Project Manager Quality Assurance
Resume:
Alan C. Brabon
Folsom, California 95630
Home: 916-***-**** E-mail: ****@******.***
Background
Twenty two years experience working with computer systems. Sixteen years experience of highly demanding positions in medical laboratory
management. Complemented with extensive hands-on experience in software
development, research, quality assurance, personnel management, teaching,
problem solving, decision making and financial management. Twelve years
experience with medical information systems involving design, programming,
testing and implementation. Three years experience as a System Integrator
with SAP R/3 and PeopleSoft involving a worldwide enterprise distributed
environment. Three additional years experience as an Integration Engineer
for a global managed hosting service.
Project Management
Managed all aspects of the development of a Client Server based laboratory
information system, to include analysis, design, programming, testing,
implementing, documenting and system maintenance. Managed stress
testing/benchmarking of PeopleSoft HR system for Intel payroll implementation.
Systems Management
Seven years experience as system manager of DoD Tri-Lab (MediTech)
Laboratory Information System and two years as laboratory subsystem manager of
DoD Composite Health Care System (SAIC) hospital information system at a
beta-test site. Extensive work in user training, file maintenance, trouble
shooting, ad-hoc reporting and programming.
Technical Skills
Programming experience with the following languages: Basic, Pascal, MUMPS,
REXX, C, C++, VB, COM, DCOM, HTML, ABAP/4. Experience with the following
systems/applications: DOS, Windows 95/98, Windows NT, MTS, IIS, OS/2, Netware,
Lotus Notes, Easy Case, PVCS and various word processors, spread sheets and data
bases. MS Front Page, Java Script, MS Image Composer, web administration
using MS Internet Information Server and Intel's Rialto security.
Communication Skills
Recognized as an outstanding writer and speaker. Equipment purchase
justifications and laboratory operating procedures used as examples throughout
the Air Force. Edited an Air Force wartime laboratory field manual for
contingency hospitals. Member of editorial advisory board of the Journal of
Military Medical Laboratory Science. Presented numerous workshops and seminars
at local and national meetings. Authored copy exactly system reference designs
for enterprise application servers.
Personnel Management
Proven record in developing staff, motivating and leading people in
attaining department goals. Directed medical laboratories of various sizes from
21 to 43 personnel. Led a team of 5 programmers in development of custom
enhancements of a laboratory information system for a major insurance reference
laboratory.
Financial Management
Extensive knowledge of financial management and government procurement
procedures. Managed $800,000 annual supply budget for chemistry department of
major medical center. Innovative cost management saved $520,000 over five year
period. Responsible for procurement of over $600,000 worth of equipment during
the last 7 years of military service.
Quality Assurance
Responsible for Quality Assurance program of a medical laboratory reporting
over 250,000 procedures per month. Developed and implemented QA programs for
equipment, procedures and personnel. Developed a Lotus Notes tracking system for
monitoring fixes to software bugs.
Teaching Experience
Seven years experience as a primary instructor for Medical Technology
Internship; instructed in computer operations, biochemistry and immunology.
Education Coordinator for Air Force Medical Technician training program.
Responsible for course curriculum development and compliance. Both programs
accredited by the National Accrediting Agency for Clinical Laboratory Sciences.
Served for two years as associate faculty member at Okaloosa-Walton Community
College, Niceville, Florida.
Education
MS in Biology, San Diego State University. Three years postgraduate work
toward a Ph.D. in Pathology at the University of California, Davis, California.
Professional military courses: Squadron Officer School, and Air Command and
Staff College. National Certifications: Medical Technologist (ASCP) and Clinical
Laboratory Scientist (NCA).
Personal
Married. Excellent health. Completed 20 years of Air Force service as a major.
EMPLOYMENT HISTORY
4/00 - Present: Customer Integration Engineer, Intel Online
Services, Intel Corporation, Folsom, CA.
Projects: Assess requirements, build web servers, application servers,
database servers for hosting custom applications. Help integrate customers
into the Intel Online Services complex environment. Windows NT 4.0,
Windows 2000 Advanced Server, MS SQL, IIS, Sun Solaris, Oracle, EMC. Setup
backup, monitoring, and customer access.
