Professional SummaryTalented leader and attorney by trade with analytical approach to business planning and day-to-day problem-solving. Industrious and enthusiastic Senior Software Products Manager offering 7 years of FinTech experience. Proven to consistently meet objectives and annual reviews have resulted in Leading Performer assessments. Skillfully work with all team members to enhance performance and improve product offering. SkillsCollaborative Leader by ExampleEmotionally IntelligentDetail-oriented OrganizedStrong CommunicatorProblem SolverCritical ThinkerContentContinuous improvementClientDetail-orientedDirectionDocumentationExecutive ManagementFeaturesFinancialGoal settingLeadershipLegalDirectorManagingMarket researchMarketMentoringCommunicatorPersonnelProblem SolverStrategyStrategicTeam managementValidation Work History07 2018toCurrentDIRECTOR OF INTEGRATED SOFTWARE PRODUCTSSun Life Financial Walnut Creek,CA,Lead a team of 21 business analysts, software engineers, and managers responsible for defining product requirements, implementing changes, validating updates, and deploying software updates to AWS cloud.Provides strategic guidance and direction to the Integrations Manager responsible for all integration and partner support efforts.Supports planning and prioritization of integration initiatives and projects by focusing on high-revenue and strategic relationship opportunities and coordinating with Director of Partner Executive Management.Drives continuous improvement in integration methodologies with the goal of achieving a self-service integration strategy.Defines and ensures execution of a corporate-level product strategy and product roadmap for all software products while ensuring software solutions comply with federal laws and regulations and industry best practices.Responsible for planning and prioritization of all product features, defects, and optimizations, while managing multiple work streams simultaneously.Develops, mentors, and motivates team members and managers while promoting and demonstrating company values and culture.07 2016to07 2018Software Products Manager CounselCompliance Systems LLC City,STATE,Led a small team to create a new web-based transaction level application and delivering it to market product was successfully launched in 2017 and has since become the company s go forward product offering.Served as owner of our company s proprietary data schema with the objective to maintain the integrity of the schema, including its structure and metadata, to drive compliant, warranted functionality that satisfies market needs and industry best practices.Defined product requirements and provided third-level support for escalated client and integration issue validation and triage.03 2015to07 2016Deposit IRA ProductS Manager CounselCompliance Systems LLC City,STATE,Led a team of business analysts and attorneys responsible for maintaining compliance of the Deposit IRA products.Developed the product roadmap based on upcoming regulatory changes and client feedback.Drove the day-to-day tactical planning and coordination of team priorities.Ensured product changes were developed, implemented, and tested to meet client expectations and were delivered in a timely, bug free manner.Provided team management and leadership, including on-boarding, goal setting, personnel development planning and mentoring team members.10 2013to03 2015Business Analyst CounselCompliance Systems LLC City,STATE,Analyzed the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau s 1,800-page TILARESPA regulation to draft requirements for, product test, and deliver a dynamic software-driven consumer mortgage solution to market.Performed legal and market research to ensure Lending and Deposit IRA content complied with federal and state laws and regulations and that it created enforceable legal instruments.Implemented product enhancements that met or exceeded market needs.Defined product functionality, including language, data, and software functionality, product release documentation, and all business rules required by the market.Identified and created all required data, including its structure and metadata, to drive compliant, warranted functionality of products.Conducted product testing and review to evaluate changes and ensure development work conformed to the product requirements defined.08 2012to02 2013Team LeadPromontory Financial Group LLC City,STATE,Led a team of legal analysts in conducting a detailed review of residential foreclosure actions mandated by the OCC.Researched state-specific and federal legal standards of the mortgage industry to validate strict compliance with mandated regulations.Identified analyzed legal issues and supplied findings and solutions. EducationExpected in05 2012totoJuris Doctor Quinnipiac University School of Law,Hamden,CTGPA Expected intotoBachelors of Arts International RelationsMichigan State University,East Lansing,MIGPA Cum laude 05 2009 SkillsContent, continuous improvement, client, Detail-oriented, direction, documentation, Executive Management, features, Financial, goal setting, leadership, legal, Director, managing, market research, market, mentoring, Communicator, personnel, Problem Solver, strategy, strategic, team management, validation  SEP  Job Description As a Principal Software Engineer, you will be responsible for helping design, build, test, deploy and operate highly scalable solutions for the canonical asset management system for all of Oracles next generation Cloud Infrastructure. You should be a rock-solid coder, and a distributed systems generalist who can dive deep into any part of the stack and low-level systems and design broad distributed system interactions. Your passion for excellence combined with your experience will help you be an outstanding technical contributor but also help you mentor more junior engineers. You should be able to work independently and as part of a team in an Agile environment. You should be an expert communicator to both technical and non-technical stakeholders in multiple locations around the globe. You should also be able to manage multiple projects and priorities in a fast-paced environment, be results-driven, and thrive even when faced with ambiguity and uncertainty. Most importantly, you should be a team player, someone who is eager to learn, and willing to do whatever it takes to help the team succeed. ResponsibilitiesRequired Experience BS or MS degree in Computer Science or equivalent experienceAbility to obtain US Government security clearance.Minimum 8 years in a software-engineering related position, at least half of which was in an AgileDevOps environment 5 years of Java development 5 years of Python development5 years of experience with REST API developmentStrong knowledge of LinuxUnix fundamentalsStrong knowledge of microservices, data structures, algorithms, operating systems, and distributed systems.Solid understanding of relational databases, NoSQL systems, storage, and distributed persistenceExcellent troubleshooting, debugging, and performance tuning skills.Excellent written and verbal communication skills with the ability to present complex information clearly and concisely to all audiences.Desired Experience and SkillsExperience with build automation, continuous integration, or continuous deployment tools such as Git, Jenkins, Maven, Grunt, RunDeck, Ansible, etc.Experience building multi-tenant, virtualized infrastructure is a strong plus.Working knowledge of or experience in data center infrastructure and operations is a plusExperience with Infrastructure-As-Code Tools like Terraform is a strong plus.Experience with React JavaScript framework is a plusExperience in developing and designing solutions with containerization technologies such as Docker and Kubernetes.Experience testing web-based applications with REST APIs, especially applications requiring IAMSAML authentication.Experience with observability tools and practices.Experience with working flexible hours and working with team members in a global setting with distributed time zones.