Project Manager

Andrew Sigulas

Email: *********@********.***

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City: Morton

State: IL

Zip: 61550

Country: USA

Phone: 309-***-****

Skill Level: Experienced

Salary Range: 75

Willing to Relocate

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Andrew J. Sigulas

731 N. Oregon, Morton, IL 61550

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IT Professional Multifaceted technical career with 21-year track record of innovation and success

Dynamic, technologically sophisticated professional with experience in data warehouse system / application engineering, analysis, and administration encompassing development, support, and customer relations within a global Fortune 100 corporations. Expertise includes large scale software implementations, vendor relations, performance measurement, Six Sigma and Sarbanes-Oxley IT compliance, staff development, and technical communication. Visionary, strategic, and conceptual thinker able to generate new ideas and initiate change. Effective communicator with strong team building and participation skills with ability to coordinate cross-functional teams to accomplish objectives and meet critical deadlines in a fast-paced, high-growth, and diverse environment.

Core Competencies

Innovative Leadership Development. Managing without formal authority. Ability to multi-task and ask probing questions. 6-Sigma Green Belt Certified. 5 years experience in a non-formal Project Management capacity. ITIL foundation certified. Ability to take ownership and provide coordination. Self-Motivated and excellent troubleshooting skills. Creative problem solver.

Professional Experience

STL Technology Partners Contracted to State Farm Corporate 10/2011 05/2012

Implementation Coordinator Responsible for the deployment of custom software into the largest insurance claims software application in the world. To support that goal Andrew: Created Implementation Plans averaging over 300 + changes per implementation using Microsoft Project and HP Service Manager. Oversaw the executable actions to promote the software to the production environment, managed defects, and coordinated post implementation activities and wrap up. Served on special claims project teams as the dedicated project implementation coordinator reporting through Primavera and Microsoft Project. Ran coordination and status meetings with Implementers, analysts, Release Coordinators, and management. Facilitated post implementation root cause analysis on problems that occurred during production implementation. Conducted pre-implementation meetings with implementers in which dry runs were conducted for production implementation weekends. Built implementation plans within HP Service Manager that included over 300 changes to the largest insurance claims system in the world. Produced post implementation reports for management, which included status on implementation problems during functional and technical checkouts, life support status of the implementation, and status of any legislative changes.

Sanders Tools Supplies 10/2010 10/2011

IT Project Manager Led a project to replace the current ERP Distribution software with another package. Customer base includes 35 people in house and 15 people outside sales. Skills demonstrated include consensus building, team building, and handling user and management resistance. Documentation and tracking of issue creation, progression and resolution. Duties included manage vendor relationships, technical relationships with other technology partners, delegate appropriate tasks and track progress with weekly team meetings. Led a side project to implement a new company website consisting of quick order pad and original customer functionality through an online shopping experience with new look and feel.

CISCO CCNA Certification, East Peoria, IL 02/2008 10/2010

Caterpillar, Inc., East Peoria, IL 02/1995 09/2008 (Position Eliminated in 2008)

Systems Analyst III, (2004 2009) Provided enterprise software methodology guidance to software developers and review development efforts for Sarbanes-Oxley IT controls compliance. Served on the Enterprise Application Change Control Board auditing all development for Global IT Solutions Sarbanes-Oxley IT controls compliance. Guided software developers in Caterpillars proprietary software development methodology as a Software Process Advisor interacting with all levels of IT management and ensuring production of quality software. Developed various platforms and associated processes while serving as member of Application Change Control Board that performed application reviews across multiple application platforms and teams for Sarbanes-Oxley compliance. Guided line managers during monthly SOX compliance validation process.

Data Warehouse Analyst, (2002 2004) Pioneered first data warehouse solution for Business Intelligence leading development effort and supporting data extract, transformation, and load applications utilizing ETi Extract for the OS/390. Wrote business continuity plans, internal technical documentation, process flows, and internal service agreements. Communicated extensively with software vendors facilitating and coordinating on-site software evaluations. Advised and supported ETL specialists during offshore development. Led a project initiative identifying the correct extract, transform, and load software product ensuring it fit into Caterpillars current architecture. Utilized a prescribed internal process for evaluating software products from outside vendors. Achieved project completion In spite of extremely challenging target date. Successfully executed project under budget with the appropriate software selected. Prevented a $10 million inventory error while leading a data warehouse project.

Data Warehouse Analyst, (8/2003 8/2004) Completed Operational Level Agreements for Business Intelligence (BI) Infrastructure, BI Reporting, ETL Infrastructure, and EDW Development teams. Coordinated project efforts across Enterprise Data Warehouse teams managing a complex project plan. Facilitated creation of integrated and cohesive support policies by providing technical leadership and guidance during construction of section Operational Level Agreements. Led creation of Enterprise Data Warehouse Business Continuity Plan (BCP) by researching current BCP and establishing contacts to assist in all related activities. Applied knowledge of programming languages, program design, specification development, logic diagrams, systems analysis techniques, testing, debugging, documentation standards, file design, and storage in order to automate the mainframe portion of Freights Payable system to prepare mainframe files for input to COGNOS reporting tools. Researched, tested, and implemented a utility that initiates a process on the BI server that notifies analysts through Lotus Notes when the mainframe process completes for Freights Payable system eliminating the need for manual analyst intervention. Key player in extraction, transformation, and loading tool selection project as Six Sigma Green Belt with projected savings of $6M over a 10 year period. Produced Impact Analysis and Vendor Ranking reports. Developed Vendor Questionnaire maximizing communications and cohesion.

Data Warehouse Analyst, (8/2002 8/2003) Led joint effort between Global IT Services and Dealer Channel Systems to develop, extract, transform, and load Architect Technical role and supporting roles and responsibilities. Managed ETI technical vendor relationships with Caterpillar, Inc. Communicated regularly with ETi technical and account representatives on phone and onsite to ensure client satisfaction. Learned new ETi technology via formal and informal training. Built management process around tool overcoming a diversity of platforms, business units, associates, and projects. Directed global project across multiple business units to improve and define circumstances EAI Crossworlds and ETi Extract should be used on internal Caterpillar IT projects.

Technical Support Analyst, (1999 2002) Defined and supported software changes in Dealer Business System encompassing 130+ dealers worldwide functioning as the Aldon Software Change Management Manager for the AS/400 platform. Coordinated the construction of technical training environments for dealers on the AS/400 platform providing optimal training on the Dealer Business System.

IBM DB2 Data Base Administrator, (1995 1999) Provided 24x7 DB2 table support and development for commercial, logistical, and data warehousing applications ensuring system integrity by performing DB2 performance tuning, managing DB2 utilities, and ACF2 Information Security Coordinator duties on the OS/390 mainframe system.

* Prior tenure as within the Air National Guard, honorable discharge.

Education and Credentials

Bachelor of Science Degree

Major in Industrial Technology, Concentration in Graphic Arts/Graphic Design (1989)

Illinois State University, Normal, IL

Bachelor of Science Degree, Major in Computer Science (1993)

Illinois State University, Normal, IL

Professional Development

DMEDI DMAIC Six Sigma Green Belt Training

Dale Carnegie Course Under Graduate ~ Graduate Assistant

ITIL Foundations Certified

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