SUMMARY

Project Manager with over 20 years of business and systems management experience in positions of increasing responsibility, supporting client/server and mainframe environments with enterprise architecture and data warehousing capability. Demonstrated ability to plan and implement projects, manage budgets and organizational resources producing results that provide superior technical design, deliver operational efficiencies and significant savings. Business/technical experience is complemented by a MBA in Economics, an MS in Organizational Behavior, and knowledge of Project Management Methodologies e.g. PMI, Summit, Six Sigma, CMMi and Andersen Consulting's project tools .

STRENGTHS

• Project Management o Business/Systems Analysis o Process Improvement
• Cost Benefit Analysis o Organizational Development o Supervision
• Vendor Negotiations o Hardware and Software Evaluations o Management Reporting
• Large scale conversions o Resource Planning/Budgeting o Proposal Writing

EXPERIENCE:

• Confidenital Project Manager providing technology services for a large Fortune 100 outsourcing client.
• Managed a portfolio of infrastructure projects including physical and virtual server installations, storage frame refresh, memory and CPU upgrades.
• Coordinated roll out of a PC Connected, SCSP, HBGary and GigaTrust software upgrades.
• Facilitated the upgrade of 150 servers to new EMC VNX storage technology using VPLEX.
• Managed a web applications migration to new server technology
• Supervised a pilot of Overland NAS storage devices at field offices to provide additional storage.
• Managed large teams with 15-20 members.
• Confidenital Project Manager for SAS Server Consolidation and Imaging Application retirement
• Developed and executed enterprise life cycle project plans spanning multiple business units
• Managed a diverse project team of five 5 : Architect, Business Analyst, QA, Technical Analysts
• Adhered to strict Enterprise Life Cycle guidelines for project execution
• Confidenital Senior Project manager for national teacher certification program and applications. A permanent position was not extended due to budget restrictions caused by the down turn of the economy.
• Executed Project Plans for Wintel development of an web based Study Guide Ordering System
• Developed a training plan to support a conversion from Lotus Notes to Microsoft Outlook
• Used Agile planning approach to managed monthly application updates for a reporting system for the State of Florida
• Project manager for a demonstration of QlikView reporting software for automating report capability
• Coordinated Business Continuity Process for disaster recovery
• Confidenital Project manager for QA performance testing of applications using CMMi methodology.
• Coordinated LoadRunner performance testing for a corporate-wide compliance tutorial
• Utilized business and systems planning expertise to develop a Statement of Work, Project Plans, Resource Estimates and Test Requirements for a Property Casualty Underwriting Rating System.
• Confidenital Project manager for the Circulation System applications Facilitated applications development and testing for production system enhancements Coordinated maintenance efforts with development team to ensure timely updates

Confidenital

• Project Manager for CT DOL technology modernization program.
• Developed a cost benefit estimate for re-platforming mainframe COBOL systems to a Service Orientated Architecture SOA using .NetCOBOL on a Wintel based platform Windows and Intel .
• Updated IT strategy document to include a comparison between replatforming and a complete system reengineering with SOA, and Web Services .Net
• Confidenital Project Manager for Training Management and Reporting System Power2Learn
• Managed the implementation of a Business Objects Reporting system in support of corporate training.
• Directed a core IT team for a Power2Learn training management system, resolving long standing technical issue, focusing on tightening systems controls and testing, improving processes and developing best practices .
• Actively participated in Pfizer's rigorous change management process to insure FDA compliance
• Successfully increased vendor responsiveness for delivering program fixes and consistent support
• Confidenital Project Manager for SAS Server Consolidation
• Developed Statement of Work, Project Plans and resource requests for SAS Server Consolidations for
• upgrading to the latest SAS software platform and reduce licensing across the Pfizer computing

environment

Identify, evaluate, coordinate and schedule server migrations with business and technical staff

Confidenital

Project Manager

ING's Shared Application Services team, utilizing an Enterprise Architecture as a framework to share data and application code in support of Data Warehouse and web enabled applications

Managed the automation of a Fee Billing System for better fee collection, reporting and administration

