Michael Lane Thomas

About Michael Lane Thomas

An experienced, hands-on FinTech executive, architect, and product designer just doing what he loves.making the day-to-day life of people and companies better and function more efficiently. Building, re-energizing, & growing a business takes a committed team with a unified vision. I\'m very much a doer, but have evolved into an adept visionary and \"tactically strategic\" thinker and technical planner, when the need arises. Equally comfortable working with users to craft the ideal outcome as I am reporting to a room of investors and Board members. I have been involved with numerous start-ups backed by companies such as Nasdaq and Dow DuPont, have held senior technical positions at Fortune 500 companies such as Microsoft, and engaged in various projects for large U.S government organizations such as the VA, and other various agencies.I\'m looking for interesting opportunities to advance the technical goals of a struggling company with an interesting story. Many companies know they can do better, be more efficient, or generate better results from their IT staff but give up trying to find the missing piece of their puzzle. If you haven\'t, let\'s talk.

Experience

1. Managing Director CIO

   Vision Ridge Technologies

   Mar 2000 — Present

   Engage clients to deliver services including: SOA Design/Implementation, Software Systems Integration, Technical R&D, Architectural Design/Planning, Software Product Prototyping, Full-stack Development, Strategic Roadmap Development, Executive Technical Advisory ServicesAnd to be clear: I daily roll-up my sleeves and code. Often on prototypes, proof-of-concepts, R&D work (especially in the blockchain and FinTech space), and milestone deliveries when they come due.I also occasionally water the plants.

Education

• The University of Kansas

  Bachelor of Science (B.S.), Mathematics and Computer Science

  1988 — 1994

• The University of Kansas

  Bachelor of Arts (B.A.), Mathematics

  1988 — 1994

Skills

• Risk Management
• Start-Ups
• Architecture
• Business Analysis
• Software Development Life Cycle (Sdlc)
• Vendor Management
• Strategy
• Product Development
• Analysis
• Cryptocurrency
• Blockchain
• Team Leadership
• Compliance
• Architectures
• Agile Methodologies
• Management
• Team Building
• Sql
• Management Consulting
• Business Development
• Business Intelligence
• Software Development
• Integration
• Public Speaking
• Business Process Improvement
• IT Management
• Analytics
• Public Relations
• Business Strategy
• .net Framework
• C#
• .net
• Cloud Computing
• Community Outreach
• Strategic Planning
• Project Management
• Customer Service
• Operations Management
• Consulting
• Software Documentation