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Project Manager Management

Location:
Murfreesboro, TN, 37127
Posted:
August 11, 2010

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ROBBIE G. DALTON - PMP

*** ******** ***** ***** abl2cu@r.postjobfree.com

Mobile: 615-***-****

Murfreesboro, TN 37127

Office: 615-***-****

SENIOR IT DIRECTOR

Highly accomplished IT Management Professional with 24 years experience in

complex project initiatives using the skills of business analysis, strategy

development, requirements gathering, system design & development and

technical leadership. Expertise in gaining consensus across multiple

business verticals. Catalyst for driving the financial approval process

for large, complex projects exceeding a specified budget amount. Emphasize

blending technical, cost, schedule, and risk considerations into a

measurable and executable plan and then measuring progress against that

plan with an earned value measurement system.

Professional strengths include:

Team Building & Large Government Contracts Earned Value

Leadership Management

Disaster Recovery Project Proposals Cost Benefit Analysis

Planning

Business Continuity New Product & System Strategic Planning

Planning Development

Change Management Financial Reporting Metrics Budget Management

EXECUTIVE PERFORMANCE - OVERVIEW

Comprehensive achievement in program/project management. Successfully

managed multiple large scale governmental project phases to completion

simultaneously. Developed innovative solutions to meet difficult

organizational, technology, and integration objectives. Organized several

large system reengineering projects with both internal and external

resources. Led a design/development team of 50 people in the creation of a

full administration system.

Competent, decisive, and dedicated technical advisor. Led a multiple

location development team in the creation and integration of a large, state-

wide agency application using state-of-the-art tools, techniques and

processes. Advisor to the State of Tennessee PMO Director in creating,

publishing and marketing the project methodology along with the processes

and procedures used to manage projects across the state.

ACHIEVEMENTS IN-DEPTH

Nissan North AmericA

March 2010 - Present

Nissan first came to the United States to sell vehicles in 1958 and began

importing and making Datsun vehicles in the United States under the Nissan

Motor Corporation, U.S.A. (NMC), name in 1960. NNA's mission is to provide

all Nissan and Infiniti employees and dealers with the tools they need for

constant improvement and consumer satisfaction. Headquartered in Franklin,

Tennessee, NNA coordinates all operations in the United States, Canada, and

Mexico including automotive styling, consumer, and corporate financing and

engineering.

Sr. Project Manager (5 month contract)

. Leading in the design and development of 3 major projects regarding

federal reporting, accuracy, cleanliness and reliability of the

administration systems and providing early warranty trending information

so Nissan can be proactive in their quality, image and reliability.

. Responsible for implementing the domestic and global SDLC methodology in

all three projects.

. Responsible for creating Statements of Work to be submitted to out-

sourced companies who perform specific development activities in these

projects.

. Responsible for updating the projects in a tool called Clarity that

serves as a project repository and controller.

Dynamic Research Corporation 2008 - March 2010

Dynamics Research Corporation is a leading provider of mission-critical

technology management services and solutions for government programs. DRC's

primary mission is to deliver solutions and services to federal, state, and

local government.

Technical Manager

. Technical Manager for the State-wide Child Welfare Information System

(SACWIS) in coordination with DRC and the State of Tennessee.

. Project Details for the SACWIS System

o Budget - $23,000,000 / Team Size - 150/ Work Effort - 250,000

man hours

. Lead in the technical design and development of a J2EE application

consisting of an integrated component design that includes key features

such as Mobile Computing, Document Imaging, Address Validation, GIS and

Identity Search Server.

. Responsible for the coordination and management of the architectural

design, configuration management, database management, conversion,

reporting, component integration and testing.

. Create and publish key design documentation to be reviewed by an

independent verification vendor and by the State.

. Communicate daily with design/development teams in Nashville, Columbus,

and two sites in India.

State of Tennessee

Office of Information Resources 2005 to 2008

The Office for Information Resources (OIR) provides direction, planning,

resources, execution and coordination in managing the information systems

needs of the State of Tennessee. OIR's clients primarily consist of State

agencies, departments and commissions.

