Mark Bews

Applications Manager

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Brookfield, Wisconsin 53005

Email: abknlp@r.postjobfree.com

Mobile: 262-***-****

Roles: Summary

Experienced PMP certified Manager with strong leadership,

Vice-President of I.S.

Applications Manager functional, technical and communication skills. Expert in Microsoft

Project Manager

technologies like SharePoint, Project Server and legacy platforms

Technical Team Lead

such as UNIX/LINUX and mainframe. Extensive experience

Business Analyst

leading on shore and off shore projects at Fortune 500 companies

Programmer / Developer

in the U.S., Asia and Latin America.

Tools/Methods:

PMBOK Skills Inventory

Project Server 2007 and 2003 Project Management:

Project Desktop 2007 & 2003

Project management, planning and leadership

SharePoint (MOSS) 2007 & –

Scope development & management

2003 –

MS-Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Risk Management & Mitigation

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Access, Visio

Communication Management

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PERT Chart Expert

Test Scripts and Test Management

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WBS Chart Expert

User Manuals and System Documentation

PM Auditor –

Strong written and verbal communication skills

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Industry Application:

Broad business background

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Aviation

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Financial Services

Analysis/Design:

Government

Healthcare Systems Analysis and Design

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Higher Education

Information and Data Modeling

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Insurance

Data Flow Diagrams

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Logistics and Supply Chain

Entity Relationship Diagrams

Manufacturing –

Data Conversion

Retail –

Database Design

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Education: Unified Modeling Language (UML)

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Saint Olaf College, B.A.

MATC, A.D. Reporting Tools:

Business Objects

Additional Training: –

Velociteach PMP Boot Camp

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Requirements Management

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Databases:

with

Use Cases

Microsoft SQL Server

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Oracle Supply Chain Planning

Oracle

Advanced Perl Programming –

DB2

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Microsoft Access

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ODBC / JDBC

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Skills Inventory (CONTINUED)

Warehouse Management Systems

Red Prairie WMS

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Enterprise Resource Planning Systems

ASI

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MFG/PRO

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Oracle ERP

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Quantum (Component Control)

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Hardware / Operating Systems:

Windows Advanced Server 2003 / Windows XP Server / Windows XP Professional

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Linux (Red Hat) Operating System

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Hewlett Packard HP 9000 Servers & HP UX UNIX Operating System

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IBM MVS OS/390 Operating System

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SUN SPARCSTATIONS / Servers & SUN Solaris UNIX

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System V UNIX Operating System

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System Administration Tools:

Vi Text Editor

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X Windows

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RCS Source Code Control System

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TSO/ISPF

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EDI (ANSI X12 & EDIFACT)

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Legato Networker Backup Utility

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Panvalet Source Code Control System

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Veritas Backup Exec

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Languages / Interfaces / Utilities:

UNIX Shell Scripting

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XML

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Perl

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SQL

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HTML

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JavaScript

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CGI

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COBOL

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Progress 4GL

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TSO/ISPF

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UML

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Web Servers/Application Servers

Apache Web Server

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BEA WebLogic Application Server

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JBoss Application Server

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Microsoft Internet Information Server (IIS)

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Progress WebSpeed Application Server

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SunOne (iPlanet) Web Server

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webMethods Enterprise Application Integration Server

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Chronological Summary of Experience

Applications Manager

Broan NuTone, LLC, February 2010 – Present

• Applications Manager responsible for Project Management, Business Analysts, Systems Analysts

and EDI analysts. Responsible for upgrades, maintenance and new development for ERP,

Warehouse Management, Company Intranet and all other applications. Put in place a framework

for an improved Systems Development Life Cycle and pushed numerous projects through to

completion. Mentored staff in project management techniques and change management. Worked

with the management team to develop a five year strategy for the IT group.

