Project Manager

Professional Profile

Technology Professional with over 10 years in the Financial Services Industry, 3 years teaching computers in middle school and as a freelancer working in the technology and conservation fields. Demonstrated, strong business analytical and technical skills in successfully implementing high quality technology solutions to support business needs. Creative team player with effective problem-assessment and problem solving abilities who works well with both technical and business staff, demonstrated capability to maintain quality in a fast paced and demanding environment.

Technical Skills

Business Applications: Microsoft Office Professional Suite, Oracle Enterprise Manager, Mercury Quality Center, CPro, Peregrine System.

Data Modelling Tools: Visio, ABC Flowchart, Erwin and Oracle Designer 2000.

Html Editors: Allaire Homesite, Macromedia Dreamweaver, Coffee Cup 9.0, 1stPage2006 and Arachnophilia.

Multimedia Production: Adobe suite, Macromedia Director 8.0, Flash 5.0 and 6.0, PaintShop Pro, Icon Forge, Ulead Gif Animator 5.0, Sound Forge 5.0 and Edit DV.

Report Writers: Pega and Crystal Reports 7.0-9.0

Scheduler: Windows Scheduler and Control-M Enterprise 6

Operating Systems: UNIX, DOS, Windows NT, 2000, XP, Win 7 & 8, Linux Fedora 8, Windows Server 2003, MAC OS 9-10.

Databases: Oracle (SQL *Plus, SQL *Forms), Pervasive, MySQL, and MS Access.

Languages: SQL, HTML, DHTML, JavaScript, CSS, Action Script, Perl and PHP.

Professional Experience

Consultant at Tech4Learning (http://www.tech4learning.com/)

Taught Grades 4-8 in various Public Schools on how to use the software programs 2015-2015

PIXIE, FRAMES and SHARE

Computer Teacher and Technology Coordinator

Our Lady of Perpetual Help Catholic Academy, Queens NY 2010-2013

Key Project – Responsible for teaching over 500 students from K-Grade 8.

Introduced the use of Smart Board technologies in the computer lab using interactive lessons.

Installed and managed “Netop in the Classroom” which allowed individual computer monitoring as well as one on one remote tutoring when necessary in the computer lab.

Technical support to 53 computers in the lab and throughout the school thus saving the school several hundred dollars in fees otherwise paid to outside tech support.

Introduced the use of MS Access, Powerpoint and the MIT programing language Scratch to grades 4-8.

Trained teachers and other staff members in the use of Smartboard and other technologies including MS suite of applications.

Worked with vendors Mighty Production, teaching grades 7 in using Macs to produce their own music videos.

Technical Officer- Business System Analyst

Central Technology and Operations

JPMorgan Chase, New York, NY 2007-2010

Key Project - Supported Touch less Return Items Processing System (TRIPS) an application suite solution that allowed JPMorgan Chase to image enable check ‘Exception’ and ‘Return Items’ process, which resulted in 1.4 million in annualized saves in the North East.

Managed vendor through the project life cycle ensuring deliverables were on schedule and within budget.

Provided System Integration Testing support; working closely with Quality Assurance in developing test cases

Managed defect issues list via peregrine system; subsequently, worked with vendor and internal developers to resolve outstanding issues and followed up with all impacted downstream applications and users.

Represented the team on daily test calls during various test cycles and provided updates and progress reports to senior management.

Managed and supported system and unit integration tests for the all enterprise and non enterprise releases.

Application Developer

Technology and Industry Strategy 2003-2007

Key Project – E-REFER a browser based application that was developed to replace the NE Branch Deferral system in the Exception Item Processing Department resulting in cost saving of FTE’s.

Designed and created database tables for browser front end application using Oracle 8.5; wrote several SQL loader scripts to load data into the database. Created a splash screen graphic and web page for the application.

Tested the E-REFER browser application functionality and conducted quality assurance test on the design. Designed and created financial, maintenance, and audit trail reports; built a Crystal Report Distribution module to distribute the reports and installed the distribution module for the clients.

