Director of Software Engineering

Director of Software Engineering

Experienced senior level technical professional with 25+ years of experience in the areas of technical project management, and software development and deployment for global and startup companies in diverse industries. Solutions-focused software engineer with a career marked by success in affecting an organization’s bottom-line by leading teams, delivering complex projects, and executing on customer, project, and best practices strategy.

Qualifications Summary

Over 25 years of experience in product development, software engineering, and project management for client server design and n-tier applications.

Manage project management methodology and SDLC control guidelines throughout the full systems development lifecycle including resources, schedules, project financials, and delivery.

Technology-based, hands-on project management experience for projects of varying size, risk, and complexity, leading project teams and managing project deliverables, schedules, budgets, and resources.

Advanced network and systems installation, configuration, operations, maintenance, and infrastructure development and support management skills.

Design, plan, and implement a wide range of projects focused on software and web design, enhancement, modernization, installation, and development and innovation, prototypes and patents.

Projects for clients such the Boston Globe Newspaper, LipoScience, Novartis, Sunshine Heart, Jet Blue, Renesas, Emerson Network Power, Hewlett Packard, Corollary, Credit Suisse Bank, and Fidelity Investments, Jabil Circuits.

Skills & Capabilities

Defining project scope in a collaborative manner with project teams, schedule, quality, risks, budgets, and communications throughout the entire lifecycle, Agile, Kanban, Scrum, SDLC.

Executive management; experience with business and product development including business startup operations and financing.

Management of Resources including finance, technology, staff and management of contractors.

Liaison experience working with multi-site development and liaison with the business partners to ensure efficient delivery of milestones with high quality.

Advanced conceptual and critical thinking skills for business planning and problem analysis and resolution combined with strong project management, leadership, and communication skills.

Proven experience in stakeholder management, client relationship management, and portfolio management.

Experience with TDD including traceability and establishment of continuous build integration and Unit Testing, Verification &Validation (V&V) of software that complies with FDA standards for Quality.

Technical Skills

Development: C#, C++, C, Assembly, WPF, XAML, MVVM, Winforms, UWP, HTML, XML, TSQL, VB.Net, Windows Forms, SOA, SOC, DAL, Microsoft .NET, Visual Studio 2008-2017, SQL Server 2005-2014, SSRS, Azure, Asp.Net 4.0/4.5, Web Apps, REST, Web-forms, WCF Services, AJAX, MVC, WebApi, .Net Core, JQuery, LAMP, Classic ASP & VBScript, Silverlight, CSS3, Active Reports, JavaScript, ActionScript, Silverlight, ISSAPI DLLs. Android, Xamarin, WinCE, DevOps, Agile, Kanban, JIRA, Enterprise Architect, Perforce, Tortoise SVN, Plastic SCM, Enterprise Architect, TFS, GIT, Confluence. Unity 3D, OpenGL, GDI Graphics, Qt Framework, SQLite with encryption (SEE).

Embedded Experience: BIOS development for (Phoenix Technologies Ltd.& Corollary), Micros Experience on Intel 80386, POWERPC, 8051, NEC78C10, PIC12F615, MSP430™ 16-bit microcontroller, Atmel processors including the ATMEGA328P, ESP32, and related processors, Arduino / Netduino, Multi-processor Pentium Systems, network devices, programmable logic implementations for network devices. RS422, RS232. Other embedded projects including IoT (Please Ask).

Electrical Engineering: Test equipment design, burn room applications, embedded applications, sensors, schematics / boards layout, EMI noise suppression, embedded applications, system level design, enclosures, radiated and conducted emissions, firmware and host system integration, hand held devices, and medical devices.

Operating Systems: Microsoft Windows, Android Applications, Linux (Red Hat), Ubuntu

Databases: SQL Server 2005 2014, MySQL, SQLite (SEE), Oracle

Regulated Experience: FAA Regulated experience: DO178B, DO160B, ARINC-429, and CSDB for Avionics & TSO.

FDA Regulated experience: FDA (21 CFR 211 & CFR 820) ISO 13485, DICOM, HL7.

Successful Class II/III device and software (Major level of Concern) experience with

In-Vitro Diagnostic (IVD), Combination Drug/Device and cardiology devices.

