Columbia University in the City of New York

Stony Brook University

Island Trees

Founder at Xogito Group

New York, New York, United States

Operations, Finance, IT, Product/Project management, Sales.

Xogito Group

Founder

Streamlining existing contracting, budgeting, and payment processes for the Finance Division. Developing requirements to implement IT solutions to support Finance back office contracting and accounting.

NYC Department of Consumer Affairs

Senior Analyst

Worked in a fast-paced, process oriented, cross-functional application development env. focusing on advancements in telecommunications and media.Managed the enhancements of internal operations and field staff applications for commercial and residential customers.Delivered backend solutions to the company’s public site with over 1 million customers. Solutions were based on outsourced and in-house development using primarily Java and Oracle, on Unix platform.All facets of the project life-cycle were formally tracked with risk assessments and planning. Tools included Serena SBM software to track projects, Quality Stage for testing, Clarity for budget tracking, and MS Office Suite.

Cablevision

Project Manager

Shelter Housing Services project was to document current and future business processes according to stakeholders needs and gather requirements for a solution.Performed business analysis, requirements gathering, and system design to integrate distributed systems into a .NET platform - legacy systems include PowerBuilder, FoxPro, MS Access.Led team meetings across different stakeholder groups.Developed migration plan for legacy data to be migrated into new DB.The system was designed to support multiple business departments to collect data related to residents in need, availability of limited services, actual services provided, staff involvement, durations, budgeting, etc.Critical components of the system included ability to track vacated tenant buildings, match placement of dislocated residents to available temporary/permanent housing, track local and federal subsidies and entitlements for each dislocated resident, provide support for case management services, track the duration and costs of these services against budget codes and funding amounts via a financial module, and maintain staff workload of cases.

NYC Dept. of Housing Preservation and Development

GCOM Software INC

Delivered projects in respect to contract management, document & content management, financials, payment/billing, inspections, data mining, licensing, monitoring, reporting, tracking, etc.Prepared and presented various project related documentation such as Cost/Benefit Analyses, Risk Assessments, Charters, Contracts, SOWs, POCs, Business Analyses, RFPs, Vendor Responses, Executive Summaries, Functional Requirements, User Manuals, Task Orders, Cost/Resource Breakdowns, Progress Reports, Meeting Minutes, etc.Worked with legacy systems and COTS integrating and migrating to more updated web-based technologies and relational databases (SQL Server, Oracle). Negotiated through government contract process, contracting and sub-contracting for both fixed-price and T&M contracts to procure resources and services.Knowledgeable of best practices for vendor reviews and evaluation. Conducted businesses analyses and flushed out functional/technical requirements.Managed teams and monitored overall projects during SDLC for in-house development projects.Oversaw UAT and production releases for both full and partial phased roll-outs.Interfaced with project sponsors, business owners, vendors, management, and direct system users.Presented project statuses and vision to stakeholders through documentation, PPT presentations, MS Excel, meetings, correspondence, etc.Worked with EMC’s Documentum, IBM’s WebSphere Process Server for workflows, ESRI’s ArcGIS, Java, Oracle, and SQL Server.Worked with Gartner Group to review requirements and system specifications to fit into the overall IT shop infrastructure and mission.

The City of New York, DOHMH

The New Jersey Sports Authority projects were to deliver a series of web sites that would provide informational content on the various exhibitions conducted at NJ Monmouth Park Race Track such as the Kentucky Derby, Haskell and Meadowlands. The sites included the ability for customers to purchase items and view upcoming racing schedules/winning results. Employees were provided with web tools developed to update content, manage banner ads, and generate reports on sales.Translated business needs into functional requirements.Managed the development of web sites according to technical specifications with SQL Server, ASP/VBScript, JavaScript, HTML, CSS.Built administrative console to allow for control of dynamic web content and generation of monthly sales reports.Designed overall architecture and built relational database using SQL Server.Oversaw team of developers and tracked system progress via MS Project.Provided updates to project stakeholders on build progress.

Kinesis

Project Manager/Technical Lead

Project-based assignment to design overall architecture and build relational database using SQL Server for a web-based clinical study.Researched approaches to satisfy project requirements and provided Director with proposal outlining application flow and development timeline.Worked as technical lead and project manager preparing project plans, managing scope, time, cost, and quality. Used MS Project to track progress and allocate resources where appropriate. Built front-end GUI with standard web technology to access SQL database through Institute’s extranet.GUI requirements included insert, edit, delete and ‘group by…’ functionality along with exports to SAS and Excel for metrics analysis.Utilized roll-back functions in stored procedures to ‘undo’ errors made in multi-step entries.Added security control features to limit access to certain result sets based on administrative privileges.

SETI Institute

Technical Lead / DB Developer

Worked on integrating the company’s proprietary software with a third party CRM software solution (Onyx).Integration requirements extended to the thick application and web-based components of each software application Technology included VB 6.0, ASP/VBScript, client-side Javascript, and Cosmocom proprietary customer service VOIP via traditional telephone or internet.Main integration points included CosmoCall’s VOIP, real-time chats, email, voicemail, and stats on caller information & duration, date/time of call with Onyx’s customer account database.Built-out relational databases (SQL Server) for both applications and cross-referenced real-time caller data with Onyx customer information for greater customization and comprehensive reporting.Worked with third party Software Company to review their software, DB specifications, and customization capabilities.

CosmoCom

Software Application Engineer

Worked on several initiatives to implement e-Commerce Solution’s proprietary universal shopping cart, customer profiling of online shopping, and additional client support services across many websites such as <a href="http://NYTimes.com">NYTimes.com</a>, <a href="http://Deja.com">Deja.com</a>, <a href="http://Ivillage.com">Ivillage.com</a>, <a href="http://Excite.com">Excite.com</a>, and <a href="http://About.com">About.com</a>, with the ability to track user purchases and target promotionals based on the user shopping experiences.

ECOMMERCE SOLUTIONS

Web Developer / Jr. Project Manager

Developed, implemented, and monitored overall system of screening, admitting, treating, and discharging patients in accordance with hospital, state and federal guidelines. Presented overall design of Partial Hospital Program (PHP) to a large body of hospital staff and administrators. Oversaw preparation of PHP for state audit.Worked with interdisciplinary teams consisting of PCP, psychiatrists, social workers, nurses, and rehab. Counselors. During patient hospitalizations worked closely with the psychiatric emergency room and in-patient staff to assure continuity of care.Coordinated services for patients in acute states of illness.Trained in hospital protocols at Elmhurst Psychiatric Emergency Unit.

Aris Spathis

Aris Spathis