SUMMARY:

• A well - qualified Project Manager with a variety of analytical skills and technical skills including database administration science, mathematics, and instructional techniques. Experienced in planning projects from concept to successful completion.
• Demonstrated ability to efficiently prioritize a broad range of responsibilities and achieve a maximum level of effectiveness. His multinational experience includes multiple projects in Malawi and Mozambique.

TECHNICAL SKILLS:

Project Management: PMI, AGILE, SCRUM, SIX SIGMA, Cost-Benefit Analysis, Enterprise Project Management Software

Software: SQL Server versions 6.5/7.0/8.0/9.0/10.0 , Harvard Graphics, PC Tools, MS Access, Word, Excel, Outlook, IE, Publisher, Project, Power Point, Front Page, Exchange, Outlook, Analysis Services, DTS, .NET, Windows (all versions), Sybase, MySQL, IBM UDB, Quark Xpress, Oracle 8, 9i, 10g, UNIX, LINUX, Lotus Notes, Aldus PageMaker, Crystal Reports, QuickBooks, Adobe Photoshop Peachtree Accounting

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:

Executive Vice President for Strategic Development

Confidential

Responsibilities:

• Identifying, cultivating and contracting business opportunities; Supporting Chief Operating Officer, Confidential, and other members of the Confidential, or whatever Confidential ; developing community and Regional Planning & Partnership Agreements (RePP)
• Negotiating and securing Regional Manufacturing & Marketing Partnership (RaMMP) agreements with residents, businesses and governmental entities
• Insuring that other Principal Officers who are responsible for grant applications and financing that support RePP projects have the project specific data as required to secure funding; Establishing an a) appropriate category of employment and b) ongoing regime of Project Management Professional at Earth-SOlar. This category of Earth-Solar PMP manager should enable the Company to optimize the value of this profession in its operational strategy; Other initiatives as Strowder may wish to pursue.

Portfolio Manager

Confidential, Washington DC

Responsibilities:

• Reviewed RFP’s from prospective governmental and private clients for construction, instruction and Information Technology needs;
• Researched and developed proposals for fulfilling those needs
• Advised or directed project teams to implement those proposals through approved projects.
• Specialized in installation and configuration of EPM systems(MS Project & Primavera), user interfaces and gateways
• Taught PMI sanctioned Project Management classes including software (Primavera, MS Project) and other PMP tools

Operations & IT Manager

Confidential, Cleveland OH

Responsibilities:

• Planned, implemented and maintained upgraded information systems
• Managed Records Audit and IS Systems upgrade project
• Installed and configured new servers (Dell)
• Configured software (Windows Server 2003, SQL Server 2005)
• Administered databases and client applications
• Managed operational performance of all personnel, information and materiel
• Recruited, selected, assigned, supervised, and evaluated employees
• Processed employee time, attendance and payroll
• Managed contracts.

Science Teacher

Confidential, Chicago, IL

Responsibilities:

• Taught Secondary Earth Science to high school students
• Achieved an 85% passing rate

Project Manager

Confidential, Evanston, IL

Responsibilities:

• Installed and configured upgraded enterprise database
• Scanned and ETL initial dataset from paper records
• Upgraded and configured customer interactive website to accept online credit card payments

Telephone Customer Service Representative

Confidential, Oak Brook Terrace, IL

Responsibilities:

• Received incoming calls from Sears Credit Card customers
• Activated credit cards and provided customer assistance as appropriate

Agriculture Volunteer

Confidential

Responsibilities:

• Taught secondary math & science to Malawian secondary students in remote, mountainous location
• Trained Malawian secondary school teachers
• Organized community agricultural development projects to increase food security and nutrition
• Conducted AIDS awareness and orphan assistance programs
• Provided immigration and naturalization assistance

Database Administrator

Confidential, Solon, OH

Responsibilities:

• Managed thirty windows servers running SQL Server 2000 in Windows 2003; 3 Oracle database servers running HP-UX; and a mainframe system utilizing a 17 terabyte SAN
• Installed and configured 5 SQL Server failover clusters including replication, access, security, backup, recovery, database tuning and optimization.
• Installed and configured MS Project & Project Server to support regular enterprise project cycle management
• Collaborated in database/data warehouse design and maintenance; configured primary database to process credit card payments
• Collaborated in development projects including testing and quality assurance of all applications prior implementation in the production environment

Database Administrator

Confidential, Beachwood, OH

Responsibilities:

• Installed SQL Server 7.0 database and systems
• Migrated corporate data from SQL Server 6.5 database to 7.0; Performed database maintenance including triggers, indexes, performance tuning, backup, and recovery;
• Configured connection to related applications including Lotus Notes and Visual Basic 3;
• Provided of personnel in associated software (Harvard Graphics, Crystal Reports)
• Administered computerized data collection and repository system called LINKS, which interfaced Lotus Notes with a SQL Server 7.0 database

Database Administrator

Confidential, Cleveland, OH

Responsibilities:

• Archived all data for Y2K project ETL data into SQL Server database
• Configured MS Project to facilitate management of project
• Administered access and security for archive
• Tuned performance, wrote stored procedures
• Managed disk storage; backup and recovery

Assistant Engagement (Project) Manager

Confidential, Cleveland, OH

Responsibilities:

• Managed cost, time and resources using PMI approved metrics
• Used Microsoft Project and ABT Project Workbench to manage project personnel, materiel and budget in five different cities
• Reported performance using MS Project and Crystal Reports
• Configured MS Project and gateways for 125 users

Software Instructor

Confidential, Northfield, Ohio

Responsibilities:

• Taught user skills and strategies for the following software packages both in class and at client sites: Microsoft: Word, Excel, Project, Publisher, FrontPage, Access 95, Windows NT & 95. Macintosh, Apple versions of MS Office, and Mac OS Aldus PageMaker, Harvard Graphics Word Perfect Peachtree Accounting, Quark Express, Lotus Notes, Quick Books, Microsoft Project