Experienced in managing projects and developing software supporting Clinic and Medical devices.

Worked with IQ, PQ, OQ for a (Nuclear Magnetic Resonance) NMR device and managed quality Initiatives.

Languages: English / Spanish

Patents &Inventions

Patents & Inventions: International Patent Applicant / Proprietor: Liebert Corporation

Application / Patent No. fs11160197.7 – 2119/ 2378605

Patent Search:

https://data.epo.org/publication-server/rest/v1.0/publication-dates/20111019/patents/EP2378605NWA1/document.pdf

http://www.alber.com/all-alber-product/software/battery-xplorer-enterprise/

Education

Keller Graduate School of Management Masters in Business Administration (MBA) Completed 2016 with

distinction Summa Cum Laude - GPA 3.98

Keller Graduate School of Management MPRM (Masters in Project Management) Completed 2017 with

distinction Summa Cum Laude - GPA 3.93

University of Miami, Coral Gables, FL Bachelor of Science, Electrical Engineering 1987

Professional Training

Project Management Institute Certified Project Management Professional (PMP®) 2018 ID: 2238669

International Scrum Institute Scrum Master Certification 2017 ID: 496***********

Academy of South Florida Application Architect Program – Graduated & Completed 2014

Fort Lauderdale Florida; Azure Development, Web Services, SharePoint.

Fundamentals of Project Management Boot camp Project Management Professional (PMP®)

Certification Preparation - Fifth Edition 2014

Project Management Fundamentals, Fort Lauderdale FL, 2009 - South Florida Manufacturers Association

Software, the FDA & ISO Software Design for FDA 2006

Software Verification & Validation Strategies Software Design for FDA 2006, Noblitt and Rueland

Professional Societies

IEEE of South Florida

PMI.ORG

Delta Mu Delta Honor Society 2017

Work Experience

Global Payments, Lindon Utah Oct 2022 – Present

Senior Manager, Application System Development (Fintech / Cloud)

Managing multiple delivery teams as a senior manager at Global Payments, taking ownership for the delivery of business-critical products. Work with architects to lead innovation, drive improvements, set technical direction, and consistently meet the needs of the business. Manage technical talent acquisition, growth and retention and work with product and key stakeholders to set desired product roadmaps. Drive critical improvements to stay ahead of the growing business needs.

Lead and mentor a team of development, quality assurance, and support engineers simultaneously driving multiple large initiatives potentially across multiple scrum teams.

Shift4 Payments, Tamarac, FL May 2021 – Aug 2022

Software Engineering Manager (eCommerce / Cloud)

Work alongside Scrum Master and Product Managers to ensure projects are on track and facilitate collaboration among members of the team. Serve as a key engineering leader and subject matter expert for the company for all software development projects. Create detailed plans, processes and procedures for teams to follow to ensure ongoing compliance, efficiency and attention to detail in everything we do. Lead code reviews, estimations, architectural designs and other planning activities while adhering to best practices and the highest standards of quality. Hire, train, mentor and coach other engineers and analysts. Manage the day-to-day engineering operations in order to provide clear direction and communication and remove any potential roadblocks to help your team. Build and oversee a fun, exciting and amazing culture and work environment where teams are fully informed, challenged and engaged in order to deliver value across the organization. In conjunction with DevOps, build Development and Cloud Environments (Azure) to enable higher velocity and developer satisfaction, while meeting high security standards. eCommerce, Azure, Payment’s processing, Micro-Services.

Anton Paar GmbH, Boynton Beach, FL July 2020 – May, 2021

Senior Software Engineer (FDA Regulated Lab Instruments)

My role is that of a software Engineer working on the design of software to support clinical measurement instruments that require FDA QSR regulation for 21 CFR Part 820, 21 CFR Part 11, for medical devices. Software implementation includes QT platform development making use of QT Framework, QT Creator, SQLite, encryption (SEE) and C++. Other projects include development of FDA software making user of C# using Windows Presentation Foundation (WPF), including; XAML, MVVM, SQLite, Entity Framework. Development includes architecture of audit trails for use in medical and lab instruments. Other projects include firmware running on Linux for operation of a clinical instrument.

