Keith Turner
Louisville,KY
Summary
Visionary engineering leader with 25 years of progressive experience driving digital transformation and scaling high-performing software teams across multiple industries. Experienced with developing and executing technology strategies that align with business objectives. Utilizes deep knowledge of software engineering, IT infrastructure, and cybersecurity to drive innovation and efficiency. Track record of building and leading high-performance teams to achieve strategic goals and deliver impactful results.
Overview
20
20
years of professional experience
Work History
Chief Technology Officer
Simmons College of Kentucky
09.2023 - Current
- Aligned IT strategy with academic and institutional goals to enhance enrollment by 150% by providing real-time data analytics of student recruitment base.
- Optimized institutional IT/IS budget, through departmental spending analysis that lowered cost and expenditures by 30%.
- Introduced IT governance best practices (ITIL) and drove digital transformation to support SOC 2 audit and ABHE and SAIC accreditation.
- Designed, coded and implemented an automated workflow framework using C#.Net framework and SharePoint, adding efficiency to business processes saving thousands of man hours and institutional cost.
Software Development Manager
QSR Automations (Crunch Time)
09.2021 - 09.2023
- Reported directly to the CEO.
- Encouraged cross departmental collaboration to navigate organizational objectives through strategic oversight that increased engineering teams metrics across the company.
- Built and managed three successful Agile/Scrum teams that increased company revenue by 75% by enhancing mission-critical AWS and Azure SaaS platforms that improved customer confidence, client retention, and stakeholder alignment.
- Architected and developed a .NET/Android cross-platform Azure-hybrid IoT service that supported strategic client objectives that increasing market profile.
- Formalized the transition to serverless (Lambda) architecture, improving scalability, platform reliability and lowering SaaS cost.
- Enhanced SaaS Application performance by recognizing functions that could be wrapped by Kubernetes for horizontal or vertical scaling.
- Enhanced site reliability implementing Grafana and AWS Cloud Watch strategies.
Lead Software Engineer
VSG, A Dover Company
06.2017 - 09.2021
- Reported to the VP of Engineering and President, overseeing critical software development initiatives.
- Formed and led a 55-member international Azure.NET/React Agile team in the successful modernization of a siloed legacy system, creating a hybrid enterprise platform reducing company cost by 35% and increasing market by 10-15%.
- Defined and implemented Azure SOA/Microservices framework utilizing containerization to enhance scalability for new product lines.
- Utilized data analytics tools and implemented MI algorithms that introduced a new product opportunity, that had potential to increase revenue 30%.
- Incorporated engineering best practices, including code quality improvements, DevOps workflows, and security audits by developing several company C#/C++ libraries.
Solutions Architect
ZirMed (Way Star)
12.2013 - 06.2017
- Reported to the Director of Architecture and Software.
- Managed two agile/scrum .NET/JAVA development teams, leading to 100’s of successful integrations between major healthcare payers and associated clinics and hospitals supporting HIPAA, and H7L guidelines.
- Championed an Azure cloud API-first architecture, facilitating efficient data exchange.
- Mentored Technical Leads to ensure adherence to ZirMed and industry best practices.
- Architected and developed a new Messaging queue process, and SOA framework critical to B2B communication between the company, medical clients, and insurance clients.
Senior Developer / Product Owner
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05.2012 - 12.2013
- Served as Product Owner and Sr. Developer for business gateways and services, facilitating B2B transactions.
- Trained developers on API usage to support SOC and PCI security requirement for seamless integration with external gateways.
- Collaborated directly with customers to design and implement system enhancements, achieving minimal downtime.
- Leveraged technologies like C#, WCF, and Entity Framework to optimize corporate system integration, and utilized React and Nodes, JS for UI/UX.
Senior Developer (Consultant)
Heartland Payment Systems
11.2011 - 05.2012
- Re-architected Azure POS security by using tokenization protocols, enhancing compliance.
- Mentored 10 junior engineers and led backend efficiency initiatives.
- Engaged directly with clients to identify needs allowing the design and implementation of effective software enhancements.
- Developed secure applications by enforcing strong encryption standards and implementing robust authorization mechanisms.
Sr. IT Analyst / Project Manager
Schneider Electric
10.2007 - 11.2011
- Led 5 technical scrum teams spanning North America and Europe, while project managing the implementation of Azure cloud systems and local distributed systems for global manufacturing plants.
- Managed a global Azure deployment of AutoCAD Electrical systems, improving engineering throughput and connectivity.
- Managed over 40 global projects, achieving a KPIs of 97% on time, 98% under cost and a 99% client satisfaction index.
Sr. Software Developer
Health Ways
01.2006 - 10.2007
- Developed and maintained critical software applications using VB NET, ensuring high-quality deliverables.
- Debugged and optimized SQL Stored Procedures to enhance database performance.
Education
Bachelor of Science - Computer Info Systems
DeVry University
Durango, CO12.2005
Associate of Science - Computer Programming
Pierce College
Puyallup, WA06.2001
Associate of Science - Data Science
Pierce College
Puyallup, WA06-2001
Skills
- NET/C#
- C/C
- JavaScript( Angular, React/Native)
- AI/ML(Python, R,LLM)
- Cloud Architecture( Azure, AWS)
- Relational databases(T-SQL, PL/SQL)
- NoSQL Databases
- Big Data( Hadoop, Data Lakes)
- Site Reliability(Grafana, AWS watch)
- Data Analytics
- TOGAF
- Project Management(Agile/Lean)
- Product Ownership
- Program Management
- Cross-Functional Collaboration
- Process Refinement
- Operations management
- Operational Technology
- Software architecture
- ITIL framework
- IT management and delivery
- Leadership and people development
Timeline
Chief Technology Officer
Simmons College of Kentucky
09.2023 - Current
Software Development Manager
QSR Automations (Crunch Time)
09.2021 - 09.2023
Lead Software Engineer
VSG, A Dover Company
06.2017 - 09.2021
Solutions Architect
ZirMed (Way Star)
12.2013 - 06.2017
Senior Developer / Product Owner
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05.2012 - 12.2013
Senior Developer (Consultant)
Heartland Payment Systems
11.2011 - 05.2012
Sr. IT Analyst / Project Manager
Schneider Electric
10.2007 - 11.2011
Sr. Software Developer
Health Ways
01.2006 - 10.2007
Bachelor of Science - Computer Info Systems
DeVry University
Associate of Science - Computer Programming
Pierce College
Associate of Science - Data Science
Pierce College