Derrick Spain

Experience

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  US Army

  Oct 1989 - Feb 1994

  Sergeant - 1/75th Ranger Regiment
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  MIL-SPEC Security Group LLC

  Jun 1995 - Jun 2001

  Co-Owner

  - Hired, trained and managed a thirty-person work force- Created successful marketing and public relations strategies- Consulted business owners across the Midwest

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  Sprint

  Jul 2001 - Oct 2008

  - Partnered with user groups to develop creative solutions to business problems- Identified opportunities to increase productivity with technical and process solutions- Created analytical tools for network management and optimization using ASP.NET, C#, and VB.NET- Developed and maintained Oracle databases and stored procedures- Served as project lead and mentor for new team members- Gathered user requirements for in-house and enterprise projects- Single point of contact for user groups during the enterprise development process Show less

  • Systems Analyst II

    Jul 2004 - Oct 2008

  • Business Systems Analyst

    Feb 2003 - Jun 2004

  • Access Analyst

    Jul 2001 - Jan 2003
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  CSC

  Oct 2008 - Sept 2012

  - Managed development of new product ideas and enhancement of existing products- Managed development teams for multiple IT products- Worked with customers to maintain positive relationship and drove product strategy- Oversaw financial aspects of accounts such as revenue, expenditures and profitability- Served as technical subject matter expert for WIC EBT- Worked with sales and marketing team on pursuit of new business opportunities- Presented product information at customer demonstrations and industry conferences- Participated in RFP response effort by providing financial information and technical details Show less - Led special project teams and provided SME knowledge to development team leads- Represented CSC as WIC/EBT technical specialist at conferences and industry forums- Participated in marketing efforts by presenting information and demonstrating product functionality at conferences and meetings- Responded to RFPs by providing information and writing response sections - Identified product improvement opportunities and presented to user groups- Interfaced with customer and led JAD sessions where technical expertise was required- Designed and developed prototype solutions for demonstration and proof of concept- Led New Mexico offline EBT development team- Served as WIC and EBT technical subject matter expert Show less - Lead developer for Chickasaw WIC EBT project interfacing with JP Morgan - Lead developer for New Mexico WIC offline EBT settlement system- Identified product improvement ideas, presented to customers and designed final solution- Presented technical information to current and prospective customers at conferences, training sessions and demonstrations- Worked directly with customers to identify requirements and created system designs to meet business needs- Designed, Coded and Tested systems solutions based on requirement specifications - Developed/enhanced windows and web applications using ASP.NET, VB.NET and SQL server- Created web and windows based reporting solutions using .NET and Crystal reports Show less

  • Product Manager

    Oct 2011 - Sept 2012

  • Software Engineer Leader

    Jul 2011 - Sept 2011

  • Application Developer Senior Professional

    Oct 2008 - Jun 2011
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  J.P. Morgan

  Sept 2012 - Mar 2014

  Vice President, Business Systems Analysis

  - Technical lead for WIC EBT implementations- Served as state technical liaison for existing customers- Translated customer requirements into detailed technical requirements and managed implementation of the requirements- Lead role in planning, assignment and completion of user “stories” using Agile methodology- Owner of Detailed Design, Functional Design and Interface Document deliverables- Provided onsite support for client meetings and software release demonstrations- Interfaced with customer regularly to provide technical assistance to development team and implementation status to business users Show less

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  Suntiva

  Mar 2014 - Sept 2021

  Senior Executive Consultant

  - Partner with stakeholders to assist with system design efforts- Assist with state agency organizational performance and strategic planning initiatives- Represent Suntiva at industry forums and events as technical expert on information systems, transaction processing, and system integration- Conduct system assessments to measure code quality and product transferability- Facilitate client procurement efforts to create acquisition strategy, PWS and RFP documents- Facilitate discussions and decisions around strategic product direction- Represent Suntiva at industry forums and events as technical expert on information systems, transaction processing, and system integration- Conduct system assessments to measure code quality and product transferability- Facilitate client procurement efforts to create acquisition strategy, PWS and RFP documents- Facilitate discussions and decisions around strategic product direction Show less

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  LMI

  Sept 2021 - now

  - Partner with stakeholders to assist with system design efforts- Assist with state agency organizational performance and strategic planning initiatives- Represent LMI at industry forums and events as technical expert on information systems, transaction processing, and system integration- Facilitate client procurement efforts to create acquisition strategy, PWS and RFP documents - Facilitate discussions and decisions around strategic product direction- Provide technical subject matter expertise for state and federal clients- Lead feasibility study to identify challenges and opportunities using cloud platforms for federally funded service delivery systems Show less

  • Principal Technical Advisor, Solutions Architecture

    Apr 2023 - now

  • Sr. Consultant, Solutions Architecture

    Sept 2021 - Jun 2023