Project Manager Insurance

PROFILE

Eight years as a hands-on volunteer, organizer and committee chairperson

and 17 years of progressive responsibility as a Team Manager and Systems

Analyst within the property casualty insurance industry and beginning in

consulting as software implementation project manager and programmer.

Technical Skills:

NetSuite Software Microsoft Windows

IBM Mainframe System Microsoft Office Suite

IBM COBOL CICS Some HTML, C++, Java Script and Assembler

IBM DB2 trained Structured Systems, code testing, data

cleansing

McCormick & Dodge Microsoft FrontPage

MaestroSoft Auction Software Complex system development & structure

analysis

Consultant Implementation, Programming using Java Script for NetSuite

clients - July 2009 - April 2010

> Consulted for a company that sells NetSuite and handles the

implementation of the software, including modifications, data migration,

scripting and maintenance.

Consultant Project Manager - January 2009 - May 2009

> Project Manager implementing NetSuite CRM for Hard Dollar Corporation.

Responsibilities included data cleansing and importing into NetSuite,

involvement in all the Business Requirement planning and all the sessions

provided by NetSuite for implementing the software, to be the liaison

between Hard Dollar and NetSuite, and for the customization of NetSuite

for Hard Dollar's requirements, including creating custom screens,

dashboards, system settings, Saved Searches and custom records and data.

Volunteer - July 2001 - May 2008

Copper Ridge School Auction Co-Chair and PTO Board Member - September 2003-

May 2008

> Co-V.P. of Fundraising during the 2004-2005, 2005-2006 school years. Co-

President of the PTO during the 2006-2007 school year. V.P. of

Fundraising during the 2007-2008 school year. Co-Chaired the school

auction and dinner during those years, including the 2003-2004 school

year before being elected to the Board. Planned and directed fundraising

events for the school. Responsible for volunteers and auction computer

system including MaestroSoft auction software. Responsible for raising

over $500,000 over 5 years for a public K-8 school. Other duties

included management and communication for the PTO over seeing fundraising

events, budgets, spending and at times coordinating over 100 volunteers.

The Phoenix Children's Hospital Beach Ball Silent Auction Chair - September

2006-March 2007

> Handled the planning, organizing, cataloging and payment check-out of

auction items for the annual Beach Ball event which raises over $1.2

million annually for the hospital and is considered one of Phoenix's

highest profile charity events. Managed the auction software systems

using Maestrosoft auction software.

Volunteer Webmaster for Pinnacle Presbyterian Church in Scottsdale - July

2001- September 2006

After taking one semester of HTLM programming, was responsible for

helping to design and program the website using Microsoft FrontPage.

Including building and maintaining the calendar, visual elements, and

updating content and coordinating with various departments to include

their content.

IMT Insurance, Des Moines Iowa February 1983 - June 2000

IMT Insurance founded in 1884 is a leading property casualty insurance

Company providing coverage through-out the Mid-West. IMT is considered a

pioneer in using computer technology as a resource for streamlining

operations, agent communications and claims processing.

> At IMT Insurance's 100 year mark, the company of over 300 employees,

started an Employee of the Year award. Was the first employee chosen for

this award.

> Held various positions at IMT Insurance. Began as a Programmer, promoted

to Systems Analyst, then Promoted to Team Manager.

> After 15 years at IMT Insurance in Iowa, my family moved to Arizona.

Continued to work for IMT Insurance by telecommuting as a Systems Analyst

for 2 years. Was IMT's first employee to work from home full time and

first non-claims related employee to work from another state.

> As a Team Manager, was responsible for four systems and lead four people.

> Was responsible for various computer systems during my career with IMT

Insurance. Responsibilities included, maintaining and modifying all

related software, all testing, creating new and maintaining all printed

materials and training users.

> Planned, modified, implemented, tested and trained users on the

Homeowners system, Claims system, Accounting System and Automobile

System. These systems were purchased by IMT Insurance from Allied

Insurance Group and McCormick & Dodge (which later became Dunn &

Bradstreet).

> Designed, wrote, tested, implemented and trained users on the Liability

System and Name & Address System.

> Was integral in the huge project for IMT for converting and testing all

systems for Y2K.

> Redesigned the architecture for all statistical information that was

reported to Equifax, one of the credit bureaus.

EDUCATION

University of Northern Iowa, Cedar Falls, Iowa

B.A. Math with Computer Science

G.P.A. 3.7

Continuing Education:

NetSuite Basic training

McCormick & Dodge (later Dunn and Bradstreet) System Training

IBM DB2 Training

Scottsdale Community College, Scottsdale, Arizona; Basic PC Classes, C++

and Web Design

Simpson College, Indianola, Iowa; Database Programming

Des Moines Area Community College, Ankeny, Iowa; CICS Programming,

Accounting I, Accounting II

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