Summary:

• IT management, project management, solutions architecture, business systems analysis, or pre-sales support client-facing roles incorporating architecture, design, documentation, analysis, and technical management. Not pursuing coding positions.
• Results-oriented, high-energy, hands-on professional, with a successful record of consulting accomplishments in multiple high-demand industries. Experienced in software project management, IT management, architect-level engineering, business systems analysis, cost/schedule/risk management, EVM, PMP, Agile, Scrum, Waterfall, SDLC.
• Major strengths include strong leadership, excellent communication skills, competent, strong team player. Presentations to technical and non-technical audiences, troubled project turnaround, and customer satisfaction.

Professional Highlights:

Project Manager/Engineering Manager

• 10 years project management experience, 18 years tech management, up to 35M.
• Turned failed projects into success, recovered company standing with customers, and turned liability into a profit.
• Created and enacted processes and procedures, continuous process improvement CMMI, 6-Sigma, etc
• Maintained schedules on time and under budget, managed issues and mitigated risks, assigning work-flow.
• Managed technology decisions and assignment of resources and workflow, project timelines and milestones for government and commercial projects.
• Planned and managed engineering systems and applications, personnel up to 104.
• Managed vendors, COTS implementation, external interfaces. Reviewed and approved work provided by vendors and external organizations.
• Participated in contract renegotiations, managing customer changes in requirements and priorities.

Experience:

IT Project Manager, Confidential

WMB8 Upgrade project, contract through Mastech. Managed the upgrade of Websphere Message Broker for Georgia and National regions. Successfully delivered project through active client management, project management oversight, and budget monitoring. Transformed business requirements into viable solutions. Planned and conducted project kickoff meetings defined project scope facilitated technical/operational requirements developed detailed project plans tracked/managed projects to successful completion communicated status, issues and risks to project stakeholders provided leadership to cross-functional project teams, and maintained project documentation. Leveraged internal tools to build detailed project cost estimates, identify critical assumptions and risks. Technical Project Management, SOA, HIPAA, UML, Logical and Physical Design, Visio, MS Project, Remedy, MS Office, WebSphere 8, VMWare, AIX Unix, Webex, distributed team management, StarTeam, Rational Team Center, SharePoint, source and version control.

Web Deployment Manager, Confidential

Release and deployment management, contract through BW Bacon. Planning, configuration and testing of test and production environments. Planned and tested releases. Managed actual release and deployment. Post deployment testing and review. Set up administrator accounts and configurations. Managed content deployment. Managed mobile device configuration, product release management and development coordination. Program/project management. Managed productization of websites. Managed development of user training materials. Assisted in product development including new releases, features and interfaces. Ubuntu Linux, Apache, PHP, AJAX, JSON, GiT, Asana, MySQL, log4php, iPad/iPod, html 5, JavaScript, disaster recovery planning, COTS integration, SSH, virtualization, remote systems management, customer relationship management.

Project Manager, Confidential

Researched and spread best practices investigated and articulated customer-specific technology solutions for virtualization and cloud. Advised enterprise CTO and CEO level on overall architecture. Researched alternative architecture technologies, analyzed current client technology infrastructure and ability to support strategic objectives, including improvement of business processes. Managed installation and testing of prototype systems to ensure functionality. Researched and managed proof-of-concept of Linux cloud platforms for virtualization, scale out architecture, internet usability, information security, and elastic database architecture, to facilitate migration to cloud technology. Managed configuration, infrastructure troubleshooting, release management, disaster recovery planning, and test environment. Ubuntu, Mint, Redhat, Debian, PuppyLinux, DamnSmallLinux, Pinguy, Zorin, Fedora, UNIX, VirtualBox, VMWare, WIKI, Jira.

