Project Manager Management

Jonathan R. Wesson

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Chief Information Officer

Demonstrating exceptional systems leadership by establishing and maintaining IT’s value through

problem solving and delivering results.

Performance-focused and visionary IT leader credited with multimillion dollar revenue increases

and cost savings through enterprise level technology utilization and exceptional strategy

development. Resourceful big picture thinker who confidently champions business objectives through

outstanding technical leadership and business acumen, vendor negotiations, and cost saving initiatives.

Attain groundbreaking improvements to IT infrastructure through viable integration strategies. Recruits

and retains top technical talent.

HIGHLIGHTS OF QUALIFICATIONS

Product Management Forecasting & Strategic Planning Process Improvement & SDLC

Budget Analysis & Oversight Cash Flow Management & Analysis Database Management

System Architecture Project Management Business Development

P & L Accountability Infrastructure Planning Data Center Consolidation

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

2006 – present

MediaWhiz, LLC, Marietta, GA

CIO/EVP of Technology & Infrastructure

Directed the IT organization of 40 Java developers and a total staff in excess of 100

in the development and day-to-day execution of a state of the art software package

used in the performance marketing arena

In three years, the company grew from 18 million to almost 150 million

Participated on the executive team managing day-to-day operations

Helped develop a clientele of publishers and advertisers in vertical markets ranging

from Paydays to Credit Cards to Insurance to Free Lead Gen markets (free cruises,

e.g.)

2002 – 2006

BENCHMARK CONSULTING, Atlanta, GA

President, Chairman

Built small company consisting of highly skilled IT and business professionals

specializing in emerging technologies such as .Net, Sharepoint, and Ruby on Rails

implementations

Grew the company from 3 to 40 employees/consultants

Led the executive team managing day-to-day operations

Developed a clientele of insurance companies, state and local governmental

agencies in support of benefit enrollment, and major health providers.

EXCHANGE – AMERICA, Atlanta, GA 2001

Chief Information Officer/Chief Operations Officer

Directed a staff of 45 technical resources in the development and implementation of

a state of the art B2B exchange specializing in the insurance industry. The system

is written in Java, C++, and DB2.

Managed a budget in excess of $10M per year

Served as an integral part of the executive staff managing operations

1997 – 2001

W ESSON ENTERPRISES INC., Atlanta, GA

President

Directed staff of programmers, analysts, and hospital personnel in the development

and implementation of state of the art systems using MPI technology. The system

was written using Cold Fusion and SQL Server.

Led the installation of a clinical data repository (Oacis). As with all current system

development efforts, the systems were built to function on the Internet. The new

development work was done using MQSeries, Rational Rose and Sybase System

11.

W orked as Project manager to convert several hospitals from the Columbia version

of Meditech to the street version. Implemented a VPN for use with the Hospital

systems.

1994 – 1997

HEALTHEON/ACTAMED/WebMD, Atlanta, GA

Chief Information Officer / Director of Client Services

Directed the entire project to a successful implementation of the first Community

Health Information Network in the country. Activities included the construction and

population of a new data center (IBM SP2 frame)

Led the analysis, design & development as well as the implementation of the

software. The project includes interfacing information from 20 hospitals, 2 large

payers, and 1500 doctors to create an Enterprise wide Electronic Medical Record

system. The system was written to use Java which at the time was very new and

untried

As the Chief Architect, led the effort to insure the scalability and maintainability of

multiple releases of the product set. The system was written using C++, Corba,

Java, and Sybase. Ported the product to both Oracle and SQL Server

TECHNICAL Summary

Methodologies: RUP Methodology, Agile development, Object Oriented Analysis and Design,

Yourdon's Structured Analysis Design and Programming, Gaines and Sarenson

Structured Analysis, Design and Programming, Learmonth and Burchett

Management Systems Data Analysis, Database Design Group Inc.'s Logical

Data Base Design Techniques. Project Life Cycle Methodologie s include PC/70,

SDM/70, and STRADIS. CASE tools. ADW, IEF, System Architect, Bachman.

Applications: Healthcare Information Systems (HBOC Star and Series II, SMS Envision,

Meditech, IDX Phamis plus various ancillary systems), Benefits Enrollment &

Management systems, Student Loan Administration, Banking Demand and

Term Deposits, Banking Term Loans and Revolving Credit, FAMIS systems,

Child Support Enforcement, Parent Locate, Petroleum Revenue and Production

Accounting, Petroleum Processing Design and Anal ysis, Network and Change

Management, Material Control and Mgt., Inventory Control, Accounts Payable

and Receivable, General Ledger, Payroll, Trust Accounting, Warehousing,

Cycle Inventory, Shop Floor Control, Manufacturing Systems, Cost Accounting,

Job Costing, Insurance Claims Management.

SELECTED ACHIEVEMENTS

Launched an IT consulting firm and increased profit margin at a rate higher than the growth of staff.

Grew the company into Healthcare, State Government, and general IT Consulting. IMPACT: Profit

increased from 20% with 4 people to 35% with 40.

Managed the development and delivery of software used in the managed care and general

healthcare arena. Ran the entire development and maintenance shop for a very large Healthcare

software provider, handling all facets of the SDLC as well as release content and management. This

included a large staff of in-house developers as well as a very large outsourced staff. RESULT:

Company went public and quickly became one of the most successful providers of software and services

in the industry.

Led the team that designed and implemented innovative software to locate absent parents for the

Southeast region of the US in Support of the Child Support Enforcement Department. Compiled locate

information and data from multiple sources into one central database. IMPACT: Increased the location of

absent parents 150% the first year and is still in use today among multiple regions.

Managed the development and implementation of one of the nation’s 1st Community Hea lth

Information Networks (CHIN). RESULT: Network allowed 19 hospitals to share information about

patients and treatments providing for much superior regional healthcare. The development team

consisted of 80 developers.

Led the team that developed software to accept and process Student Loan Applications . Analyzed

existing product and re-engineered software in a 9 month period. RESULT: Business tripled in revenue

and later purchased by competitor. Today, software is used by over 1500 universities.

Implemented and taught Process Re-engineering and System Development Life Cycle (SDLC)

methodologies used to develop new computer systems and redo existing systems. RESULT: The client

companies were able to build lower cost, superior quality computer systems.

Developed and implemented the industry accepted methodology for insuring the validity and

uniqueness of medical records. The hospitals industry average is between 15 and 20% duplicate

medical records. RESULT: The hospitals using this software practicall y eliminate duplicate medical

records providing much superior healthcare.

EDUCATION

MBA, University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa, AL

BS, Industrial Management, University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa, AL

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