OBJECTIVE

Accomplished IT professional with international work experience and known for delivering projects on time and on budget seeking a position where I can put my trouble shooting and problem solving abilities to good use. I bring years of solid experience and select strengths that encompass customer service, program/PMO, website development and implementation, vendor collaboration, customer relationship management, team building, ERP, MRP, CRP and other package implementations and upgrades.

Summary

• Function as a key, contributing member of the IT leadership team
• Support the IT strategic planning process
• Direct the design reengineering of implementation of efficient data marts, and the deployment of effective end-user reporting tools and ad hoc reporting capabilities
• Direct the design, development and implementation of all sourced reporting applications
• Direct the development, implementation and maintenance of an enterprise data dictionary and oversee data integrity across all applications
• Develop, coordinate, guide and maintain operational plans in support of the overall mission of the Information Management Web Technologies group
• Direct assessment, evaluation and selection of technology solutions as appropriate
• Ensure project initiatives comply with established SDLC protocols
• Manage applicable vendor cost, performance and relationships.
• Recruit, motivate and retain staff. Ensure appropriate training programs are in place to attract, retain and develop key personnel.
• Provide coaching and mentoring to direct reports and staff.
• Ensure IT adherence to established HR practices and protocols, champion teamwork and mutual respect and maintain the highest level of professionalism.
• Build collaborative relationships across the organization and with business partners
• Assess and cultivate long-term strategic goals for data warehousing in conjunction with data users, department managers, clients, and other key stakeholders.
• Coordinate and work with other technical staff to develop database architectures, coding standards, and quality assurance policies and procedures.
• Design and implement redundant systems, policies, and procedures for disaster recovery and data archiving to ensure effective availability, protection, and integrity of data assets.
• Work with end users to identify, create, and deliver reports according to requirements.
• Design and manage data warehouse improvement and growth projects.
• Identify data discrepancies and data quality issues, and work to ensure data consistency and integrity.
• Perform cost estimates for data migration between development, test, and production systems, and plan and coordinate these migrations.
• Develop, implement, and maintain change control and testing processes for modifications to data systems.
• Mentor and/or provide leadership to junior members of the team.

Work Experience

Senior Project Manager

Confidential

• Mentored junior members of project teams Worked with C level executives to define project goals Manage software system development and integration projects through all phases of project life cycle - analysis, design, development, testing, implementation, and post-production support Work with management to create proposals, develop and manage the company web site and work with vendors in Beta testing and quality assurance of new products

Collaboration Manager

Confidential

• Mentored and led a team of business analysts, architects, developers and testers to help create an alternative software product that was to become a viable alternative to Go To Meeting Successfully implemented the project with a budget of 1.5 million Manage software system development and integration projects through all phases of project life cycle - analysis, design, development, testing, implementation, and post-production support Work with management to create proposals, develop and manage the company web site and work with vendors in Beta testing and quality assurance of new products Training and support of company sales force on all new products

Partner / IT Manager/Project Manager

Confidential

• Manage tasks, timeline and resources associated system implementations Provide effective communications to project team and stakeholders throughout the project lifecycle Coordinate meetings with stakeholders to determine system requirements and specifications. Translate business requirements into system requirements and technical specifications. Organize the development of test data and cycles to ensure that all processes identified in the requirements gathering phase will be validated.

Confidential

Project Manager

• Performed project management for multiple ongoing projects such as Disaster Recovery, Database upgrades, data conversions, hardware maintenance and upgrade scheduling and others as required.
• Mentored and led a team of business analysts, architects, developers and testers to help achieve 100 success on all projects under the matrix portfolio that were assigned.
• Successfully implemented the project with a budget of up to 5-7 million dollars
• Worked with 3rd part vendors and off-site/offshore development units to achieve faster and efficient turnarounds on infrastructure projects.
• Worked in a PMO, matrix-style environment
• The matrix consisted of SDLC Object-Oriented and Legacy , Infrastructure/Networking and 3rd party Software implementation projects for different user-units
• Met with senior client management on a weekly basis, containing costs, working with company managers/stake holders, external vendors and team members to create unity within the team and to suggest project improvements.

Confidential

Project Manager

• Performed functional analysis of a 20 year old ERP legacy system in preparation for conversion to a new E2 ERP system. This required working closely with departmental manager across the company.
• Managed integration of the project through all phases of project life cycle from functional analysis thru design, development, testing, implementation, and post-production support
• Created project plans using MS-Project, assigned and managed project resources for effective utilization, created a data migration plan and met with senior management on a weekly basis for project status and assessment of progress.

Senior Project Manager / Client Liasson

Confidential

• Perform functional analysis and design full SDLC , ASP programming and modification of existing and new web sites for clients using MS-Project and Visio and other development tools as required.
• Manage a team of technicians in the areas of security, networking, systems, database administration, application development, documentation and training.
• Develop and implement the strategy and plan for building the web portal/content including project Planning, timelines, milestones and resource allocations.

