SUMMARY

• Accomplished, proactive leader with successful experience building and leading cohesive teams to achieve project objectives in extreme conditions under difficult situations.
• Both tactically and technically proficient, Customer - focused, committed to building corporate success by identifying and capitalizing on business opportunities. Wide range of banking experience to include large credit card companies.
• Vast experience with WebSphere MQ, WMB, WAS, Websphere Portal, MQ Clustering, WTX Certified Websphere Consultant,
• Proficient in both Mainframe and distributed systems Windows, Linux and Unix. Proficient in German, conversant and basic Arabic.
• Current Project Management Institute (PMI) member. Vast familiarity with PMBOK (Project Management Body of Knowledge). Available for travel. MBA E-Business

TECHNICAL SKILLS

Technological Inventory Software: MS Word, Excel, Access, PowerPoint, Outlook, PhotoShop, PageMaker, Illustrator, BMC Patrol, BMC MAINVIEW, Dreamweaver, Planview, Fireworks, SharePoint, WMQ, WAS, Websphere Portal, WMB, Websphere JMS and BMC Monitoring tools, PlanView, MS Project, VISIO, Crystal reports, Oracle, Oracle Middleware, Tibco, IBM DB2, Tomcat, Apache web serverPlatforms Windows, Solaris, UNIX, Linux, Tandem, AS400, CICS, DB2, IMS, Linux on Mainframe HP-UX, OS390Languages Visual Basic, Java scripting, PHP, C, C+. Perl, Shell scriptingNetworking LAN, WAN, POP, SMTP, VPNs, ISDN, DHCP, TCP/IP, WINS, DNS

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCEConfidential

Founder / CEO/ Senior Technical lead

Responsibilities:

• Develop and market interactive, web-based software program bundling academic and administrative database requirements.
• Direct company operations and administration encompassing personnel oversight; program, product, and service design, marketing, promotion, delivery, and quality assurance; annual budget control and resource management; and regulatory compliant human resource administration.
• Ensure strong, positive representation of organization’s image, mission, programs, products, and services.
• Established PMO office for Harris Stratex as well as designed SharePoint GUI and structure
• Retail, banking and insurance experience with Kroger, GSF, Aldi, Food Lion, Wells Fargo, Chicago Board of Trade, Wall Street, First Citizens, Allstate, Blue Cross Blue Shield Michigan, State Farm, Progressive, Nationwide and other Fortune 500 companies.
• Performed Project management in the development of web based monitoring system for Innovant. Innovant provides over 90 percent of all Visa transactions throughout the world.
• Designed SharePoint GUI as well as structured layout for tracking of projects and deliverables
• Earned revenue of 3 million dollars in 8 month period
• Credit card processing some familiarity with TSYS
• Conducted several infrastructure upgrades of Windows Project server, Windows 2003, Active Directory and Sharepoint.
• Use of virtualization tools such as VMWare
• Performed total infrastructure Program Management for 5/3 Bank Project Management for infrastructure upgrade on both Mainframe and distributed systems (Sun Solaris, Linux, Windows) utilizing Tomcat, Apache, (Oracle Middleware for integration of personnel from Microsoft database) WMQ, WAS,WMB, WebSphere Portal and BMC Monitoring tools,, coordinated with all stakeholders to ensure projects completed on time and on budget with 98% accuracy on Time and 100% on budget.
• USBank Project Management and technical consultant for infrastructure upgrade on both Mainframe and distributed systems utilizing Informatica Messaging, WMQ, Websphere Portal, MQ JMS, WAS,WMB and BMC Monitoring tools,,, coordinated with all stakeholders to ensure projects completed on time and on budget with 100% accuracy on Time and 100% on budget,
• Wells Fargo, Simultaneous management while providing technical management at USBank. Performed upgrade of monitoring software as well as storage upgrade utilizing WMQ, WAS, WMB and BMC Monitoring tools.
• Active Directory rollout and upgrade experience
• Wachovia Infrastructure upgrade and new monitoring software installation. Interacted with both technical and managerial teams so as not to conflict with daily activities. Utilized WMQ, Websphere Portal, WAS, WMB and BMC Monitoring tools in a Sun Solaris server environment. Project was 100% on Time 100% on budget. Additionally set up training for staff and managed change management activities ensuring communication was well distributed throughout entire process
• Experience using MQ JMS (Java Message Service for creating of monitoring tools for FastMQ used by airlines and credit card companies.
• Shell scripting with both PERL and Microsoft
• Conducted 2 year global merger across entire IT environment with supervision over 60 personnel worldwide between a division of the Harris Corporation and company called Stratex
• Performed Project management for the expansion of Huntington Bank IT systems as well as technical review for WMQ infrastructure to include fine tuning of MQ objects and message transfer using MQ JMS. dis included server upgrade, network upgrade, monitoring upgrade as well as training halp desk personnel on new monitoring system.
• First Citizen Infrastructure check-up. Included auditing of software being used to include band width performance of First Citizens systems Sun Solaris and Windows). Suggested possible upgrades and improvements to make transactions and interaction with customers a smoother and rewarding experience utilizing WMQ, WAS,WMB and BMC Monitoring tools

