Resumé
Experience
Senior Director of Engineer
Spearheaded an innovative Location & Proximity solution using lowenergy Bluetooth (BLE) trilateration in .NET Core to allow real-time onboard asset tracking inside a moving environment, contributing to a 400% rise in market share within 5 years and establishment as the dominant emergency mustering platform in the cruise industry.
Developed an advanced Experiential Platform (PaaS) in Java featuring over 60 unique modules tailored for hospitality, safety, tracking, logistics, reporting, and monitoring for 5 major cruise lines and their passengers (both onboard and shoreside)
Created a COVID-era health screening kiosk using React and Electron that used facial recognition AI to target a thermal camera at a visitor's tearduct for accurate real-time temperature analysis, integrating with visitor management systems, resulting in 200% faster health analysis and health questionnaire processing.
Managed DevOps team to create automated build and testing platforms on AWS, using Jenkins, Puppet and Ansible, reducing deployment windows by 50% within 2(two) quarters.
Mentored cross-functional apps teams throughout the software development process, maintaining code and new feature deployment, helping create strategic roadmaps and implementing best practices.
President
Created React.JS frontend web app for the buying and selling of private aircraft, jets, and helicopters. Users could create and manage their listings, purchase social and email promotion plans, and sponsor listings for higher visibility, leading to an average 50% faster sales. Node.JS and Express RESTful API backend with PostgreSQL to allow for future mobile app development.
Created Vue and VueX based application portal for prospective students at the 3rd largest private university in Florida. Applicants could link their social profiles for login, create, edit, and resume their applications, then track progress and respond to feedback requests from counselors prior to final submission.
Developed social media hashtag scanner queue and approval admin web app with React.JS to allow Hard Rock Casino to display near real-time tweets and Facebook posts on digital display boards during live venue events. Admin queue included automatic profanity filtering and engagement prioritizing. Increased social engagements by nearly 300% in 3 (three) months.
Director of Development
Managed an in-house development team to create custom interactive digital experiences and social media applications using HTML, CSS, ASP.NET, PHP, SOAP, XML, MS-SQL, and MySQL.
Concentrated on brand development through custom web applications, websites, social media integrations and captive portals.
Focused on generating and nurturing leads through comprehensive sales funnels, which involved designing and implementing strategies to attract potential customers, capture their information, and guide them through the buying process, increasing sales by 70% in the first 6 months.
Integrated advanced analytics and metrics analysis to continuously monitor and optimize the performance of sales funnels and drive secondary sales by 20%.