Systems Architect, Confidential

Contract through TechRP. Contract assignment to design system for Visa's dispute resolution QA program. Engineered and prototyped system for the project, with unit testing, integration testing, and end-to-end testing. Coordinated with the customer in design, presentation, and scheduling of project activities. Developed documentation for design, system implementation, integration, use and test cases. Agile, requirements translation, requirements decomposition, user interface design, human factors engineering, information security, financial and security compliance, Netbeans, Windows, Linux, Subversion, Service Oriented Architecture SOA/SOAP , T-SQL, PL/SQL, reporting, Mind Maps, Aedile, systems engineering, FOSS, Word, Excel, HTML, PHP, JavaScript, MySQL, SQLServer, Oracle, Apache, IIS, UML, XML, data modeling, functional specifications, database design, user documentation, help system, SharePoint, banking industry.

Contract Enterprise Architect, Confidential

Contract through Compri. Short-term 8 weeks contract assignment to Advanced Research department at Jeppesen, subsidiary of Boeing. Consulted on modeling concepts with multi-national navigation data standards committee. Engineered and modeled data model for proposed new data standards, to be presented at business venture meeting. Enterprise Architect, Java, J2SE, J2EE, Netbeans, HTML, UML, XML, XMI, UNIX, data modeling, database design, SharePoint, aviation industry.

Project Manager, Confidential

PresortDirect.com, a new startup Application Service Provider. New software and e-commerce B2B business-to-business portal for direct marketing firms. Managed technology decisions and assignment of resources and workflow, project timelines and milestones. Planned, managed, engineered system and applications. Reviewed site design, architecture. Managed vendors, COTS implementation, external interfaces. Managed test lab configuration, coordinated test and development activities, build process, production environment. Collaborated on graphic art and visual design. Direct marketing, customer liaison, vendor liaison, full SDLC software development life-cycle , Enterprise Content Management Services ECMS , Virtualization, financials and financial reporting, internet usability, disaster recovery planning, Agile, Waterfall, Scrum, release management, PMBOK. Java, JavaScript, PHP, MySQL, SQL, OOD/OOP, WIKI, Joomla, HTML, ETL, OpenProject, SharePoint, e-commerce, Windows 7 migration, Linux, SOA, SAAS, Paypal.

Software Engineering Manager, Confidential

Creating the software to monitor and control the next generation of military communications satellites, 35 million project. Turned a failed project that was a liability into a positive for the company. Managed the full project life cycle, to include providing estimates and bid input based upon project requirements. Maintained the schedule on time and under budget, managed issues and mitigated risks, assigning work-flow. Reviewed and approved work provided by vendors and external organizations. Participated in 18 contract modifications in three years, managing customer changes in requirements and priorities. Directly responsible for assignment, design, work-flow, resources, prioritization and day-to-day activities of a software engineering department. Directed unit testing, integration testing, and end-to-end testing. Managed test lab configuration, coordinated test and development activities, build process, production environment. Coordinated with the government customers in design, presentation, and scheduling of project activities. Developed and oversaw the development of documentation for design, system implementation, integration, performance analysis, use and test cases. Authored and implemented procedures for development, code standards, source code management, configuration management, build and release schedules. Created issue tracking, work-flow and reporting management tools and processes used by all personnel involved with project. Coordinated and performed end-of-project delivery of all software, hardware, documentation, CM, surplus, and residual inventory. Sold remaining equipment to bring back additional 250K to the company. Implemented new CMDM inventory control system for the Configuration Management/Document Management department, replacement QA database for production QA, and company electronic suggestion box. Contributed to BD team for proposals, bids, estimates. PMP/PMBOK, Earned Value Management EVM , financials and financial reporting, Agile, Waterfall, Scrum, requirements management, RFI, RFP, SOW, requirements translation/decomposition, data modeling, functional specifications, disaster recovery planning, COTS implementation, release management, information security, cross-domain security, Java, J2SE, J2EE, Netbeans, Windows, Linux, VB6, Oracle 10g, Active Directory, SourceSafe, Service Oriented Architecture SOA , ETL, PL/SQL, T-SQL, Subversion, user interface design, human factors engineering, embedded firmware, Apache, PHP, MySQL, Virtualization, reporting, networking, CMMI, MS Project, MS Access, UML, XML, PowerPoint, Mind Maps, Aedile, DOORS, SharePoint, management, systems engineering, FOSS, Word, Excel.

