CAREER GOALS

To obtain a project manager position that will utilize my technical experience, communication skills, and leadership capabilities to deliver strategically aligned solutions and identify corporate initiatives to improve business processes within the organization.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Project Manager Architecture Implementations:

Confidential

• Manage large, cross functional IT projects utilizing the PMP framework to deliver quality solutions meeting the expectations of the business sponsors. Perform standard Project Management activities such as requirements gathering, developing project schedules, conduct regular project status meetings and ensure regular communication with business sponsors. Build strong relationships with the business sponsors to obtain their trust and an intimate understanding of their objectives.
• Obtained International project management experience when managing the project to integrate and upgrade the infrastructure of a newly purchased Chinese company into the HNI Corporation.
• Managed a 182000.00 project to integrate 1200 users and 40 applications into the HNI Corporation's active directory and domain which spanned 50 locations in 17 states.
• Project Management committee member identifying initiatives to work toward a formalized Project Management process for the HNI IT department, apply PMP principles, and approve required project documentation.
• Initiated and lead the effort to create and implement the lessons learned process within the IT project management process to encourage continual growth and improvement.

SharePoint Portal Administrator/Team Lead

Confidential

• Lead the Intranet Solutions team. Identify opportunities for strategic opportunities, and process improvement thru the implementation of SharePoint Portal 2003. Build relationships with our business partners to obtain an understanding of their content management and business process automation needs. Through consulting efforts, Rapid Continuous Improvement RCI events, and 5S philosophies, provide insight and assist to simplify business processes. Manage strategic projects utilizing SDLC principles and PMP framework to deliver quality solutions that meet the expectations of our customers. Assist members to realize their potential through training, mentoring, and coaching.
• Managed project to implement Microsoft SharePoint Portal Server 2003 across the HNI Corporation. Establishing portals for all nine operating companies, top - level sites for all departments within each company, and over 300 team sites.
• Created marketing materials through a partnership with a 3rd party vendor.
• Managed resources to author and create training courses and materials for SharePoint training courses offered to 3000 members utilizing SharePoint.
• Partnered with the HNI Strategic Sourcing team to establish a web-based selection tool to manage the vendor selection process a part of the lean enterprise initiative.
• Led the charge to establish standards for automated work-flow solutions.
• Co-led of the I.T. Branding committee responsible for marketing the value of I.T. to our business partners.

Programmer/Analyst

Confidential

• Project Management responsibilities to drive a project thru envisioning thru close out.
• Responsible for overseeing and creating the front-end design and flow of all sites and applications using Adobe Photoshop, style sheets, DHTML, HTML and JavaScript.
• Managed all intranet websites for HNI Corporation and its operating companies.
• Managed projects involving development of internet and intranet applications using SQL 7.0 back-end, ASP, HTML, DHTML and JavaScript front-end programming.

Web Specialist Manager:

Confidential

• Managed and advised Customer Service web developers, identified opportunities for process improvement and delivered automated customer service business process solutions which increased the department's productivity and efficiency.
• Initiated and led the CS Technology Focus initiative. Determine strategies for utilizing technology within the department.
• Designed, developed, implemented, and maintained web-based applications in Customer Service using MS Access2000, ASP, JavaScript, HTML, DHTML, and Photoshop.

Consultant:

Worked with business owners to enhance and maintain company specific intranet sites and develop innovative, data driven client sites using SQL 7.0 back-end, ASP, HTML and JavaScript.

Consultant

Confidential

• Consulted in a variety of industries including insurance, marketing, information technology, and government to produce highly functional e-commerce, public presence, and internal web solutions. Adhered to the SDLC to produce quality solutions in a timely manner.
• Trained on specific areas of web development.
• State of Iowa, Department of Human Services Designed, developed, and maintained web applications on the Client/Server team. Designed and implemented a dynamic search engine for use in web applications. Managed the department help desk supporting all Client/Server applications.
• Relationship Marketing Inc. Collaborated with the organization's project managers and graphic designers to construct external sites within the client's marketing plan. Tools used include Cold Fusion, ASP, JavaScript, HTML, SQL 7.0.
• Advanced Network Technology. Constructed their internet site.
• Amerus Life Insurance Identified and corrected pre-release application errors performance issues.
• Muscatine Information Services - Designed, developed and implemented websites according to the client specifications. Composed written proposals for new projects. Designed and Developed Frye Builders and Associates website.
• Software Developer: Communication Data Services
• Collaborated and partnered with business customers to gather requirements to automate business processes in mission critical areas of the company. Developed and supported corporate Client/Server solutions in Sybase, PowerBuilder7.0.