Project Manager Life Insurance

Jean-Michel Drai

**** **** **** #**

Houston, TX 77006

Cell: 713-***-****

abjh7b@r.postjobfree.com

WORK EXPERIENCE

DAVID C. HOLLAND INVESTMENT COMPANY, Houston, TX Operation Manager

Nov 2006-Present

. Offshore Life Insurance Company (Global Edge Insurance Company)

o Audited, converted and integrated accounting systems allowing

reporting automation in Peachtree (Sage)

o Developed a database management system to administer life insurance

policies:

. Analysis and feasibility study: communicated with end user

and business owner to understand operations and define

business requirements

. Designed the system (MS Visio) and demonstrated it to

business owner and key employees (focus on automating daily

tasks and reporting)

. Settled on the use of software: MS Access (database) and VBA

(front end and to communicate with the Accounting System)

. Imported data from the old system to the new system

. Implemented and tested system

. Developed user guide and trained staff on the use of the new

system

. Maintain and update system by adding functionalities and

reports (using SQL queries and Excel VBA)

o Prepare Financial Reports including Budget and Pro-Forma; analyze

and present to Shareholders

o Manage administration of Offshore Life Insurance accounts, interact

with external auditors and act as director.

. Family Office:

o Manage administration and accounting of ten entities

o Review accounting data and prepare financial reports

o Setup network and servers (Windows Server 2003) for office file

sharing, remote access and data backup

J DRAI CORPORATION, Houston, TX President Sep 2003-Sep 2006

. Analyzed Houston sub-markets and determined locations with best potential

for franchise restaurant; selected site (Downtown Houston) and franchise

concept; negotiated lease with landlord

. Selected architect, construction contractors and equipment vendors after

bidding process and negotiation

. Opened and managed restaurant (6 to 8 employees); developed in-store and

catering sales through local advertising

. Designed and implemented restaurant's website for pick-up and catering

online orders using OS Commerce Software and PhP programming language

. Performed daily accounting, quarterly and yearly reporting including tax

preparation and payroll

UNIVERSAL COMPUTER SYSTEMS, Houston, TX Product Specialist Jul

2002-Sep 2003

. Managed the translations and QA testing of a car dealership information

system for the European markets

. Analyzed system and determined software localization for French market

focusing on accounting and finance modules

. Worked as a liaison between French staff and US developers

. Taught Finance and Accounting modules to company's new employees in

preparation for certification

TEXAS TECH BUSINESS GRADUATE CENTER, Lubbock, TX Graduate Teaching

Assistant Sep 2000-May 2002

. Analyzed, designed and implemented an information system (student

database) using MS SQL server, MS Visual Basic, ASP and JavaScript

(Online inquiry link, Online application link)

. Competitively selected to teach Business French (International Business

Department)

CONTINENTAL GRAIN COMPANY, New York, NY Special Project Manager

Apr 1998-Aug 1999

. International Trading System (ITMAS):

. Managed the implementation testing and parallel testing of a client-

server based International Trading System (Oracle based) for the

U.S. commercial trading division

. Worked as a liaison between developers and final users ensuring

that requirements were met

. Created custom reports using Oracle PL/SQL for trading activity

analysis

. Coordinated testing and system roll out for the Europe-based grain

trading division in collaboration with the IT staff

. Developed user guide and training material

. Trained end users

. Demonstrated system functionalities to potential buyers of

commercial trading division

. SunSystems (Systems Union):

- Collaborated with a Systems Union's consultant on the implementation of

financial and business software in the Industrial division of the

Caribbean-West Indies (FWI and Curacao)

- Wrote user guide, training material and trained final users

. MP2 (Datastream):

- Coordinated the implementation of the MP2 maintenance system in the

Guadeloupe division and trained final users

CONTINENTAL GRAIN COMPANY, New York, NY Project Assistant Jun 1997-Aug

1997

. Assisted in the analysis and development of the International Trading

System (ITMAS)

EDUCATION

UNIVERSITY OF HOUSTON, C. T. BAUER COLLEGE OF BUSINESS, Houston, TX

. Certificate of Accountancy (CAP) Current GPA: 4.0/4.0 Jan 2010-

Current

. Actively working on CPA certification. Plan to take exams in fall 2011.

TEXAS TECH UNIVERSITY, RAWLS COLLEGE OF BUSINESS, Lubbock, TX

. Master of Science in Management Information Systems GPA:3.9/4.0

Jan 2001-May 2002

. Master of Business Administration (MBA) GPA:3.5/4.0 Sep 1999-Dec

2000

SUP DE CO MONTPELLIER (Graduate School of Management), Montpellier, France

. Bachelor in Science of Management GPA: 3.4/4.0 Sep 1994-Jun 1998

COMPUTER & LANGUAGE SKILLS

. Development Software and Tools: Java, MS Access & Excel (VBA), MS Visual

Basic, ASP, XML, HTML, Cobol, Pascal, UML, CASE, MS Project

. Databases: Oracle (Designer, Developer, SQL+, PL/SQL) - passed Oracle SQL

certification exam 1Z0-007, MS Access, MS SQL server, MySQL

. Office Tools: Peachtree, QuickBooks, MS Office, FrontPage, Outlook, Visio

and Project; Lotus Notes Mail, SmartSuite and Approach

. Systems: Windows XP, Vista, Server, Exchange Server; Red Hat Linux, Samba

Server

. Language: Bilingual English-French

. US permanent resident

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