Project Manager Team Lead
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CALVIN W. EXLINE, SR.
*** ** ***** ****** • Vancouver, Washington 98865
360-***-**** • ************@*********.***
PROJECT MANAGER • PROJECT TEAM LEAD
Utilities Industry • Financial Services Industry
Seasoned IT Project Leader with expertise in modernization, customization, and implementation of
scalable systems capable of meeting multiple clients various business needs. Proven track record of
building talented development teams and ensuring on-time delivery of simultaneous projects.
Business Needs Analysis • Requirements Gathering • Technical Design • Conversion
Technical Support / Training • Customization • Implementation • System and Integration Testing
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
NORTHEAST UTILITIES SYSTEM / YANKEE GAS, Berlin, Connecticut • 2000-Present
This Fortune 500 energy company operates New England s largest utility system, serving more than 2
million electric and natural gas customers in Connecticut, Massachusetts, and New Hampshire. Yankee
Gas was purchased by Northeast Utilities in 2002.
Subject Matter Expert; Project Team Lead; Development Team Lead (Consultant Roles)
Originally hired by Yankee Gas as an IBM Consultant / Development Team Lead, charged with
customizing then later implementing the new Customer Information System (CIS). Upon acquisition of
Yankee Gas by Northeast Utilities, oversaw CIS customization again – this time, for all operating
companies owned by Northeast Utilities. Advised on customization, naming standards, coding
standards, environment configuration, development plans, code migration plans, and implementation.
Key Contributions:
Modernized operations by replacing 30-year-old Legacy system with new customer information
system (CIS).
Lead and documented JAD sessions for clients.
Worked with client to develop Project Plans
Performed Business Analysis and Gap Analysis between existing systems and To Be system.
Developed Functional Requirements documents.
Worked with client to develop Implementation Plan
Developed Production Support Plan
Performed Production Support
Developed Integrated System Test Plans
Lead Problem Reporting and Resolution meetings
Allowed use of CIS by 4 different operating companies by customizing system to meet rules and
regulations of 3 separate Departments of Utility.
Ensured compliance with all Service Level Agreements through performance testing and tuning
of system.
Met extremely tight deadlines imposed by Connecticut Department of Public Utility Control for
implementing rate cases / coding changes necessary for utilizing most current technology.
Collaborated with DB/2 DBA team to create performance indexes; also identified potential “hot
spots”. Enabled mainframe support personnel to monitor CIS performance by teaching them to
use available tools. Taught classes on Coding Standards, Naming Conventions, DB2 SQL
Coding, and DB2 SQL Performance Tuning.
Provided complete project documentation to facilitate smooth transition of leadership from
consultant to full-time employees.
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CALVIN W. EXLINE, SR.
************@*********.***
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IBM, Dallas, Texas • 1998-2000
A multinational computer technology and consulting corporation. Employs ~400,000 people worldwide.
Development Team Lead (Consultant)
Simultaneously managed CIS customization projects for 4 clients. (One of those clients was
YANKEE GAS.) Managed a team of 20 developers. Maintained documentation and provided support
to IBM Team Leads as required. Kept IBM Project Manager abreast of development needs and
client status.
Key Contributions:
Transformed a group of young, inexperienced college graduates into a team of productive IBM
developers through weekly meetings, one-on-one sessions, and code “walk-throughs” designed
to train them in Cobol, how to follow coding standards, how to read and understand
specifications, and when to ask for help.
Lead and documented JAD sessions
Worked with client to develop Project Plans
Performed Business Analysis and Gap Analysis between existing systems and To Be systems.
Developed Functional Requirements documents.
Lead Technical Requirements Review
Lead Code Walk Through Meetings
Developed Integrated System Test Plans
Lead Problem Reporting and Resolution meetings
Saw 2 of the 4 customized systems implemented in Production.
ADDITIONAL PROJECT MANAGEMENT EXPERIENCE
System Architect or Development Team Lead:
PACIFIC GENERAL ELECTRIC, San Francisco, California
Performance Team Member
Reviewed COTS software for scalability for client
Recommended and made code changes for performance
June 1996 to April 1998
PACIFIC POWER, Portland, Oregon
Performance Team Lead
Lead Performance Reviews of client code
Reviewed database design
Recommended Performance changes to SQL, Performance indexes, etc.
May, 1995 to June, 1996
NORTHERN INDIANA PUBLIC SERVICE CORPORATION, Gary, Indiana
Development Team Lead
Mainframe Application side of custom application
May, 1991 to May, 1995
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RALSTON PURINA CORPORATION, St. Louis, Missouri
April, 1990 to May, 1991
BEAR CREEK CORPORATION, Medford, Oregon
May, 1989 to April, 1990
PACIFIC TELECOM CORPORATION, Vancouver, Washington
February, 1986 to May, 1988
BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD, Portland, Oregon
March, 1985 to February, 1986
IMPELL PACIFIC, Portland, Oregon
September, 1982 to March, 1985
EDUCATION
Bachelor of Arts Degree in Computer Science
Chemeketa Community College • Salem, Oregon
Coursework in Business Administration
Linfield College • McMinnville, Oregon
TECHNICAL PROFICIENCY
Languages\Operating Systems
Cobol\Cobol II OS
Assembler OS\VS
CICS Command Level VMS
DB/2 VM
IDMS DB\DC OS\370
CICS BMS Mapping MVS
WebMethods/SOAP MQ Series
Utilities
Platinum Utilities Insight for DB/2
Clist Dialog Manager
VSAM\IDCAMS JCL
Omegamon Intertest
Expediter Smart Test
Strobe IBM DB2 Utilities
IBM Debug Tool Fault Analyzer
Abend Aid File Manager
File Aid Expediter
TraceMaster DumpMaster
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Insync
PC Skills
MS Project
C++ (Entry level) XDB
OS\2, OS\2 REXX Micro Focus CICS
WINDOWS (Word, Access, Excel, etc.) WordPerfect Suite
Visual Basic Lotus Notes
DOS Quicken
ODBC Quick Books
MicroFocus Cobol DB2\2
References
Paul DiDomenico Northeast Utilities 860-***-****
Sharon Emmons Northeast Utilities 860-***-****
Mary Roche Northeast Utilities 860-***-****
Dennis Moore Northeast Utilities 860-***-****
Pam Perry Northeast Utilities 860-***-****
Paul Tolstyga Diamond Consulting 817-***-****
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