Position:
Lead Technical Architect at American Express
Industry:
Information Technology and Services
Work:
American Express
since Oct 2012
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Lead Technical Architect
American Express
Feb 2010 - Oct 2012
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Lead Technical Architect
MapQuest
- Denver, CO 2008 - 2010
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Technical Director
American Express
- Phoenix, AZ 2006 - 2008
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Portfolio Architect - Director
American Express
- Denver, CO 2001 - 2006
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Lead Technical Architect
Technology Partners
- St. Louis, MO 1999 - 2001
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Software Engineer
State Farm Insurance
- St. Louis, MO 1998 - 1999
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Software Developer
IBM
- St. Louis, MO 1997 - 1998
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Application Integrator
Anheuser-Busch
- St. Louis, MO 1996 - 1997
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Intern
US Army
1984 - 1992
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Tank Commander
Education:
Colorado State University 2010
Graduate Certificate, Project Management
Saint Louis University 1997
Skills:
System Deployment, Agile Methodologies, Enterprise Architecture, SDLC, SOA, Project Management, Requirements Analysis, Integration, Java, Web Services, Leadership, Management, Architecture, Team Leadership, SaaS, Software Project Management, PMO, Quality Assurance, Vendor Management, Business Requirements, Java Enterprise Edition, Web Applications, Software Development, Scrum, Business Analysis, Solution Architecture, IT Strategy
Interests:
Golfing, Skiing, Boarding, Technology
Honor & Awards:
Who's Who Among Students In American Universities & Colleges 1996-1997
Awards:
Chairman's Award for Innovation - Group Finalist
American Express
My team and I were 1 of only 8 teams across American Express to make the Group Finalist list for the Chairman's Award for Innovation. Our project built the Commercial Scoring Engine for Global New Accounts.
Elder Award - Computer Science
St. Louis University
The Elder award is an annual cash award give to one or more of the most outstanding graduating seniors in computer science. The award is named for the late John Elder, a member of the department and a pioneer in computational number theory.
http://mathcs.slu.edu/awards-and-scholarships/past-winners#elder-award
Beradino Award - Mathematics
St. Louis University
The Beradino Award is an annual cash award given each year to an undergraduate student for service to the department.
http://mathcs.slu.edu/awards-and-scholarships/past-winners#beradino-award