project leadership on ebusiness Consulting Engagements delivering high level strategic technical consulting for clients in the Financial, Insurance, Retail, Political and Media segments.

• Daily involvement in upfront sales and marketing consulting, engagement requirements definition, RFP/RFI response, and client technology briefings.

• Regularly provided mentor support for new consultants.

Additional Experience

Webscape International, Inc, Atlanta, GA

Senior Consultant Jul 1998 - Jan 1999

Equifax Inc, Atlanta, GU

Senior Programming Specialist Jan 1988 - Apr 1998

Bank of New York, New Work, NY

Consultant Oct 1985 - Dec 1987

National Westminster Bank PLC, London, England.

Senior Programmer Sep 1977 – Sep 1985

Education

Highbury Grove, London UK 1977 UK 'A' Level (HS Equivalent)

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