SUMMARY:

• Highly analytical detail - oriented IT professional with over 25 years of experience, designing, developing and implement solutions that exceed the expectations of the business.
• Able to comprehend new concepts quickly and efficiently.
• Exceptional problem solving skills, focusing on processes improvement, ROI, high quality/sustainable solutions.
• Driven to find the best soluation for the business.
• Extensive background in Labor Management Applications, Payroll/HR, Retail Systems, Project Management, System Conversions.
• Career highlight include custom applications for budgeting, labor management, incentive pay, merchandising and store systems.
• Implementation of Time and Attendance, HR/Payroll, Financials.
• Consistenly delivered projects on time and within budget.

CORE COMPETENCIES:

• System Conversion
• System Integration
• SDLC Project Life Cycle
• Process Improvements
• Problem Solving
• Business Transformation
• Feasibility Analysis
• Gap / Business Analysis
• Defining Deliverables
• Efficiency & Productivity Gains
• Program/Project Leadership
• Business Requirements
• Workbrain
• Red Prairie
• PL/SQL
• Unix
• Oracle

PROFESSIONAL HISTORY:

Confidential, Keene, NH

Senior Architect / Architect IT

Responsibilities:

• Design, development and implemented custom application to streamline complex incentive pay plans for warehouse selectors, lift operators, unloaders, and other positions. Required deep understanding of the business requirements and pay plan details.
• Assist in transitions for newly acquired companies.
• Analyze existing processes and provide recommendations/guidances for incorporating into Confidential &S process
• Conversion of Legacy HR/Payroll / Time and Attendance applications into Confidential &S standard processes
• Provided analysis and support to implementation team for Integrations between Workday and Legacy systems.

Confidential

Responsibilities:

• Managed IT Team responsible for implementing Red Prairie LMS and Time Pay Control Modules to 13 Warehouses. Tightly integrated with Lawson HR/Payroll Suite for incentive pay for over 4000 employees.
• Managed team responsible for Time and Attendance. Managed upgrade from 3.1 to 5.1
• Design and implement custom solutions to eliminate gaps in Red Prairie, Workbrain and Lawson
• Analyze existing processes and provide recommendations/guidances for incorporating into Confidential &S process. Conversion of Legacy HR/Payroll / Time and Attendance applications into Confidential &S standard processes.
• Coordinated system cutover to Oracle EBS from Lawson Financials
• Analyze and recommend process improvements for Kofax and the Confidential &S scanning team

Confidential, Merrimack, NH

Senior Development Manager

Responsibilities:

• Managed reporting, ETL and data warehouse projects for Fidelity’s HR & Benefits outsourcing business.
• Lead successful infrastructure upgrades for Websphere 6.1 and Informatica PowerCenter 8.0.
• Performed all project management functions including project planning, scheduling, resource allocation, managing scope, project status, action plans, facilitating meetings, identifying and removing obstacles to program success and tracking issues, resolutions, change controls and financials.
• Consistently delivered projects on time and within budget.
• Managed on-shore and off-shore resources.

Principle Software Engineer

Confidential

Responsibilities:

• Managed successful implementation of a cross-functional report development team related to the redesign of the payroll outsourcing application (Voyager). Including a new operational data store (ODS), and client/operational reports.
• Provided regular project status updates and represented reporting at all Voyager project meetings.
• Worked with business and systems analysts to understand business requirements.
• Identified inefficiencies in existing processes and systems; collaborated with others to design and implement improvements.
• Maintained systems and technical documents.

Senior Software Engineer

Confidential

Responsibilities:

• Implemented timekeeping applications (SmartTime & Workbrain) for clients with greater than 30,000 employees who were transitioning to Fidelity’s payroll outsourcing services.
• Customized code for all timekeeping programs and configurations to support the client implementations.
• Developed a simplified process for tracking and managing all tasks related to the implementation.
• Designed and executed unit test plans. Automated Unix installation scripts. Managed revisions using ClearCase.
• Provided application support, problem diagnosis and resolution.
• Developed customized programs, PL/SQL, stored procedures, triggers, and Unix Shell scripts.

Confidential, Framingham, MA

IS Development Manager

Responsibilities:

• Managed the development team responsible for in-store labor management, time & attendance and corporate decision support applications using Oracle, PL/SQL, stored procedures, triggers, Visual Basic, Essbase & Unix.
• Designed and managed the development of a dynamic labor budget/forecast application for managing in-store labor expenses. This new application simplified the annual budget and monthly reforecast process for 1000+ store chain.
• Ensured all projects were developed using system development life cycle methodology.
• Managed departmental budget, resource plans, and associate reviews.
• Provided regular project status updates.

Confidential, Brockton, MA

Programmer Analyst / Programmer

Responsibilities:

• Implemented new custom built corporate merchandise system for capturing, and transmitting product pricing to 150+ stores.
• Managed the development team responsible for corporate merchandising & pricing application, plan-o-grams and EDI systems running Oracle, Pro* Confidential, SQL*Forms, PL/SQL, stored procedures, triggers, Unix and NT.
• Delegated work assignments, monitored quality of work, coached/mentored staff and performed associate reviews.
• Accommodated changing business imperatives.
• Researched system problems and provided support to the user community.

Systems Analyst

Confidential

Responsibilities:

• Developed a custom management, planning and training (MPT) application that allowed the store department managers to more effectively manage their labor expenses.
• Modified store level programs including but not limited to product reordering, pricing, sales, time and attendance, video rentals, bakery production, electronic shelf labels and point of sale interfaces.
• Analyzed and designed new software applications using Oracle, Pro* Confidential, SQL*Forms 3.0/4.5, PL/SQL, stored procedures, triggers, Visual Basic and Unix.
• Interfaced in-house systems with third-party software packages such as IMB’s People-Planner.
• Assisted the project leader with team management.

Programmer Analyst / Programmer

Confidential

Responsibilities:

• Tuned and enhanced daily sales monitoring program. Allowing senior management accurate and timely store sales data.
• Analyzed and designed new software applications using Oracle, Pro* Confidential, SQL*Forms 3.0/4.5, PL/SQL, stored procedures, triggers, Visual Basic and Unix.
• Interfaced in-house systems with third-party software packages such as IMB’s People-Planner.
• Researched system problems and provided user support.