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System Development Lifecycle | Project Management | Strategic Planning | Resource Allocation | Technical Designs

Application Frameworks | Operations Management | Cross-Functional Teamwork | Leadership | Communication | Critical Thinking

Agile & Lean Methodologies | B2B SaaS | Market Research | Business Case Development | Product Development

Dynamic, senior-level executive with 12 years of noteworthy and progressive software development experience. Able to skillfully lead teams and work as an independent contributor to develop both client and developer-facing products and services rooted in innovation. Able to seamlessly educate audiences of all abilities on technical developments and trends. Skilled in leading and completing large-scale projects with a focus on timeliness and attention detail. Presently seeking a Software Development Manager role that will allow for ongoing use of skills; targeting positions with high-profile companies that garner household brand recognition.

Vice President, Platform & Innovation

  Drove daily functions for a financial services SAAS solution that focuses on engaging clients by delivering cutting-edge mobile payments; fueled 1000% growth in five quarters through September 2015 and forecasted a six-quarter repeat

  Joined the company shortly after its first payment was processed; worked as a senior leadership product developer and played a direct role in overseeing the product roadmap over 1.5 years of notable growth

  Developed and introduced custom mobile applications and event registrations

  Worked with a product-focused CEO and other senior leadership to translate the yearly and quarterly goals of the company into a robust yet agile product roadmap

  Recruited and mentored a quality-driven engineering and product design team; grew staff to over 50 members in 30 months

  Established an environment that supported safe production deployments around the clock; maintained security, code quality and always-available service

  Launched two new product lines as part of a strategy to transition the business from a payment solution to an engagement solution

  Founded Community Apps, a turn-key mobile app builder
surrounding the core payments product; this became the foremost driver of business growth since its release

  Also developed Community Event Registrations to support groups that managed and promoted various free and paid events

  Grew new offerings by over 100% each month over first quarter since launch and predicted full ROI in nine months

  Oversaw critical security and compliance practices including PCI- compliance yearly attestation, external PEN-testing and regular external security audits.
Produced most of the early product requirements documentations

  and proposals, eventually building a team of product analysts to carry on this function.

Senior Software Development Consultant

  Managed software development for a growing educational institution with
specialized IT needs including its self-developed ERP system that has been completed over the course of 13 years

  Fueled a technological renovation of the system at a time when the University was into its first year of a seven-year improvement effort; aimed to rebuild the system on a .Net N-tier thin-client architecture via a series of major updates

  Replaced an established and sophisticated software system and saw an opportunity to add greater value to the project by overhauling the actual SDLC practices

  Led a team of more than 16 staff members; led the team to bolster levels of efficacy and of the software release process via build automation

  Adapted existing SDLC to include Agile techniques; improved end-user outcomes by implementing wire-framing as a means of UX designing for requirement gathering purposes

  Reduced the end-user-to-engineering team feedback loop using the Atlassian's Confluence wiki tool to heighten the quality of and maintain product deployment and user guides

Chief Software Architect

  Directed software operations for a mobile health communications company that evolved out of a need to deliver medical appointment reminders via SMS

  Played a key role in integrating Vensa into market-dominant medical databases; joined the team at the technology expert a time when the company accounted for nearly 80% of market share

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Chief Software Architect, Continued

  Brought the Gen2 platform out of technical debt due to having too many contractors over the years and its inability to withstand continued growth; helped move the company towards international expansion

  Increased efficiency and repeatability of the software release process using build automation; overhauled the service architecture to allow it to meet the demands of international growth, including global support for special enterprise needs of enterprises

  Built software for high-scale message delivery to improve levels of reliability and ability to support

  Designed platform architecture with the aid of a self-led team that introduced the product in a SCRUM environment, analyzed tests, produced automated testing, proved system scalability/deployments, managed product UI design and led network administration

Key Stakeholder

  Worked collaboratively with other stakeholders from the Sentient Software team, including the CEO ho had resigned at the time, to start up an SaaS company focused on team project collaboration product offerings

  Faced stiff competition in the 18 months of the company infancy, a period in which several competitors were also founded

  Closed business operations collectively in 2010

Software Development Manager

  Managed a software services firm with IP in the form of a proprietary platform; allowed the company to develop bespoke business process management solutions, e.g. a custom system that automated any business process within weeks

  Started with the company soon after its acquisition of a
second enterprise customer

  Performed various hands-on technical (R&D) duties; led all facets of BA, as well as project coordination, account management, product development, testing and quality assurance measures

  Coordinated pivotal projects and related development across teams

  Liaised directly with corporate customers to define requirements, scope and deliverables for major projects; drove internal operations and IT needs

  Acted as the Chief Software Architect for the proprietary Sentient BPM platform, used to deliver all solutions

Software Development Manager, Olympic Software NZ Ltd., 2005 2006

Software Architect/Lead Developer, Olympic Software NZ Ltd., 2001 2005

Senior Software Consultant, Asia Online Limited, 2000 2001

Software Architect, Tech Pacific/Ingram Micro NZ, 1998 2000

Bachelor of Science, Computer Science, University of Auckland

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March 16, 2018

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Dear [Hiring Agent Name],

I am currently seeking a challenging career opportunity in a (INSERT TITLE OF TARGET POSITION) capacity and am submitting my resume for your review. In advance, thank you for your time and consideration. As demonstrated in the accompanying resume, my professional qualifications include the following accomplishments:

  I am a senior-level sale IT professional with proven expertise in project management, system development, B2B SaaS and other areas of technology management. I bring to any position experience that translates well to roles across a variety of high-profile companies with national household brand recognition.

  In any project coordination effort I engage in, I work diligently to ensure both timeliness and accuracy. I am able to seamlessly assess the needs of stakeholders and match their needs with company product and service offerings.

  Among my strongest suits are resource allocation, strategic planning, collaborative teamwork and the use of both Agile and Lean methodologies, to name a few. I am a hard worker with an innate drive to fuel success.

  Along with my rich work history, I bring to the table a proven educational background. I earned a Bachelor of Science from in Computer Science from the University of Auckland in New Zealand, a country I also worked in as a professional post-graduation.

As an employee, you will find me to be a driven team player committed to supporting you in achieving your objectives through superior performance. I am confident that I could be a valuable asset to your organization, and look forward to interviewing with you in the near future.

Sincerely,

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