Director IT

Confidential

• Create and maintain project plans using MS-Project
• Create Process Flows which accomplished the following objectives:
• Identified critical process steps, determined potential risks and gaps
• Identified existing Controls and/or the lack of, proposed a solution and prioritized areas of greatest risks.
• Meet with senior management on project status weekly.
• Implement company information systems onto a single platform.
• Design and Install a WAN for the company and 12 branches
• Built the IT team into trusted and valuable members of the business organization.
• Merged 2 companies into a single entity.
• Built a cohesive, cooperative IT team from extremely diverse members.

Independent Consultant

Confidential

• Created new IS department and established operations procedures.
• Main point of contact between senior management and the IS department.
• Integration of labeling software into PeopleSoft for shipping.
• Create reports, new tables, and maintenance panels
• Develop queries all using PeopleSoft's Application interface.
• Technical lead for PeopleSoft inventory implementation.
• Rewrite entire corporate billing system.
• Integrate Rampage paging software into current applications.
• Technical resource for information systems staff, in-house technical support.
• Analyze, Design Program and Implement integration of the FaxSenior into an existing lockbox application.
• Program and implemented changes to multiple banking applications.
• Database physical and logical design.
• Table and query tuning, table loads and unloads and backups.

Consultant - Senior Software Developer

Confidential

• Performed Systems Analysis, Development, maintenance and implementation of changes to a warranty and contract retention system that generates 2 billion in revenue
• Wrote large transactional processing routines, user interface programs, report writing.
• Created functional and technical requirements documentation.
• Deployed solutions/new software worldwide.
• Worked with international users to define problems and or enhancements required.

Consultant - Senior Software Developer

Confidential

• Develop software tracking modules utilizing Informix 4GL and UNIX
• Development of a manufacturing system for the largest truck manufacturer in the United States.
• Analyzed, developed, documented and implemented new MRP system written in C
• Analyzed business requirements and created functional and technical specifications for the new modules

Consultant - Senior Software Developer

Confidential

• Modify, test and implementation of changes to a VAX BASIC marketing system that was used throughout the entire company.
• Lead analyst for a large scale VAX-based Laboratory Information Management System implementation.
• Team member on a project converting a COBOL-based Purchasing Application from Ultra Database to RDB. Logical and physical database design
• Team member on the installation of Fison's Environmental LIMS system for a local government entity.
• Maintained a VAX MAILBUS system for Motorola
• Instructor for Introduction to RDB courses for DSC

Software Consultant/Developer

Confidential

• Technical Software development and user support for a VAX-based food processing purchasing
• systemsTrained new staff in shop coding standards, enhanced screen and program response times.

Software Consultant/Developer

Confidential

• November Developed applications and provided user support for the VAX shop floor control system used in aluminum manufacturing.
• Analyzed, developed, tested and deployed shop floor control modules written in COBOL/ACMS/TDMS.
• Wrote, debugged and tuned SQL queries

Consultant/Programmer Analyst

Confidential

• Created complex DCL command procedures and wrote new COBOL programs utilizing a wide variety of system services with FMS to monitor cellular telecommunication switches.
• Tested and implemented and supported applications for the customer support group.

Contract Programmer/Analyst

Confidential

• Analyzed, designed, programmed, tested and implemented new COBOL-based systems.
• Increased runtime speeds of existing programs and served as in-house user support.
• Rewrote old legacy programs reducing program size by up to 50 and increasing speed 25-60 . This was accomplished using better coding practices, re-using code where appropriate, redesigning files to include better indexing strategies and requiring fewer reads to the databases.

Programmer/Consultant

Confidential

• Created then performed DECSet demonstration for the DEC sales organization and demonstrated software products at Boston DEC WORLD.
• Modified existing COBOL programs and systems for corporate purchasing.
• Tested modifications and existing programs and created new report programs.
• Installed new COBOL-based purchasing system and modified the system for corporate purchasing.
• Installed and modified a large manufacturing package written in basic.

Languages, Software/Packages, Databases and Operating Systems

Computer Languages: ASP.net, Java Script, PeopleCode, SQR, PS-Query, Crystal Reports, Basic, C, VGL, Informix 4GL, PL/SQL, SQL-Loader, Powerhouse QTP, QUIZ, QDESIGN, QUICK, COBOL, Thoroughbred Basic, DATATRIEVE

Software: Pfizers LIMS, E2 ERP, MRP, CRP Supply Chain, MS-Project, MS-FrontPage, MS-Access, Cognos, Powerbuilder, QUICK, PeopleSoft Distribution, Inventory, Order Management, Purchasing, Payables, Reporting , SQL Plus. PL/SQL, SQLForms, SQR, SQLReport, FaxSenior, VG LIMS, ACMS, DECForms, SQL, FMS, TDMS, DEBUG, MMS, DTM, EDT, CMS, MMS. PCA, WPS, EMBEDDED/MODULAR SQL, DECNET, TPU EVE, COBOL GENERATOR, FDL AND DCL, BOM, MRP, CRP, MS Excel, MS WORD, SQL Link, Power point, DEC Pathworks., Loftware Label Maker, Microsoft Frontpage, MS-Expressions, ASP.NET

Databases: Oracle, Access, SQL-Server, Informix, Sybase, DEC-RDB, IDSII-DMIV, PHYSICAL/LOGICAL DESIGN

Operating Systems: UNIX, Microsoft Windows from 3.1 to Win7 , DOS, VMS, GCOS