Manager Project

MILT ANDERSON

**** * ****** ** #*** . South Jordan, UT 84095

801-***-**** . ************@*****.***

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Talented and experienced technology manager, skilled in delivering large,

complex infrastructure and software projects

Experienced team leader in software and IT organizations: managing the IT

organization, and development of world-class software products.

Areas of expertise:

Project Management, PRINCE2 Certified SQL, Oracle, Analysis, Report

Enterprise Apps (CRM, HR, accounting, Data Migration, Databases

inventory etc.)

Agile (XP) Development Methodology Policy Establishment, Compliance

Software QA/Test, Automation Team Building, Management

ITIL Processes, Implementation Security, Operations Maintenance

Network Management, Data Center: Storage, DRP Network Infrastructure

Systems Monitoring, Upgrades Business Systems Analysis

Communications Skills: Customer, Management, Contract, Partner Oversight

Team

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PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

RIO TINTO

2005 - 2010

Senior Project Manager, Team Lead

Manage large commercial projects in IT, finance, operations, manufacturing

and construction. Planned and implemented dozens of large successful IT

projects. Project Manager over projects in network communications, data

communications, business process change, software implementations,

upgrades, and database migrations.

Projects include the following:

. Production control technology implementations.

. Custom software development projects for finance, HR, inventory, ERP.

. Relocation of business organizations, redesign of business processes.

. Global Infrastructure for SAP implementation; server, database, and

network upgrades using global providers, local contractors, and

corporate standards.

. Kennecott Utah Copper Concentrator Plant Network Refresh with a

budget of $1.25M, Fiber and equipment redesign and upgrade.

. Kennecott Utah Copper Refinery Plant Network Refresh: $2.2M

. Microwave and radio communications upgrades and installations.

LANDESK SOFTWARE

2004 - 2005

Server Manager SQA Engineering

Contracted to assist the OEM development team on the LANDesk Server Manager

product, sold to corporations directly, and to OEMs: INTEL, Gateway,

FounderTech, etc. This product is a browser-based system administration

console that provides monitoring of system resources, health states, and

reporting, scaling up to 10,000+ servers. Design, implement, and execute

test cases, test automation, test lab configurations, etc. Development

technologies involved are .Net, ActiveX, MSSql Server, Oracle, Rational

Test Manager, IPMI, SNMP, and TCP/IP network protocols running on Windows

2000/2003 servers and Linux. Work was done using an Agile development

method.

ALHAMBRA SOLUTIONS

2003 - 2004

Founder, System Analyst

Founded new company to meet market opportunity in a growing

leisure/hospitality industry. Leveraging newer technology (.NET, Tenfold,

Java, Linux) to enter market quickly, developing an enterprise application

with primary components being CRM/Sales management, PBX integration,

financials, accounting, and reporting.

VIRTUA GROUP

2003 - 2004

Consultant

Contracted on a part-time basis to engage in product planning and

positioning activities. Provided direction on engineering resource

acquisition and development process definition. Consulted on market focus

group planning and feedback evaluation. Worked on business process

analysis.

LUCENT

1998 - 2002

Senior Software Manager (Internetworking Systems Group)

Recruited initially under the auspices of Ascend Communications prior to

the acquisition by Lucent to oversee the release process redesign of the

real-time embedded operating system, True Access Operation System (TAOS).

Also supervised up to 20 direct reports, as many as 25 contractors, and a

$4.5 million annual budget. Managed the sustaining engineering,

development, and local SQA for the MAX, MaxTNT, and APX Remote Access

Servers, all industry leading products. Evaluated existing development

processes/ business systems to propose product quality release process

improvements. Maintained relationships with top tier customer contacts to

insure satisfaction and quick problem resolution. Created and instituted

product specifications, evaluated and prioritized new feature requests, and

engaged with customers to coordinate defect resolution efforts. Budgeted,

hired, and developed software engineers. Remotely delegated assignments to

and oversaw offsite programming and testing contractors located in

Bangalore, India.

. Personally furnished development and testing support for $370 million

in product sales.

. Improved anchor product quality 40%.

