Thomas Atkinson

About Thomas Atkinson

Dynamic, innovative Manager leading technical teams in developing and executing architecture/software development strategies and projects to service key accounts. Well-rounded experience in the healthcare, medical device, and manufacturing industries. Accustomed to collaborating with other technical leaders, strategic partners, and vendors to create designs, identify requirements, and develop project roadmaps. Record of success in maintaining a leadership presence and motivating teams to focus and exceed expectations in high-stress situations involving critical deadlines. Anticipate change in a complex, ambiguous environment. Challenge the status quo, encouraging innovative ideas and approaches- CORE COMPETENCIES -• SDLC (Agile/SCRUM & Waterfall) • Cross-Functional Collaboration • Process Improvement• Performance Management• Consensus Building / Influencing• Change Management • Customer Focused• Adaptable- TECHNICAL SKILLS -• Languages & Platforms.NET 4.61/4.0 (C#, VB.NET), WPF, ASP.NET, JavaScript/ExtJs/Ext.Net/jQuery, WCF, Entity Framework, CSS, XML, Java, C• Tools: Visual Studio, JetBrains, ANTS (RedGate), Eclipse• Databases: SQL Server Development, Oracle, MySQL• Operating Systems: Windows, Linux• Other Technologies: webMethods, Oracle Business Intelligence, Informatica“The will to persevere is often the difference between failure and success.” – David Sarnoff

Experience

1. R & d Manager, Software Engineering

   Stryker

   Apr 2024 — Present

Education

• University of Chicago

  Master of Science - MS, Computer Science

  2006

• Kettering University

  Bachelor of Science - BS, Management Information Systems, General

  1999

Skills

• Project Management
• Web Services
• Cascading Style Sheets (Css)
• Visual Studio
• Informatica
• Data Warehousing
• Program Management
• Agile Methodologies
• Management
• Sql
• Visio
• Linux
• Asp.net
• Service-Oriented Architecture (Soa)
• Pl/Sql
• Eclipse
• .net Framework
• C#
• Testing
• Sharepoint
• Vendor Management
• Databases
• IT Strategy
• Microsoft Sql Server
• Cross-Functional Team Leadership
• Systems Analysis
• Business Process Improvement
• Java
• Software Development
• C
• Unix
• Oracle E-Business Suite
• Oracle Database
• Business Analysis
• Xml
• Ants
• Software Project Management
• Etl
• Enterprise Architecture
• T-Sql