SUMMARY:

To secure a position as an IT Director with a stable and profitable organization, where I can lead a team and utilize my business experience to the fullest.

SKILLS:

• Microsoft Visual Studio
• Microsoft .Net, C#, ASP, BizTalk
• HTML, XML, JavaScript
• SQL Scripting
• Crystal Reports
• T - SQL, Stored Procedures
• Microsoft SQL
• Microsoft Access
• Microsoft SharePoint
• Progress RDBMS
• UNIX (many versions)
• Microsoft Windows Server
• Confidential Enterprise ERP
• Apprise ERP
• Sage MAS 500 ERP; SalesLogix CRM
• Accellos Radio Beacon WMS
• Microsoft Dynamics Great Plains & CRM
• Sterling Software Gentran EDI
• QAD Mfg/PRO
• MEI TradeInsight Trade Promotion Management eBusiness Web Development (Progress Webspeed)
• Credit Card Implementation (Verisign)
• Shipping Carrier (Fedex, UPS, etc.) Implementation
• EDI Implementation (Gentran) data mapping & AS2

EXCELLENT ABILITIES IN:

• Troubleshooting
• Problem solving
• Architecting a solution
• Customer service - communicating with the end user/customer
• Project Management
• Disaster Recovery
• SQL Backup/Restore
• OS Backup/Restore
• Security
• Active Directory
• DNS
• Group Policy Management
• Networking
• Firewalls (Cisco)
• IP Phone Systems (Avaya IP Office)
• Routing/Switches (Cisco)
• Databases
• SQL Clustering
• SQL Scripting
• Web Server
• LAMP - Linux/Apache/MySQL/Php
• Drupal
• Ubercart
• Payment Gateway - Paypal, etc.
• SSL
• Domain Administration

EXPERIENCE:

Confidential, Saddle Brook, NJ

IT Director

Responsibilities:

• Solely responsible for all IT functions.
• Manage over 60 employees distributed in a corporate office, 3 manufacturing plants and several warehouse and sales offices.
• Software support of Sage500, production Access applications, and the corporate websites.
• Infrastructure support of 2 virtual server data centers, maintaining a VPN data link between the locations.
• Business Analyst Duties
• Provide the owner, sales, cost and production reporting used to guide management of the business.
• Manage the import of commodities from overseas. Ensure the timely purchasing, receipt and forecast.
• Responsible for the financial tracking of a construction project to build a $20MM manufacturing plant.

Confidential, Englewood, NJ

IT Manager

Responsibilities:

• Responsible for supporting the organizations IT infrastructure. In house software management and outsourced hardware management.
• Lead hardware and software teams on multiple projects.
• Increase efficiencies and reduce costs through business analysis and implementation of new technologies.
• Work with all departments to improve productivity through the enhancement of systems and processes.
• Successfully upgraded MAS 500 ERP from version 7.05 to version 7.4. Preserved customizations and implemented project in 3 months without business interruptions.
• Increased efficiencies in transportation by creating reports and data interfaces between transportation provider and shipping department. Resulting in reduced transportation costs by 5% in first 3 months.

Business Analyst

Confidential

Responsibilities:

• Implemented an in house EDI solution. Trading partners include Walmart, Bed Bath and Beyond, Macy’s, CVS, Linens and Things, Sears, Walgreens, among others. Chose Sterling Software’s Gentran EDI translator and AS2 package. Created EDI to application mapping for purchase order, invoice, and advanced ship notice transactions. Developed an interface between MAS 500 ERP and EDI.
• Responsible for support and development of the MAS 500 Enterprise ERP and Accellos Radio Beacon WMS systems used by over 80 employees.
• Development responsibilities with Sage SalesLogix CRM
• Worked on a project to keep MAS 500/Radio Beacon interface in sync.

Confidential, Parsippany, NJ

Enterprise Consultant

Responsibilities:

• Implemented Enterprise Financials for a state fund management firm.
• Responsible for installation, training, configuration, process development, integration, and deployment.
• Assisted technically in the data conversion. Developed SQL scripts to migrate legacy data to the Confidential Enterprise application.

Confidential, Little Falls, NJ

Project Manager and Software Developer

Responsibilities:

• Project Manager and Developer for an implementation of Apprise ERP. Worked on the data conversion and EDI capabilities for a major cosmetics manufacturer. Used Progress 4GL to develop the processes required for migration of data from the legacy system to the new Apprise system.
• Created a short term EDI solution using an Access database. Later developed a custom EDI interface to receive orders, send invoices, send advance ship notices and receive forecast data with major retail chains for the new Apprise ERP.
• Project Manager and Developer for a ticket purchasing project.
• Developed a Microsoft C# application to control the buying and selling of NYC event tickets for a hotel concierge services business. Led a team of five developers on the project as well as a hands-on role. Responsible for budgets and status reports. Gathered business requirements from the customer to deliver a proposal for the application. Architected the application to connect over 25 hotels to the main office which controlled the operations. Used a Microsoft SQL database to store the purchasing, inventory, order and invoice data. Created several bar coded forms and sales reports using Crystal Reports. The application used a multi-pane shopping cart methodology. Theater tickets and other services were available to enter into the cart. The checkout process involved a credit card interface using Verisign API calls. Created an interface to send the sales and inventory accounting information to Microsoft Dynamics Great Plains. Implemented a secure VPN model to connect the hotels to the main office. Maintained production, QA and development environments with scripts to deploy the solutions. Responsible for QA and code reviews. The system had over 100 users and processed over 500 orders a day. The application allowed them to grow their hotel locations from 15 to 25 with unlimited potential.
• Project Manager and Developer for a MRO purchasing project. Developed a Progress Webspeed/Biztalk web based purchasing application to replace an established major software package, Ariba, used by over 300 employees. Leveraged my experience in web development, XML and Biztalk to deliver the solution. Developed web service calls to synchronize data between an HR application and the purchasing application. Implemented a ‘punch out’ catalog service to allow users to buy item on vendor websites and return the shopping cart to the purchase order shopping cart. Wrote a web services call to calculate the approval hierarchy using Biztalk.
• Responsible for many installations of Microsoft Dynamics CRM at client locations. Migrated legacy data in many formats. Employed workflows and business processes to achieve business objectives. Administered CRM training to end users.