Daniel Soares

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Stephens City, VA http://www.linkedin.com/in/dannysoares acettb@r.postjobfree.com

SOFTWARE SERVICES MANAGER • BUSINESS APPLICATIONS

Application Development Project Management Database Administration Messaging Administration

IT manager with a strong background in all facets of the software development

lifecycle. Ten years progressive project management experience, the last six of which

have been in a management role overseeing business application development staff and

consultants. Considerable experience building collaborative business applications

(client & web), translating the requirements of our business constituents into robust

solutions. Campus Manager for the Enterprise ERP system.

AREAS OF EXPERTISE

Project Management Business application

development

ERP Manager

Integrating IBM Notes with MS

IBM Certified Advanced

SQL backend databases via XPages

Application Developer

IBM Notes Messaging &

Crystal Reports

Database Administration

PROFESSIONAL BACKGROUND

Collaborative Workflow Solutions, LLC. 2005 - Present

Founder

Software Consulting Company, specializing in building and deploying enterprise applications. Currently

consulting with Patrick Henry College.

Patrick Henry College, VA 2005 - June 2014

Software Services Manager

Hire and manage the application development staff and software consultants and coordinate with other

college technical resources. Assess the needs of the various business units of the college and provide

recommendations on software solutions to meet their needs. Oversee the development of all business

applications and prioritize programming initiatives. Support the reporting needs of our business units and

where appropriate, identify and propose technological solutions to manual processes that would be of

benefit to our clients. Manage multiple concurrent projects and ensure timely development and delivery.

Provide direction, recommendations for action, and guidance to the CIO and other C-level executives on

emerging technology trends that would benefit the institution. Communicate the objectives, policies and

challenges of the software services department to the various constituents and engage with them to make

sure their business needs are being met. Establish best practice guidelines for enterprise application

development at the college. Build and foster relationships with the various constituents to advance the

mission of the college, while also fulfilling the objectives of the IT department. Ensure seamless

implementations of enterprise application development initiatives. Evaluate enterprise level software and

hardware and provides recommendations to the CIO. Assist in the creation and implementation of

technology policies for the college that have bearing on application security, messaging guidelines, data

integrity and so forth. Participate in various technology committees on campus in the capacity of Software

Services Manager. Provide regular status reports to the CIO on the progress of the various application

development initiatives underway at the college. Establish guidelines to ensure that the software services

department is responsive to the needs of its constituents and that we resolve all issues, whether bugs or

application requests, in a timely manner. Manage the Enterprise ERP system and train users in the use of

the various ERP modules. Develop custom reporting solutions and user defined applications for our

business departments. Set up, administer, customize and upgrade the various CAMS ERP portals.

Database Administration tasks such as installation, configuration, security, upgrades, system monitoring,

maintenance, troubleshooting, backup recovery, messaging administration. State University at Stony

Brook, New York 1997 - Jan 2000 Sep 2000 - 2005

Senior IBM Lotus Notes Programmer/Analyst

Analyzed business needs and defined development requirements, project objectives and scope.

Designed and developed new business applications and maintained legacy applications. Xpedior, Inc.

January 2000 - September 2000

Associate IBM Lotus Notes Consultant

Part of a team that developed a collaborative extranet (Product Management Workflow System) for Avon.

Developed a hybrid application using Lotus Notes/Domino technology and incorporated HTML, CSS and

JavaScript for an enhanced user interface.

Elmhurst Hospital, New York June 1993 - 1997

Computer Operator, MIS

Part of a team of operators for the hospital’s data center. Ran various reporting jobs on the hospital

mainframe computers, equipment maintenance, back up tape libraries.

EDUCATION TRAINING & PUBLICATION

Degree: BS in Physics

Speaking Engagements: ‘Improving the User Experience’ at CAMS Connect 2012 -

http://alturl.com/jiyin

Published: Automate account provisioning from CAMS (SIS) to MS Live@edu - http://alturl.com/ug6js

Tools: T-SQL, SQL Server Reporting Services, SQL Server Integration Services, Crystal Reports, ASP,

VBScript, HTML, CSS, JavaScript, XML, Ajax, Web Services, LotusScript, Powershell, Java

Database Administration: SQL Server 2000 - 2008, IBM Notes/Domino, IBM Traveler, IBM Sametime

ENTERPRISE SOFTWARE

IBM Notes/Domino (4.0 through 9.0), IBM Sametime, IBM Traveler, SQL Server 2000, 2005 and 2008,

SAP Crystal Reports, SQL Server Reporting Services, SQL Server Integration Services, CAMS ERP

(Student Information System), Blackbaud Raisers Edge, Financial Edge, iSupport, Cisco Ironport, MS

Great Plains, Legato Backup Software, Fortis, MBS, ECollege, ITSLearning, EMS, ExLibris, Identicard,

ITC, JangoMail, MS Office 365, MainBoss, Savvior CMS, Papercut, Schoolcast, Adobe Acrobat, Adobe

Photoshop, Microsoft Office Suite, Lotus SmartSuite, TeamStudio CIAO (version control), GradPro,

Good Mobile Messaging, Active Directory, IIS, RazorGate, WinSCP, Putty, Beyond Compare

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