Management Software
Resume:
Carla Fair-Wright
PMP, MCTS, ASQ CSQE
Houston, TX 77077
****@***-*******.***
Professional Record:
**** - *************, ******* ********** ***, Houston, TX
2002 - 2009Service Planner/Technical Lead, Cameron Compression, Houston, TX
1999 - 2000Programmer Analyst, Traver Technologies Ltd., Houston, TX
1995 - 1999Florida State Government, Tallahassee, FL
Optimal Consulting was founded primarily to answer the business requirements of an
expansive range of growth companies in Houston and to provide them with a project
management service and training options customized to fit their particular goals.
SUMMARY OF QUALIFICATIONS
Seasoned software professional and analyst with 15+ years of experience developing,
implementing and supporting a diverse array of systems for clients including US Air Force,
Shell Oil, Pitney Bowes, Cameron, and CEVA (Formerly Eagle Global Logistics).
Certified Project Management Professional (PMP) with knowledge in all aspects of the
Software Development Life-Cycle (SDLC).
Leader and subject matter expert recognized by management as company "guru" on
Computerized Maintenance Management Systems (CMMS)/Enterprise Asset Management (EAM).
Experienced Business Analyst having interacted effectively with stakeholders to translate
business requirements into deliverables.
Committed team player with excellent team building, communication and interpersonal
skills with all organizational levels.
CERTIFICATIONS/TRAININGS:
Project Management Professional (PMP)
American Society for Quality (ASQ) Certified Software Quality Engineer
Microsoft Certified Technology Specialist (MCTS)
Six Sigma Green Belt Training SSGB
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Optimal Consulting, Houston, TX, 2000 - PresentSoftware Consultant
Own and manage small consulting firm, providing software project management, design, and
maintenance of software applications. Extensive experience building custom software
applications across a range of companies from the Fortune 500 to a small startup. Handle
all aspects of business to include: sales, customer service, purchasing, accounting and
employee hiring and training.
Participated in software projects up to $20M range.
Lead software project management for oil & gas/logistics/communications clients and
follow-through.
Consulted with prospective clients and provided cost, benefits and installation schedule
information.
Performed business and system analysis, designed applications and database structures.
Collaborated with end user and business analyst to identify data access requirements and
clarify objectives.
Interpreted, modified and improved coding including database stored procedures,
functions, and triggers.
Conducted defect review meetings with project team members.
Trained local programmers and team members.
Houston Police Department: Records Management System (RMS): Manage the tasks associated
with resource scheduling, hardware configuration/infrastructure. Direct the development
and distribution of a online education and training system.
China National Petroleum Corporation (CNPC): Provide oilfield services and engineering
construction. Provided project management training as part of the PMP certification
program hosted by University of Houston s Asian Affairs department.
BP: Onsite Instructor for Emergency Response personnel, (Spill Response Team).
Responsible for on site training of staff to ready for the response effort. Developed and
led implementation of custom training for clients including classroom and self-paced
online class.
Pitney Bowes: Worked with Services Integration Group to design a new corporate parking
management software system for the Shell Oil Corporation. Rewrote existing Access database
system using a 3-tiered application architecture model. Created automated scripts and data
driven tests to test the functionality, Regression Testing, and GUI Testing of the
application. Coded application integration to Excel using VBA language.
EPS Software Corporation: Full Object Oriented development cycle including analysis and
design methodologies. Designed and developed test plans. Interpreted and modified code as
required including Database stored procedures, functions, and triggers. Primary project
was the maintenance of a Windows 9X based Project Tracking application. Responsible for
full Object Oriented development cycle including analysis and design methodologies.
Documented test plans and test cases based on the Cockburn's definition and use case
documents.
Interpreted, modified and improved coding including database stored procedures,
functions, and triggers. Lead and participated in defect review meetings with the team
members. Logged, maintained & tracked defects, assigned type & severity levels.
CEVA ( Formerly Eagle Global Logistics): Onsite consultant with responsibility for
maintenance, enhancement, documentation of TALON, a freight tracking control system which
was awarded Best Client Server Application of the Year (1999) by Microsoft and FoxPro
Advisor Magazine. Primarily responsible for programming in the invoice area: making
corrections to programs that do not work as they should, report and screen development,
and writing new programs that are requested by the company's international user base.
Special Projects: Designed, developed, and managed user-defined, ad-hoc query and
reporting tool.
Cameron Compression Systems, Houston, TX, 2002 - 2009Service Maintenance Planner/Technical Lead
Managed critical large scale software initiatives for Reliability Centered Maintenance
(RCM) program.
Team lead on international software upgrade project to interface SAP R/3 with Microsoft
database applications.
Detailed cost, resource, and time estimates for the software upgrade.
Led the planning and deployment of new Computerized Maintenance Management System
application.
Awarded Cameron Technical Publication and Presentation Award for presenting paper at
international CMMS conference.
Selected by management as subject matter expert in EAM/CMMS software design serving as
company "guru" for IT employees.
Evaluated user requirement to determine feasibility, cost, time, and required
compatibility.
Designed developed, implemented and maintained software test cases and plans.
Conducted group training sessions on software testing and quality acceptance criteria.
Formulated plan-outlining steps required to develop or alter software programs using
structured analysis.
Prepared extensive documentation of database, external files, and software process flow.
Traver Technologies Ltd., Houston, TX, 1999 - 2000Programmer Analyst
Established and deployed Helpdesk control system servicing the client base at an
approximate 10% annual savings.
Designed a customer interface for commercial business development software.
Applied problem-solving abilities to analyze data, identify issues, develop, and
implement solutions.
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EDUCATION:
BS Computer Science, Troy State University, Montgomery, AL
AS Electronic Systems Technology, Community College of the Air Force, Montgomery, AL
AS Technical Management, Vernon Regional Junior College, Vernon, TX
MS Personnel Management, completed 40 hours, Troy State University, Montgomery, AL
BOOKS
Contributing Author, Case Study in CMMS Design: The Evolution of a Maintenance Management
Program, Handbook of Web Based Energy Information and Control Systems, (Fairmont Press),
July 2011
Co-author, Six Sigma Methods: Measurement and Verification, Encyclopedia of Energy
Engineering and Technology 1st Edition, (Francis Books) September 2007
ARTICLES OF INTEREST:
PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATIONS:
2011 Area Governor, Toastmasters International District 56
2009 President, Society of Women Engineers Houston Section
2009-2011 Commissioner, Houston City Buildings and Standards
SOFTWARE TECHNOLOGY
Microsoft Project 2012, Microsoft Visual Studio, Microsoft SharePoint, Visual Modeler,
Xcase, Unified Modeling Language (UML), Client/Server Methodology, N-Tier Architecture,
SAP R/3, Object-Oriented Analysis & Design (OOA&D), .Net Technologies, Internet
Technologies, Dreamweaver, C#, CSS, PHP,XML, HTML, SQL (PL/SQL, T-SQL, ANSI SQL), SQL
Server, Access, Microsoft Office, Visual FoxPro, Microsoft Visual SourceSafe (VSS),
Computerized Maintenance Management System (CMMS), Symbol PDT 80, InstallShield
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