Social Media Air Force

ROBERT F. WHEELER

C: 203-***-****

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EXECUTIVE PROFILE

Information Technology * Software Development * Strategic Planning A senior level hands on Information Systems manager with proven ability to combine broad-based technology, moving up through the ranks as a developer then working my way into the business and operational side, gaining team management expertise implementing corporate-wide technology solutions that meet the evolving Information Technology and office automation needs of an expanding organization, while maintaining my hands on development activities. I have a very strong technical background with the ability to move into new areas rapidly. I have the ability to bridge the gap between technical and business areas. Skills include:

● Database development

● Technical Project

Management

● JIRA/Confluence

● Django 2.x

● Python 3.6/7

● Linux

● Nginx

● GCP deployments /Automation

● Lean Product Development

● GCP Pipeline CI/CD

Member Greater Hartford Django/Python Users Group: I am the executive responsible developing the company’s technology strategy, leading engineering and technical teams, and ensuring we are using our tech resources most effectively. I oversee product development and engineering. Current Stack: Django/Python

(2.1.5, 3.6/7), Azure, Javascript, JQuery, nginx, Linux, IOS, Apache, Github, GCP(Cloud), API’s BASH EXPERIENCE

Simplenight

CTO 4/2020- 3/2021

Hands on CTO responsible for taking from zero team members to a fully functional software engineering team of 15 developers both on shore and off shore and devops within 6 months and multiple time zones. Developed Travel Technology API and responsible for all API development using REST DRF in a Python/GCP environment. Travel API used in conjunction with support from Google for Book on Google as well as content from Priceline, Hotelbeds, etc. Developed CI/CD processes for continuous integration, including QA and production servers, postman collections for testing and monitoring. Refluence, Inc. (Technology sold in 2017) 5/2013 – 1/2019

• Developed, tested and debugged software tools utilized by client

• Coded test programs and evaluated existing engineering processes.

• Designed and configured database and back end applications and programs.

• Performed research to explore and identify new technological platforms.

• Collaborated with internal teams to convert end user feedback into meaningful and improved solutions.

• Resolved ongoing problems and accurately documented progress of Python/Django project.

• Documented each piece of every project

• Setup and ensured the following of the proper development methodologies As a startup, developer of the re:fluence content distribution application. re:fluence identifies the social media communities that surround thought leaders and uses advanced data science and big data methodologies to extract meaningful patterns of engagement and thematic content. re:fluence is able to analyze the content of your distribution and suggest changes that will give you the best chance of success. re:fluence then provides you with the ability to contact those social accounts with the highest probability of sharing and engaging with your content. We model a richer and more intuitive scoring and recommendations engine. Our recommendation i-score(tm) measures per topic relevance in using the distribution of content and follower relationships over time. Our recommendation engine selects the most relevant users for a topic based on the distribution of content and follower relationships over time. Worked with clients such as CVS, TARGET and WALMART. IOS prototype using Xcode and Swift. Chalkdust Consulting 4/2013 – 12/2013

Contract Consultant

Lead the Social marketing development maintenance teams for the Estee Lauder / Clinique family of international web sites. Ensuring that all activities related to refresh of each site is completed and any and all engineering tasks associated with refresh are complete. Site includes all international as well as domestic Clinique sites. Worked with Ralph Lauren procuring and setup of DAM/CRM enterprise systems for corporate wide inventory and tracking initiatives. Worked and vetted such DAM vendors as MarkLogic, North Plains Telescope, Canto, NetX and customer build systems by Infosys. Performed extensive research and setup criteria to insure a fit into the RL organization, then performed the architecture and scalability design functions. TECHNOLOGY: .NET, ASP.NET,

Acronym Media, Inc

Chief Technology Officer 3/2012 - 4/2013

Predominantly responsible for all activities relating to the development and implementation of the Keyword Objects SaaS platform. keywordobjects™ is the first--of--its--kind Enterprise Keyword Management™ (EKM™) solution built to aggregate, organize and analyze keyword data for what it really is: a rich source of unparalleled consumer intelligence. Pulling insights from both organic and paid search efforts, as well as web analytics and nearly an unlimited variety of alternative marketing inputs. All with Unlimited Keywords. Clients see literally hundreds of thousands if not millions of keywords. Also responsible for budgeting and maintaining budgets to coincide with revenue projections. Responsible for managing the technology infrastructure and vendor relationships. Primary accomplishments were instituting a Lean Product Development regime as well as introducing Agile development methodologies that provided consistent and verifiable improvements in the development process. PHP/MYSql SEOMetrics (2nd startup - SOLD)

Founder 9-2010 – 2/2013

Product that provide SEO managers and consultants with an aggregate dashboard that provided analytics surrounding their customers SEO campaigns. Member of a 7 person international team developing a web application interface for Search Engine and Social Media dashboard. Developed in Open Source using PHP native technologies, including JQuery and the Ubuntu staging, test and application servers. The team used an iterative/agile approach with unit tests and weekly beta testing, including daily SCRUM calls. The application uses an MySql database and native open source framework. Implemented the Automated API process to gather data via cron jobs curl calls. Product to be released in Feb., 2012. Project includes managing overseas development team

(Isreal). Integration included custom CMS system for client and legacy systems integration. Documented all project plans including In-Scope and out of Scope items. Responsible for building SQL test scripts and queries for development testing. Product source code was sold to a large media agency in NYC. LAZ Karp Associates, Hartford, CT.

