WEB & PORTALS ARCHITECT / DIRECTOR / CTO

Technology Visionary ~ Architectural Excellence ~ Business Enabler

Over 14 years experience in planning, developing, and implementing dynamic websites. Well-rounded background of infrastructure management (networks, systems, web-hosting) web application architecture, and website management strategies (analytics, SEO, marketing).

Industry recognized, authored over 8 books on web technology topics. The book “Administering IIS 5.0” was published in English, Spanish, and Chinese, and was recommended by the National Security Agency for securing web servers. Two additional books on ASP.NET development reached number one in their category on Amazon.com.

Sought after speaker at technology events in the US. Awarded the Microsoft MVP Award for the past four years in the field of ASP.NET development.

An expert on portal technologies and enterprise content management with extensive experience managing SharePoint portals, migration of FrontPage sites to SharePoint, and SharePoint 2003 migrations to MOSS 2007. In addition, a founding core team developer and Board of Directors member of the most popular open source portal based on ASP.NET; DotNetNuke.

CAREER ACCOMPLISHMENTS

• Original core team developer and Board of Directors of the DotNetNuke open source web portal platform. Spearheaded the generation of Website revenue and documentation to support the project. Responsible for the direct growth of the platform, and the now current installed base of over 500,000 instances.
• Developed, and architected the Packaging Intelligence Network, this portal grew to be the top resource on the Web for the packaging industry having won various industry awards including an Industry Magnet site, and PointCast Best of Connections.
• Spearheaded the consolidation of 18 divisional Internet sites into one unified corporate presence. Using an open source platform, saved the company an estimated $500,000 in costs, and exceeded project expectations in time, and results.
• Developed an online ordering system for a multi-billion dollar electronic parts distributor. This site was recognized by PCWeek (now eWeek) as a top e-Commerce site.
• Developed and managed one of the top 10 ASP.NET community sites on the web. Responsible for author content, sponsor relationships, and overall management of the site.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

FANGAP, PA 2007 - Present
Online fansite community.
Chief Technical Officer

• Responsible for the overall technology strategy of the site to include: disaster recovery, application architecture, website optimization and statistical analysis.
• Built traffic from the ground up using viral marketing techniques. Network is now ranked at 14,000 of all web sites and growing exponentially.
• Resposible for using grass roots marketing techniques using MySpace, Google, and inter-network promotions.

SOGETI, Independence, Ohio 2007 - Present
An international Microsoft and technology solutions provider.
Microsoft Practice Manager

• Responsible for staff development of over 15 Microsoft consultants. Recommends training and strategic focus of skills.
• Targets staff consultants to ensure the pipeline will accommodate new projects.Assist in the recruiting efforts of new staff consultants.
• Builds the relationship between the local practice and Microsoft.
• Coordinates with the national practice to ensure local practice has available resources, and increase local visibility at a national level.
• Assists as a Subject Matter Expert in sales presentations.
• Responsible for building project proposals and statements of work on potential sales ranging from $100,000 to over $1 million.

SANTRY TECHNOLOGY SOLUTIONS, LLC., Erie, PA 2003 - 2006
An Erie based regional Microsoft Solutions Provider.
CEO / Chief Technology Architect

• Negotiated professional service agreements as CEO and Technical Sales Lead. Negotiated contracts with outsourced developers to augment development resources on projects.
• Developed the Homeless Management Information System for Erie County, PA. This web-based system consolidated the homeless intakes of over 30 agencies in Erie County.
• Developed WWWCoder.com one of the top 10 Websites for the ASP.NET Web development community. Responsible for sponsor relationships, writer contracting and editing, content management, and overall operations of the site.
• Led the development and content publication of the Packaging Intelligence Network based out of the UK. The website started from the ground up, building up to the most recognized resource for the packaging community. The site received the Industry Magnet Award for the packaging category and a PointCast Best of Connections Award.

