Solutions/Technical Architect and Project Manager Resume Elk Grove Village, IL - Hire IT People

SUMMARY:

Trusted advisor to businesses and corporate executives in driving technical decisions and delivering technical applications.
An influential, strategic thinker and big picture visionary with strong tactical execution, consensus building, and conflict resolution skills.
Accomplished Technology Leader in orchestrating IT projects in diverse, competitive, and fluid environments requiring resource, stakeholder, vendor, and client management.

AREAS OF EXPERTISE:

Project Management Bridging Technical to Business Product Delivery
Analysis & Consulting Strategic Planning Risk Management
Software Development Staffing, Coaching Reporting & Compliance
Building/Managing Teams Client Relationship Management Contract Negotiation
Technical Specializations: Software Development, Oracle, Analytics/Reporting, Web/Mobile
Methodologies: Agile (Scrum), Prototyping, TDD, RAD, Waterfall, Testing/Release Automation

LEADERSHIP & PERFORMANCE HIGHLIGHTS:

Delivered applications for 20+ industries ranging from start - ups to Fortune 100 companies.
Credited with saving clients over $17M through efficiency and performance improvements.
Built/Directed teams implementing solutions from SPA's to large enterprise systems.
Managed 100’s of successful projects for multiple clients within budget and on time.
Supplied leadership and developed highly productive development teams.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:

Confidential, Elk Grove Village, IL

Solutions/Technical Architect and Project Manager

Responsibilities:

Key resource to client for 8+ years (present) through multiple mergers, functioning as IT Manager, Technical PM, and Solutions Architect.
Led and rebuilt development teams to deliver enterprise application and platform supporting 3.4M retail members, including web, mobile, call center, billing, membership, dispatch, finance, claims, fulfillment, and reporting/analytics.
Saved $3M+ by maximizing IT investments, modernizing the platform, implementing agile practices, automating testing, automating release management, implementing rest and microservices.
Implemented 100’s of projects on time and within budget.
Empowered teams and fostered a collaborative and supportive work environment.
Mentored project managers and team members in best practices.

Confidential

Technical PM

Responsibilities:

Provided strategic mobile platform and software product analysis/ recommendations to IT Director; developed a device-independent platform prototype.
As Solutions/Technical Architect and Project Manager, led team of 6 to design and implement an enterprise platform for the non-profit that managed all aspects of fundraising.
Reengineered railcar tracking platform, saving an estimated $500K.
Developed an enterprise metadata data repository used by business analysts worldwide.
Combined data from all corporate databases including Oracle, DB2, and Access.
Managed and mentored staff of 12 for pharmaceutical client, reporting to IT Director. Implemented a BI solution that saved client $12M in 5 days.

Founder & Principal Owner

Confidential

Responsibilities:

Manage all aspects of business operations, encompassing P&L, staffing, solutions delivery, and client relations. Hands-on technical resource, concurrently functioning as a Solutions Architect, Project Manager, or Team Lead on client engagements.
Built business from the ground up to achieve $3.5M+ in revenue and high client retention.
Established operations, infrastructure, and processes.
Assembled and managed a highly skilled team of technical consultants.
Established/marketed service offerings and drove business development initiatives.
Consulted with clients to assess environments and identify needs, budgets, and timelines.
Worked closely with client’s senior leadership team to achieve vision, strategy, and mission.
Presented proposals and communicated solutions to key decision makers for buy-in.
Architected solutions and determined technology platform, roadmap, and architecture.
Led teams on custom software development projects through the SDLC, from requirements gathering through security testing, implementation, integration, training, and support.
Reengineered business processes and identified ways to increase efficiency, profitability, performance, security, and service delivery.
Provided resources to clients without IT staffs and augmented existing IT staffs.