Facilitated eDelivery Project, for electronic distribution of customer statements 15 ROI

Mapped out a process for evaluating and completing projects that are less than 50,000

Utilized Summit project management tool and ING's Enterprise Architecture, IA3 and data warehouse

structure to manage projects, for expanding and extending application and data access capability

Confidenital

• Financial Project Consulting at The Hartford to manage budgets and financial reporting for a 25mm Life Systems upgrade project
• Maintained project budgets, MS project plans and time reporting for multi-phase application upgrade
• Developed monthly management and project control reporting process
• Confidenital Facilitated project activities for a Cognos Operational Reporting team
• Developed detailed project plan and design documents for a Claims Reconciliation system
• Facilitated Joint Application Design sessions for developing detailed Cognos reporting requirements
• Confidenital Technology consultant for the Connecticut Resource Recovery Authority
• Developed a Business Impact Analysis for a Disaster Recovery plan for the entire organization
• Monitored the implementation of an data warehouse system for Accounting functions
• Confidenital Developed a web based retail outlet for fine Italian bicycles 3,000 to 6,500
• Developed business and marketing plans for Internet business
• Created a website for marketing upscale Italian bicycles
• Confidenital Consulting at CIGNA, defining organizational processes, guidelines, process maps and Best Practices
• Developed a Process Guidebook, documenting the organizational workflow, Best Practices , process
• standards, developing process improvement recommendations for a Customer Solutions team
• responsible for delivering end-to-end PC, voice and data capability for business users
• Presented project summary and recommendations to upper management, resulting in another
• assignment
• Led a process improvement team in developing a consolidated application profile for standardizing
• project and application data sharing for technical teams within the Systems Division.

Confidenital

Consulting to Travelers Insurance, coordinating the project plan portfolio for a corporate divestiture

Developed and maintained MS Project portfolio for a large a corporate divestiture

Coordinated the planning, tracking and reporting activities for 22 business and technical teams

Confidenital

• Managed internal and client projects utilizing SEI/CMM methodology. Left as part of corporate downsizing
• Directed an application conversion assessment, providing technical recommendations for Pfizer
• Participated in developing a server architecture to structure and manage an application server for SAS programming, user access document sharing
• Led the recruiting efforts for the department and identified training/staffing requirements

Confidenital

• Managed a project team to develop an on-line SAS training guide to enhance new staff development
• Worked with off-shore development team to coordinate project deliverables
• Actively participated in proposal development and customer prospecting
• Completed extensive CMMi training program
• Confidenital Managed two 2 teams in support of client/server and mainframe systems. Left after a restructuring of business priorities after the acquisition of the individual insurance business by Lincoln Life
• Directed project plans for an enterprise wide system roll out of a client/server software upgrade to
• consolidate and simplify operating environment for an AWD Imaging and Workflow System
• Identified improvement opportunities and executed project plans for updating a Customer Information
• System for accessing data on mainframe, client/server and Internet systems
• Developed a strategy for replacing an AWD Imaging and Workflow System to leverage current technology e.g. Filenet, Optika, Bantec to meet anticipated business requirements
• Created guidelines for implementing Optical Storage for an AWD Imaging and Workflow System
• serving Insurance and Annuities Applications
• Outlined a process for converting microfiche documents to electronic image for retrieval by the Imaging
• and Workflow system
• Interfaced with vendors and corporate attorneys for billing, contract and legal issues

Confidenital

• A wide range of consulting assignments for Fortune 500 companies
• Lead team responsible for developing a client pilot to demonstrate, evaluate and recommend HR
• Succession Planning software, negotiating with the vendor for additional up front support and
• expanded user log-ons, saving the client about 30,000 in operational costs
• Developed an automated capacity planning model of a critical Batch job stream to validate
• performance characteristics of a large scale conversion to new multi-state billing system
• Directed the development of a multi-platform client/server performance testing environment for an
• Automated Agent Desktop system built with Small Talk
• Developed a client/server technical architecture for a Filenet imaging and workflow system
• Participated in the proposal development process for Filenet Imaging and Workflow systems