Summary

• Seeking a position where I can continue to utilize my combination of requirements gathering experience and technical development background to achieve the best value - added solutions with the ability to adapt to new environments. My experience spans multi-cultural, cross-functional and international teams within all levels of an organization.
• Experience gathering and documenting high-level business requirements and detailed software requirements specifications.
• Effective at interviewing business users, stakeholders and subject matter experts and translating identified needs into functional and non-functional requirements.
• Over 12 years of systems development life cycle experience that encompasses requirements gathering, design, development, debugging, testing, implementation, training and support.
• Proven ability to track, investigate and resolve issues reported by business users and application support teams.
• Develops strong working relationship with business partners, internal and global development teams, and external vendors.

Experience

Confidential

Participated in a development team to provide ongoing development support for the Mental Health Automated Records System MHARS software application. MHARS is an electronic medical record that incorporates all required OMH medical record data elements. It provides on-line, real time access to clinical information, including historical diagnosis, treatment plans, evaluations, and medications. C, JSON, AJAX, Web Services, Object Oriented JavaScript, VB6, Oracle 9i/10g SQL, ASP.NET, Mercury Quality Center

Confidential

• Orchestrated the evolution of a web-based Accounts Payable Capture Archiving project for Albany's European Business Corridor which provided the ability to electronically approve scanned purchase orders. Gathered requirements and translated them into design specifications for development. Researched 3rd party scanning technologies to act as a synergy between the frontend UI and SharePoint 2007 platform. Leveraged Microsoft Development Solutions and participated in hands-on workflow development using C, SharePoint API and Windows Workflow Foundation tools. The end result was shorter approval times with up-to-the minute results and reduced turnaround time from submission to approval. C, SharePoint Sequential/State Machine Workflows, InfoPath
• Implemented an e-Six Sigma Project Workspace and Dashboard using web portal technologies which leveraged SharePoint 2007 platform InfoPath, Workflow, Web parts . This provided Albany's Corporate Quality Systems a web-based solution to manage Lean Six Sigma projects while enabling executives with timely project status visibility. Assisted in providing Quality team members with a project specific workspace enabling workflow and document management for project approval. The end result is shorter project cycle times, higher quality, and improved communications. C, SharePoint Sequential/State Machine Workflows, InfoPath, Custom Web Part Development
• Assisted in the effort of migrating Albany's Intranet Portal from SharePoint 2003 to SharePoint 2007. Created custom workflow solutions involving InfoPath for data collection with a strong technology focus on business productivity applications. Strong architectural and design skills and the ability to formulate a solution from user requirements. Actual hands on experience developing enterprise content with SharePoint and Microsoft toolsets. C, Console Extension Development for STSADM, Windows Server 2003, Active Directory, Custom Branding, SharePoint Designer, InfoPath
• Managed and delivered a Service Engineer database which allowed regional managers and field sales people to more easily locate product and papermaking technical knowledge within the ABC Sales Service ranks. This has enhanced Albany's ability to deliver greater customer value while increasing productivity. SharePoint Designer Workflows, InfoPath, SharePoint Portal Customizations, Automated Email Notifications, SharePoint Web Services
• Translated complex business requirements relating to vendor master and material master data from procurement using SharePoint and InfoPath as a delivery platform, both organizing the information into a format readily understood by end users with creating appropriate workflows to match the business process changes required. This provided better data accuracy and increased data quality in our SAP environment. C, SharePoint Sequential/State Machine Workflows, InfoPath, SharePoint Designer, Out-of-the-Box SharePoint Workflows, SharePoint Workflow Activities
• Assisted in the creation and participated in the Knowledge Management department which was tasked with creating and maintaining a global knowledgebase and taxonomy for functional applications. Various in-depth SharePoint Knowledge to build taxonomy solutions globally

Confidential

• Provided overall lead application development direction in realizing Intermagnetics Corporate internal IT development objectives with focus on .NET related projects. Set strategies and project completion dates for defined projects. Took a lead role in developing company-wide applications in desktop, client-server and web-based environments, participating in assigned application development projects through the full development life cycle. Led all Intranet and Internet development efforts. C, VB.NET, Visual Basic 6, Reporting Services, Windows Server 2003, IIS
• Act as a primary liaison and strategic partner between IT and cross-functional areas, and to provide subject matter expertise on business processes and related systems for assigned cross-functional business units. Interviewed business users asking detailed questions and carefully recording the requirements in a format that can be reviewed and understood by both business and technical people for a variety of projects. Worked to prioritize tasks and objectives with strong organizational, administrative and analytical skills
• Maintained and coordinated a Human Resources Talent Planning / Employee 360 application in a secure environment. Interfaced with HR and IT relating to new development efforts. Followed a structured approach to organize requirements of essential business processes, business rules, information needs, and ensure that critical requirements are not missed. Provided hands-on approach to developing new modules and features that enabled HR to generate specific reports based on employee data provided. VB.NET, IIS, RAD Controls, AJAX, XML, Reporting Services, .NET Web Services
• Assisted in providing direction to contractors and vendors for Internet related projects. Interfaced with outside vendors for delegating content creation in a portal environment for Intermagnetics public facing website. Provided training to HR and Marketing staff for maintaining Internet portal content.
• Developed software diagnostics application interfacing with programming logic controller PLC files used in Philips Magnetic Resonance Imaging MRI products for field service monitoring of heat caused from resonance when semiconductor units fail. These failures resulted from liquid helium cooled to absolute zero heating until becoming a gas and erupting in what's called a quench . Thousands of dollars worth of helium would be lost in a single quench. Our diagnostic efforts attempted to identify ways to reduce this risk. C, Console Programming, Win Forms, Excel Interop, XML