Brandsmart USA, Hollywood, FL Nov 2014 – April 2020

Software Architect (Web & Mobile Applications)

Software Architect designing solutions for company infrastructure, including web applications to support Shipping & Receiving, Design of web services, Web Apps, Scanning Software, print server, and reporting, mobile Android applications. Accomplishments include architecting a platform for mobile applications development, development of web services and architecture of solutions software integration; Android, Xamarin, XAML, ASP.NET, MVC, Entity Framework, jQuery, C#, WCF, WebApi, Core Migration, REST.

Jabil Circuits, Fort Lauderdale / St. Petersburg FL Aug 2014 – Oct 2014

Software Architect (Medical Devices)

Architect on a project for a hem-dialysis device to be deployed in Europe. Worked designing fluidics circuit management making use of tools such as Enterprise Architect. Accomplishments include design of software managed fluidics sub-systems for hemo-dialysis device; Enterprise Architect.

Intermedix, Fort Lauderdale, FL Jul 2014 – Jul 2014

Senior .Net Developer (Medical Applications contract .Net)

Designed and developed software for ambulatory care used in emergency patient management and critical care.

Software Managed Ambulance runs and patient information. Worked developing new features to software written in C#,

making use of the following technologies, C#, WPF, XAML, MVVM, JSON, XML, LINQ, Restful Services, TSQL. Accomplishments include resolution to difficult software problems related to existing platform design.

Nipro Diagnostics, Fort Lauderdale, FL March 2014 – Jul 2014

Senior Applications Software Engineer (Medical Applications)

Designed and developed software to support glucose meter product line for the consumer market. Worked designing and porting existing consumer application written in Windows Forms and VB to C# and WPF and also to Windows 8.1 in the form of a Windows Store App. Also worked doing verification and validation and worked with HL7 software clients. Worked with Interop and COM as well to communicate with USB devices in Windows. Visual Studio 2013, SQL Server 2012, C#, VB.Net, WPF, XAML, MVVM, UWP, WCF, Windows Store Apps, Windows Forms, Entity Framework, ADO.Net,

Ported Windows Forms applications to WPF and created Windows Store App for monitoring of glucose readings.

Worked with communicating to Glucose meter via USB, integration with WCF services.

WinProbe Corp, Palm Beach Gardens, FL Sept 2013 – Oct 2013

Senior Software Engineer (Medical Devices)

Accomplishments include the integration of sensors into a next Generation Ultrasound Medical Device. Worked in defining the APIs and also worked in the implementing user interfaces to the medical device. Sensors provide hands free movement and autonomy for sonographers while providing patient care. Visual Studio 2012, SQL Server 2012, C#, WPF, XAML, MVVM, Leap-Motion development.

InfoSys, Durham NC Feb 2013 –June 2013

Technology Lead (Web Applications)

My Role as Technology Lead was to manage a portfolio of applications for Financial Portfolio Management for Fidelity Investments. This included the gathering of Business Requirements, design and implementation of n-tier infrastructure to support client portfolios. Development included design of Web applications and Web Services and implementation of solutions to support client databases and financial applications. Some technologies used are Visual Studio 2010, SQL Server 2008, WCF, TSQL, C#, ASP.Net.

Optos PLC, Miami FL May 2012 – Oct 2012

Senior Software Engineer (Medical Devices)

Design of software for Medical Devices for Ocular research designed for taking OCT retinal scans and mapping the optic nerve. Worked in designing the user interfaces with WPF, XAML, MVVM and implementing subsystems of the medical device including designing the database and database binding using Entity Framework. Designing New User Interfaces for Optos' OCT SLO system included design of GUI for medical device.

Optos’ OCT SLO system combines industry-leading spectral OCT imaging with a confocal scanning laser ophthalmoscope (SLO). Software included DICOM integration.

The implementation included some technologies used are Entity Framework, WPF, XAML, data-binding, C#, SQL and WMI and Win32. Visual Studio 2010, SQL Server 2008.

Parata Systems LLC., Durham NC Jul 2011 – Nov 2011

Senior Applications Engineer

Design and Implementation of solutions for Parata’s product lines including workflow software for the dispensing medications.

