INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY LEADER

Accomplished IT leader with solid track record of leadership and execution. Implemented critical multi-billion dollar funding systems, the world's 2nd largest intranet portal, and an n-tier e-business platform with web services supporting financing for over 1200 auto dealerships. Ability to understand and apply innovative new technologies and processes by delivering solutions on many major technologies like pioneering client-server technologies and winning back-to-back CIO Magazine web business awards. Managed multi-million dollar budgets for both infrastructure and applications. Team-oriented, delivering high-impact business results for projects and operations by orchestrating teams of top-level corporate executives, vendors, partners, and staff. Experienced in:

• Budgets
• Managing Multiple Teams
• Agile Techniques
• Software Selection
• Applications Support
• Program Project Management
• Architecture Planning
• Systems Integration
• Policy Governance
• Data Warehouse and Business Intelligence
• Systems Analysis
• IT Security and Audit

Web and Portal

TECHNICAL SKILLS SUMMARY

• Operating Systems/Environments/Networks: TCP/IP, HTTP/SSL, Unix / Solaris / HP-UX, Clustering, Load Balancing, Linux/LAMP, Oracle 9iAS- OC4J/Portal, Tomcat, Windows, Microsoft IIS, TSO/MVS/ISPF and VMS
• Development Technologies: Java/J2EE, JavaScript, XML/XSL, PHP, Perl, Visual Basic, VBA, HTML, Microsoft COM/COM /. NET, COBOL, ASP, C, Oracle Forms/Reports/Portal/ADF, and Oracle Designer
• Database Technology: Oracle, Oracle Discoverer, Essbase, MySQL, SQL-Server, T-SQL, Access and DB2
• Messaging and Other Software: MQ Series, Plumtree Portal Software, FTP, EDI, SWIFT, PVCS and VSS
• Code Mgt, Oracle ERP Applications, SOA/ESB, JMS, Oracle Fusion, Salesforce.com/Force.com
• Project Management/Methodologies: MS Project, Clarity, Planview, PowerPoint, Excel, Visio, SharePoint, PMBOK, JIRA, CMMI, Classic and Agile SDLC, Oracle AIM/JCDM Unified , SDP-21, Six-Sigma Greenbelt

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Confidential

Technical Lead

Led solutions design, development, and production support for master data management platform IBM Initiate . Developed requirements and specifications. Enabled service integration with member portal, performed SQL tuning, established maintenance processes and checklists.

Confidential

Project Management Consultant

• Managed operations, software development and program planning for clinical messaging, statewide public health reporting, SOA, IHE model provider directory services, and Direct secure messaging for startup health information exchange HIE .
• Built key metrics reporting processes used for weekly stakeholder updates, state HIT commission and ONC.
• Collaborated with Michigan Care Improvement Registry MCIR to develop an onboarding process for automated HL7 immunization reporting via HIE
• Managed service operations and readiness for client/stakeholder implementations using Agile techniques
• Established a first-of-kind immunization reporting solution that crosses state boundaries

Project Management Consultant

Confidential

• Managing projects at Trinity Health for ambulatory care program focused on implementation of NextGen enterprise practice management EPM and electronic health records EHR software for ambulatory care.
• Delivered nationwide platform upgrade across five regions
• Scoped and delivered detailed statements of work SOW for EPM implementation
• Led integration project planning and feasibility studies for multiple HL7 interface projects between ambulatory and hospital applications.

Confidential

Information Technology Consultant

Freelance and volunteer consulting that involves assisting not-for-profit organizations in project planning and information systems advice, trading stocks and options, and providing business and IT insight to Wall Street publications and blog writers. Assisted novice users in technical platform configuration for work-at-home positions and identifying toolsets for web presence content management systems like Joomla or Drupal, WordPress for blogging, PayPal or PCI compliant platforms

Confidential

Program and Project Delivery Manager

• Managed the company's third party system integrators and software vendors in an outsourced, multi-vendor environment. Responsibilities included PMO coordination and management reporting of status and quality metrics, planning and forecasting budgets, business requirements gathering, systems analysis and validation of architecture plans against corporate frameworks.
• Created new IT project programs, roadmaps, budgets, and forecasts for Tax and Audit Staffs
• Delivered four required funding, risk, and derivatives systems projects that included hardware and software migration upgrades adding BEA platform as well as new functionality
• Maintained budgets/forecasts in excess of 5 million for new development and operations
• Expedited negotiation of multiple software and service contracts enabling newly formed corporate staffs to quickly begin independent functions following acquisition.
• Led RFP, software selection, SAAS contracting/procurement, implementation and training for the Paisley GRC audit management system used globally by the Audit Staff
• Developed new contracting standards for IT vendors
• Piloted the Clarity portfolio management tool for PMO project tracking and reporting standards.

Confidential

Web Solutions Manager -

• Directed the development, maintenance and production support efforts for website development, portals, imaging systems, PeopleSoft/Oracle Fusion migration architecture, and other internal tools Managed staffing.
• Expanded and organized a team of web developers, graphic designers and web technicians.
• Mentored development team and provided organizational vision for architecture and agile methods

Confidential

Systems Development Manager -

• Led development, architecture planning, support, and delivery for all company transactional applications including: HR, Oracle financials, loan servicing, and e-business systems including credit approval commercial software as a service SAAS product. Direct responsibility for two groups totaling 20 people including offshore development. With company's top-level executives, set strategy, software product direction, technology architecture roadmaps for portals and applications, development methodology, BI/DW integration.
• Improved business volumes by 20 with Agile methods and decreased time-to-market for software features
• Implemented new source code management and software releasing processes delivering new functionality on aggressive monthly timelines with increased satisfaction rates for over 1200 dealers using our product
• Rescued outsourced J2EE conversion outsourced project with blended delivery model Oracle case study
• Introduced SOA and implemented web services with STAR standardized XML as a solution platform and framework for the company's e-business projects including the mycreditacceptance.com dealer portal
• Delivered 20 development projects, product releases, and upgrades in 2005 by adopting Agile approach.
• Engaged offshore developers to add value and save 20 on resource costs.
• Lowest staff turnover and highest productivity metrics within the organization and PRs always on-time

Confidential

• Project delivery, systems development, support, budgets and I.T. strategy for the strategic sourcing portfolio of applications used by a global cross-functional user base. Managed and mentored team of systems analysts and developers. Worked with senior business management on future plans, build vs. buy replacement decisions, and business process reengineering. Led requirements gathering and data design sessions for projects. Architected portal interfaces, single sign-on security, workflow, OBIEE DW, and J2EE platforms.
• Launched new commodity strategy package into the Ford Purchasing architecture introducing J2EE
• Improved product development cycle time and lowered costs by delivering data warehouse project for more robust analytics on vehicle program purchasing data involving over 100 million in commodity purchasing
• Contributed budgeting process changes that improved departmental estimates by 10 .