SUMMARY:

• Manager with in - depth software development methodology skills to develop world-class application systems as a member of the management team or in an advisory role.
• Defined a $7 million program to develop an interactive sales system for a major insurance company, providing financial planning tools and access to integrated customer financial data, saving the program and enabling greatly increased financial product sales.
• Returned a major materials management system to current technology, leading 30 professionals in a $5 million project that provided savings through enhanced access to cost and usage information.
• Led a series of application and data conversion successful projects in the web browser/J2EE/Oracle space.
• Talented Business Analyst who clearly defines system and data requirements at the application and enterprise level, improving IT value to the client and minimizing project risk.
• Developed strategic IT plans in the public and private sector allowing enterprises to prioritize their IT initiatives, integrate their systems and greatly improve the value of their systems and data.
• Developed requirements specifications and process, data and object models for multiple application systems, providing for quality application systems and timely delivery.
• Data Modeler who develops Entity Relationship Diagram (ERD) data models at both the Enterprise and Application System level.
• Developed an enterprise Data Model for a major Insurance company that incorporated Live Insurance, Group Insurance, P&C Insurance and Consumer Banking.
• Developed Data Models for a number of application systems including Computer Service Analysis and Management, Manufacturing, Education Systems and Employment Support.
• Methodologist and teacher developing system development lifecycle methodologies and training others to improve the quality of project deliverables and clarity of project progress.
• Taught hundreds in the use of formal development tools and techniques, both structured and object-oriented allowing enterprises to utilize formal methodologies and gain the value of quality project deliverables.
• Developed system development life cycles utilizing both structured and RUP techniques and methods, providing for coordinated development activity and improved project control.

TECHNICAL SKILLS:

• Project Management, Rational Unified Process (RUP)
• Process and Requirements Analysis Data Analysis Data Conversion
• Banking Insurance Manufacturing Government Health Care
• Windows Unix J2EE Oracle Rational Rose ERwin
• System Architect MS Office MS Project Visio Toad sql HP ALM

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:

Confidential

Lead Systems Analyst

Responsibilities:

• Developed specifications for the systematic purge of Master data from the testing system databases.
• Developed specifications for an improved and streamlined replication of Master data from production to test.
• Managed 2 projects to purge legacy data from individual Master databases.
• Developed specifications to map data from two legacy systems to Progressive’s implementation of IBM’s InfoSphere® Master Data Management (MDM) system.
• Developed specifications for software to be utilized in Progressive’s implementation of IBM’s InfoSphere® Master Data Management (MDM) system.

Data Modeler

Confidential

Responsibilities:

• Updated ERD data models for Corporate Master Data.
• Utilizes existing ERD data models in support of application system requirements specification.

Confidential, Columbus, Ohio

Project Manager

Responsibilities:

• As a project manager I accomplished the following for each project:
• Established scope, resource requirements, work breakdown structure, risks, project plan and budget.
• Recruited resources, enhanced skill sets, assigned tasks and evaluated personnel.
• Monitored progress and quality, resolved issues and reported progress.
• Ensured effective communications with stakeholders.
• Completed projects within estimate to client’s complete satisfaction.
• These projects utilized, on average, 5 professionals (business analysts, developers, testers and data base administrators) with a budget of $300,000 to $500, 000.
• Completed a System Development Methodology utilizing both structured and RUP methods resulting in a very high CMM Level 2 assessment.
• Developed 3 major Unix/web browser/J2EE/Oracle subsystems for an Ohio government project providing access to jobs data for the public.
• Created use cases according to the RUP methodology.
• Created UML class models and a relational database design utilizing Rational Rose and ERwin.
• Developed and executed test cases based on the use cases.
• Converted legacy system data to Oracle databases enabling 2 new Ohio government systems. Utilized Toad (sql), ERwin and Rational Rose.

Business Analyst

Confidential

Responsibilities:

• Developed over 28 use cases according to the RUP methodology, providing a single sign on interface to the many and varied customer facing applications of a major insurance client. Developed ‘As Is’ and ‘To Be’ process models to facilitate the new interface.
• Developed use case and UML analysis specifications according to RUP for a sales support system increasing client sales performance.
• Developed analysis specifications for a health care software company resulting in a new product. This specification included Use Cases, Activity Diagrams and class models according to the RUP methodology.

Data Modeler

Confidential

Responsibilities:

• Developed data models of an existing Employment Support system in support of a data conversion project.
• Mapped existing legacy databases to new complex databases for two new systems.
• Developed an ERD data model for a health care support system.
• Developed an ERD data model for the Columbus Police Department

Confidential

Project Manager

Responsibilities:

• Implemented formal Project Management techniques for a Canadian Federal Government Department reducing administrative costs and improving project success.
• Developed a Strategic IT Systems Plan for a Federal Government agency resulting in a new set of integrated applications.
• Implemented Data Administration for the Royal Canadian Mounted Police consolidating and improving the quality of their data.
• Developed a Business Area Analysis specification for a new Virginia Department of Education teacher licensing system, greatly improving their efficiency.
• Developed a customized Object-Oriented SDLC methodology for Intel enhancing their ability to deliver application systems.

Data Modeler

Confidential

Responsibilities:

• Developed an ERD data Model for a teacher licensing system for a State government.
• Developed an enterprise level ERD Data Model for a Canadian Government agency.

Confidential

Project Manager

Responsibilities:

• Delivered hundreds of hours of commercial courses allowing clients to be successful in the use of the firm’s CASE tool and methodology products.
• Led the development of an IT system plan for a multi-year system development program in a large insurance company. The plan contained application system and data architectures as well as project plans resulting in the successful implementation of a previously stalled initiative.

Data Modeler

Confidential

Responsibilities:

• Developed an enterprise ERD Data Model for a major Insurance company that incorporated Live Insurance, Group Insurance, P&C Insurance and Consumer Banking.
• Taught Data Modeling in commercial courses.
• Developed an enterprise level ERD Data Model for a large Manufacturing company.