NOVELL

1997 - 1998 Product

Manager (Java Technical Division)

Re-hired to oversee product design and strategy for the new NetWare SDK

product. Formulated, championed, and disseminated the firm's Java specific

enterprise product strategy. Cultivated relationships with industry leaders

to influence emerging Java standards. Developed database apps (SQL)

accessed via Java interfaces, such as JDBC. Evaluated WebSphere, WebLogic

and other framework technologies to determine viability for purchase,

licensing or partnership. Promoted and enforced standards for internal

corporate Java development initiatives. Conceptualized and authored an

internal education and testing methodology to certify Java programmers and

administered an automated grading system for subsequent delivery to

superiors. Promoted initial research into Secure Identity Management

Systems that subsequently evolved into the existing Novell Nsure Secure

Identity Management product.

. Facilitated in-house certification of over 300 internal software

engineers for Java programming.

. Formally presented at the national BrainShare conference to 1,500

programming specialists on the subject "Integrating Applications into

Novell Java Infrastructure".

PEOPLESOFT

1996 - 1997

Development Manager (PeopleTools for Macintosh Project)

Hired to complete an existing $2 million contract between PeopleSoft and

Apple while reporting to the Vice President of Development. Directed

technical design, implementation, testing/quality assurance, staffing,

legal and marketing activities on this client server enterprise database

application. Provided consultation on next generation distributed

architecture design requirements including Java clients and conceptualized

and implemented a comprehensive companywide education and training measure.

. Successfully executed a $2 million porting initiative involving

interfacing with SQLServer, Oracle, IBM and Centura.

NOVELL

1987 - 1996

Product Manager (1995 - 1996)

Promoted to assist with the internal and external launch of the OSA (Open

Solutions Architecture) message. Engaged with BrainShare '96, authored

multiple positioning and technical papers, and assisted with a strategic

corporate announcement. Also integrated OSA into DCE, COM, Tuxedo and CORBA

industry standards.

Manager (Novell API Research and Architecture) (1994 - 1995)

Promoted to oversee a project team tasked with investigating, promoting and

defining a new company wide developer-centric infrastructure.

Conceptualized, designed and implemented the Web ShortCuts browser utility

for Macintosh, integrating browser functionality with the Mac finder

metaphor and establishing visual web site links.

Development Manager (Novell-API Development) (1993 - 1994)

Promoted to oversee the development, release, and maintenance of NetWare

Client SDK Libraries while supervising a team of 15 development and test

engineers. Directed all phases of the product life cycle concentrating on

corporate standards in portability and maintainability. Oversaw the design

and implementation of 2000 automated test cases in a large cross platform

test bed

Development Manager (1992 - 1993)

Promoted to develop and release NetWare for Macintosh v4.0 and v3.12 while

overseeing a team of 11 software engineers.

Software Engineer (1990 - 1992)

Promoted to oversee and coordinate resolution of issues from multiple

development locations. Developed and implemented process improvements.

Managed the NetWare for Mac 286 v2.2 and v2.21 release and coordinated

third party contract development efforts.

Software Engineer (Maintenance Group) (1989 - 1990)

Promoted to debug and resolve issues with the NetWare OS and DOS utilities.

Independent Software Vendor Consultant (1987 - 1989)

Hired initially as a customer service representative (CSR) and earned

several performance based promotions to Independent Software Vendor

Consultant.

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EDUCATION & PROFESSIONAL PROFILE

BS, Design Engineering (Mathematics minor) - Brigham Young University,

Provo, UT

Certifications: Prince 2 Practitioner, Prince 2 Foundation

Certification(international equiv. PMP, PMI); ITIL v3, Change Mgmt,

Release, Problem, Configuration Mgmt;

Training: American Management Association, Crucial Conversations,

Leadership, Team- Building, Complex Project Management and multiple

technical courses.

Second Language: Spanish

Publications: "Using AFP for DOS Clients", NetWare Technical Journal, Vol.

1, No. July 3, 1989; "When Worlds Don't Collide", NetWare Technical

Journal, Vol. 1, No. January 1, 1989

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