Ray J Norris

About

I am a retired Information Technology guy.

I like to fish, grill outside, garden, play guitar and root for the Chiefs and Bills.

I have one incredibly accomplished son; Jonathan Norris <-- check him out.

I am developing this website to remain a semi-skilled website developer; using Kirby CMS 4.x with Normalize and Milligram CSS frameworks. <-- (heavily customized)

Work History

Various Non Profit Organizations

Website Developer - Oct 2012 to 2021

Provided Website Development and Digital Marketing services and support to non-profit organizations who focus on helping the homeless and veterans suffering from PTSD and other war sourced hardships.

Stonegate Mortgage Corporation

Project Manager / Business Analyst - Jul 2014 to Apr 2015

Led development of a Non-Agency Eligibility system for Stonegate's origination channel(s) providing sub-second multi-investor guideline evaluation and approvals.

ITSOkc

Founder / Manager - Oct 2009 to Jun 2014

Founded ITSOkc, a non-profit organization focused on teaching Digital Marketing to small businesses in Kansas City.

Salva O'Renick

Director of Digital Interactive - 2008

  • Introduced Digital Marketing skills, strategy, and operations into the organization.
  • Implemented SCRUM based Agile development and project management.
  • Implemented CRM based opportunity and sales management using Salesforce.com.

First Horizon Home Loans, Inc.

Chief Managing Consultant, System Architect - Jun 2005 to Oct 2006

  • Created and staffed the Information Technology organization at First Horizon Home Loans.
  • Delivered FAMUS, First Horizon’s first web-based Loan Origination system.

Novastar Financial, Inc.

Senior Vice President, Information Technology - 1997 to 2004

  • Created and staffed the Information Technology organization at Novastar Financial Inc.
  • Delivered fourteen business systems, most notably the first web-based Subprime Loan Origination systems.
  • Opened six large offices, instrumental in growing the business from startup to a multi-billion dollar business.

Saxon Mortgage

Vice President Information Technology - 1991 to 1994

  • Created and staffed the Information Technology organization at Saxon Mortgage, Inc.
  • Delivered SOLO (Saxon Online Loan Origination) system, instrumental in growing the business from startup.