Software Design and Implementation, using Winforms, LinqToSql, Stored Procs, WCF services, .NET reporting. Software Specification, documentation.

Credit Suisse Bank, Morrisville, NC Mar 2011-May 2011

Systems Engineer Capacity Management (Financial)

Engineer, integrate and provide capacity management solutions and ORM for all divisions and locations of Credit Suisse. Processing of statistics from BMC Patrol, BMC Performance Manager, BMC Event Manager, for Capacity Management.

Facilitation with multi-national members to provide business solutions for engineering. Gathering engineering requirements for resource monitoring solutions for builds and platforms for the firm. Maintain and support in-house capacity management portal and reporting system.

Engineering Troubleshooting and administration of capacity management solutions on Windows. Design and implementation of monitoring solutions based on strategic decisions. Development of technical concepts for capacity management and reporting solutions which include the reworking of Business applications using Silverlight 3.0, WCF, C# and VB.NET.

ModernAdMedia LLC., Deerfield Beach, FL Mar 2010- May 2010

Senior Software Engineer (Web Applications)

My role was that of a software engineer working with Data abstraction Layers, SQL, and Stored procedures and creating web architecture for admin websites. Also worked in porting existing applications to Silverlight

Role included hands on coding and architecture work for verticals.

Also responsible for brief project management.

Exposure to SQL reporting and Iron Python as well. This also included WCF web services, some Linq and Data Abstraction Layers some ASP.NET.

Specific Experience: TOGAF, Silverlight 3.0, WCF Services, DALs, T-SQL, HTML, ASP.NET.

ALBER CORP, Pompano Beach, FL Feb 2008-Feb 2010

Subsidiary of Liebert Power, wholly owned by Emerson Network Power

Project Manager / Team Leader

My role was that of a project manager and Lead Engineer developing data acquisition / Data mining software for battery monitoring industry. Responsible for leading project and team developing new software. Development included detailed project plan, software specifications, architecture and implementation of software designed in .NET for monitoring of complex data acquisition scenarios for large UPSs with large battery rooms. Worked with .NET with managed /unmanaged C++ and C# applications that including heavy data processing and visualization of data using Dundas Charting and controls.

Responsible for designing low level DLLs interfacing to custom proprietary protocols to hardware, middle tier, and GUI interfaces for new products.

Creating a code-base with emphasis on extensibility and reusability. Involved in the coding of middle-ware with multithreading engines, and complete GUI design work. Also have a patent pending on custom user controls for this industry. Also worked with CruiseControl and with Perforce.

Project Management, SDLC, architecture and implementation of data acquisition / data mining software for next generation of products for battery monitoring industry. Implementation of build-Servers using Cruise Control using web technologies, NUnit and Custom Build Tools for continuous build integration.

Accomplishments include patents for data visualization and successful product definition, project management, architecture and product role-out for next generation data acquisition systems which are the company’s flagship products.

PLEXUS TECHNOLOGY GROUP, Raleigh, NC Jan 2007-Feb 2008

Lead Software Engineer (Medical Devices)

Designed and developed software for various industries including the medical industry. Responsible for detailed software development plans, design and test specification and implementation of medical device software.

USB Driver and embedded firmware and client application for a customer.

Designed and developed Bulk-Only transfer USB code for USB micro, driver support and GUI for interfacing to micro Renesas - H8S2218/H8/300 Standard tool chain.

Medical Project #1; implementing confidence testing software to pass FDA verification and validation for a “MAJOR level of concern” - medical device.

Medical project #2; Software Lead, Process Specification, Design specification and implementation of a “MAJOR level of concern” software for medical device. Project was a 1.7 Million $ project. Documentation, Verification and test plan documents.

Microprocessor and component selection.

Embedded processors and tools included the H8S2218/H8/300 Standard tool chain, PIC12F615, Device Driver work for Windows.

FDA Regulated experience: Successful Class II/III device and software (Major level of Concern) experience with combination Drug/Device and cardiology devices.

Languages and technologies used included C/C++/C# .NET, embedded C, assembly, NUnit Testing, NAnt and CruiseControl, Doxygen.

LIPOSCIENCE, Inc, Raleigh, NC Sept 2005-Dec 2006

Project Manager / Senior Software Engineer

Project management of software deployment and system roll out to NMR $24 Million generating facility.

