Project Manager Management

JOHN N. PERCHALSKI

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Home: 610-***-****

Phoenixville, PA 19460

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Summary

An Information Technology Developer/Project Manager with broad technical

knowledge, outstanding leadership ability and creative problem solving

skills. I am an effective communicator able to explain complex concepts and

ideas to non-technical individuals.

Professional Experience

Penske Truck Leasing 5/2007-

7/2008

Sr. Programmer/Analyst

Manage off shore programming resources and program solutions for Accounts

Receivable and General ledger.

. Review programming specifications and assign to off shore resource.

. Review code and test results returned from off shore.

. Perform project management for information technology projects.

. Code in COBOL and RPG ILE projects for accounts receivable and general

ledger.

. Code Visual Basic programs for desktop applications in HR.

IBM Global Services

10/2005- 5/2007

Advisory IT Specialist

Support the MAPICS and ERP environment for internal IBM manufacturing

customers.

. Create and maintain custom code to interface with MAPICS and SAP using

RPG and CL.

. Monitor data files and processes for manufacturing environments. Coded in

COBOL.

. Maintain Scrap system programs in C and advanced job scheduler.

. Assigned and tracked COBOL and RPG coding work for off shore

programming resources.

AmerisourceBergen, Chesterbrook, PA

6/1999-10/2005

Project Manager (2001 - 2005)

Lead project to install a Control Substance Ordering System.

. Project manager on several projects for web based reporting.

. Managed contractors and four person internal staff.

. Created and maintained programs using VB.NET for new web reporting

system.

. Created and maintained Access databases for external customer use.

. Maintained COBOL, RPG and CL programs.

Application Developer III (1999 - 2001)

Provided Support in the financial department for accounts receivables

and payables.

. Collaborated with internal and external users during business

analysis and requirements gathering.

. Created detailed design specifications for requested system

enhancements and modifications.

. Coded programs in RPG, COBOL Java and JSP.

. Served as project leader for installation of Lawson Financial

package.

. Maintained third party procurement package and created interface

programs to that package, all coding in RPG and RPG ILE.

. Served as project manager for the installation of new procurement

package and was responsible for gathering requirements for the new

system.

New Holland of North America 6/1998 - 6/1999

Senior Programmer/Analyst

I performed business analysis, requirements gathering, specification

writing, coding, testing, installation and training.

. Provided assignments, served as team lead and provided technical guidance

. Was selected to develop and lead project for integration of a new

capacity planning system

. Worked with department head to gather the system requirements and create

detailed system and program specifications

. Programs were written in COBOL.

Palarco, Inc. 1/1996 - 6/1998

Consultant

Provided support for an AS400 package written for the specialty gas

business. Created interfaces between this package and the Premenos EDI

package, the interface was written in RPG.

. Wrote Microsoft Access databases to handle electronic price updating

. Worked with customer performing business analysis and requirements

gathering for creating a "home grown" replacement system

. At a financial services company was project leader for their Year 2000

compliance effort

. Modified RPG and COBOL programs, screens and print files

Skills

Started as an operator and progressed to programmer, systems analyst,

senior programmer analyst, consultant, MIS manager and independent

contractor.

Education

B.S., Mathematics, Cabrini College, Radnor, Pa. (1980)

A.S., Business Administration, Delaware County Community College, Media,

Pa. (1977)

Professional Development

Continuing Education, Certificate of Project Management, Penn State (2005).

Continuing Education, Certificate of ASP.NET Programming, Penn State

(2007).

Six Sigma Green Belt Training, Penske Truck Leasing (2007)

Hardware

IBM AS/400, iSeries, Personal Computer

Software

RPG ILE, RPGIII, CL, COBOL, SQL, Microsoft Access, Microsoft Excel,

Microsoft Word, Java, VB.Net, ASP.NET

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