Edward Molnar

About Edward Molnar

Technology Executive with demonstrated expertise in complex systems, enterprise architecture, database design, infrastructure, networking, security, OS internals programming, and team building to provide executive-level oversight to ensure successful strategic program integration, that business objectives are met, and promote profitable growth. • LEADERSHIP & TEAM DEVELOPMENT – Proven track record of building, leading, and motivating sizable cross-functional teams across multiple continents. Fosters and coaches an environment of teamwork and accountability by empowering staff to take ownership of processes. • INNOVATION & CHANGE MANAGEMENT – Accomplishments include executing a change management process that achieved the “least reported errors - ever” state, slashing data center relocation cost by $500k, and radically improving security with enhanced virtual technologies. • COST REDUCTION & REVENUE INCREASE – Reduced cost by up to 20% in mitigating resource investment through process streaming and, separately, increased revenue by creating operating system independent software, which enabled quicker product development, improved support time, and resulted in marketing products faster. • STRATEGIC IMPLEMENTATIONS – Extensive project oversight experience includes taking ownership of both infrastructure and large-scale security projects with combined budgets of $40M+. Successfully managed and executed an annual multi-million-dollar software development and support budgets for several operating systems. • GUIDE STRATEGIC DECISIONS on software and hardware by recommending new technologies and procedures to satisfy business needs and maintaining competitive edge, lead personnel management, risk analysis, multiple project planning, annual personnel/software budgeting, as well as client/vendor negotiations and management. • SCRUM AND AGILE CULTURE – Built and developed over 200 agile teams in multiple organizations, to date, which improves quality, cost, and delivery time. Ensured scope, clear schedule breakdown, and alignment of objectives to deliverables - drove efficient resources usage and increase in productivity. • DATA MANAGEMENT – transporting data from multiple sources and analyzed for key business issues (KBI). Using this to find the highest-priority problems which have the largest negative impact.

Experience

1. Director Software Engineering

   Optum

   Feb 2022 — Present · Eden Prairie, MN

   Brought on board with strong technical skills to define technology and operational strategy while overseeing administration, product and software development process, system design, database structure, database development, data management, user research, customer research, cyber security, budgeting, quality standards, product innovation as well as overall support on multiple platforms and multiple software systems (e.g. Cloud Technologies, Windows, and LINUX) with multimillion-dollar operating budgets; driving cost reduction and revenue gains. Oversees recruitment and training efforts for building sizable international cross-functional teams comprised of Software Engineering Leads, Software Engineers, and Support Staff. • Direct & Define Software Engineering Governance - provide development and overall business strategy structure alignment, architecting solutions while measuring performance against strategic goals security compliance. Define Software Engineering Governance policies and procedures, road mapping strategic goals, resulting in the platform being awarded High Trust Certification. • Received three Bravo Awards understandings customer needs leading the delivery of the Console application ahead of schedule for a high-profile client and for performance excellence with valued delivery work cross-functionally with teams. • Design and Engineering Management – detail-oriented lead system design teams that included Enterprise Architects, data analysis, and UX designers to design scalable, low-latency, and high-performance applications - delivering high quality products and micro-services while maximizing the customer experience and quality standards. Ensuring data quality and user satisfaction. • Oversee Scrum Teams – oversees healthy agile environment for enterprise applications, ensuring proper user stories are created, that sprint planning and sprint grooming is completed, and user stories meet the sprint acceptance criteria.

Education

• University of Minnesota-Twin Cities

  Masters, Computer Science

• Saint Leo University

  Master of Business Administration (M.B.A.), Business Administration and Management

• University of Minnesota-Twin Cities

  Bachelor of Science - BS, Computer Science

• Saint Leo University

  Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.), Business Administration and Management