Wayde Gilchrist

Wayde Gilchrist

CTO at Zindigo, Inc.

Location
West Palm Beach, Florida Area
Industry
Information Technology and Services

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Wayde Gilchrist's Overview

Current
Past
  • Chief Technology Officer at Green Jobs, Inc.
  • President/CEO at The Idea Store Inc.
  • Consultant at Source One Distribution

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Education
  • Stevens Institute of Technology
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Wayde Gilchrist's Summary

More than 15 years experience leading IT development projects to a successful and profitable conclusion. No need to hire a CTO before you are ready. I'll work by the hour to make sure your outsourced or offshore project gets done.

Contact me about projects or job opportunities at wayde@ctobythehour.com

Specialties

ECommerce Solutions, Technology Management, Product Development, Client Management, Enterprise Architecture, Program Management, Process Design, Product Invention and Innovation

Wayde Gilchrist's Experience

CTO

Zindigo, Inc.

Privately Held; 1-10 employees; Information Technology and Services industry

November 2010 – Present (1 year 3 months)

Your part time CTO

CTO by the Hour (Self-employed)

Self-Employed; Myself Only; Information Technology and Services industry

July 2010 – Present (1 year 7 months)

Have you outsourced a critical sofware application or product? Went with a low bid on eLance? Are you being held hostage by your developer?

You need a CTO, but aren't ready to make that big comittment? I'm your man! I will work part time to check over your technology development. I'll review your architecture, code, and database design.

If you ever felt like you needed an unbiased second opinion, you can have it! I've rescued many failing projects in the past. It's not too late to turn things around. Contact me and let me get you and your developer on the right track.

Chief Technology Officer

Green Jobs, Inc.

Privately Held; 11-50 employees; Environmental Services industry

March 2010 – October 2010 (8 months)

Green Jobs, Inc. is changing the planet one job at a time™. We provide easy, cost-effective ways of matching job seekers and companies with green initiatives. Launched with emphasis on cleaner and greener jobs, we are revolutionizing the way green jobs are filled and created. GreenJobs.pro is not a traditional job site, it’s a proprietary job matching system dedicated to helping companies reduce their carbon emissions and achieve the Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) initiatives by hiring smarter and creating cleaner energy efficient jobs.

President/CEO

The Idea Store Inc.

September 2004 – March 2010 (5 years 7 months)

Developers of custom web-based business and eCommerce solutions.

Products developed include:

eCommerce Portal for Quiznos
Franchise management system
Opportunity management system
Project time tracking system
Conference Room Booking system
Purchase Order system
Oil and Gas Prospect Management System
LDAP Integrations
Macrovision Integration
Online Training Management System

Technologies Utilized:

LAMP, PHP, JAVA, ASP.NET, VB.NET, C#.NET, ColdFusion, Perl, VisualBasic, iPhone, Transact SQL
HTML, DHTML, XHTML, JavaScript, VBScript, CSS, Eclipse
Webservices, SOAP, XML, CXML, EDI
SQLServer, Access, MySQL
Windows Server, Linux, SNMP, LDAP
Crystal Reports

Integrations and Customizations with:

Macrovision, Avalara, Microsoft CRM, FedEx, UPS, SugarCRM, Joomla, Staples Order Management System, Exchange, ARIES Petroleum Eval. Softwware, Authorize.net

Authored several patent applications and responses to office actions from the USPTO

Consultant

Source One Distribution

2005 – 2009 (4 years)

Developed > $3 million per year eCommerce Portal
Developed Franchise Management System used to manage > 4000 franchises

Technologies Utilized:

PHP, SQLServer, SOAP, XML, Transact SQL, Stored Procedures, SQL Programming, SQL Server Maintenance, Crystal Reports

Integrations with Microsoft CRM, AS400, MAS, UPS, FedEx, eSalesTax, Avalara

President/CEO

Web Software Development Inc.

February 1998 – August 2005 (7 years 7 months)

Architected, developed and led development of numerous custom software solutions for local companies including Securus Technologies (www.securustech.net), Virtual Surveillance (www.vs-us.com), Nortel (www.nortel.com), and Action Management Associates (www.actionm.com).