DOTNETNUKE, Seattle, Washington 2003-2005
Largest open source portal platform based on the Microsoft ASP.NET framework.
Board of Directors, Core Team Developer

• Spearheaded the website strategy to generate advertizing revenue to support the growing open source project. 
• Project manager of two books published by Wiley/ Wrox on DotNetNuke. Developed the table of contents and coordinated the authors to complete the publication. The book went on to become the number one book on Amazon.com in its specific category.
• Led and coordinated the strategy to develop documentation for the application.

LORD CORPORATION, Erie, PA 1999 - 2007
An international chemical and aerospace parts manufacturer.
Corporate Webmaster / IT Project Specialist

• Led the consolidation project of 18 separate and distinct divisional websites into one unified Internet presence for the company. Site was implemented using open source technologies saving an estimated $500,000 in application costs. Developed the project plan, and followed through to successful completion ahead of goal. Worked with marketing to analyze website traffic and SEO strategy.
• Led the development of several Website modules including an online jobs application, distributor lookups, contact workflow, product selector guides, and document management system. Managed a team of in-house and contracted developers to complete the project well ahead of goal.
• Development of corporate wide employee export compliance system. Developed in conjunction with human resources, IT, and export compliance. Application managed and reported on the export compliance of over 2,000 employees.
• Consolidated various disparate web infrastructures into one unified server architecture for both the Internet and intranet environments. This project reduced the amount of administration costs, and power requirements while providing highly available web architecture.
• Developed self-service web application to empower employees to perform their own account management. This included the ability to unlock accounts, change passwords, and enter tickets directly into the Remedy Help Desk system.

NEW MEDIA, Independence, Ohio 1998 - 1999
A Microsoft Gold Certified Partner.
Senior Consultant

• Assisted in the development of the company Website and e-newsletter.
• Developed e-commerce site for large electronics company in Cleveland. This site connected to the company’s back-end legacy system and provided order entry via the corporate Website.

ALLIN CONSULTING, Erie, PA 1997 - 1998
A Microsoft Gold Certified Partner.
Senior Consultant

• Developed a web-based Request for Quotes system for a large networking hardware supplier in Pittsburgh. 
• Developed a web-based membership application for one of the Erie area's largest unions.
• Developed a Total Quality Management system for an Erie area trauma ambulatory provider.

PLANSOFT, Twinsburg, Ohio 1996 - 1997
An online meetings and planning database.
Webmaster

• Developed the one of the largest online Request for Quotes system for the meetings and planning industry.

EDUCATION
UNIVERSITY OF NORTH ALABAMA, MBA Expected 2008
EXCELSIOR COLLEGE, BS, Computer Information Systems

PUBLICATIONS

• Professional DotNetNuke 4.0, (Wiley) – co-author.
• Professional DotNetNuke – ASP.NET Portals, (Wiley) – co-author.
• CYA: Securing Exchange Server 2003 & Outlook Web Access (O’Reilly) - technical editor.
• Windows 2003 Server: The Complete Reference (McGraw-Hill) – contributing author.
• Administering IIS 5.0, (McGraw-Hill) – co-author.
• i-Net Certification Study Guide (Syngress) – co-author / technical editor.
• i-Net Test Yourself Guide (Syngress) -- technical editor.
• MCP Magazine – (March 2000) IEAK 5.0 Certification Test Review – author.
• MCP Magazine – (Feb. 2000) i-Net Certification Exam Review – author.
• MCP Magazine – (October 1999) Site Server Commerce Test Review – author.
• MCSD FrontPage 98 Certification Study Guide (Syngress) – co-author.

CERTIFICATIONS

• Microsoft Certified Trainer (MCT)
• Microsoft Certified Systems Engineer (MSCE)
• Microsoft Certified Systems Administrator (MCSA)
• Microsoft Certified Professional Site Building (MCP SB)
• CompTia A Certification
• CompTia i-Net Certification
• Certified Internet Webmaster – Certified Instructor

OTHER

• US Army Veteran