SUMMARY:

• IT Consultant I have over forty - four (44) years of public and private sector experience including thirty-nine (39) years of experience in the design, development, implementation, customization and support of systems designed for public sector and private entities.
• I have expertise in the following functional areas: general ledger, billing, accounts payable/receivables, budgetary control, budget preparation, human resources, payroll, purchasing, financial, inventory control, manufacturing, payment processing, web, asset management and government.
• My experience also includes the responsibly of converting from IBM, HP, DEC, Honeywell, NCR and PRIME legacy systems to new client server environments.
• Project methodologies have included PMI best practices in PMBoK, Scrum, RUP, AGILE, Waterfall and several others including clients developed practices.
• My experience also includes positions as a manager and owner of an Information Technology and Business Consulting firm for over 42 years.

RESPECTIVE EXPERIENCE:

Confidential, Sammamish, WA

Senior IT and Business Consultant

Responsibilities:

• Establishing project structure and roles;
• Perform cost benefit analysis studies on the total cost of ownership of all system between multiple departments and/or organizations;
• Develop and maintained detailed work plan in Microsoft Project;
• Manage the development of detailed functional and technical requirements;
• Document As Is and To Be business processes;
• Manage the development of the request for proposal;
• Prepare detailed scripts and rating materials for vendor demonstrations and summarized results;
• Prepare total cost of ownership analysis for each proposal and a comparative summary; and
• Provide oversight and management of the systems implementation
• Review all project deliverables to ensure that they are of the high quality and meet standards for deliverables per the contract with vendors; and
• Monitor vendor performance to ensure compliance with the contract.
• Perform risk assessments and risk mitigation planning;
• Assist with change management activities;
• Facilitating issue resolution between business, IT and vendors;
• Develop business case scenario scripts to be followed during development and implementation of vendor software products;
• Develop evaluation process to be followed during the selection phase;
• Support the Evaluation Committee in evaluation and selection;
• Responsible for contract negotiation with vendors;
• Responsible for Identifying interface requirements between the new system (as envisioned) and statewide legacy business systems that will continue to operate and must be interfaced to the new system;
• Prepare Request for Information (RFI) for several governmental organizations;
• Responsible for all phases of testing including user acceptance;
• Develop training programs for users.

Confidential

Senior IT Consultant/Project Manager/Senior Business Analyst/QA Analyst

Responsibilities:

• Established project plans, structures and roles for the implementation of software applications and hardware systems through the complete life-cycle of projects that included timelines, dependencies, deliverables, milestones and resource allocation;
• Review project deliverables to ensure that they were of high quality and meet standards for deliverables per stakeholders requirements and contracts with vendors;
• Developed evaluation process to be followed during the selection phases of software applications, operating systems and hardware;
• Supported the Evaluation Committee in evaluation, selection and development of software and hardware systems.
• Responsible for Identifying Interface requirements between multiple systems;
• Developed business case scenario script to be followed during acceptance testing of new applications; Managed and prepared Request for Information (RFI) and Request for Proposals (RFP)
• Developed Business Requirement Documents, Current Business Process (As Is/To Be), Use Cases, Scenarios, User Interfaces and Validation Services;
• Developed business case scenario script to be followed during acceptance testing of new applications;
• Worked closely with business community in development of all business requirements documents, and project charter;
• Managed the development of detailed functional and technical requirements;
• Responsible for recommending enhancements and identifying new business processes; and
• Developed training programs and business continuity planning for users.
• Gathered business and IT requirements for the development of Discovery and Use Case documents;
• Converted existing Oracle database data to CorVu export files; and
• Developed new reporting Access 2013 database system.
• Gathered business requirements for the development of an Request for Proposal and;
• Developed Request for Proposal for new system.

Confidential

Senior IT Consultant/Project Manager/Business Analyst

Responsibilities:

• Developed Business Requirement Documents, Current Business Process (As Is/To Be), Use Cases, Scenarios, User Interfaces and Validation Services;
• Developed business case scenario script to be followed during acceptance testing of new applications;
• Worked closely with business community in development of all business requirements documents, and project charter;
• Established project plans, structures and roles for the implementation of software applications and hardware systems through the complete life-cycle of projects that included timelines, dependencies, deliverables, milestones and resource allocation;
• Managed the development of detailed functional and technical requirements;
• Reviewed project deliverables to ensure that they were of high quality and meet standards for deliverables per stakeholders requirements and contracts with vendors;
• Developed evaluation process to be followed during the selection phases of software applications, operating systems and hardware;
• Supported the Evaluation Committee in evaluation, selection and development of software and hardware systems;
• Responsible for Identifying Interface requirements between multiple systems;
• Responsible for recommending enhancements and identifying new business requirements;
• Managed and prepared Request for Information (RFI) and Request for Proposals (RFP); and
• Developed training programs and business continuity planning for users.