Consultant Project Manager

Northwestern Mutual Life Insurance, November 2009 – February 2010

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• Mark was project manager on a program to roll out the Windows 7 operating system and

associated applications to Northwestern Mutual home offices and field offices. Mark worked with

the program manager, outcome manager and other project managers to make sure that third party

vendor information was communicated to the right people at the right time. He also created a

database to track and manage Internal and third party applications to make sure they complied with

Windows 7 standards. He also helped manage schedule risks and cost risks for this $14m

program.

Consultant Project Manager

Virtual Care Provider, Inc., January 2009 – September 2009

• Managed a $450,000 ADP payroll and benefits system upgrade for VCPI in Milwaukee,

Wisconsin.

• Worked with the project sponsor, led and directed the twenty person team, tracked the project

budget, managed the consultant staffing levels, and maintained the project schedule.

• Also managed the conversion and upgrade of many home grown interfaces to internal and

external systems, such as Oracle Financials.

Consultant Project Manager

Assurant Health, August 2008 – October 2008

• Managed a systems upgrade for Assurant's Short Term Medical Insurance group

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Consultant Project Manager

Miller Coors Brewing Company, February 2008 – July 2008

• Managed the merger & acquisition activities of the Legal Departments of Miller Brewing and

Molson Coors. Coordinated transition and consolidation strategy and tasks with the Assistant

General Counsel and staff in Milwaukee, Wisconsin and Golden, Colorado. Assisted with Quality

Assurance on State and Federal Regulatory Compliance.

Consultant Project Manager

West Bend Mutual Insurance, July 2007 –January 2008

• Reporting to the Director of Application Development, Mark led a project to implement Project

Server 2007 with SharePoint as a pilot for WBMI’s Business Development group and Project

Management Office (PMO).

Interim Vice President, Information Technology

Messier Bugatti Tracer, January 2007 –June 2007

• Served as interim Vice President of Information Technology

• Planned and executed a conversion from a legacy business system to an industry leading

Aviation ERP system.

• The new ERP system enabled the owners and employees to focus on the business, and saved

the company $37,000 in the first month of operation

Project Manager

Roundy’s Supermarkets, 01/2006 –12/2006

• Planned and executed an implementation of Microsoft Office SharePoint Server 2007

• The implementation included server build out, installation, configuration, custom web parts and

InfoPath forms

Consultant Project Manager

Johnson Controls, 07/2005 12/2005

• Managed an EDI conversion during acquisition of a competing battery maker

• Worked with the business and IT team to enable a smooth transition.

• Created the project plan, performed the business analysis, supervised two other consultants, coordinated

IT work with the outside customers, and worked with the business community to jump start the project

Consultant Project Manager

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Applications Manager

Wells Fargo Investments, 09/2004 – 06/2005

• Served as Project Manager and Business Analyst on this high profile project to re build and

consolidate web portals during the merger of two Financial Services companies.

• Worked under the direction of the vice president of eCommerce for the parent company in San

Francisco and the eCommerce manager in Milwaukee.

• Directed the project team, gathered and organized the Business requirements, wrote the Project

Charter, created and managed the project plan, and kept the project on track.

Consultant Project Manager

DCI Marketing, Inc., 06/2004 – 09/2004

• Led a team on a three month effort to upgrade Application Servers, Web Servers, Database

Servers, Operating Systems, and Java programs at this Detroit Automotive Marketing firm.

• Managed the project plan, budget, and personnel.

• Upgraded to infrastructure to the latest version of Oracle Database, WebLogic Application Server,

Jboss Application Server, and SUN Solaris operating system

• Coordinated the system testing, application development, regression testing, and implementation

Consultant / Project Manager / Business Analyst

Greenbrier & Russel (Fujitsu) July 1999 –September 2004

Led and participated in various consulting engagements for Johnson Controls, Rockwell Automation, and

the Medical College of Wisconsin, the City of Racine, WI, the City of Pleasant Prairie, WI, and many

others.

Project Leader, Business Analyst, Programmer Analyst

Rockwell Automation Allen Bradley March 1990 – July 1999

Led the implementation of Enterprise Resource Planning systems for the Logistics and IT groups in Asia

and Latin America, including 12 countries in Asia and 3 countries in Latin America.

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