Project Manager Engineer
Resume:
Christopher J McCollum
Austin, Texas 78717
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Accomplishments
. Lead architect in the delivery of more than a dozen sites using
WebSphere Commerce.
. Author of seven Redbooks on WebSphere Commerce implementation,
customization, and related topics including:
o Accounts and Contracts in WebSphere Commerce V5.6.1
o Extended Sites in WebSphere Commerce Business Edition V5.6.1
o Planning and Managing the Deployment of WebSphere Commerce
. Created and implemented four e-Commerce stores for a state government
that increased revenue while slashing annual operating costs by $500K.
. Instrumental in the acquisition of a $65M contract for IBM which
included custom development of multiple Web applications and 10 years
of managed hosting services.
. Managed the development and operation of MCI's Data Services
operational support systems which supported over 2500 users and
contributed to more than $2B a year in revenue.
. Authored and delivered training on a wide array of topics to sales
personnel, IT support staff, IT development staff, line of business
management, and executive management.
Employment
Senior Manager, Sogeti USA LLC
February 2010 to Present
. Building a national eCommerce practice
. Lead Architect at major retailer
Senior Architect, Alpine Consulting, Inc.
November 2008 to February 2010
. Lead the design of N-Tier, J2EE architectures for e-Commerce
applications. Focus is on WebSphere Commerce and related WebSphere
products and tools.
. Support multiple clients in migration efforts from WebSphere Commerce
v5.x to v6.x
. Train clients and perform webinars on WebSphere Commerce and related
topics.
. Provide remote administration services for WebSphere Commerce,
WebSphere Application Server, and related products.
Principal eCommerce Engineer, AT&T Hosting & Application Services
January 2007 to November 2008
. Design and develop products and services around IBM WebSphere
technologies with a focus on the multi-channel commerce space. These
offerings to include design, construction, implementation, hosting and
management of custom eCommerce applications.
. Instrumental in sales efforts for hosting and professional services
engagements.
. Deployed and configured complex WebSphere environments for multiple
clients.
. Train internal staff on new products and technologies.
. Work with strategic partners to enhance ties (IBM).
Technical Architect, Brulant
May 2006 to January 2007
. Led state-of-the-art development project using IBM WebSphere
technologies to develop a SOA. The project utilized WebSphere
Commerce, WebSphere Portal, WebSphere MQ and WebSphere Process Server
with Oracle databases.
. Managed team of six on client site including client staff.
. Implemented the development and production infrastructures using
server virtualization technologies (ESX).
. Trained client staff on the administration of virtualized environment.
. Assisted in pre-sales process as System Engineer (WebSphere Portal,
WebSphere Commerce).
Sr. Technical Architect. Perficient
November 2005 to May 2006
. Lead design and implementation of N-Tier, J2EE architectures for e-
Commerce applications. Focus was on WebSphere Commerce and related
WebSphere products and tools.
. Managed team of five on client site including client staff.
. Assisted in pre-sales process as Systems Engineer.
. Deployed, configured and tested complex WebSphere Commerce
infrastructure.
. Trained client staff on the administration of WebSphere Commerce and
related technologies.
Project Manager/IT Architect, IBM
September 1999 to November 2005
. Directed multiple global teams in developing IBM Redbooks and e-
business solutions for Tivoli and WebSphere products.
. Developed Statements of Work, project plans, high-level designs and
customer presentations for systems engineering projects ranging from
$250K to $65M.
. Managed teams in India and China performing development and testing
activities.
. Mentored IBM Business Partners in early enablement programs.
. Authored examinations for WebSphere product certifications.
. Developed and conducted both Web-based and classroom training sessions
in WebSphere Commerce.
. Major contributor to build of a Practitioner Support Network, a Web-
based tool providing first-level support to over 2000 global
practitioners on WebSphere Commerce and related products.
. Developed proposals, Statements of Work, project plans and budget
estimates that have generated more than $100M in revenue.
. Created and implemented four e-Commerce stores for a state government
that increased revenue while slashing annual operating costs by $500K.
. Spearheaded build of a successful e-Commerce site for leading women's
clothing distributor.
. Integrated WebSphere Commerce with backoffice systems using WebSphere
MQ and Message Broker. Code written with WSAD in Java.
. Guided team in design of an e-Commerce site for Cingular Wireless,
(Sun Solaris/Oracle) and trained in-house staff on Java development.
. Conducted performance analysis for US Mint's e-commerce site and its
1000+ concurrent users.
Sr. Project Manager, PSW Technologies
June 1998 to September 1999
. Managed project team of five that delivered a check authorization
system using biometric technologies to a major grocery store chain.
. Led architecture team in the design of an online furniture Web site.
Team Leader, Trilogy
February 1998 to June 1998
I led a team of seven in the development of a Web site that allowed for
online configuration and purchase of complex networking equipment.
Manager III, MCI Telecommunications Corporation
October 1989 to February 1998
. Led large (25+) geographically dispersed team in the development,
implementation and support of operational support systems (OSS) for
MCI's data networks (frame relay, ATM, SMDS, Internet).
. Led teams that provided integration between MCI's data networks and
global partners (KDD Japan, Avantel Mexico, Stentor Canada, British
Telecomm UK)
. Managed the operations of over seventy servers providing systems to
several NOCs using HP OpenView and Tivoli.
. Managed annual budgets in excess of $5M including multiple concurrent
projects of more than $1M.
Education
University of Phoenix
MBA, Technology Management, 02/2003
University of Texas
BBA, Management Information Systems, 05/1982
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