Project Manager Engineer
Resume:
James R. Mitrowski
**** ******* **** **. ******, MI 48371 Home Phone 248-***-**** Cell
Email - abnfdw@r.postjobfree.com
Career Objective: Continue to grow and evolve my Information Technology
skills as it relates to managing projects and or people. Ultimately, I see
myself managing large development projects for a Fortune 500 company.
Summary Information:
. Veteran of Information Technology with an emphasis on leading
projects
. Extensive Project Management and Team Leadership experience
. Extensive Automotive experience
. Extensive Retail experience
. Data Warehouse experience
. Full System Life Cycle Development experience
. Superb communication and interpersonal skills
Project/Work Experience:
09/2009 - Present Contracted to Project Server Consulting
Project Leader and Web Developer
. During Initiation phase was responsible for gathering
requirements, design the web page and coordinate the development
. Developed site using Dotnetnuke 5.0
. Incorporating other web technologies such as Java, video, and
mouse over imaging, and Visio Flex
01/2009 - 08/2009 Pursuing PMP Certification
07/2004 - 12/2008 CSC Covansys - On site at Chrysler LLC
Project Leader
. Acting as a liaison between Chrysler, Covansys, and Nexiant (a
business partner and vendor for the Smart Inventory System, or
SIM) to build and maintain MRO (Maintenance and Repair
Operations) functions at GEMA (Global Engine Manufacturing
Alliance) and Chrysler's Legacy system called Non Production
Inventory Control System (NPIC)
. During Initiation phase was responsible for gathering
requirements from the Chrysler customer, analyze and design the
application and coordinate the development
. Established the scope of the project with the team members
. Managed multiple tasks assigned to this project
. Provided guidance to developers in order to accomplish
their goals on time
. Helped in the development of project schedule
. Develop, coordinate, schedule and facilitate customer and
project team meetings
. Coordinated consumer acceptance of software during QA
testing
. Managed and resolved issues, risks, scope creep and another
problems throughout the lifecycle of the project that increased
efficiency and accelerated design approval to prevent project
stagnation
. Developed mainframe JCL, PROCS, copybooks, DB2 load
statements
. Mapped incoming EDI files to existing data fields from
Nexiant for the NPIC system using Visio
. Became the project expert on MQ Series retrieval, puts, and Queue
management along with EDI transmissions
. Provided status reports of project to the CIO of the
company
08/2003 - 01/2004 Sirco Associates - Consulting to AAA Michigan
Lead Systems Analyst
. System Analyst for the development of mainframe programs that
identify adds, changes, or deletes for a new Enterprise Data
Warehouse project using Extract, Transformation, and Load (ETL)
methodology
. System Analyst for the development of mainframe JCL, PROCS,
copybooks, DB2 load statements and system documentation for the
Enterprise Data Warehouse system
. System used mainframe programs to create flat files to be
loaded into DB2 tables via a DB2 utility
. The DB2 tables are then copied into DB2 on the Unix client
servers by running Unix Scripts
. Data was then stored on Informatica
. Areas of the System Development Life Cycle used were Development,
Testing both unit and system, and Implementation
01/1998 - 03/2003 Kmart Corporation
(03/2002-03/2003) Team Manager
. Managed 10 to 12 people in all development aspects of the
Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC)
. Fostered a "Trusting" work environment by holding integrity
to the highest standard
. Managed up to 30 projects simultaneously
. Performed initial meeting with client to review scope, offered
alternatives for improved processing, and more efficient use of
resources
. Developed an SDLC Roadmap for new programs
. Developed new COBOL coding standards for new development
. Performed all managerial responsibilities including team
meetings, employee recognition, promotions, team building
activities, personal improvement plans, interviews of new
employees, letting poor performers go, and performance reviews
. Passed on corporate initiatives and vision to team
. Conducted code walk throughs of all new programs written
. Assigned tasks requested by clients to associates who had the
skills to complete them within the time frame given
. Ensured that there was NO rework on any assignment. There was
100% customer satisfaction
(02/2001-02/2002) Project Manager
. Managed a team of ten programmers in the second largest
implementation of a system in Kmart history. Using PMBOK
processes and the full System Life Cycle Methodology (SDLC) for a
Sales Tax system replacement. We converted a desktop Tax System
to COBOL 390/DB2
. Developed project team by conducting interviews for specific
skills needed
. Held kick off meeting to start the project
. Performed scope analysis to derive the scope
. Created Project Plan
. Prepared a WBS (Work Breakdown Structure) using MS Project
. Created a Network Diagram using Visio
. Developed and executed the schedule using MS Project
. Performed risk analysis
. Overcame the sudden departure of a programmer who deleted his
code, setting us back weeks by both fast tracking, and crashing
project activities
. Managed a million dollar budget
. Instituted a Change Control Board to review changes
. Monitored the project and limited the scope creep
. Delivered project on time and within the budget allotted
(05/2000-01/2001) Project Manager - Lead Systems Engineer
. Managed a team of 5 client server and mainframe programmers in
developing an Employee Self Service Gadget using Plumtree Portal
software. This Gadget enabled Kmart Associates access to their
pay stub, W2 requests, a link to their Health Care Benefits page
and their personal information from the PeopleSoft databases via
a secured socket layer (SSL) behind a firewall
. Created Project Plan
. Created and executed the project Schedule
. Identified risks
. Reported status to the PMO on a weekly basis
. Successfully managed risks that did emerge
. Delivered project on time and all scope requirements were
achieved
(11/1999-05/2000) Lead Systems Engineer
. Developed and maintained a Vendor Compliance System using
mainframe COBOL 390/DB2 programs
. Developed SQL Server stored procedures to send data to SQL Server
. Became Subject Matter Expert on Vendor Compliance System
(01/1998 - 11/1999) Strategic Staffing Solutions - Technical Consultant
. Developed systems to migrate mainframe data to a SQL Server
database for processing of vendor compliant deviations
. Supported the intranet by making enhancements to existing pages
or designing new ones using Homesite 4.0, HTML and JAVA Script
. Performed system enhancements on JCL, PROCS and COBOL programs
. Performed investigations for clients
. Provided ad hoc reports to clients
. Responsible for year 2000 compliant mainframe programs and
development of new COBOL programs for new processes
02/1997 - 12/1997 MIS - Chrysler Corporation
Senior Systems Analyst
. Developed an IMS (DC) online parts pull system, KANBAN, using
thermal bar code printers, radio frequency scanners and DB2
. Responsible for year 2000 conversion of mainframe programs that
use IMS (DC) transactions with a DB2 database
. Performed enhancements and maintenance on programs
. Added documentation to programs that did not have any and created
system flow charts for new employees
Seven years with EDS - Systems Engineer - Service Parts Operations
. Responsible for mainframe production support of the Order
Processing Systems, including putting all SPO's orders, performed
enhancements and maintenance on COBOL, CICS and PL/I programs
that use IMS DB/DC and DB2 and met with customers to further
define requirements
. Maintained the Production Support Manuals, conducted
presentations in front of customers and peers on topics related
to the SPO business and SE education
. Member of the Disaster Recovery Team which was responsible for
updating the Disaster Recovery Plan and providing customer
support during a mock disaster performed annually
. Coordinator on the Year 2000 team
Education: Ferris State University, Bachelor of Science in Marketing, four
year music scholarship
Applied to PMI and preparing to take PMP exam
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