Chief Technology Officer Burlington, VT, USA

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(Updated 2023-01-30)

Chief Technology Officer

Burlington, VT, USA

Native English

  • Ability to take abstract concepts and translate those into applications.
  • Expert architect with React, React Native, NodeJs, Flutter, and others.
  • 20+ years experience in startups and as a hands-on CTO

Skills (38)

NodeJS

Software Architecture

JavaScript

AWS CERTIFIED

REGISTRATIONS

CHIEF TECHNOLOGY OFFICER

C++

Coding Standards

AWS CodePipeline

REACTJS

OFFSHORE

Node.js

SECURITY POLICIES

PROBLEM RESOLUTION

SOFTWARE DEVELOPMENT

Linux

SECURITY DESIGN

DOCUMENTATION

CI/CD

STRUCTURED SOFTWARE

TypeScript

NEURAL NETWORKS

CONTINUOUS INTEGRATION/DELIVERY

React

CRYPTOGRAPHIC

BUSINESS MANAGEMENT

RESOURCE UTILIZATION

CREDIT CARD

ROBOTICS

Jenkins

Python

QA

CLAIMS

PAYMENTS

TENSORFLOW

OPERATIONS

Autosar

FLEET MANAGEMENT

Summary

Senior-level Technical Executive with over twenty (20) years experience in information technology, IT security, systems architecture, software development, strategic planning, business management, and consulting.

Provides versatile business and technical management:

- Experience in managing multiple development, QA, and documentation teams across multiple physical locations.
- Transferred over 18,000 hours of development labor to India, reducing yearly development expenses by 80%, while increasing productivity and cutting development time in half.
- Direct P&L responsibility for all aspects of corporate operations.
- Direct experience with acquisitions and mergers, including the technical aspects related.

Hands-on software architecture, design, and development.

- Architect for website which supported over 20 million hits per day.
- Experienced in Ethical Hacking, System and Network Security, PenTesting, and Cryptography
- Improved system performance by over 100% from prior version of software.
- Improved coding standards and streamlined development.
- 50% reduction in software maintenance.
- Experience with mission critical applications.

Professional Experience

Chief Technology Officer, Co-Founder
Community Wellness

2020-10 - Present

A hands-on CTO who led architecture, design, and implementation efforts for multiple corporate technology initiatives around EHR integration, RPM applications and websites, and overall corporate support.

- Architected and lead developed a best-in-class Remote Patient Monitor (RPM) platform with support for 100,000+ patients.
- Lead a team of 38 developers & QA to implement the RPM platform using React Native, React, NodeJS (Javascript/Typescript), and MongoDB architecture on an AWS Cloud platform.
- Developed and implemented EHR integrations using HL7 and FHIR for Epic, Meditech, and Cerner.
- Consulted on and implemented security initiatives across the company.
- Directly responsible for a multi-million dollar IT budget

Principal Consultant / CTO
AuraQuest, Inc

2004-01 - Present

Supported multiple clients in an innovative, creative, and robust environment of IT Security, software development, R&D, and business management.

TopTal Engineering 

o Worked on a variety of projects focusing on Security, AWS, and React Native development.

Blooming Crescent 

o Worked on Deep Neural Networks using TensorFlow for image recognition and identification.
o Worked on integration of DNN with robotics for automated harvesting.

National Gift Card 

o Developed Security Policies and Business Continuity Plan 

o Provided Pen Testing and Security Analysis of systems and environment 

 

Charter.net 

o Developed multi-tier Amazon Cloud based front-end application for customer support of Charter.net.

o Provided security analysis, including network security design and reviews, as well as documentation for Cisco security reviews.

Wright Express 

o Developed and designed Wright Express online fleet management application for Credit Card and Banking Transactions. Provided security review and analysis of the system.

Bank of America

o Supported and developed security procedures and implementation of Java/JSP application that integrates with thousands of companies nationwide.

AuraQuest R&D 

o Worked on BitCoin (SHA-256) and LiteCoin (SCrypt) cryptographic algorithms to analyze performance and explore potential improvements for them.

Principal Infrastructure Architect
Guidewire Software

2009-11 - 2020-10

Provided implementation, integration, and security consultant service to the insurance industry throughout the world, including customers such as State Farm, Liberty Mutual, American Family, and QBE Europe.
Principal Cloud Architect - Amazon AWS cloud deployment operations including DevOps support of CI/CD environments using Jenkins and AWS CodePipeline.
- Developed a ReactJS health check monitoring application to integrate with AppDynamics and SudoLogic via APIs and check application performance, aggregate resource utilization, and notifications of users for results.
- Customer support and problem resolution for all versions for InsuranceSuite, DataHub, and InfoCenter.
Senior Implementation Architect - Worked in the Infrastructure Services group on a variety of internal projects with InsuranceSuite (ClaimCenter, PolicyCenter, and BillingCenter) - Security analysis and ethical hacker testing of external facing applications, including penetration testing, performance load analysis, and overall site security.
- Performance, functional, and security testing tool creation for generation of large volumes of data to be used against policy system. Generated 10 million policies and showed application could perform as expected.
Liberty International Underwriters (LIU), Portsmouth, NH Lead Implementation Architect - Provided lead support and development for Integration using ClaimCenter 6.0.
- Integration with Genius Policy and Claims system through Gosu and Java using plugins for Policy Search, Retrieve, & Refresh, Claims registrations and Payments.
QBE Europe, London, UK Lead Implementation Architect - Provided lead support for Integration on the release 1b and 2 projects using ClaimCenter.
- Integration with over 16 external systems, include COA, Google Maps, DVLA, CUEPI, HPI, and MIAFTR.
- Lead a team of both onshore and offshore resources for development efforts.
VP Engineering / CTO / Co-Founder / Principal Consultant
HotChalk, Inc

2004-04 - 2009-04

Responsible for IT infrastructure, security, and software development through the early stages of the company. Retained as a consultant and advisor for IT development.
CTO
ProductFactory, Inc

2001-01 - 2003-04

CEO / Owner
Elite Resources, Inc

1992-01 - 2001-01

Principal Software Developer
Raging Bull, Inc

1999-08 - 2001-01

Academic Background

Bachelor of Science
The University of Texas at Arlington

2024-12 - 2024-12

Certifications

AWS Certified Solutions Architect - Professional - Amazon Web Services (AWS)
AWS Certified Solutions Architect - Professional - Amazon Web Services
Guidewire InsuranceSuite 8 - Guidewire Software
Certified Ethical Hacker v9 - EC-Council
AWS Certified Solutions Architect
Certified Ethical Hacker v9
Certified Ethical Hacker
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ECC03886499973
AWS-ASA-25529

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