Technologies used included; Microsoft .NET development including Visual Studio C# and VB.NET, Visual C++

Designed and developed software for clinical industry for the maintenance and use of nuclear magnetic resonance machines, also responsible for project management, design and documentation.

Businesses affected include the following:

1.) CLIA regulated clinical laboratory regulated by FDA (21 CFR 820),

2.) Clinical Research regulated by FDA (21 CFR 211 and 820), ICH-9

(International Counsel of Harmonization for Pharmaceutical Research)

3.) In-Vitro Diagnostic Device (IVD Device) regulated by FDA (21 CFR 820), ISO 13485, etc.

Design and development software to run NMR (Nuclear Magnetic Resonance) machines.

Design and development utilities for maintenance of NMR machines including database connectivity.

Gables Engineering, Inc., Coral Gables, FL July 2004-July 2005

Senior Software Engineer (Avionics / Embedded)

Design and development of embedded software for the avionics industry. Projects included the design and development of embedded software for flight controls for Rockwell Collins.

Technologies used included embedded C on a PowerPC (Motorola) platform using hierarchical state machines and event driven programming. Have also hands on knowledge and experience FAA DO-160B testing. Regulated experience: DO 178B, DO160B, ARINC-429, CSDB for Avionics and TSO.

Embedded experience in C /Assembly – PowerPC.

Design and development of a navigation flight control panel (NAV) for commercial aircraft

Design and development of a Communications and Navigation flight control panel (COM/NAV) for commercial aircraft.

Worked on the design and development of a Traffic collision Avoidance flight control panel (TCAS) for commercial aircraft.

Quipp Systems, Inc., Miami, FL June 2003-July 2004

Senior Software Engineer (Industrial Applications)

I designed and developed software for material handling industry. The software managed a mail room production and distribution floor and incorporated a GUI written in VB.NET. My development included, design of COM components for real time processing of data via various interfaces, WebSphere, Sockets, & OPC. Technologies used included VB.NET, VC.NET, C#, C++, SQL, XML and MS parsing tools, IBM MQ WebSphere, OPC Interface, Sockets / Ethernet, Multi-threading. ATL, ADO, MFC. Accomplishments include successful role out of product management software for clients in paper distribution industry.

Planning Group, Inc., Miami, FL Jan 2003-May 2003

Senior Software Engineer (Web Applications)

I designed and developed software in the Internet Arena, including the design of COM components that support Microsoft SQL Server 2000 and IIS 5.0.

Designed a dynamically configurable multi-threaded front-end cache that buffers the throughput from the web page to the back-end SQL Server. Technologies used are ATL, ADO, MFC, COM, ASP, HTML, IIS, JavaScript, and VBScript.

Technologies used are ATL/COM, ADO, MFC, ASP, HTML, IIS5.0, JavaScript, and VBScript.

Designed various Windows utilities and tools using Visual C++ and MFC for engineering support.

Designed Windows Utilities that Communicate with MySQL to transfer mail files from Linux to SQL Server 2000.

American Wellness Centers, Inc. Miami Lakes, FL Jan 2000 – Jan 2002

Vice President & Director (Executive Management)

Vice President and Director of a Comprehensive Outpatient Rehabilitation Facility (CORF) American Wellness Centers, Inc. Role was that of director and manager of a CORF responsible for all the daily management of running a medical business. The business included: Physical Therapy and Occupational Therapy, Sleep Therapy and Diagnostic services which included the diagnosis of Sleep Apneas and serviced managed care patients, and Medicare Recipients.

Medical Management, Human Resources, Corporate Marketing, Development of Medical Facility 3.5K Sq. Ft., Physical location, Facility Design and Development of Physical spaces, Venture capital, Business Development and Technical Facility Design and development equivalent over $500K, including sound proofing.

Managed Projects and build out of a Sleep Center including procurement, Human Resources, Finances and IT. Served in a senior technical role as well overseeing IT Infrastructure build out, installation and implementation & software Dev. Managed Servers, Web Deployment, Medical Coding and Billing.

Accomplishments include the successful and profitable development of two medical businesses which were functionally billing Medicare and standard insurance.

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