Senior It Consultant

PRESTON A. BERNACKI

***************@*****.***

919-***-**** H, 561-***-**** C

**** ***** **** ****, ***********, NC 27560

Business Analyst = Financial Analyst = IT Consultant = IT Support

Specialist

OVERVIEW:

> Former co-owner of a successful Value Added Reseller (VAR) for Sage

Software with many years of proven success in business systems

analysis, consulting, project management and sales in IT. I have

extensive knowledge of business management, accounting, training,

technical support and customer service in IT.

> My capacity to analyze issues, expedite innovative solutions and

build a consensus-driven environment has contributes to on time,

on-budget delivery. I have a track record for absorbing volumes of

technical information, conceiving realistic solutions, and

bridging the gap between technology limitations and management

expectations. As a client focused professional, with proven team

leadership strengths, excellent listening, interpersonal, written

and oral communications skills and the ability to interact

professionally with diverse groups my projects have been

successful.

> Certified Novell Engineer (CNE), NetWare 5 certification.

> Experience servicing 8 of the top 100 companies of South Florida as

well as Chris Craft Industries, Inc., Sony Latin America, Inc.,

Golden Bear International, Royal Bank of Canada and the Miami

Herald.

SKILLS:

* Customer centric IT Support Consultant / Analyst

* QA - Testing, Change Implementation

* Training, IT Support, Documentation

* Business Analysis, Financial Analysis

* Troubleshooting / Problem-solving / Issue Resolution

* Business Intelligence, CRM

* SQL, ODBC, Crystal Reports, FRx, Business Alerts

* MS Office: Excel, Word, Access, PowerPoint

* MS Desktop and Server O/Ss

* GAAP / Sarbanes-Oxley

* GL, SO, AR, PO, AP, Payroll / HR

* Inventory, COGS, BOM, Fixed Assets

* Sage PFW ERP, Sage Abra

* Sales and Marketing

* Dozens of vertical specialties: Manufacturing, Construction,

Distribution, Property Management, Mfg Rep, Not-for-Profit,

Food Services-back office, Professional Services, Foreign

Currency Translation, Multi-Company Consolidations and

Allocations, Budgeting

EMPLOYMENT:

Jan 2010 to Present - Sold interest in company and took time to be with

family

Jan 2002 to Dec 2009 - Tandem Software Solutions, Inc. - (IT Consultant

Partner) -

Boynton Beach,

FL

* Responsible for all aspects of corporate sales, support and

administration

* Successfully managed full project lifecycles on dozens of ERP

systems

* Liaison between stakeholders and technical teams on business

requirements

* SOX compliance audits

* Worked closely with Controllers to achieve desired results within

GAAP and SOX guidelines

* Extensive use of SQL, ODBC, Access and Excel on 100+ relational

database files

* Created 100's of detailed forms and reports using Crystal

Reports, FRx and other reporting tools

* Maintained the computerized Knowledge Base with 1000's of entries

* Published new user manuals and teaching guides

* Over 99% resolution of software, network and operating system

failures

* Provided on-site and Help Desk support to 100+ local, national

and international customers

* Performed month-end and year-end closings for dozens of companies

* Balanced year-end GL and Inventory Count for dozens of companies

* Setup security and variable default functions for dozens of

companies

* Trained dozens of users on ERP accounting software and FRx

financial reporting

* Sold general accounting and specific vertical applications

* Sold software maintenance and support contracts

* Network Administrator - MS-Windows Server

Nov 1995 to Jan 2002 - Douglass Data Systems, Inc. - (Senior IT

Consultant) -

Boynton Beach,

FL

* Successfully managed full project lifecycles on dozens of ERP

systems

* Liaison between stakeholders and technical teams on business

requirements

* Worked closely with Controllers to achieve desired results within

GAAP guidelines

* Extensive use of SQL, ODBC, Access and Excel on dozens of

relational database files

* Created dozens of detailed forms and reports using Crystal

Reports, FRx and other reporting tools

* Created a computerized Knowledge Base with 100's of entries

* Over 99% resolution of software, network and operating system

failures

* Provided on-site and Help Desk support to 100+ local, national

and international customers

* Performed month-end and year-end closings for dozens of companies

* Balanced year-end GL and Inventory Count for dozens of companies

* Setup security and variable default functions for dozens of

companies

* Trained dozens of users on ERP accounting software and FRx

financial reporting

* Network Administrator - Novell Netware + MS-Windows Server

May 1988 to Oct 1995 - Computer/Software Solutions, Inc. - (IT

Operations

Manager) - West

Palm Beach, FL

* Implementation, training and on-going IT support to dozens of

users of Software Shop Systems' construction accounting

software

* Worked closely with Controllers to achieve desired results within

GAAP guidelines

* Repaired damaged relational database files

* Created detailed reports using reporting tools

* Over 99% resolution of software, hardware, network and operating

system failures

* Provided on-site and Help Desk support to 50 local customers

* Performed month-end and year-end closings for dozens of companies

* Balanced year-end GL for dozens of companies

* Setup security and variable default functions for dozens of

companies

* Sold and maintained dozens of hardware, software and support

maintenance contracts

* Sold, assembled and maintained computer hardware

* Sold Novell O/Ss and Software Shop Systems' software to the

Construction Industry

* Initiated forms/paper sales increasing net revenues by 20%

* Network Administrator - Novell Netware Server

EDUCATION:

Temple University, Philadelphia, PA - Bachelor of Business

Administration - Accounting/Finance

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