Confidential

Project Manager

Responsibilities:

• Delivered $500K in government cost savings for camp construction.
• Increased vehicle and equipment uptime by sourcing maintenance provider.
• Commended for implementing positive improvements and strengtaning relations between Army and civilian contractors with Certificate of Achievement from U.S. Army Corp of Engineers and U.S. Army.
• Managed logistical, construction and security needs for three major operating areas in Iraq including health and welfare of 183 local security personnel, 100 local workers, and 150 American personnel assigned to three contractors.
• Directed destruction and transition of enemy ammunition to rewarehousing, accounting, storage, and issue to New Iraqi Army.
• Purchased and leased equipment, paid local workers, and built housing and office facilities for contracting personnel within multi-million dollar budget.Developed and market interactive, web-based software program bundling academic and administrative database requirements.
• Infrastructure included Sun, Linux, MySQL Database and apache server, IBM HTTP Server
• Developed infrastructure for software has well as performed testing scenarios for server ability to facilitate real time transactions
• Direct company operations and administration encompassing personnel oversight; program, product, and service design, marketing, promotion, delivery, and quality assurance; annual budget control and resource management; and regulatory compliant human resource administration.
• Ensure strong, positive representation of organization’s image, mission, programs, products, and services.

Confidential, Raleigh, NC

Project Manager/ Sr. Technical consultant

Responsibilities:

• Provided consultative sales and conception to completion project management for software installations and customizations at Fortune 500 companies.
• Performed merger for First Union to Wachovia, Conducted merger across entire First Union Infrastructure which included security upgrades, for WMQ, email upgrades, financial data system upgrades to ensure all customers and personnel experienced a smooth transition through the process.
• Provided project management and hands on assistance for WebSphere infrastructure management and Monitoring for the Chicago Board of Trade and Merrill Lynch on both mainframe and distributed systems which included WAS, WMB and BMC Monitoring tools,, developed MQ environment using MQ, MQ JMS, MQ clustering publish and subscribe system in conjunction with WMB to transform messages between different systems utilizing client connections to reduce bandwidth and storage of MQ Objects. . Additionally mapped out and documented infrastructure.
• Developed MQ monitoring tool for Innovant the largest VISA transaction company in the world using MQFTE.
• Generated sales growth by identifying avenues to market additional products and services.
• Enabled clients to setup and customize monitoring software and fine tuning of WAS, WMB, WebSphere Portal and BMC Monitoring tools, through instructional design and facilitation.

Confidential, Houston, TX

Project Manager / Trainer / Senior Technical Consultant

Responsibilities:

• Increased revenue by designing and implementing consultative, client needs based total solution sales strategy.
• Performed Project infrastructure management as well as upgrades of mainframes and distributed systems for Capital One as well as managed the setup of monitoring software. Project was on time and on budget. Continued Project management. Technical management of maintenance and fine tuning for Capitol One Software included WAS,WMB, Websphere Portal and BMC Monitoring tools,,
• Implemented software installation and customization activities including life cycle project management, SOW design, and pre- and post-sales activities for Fortune 500 clients concerning WMQ, WAS,WMB, use of MQ with Java scripting, clustering, client connections and organization of Queue managers. and BMC Monitoring tools.
• Developed and facilitated monitoring software setup and customization classes.Authored current SOP, processes, and procedures for U.S. Postal Service’s Delivery Confirmation service concerning Tier 1 and Tier 2 troubleshooting of MQ Objects.
• Contributed to Candle Command Center’s network activity monitoring and notification capability by assisting in creation of situation alerts.
• Managed Windows NT upscales and concentrators including mainframe ranking as third largest network worldwide.
• Ensured data delivery to final destination by issuing commands to MVS/ESA mainframe and distributed systems..
• Served as IBM WebSphere MQSeries Administrator.