Project Manager Management

DONALD C. BROWN

Location: Middlesex County, NJ

SUMMARY OF

QUALIFICATIONS: All progressive experience, culminating in management-

level

Accountability, in the field of

Computer Science, IT Project Management,

Computer Management and

Information Science, Software Configuration Management,

and Software Version

identification and control. My expertise encompasses the design,

Configuration management, and

provision of user support regarding highly

Specialized software applications

and new program development. My efforts

and contributions resulted in

significantly improved and streamlined operational efficiency

and product integrity for

clientele which included one of the World's largest Insurance

Companies (AIG), a Leading

Brokerage firm (Merrill Lynch), NASA, CrossMar

(CitiCorp) a leading Trade

Clearing Firm (Instinet), and the United States Military.

EXPERIENCE: RRA, Inc.; S&C, Co.; Andromeda, Inc.; LSB, Inc.

3/99 to Present Private Corporation Project Manager

. Define, and Manage all corporate

activities/processes/procedures

. Plan, implement, manage and direct new projects as defined

by President

. Negotiate contracts for ongoing corporate activities from

site build-out to Software infrastructure implementation

. Constantly analyze current processes and procedures to

ensure proper resource allocation

. Develop the business case with emphasis on future

positioning and growth

. Retain Subcontractors and monitor daily activities

associated with project tasks

. Monitor Subcontractor status reports to ensure projects

remained on tract and within budget

. Produce project status reports, managed the team(s) and

resolved day-to-day issues while ensuring project costs do

not exceed budget

. Act as Liaison between sister corporate entities

MMA Technologies (Engagement at JRIA/SMBC

- Harborside Financial Ctr. NJ)

1/12 to Present Consultant for SERENA Dimensions CM

Implementation/migration

. Team Member for new tool migration effort

. Generate Training documentation for end-users

. Review, analyze, and document existing Client processes

. Assist with the configuration of new Version Control Tool

replacing PVCS/SVN/VSS

Instinet Corporation (Short term contract

through D-Bug Consulting)

6/2000 to 12/2001 Release and Change Management Strategist

. Reviewed, and Documented all existing Change Management

Processes, and Procedures

. Augmented existing processes/procedures (process

improvement tasks) with emphasis on SDLC

. Defined and Implemented new Change Management stratagem

(phased approach)

. Monitored release, and production control activities

. Managed core team of technical Change Management resourses

CrossMar (CitiCorp Short term contract

through Transaction Information Systems)

11/99 to 3/2000 Change Management and Change Control Strategist

. See Above

. Trained new Change Management Resource using existing,

augmented, and new processes/procedures

Merrill Lynch, Manhattan NY (Contracted

through Aetea)

3/98 to 3/99 Change Management Group and Y2K Test Lab Manager

Defined the Y2K test lab entrance, testing, and exit criteria...

Using Y2K test effort, defined intial QA/CM environment...

Maintained QA/CM controlled environment, and ensured proper release

control...

Created Change Management Department and defined initial

role/responsibilities of new Quality Assurance Group. Defined Standards,

processes, and procedures governing a newly created controlled Environment

specifically designed to facilitate the Software development LifeCycle...

Defined the processes and access identification and control for the use of

version control software (PVCS, and SCCS) for application source

development (Powerbuilder shop

Directed the efforts of SQL DBAs, Oracle DBAs, Software Distribution and

Installation Team Resources, as well as LAN Support groups in support of

the Release phase...

Defined all processes, procedures, and policies for Application development

team use of the Version control and identification tools...

6/94 to 2/98 American International Group (AIG), Manhattan

NY

Change Management Group, Manager

Created Change Management Department to interface with Quality Assurance

Group, and defined Standards, processes and procedures governing a

controlled Environment specifically designed to facilitate the Software

development LifeCycle...

Implemented the use of version control software (PVCS, and Endevor) for

application source development (Visual Basic shop

Directed the efforts of SQL DBAs, Software Distribution and Installation

Team Resources, as well as LAN Support groups in support of the Release

phase

07/88 to 09/94 BTG Inc (Compass Corp.) Shrewsbury, New Jersey

Senior Software Engineer/Configuration

Management Specialist

11. Change and Configuration Control (CCC) Administration

Reviewed current Software Version Control requirements and updated existing

toolset to provide customized applications for use by CECOM

Development

Personnel

13. Directed and participated in various projects involving the

design, coding, and testing of program content, including

ongoing maintenance to ensure uninterrupted use of software

for the United States Army's Communication and Electronic

Command...

14. Provide configuration management to maintain the data

repository for all deliverable software and documents

effecting ground control and telemetry analysis for several

Military Divisions...

15. Interfaced with clientele, including government task

leaders, to ascertain and resolve questions of program

intent, output requirements, and inclusion of internal

checks and controls for system integrity in planning and

writing system requirements...

16. Reviewed current procedures/processes/standards to

ascertain where streamlining or augmentation would benefit

the customer

Other Positions Held:

Nimmons Software Engineering and

Consulting Inc., Eatontown, New Jersey

Software Engineer

Marchetta-Brown Inc, Atlantic highlands,

New Jersey

Senior Software Engineer/Configuration

Management Specialist

FORD Aerospace Corporation, College Park,

Maryland

Engineering and Scientific Programmer

/Analyst

Allied/Bendix Field Engineering

Corporation, Columbia, Maryland

Computer Scientist

EDUCATION: Rutgers, The State University of NJ, New Brunswick, New

Jersey

Bachelor of Arts, Computer Science

RELATED Certificates/Credentials: PMI CAPM

TRAINING

SERENA Dimensions CM

NRI - Object Oriented Programming in C &

C++

Control Data Institute - Technical

Programming

Intersolve/SERENA - PVCS for

Administrators

Numerous seminars and Workshops to

acquire and perfect knowledge of new

hardware, software, and systems.

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