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JIM GOLDSTEIN

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Profile

Results-oriented technical lead with demonstrated expertise in the design,

development and delivery of I/T-related and business intelligence

objectives. Proven ability to liaison with business and technical

stakeholders to reach mutual goals. Track record of creating automated and

efficient workflow improvements to increase productivity while executing to

specific time and cost constraints. Exceptionally customer-focused with a

keen ability to document and translate multi-level requirements into

productive solutions.

Professional Experience

AIG, Inc. - New York, NY - 10/2006 - 6/2010:

Manage I/T-related projects on behalf of the FP&A department through entire

SDLC from initial concept and requirement gathering through development,

testing, prototyping, modifications and deployment. Accountable for

conveying business-related requests to technical teams as well as

monitoring and ensuring timely and accurate I/T deliverables. Document all

activities and provide regular status updates to senior management.

Develop business requirement documents, test cases, and use cases for

any/all relative requests.

Ensure the integrity of the Cognos-based global underwriting and general

operating expense budget/forecasting applications. Continually working

with regional controllers and local I/T team to maintain current business

rules, implement enhancements, and ensure the accuracy of all applications.

Daily matters, seasonal activities, and unplanned requests are handled

quickly and accurately. Responsibilities also include assessing potential

projects for feasibility and relevance. Any/all potential work is properly

vetted. All responsibilities involve in-depth discovery and fact-finding,

documentation, and communications with representatives of business units

and I/T with the intent of a detailed agreement concerning goals, processes

and expected results. Report directly to executive management.

Achievements

. Worldwide application implementations inclusive of 1) original

deployments, 2) software version upgrades, and 3) application

enhancements.

. Continuous coordination of all production support matters with I/T peers.

. Business and technical-related mentoring.

. Develop complex KPI analyses and executive-level reports.

. Development and delivery of worldwide training & education program

including documentation.

. Advise several departments on BI technology and application best

practices.

AIG, Inc. - 2/2003 - 9/2006: Team lead tasked to build the Cognos-based

global expense and underwriting budget and forecast applications. Guided

the applications through the entire SDLC. Provided documentation and

training for the regional controllers and several profit center executives.

Liaison between Management Information Department and technical support

team to ensure data integrity and manage support-related activity.

Developed specifications for Cognos BI reporting repository.

Workgroup Consultants, Inc. - Yardley, PA - 5/1996 - 2/2003:

Technical lead for all BI and relational database solutions. Participated

in pre-sales activities, conceptualization, POC, construction, testing, and

delivery of solutions according to client requirements. Liaison between

clients and management for reporting all status and progress. Client and

project summaries follow:

. Jeffrey Brown Associates, Inc., Huntington, PA - Developed and

implemented job costing solution (Microsoft Access with extensive VBA

coding) for large construction management projects.

. FirstGroup America, Inc., Cincinnati, OH - Created separate forecasting

and budgeting web-based models for three lines of business.

Functionality included accessing, publishing, and reporting on data

sourced from the web application. Authored complete set of user

documentation.

. Crown Cork & Seal, Inc., Philadelphia, PA - Converted legacy system into

Cognos applications for 70 manufacturing plants. Created complete COGS

and budget/forecasting systems. Calculated production line efficiencies

and the allocated costs for each product and plant. Provided reports for

cost, margin, and the corporate P&L.

JIM GOLDSTEIN (page 2)

Chubb & Son, Inc. - Warren, NJ - 11/1986 - 3/1996: Programmer Analyst

Developed several applications using Microsoft Access / Microsoft VBA.

Responsibilities included project scoping, dollar-cost analysis,

development, implementation and product support. Cobol programmer assigned

to maintain homegrown payroll and human resource-related applications.

Education: Bachelor of Science - Management/Finance - Albright College,

Reading, PA

References available upon request.

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