Project Manager Quality Assurance

Marc A. Rausch, MBA

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Burlington, WI 53105

Phone 262-***-**** . Cell 262-***-****

Email: ******.****.*@*****.***

[pic]A senior-level project manager, trained in programming and business

analysis, with the proven ability to transform business objectives into

effective technical solutions.

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I'm an experienced project manager passionate about using technology and

working with teams to solve an organization's complex problems. Working in

information technology across a wide range of industries - with extensive

experience in financial services, insurance, consulting, and integrating

enterprise-wide data systems - has provided me with the needed

methodologies and skills to benefit any organization.

CORE COMPETENCIES AND demonstrated abilities

The ability to take the most efficient, integrated approach, due to my

professional background first as a programer, then as a business analyst,

and now as a project manager.

The ability to analyze complex IT and business problems, determine the most

elegant solutions, and build and manage teams, as needed, to implement the

solutions.

Wide experience with all major project management methodologies. The skills

and background needed to enter new situations and immediately start

establishing effective solutions, along with the proven ability to

resurrect teams and reactivate projects that have fallen on the back

burner.

A proven track record of implementing major cost savings through creative

and technical problem solving, including the ability to compress project

timelines up to 25%, when appropriate.

The ability to satisfy the needs of end-clients such as Allstate, American

Express, Wells Fargo, Universal Studios, Cendant Travel, Northwestern

Mutual, Assurant Health, Blue Cross Blue Shield, and other major companies.

KEY professional accomplishments

Managed and developed a software project serving major banking institutions

that eliminated 3,600 data processing errors per day and resulted in an

internal savings of $130,000 per year.

Devised and planned an enterprise-level software reporting program to save

Trisept Solutions $1,200,000 per year.

Managed database development for an environmental control and security

system that saved Johnson Controls $2,500,000 over a five-year period

through improvements in quality and scheduling.

Used Project Management Institute methodology to reduce data processing

errors by 50% on an enterprise-level tour and vacation scheduling system;

and reduced the time needed to complete the project from one year to nine

months.

Successfully managed teams in various settings, including consulting firms,

and assumed complete HR responsibilities for junior consultants.

PROFESSIONAL ENDORSMENTS

"Marc was an exemplary employee who was in great demand by the clients he

served. His assignments were completed in timely fashion with accolades

from the clients for the quality of his work. I was proud to have Marc on

my staff as a valued professional consultant. I am confident that in the

years since he left Cap Gemini that his skills have evolved to an even

higher level. I would highly recommend Marc for all his future endeavors."

- Frank Palmisano, Cap Gemini Sogeti

"[Marc] was always recognized by clients as being one of their best in a

technical role or in later years as a project manager. Marc was always very

professional with a commitment to client satisfaction that was second to

none. Well liked by clients and peers. Marc was often asked to continue

consulting well beyond the initial assignment end date. His professional,

technical, and people skills are outstanding . . . a testament to his many

professional successes. I would welcome the opportunity to work again with

Marc . . . as would his clients, co-workers, and IT peers."

- Gary Mach, Integritas Professional

"Marc was a wonderful project manager in the time that I worked with him.

He managed conflict well. Marc was quick to engage the appropriate parties

or seek assistance in identifying those parties. The environment at

Metavante is challenging for PMs due to the silos and competing and

shifting priorities, but Marc was able to be successful despite those

challenges. Marc was a pleasure to work with."

- Patrick Pitre, Metavante

"Marc is a pro's pro as Project Manager or a Business Analyst."

- Don Symmonds

RECENT POSITIONS and contracts

Senior Project Manager, TEK Systems, Brookfield, WI (W-2 Contract)

February 2010-May 2010

Managed the full software development life cycle of Business Intelligence

systems for major pharmaceutical manufacturers. BI systems included

pharmaceutical claims data models, data warehouses, operational data

stores, and data mining. Completed three Strategic Reporting projects on

schedule and under budget, while obtaining 100% quality assurance on all

development.

