Edward Perry

Resolved complex issues through strong problem-solving skills and technical expertise.

• Led technical merger of SVB into FCB network, ensuring user access to applications.
• Work on over 750 applications in 12 months.
• Organized and prioritized tasks to meet service goals efficiently.
• Collaborated with cross-functional teams to achieve project objectives.
• Developed documentation for streamlined user access requests during merger process.
• Coordinated networking, firewall, VPN, routing, DNS, and testing processes.
• Facilitated daily meetings with teams and stakeholders to ensure alignment.

• Developed Order Status System for multiple e-commerce platforms, enhancing user experience.
• Managed teams of developers, overseeing staffing, approving hours, and leading daily scrums.
• Guided developers in coding standards, debugging techniques, and software design.
• Conducted code reviews to ensure adherence to quality assurance standards.
• Wrote code in Node.js, Java, utilizing Elasticsearch, Kafka, MQ, REST APIs, and NoSQL/DynamoDB.
• Created RESTful API contracts to facilitate service communication and data exchange.
• Designed robust distributed infrastructure to support high-traffic applications.

• Directed Architect Review Boards, ensuring comprehensive evaluation of architectural proposals.
• Oversaw standards and governance to maintain compliance and best practices.
• Approved project gates to facilitate funding for subsequent phases.
• Reviewed and approved project architecture to align with strategic objectives.
• Replaced Mainframe Sales Audit System with an event-oriented solution, integrating with legacy systems.
• Coordinated multiple geo-distributed development teams and vendor collaborations.
• Presented concepts, status updates, and features during steering committees and architecture meetings.
• Managed vendor relationships through RFP/SOW processes, ensuring quality delivery and acceptance.

• Designed Merkel Loyalty SaaS for Saks Off 5th, supporting seamless omni-channel rewards with four million users and thirteen million processed events, generating $700M in revenue.
• Collaborated with over 15 geo-distributed teams to integrate National Cash Register, Oracle ERP, IBM Sterling OMS, and other systems.
• Gathered requirements and authored use cases to establish project scope and objectives.
• Developed API specifications to connect Sales Force with HBC infrastructure and Merkel APIs.
• Contributed to steering committees overseeing MVP launch and strategic direction.
• Authored RFP and SOW for external vendors to ensure clear project expectations.
• Identified project risks and implemented mitigation plans to minimize impact.
• Analyzed business needs and proposed solutions based on industry best practices.

• Architected Elasticsearch Clusters capable of processing 40,000 messages per second.
• Migrated entire data center infrastructure, including physical servers, VMs, and Docker, to cloud providers AWS, Azure, and IBM Cloud.
• Implemented Linux single sign-on with Windows Active Directory using SSH public keys.
• Executed patch management for monthly security updates and quarterly full system updates.
• Collaborated with SOCs and DSS-PCI auditors to certify compliance with HBC specifications.
• Resolved security issues and established preventive measures.

• Developed custom Ansible modules to interact with AWS for fact gathering.
• Authored over 300 Ansible playbooks for RHEL 2.5, 6, 7, IBM Unix, and Ubuntu.
• Executed CI/CD automation using Jenkins, Ansible, Ansible Tower, and GitHub.
• Utilized IaC tools, including Ansible, Terraform, Helm, and Packer for infrastructure management.

• Modernized data center and website architecture, enhancing overall performance.
• Architected and deployed multiple VMware ESXi clusters to improve scalability.
• Designed and implemented AWS infrastructure, increasing reliability and uptime.
• Established disaster recovery site, ensuring business continuity during outages.
• Developed systems architecture for IBM Sterling Commerce OMS, optimizing operational effectiveness.
• Managed Linux Bind DNS servers integrated with Active Directory for seamless access.
• Created monitoring procedures using Nagios, tracking 3K events across 100 plugins.
• Diagnosed and resolved hardware and system issues to minimize downtime.