Confidential

• Participated and executed Six Sigma digitization initiatives within GE Power Systems Global Supply Chain organization. Contributed to the development of an Intranet web-based portal information system for GSCM. Worked closely with IT during a difficult Intranet server migration that encapsulated all of Power Systems. Assisted with the coordination of these migration teams within Hungary, France, Mexico, Italy and the United States. Designed and developed digitization software strategies. Developed and integrated standardized data driven solutions for data analysis. Assisted in implementing e-Tag RFID application for web-based tracking of GEPS products. Contributed to digitization strategies Front Room / Back Room allowing GE to change their shape, focusing only on things that drive customer success, profit and growth. Java, Enterprise JavaBeans, JSP, Servlets, Oracle 8i, Excel, Access
• Facilitated the evaluation, recommendation of technology solutions and fulfilled a role utilizing project management concepts through the use of Six Sigma methodologies on cross-functional projects as a Digitization Leader within the Global Supply Chain. Acted as a primary liaison between IT and cross-functional areas, to provide subject matter expertise on business processes and related systems for assigned cross-functional business units.
• Relied upon to provide support for business planning and business readiness efforts through Six Sigma DMAIC methodologies and participated in the development, implementation and delivery of multiple digitization strategies.
• Provided gathering and analysis of business requirements and functional specifications supporting Information Technology strategies in a cross-functional, multi-cultural global business.

Confidential

• Contracted for GE Power Systems to design and develop dynamic web-based software to help manage on-site services and deliver updated content to vendors. Java, JSP, Servlets, JavaBeans, Oracle8i, JavaScript, HTML
• Assisted in the development of GE Schenectady website and contributed in updating content to GE ELFUN community website.
• Provided leadership and direction for other contract developers in the maintenance and expansion of these projects after completing the initial design and implementation.
• Identified for my technical knowledge and prowess for applying innovative solutions to aging legacy systems MPAC and bridging the gap with current processes and designs using web-based technologies.

Confidential

Developed and supported custom software solutions for local government and their various business models using an array of Microsoft development technologies. Authored company website to promote company's products and services. Assisted in software development using Visual Studio Visual Basic 6 using Object-Oriented analysis and design concepts. VB6, COM/COM, MS Access, ODBC, ASP

Confidential

Participated in system design and implementation of customized business software. Created strategy for bringing Intranet solutions to all employees. Participated as a leader for all web based solutions. Developed software solutions using Visual Basic 5 and 6. Developed applications using Object-Oriented analysis and design concepts. Experience with source code control using Visual Source Safe 6. Developed Dynamic Link Libraries Windows DLL's using Visual C 6.0 for use with Visual Basic software applications. VB6, VC, ASP, Perl, DOS Batch Scripting, IIS, SQL Server, Access, ODBC

Technical Summary

Business Applications: Microsoft Project, Microsoft Office Suite Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Access, InfoPath, Visio, Outlook, MiniTab, SQL Server, Oracle, Informatica ETL, Business Objects / WebIntelligence, Reporting Services, SharePoint Designer, MOSS Workflow, Virtual PC 2007, Active Directory, SQL Concepts: Object Oriented Analysis and Design, Object Oriented Programming, Joint Application Development, Unified Modeling Language, Business Process Design, Web Services, Service Oriented Architecture, n-Tier Development. SDLC: Waterfall, Rapid Application Development, Agile/Scrum Programming: Visual Studio .NET Framework 1.1, 2.0, 3.5, C, VB.NET, ASP.NET, ADO.NET, Java, PHP, VB6, Visual SourceSafe/Team Foundation Server Web Development: HTML, JavaScript, CSS, AJAX, ASP.NET, ASP, JSP, PHP, MS SQL, SharePoint 2007, Java/Oracle, Photoshop, Dreamweaver, Interwoven Teamsite