Technologies Utilized:

ASP, SQLServer, SQL Programming, Transact SQL, ColdFusion, JSP, J2EE, BEA Weblogic, Clarify CRM, LiveLink, VBA

Web Applications Consultant

Securus Technologies

Privately Held; 501-1000 employees; Telecommunications industry

March 2001 – July 2005 (4 years 5 months)

Key Achievements for Securus:

* Boosted Sales by automating sales proposal generation and management. Dramatically shortened proposal generation time by automating workflow from RFP and proposal generation to installation. Replaces manual generation of proposals, performs engineering and financial analysis, and creates customized contracts and marketing materials resulting in quicker response to prospects.
* Improved Customer Satisfaction by developing a Sales Portal, a Customer Portal, and a Customer Satisfaction Survey system and reporting tool.
* Dramatically increased Support team performance by constructing a Service Ticketing system integrated with Great Plains.
* Reduced overhead costs by automating the process of paying Commission checks.

Technologies utilized included:

Great Plains, Dynamix, SQL Server, Stored Procedures, Transact SQL, ASP, VBScript, HTML, XHTML, DHTML, XML

Web Application Consultant

Nortel Networks

Public Company; 201-500 employees; NRTLQ; Telecommunications industry

February 1998 – March 2001 (3 years 2 months)

Key Achievements for Nortel:

* Led team that created an internet-based sales configuration tool including pricing, proposal generation, and automated engineering rules for Nortel's Aptis product.
* Automated order management process by developing an intranet-based purchase order and equipment configuration application that interfaced with Livelink document management and several legacy systems.
* Participated in implementation of Clarify CRM and database migration.
* Improved Customer Satisfaction by developing an intranet-based application for logging customer trouble tickets.
* Improved Employee Productivity by developing an intranet-based Help Desk for logging desktop and network trouble tickets.
* Improved Product Engineering by developing an intranet-based tool for capturing requirements, site surveys, and equipment lists.

Technologies Utilized:

ColdFusion, ASP, SQL Server, Oracle, LiveLink, JSP, J2EE, Weblogic, Clarify

Owner

ConsumerRatings.com

March 1997 – February 1998 (1 year)

Created the first survey-based product ratings site on the Internet. Supported by advertising and book sales. 1000 unique daily vistors obtained through SEO marketing program.

Key Achievements:

* Winner of numerous awards including the Webmaster Gold Award, Cool Central Site of the Hour, Dr. Webster’s Web Site of the Day, the Critical Mass Award, Badger’s Pick of the Day, and the Info Service Super Site Award.

Technologies Utilized:

ColdFusion, SQL Server

Webmaster

McAfee

Public Company; 5001-10,000 employees; MFE; Computer & Network Security industry

March 1996 – February 1997 (1 year)

Pioneered an eCommerce system for software purchases during the early stages of the Internet boom and developed a corporate web site that promoted McAfee software and solutions.

Key Achievements:

* Achieved monthly revenues in excess of $40K per month in online sales.
* Reduced bad debt by developing clever solutions for fraud detection.
* Reduced delivery costs by creating an online software delivery mechanism complete with license key embedding.
* Boosted sales of McAfee products by developing a sales lead generation and distribution system.

Technologies utilized:

Perl, CGI, Crystal Reports, UNIX, SQL Server, HTML, VRML

Senior Systems Analyst

Symantec Corporation

Public Company; 10,001+ employees; SYMC; Computer Software industry

November 1995 – March 1996 (5 months)

Provided Delrina product expertise to the CEO following the buyout of Delrina Corporation. Also managed development of Financial reporting applications.

Key Achievements:

* Reduced accounting costs by streamlining and automating employee expense reporting by developing a forms-based application deployed to Symantec's offices worldwide.

Technologies utilized:

FormFlow, Oracle, PL/SQL, Crystal Reports

VAR and Training Programs Manager

Delrina Corporation

Public Company; 501-1000 employees; Computer Software industry

November 1994 – November 1995 (1 year 1 month)

Led a task force responsible for the development of an information channel where key documents and reports were automatically and securely distributed via email. Developed and performed training programs for sales and marketing departments and outside agencies. Managed redesign of product courseware, training classes, and certification programs. Developed new marketing programs and sales aids for VARs.

Key Achievements:

* Improved enterprise communication by designing and developing a knowledge base which provided access to product and marketing information over the corporate network for the sales force. Also developed automated sales and reporting applications.
* Improved quality of member VARs by developing a disk-based certification program.

Technologies utilized:

FormFlow, C, VBA, Excel, Microsoft HTML Help

Wayde Gilchrist's Education

Stevens Institute of Technology

B.E., Engineering Physics

August 1978 – May 1982

Graduated with Honors
Winner of Music Award

Activities and Societies: Tau Beta Pi - Eng. Honorary, Stevens Jazz Ensemble

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