SUMMARY

• Certified Project Management Professional (PMP) and ScrumMaster (CSM) with extensive SDLC experience.
• Career highlights include initial successes as a Wall Street programmer/analyst with subsequent ascension to, and achievement as, a Development Team Leader and IT Project Manager.
• Overall experience includes 20 years of full lifecycle software development with accomplishments in the trading/financial sector, banking, human resources and staffing, management consulting and solarenergy.

TECHNICAL SKILLS

• SDLC
• Waterfall
• Agile/Scrum
• Business Process Analysis
• Scope and Requirements Definition
• (WBS) Work Breakdown Structures
• Risk Analysis and Mitigation
• Schedule/Cost Variance
• QA/Test Planning and Execution
• (AWS) Amazon Web Services
• Solr/Hadoop/Big Data
• Oracle
• SQL Server
• C/C# (.Net)
• Java/J2EE
• XML
• HTML/JavaScript/CSS
• Cobol
• MS Office/Project
• Crystal
• SharePoint
• JIRA
• CA/Clarity
• PeopleSoft 8.4
• Oracle EBS 11i
• Tibco
• HP/Quality Center
• Tableau
• MKinsight
• Appian BPM

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Confidential, New York, NY

Project Manager

Responsibilities:

• Manage software and IT system related projects using Agile and Waterfall methodologies. Work with business analysts, resource managers, developers, project owners, sponsors and QA to create tools to help bank examiners, auditors, supervisors and regulators perform their jobs.
• Industry standard tools, such as MS Project and CA Clarity are used to manage and control projects. Status reports highlight schedule and cost variance, risks, opportunities, upcoming tasks and accomplishments.

Tools and Software: MS SharePoint, Project, Office, .Net, Java, Tableau, MKinsight, Appian

Confidential, Melville, NY

IT Project Manager

Responsibilities:

• Replace expensive 3rd party Search and Match tool with a custom HTML5/CSS3/Big Data based system serving 2500 North American users. Components and APIs (REST/XML): Chrome based UI, AWS (Amazon Web Services) based Solr/Hadoop file/data system, Tibco Messaging Bus. First year savings: $2.5m.
• Incorporate error prone 3rd party systems into existing Oracle EBS and PeopleSoft Financial based vendor time and expense system. First year savings: $110k.

Tools: MS .NET, MS Project, SharePoint, CA/Clarity, HP/Quality Center, JIRA, PeopleSoft, Oracle EBS

Confidential, Newark, NJ

Project Development Manager

Responsibilities:

• scheduling, budget/expenditure tracking and reporting.
• break even and forecasting analysis.
• project budgeting and procurement (vendors, purchase orders, SOW/RFP, bid/proposal tracking).

Environment: .NET/SQL Server, Excel, Crystal Reports MS Office, MS Project

Confidential, Elmwood Park, NJ

Project Manager

Responsibilities:

• Implement data systems and the firm website. Install data gathering, communication and display systems including real time and historical system performance monitoring/viewing.
• Implement document storage and version control standards.

Environment: SQL Server, VB, 3rd party software and hardware

• Proposals, break even forecasts, scheduling, budgeting, procurement (SOW/RFP) and quality control. Manage C - Level stakeholders, engineers and vendors and oversee field personnel.

Confidential, Union City, NJ

Owner/Project Manager

Responsibilities:

• Conceive, establish and operate start up. Project management, proposals, break even forecasts, budgeting, vendor and material procurement (SOW/RFP), energy efficiency and solar power system design and installation.

Confidential, New York, NY

IT Project Manager, Senior Programmer/Analyst

Responsibilities:

• Provide the CFTC with daily market data including Trade, Member Transfer and Time & Sales data.
• Provide over the counter (OTC), floor and electronic traders with real-time position information.
• Enhance and support floor, electronic and OTC trading and position management systems.

Environment: Java, J2EE, XML, SQL/Oracle, Tibco/Talarian Pub/Sub Enterprise Message Bus

IT Project Manager/Software Enginee

Confidential, Chicago, IL

Responsibilities:

• Develop browser based HRIS systems for field personnel.

Environment: Java/J2EE, HTML/JavaScript, SQL, PeopleSoft, MS Office/Project

Confidential

Responsibilities:

• Develop fraud reduction and positive pay tools for commercial bank clients.

Environment: PowerBuilder, SQL Server, Relational Database Design (ERwin)

Confidential

Responsibilities:

• Develop tools to build and track leased medical and computing equipment.

Environment: PowerBuilder, Oracle, PL/SQL

Confidential, New York, NY

IT Project Manager, Application Development Team Leader

Responsibilities:

• Develop systems for Compliance, Surveillance, Clearing, Trading Floor and Marketing.
• Lead, manage and mentor a team of 7 agile programmer/analysts.
• Test and prepare systems for the introduction of new Futures and Options products.
• Project planning, requirements/scope definition, estimating, scheduling, project execution, status reports, quality control and test plans, user acceptance testing, installation and maintenance.

Business Analyst/Software Developer

Responsibilities:

• Develop new and maintain existing software for various exchange business areas. Highlights include development of key Clearing, Trading Floor and Marketing applications.