Confidential

Senior IT Consultant/Senior Technical Business Analyst

Responsibilities:

• Monitored the establishment of and compliance with project standards;
• Monitored resource utilization and the project budget assigned to me;
• Performed risk assessments and risk mitigation planning;
• Assisted in change management activities;
• Advised and assisted project managers;
• Developed business case scenario script to be followed during acceptance testing of new applications;
• Worked closely with business community in development of all business requirements;
• Helped in the development of project charter.

Confidential, Kansas City, KS

Technical Services Manager

Responsibilities:

• Developed firms requirement gathering process for the development of their Business Requirement Documents, Current Business Process (As Is/To Be), Use Cases, Scenarios, User Interfaces, Test Scripts and Validation Services;
• Partnered with business client’s to gather all requirements to formulate business specifications and translate those into application functionality, decide when to advocate and when to compromise to arrive at a mutually acceptable solutions;
• Developed long-term business objectives and suggest technical strategies to meet those objectives; introduce innovation to business processes through technology Monitor the establishment of and compliance with project standards;
• Communicated business directives, goals and needs to the technical team and serving as client interface from IT managing user expectations
• Assisted the development team in translating application functionality into application architecture
• Assisted client in developing content or other materials; recommended enhancements and identifying new business requirements
• Monitored resource utilization and the project budget assigned to me;
• Performed risk assessments and risk mitigation planning;
• Assist in all change management activities;
• Designed and executed test plans to ensure that business requirements and functional specifications were tested and fulfilled;
• Advised and assist company team leads in other departments;
• Developed business case scenario script to be followed during acceptance testing of new web applications;
• Responsible for all testing phases including user acceptance;
• Reviewed all project deliverables to ensure that they are of the high quality and meet standards for deliverables;
• Responsible for defect management processes;
• Applied knowledge of system capacity to determine feasibility of projects; and
• Monitored performance to ensure compliance with the business needs.

Confidential, Kansas City, MO

Senior IT Consultant/System-Data Architect

Responsibilities:

• Establishing project structure and roles;
• Developing and maintaining detailed work plan in Microsoft Project;
• Managing the development of detailed functional and technical requirements;
• Managing the development of the request for proposal for new systems when required;
• Working with both firms staffs to develop new systems/procedures, including implementation, and change management strategies;
• Providing oversight and management of the systems integration implementation of all interfaces;
• Assist with change management activities;
• Facilitating issue resolution between business and IT;
• Review all project deliverables under my responsibilities to ensure that they are of the highest quality and meet standards for deliverables; and
• Monitoring performance to ensure compliance with the firms’ expectations

Confidential, Boise, ID

Project Manager/Business Analyst

Responsibilities:

• Performed cost benefit analysis studies on the total cost of ownership of all system between multiple departments;
• Developed and maintained detailed work plan in Microsoft Project;
• Managed the development of detailed functional and technical requirements;
• Directed the requirements gathering of As Is and To Be business processes;
• Worked with firms staff to develop procurement, implementation, and change management strategies;
• Provided oversight and management of the systems implementation;
• Reviewed all project deliverables to ensure that they are of the high quality and meet standards for deliverables per the contract with vendors; and
• Performed risk assessments and risk mitigation planning;
• Assisted with change management activities;
• Facilitating issue resolution between business, IT and vendors;
• Developed business case scenario scripts to be followed during development and implementation of new web applications;
• Developed defect management processes and was member of team;
• Finalized system functional and technical requirements; and
• Developed business case scenario scripts to be followed during acceptance testing of new Web applications.

Confidential, Kalispell, MT

Senior IT Consultant/Senior BA and QA Lead

Responsibilities:

• Acted as member of Financial Team in implementing applications;
• Monitored the establishment of and compliance with project standards;
• Monitored resource utilization and the project budget assigned to me;
• Performed risk assessments and risk mitigation planning;
• Assisted in change management activities;
• Advised and assisted company team leads;
• Developed business case scenario script to be followed during acceptance testing of new web applications;
• Reviewed all project deliverables to ensure that they are of the high quality and meet standards for deliverables;
• Developed defect management processes and was member of team;
• Monitored performance to ensure compliance with the business needs.

Confidential, Sammamish, WA

Senior IT Consultant/Project Manger/Business Analyst

Responsibilities:

• Performed cost benefit analysis studies on the total cost of ownership of all system between multiple departments;
• Developed and maintained detailed work plan in Microsoft Project;
• Managed the development of detailed functional and technical requirements;
• Directed the requirements gathering of As Is and To Be business processes;
• Worked with firms staff to develop procurement, implementation, and change management strategies;
• Provided oversight and management of the systems implementation
• Reviewed all project deliverables to ensure that they are of the high quality and meet standards for deliverables per the contract with vendors; and
• Performed risk assessments and risk mitigation planning;
• Assisted with change management activities;
• Facilitating issue resolution between business, IT and vendors;
• Developed business case scenario scripts to be followed during development and implementation of new applications;
• Developed defect management processes and was member of team;
• Finalized system functional and technical requirements;
• Developed business case scenario scripts to be followed during acceptance testing of new systems