gerald D Boyer Jr
PO BOX *** ( WESTFIELD CENTER, OH 44212 ( PHONE: 216-***-**** (
abm6p8@r.postjobfree.com
IT MANAGER
With diverse experience in all aspects of IT, seeking full-time work 1)
overseeing application development and maintenance, 2) administrating
networks or desktops including hardware and software acquisition,
configuration and end-user technical support and/or 3) consulting such as
analyzing business drivers, organizational structures, processes,
information, systems and technologies required to meet business needs and
researching tools, methods, procedures, standards and best practices to
support business solutions.
Expertise Highlights
Project Management Network and Systems Administration
Business, Data and Systems Systems Security and Disaster Recovery
Analysis Planning
Strategic Technology Planning Voice and Data Communications
Major Software/Systems Testing, Scripting and Documentation
Implementations Technical Writing and Training
Database Design and Management
Professional Experience
designer showcases- brunswick, oh 2001 to Present
IT Manager
Essentially function as one-man IT department responsible for all IT
related tasks, issues, etc. Also involved in some day-to-day business
operations such as job quoting, material management, etc.
Key Results:
Application Development
o Developed comprehensive manufacturing system including performance
measurement for custom store fixtures and interiors including:
. Product catalog (parts, specifications, etc.) integrated with
milling machinery
. Material management and inventory control for material resource
planning and work in process valuation
. Customer and employee database
. Job quoting and product costing
. Work order scheduling and time reporting via integrated data
capture devices
o Interfaced packaged time tracking system with in-house manufacturing
and packaged accounting system
o Developed equipment maintenance system to maintain information on
equipment (parts, manufacturers/suppliers, etc.) and schedule
maintenance.
Network Administration
o Upgraded network from peer to peer to client server including
migrating data for centralized management.
o Implemented a new VoIP system.
o Implemented backup / recovery procedures and security policies.
System Management
o Acquire, install and configure all hardware and software (new,
upgrades, updates, etc. for servers, PCs, printers, etc.)
o Developed standard server and PC configurations.
o Troubleshoot problems with hardware, software, e-mail, viruses,
Internet, VPN remote access and VoIP.
Westfield group - westfield center, oh 1989 to 2001
Project Manager
Managed large ($10M) data reengineering project (one of many integrated
projects designed to transform the business from top to bottom), evaluated
existing and emerging technologies and assisted in the development,
enhancement and implementation of several large business applications.
Key Results:
Data architecture
o Oversaw development of new enterprise data model to overcome
limitations of current data architecture.
o Oversaw building central OLTP database to support business process
reengineering and system replacement.
o Oversaw building corporate data warehouse and marts to support
enterprise reporting and analysis.
o Oversaw acquisition of data management tools required to build new
data architecture including data modeling, database administration,
data transformation / cleansing and reporting / analysis.
Planning
o Developed business cases, statements of work and project plans
including defining scope of work, implementation approaches, cost and
schedule estimates.
o Staffed project teams including arranging consulting and nondisclosure
agreements and required facilities and equipment.
Project management
o Managed 25 member team (15 consultants) and vendor relationships.
o Managed integration with interdependent projects such as program
management office, enterprise system and architecture replacement
projects.
o Managed project scope, risks and issues to minimize impacts to budget,
schedule and quality.
o Reported progress to program management office, project executive and
steering committee.
Evaluated existing and emerging technologies (specifically, in data
warehousing) and made recommendations on their applicability to business
needs.
Assisted in enhancement of a custom imaging system - in particular,
programmed new COBOL back-end (replacing old Assembler one) which transmits
images from a mainframe to PCs using APPC instead of HLLAPI) and tested
(regression and stress) new Visual Basic front-end.
Assisted in development of a bond contractor profile system - in
particular, programmed user interface for maintaining financials for bond
contractors and programmed reporting of the same.
Assisted implementation of a large life insurance system - in particular,
significantly customized billing and commission processing.
bancsystems associates - westlake, oh 1988 to 1989
Senior Programmer Analyst
Assisted in implementation of large merchant accounting system.
Key Results:
Involved in entire life cycle including planning, estimation, ongoing
system enhancement and maintenance and training.
Northeast ohio regional sewer district- cleveland, oh 1986 to 1987
Junior Consultant
Assisted in implementation of comprehensive maintenance management system
including hardware and software for financials, human resources, plant
maintenance and inventory management.
Key Results:
Assisted in developing requests for proposals, recommending packaged
software, devising project plans, documenting procedures and monitoring
project progress.
Education
Cleveland state UNIVERSITY- Cleveland,
OH
Bachelor of Science in Computer and Information Science, 1985
Bachelor of Science in Mathematics, 1985
Technology Summary
Applications: Lotus Domino and Notes; Microsoft Office, Visio and Project;
Adobe; Sage MAS90; Symantec Antivirus and Spyware;
familiarity with AutoCAD; query, reporting and OLAP tools;
data modeling, transformation and cleansing tools
Systems: Windows Server 2003 and NT, Windows XP, etc.; VMS, CICS, etc.
Languages: Visual Basic, COBOL, Assembler; DB2, SQL; familiarity with
C/C++, Java, PHP. HTML