SUMMARY:

• Wildly Enthusiastic - results are always exceptional.
• Experienced analyst, programmer, trainer and problem solver with good communication skills.
• Demonstrated ability to take direction and responsibility, with a willingness to work overtime, while working independently or as part of a highly effective team.
• Extensive Technical & IT Project Management with strong consulting background in the manufacturing, banking and insurance industries.
• Highly detailed, well organized and effective with C-level.
• Establishes team enthusiasm by putting team members needs first, thereby motivating the team to reward the company with perfection, ensuring the project is error free, on time, at or below budget. Recognized by multiple clients with end of task parties.
• On Time, At Budget, Error Free Results
• Every project has been implemented on time, error free
• Improved Confidential 's COPICS II manufacturing process to respond in real-time to problems, resulting in enhanced customer service, accurate processing, time and cost savings
• Created custom software package in Cobol / Assembler for IBM / GE to handle the extensive workload and unique demands of the company’s real-time interfacing it’s numerous plant computers to the four mainframe computers
• Developed Confidential Bank’s Visa Debit Card system in Macro level CICS Assembler opening this feature for their customers
• Produced a completely new Participatory Note System in Cobol / Assembler for Confidential - added my own critical feature allowing previously sold Notes to be re-purchased (within two months Confidential acquired a subsidiary bank thus requiring my new feature)
• Ernst & Young project with Confidential - served as main resource implementing and customizing a NEW UCC G/L system in Cobol. Worked to assess the entire system finding many errors requiring my training of UCC staff how to make corrections
• Developed custom unique programs in Cobol / Assembler for Confidential Insurance to identify and correct differences between OLD UNIVAC Cobol / Assembler / JCL and NEW IBM environment
• Developed custom Cobol / Assembler programs facilitating IBM's Y2k conversions of COPICS for its world-wide manufacturing clients
• Developed and automated the “Bonus Point Award” system in Borland’s Paradox for GDC which reduced the number of hours staff spent entering data as well as adding flexibility, uniformity and reliability
• Worked independently through IBM, without supervision, to develop Confidential 's customized interfaces of COPICS in Cobol / Assembler
• Oversaw the conversion of 40-50 manufacturing systems for IBM’s COPICS Y2k compatibility in Cobol / Assembler
• Led staff on IBM's Y2k COPICS conversion to complete multiple in Cobol / Assembler projects error-free, on-time, at / or below budget
• Managed a staff of 30 consultants through the development and conversion of IBM's COPICS to Y2k in Cobol / Assembler
• Balanced multiple demands of the projects with the needs of the people to ensure each project’s success resulting in increased employee morale
• Managed conversion of Confidential 's newly acquired subsidiary bank from ASCII to EBCDIC for IBM environment
• Trained all Confidential Insurance IT staff and consultants on NEW IBM Cobol / Assembler / JCL software and hardware requirements
• Managed every aspect Confidential ’s changeover from UNIVAC to NEW IBM
• Trained eight new food service staff for GDC on the kitchen policies and procedures
• Responsible for every aspect of GDC Waycross's food service program including ordering, preparation, serving and reporting for general & special diets
• Identified major flaws in IBM's COP ICS in ANS-COBOL and System/370 Assembler which (per IBM) would have taken two years to correct
• Solved IBM’s problem of how to fix the system and distribute to clients in a timely manner
• Improved IBM's COPICS in Cobol / Assembler to function correctly
• Solved Confidential / IBM’s need to interface multiple plant-floor computers with four(4) mainframes
• Solved Confidential 's need to avoid late delivery penalties on OLD UNIVAC equipment
• Automated Confidential Insurance's Deficiency Reserve Calculation in Cobol maximizing profits on cash not immediately required
• Solved Demand Deposit Account (Checking) problem hours before Federal Law mandated Confidential to cease to exist
• Produced error free, on time, multiple conversions for IBM of several companies using COPICS in Cobol / Assembler
• Restored complete functionality on all GDC Law Library computers by solving over 400 issues library patrons created as Administrators in Windows 2000 while creating multiple sign-on's to restrict System Administrator access to library staff, developed a new user profile which prevented library patrons for making any changes

CORE COMPETENCIES:

Cobol Programmer / Analyst

Assembly Programmer

Leadership

Trainer

Problem Solver

Strategic Planning and Analysis

Teamwork

EMPLOYMENT HISTORY:

Confidential, Atlanta, GA

Senior Project Manager

Responsibilities:

• I enjoyed the diversity, helping people, excelled, and had fun - no matter the variety of clients needs, deadlines, computer software or equipment.

Confidential, Atlanta, GA

Responsibilities:

• Interfaced IBM'S COPICS II Manufacturing System Mainframes to Plant Floor Computers - making Real Time re-scheduling possible saving deadlines, money and improving Customer Satisfaction.
• Identified errors in COPICS - IBM wrote the 1st apology letter in their history to Confidential notifying them that two years were required to correct the errors due to the complexity.
• At no cost to IBM or Confidential corrected the errors in my original project deadline - allowing Confidential accurate information and IBM to provide this fix to other clients.

Confidential, Powell, TN

Responsibilities:

• Re-designed Ordering System
• Improved timeliness of production shortening customer's time to fix broken signage

Confidential, Atlanta, GA

Responsibilities:

• Enhanced Manufacturing System
• Improved plant scheduling

Confidential, Atlanta, GA

Responsibilities:

• Developed critical Deficiency Reserve Calculation.
• Headed Univac to IBM conversion, trained all consultants and staff on IBM's systems.
• Designed and tested Disaster Recovery Plan.
• Completed conversion error free by critical deadline.

Confidential, Atlanta, GA

Responsibilities:

• Developed Visa Debit Card System - opening this feature to the bank's customers.
• Re-Designed a New Participatory Note System.
• After requesting approval, incorporated my enhancements allowing Confidential to re-purchase notes.
• Only a couple months later, Confidential V. P. personally thanked me, since they'd acquired another subsidiary bank which had purchased original notes.
• Resolved problem where Confidential had to cycle its systems instantaneously.
• Identified catastrophic error in DDA (Checking) system hours before mandatory closure of Confidential