Project Manager 9/2009 – 9/2010

Accountable for directing the information and data integrity of the enterprise and its groups and for all Information Technology functions of a 5000 employee,

$600M enterprise. This includes all data centers, technical service centers, production scheduling functions, help desks, communication networks (voice and data), computer program development, and computer systems operations. Responsible for maintaining the integrity of all electronic records of the enterprise. Lead on all application development efforts and hands-on in those efforts, including .Net and Sharepoint. Implemented Epicor ERP package and FRx reporting package as a conversion from SBT. TECHNOLOGY: .NET, ASP.NET, C# Reviews all computerized and manual systems; information processing equipment and software for acquisition, storage and retrieval; and definition of the strategic direction of all information processing and communication systems and operations. Provides overall management and definition of all computer and communication activities within the enterprise including responsibility for providing a leadership role in the dat to day operations of the Information Technology functions as well as providing direction as the enterprise grows through internal growth and external acquisition. Interacts with the executive management team to monitor and validate the enterprise’s compliance with its security policies under PCI guidelines. Responsible for the PCI effort of all garage locations within the organization. Harvey Nash Business Solutions Group for Hearst Magazines. New York, NY Offshore Practice Director – 6 month Project Management Contract Assignment 3/2009 – 8/2009 Responsible for directing the offshore programming projects for Harvey Nash Solutions Group in the Tri-State area. Primary local liaison for the Vietnamese development group working with customers such as Hearst Magazines. Developed an Order to Cash Advertising system for magazines under the Hearst Umbrella such as Good Housekeeping, Country Living, Food Network Magazine and all other magazines with the Hearst Group using WAMP Environment and Drupal custom help system. Project lifecycle management from requirements elicitation to database design, data migration, UML development to application development and delivery. Agile Project methodologies used to manage the project with off shore development team (Vietnam). Architected using SOA methodologies. Reviewed schemas for plausibility, script creation for data outputs, Agile / Scrum methodology to manage sprints. Implemented the JIVE-N collaboration application throughout the app development area integrating with email and MS-Office. IUOE Local 478 Health Benefits Fund – A Taft Hartley Fund. Hamden, CT. CIO 2/2007 – 11/2008

● Project Managed the conversion of our in house/home grown Fund Management system running under VB/SQL to VB.NET/ORACLE. Over a period of 2 years, PM methodologies were used to establish stakeholders, users and vendors to complete the migration. SCRUM techniques were incorporated to manage the migration as well as elicitation techniques to such as ethnography, collaboration and high and low fidelity prototyping for this 5000 member, $500M managed asset union organization. Critical system integration and build for Pension planning and institutional retirement planning system.

● A very hands on, technical position to include directing and managing computing and information technology strategic plans, policies, programs, and schedules of computer services, network communications, and management information services to accomplish organizational goals and objectives.

● Direct the information and data integrity of the company. Develop strategic plans and implement the objectives of the information technology needs of the company to ensure the computer capabilities are responsive to the needs of the company's growth and objectives. Develop and establish operating policies and approaches for computing and information technology.

● Evaluate overall operations of computing and information technology functions and recommend enhancements. Advise senior management on strategic systems conversions and integrations in support of business goals and objectives.

● Prepare enterprise objectives and budgets to facilitate the orderly and efficient capture, storage, processing, and dissemination of information. Interact with company managers on internal and external operations that are impacted by the capture, storage, processing and dissemination of information. Review and approve major contracts for computing and information technology services and equipment. Ensure the security of the information systems, communication lines, and equipment. Committed to protecting all member data relating to HIPAA and D.O.L standards.

● Oversee the development, design, and implementation of new applications and changes to existing computer systems and software packages. Responsible for the development, review, and certification of all back-up and disaster recovery procedures and plans. Identify emerging information technologies to be assimilated, integrated, and introduced within the company. Heavy concentrations on SQL reporting, including T-SQL and Crystal reports development and LMS (Learn.com).

● Assess new computing technologies to determine potential value for the company. Oversee ongoing improvements and the feasibility of system enhancements. Establish company infrastructure to support and guide individual divisions/departments/sites in computing and information technology efforts. Establish and implement short- and long-range departmental goals, objectives, policies, and operating procedures. Serve on planning and policy-making committees. TECHNOLOGY: .NET, ASP.NET, VB.NET EDUCATION AND TRAINING

● Trinity College, BS Computer Science

● Worcester State College

● Johns Hopkins University - Certificate, Data Science

● Univ. of Maryland, European Division, University College United States Air Force

• Private Pilot ground schools - 40 hours

● In-Flight Pilot Training - Over 100 hours

● Volunteer Pilot for rescue and humanitarian efforts including Homeland Security via Civil Air Patrol Private Pilot

Member AOPA (Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association) Proud and upstanding Veteran, United States Air Force – Honorably discharged, 1988 Proud Son of a WWII Marine @Iwo Jima

Drove across china with several Russian and Chinese friends to investigate lost heritages of Praying Mantis Kung Fu Praying Mantis and Six Harmonies Disciple

Traveled across Europe from 1982-1984(England/Spain/France/Scotland/Wales/Ireland/Belgium/Luxembourg) Married, 2 boys, 2 cats and a dog – the fish died

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Languages: English and Mandarin Chinese (conversational)

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