Richard Brown
**** ********* **** #*-*** Guttenberg, NJ 07093 201-***-****
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Senior Application Developer and Project Manager with proven leadership
abilities scoping, estimating and driving projects to successful delivery
in dynamic fast paced environments.. Provide project costing, resource
forecasting, planning and management. Hands on project management ensuring
tasks are delivered with extreme quality. Continually recognized for
designing, architecting, and implementing advanced robust Information
Technology solutions. Excellent qualifications in cross-functional team
leadership, mentoring, onshore and offshore resource management, project
planning / and budget management. Ability to develop strong team
relationships and bring individuals together to focus on team goals.
Prior work includes activities in the Pharmaceutical, Insurance, Banking
and Finance business sectors, with an emphasis on Application Development
Project Management. Additional areas of expertise:
V Application Development, Software Development Life Cycle
V Project Planning & Governance
V Technology Needs Assessment
V Process & Procedures Development
V Information Systems & Networking
V Database Design
V Customer & Vendor Management
V Team Development & Leadership
V
Technical & Business Skills
. Operating Systems & Networking Technologies
MS Windows XP/2K/2003 Sun Solaris HP-UX
Server
IBM AIX 5.x DB2/UDB v7/8 VMS
. Database Technologies
Oracle 8.x, 9i, 10g Sybase Informix XPS
Microsoft SQL Server IBM DB/2 UDB FOCUS
. Web Development
Visual Studio (C#, Javascript,HTML,XHTML,D Code Charge Studio,
VBScript) Server, PHP HTML,CSS,W3C Aptana Developer Studio
ExtJS JavaScript Ajax Adobe Premium CS3
Framework, Bindows, (Dreamweaver,
AJAX Framework, jQuery Fireworks), Vista
Buttons
. Development Platforms
Visual Studio (C, C++, ExtJS Ajax Framework
VBScript)
FOCUS IBM DB/2 UDB Microsoft SQL Server
Applications
WebFOCUS Toad Peoplesoft 8 HRMS
Enterprise Architect Microsoft Visio Microsoft Project
Data Modeler
Professional Highlights 2005 - Present
Jan '09 - Present Dream Creators, LLC
- Cedar Grove, NJ
Independent Consultant - Dream Creators, LLC
Designed and Implemented browser based Social Networking application.
The application includes extensive browser based Image processing.
Members can upload and save photographs in a personal gallery. Each
image can be edited online and special effects can be added or removed.
Some of the supported image transformations include: Rotate, Flip,
Crop, Re-size, Red-eye correction, Teeth whitening, Corner Rounding,
and Sepia toning. Other member features include, Integrated Chat Rooms.
Members can follow each other on a private micro-blogging network
(Yammer). External links include AIM, Twitter, Personal member
websites, and e-mail. Technology: MS SQL Server, XHTML/ASP/AJAX based
screens, C#, VB.Net, VBScript (Server Side) JavaScript (Client)
Sep '05 - Jan '09 Novartis Pharmaceuticals - East
Hanover, NJ
Independent Consultant - Professional Services Organization
Designed and Implemented browser based Electronic Discovery tracking
System. The application uses JavaScript, XHTML, CSS, AJAX /ASP and an
original Oracle database. Preservation Hold Notices are sent via email.
Data Custodian responses are certified and all associated activity is
logged. Reminders are issued as required. The application's databases
support the Data Collection activities associated with one or more
Chain Of Custody vendors (e.g. Kroll OnTrack). Data Custodian lists can
be managed for multiple cases. Technology: Oracle RDBMS,
XHTML/ASP/AJAX based screens, VBScript (Server Side) JavaScript
(Client)
Professional Highlights 1991 - 2005
Jan '05 - Sep '05 Business Performance Solutions, Inc.
- New York, NY
Independent Consultant - Application Developer
Design and Implement the Hospital Performance Metrics System Web
Application. System uses the following: ASP, MS SQL Server, Visual
Basic (Server Side) JavaScript (Client)
Apr '04 - Dec '04 Novartis Pharmaceuticals, Inc - East Hanover,
NJ
Independent Consultant - Application Developer
Implement the DBA Application Environment Sizing Pre-Work
Questionnaire. System uses the following: ASP, MS SQL Server, Visual
Basic (Server Side) JavaScript (Client)
Jan '04 - Mar '04 UBS Warburg - Stamford, CT
Independent Consultant - IT Project Manager - Data and Program Management
Assist the Back office conversion to GlobalPlus and provide
specifications to decommission internal system. Provide support for
current operations.
Apr '03 - Dec '03 Novartis Pharmaceuticals, Inc - East Hanover,
NJ
Independent Consultant - IT Project Manager - Enterprise Data Warehouse
Successfully developed the new DBA process requirements and the
specification for the DBA Repository knowledge base that supports the
new workflow. Produced I/Q, O/Q software validation documentation for
internal SAP project.
