Jake Foster - Resume - 2007.03
An executive-level technologist and solutions architect with extensive management experience focused on Internet-based application development, deployment, operations and support.
Advising a broad range of clients on software/systems architecture and strategic technology planning. Specializing in early stage start-up ventures with diverse technology needs. Services include: working with founders/executive team to prepare and present product and business to potential partners and investors; technology needs analysis, infrastructure and capacity planning; system and software architecture design; evaluation of potential partner technologies and third-party vendor offerings; product and project management, time and resource planning; guidance in establishing procedural and logistical practices for the software development life-cycle; recruiting and screening of technical staff; documentation of engineering conventions and best practices; software engineering oversight and team management; when appropriate, hands-on software engineering and technology implementation.
Technical founder and senior technology representative for Mirixa Corporation, the leading provider of hosted, web-based clinical solutions for pharmacist-based patient care services and pioneer in the Medication Therapy Management system market.
Brought in to formalize technology and platform for VND’s flagship product Rackwise, a web-based configuration tool allowing network designers to quickly create comprehensive drawings and reports detailing physical placement, connectivity, power and heat requirements for network and computing devices within equipment racks.
Senior architect/engineer with RelayHealth Corporation, a provider of web-based communication services for doctors and patients. Position reporting directly to Chief Software Architect. Responsible for all aspects of product engineering, release management and production support. Position required close daily interaction with Quality Assurance, Product Marketing, Customer Support and Senior Management, as well as regular interactions with sales prospects, customers, end-users and business development partners. Duties extended well beyond software engineering to include release management and production support, project management and oversight, and team mentoring.
Lead architect on many projects including .NET based n-tier web application framework, continuous integration implementation, build and deployment automation, specialized data integration platform, electronic prescription routing engine and various projects to implement sophisticated front-facing application functionality.
Senior developer and employee number seven with privately funded start-up providing web-based service for Doctor to Patient communication platform. Critical member of core product development team reporting to VP of Development. Contributed to the rapid growth of company in a demanding start-up environment resulting in July 2000 acquisition by McKesson Corporation, a Fortune 20 company. Worked closely with other functional groups including Product Management, QA and Testing, and Customer Service, as well as other divisions within McKesson for the planning and implementation of new initiatives.
Team leader and senior architect for data integration and transaction processing systems across the iMcKesson Provider Solutions application suite.
Senior management position reporting directly to CEO. General Manager of Boston office. Responsible for the day-to-day operations and management of technical consulting and software engineering staff of six including: hiring, performance reviews, workload distribution, facilitation of team communications, staff education and mentoring, product design and development. Provided management and team oversight for major cross-divisional projects and coordinated development efforts with executive staff from other divisions including Operations, Marketing, and Visual Design. Acted as a technical liaison to the Sales and Marketing staff for all aspects of the sales cycle including generation of marketing collateral, client sales meetings, requirements planning and analysis, time and resources forecasting, generation of technical proposals and project price quotes.
Primary vendor contact, project manager and team lead for major national clients including National Data Corporation, IDX Systems, ConneXsys, Vogt Management Consulting, Proximity Corp and others.
Webmaster for Internet and intranet web sites. Developed technology platform and infrastructure standards. Designed, developed and managed content for both internal and external sites. Project manager and lead developer on public web site redesign. Primary technical resource for Web Advisory Group, a cross-departmental committee overseeing Internet development in the organization. Documented policies and procedures for content development and appropriate usage standards. Technical and administrative liaison for departmental content authors. Responsible for the administration and maintenance of production and development web servers. Performed field-testing and evaluation of new software and hardware to make purchase recommendations. Designed and developed mission critical web-based applications using Microsoft technologies.
Technical analyst and lead programmer for the development of web-based business solutions including: Inpatient Resource Tracking System; Resident Procedure Reporting and Accreditation System; Inpatient Status Application; On-line Pharmacy Formulary.
Jake Foster - Resume - 2007.03