Donald Gabbert

** **** *** **

Etters, PA *****

717-***-****

abmmrk@r.postjobfree.com

OBJECTIVE

A challenging and rewarding position as Project Manager.

SUMMARY OF ACCOMPLISHMENTS

- Planned, directed, and coordinated activities of designated projects.

- Ensured that aims, goals and objectives were accomplished in

accordance with outlined priorities, time limitations, and funding

conditions.

- Analyzed results of operations for substantial gains and more

efficient utilization of resources.

- Developed staffing plans, work schedules, budgets, and time lines.

- Recruited or requested assignment of personnel.

- Reviewed project reports and schedule status at each phase.

- Modified time lines and work schedules accordingly.

- Prepared weekly project status reports for management.

- Planned, directed and coordinated in several conversions

EXPERIENCE

Systems Manager HRIS- November 2007 to Present

Rite Aid Corporation

Management of all projects and development of HR and Payroll systems for

all corporate, distribution centers and 5000 stores in the US. Systems

include interfaces to General Ledger, Accounts Payable for Temporary Labor

force and Management reporting systems, accrual systems, Union compliance,

and PTO systems.. Management of in house staff of 10 and contractors in a

Mainframe, AS400 and Web enabled environment.

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Project Manager - May 2007 to November 2007

High Mark Blue Cross Blue Shield - Contract Employee

Managed projects for web site redesign, special products for senior

products. Managing 6 projects for installation in the next release,

managing all project tasks and teams. Projects managed in a weak matrix

environment. All projects follow the PMI Discipline of Project Management

according to the PMBOK. The projects managed were PFFS/HHIC, HHIC Uncouple

and Carefirst. All projects completed Q/A Testing successfully, and were

ready for implementation into production in the next release.

Medical Mutual - Anatares. Cleveland, OH 44319 Contractor (February 2007 to

April 2007)

Currently managing a project to convert the Aldon Change Management System

to the Turnover Change Management System. This project includes the

migration of components from/into various environments including:

production, development, testing and promotion. Many different venders are

involved and, because of this, the mapping between the two systems cannot

be direct. Furthermore, there are many unknown factors in this project so

risk identification and risk response planning are a large element of the

total project plan.

Project Manager - (August 2001 to July 2006) Contract Employee

State of WV, PEIA, Charleston, WV.

Managed a project for the development of a new high risk insurance plan for

the State of West Virginia (Access WV). This system included Eligibility,

Billing and Dependent Coverage applications. Managed various other

projects to cleanup and improve the Public Employees Insurance Agency

Computer System. Developed new reporting that greatly improved the

agency's ability to track Medicare and Non-Medicare retirees. Developed

the necessary systems to allow for better tracking and administration of

Agency premium accounts and other pertinent aspects of the billing and

collection process. The Project Time Collection application was maintained

on a 3090 MVS System using TSO for project time entry and Telnet to other

Systems.

Project Manager - (January 2000 to July 2001)

Danly IEM, Cleveland, OH.

Managed the financial modules of the HFA Software package. Managed a

project to refine the Account Receivable cash system to apply cash two days

earlier. Managed a project to change the EDI system to serve several

locations at once. Developed a new Accounts Payable system to allow

Accounts to be managed by the location that created the invoice.

Project Lead - (July 1998 to December 1999)

IBS Consulting Services, Cleveland, OH

Project Lead at the Cleveland Board of Education. Was the lead on a

project to install a new student management system, which included a new

test score system. Also managed a project to convert all applications from

the IBM 3090 to the AS400 platform and developed a new lunch ticket system

to comply with federal guidelines.

Project Lead - (March 1996 to June 1998)

Cap Gemini America, Akron, OH

Consultant and Project Lead for a major tire manufacturer. Managed a

project to migrate all applications from the IBM 4381 platform to the AS400

platform. Conducted Joint Application Development meetings with users to

define the process to migrate the applications. Also was the project lead

to develop new Shop Floor Defect System.

Project Manager - (June 1989 to February 1996)

S. D. Myers, Inc, Tallmadge, OH.

Project Lead for all programming and systems development on the AS400.

Developed a sales contact system for the sales department and installed a

Plant Floor Bar Coding System for Inventory and Job Tracking.

EDUCATION

Certificate, MIS - (June 1964)

Wheeling College of Commerce, Wheeling, WV.

Master Certification in IT Project Management - September 2005

Villanova University, Villanova, PA.

Taking PMI exam in October 2010 for PMP.

Member of PMI since 2005.

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