
Timeline
About me
Vice President of Engineering at Kaplan
Education

University of illinois
1999 - 2003Bachelor's degree computer scienceActivities and Societies: Association for Computing Machinery (ACM), Student Residence Hall Congress Application Focus in Economics

University of florida
2012 - 2014Master's degree business administration and management, generalActivities and Societies: Beta Gamma Sigma
Experience

Stryker instruments
Jul 2003 - Dec 2008Responsible for supporting sales, marketing, finance, and company directors through reporting, SQL/RPG programming, and training. Direct link between field sales reps and IT.• Lead programmer for SalesPulse (sales reporting tool) used to show sales information to reps, managers, and directors.• Administered AS400/DB2 databases for multiple global divisions in order to consolidate and report financial data.• Developed and maintained ETL programs extracting data from other Stryker divisions.• Partnered with regional sales directors to create expansion territories and set sales rep quotas. Show less
Associate Sales Rep
Jan 2008 - Dec 2008Senior Programmer
Jul 2003 - Jan 2008

Costa farms
Apr 2009 - Jun 2010Business intelligence group leaderMulti-function role with responsibilities including team and project management, IT to business liaison, financial analysis and reporting, database programming and administration, and IT trainer. • Developed and re-engineered business and financial reports using Excel and SQL Server Reporting Services (SSRS).• Implemented database tuning through indexing, SQL code optimization, and database maintenance.• Designed Data Transfer Service (DTS) and SQL Server Integration Service (SSIS) packages.• Experienced with Data Warehousing and Cubes.• Executed forecasting, data analysis, and internal/external sales reporting for largest corporate account, Lowe’s. Show less

Kaplan
Jun 2010 - nowRole responsible for setting the overall vision and strategy for Kaplan's back office business systems while maintaining high technical support focus.• Managed global development and support teams that oversee the business application portfolio comprised of over 25 internally-developed and third-party SaaS applications• Delivered multiple cross-functional, highly complex technical projects in an Agile environment• Improved business processes for sales, operations, finance, and marketing by closely partnering with business stakeholders• Facilitated technical solution design, data mapping, and financial analysisKey Applications: Salesforce, Brightsapce (LMS), Anthology (CampusVue Student), CampusLogic Student Forms, APL nextEd, Akamai, OpenText Media Manager, eFax, Office365, Heartland ACH, EZProxy, Parchment. SharePoint, Adobe Connect Show less Managed multiple teams responsible for maintaining, enhancing, and troubleshooting critical corporate systems and platforms while driving overall support standardization, flexibility, repeatability, and superior customer service.• Key technical manager and implementor for Kaplan's launch of Salesforce and subsequent releases• Constructed Salesforce administration group to take on overall accountability and responsibility for Salesforce operations• Managed critical technical work related to Kaplan's divestiture of ground campuses to Education Corporation of America (ECA)• Streamlined internal communication and reporting processes• Accountable for severity 1 incident management• Key applications: Salesforce (CRM), CampusNexus Student (SIS), eCollege (LMS), Brightspace (LMS) Show less
Vice President, Engineering
Jan 2024 - nowExecutive Director, Business Systems
Apr 2021 - Mar 2024Director, Business Systems
Sept 2015 - Apr 2021Sr. Manager, Business Systems
Jun 2012 - Sept 2015Manager, Business Systems
Sept 2011 - Jul 2012Team Lead, Product Support Specialists
Aug 2010 - Sept 2011Product Support Specialist III
Jun 2010 - Aug 2010
Licenses & Certifications

Certified scrummaster
Scrum alliance
Leading strategic growth
Columbia business school executive education
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