A position creating cost effective technological solutions integrated with corporate data management. Solutions encompassing networked database applications, three-tier data management architecture. Emphasis on detail orientation, analytical problem solving, strong communication and leadership skills.
- Handled client sales, contract negotiations, developed project proposals and technological solutions for customer attainment.
- Solved, communicated complex technical problems in comprehensive terms to clients and corporate departments. Developed cost and time saving data management techniques while emphasizing simplicity and ease of use.
- Researched and orally presented insightful information to senior management.
- Demonstrated ability to discern tasks in advance, present to management for approval and implement ahead of schedule.
- Supervised task force for proposal of continuing State subsidized insurance for 40,000 uninsured children (approved)
- Achieved first ever State approval of premium increase on uninsured program preventing million dollar annual loss
- Designed, negotiated and implemented software program of checking rates within minutes over weeks of manual labor
- Resolved errors and corrected statutory clients database software saving weeks of down-time and consultant fees
- Received three corporation awards for stellar performance above and beyond job expectations
Created, implemented new business model around Xaraya Content Management System. Services include web design, data management, internet security. Web Hosting built upon multiple redundant servers, secure database replication at affordable low costs to small business owners.
Developed WrapDB, a web-enabled Oracle database application for tracking progress of wound healing. Created server platform for marketing and hosting WrapDB to multiple hospitals. Researched, created and implemented network design emphasizing security, functionality, automation and ease of cross-platform product development
Airline Ticket Wholesaler, 21 million annual sales: developed, implemented, administered network security strategies for B2B, B2C Linux Server(s). Administered Linux Apache, MySQL Postfix. Developed and implemented strategy for streamlining Perl script processes.
The Hartford Life Insurance Co., Simsbury, Connecticut - First time in company history, developed highly detailed incidence, duration, average daily benefit Short Term Disability studies and presented to upper management Designed interactive database which generates queries, automated pivot tables and financial reports for senior management Tested, modified and improved Underwriters pricing models and guidelines
Phoenix Home Life Insurance Co., Hartford, Connecticut - Researched and orally presented reports to entire senior management on emerging foreign markets and future government regulations Designed and presented to Information Systems, APL programs used for calculating past cash value releases Calculated, negotiated and presented various scenarios of overall corporate five year budgets Researched, developed and presented to upper management, a functional model determining future regulatory consequences
Empire Blue Cross Blue Shield, New York, New York - Coordinated and supervised Information Systems on policyholder mailings for rate increases, renewals and cancellations Wrote new underwriting guidelines handbook and supervised Operations with implementation processes Directed development of product advertising campaign with legal and marketing departments
- Passed five Society of Actuaries Examinations including Life Contingencies
- Internet Application Developer, Oracle Certified Professional, February 2002
- Cisco Certified Network Associate, CCNA, May 2000
- RH300 – Red Hat Certified Engineer Training Course, April 2002
- Nov. 2004 2 1/2 hour Presentation to D.C. Linux Group on using DSPAM, a statistical method of preventing SPAM integrated with Postfix mail server.
- Linux server hardening strategies and kernel compilations
- Apache, DNS, DHCP, Postfix configuration
- Shorewall Firewall, IPSec
- High Availability Strategies, automated monitoring
- MySQL database replication using SSL
- Qemu virtual systems for cross platform product development
- Graphic Design with GIMP
- CSS design, XHTML strict
- Xaraya Content Management System: design, administration, Mysql data integration
- Project Management, DotProject, CVS
- Microsoft Access, Excel and Visual Basic
