SUMMARY:

TECHNICAL SKILLS:

Office 365, SharePoint, HTML/CSS, JavaScript, PowerShell, PowerApps, Flow, Microsoft Azure, ASP.NET, C#.NET, VB.NET, Windows Workflow, Transact-SQL, SQL Server, SQL Reporting Services, Web Services, XML, MS Office, Team Foundation Server, IIS, Windows Server, VMware, Thunderhead, PeopleSoft (HR/Benefits/Payroll/Finance), JBOSS

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:

Confidential

Responsibilities:

• Cloud Consulting - Built custom intranets containing responsive branding, site templates and custom display templates for news, contacts, events, FAQs, etc.
• Developed multiple SharePoint workflows and Flows for advanced approval processes and item processing.
• Created InfoPath forms and PowerApps to collect and process information.
• Utilized PnP PowerShell scripts to create a provisioning framework for a large document management environment.
• Guided and deployed multiple organizations to Office 365 for email and advanced collaboration. Trained business users on OneDrive, SharePoint and basic content management principles.
• Providing on-going Office 365 Coaching to organizations of all sizes to increase adoption of the platform for more return on the investment.
• Providing both strategic and project leadership on SharePoint and Office 365 projects.
• Project Manager on SharePoint initiatives, communicating to stakeholders and developing project plans.
• Established the WI Office 365 Adoption User Group and served on the board of the WI SharePoint User Group.
• Solution Architecture - Architected enterprise solutions across a wide variety of systems, including custom .NET applications, SharePoint, Office 365, Azure, Reporting Services, Thunderhead (Java), and PeopleSoft (HR/Benefits/Payroll/Finance).
• Architected and implemented Business Continuity environments for systems to operate in the event of a disaster.
• Implemented the Thunderhead NOW Suite to produce multi-channel communications for the organization. Educated and communicated to multiple levels of the organization to understand the functionality of the tool and the strategy for using it in the future.
• Strategic Planning - Created and executed Technology Roadmaps for Enterprise Content Management, Customer Communications and Business Intelligence strategies in the enterprise. Worked with senior management to identify high level requirements and potential benefits.
• Investigated the functionality of Reporting Services to satisfy the many reporting requirements requested by the users and propose the solution. Trained the development staff on how to create reports using the tool.
• Practice Development - Created and maintained overall business plan with a three-year view of strategies to grow the practice. Expanded existing SharePoint practice and grew the team to cover Office 365 and Azure.
• Developed a portfolio of service offerings based on market feedback to simplify the sales process and drive higher margins with repeatable solutions.
• Implemented a sales forecasting process to identify leads and opportunities to grow the business and properly plan future capacity.
• Identified, planned and executed multiple marketing events to raise awareness and generate leads.
• Matured the entire SharePoint and Content/Record Management practices at West Bend. Educated leaders on the potential uses of SharePoint and recommended appropriate projects to execute on the strategy.
• Formalized the SharePoint development process from information architecture to development to deployment to quickly meet business needs.
• Accountable for the delivery of all projects and client support for the practice.
• Leadership Results - Assisted with doubling the revenue of the Portals & Collaboration practice over a three-year period.
• Without having previous PeopleSoft experience, architected and managed two implementations and one upgrade in a single year. All projects were completed on schedule and under budget with one upgrade $250,000 under budget. Reported project status to senior management in bi-weekly steering committee meetings. Monitored and challenged consulting firms to guarantee that the company's needs were always put first.
• Managed small to large teams on maintenance and support of existing systems along with multi-year, 20,000+ hour strategic initiatives. Utilized different development methodologies and techniques, such as daily stand up meetings and burn charts to enhance the production of the team.
• One of the youngest shareholders and vice presidents of Robert W. Baird at time of promotion.
• Pre-Sales Support - Utilized as the primary pre-sales and solution architect in the pursuit of new opportunities with the demonstrated ability to win in competitive situations.
• Assisted in the sales process for the Campaign Manager Suite by attending sales presentations with potential clients to answer technical questions.

Confidential

Responsibilities:

• Supplied information for RFP responses to properly position the tool based on the needs and concerns of the potential client.
• Enterprise Involvement - Member of the Records & Information Management Advisory Committee that partners with senior members of the business unit to make records classification and retention decisions in the organization.
• Former member of the Metavante Web Services committee, responsible for planning the integration method of legacy mainframe applications with Java and .NET development teams. Created the Metavante Web Services standards and a training program to enhance the corporate understanding of web services.
• Former member of the .NET Forum, responsible for leveraging the knowledge of multiple .NET development teams across the Metavante organization. Former chair of the Integration Subcommittee which focused on ways to unite the .NET development teams across the country.
• Former member of the Baird Security Committee responsible for making all systems safe from external and internal threats. Reviewed both PeopleSoft and .NET development for the existence of security vulnerabilities. Audits completed by outside companies found no issues with applications in the company.
• Product Direction - Responsible for setting the technical product direction of the Campaign Manager Suite at Metavante.
• Created business case justification for projects to improve the functionality of the Campaign Manager Suite and technical environment.

Confidential

Lead IT Manager

Responsibilities:

• Led a SharePoint implementation project for a large financial institution. Guided the organization on technical decisions and the project plan while identifying ways to complete the project for less money over a shorter period.
• Guided a large manufacturing organization on a comprehensive collaboration strategy utilizing Office 365 and SharePoint. Designed site strategy for hundreds of internal sites and applications.
• Designed and architected extranet solution for large construction projects to keep all team members aligned. Eliminated the use of existing paper manuals and increased collaboration on projects.
• Assisted large insurance company in selecting Office 365 and SharePoint Online in the replacement of their existing environment. Established site strategy and migration plan to move to the new environment.
• Created site strategies for a variety of companies to help them maximize their investments in Office 365 and SharePoint.
• Led a SharePoint migration project to move an on-premises environment to a private cloud environment. Configured and extended custom authentication to an existing authentication solution used in the organization. Managed technical team members and assisted with implementation tasks.
• Executing a long-range strategy to standardize the West Bend Intranet. Created a professional look and feel with the help of internal graphic designers. Created master pages and site templates to build out sites. Introduced workflows to automate content centric processes and apply more control to the environment.
• Created department portal to integrate records from the records management system with the document management and collaboration capabilities
• Converted Human Resources intranet site from an HTML site maintained with FrontPage to a SharePoint site utilizing web content management, document management and workflows.
• Planned and executed a SharePoint 2003 migration to MOSS 2007, including both technical and organizational changes to better position the product in the organization.
• Coordinated SQL Server 2000 upgrades. Identified applications and SQL jobs that were using the databases being migrated. Created migration plan and led a cross-departmental team in the successful implementation of the plan. All databases were upgraded with no outages for the users.
• Worked with internal project manager and vendor on new performance management system. Created project plan documenting internal and external tasks needed to complete the project. Supervised the development tasks to assure they were completed correctly and in a timely manner.
• Combined PeopleSoft Self Service functionality with custom written applications using .NET and PeopleSoft component interfaces to create a seamless portal.
• Took multiple data feeds from different mutual fund companies and imported over 70 million total rows into a database for the Mutual Fund Operations department to audit the data for regulatory purposes. Tuned the queries to search the data efficiently and reduced the time of a query from over ten minutes to less than a second.
• Architected multimedia solution that streams CNBC to each desktop in the firm to be viewed using a web browser. The solution also allows the Research department to broadcast both a live and recorded version of the Morning Research Call to the 60+ branches of Financial Advisors, eliminating the need for the expensive conference call that occurred each morning.