Project Director

. Drove the simultaneous deployment of a new, web-based Title &

Registration System, Driver's License System and CRASH data collection

system for the Dept of Safety, Dept of Revenue and the Governor's Highway

Safety Office

. Project Details for the Title & Registration User's System of Tennessee

(TRUST) - Received honorable mentioned from the National Association of

State CIO's (NASCIO) for best IT Project and Portfolio Management

category

o Budget - $25,000,000 / Team Size - 35 / Work Effort - 90,000 man

hours

. Project Details for the Tennessee Driver's License System

o Budget - $25,000,000 / Team Size - 25 / Work Effort - 45,000 man

hours

. Project Details for the CRASH Data Collection System

o Budget - $1,000,000 / Team Size - 10 / Work Effort - 14,400 man

hours

. Created Cost Benefit Analysis, project proposals, financial reporting

metrics and Statements of Work for external resources

. Made regular project updates to legislative committees and boards

throughout state government

Erie Insurance Group 2004 - 2005

Established in 1925 as a Pennsylvania auto insurer, they have grown to

become a multi-line insurance company, offering auto, home, commercial and

life insurance through a network of independent insurance agents. They

conduct business in 11 states and the District of Columbia.

Project Manager

. Responsible for the implementation of annuity products for the Life

Insurance division

o Budget - $7,000,000 / Team Size - 30 / Work Effort - 70,000 man

hours

. Simultaneously led the implementation of a lead generation system for the

marketing division

o Budget - $1,000,000 / Team Size - 7 / Work Effort - 10,000 man

hours

. Gathered business requirements, created business process diagrams,

process flows, use cases, GUI documentation and gathered sign-off from

the client

. Created project management documentation, project plan design, change

control process and testing documentation

. Responsible for the management of external analyst and developers

CNA Life Insurance Company 1998 - 2004

CNA is the 7th largest U.S. commercial insurer and the 14th largest U.S.

property & casualty insurer. Before divesting the Life/LTC division, they

sold more term life insurance policies than any other carrier. They

provide insurance protection to more than 1 million businesses and

professionals in the U.S. and internationally.

Project Manager & General Manager

. Program manager for 24 projects of various sizes and complexities

. Average number of simultaneous projects was 10

. Largest budget size was $20,000,000, largest team size 50 and largest

work effort 166,000 man hours

. Responsible for budgeting, project planning and resource allocation for

Business Integration

. Coordinator of all User Acceptance Testing and Business Process

Improvement initiatives

. Business Sponsor of the Change Control Acceptance Board for all business

process and software implementations

. Serve as business lead in Business Continuity/Disaster Recovery

initiatives for the Nashville facility

. Experienced with OO design, client/server design, Oracle, Rational Rose,

HTML, Microsoft Project 2000, Initial training on Primavera Teamplay,

Framework Methodology, Microsoft Office, Microsoft FrontPage 2000,

Microsoft Excel, Visio Professional 5.0, and a commercial rules engine

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ADDITIONAL EMPLOYMENT

Continental Life Insurance Company 1995 - 1998

Underwriting Manager

. Managed and restructured the process of underwriting life, LTC and health

insurance products, policy issue, reinsurance and the telephone interview

process

NationSecurities 1993 - 1995

Investment Representative

. Directed all facets of sales and marketing for bank and non-bank

customers with investment products for 3 bank markets.

Kanawha Insurance Company 1992 - 1993

Assistant Vice President - Policy Administration

. Responsible for daily operations in New Business, Policy Service, Premium

Accounting and Jet Underwriting

Tennessee Farmers Life Insurance Company 1985 - 1992

Underwriting Manager

. Developed unprecedented improvements in underwriting results,

efficiencies and customer satisfaction while handling double-digit growth

FORMAL EDUCATION AND CERTIFICATION

Bachelor of Business Administration, Middle Tennessee State University

Project Management Training, International Institute of Learning

Six Sigma Approach in Project Management Quality, American Management

Association

Project Management Professional (PMP) Certification 2001

Certified Associate of Customer Service (ACS) Certification 2003

Business Continuity Planning Certification 2003

TECHNICAL SKILLS

. Experienced using RUP methodology in large, multiple-phase development

and deployment projects

. Proficient with OOAD based projects and projects using UML tools such as

RAD and JBuilder

. Adept in projects using programming languages such as Java (J2EE), COBOL,

C++, Visual Basic and HTML

. Skilled in projects using Oracle Application Software, Websphere, JBOS

and Tomcat

. Strong knowledge of Oracle, DB2 and SQL Server

. Highly skilled in using Project & Portfolio Management (PPM) tools such

as Microsoft Project and Primavera

. Project experience includes mainframe and client/server based

environments

. Working knowledge of version control tools like PVCS and CVS

. Good understanding of the use of commercial rule engines

. Highly experienced in running JAD (Joint Application Design/Development)

sessions



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