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Project Manager Customer Service

Location:
Puyallup, WA, 98375
Posted:
February 11, 2011

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JOHN T BELL

***** **** ****** ***** **** Phone: 253-***-****

Puyallup, Washington 98375 Email: abhuuk@r.postjobfree.com

SUMMARY

Technology Consulting Analyst with an extensive background in freight

transportation/logistics and transportation management/fleet management

systems, in addition to broad experience managing and building innovative

products and solutions on the IBM AS400 platform, is seeking contract

opportunities for software or professional services.

. Award-winning track record managing complex life cycles and delivering

high-quality software solutions

. Industry package expertise on TMW: TL2000, TruckMate, (Innovative)

IES; AgiliTrans LTL/400; ICS LogiMax; Qualcomm; PeopleNet; XATA; ALK

PC*Miler; Rand-McNally MileMaker; Maptuit

. Certified technical skills on IBM Power Systems (IBM i/iSeries/AS400

and IBM p/RS6000) platforms; DB2, Sybase, Oracle, SQL, MySQL; RPG III,

RPG IV, RPG ILE, RPG Free, SQLRPGLE, CL, CLLE, CMD, XML, Java, C, PHP,

JavaScript, CSS and HTML languages; DDS, Subfiles, Journaling, Triggers;

WDSC, Navigator, PDM, Query, SDA, RLU, Hawkeye and Sequel utilities; IFS,

Sockets, TCP/IP, HTTP, SOA, Web Services, Apache (Web Server), WebSphere,

Zend Core, J2EE, JUNIT, Java Toolkit; Gentran and TrustedLink EDI

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

iTransformations Incorporated, Puyallup, Washington: 12/2007 - Present

Transportation Business Consultant, Fleet Communications Client: 09/2010 -

02/2011

Provided business analysis on customer service requests to architect client

solutions, and performed process analysis that streamlined and standardized

software integration across individual product lines.

. Generated detailed requirements and statement of work documents to

facilitate customer service requests.

. Created a standard web service interface for integration of CSA Driver

Hours with third-party vendor software.

IBM i: DB2, SQL, RPG ILE, CLLE, XML, Java, HTTP, SOA, Web Services, Service

Programs

Consultant, Freight Transport Client: 01/2010 - 07/2010

Teamed with client process owners and IT group to develop process workflows

for capturing key performance metrics; created dashboards to support data

visualization of real-time fleet utilization via mobile communications.

. Dashboards replaced fleet mobile-polling and data collection, projecting

a yearly savings of 1200+ man hours

IBM i: DB2, SQL, MySQL, RPG Free, CLLE, PHP, CMD, JavaScript, CSS, Zend

Core

Consultant, Roesler & Associates SPARC Project: 03/2008 - 01/2010

Served as the Technical Project Manager on twelve-person team that

addressed corporate process improvement initiatives at a freight

transport/3PL client. Assisted in the collection of business needs and

modeling of system workflows; generated detailed data analysis and

technical reviews of all databases and applications.

. Data analysis revealed lost opportunity costs of $320,000 per year, over

a five-year historical period

. Applied process analysis to architectural integrity issues for resolving

the corporate profitability data model

IBM i: DB2, SQL, RPG IV, RPG ILE, CL, CLLE

Identified opportunities for improving intermodal freight and 3PL business

processes; developed an order distribution interface for dedicated

logistics/3PL, as well as freight workflow solutions for fuel tax, driver

layovers, fleet mobile communications, tariffs/rating, Interliner eCommerce

and CRM. Integrated workflow solutions into the TMS ERP package, along

with best practice features for mileage/routing management and alert

notifications. Generated business requirement and system design documents

for remote software development.

. Restructured fleet mobile communications messaging workflow reduced

monthly invoicing by over $18,000

. Enhanced operations workflow translated into record order counts in

successive months after implementation

IBM i: DB2, SQL, IFS, RPG ILE, RPG Free, SQLRPGLE, CLLE, CMD, DDS, PHP,

Triggers,

TCP/IP, HTTP, SOA, Web Services, Apache, Stored Procedures, Service

Programs

Consultant, Freight Distribution Client: 12/2007 - 03/2008

Integrated clients' TMS ERP and WMS packages for streamlining workflow to

back-office accounting functions.

IBM i: DB2, RPG IV, CL, DDS

Qualcomm Incorporated, Portland, Oregon: 12/2003 - 12/2007

Senior Software Engineer/Project Manager, Enterprise Services Division

Participated on strategic planning teams as transportation business

analyst; translated requirements into functional specification and design

documents for fleet management eBusiness applications. Collaborated on

development of estimated time-of-arrival and out-of-route fleet-tracking

applications, incorporating B2B integration. Aligned with business partner

on development of hosted web-portal service applications for a FMS trailer-

tracking product; responsible for development and testing on back-end

processing of web-page functionality, as well as facilitating data

integration with leading TMS ERP packages.

. Teamed with customers to deliver key business requirements for

development of value-added service offerings

iSeries: DB2, SQL, RPG ILE, DDS, SQLRPGLE, CLLE, CMD, XML, Java, TCP/IP,

HTTP, SOA, Web Services, WebSphere, Service Programs, Apache, J2EE, JUNIT,

IBM Java Toolkit, Stored Procedures

Performed life cycle development of a FMS fleet-tracking arrival/departure

product, including seamless integration with commercial mileage/routing

engines and leading TMS ERP packages. Managed the product roadmap,

performed product demonstrations and authored documentation manuals.

. Initiated project for customer data refinement that improved

arrival/departure product accuracy by 30%

. Awarded a Gold Star on "Hall-of-Fame", in recognition of contributions to

arrival/departure project

iSeries: DB2, RPG ILE, CLLE, CMD, XML, DDS, HTTP, SOA, Web Services

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TransSoft Corporation, Tacoma, Washington: 11/1996 - 12/2003

Principal

Developed and marketed fleet management solutions for mobile automation of

mission-critical freight transport processes, including on-time delivery,

hours-of-service and driving logs. Performed sales functions and managed

implementation projects; teamed with senior management to tailor training

programs and TMS integration levels. Led client consulting projects to

evaluate operations, analyze workflows and improve TMS business processes.

. Eliminated customer's fleet mobile-polling for determining on-time load

status, resulting in an average monthly savings of 18 man-hours per fleet

manager

. Improved client operations productivity by 2% with "Safe & Legal

Dispatch" application for DOT compliance

AS400: DB2, RPG IV, RPG ILE, CL, CLLE, CMD, DDS, Subfiles, Journaling,

Triggers, Service Programs

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Qualcomm Incorporated, San Diego, California: 09/1992 - 11/1996

Applications Software Engineering Manager, Wireless Business Solutions

Division

Managed development of truckload freight optimization products in

conjunction with business partners, as well as QA and UAT processes, and

customer implementations with a team of three direct reports. Authored

assessment guides to evaluate prospect readiness, developed TMS integration

and analyzed historical data for business models.

. Adapted new technology into client's operations, decreasing deadhead

mileage by an average of 4 percent

. Awarded "Software Employee of the Year" for 1993 and 1994, in recognition

of outstanding customer service

AS400: DB2, RPG III, RPG IV, C, DDS, Sockets, Journaling, TCP/IP; RS6000:

Sybase, C, TCP/IP

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Additional positions with increasing levels of responsibility are available

upon request.

EDUCATION/CERTIFICATION

BS in Computer Information Systems, Eastern Washington University

Six Sigma Green Belt Master Certificate Program, Villanova University

IBM Software Specialist Certification - RPG ILE Developer

Project Management Professional Certificate Program

TMW (Innovative) IES ERP Trainer Certification



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