Adjunct Professor of Mathematics, Bryant & Stratton College, Milwaukee, WI

January 2009-present

Teach Survey of Mathematics (Math 103) and Mathematics Foundations (Math

097).

Senior Project Manager, JADE International, Brookfield, WI (W-2 Contract)

July 2008-February 2009

Managed the full software development life cycle of Business Intelligence

systems for major banking institutions. BI systems included retail banking

data models, data warehouses, operational data stores, and data mining.

Completed four Business Intelligence Center projects on schedule and under

budget, while obtaining 100% quality assurance on new development.

Senior IT Business Analyst, Mortgage Guaranty Insurance Corporation (MGIC),

Milwaukee, WI

October 2007-June 2008

Analyzed and managed the development of e-commerce website software

projects that helped facilitate residential mortgage applications from

origination through closure. Major responsibilities included gathering

business requirements, planning and managing software development, quality

assurance, and deployment. These projects helped transition eMagic.com from

a "loss leader" into a profitable aspect of MGIC.

Project Manager, Jell-Tech Consulting, Pewaukee, WI (W-2 Contract-to-Hire)

July 2007-October 2007

Facilitated the integration of two Mortgage Insurance Loss Reserves data

warehouses during the proposed merger between MGIC and Radian Corporation.

This mission-critical project delivered the data mapping and ETL analysis

to Finance. Also managed and analyzed the vision and planning phases for

ten post-merger IT/Finance projects. Helped uncover data disparity between

the loss reserve department for MGIC and Radian.

Project Manager, Interactive Business Systems, Milwaukee, WI (W-2 Contract)

March 2006-June 2006

Managed the full project life cycle of a monthly financial data warehouse

model and data mining process for CUNA Mutual Group.

Project Manager and IT Consultant, SafeNet Consulting, Milwaukee, WI (W-2

Contract)

July 2005-January 2006

Managed multiple, fully integrated, and cross-functional retail

implementations for Save-A-Lot Food Stores, including point of sale,

inventory control, and software upgrades.

Project Manager, eFunds Corporation, Milwaukee, WI

June 2003-May 2005

Responsible for the management of financial institution risk products,

business-to-business electronic commerce, and corporate infrastructure

projects.

Implementation Manager, Trisept Solutions, Milwaukee, WI

April 2001-September 2002

Managed enterprise-level leisure travel management system implementations

that linked together front and back office systems, call centers, e-

commerce, and associated infrastructure. Directed workflow for 25 in-house

technical associates. Reduced a major project duration by 25% while

maintaining full project scope, quality assurance, and risk management.

Project Manager and IT Consultant, Kforce Professional Staffing,

Milwaukee, WI (W-2 Contract)

January 1999-February 2001

Managed and analyzed the full software development life cycle of a five-

year rolling actuarial data model, data warehouse, and data mining project

for Blue Cross Blue Shield of Wisconsin. Managed the full software

development life cycle of three concurrent 12-month rolling claims data

model, data warehouse, and data mining projects.

Principal IT Consultant, Cap Gemini Sogeti, Milwaukee, WI

June 1987-January 1999

Managed multiple, complex projects for a national consulting firm.

Representative projects: Managed, designed, and constructed a software

interface between two dissimilar computer languages to pass extremely large

amounts of data back and forth for brake friction material analysis.

Directed a project team in the development and documentation of 56 software

scripts to convert a variety of raw municipality data into a proprietary

client format. Internally responsible for the entire HR management of seven

junior consultants. Recipient of the corporate "Consultant of the Year"

award in 1991 and recipient of the branch "Consultant of the Month Award"

three times.

EDUCATION

Master of Business Administration, Keller Graduate School of DeVry

University, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, 2004

Bachelor of Science in Mathematics, University of Wisconsin at Whitewater,

1978

CERTIFICATIONS

Project Management Professional, Project Management Institute, anticipated

2010

Microsoft Solutions Framework, Microsoft Corporation - Software development

methodology

PERFORM (Method-1), Cap Gemini Sogeti, Inc. - ISO-9001 compliant

methodology

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