Consultant, Confidential

Developer and analyst for a startup SBU, contract-to-hire in an energetic and intense work environment. Systems perform security system monitoring and management for hundreds of thousands of customers at once. Developed and modified existing n-tier application systems. Analyzed and changed database as needed. Designed and created ASP web-based version of Manitou, 4-tier real-time access to central station systems, serving over half a million live subscribers. ETL system and application for importing legacy data from Bold's 22-year-old THEOS system. Operated as part of a team organizing, planning, and executing large-scale project from vision through implementation. GUI-based application design and object-oriented development. Data modeling and relational database design, programming, localization, implementation, delivery. Waterfall, Visual Basic 6.0, VBScript, ASP, COM, user interface design, human factors engineering, embedded software, JavaScript, internet usability, Sybase 12, SQLServer 2000, SourceSafe, Active Directory, Object Oriented Programming OOP , ADO, OLEDB, ETL, DAO, SQL, control creation, Sheridan controls, Access 2000, networking, some MSVC 6.0.

Sr. Software Engineer, Confidential

Short-term Wells Fargo consulting assignment. Modified applications that performed information tracking ops for mortgage loan business. Designed and developed new application for monitoring staffing and seating utilization. Database analysis, ETL, process improvement. SQLServer 2000, Visual Basic 6.0, ADO, RDO, DAO, Access 2000.

IT Director/Project Manager, Confidential

Telikos, new development for Levant, a new startup Application Service Provider. Designed and developed new software and web pages for a B2B business-to-business web portal for recruiters. Software provided for resume storage, searching and retrieval, activity calendar, leads tracking, and recruitment process tracking. Planned and managed all client and server code for the SDLC software development life cycle . Financials and financial reporting, schedules, technical and performance analyses, Requirements management, release management, rational unified process RUP , preliminary and critical design reviews, disaster recovery planning, ASP, COM/DCOM, VB6.0, dynamic HTML, database design. COTS, SQLServer 2000, Active Directory, Access 7, Visual InterDev, VBScript, ADO, RDO, ETL, FrontPage, user interface design, human factors engineering, networking, system administration, SAAS.

Sr. Consulting Software Engineer, Confidential

MySightStreet, new development for SightStreet.com, a subsidiary of Jobson Publishing. Designed and developed new software and web pages for a web portal for eye doctors. Full SDLC, design and development of web site for E-commerce. Web application, database-driven ASP, COM/DCOM, object DLL, VB6.0, dynamic HTML, SQLServer 2000, database design, user interface design, human factors engineering, technical and performance analysis. Visual InterDev, stored procedures, OOP.

Sr. Consulting Software Engineer, Confidential

MetLife project, new development for Adminiquest Inc. Designed and developed new software and modified existing software for insurance industry administrative information system. Conceived, planned and coded approx. 80 of all client code, full SDLC. Database analysis, large-scale print engines, systems engineering, technical and business analyses, preliminary and critical design reviews, user interface design, human factors engineering. Microsoft SQLServer 7, Visual Basic 6.0, ETL, ADO, RDO, COM/DCOM, Access 7.0, stored procedures, OOP, UNIX.

Sr. Consulting Engineer, Confidential

Developed new software and modified existing software for television broadcast traffic and billing system. Follow-on work for below listed employment by same company. SQLServer 6.5 and 7.0, Visual Basic 3.0, 5.0 and 6.0, COM/DCOM, Access 2.0 and 7.0, DB2, OOP.

Sr. Software Engineer, Confidential

Modified existing software for monitoring performance of data warehouses through metadata analysis. SQLServer 6.5, Oracle, Sybase, ETL, DB2, Informix, UNIX, Access 7.0, Visual Basic 5.0, COM/DCOM, Visual C 5.0, OOP.