Nov '02 - Apr '03 Accufirst Taxfirm - Toms River, NJ
Independent Consultant - IT Project Manager - Human Resource Data Warehouse
Developed system requirements and successfully implemented the proof of
concept system for the Accufirst CRM based paperless office. UML
specifications produced using Enterprise Architect and Poseidon.
Jan '02 - Nov '02 Fireman's Fund McGee Marine - New York, NY
Independent Consultant - IT Project Manager - Data Management
Developed the requirements and successfully implemented the support
center (Help Desk for the Web Enabled Online Cargo Underwriting System
(FOCUS). Cargo underwriting includes support for Certificates of
Insurance and First Notice Of Loss transactions. Developed the
customer - infrastructure requirements for the Single Point Of Entry
project. When complete, SPE will provide Web Enabled data maintenance
for the Core Data elements of four separate applications using WINS as
a data repository. SPE reduces operator time and eliminates
inconsistent or erroneous data. Technologies include J-Walk, C++, MS-
SQL Server, AS400, Lotus Domino and ASP.
Mar '97 - Jan '02 UBS Warburg - Stamford, CT
Independent Consultant - IT Project Manager - Data Management
Completed Private Banking, Regulatory Reporting, Tax, Human Resources
(PeopleSoft), and the Controllers division. Created and managed the
domestic US Client Support plan for Swiss Banking Regulatory
application. Product was written using Oracle Express Analyzer.
Created and implemented the SAP/Data Warehouse conversion plan from
legacy systems. Managed and provided the Customer Support for SAP,
SAP/Business Warehouse, and Business Objects. Created the
requirements, developed database maintenance functions and managed
support for web based Equity and Fixed Income Price Variance trading
application (ASP, Perl, Sybase, and UNIX). Created specifications and
successfully developed extract processes for Controller Division Data
Verification process written in MS-Access. Project Manager for UBS
Warburg Year 2000 IMS/DB2 Off-shore (India) conversion project.
Provided the database conversion support for SBC/UBS Warburg Private
Banking.
Jul '96 - Mar '97 Warner-Lambert Co.(Now Pfizer) - Morris Plains, NJ
Independent Consultant - IT Project Manager - Data Management
Developed requirements, designed, implemented and managed customer
support for Product Complaint Tracking System. This system tracks the
complaint resolution process for drug and consumer products. Product
complaint tracking is required and monitored for compliance by the FDA
(Validated under CFR Title 21, part 11). System developed using MS
VC++, Oracle, HP-UX environment and Crystal Reports.
Nov '95 - Jul '96 Cologne Life Reinsurance - Stamford, CT
Principal Consultant - Oracle DBA
Analyzed requirements designed and successfully implemented and managed
the support of underwriter support systems. Designed and implemented
two (2) special purpose DLLs and Sybase DB-Lib utilities to automate
the interface between the Sybase client/server underwriting system and
the Medical Information Bureau (MIB). The MIB provides medical
history data to its members as TRW provides credit history data its
subscribers.
Sep '91 - Sep '95 GE Software Consulting, Inc.- Livingston, NJ
Principal Consultant - Oracle DBA
Stone Container Corp, Database/Software Architect /Project Manager
Managed contractor staff of thirty-five (35) Managed Re-engineering,
implementation, maintenance and customer support of the manufacturing,
planning and scheduling system first delivered to Inland
container(referenced below) from Objectview to Powerbuilder using
Oracle PL/SQL. Performed common Oracle Database Administration (DBA)
tasks in a multi-platform, multi-instance Oracle 7.x, SCO UNIX
enterprise with over 500 concurrent production users, including
performance tuning and troubleshooting. The preparation of logical and
physical data models were managed using ERWIN.
Inland Container Corp, Database/Software Architect /Project Manager
Managed contractor staff of fifteen (15). Managed the design,
implementation, maintenance and customer support plan for processing
manufacturing, planning and scheduling application. Product was
developed using Oracle PL/SQL, Objectview GUI, Utility Reporting DLL
constructed with Visual C/C++. Performed common Oracle Database
Administration (DBA) tasks in a multi-platform, multi-instance Oracle
7.x, SCO UNIX enterprise for 200+ concurrent production users,
including performance tuning and troubleshooting.
Call Center MIS, Software Architect
Designed and developed Automated Call Center Distribution management
information system for the Cortelco (Now eOn Communications) ACD
product line. System implemented as a TSR using C++ and assembler
language for the 80386 processor and the Zinc Interface Library with
dBase III+ database files.
Education
New York University - Bachelor of Science in Mathematics (1972)