Provided pre and post implementation support during the application release and engaged the clients to ensure a successful deployment; this included “lessons learned” sessions.

Successfully developed process flows and documented business procedures as part of the enterprise redesign of Day II Check Processing to facilitate the migration of the IMPRESS application to the TRIPS suite.

Education

Pace University – New York, NY

M.S; Internet Technology (incomplete)

New York University - New York, NY

B.S., Information System Management 2002 (Magna cum Laude Graduate), -

With a concentration in Internet Production Technologies

New York University - New York, NY

A.S., Computer Applications, 1999

Honors

JPMorgan Chase Education Achievement Award for GPA higher than 3.5 (2002).

Recognition for Global Day of Service efforts.

Awarded the JPMorgan Chase Diamond Diversity Award for effort on designing EOS "Voice of Diversity Newsletter" and leading Diversity seminars (2011)

NYC Audubon Toyota Together Green Recognition (2011)

Linnaean Society of New York Natural History Service Award (2017)

Volunteer Experience:

Shorebird Surveyor:

Shorebird surveys following ISS (International Shorebird Survey standards) for 2014 – Present

National Park Service, Audubon NY and NYC Audubon

Enter data into the eBird ISS (International Shorebird Survey) database

Generate reports showing shorebird migration trends for National Park Service

Provided NYC Audubon with shorebird data aiding Jamaica Bay West Pond restoration efforts

Provide support to National Park Service on Shorebird Identification workshops

Ornithological department of The American Museum of Natural History: September 2016

Review of shorebird specimens at the American Museum of Natural History

Identify and correct any mislabelled shorebird species

Unpacking and preparing new bird species collection

Banding Shorebirds with NYC Audubon: August 2016

Retrieved and banded American Oystercatcher chicks at Nickerson Beach LI, NY

Retrieved and banded Semipalmated Sandpipers at Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge Queens NY

Aided in applying nanotags (button sized radio transmitters) to Semipalmated Sandpipers to track migration movements via cell towers

Red Knot Banding with the Delaware Shorebird Project, Mispillion Harbor DE May 2016

Located flocks of Red Knots and assisted with cannon net assembly

Captured and processed Red Knots, Ruddy Turnstones, Sanderlings and Semipalmated Sandpipers.

Flagged and Banded Red Knots and Ruddy Turnstones.

Red Knot Migration and Habitat Use, Mispillion Harbor, DE May 2016

Located and documented flagged Red Knots from areas near Mispillion Harbor, Delaware

Documented flock size, age, tide cycle, and flock behavior

Accessed remote feeding and staging areas via boat, and collected 500+ re-sights over 2 weeks

Piping Plover, Least Tern and Common Tern Field Technician Queens, NY 2010-2016

Constructed and maintained symbolic fencing

Educated public about coastal waterbird conservation

Re-sighted and documented American Oystercatcher, foraging behavior

Audubon New York - For The Birds Classroom and Field Assistant March 2016

Assisted in Classroom Presentations working with grades 4

Aided in leading Class field trips

Shorebird Surveyor and Banding in China May 2014 – May 2015

Located flocks of waders with emphasis on Nordman’s Greenshank and Spoon-billed Sandpiper

Documented flock size, age, tide cycle, and flock behavior

Re-sighted and documented Spoon-billed Sandpiper foraging behavior.

Flag re-sightings with emphasis on Spoon-billed Sandpiper (SBS) resulting in setting an individual record for SBS re-sights

Bethnic sampling on various mudflat sites along the Rudong coastal areas of China

Worked with the members of BTO (British Trust Ornithology), Natural England and RSPB (Royal Society for the Protection of Birds) in banding Spoon-billed Sandpipers – the first such project in China

Memberships:

Birders Coalition (NYC)

Jamaica Bay Task Force (2010-present)

Advisory Board - Our Lady of Perpetual Help School in South Ozone Park, Queens NY (2010-2014)

American Ornithologists Union (2016-present)

Waterbird Society (2016-present)

Wilson Ornithological Society (2016-present)

China Spoon-billed Sandpiper Task Force (2014-present)

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