8/99 - 3/00: Project Manager, IT Engineering - Business
Operations Team, Intel Corporation, Folsom, CA.
Projects: Business Continuity Program - Technical Component Failure Impact
Analysis for critical business processes of Supply, Book, Ship, Bill and
Materials. Workflow analysis for ITE. Inetgrated Management System -
ITE Asset Management process. ITE Security Self Assessment.
9/97 - 8/99: Senior Systems Integrator, IT System
Engineering Design Center, Intel Corporation, Folsom, CA.
Projects: Extraction/Translation/Load Tool evaluation, stress testing SAP
R/3 implementation of Materials and Finance modules, stress testing R/3 MTS/DCOM
interface, Managed HR/Payroll (GENI) stress/integration testing. Redefined
System Reference Design template and copy exactly processes. Web
administrator for department.
7/96 - 9/97: SAP Technology Senior Analyst, IT Application
Integration, Intel Corporation, Folsom, CA.
Projects: SAP Enterprise Distribution (ALE), SAP ABAP programming, SAP
E-Commerce prototype testing, Business Information Warehouse (BIW) testing.
8/92 - 7/96: Senior Project Manager, 3Net Systems, Inc., Sacramento,
CA.
Managed development and installation of PC LAN laboratory information systems.
Primary technical consultant to customer during custom application development
and implementation. Experience with OS/2, Windows 95, Windows NT, Novel
Netware, Btrieve, Compose-It (in house case tool), PVCS (version control), REXX,
C++, EasyCase, Micosoft Office, Microsoft Access, Microsoft Project, Netscape,
Lotus Notes, and Lotus Smart Suite.
7/90 - 7/92: Chief, Laboratory Operations/Information Systems, AFSC
Regional Hospital, Eglin AFB, FL
Manager of laboratory operations for hospital laboratory; performed over 1.8
million procedures per year; supervised 43 personnel; 150 bed hospital.
Education Coordinator for Medical Laboratory Technician training program.
Manager of laboratory module of Composite Health Care System (SAIC) hospital
information system.
8/83 - 7/90: Chief, Biochemistry Service, Malcolm Grow USAF Medical
Center, Andrews AFB, DC
Manager of biochemistry and immunology section of hospital laboratory; section
performed over one million procedures per year; supervised 12 personnel; 300 bed
hospital. Manager of DoD Tri-Lab (MediTech) laboratory information system.
Primary instructor for Medical Technologist Internship.
8/80 - 8/83: PhD Student assigned to AFIT/CIMI Wright-Patterson AFB,
OH
Duty Station: University of California, Davis, CA Researched human cancer
antigens, made monoclonal antibodies to breast cancer antigens.
7/77 - 8/80: Officer in Charge, Clinical Laboratory, USAF Hospital,
Davis Monthan AFB, AZ
Manager of hospital laboratory that performed 624,000 procedures per year;
supervised 19 personnel, 60 bed hospital.
7/76 - 7-77: Biomedical Laboratory Officer Intern, Wilford Hall
Medical Center, Lackland AFB, TX
7/72 - 7/76: Missile Launch Officer, F.E. Warren AFB, WY
Minuteman ICBM.
BIBLIOGRAPHY
A.C. Brabon, J.F. Williams, and R.D. Cardiff, Monoclonal Antibodies to
Estrogen Sensitive Proteins in Human Breast Cancer Cells, Abstract presented at
Breast Cancer Research Conference, March 20-24, 1983, Internat'l. Assoc. Breast
Ca. Research.
A.C. Brabon, J.F. Williams, and R.D. Cardiff, A Monoclonal Antibody to a
Human Breast Tumor Protein Released in Response to Estrogen, Cancer Research 44:
2704-2710, 1984.
R.D. Cardiff, P.V. Rossitto, and A.C. Brabon, Cytokeratin Tumor Markers and
Assays for their Detection, United States Patent Number 4,775,620, Oct. 4, 1988.
PATENT: Cytokeratin
Tumor Markers and Assays for their Detection # 4,775,620
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