Manager of Software Services/Project Manager, Confidential

Broadcast television broadcast traffic and billing system for Warner Bros. Network. Scheduling, billing, tracking and reporting for an entire broadcast television station. Full SDLC, Internet software, revenue projection/forecasting systems, trend data, affiliate financial roll-up reporting, AS400 DB2. Managed a team of developers on the project, performed systems, technical and business analyses. Performed as project manager after departing project manager was transferred. Microsoft SQLServer 6.5 and 7.0, Visual Basic 3.0, 5.0 and 6.0, COM/DCOM, Access 2.0 and 7.0, ETL, MS Project.

Sr. Software Engineer, Confidential

HR Empower Web project, new development, taking HR Empower standalone product below for version 2. Designed and developed an entirely new integrated web-based expert system and knowledge database, the first true knowledge-based expert system for WWW/WinNT platform in existence. Source data development processes, database analysis, user interface design, human factors engineering, preliminary and critical design reviews. Visual Basic 5.0, Visual C 4.2, Access, SQLServer, WinCGI. PersonnetWeb project, new development, large scale document conversion, HTML, indexing, cross-referencing, with WinCGI application interface to put them on the web. Database analysis, ETL, insertion, indexing, nightly updates, reporting, WinCGI, Microsoft IIS, Visual Basic 5.0, Visual C 4.2, Access, SQLServer, UNIX.

Software Engineering Consultant, Confidential

Tele-Delivery project, new development for KeyCorp in Cleveland. Gathered user requirements, performed system analysis and database analysis. Designed and developed client software and server database for distributed database client server customer/sales automation system. Visual Basic, DBaseIV, OS/2 DB2/2, UNIX. Full SDLC, ETL, fielding, integration and customer support/training activities. Liaison with users, sales personnel and off-site management.

Apr 1996 Sep 1996 Software Engineer, Confidential

HR Empower project, new development. Full SDLC, RAD. Analysis, design, rapid development. Access, testing software, test procedures, source data. Designed, documented and developed an entirely new integrated knowledge-based expert system. VB 5, Visual C , Windows, UNIX.

Programming Consultant, Confidential

While assigned at MCI in Colorado Springs, assisted in migration of old SmallTalk client/server billing/tracking application. Gathered user requirements, performed systems analysis and design, performed database analysis DBA . Delphi, MSVC , Sybase, Windows, UNIX.

Programming Consultant, Confidential

While assigned at IBM in Boulder, assisted in application development for client/server database suite for the Child Welfare System/Case Management System, for the State of California. Testing, debugging, design review, problem tracking, VB3, MSVC 4.

Programmer Analyst, Confidential

Designed a pilot project system to convert, deliver and dynamically revise electronic maintenance information to airlines in a multi-million-dollar project for the world leader in airline information. Programming, systems integration, cost/benefit analysis, market research, project management, cost models. MSVC 1.00, C/C , revision tracking, ETL, graphics conversion, VB3, QA testing tools, serial comm, Delphi, Windows, UNIX.

• Systems Integration Engineer, Confidential Installation of high-end, mainframe-based security system, prototype security system for the US Air Force. Electronics research, preliminary sketches using CAD, design and construction. Test environments and procedures, preliminary and critical design reviews. Assisted in debugging firmware on system. Additional duties: Facility Security Officer. Wrote Facility Security Procedures manual. Secret Clearance.

Office Manager, Confidential

Scheduling, resource coordination, manpower projections for government contract. Tracking systems for purchasing, quality assurance, payroll, financials, and materiel for same. Computer system support for office of 22 personnel. Secret Clearance.

Chief Computer, Confidential

Management, training, administration of 10 to 104 personnel. Operation, programming and troubleshooting of proprietary platform computers, computer peripherals, and communications and encryption devices. Computed and analyzed interior and exterior ballistics for delivery of artillery howitzer fire, with sophisticated computing tools or with pencil and paper, to include nuclear weapons delivery. Logistics support of approx. 120 personnel, managing 5 million in equipment. Over 30 official awards, medals and citations. Secret clearance.