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

EXPERIENCE:

Confidential

• Project manager for UTAS Infrastructure team
• Execute plans for a application reconciliation effort targeted at consolidating UTAS servers
• Work with Infrastructure and Business teams t process over 700 Windows servers.

Confidential

• Program Manager for the Enterprise Quality Assurance program
• Managed a program that included a collection of 24 Enterprise Quality Assurance projects in the areas of DevOps, Continuous Improvement, Test Data Remediation and Process Improvement
• Managed project status using MS PowerPoint and Clarity reporting t oversee project delivery and the
• 8.1 M program budget. Also, prepared monthly Program Level reporting for management
• Developed reporting metrics t consolidate the program reporting

Confidential

• Project Manager Project Manager providing technology services for a large Fortune 100 outsourcing client.
• Managed a portfoli 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 t new EMC VNX storage technology using VPLEX.
• Managed a web applications migration t new server technology
• Supervised a pilot of Overland NAS storage devices at field offices t provide additional storage.
• Managed large teams with 15-20 members.

Confidential

• Project Manager/Consultant 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 t strict Enterprise Life Cycle guidelines for project execution

Confidential

• Senior Project manager for national teacher certification program and applications. A permanent position was not extended due t 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 t support a conversion from Lotus Notes t Microsoft Outlook
• Used Agile planning approach t 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

Confidential

• 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 t develop a Statement of Work, Project Plans, Resource Estimates and Test Requirements for a Property Casualty Underwriting Rating System.

Confidential

• Project manager for the Circulation System applications Facilitated applications development and testing for production system enhancements Coordinated maintenance efforts with development team t ensure timely updates
• Confidential
• Project Manager for CT DOL technology modernization program.
• Developed a cost benefit estimate for re-platforming mainframe COBOL systems t a Service Orientated Architecture SOA using .NetCOBOL on a Wintel based platform Windows and Intel .
• Updated IT strategy document t include a comparison between replatforming and a complete system reengineering with SOA, and Web Services .Net

Confidential

• 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 t insure FDA compliance
• Successfully increased vendor responsiveness for delivering program fixes and consistent support

Confidential

• Project Manager for SAS Server Consolidation
• Developed Statement of Work, Project Plans and resource requests for SAS Server Consolidations for
• upgrading t 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

Confidential

• Project Manager/Consultant Project Manager for ING's Shared Application Services team, utilizing an Enterprise Architecture as a framework t 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, ING's Enterprise Architecture, IA3 and data warehouse
• structure t manage projects, for expanding and extending application and data access capability

Confidential

• Financial Project Manager/Consultant Financial Project Consulting at The Hartford t 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

Confidential

• Project Manager 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

Confidential

• Consultant 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

Confidential

• Owner/Developer Developed a web based retail outlet for fine Italian bicycles 3,000 t 6,500
• Developed business and marketing plans for Internet business
• Managed a website for marketing upscale Italian bicycles

Confidential

• Project Manager/Consultant 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 t 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.

Confidential

Project Manager/Consultant

• Consulting t Travelers Insurance, coordinating the project plan portfoli for a corporate divestiture
• Developed and maintained MS Project portfoli for a large a corporate divestiture
• Coordinated the planning, tracking and reporting activities for 22 business and technical teams

Confidential

• 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 t 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
• Managed a project team t develop an on-line SAS training guide t enhance new staff development
• Worked with off-shore development team t coordinate project deliverables
• Actively participated in proposal development and customer prospecting
• Completed extensive CMMi training program
• Lincoln Life/CIGNA, Bloomfield, CT Director: Client Support Strategy 10/97 t 07/98 Managed tw 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 t leverage current technology e.g. Filenet, Optika, Bantec t 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 t electronic image for retrieval by the Imaging and Workflow system
• Interfaced with vendors and corporate attorneys for billing, contract and legal issues

Confidential

• A wide range of consulting assignments for Fortune 500 companies GE Capital, MetLife Allstate
• Lead team responsible for developing a client pilot t 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 t validate
• performance characteristics of a large scale conversion t 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 for MetLife
• Participated in the proposal development process for Filenet Imaging and Workflow systems Wang, Metlife

TECHNICAL

• Data Warehouse SharePoint Web Services BCP C /Java VMWare
• PC Connected SCSP HBGary GigaTrust Optima QlikView
• MS Office AWD/FileNet MS/Project SOA FrontPage HTML
• LoadRunner Lotus Notes CLIST Wintel IBM ES9000s VNX / VPLEX MICS/MXG BEST/1 modeling RMF/SMF STROBE TMON OMEGAMON Oracle VMS AS/400 SDLC Cognos DEC VAX/Alpha Client/Server Summit UNIX DASD TSO/VM PC Hardware/Software installations upgrades