Software Development Developer

SAM LEBRÓN

Rockaway, NJ ***** 845-***-****

*********@*****.*** www.linkedin.com/in/samlebron

PROVEN TECHNOLOGY LEADER

Transforming Business Needs into Profitable & Efficient Cost-Savings Solutions IT software executive with more than 30 years product & solutions development. Results-oriented with extensive success in delivering business solutions to numerous industries. Collaborative background includes product development, Omnichannel solutions, mobile, retail systems integration, payment integration solutions, web architecture, delegating, team leadership, accountability, project & product management, architect, financial engagement manager, mentor/consultant, and course creation & delivery. Core Competencies

Architecture Design and Implementation Software Development Team Leadership & Relationship Building Client & Vendor Negotiations Organizational Development Thought Leadership Program and Project Management Strategy & Execution Omni Channel Systems Creation of new Applications and Integrations PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

PARTY CITY HOLDING INC., Rockaway, NJ SEP’18 – DEC’24 Senior Manager Omnichannel Solutions Delivery, Architecture Design & Implementation

● Partnered with senior leadership teams within various internal departments to understand, architect, design, and deliver Omnichannel solutions for BOPIS, BOPAC, BOPIL, SDD (source from web (DTC, B2B & in-store)), SFS, Scan & Go, SFCC Shop-My-Store, Halloween Self-service along with business critical in-store mobile functionality along with customer facing Price Checkers. Key integrations include IBM Sterling OMS / In-store mobile engagement App, In-Store POS, SFCC, SFMC, AWS EC2 / Beanstalk / Serverless, Oracle Financials, RetailNet, RIO, UPS, Urban Airship, Attentive, Parcel Pending, Doordash, and Uber.

OMNICHANNEL RETAIL SOLUTIONS, Fort Lee, NJ JUL’17 – AUG’18 Senior Director IT Solutions Delivery, Architecture & Development – Clients included The Children’s Place and Ascena

● Partnering with Senior Leadership Teams in the Retail Apparel industry to define and execute their Omnichannel / Save the Sale initiatives (A platform agnostic solution that seamlessly integrates POS, Ecommerce & cross-channel payment at a transactional level). SAP POS / Red Iron, WCS eCommerce and Manhattan Associates DOM. ASCENA RETAIL GROUP INC., ASCENA BRAND SERVICES, Mahwah, NJ 2003 – Jun’17 Director of IT Solutions Delivery, Architecture & Development

● Partner with senior business and IT leadership to develop requirements and lead teams to architect, design, develop, implement, and support robust critical business solutions for majority of Ascena’s customer facing systems as well as numerous Ascena brand services blue chip projects. Led various local, remote teams, and vendors in process of achieving goals. Selling Systems (Point-of-sale Systems & Ecommerce)

• Increased top line sales $150M by architecting, designing, and implementing Omni-channel save-the-sale solution currently deployed in 5 of 8 Ascena brands. Fujitsu GlobalStore & ORPOS POS, ATG eCommerce and Manhattan Associates DOM. Responsible for all integration work for POS from interfaces to architecting feeds for all required internal / external systems.

• IT Director responsible for all technical aspects of CRM (MarketWorks & Allant) from interfaces to architecting feeds for all required internal / external systems. Directed numerous Customer Relationship Management projects, providing accurate identification of customers across all selling channels.

• Led multi-vendor Omnichannel integration of EMV store conversions, achieving Payment Card Industry (PCI) compliance while creating common merchant token vault for all Ascena brands. Oversaw integration for private label credit card vendor, converting system from Alliance Data Systems (ADS) to Capital One Financial (COF), saving $25M and delivering project on-time. Initiated several in-store mobile solutions and cash wrap line buster app’s, enabling store associate efficiencies, and increasing customer satisfaction.

• Created E-commerce site by architecting, designing, implementing and managing all bi-directional feeds between brand’s and 3rd party site provider, ensuring that all sales feed processes were PCI-DSS compliant.

• Achieved PCI compliance at Dressbarn by removing critical backend systems from scope and creating custom secure token vault.

• Partnered with marketing, store operations, finance and IT, completing numerous internal, external sites, and reporting systems on-time.

iTech BUSINESS SOLUTIONS, INC., Manalapan, NJ 1997 – 2003 Principal, J2EE™ Architect Developer and Project Engagement Manager Company offered diversified range of Internet and J2EE™ services, including enterprise architecture, full project life cycle development, proof-of-concept, training, mentoring, and consulting for variety of companies. Responsibilities included bringing in new business, winning repeat business, financial project management, as well as technical architecture and lead J2EE™ development. Acquired 3 salient engagements with long-term projects at Metropolitan Life Insurance, Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Alabama & Learning Tree International.

METROPOLITAN LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY, Bridgewater, NJ 2000 – 2003 Principal J2EE™ Architect and Lead Developer

Worked on MyBenefits Employee Portal Product (MyB Portal), as well as iTech’s financial engagement manager for several key e- business initiatives. MyB Portal is a J2EE solution which currently supports 5k MetLife customers who have over 35M employees and subscribers who frequently visit portal to view and manage MetLife benefits. Won the 2003 Standard of Excellence award from Web Marketing Association for creating products for MetLife. BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD OF ALABAMA (BCBSAL), Birmingham, AL 1997 – 2003 Engagement Manager Enterprise Java™ Architect, Developer, Mentoring & Training Led BCBSAL’s future view’s initiative from green screen mainframe applications and two-tier solutions, like PowerBuilder, to more flexible N-Tier solution. Architected and implemented numerous foundational real-time interfaces and service frameworks, exposing critical mainframe data. Led team of 30+ employees and contractors, creating health care products and tools servicing hospitals, providers, and internal benefits department.

ADDITIONAL RELEVANT EXPERIENCE

JOHNSON & JOHNSON, New Brunswick, NJ

Engagement Manager Enterprise J2EE™ Architect & Developer FORT MONMOUTH ARMY BASE, Eatontown, NJ

Senior J2EE™ Architect & Developer

PHOENIX TECHNOLOGIES, West Long Branch, NJ

Director Training & Development, J2EE™ Internet Technologies NEW YORK LAW JOURNAL (LAW JOURNAL INFORMATION SYSTEM’S), New York, NY Director of Product Development & Lead Architect Developer PHILIP MORRIS, INC., WORLD HEADQUARTERS OFFICE, New York, NY Senior Systems Analyst

TSR, INC., New York, NY

Senior Technical Consultant

AREAS OF EXPERTISE

Omni Channel Selling Systems (POS, Omni & Ecommerce – DTC & B2B) CRM Systems Technical Project Management Training, Mentoring, Software Dev PCI & EMV Payment Solutions Vendor Management & Integration TECHNICAL SKILLS

Software Architecture & Development RESTful Services Retail POS Omnichannel E-Commerce (POS, OMS & DOM) PCI & Payment Systems Integrations RDBMS, Security, Encryption, Sockets & Multithreading EDUCATION

Bachelor of Science, (BS), Computer Applications and Information Systems NYU New York CERTIFICATIONS PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT

Advanced iOS Programming (Aug’13) – Big Nerd Ranch, Inc. Objective C & iOS Development (Apr’12) – Big Nerd Ranch, Inc. Learning Tree International, taught at numerous locations in the US Certified J2EE™ Instructor. Delivered classroom training 6-8 weeks / yr. Bilingual, fluent in Spanish and English.

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