CHRIS GOUGLER 972-***-****
Coppell, TX *****
ac1u46@r.postjobfree.com
https://www.linkedin.com/in/cgougler
SUMMARY
Detail-oriented Information Technology professional with a comprehensive experience in a fast-paced highly regulated environment. Knowledgeable in all areas of IT, technologies, different business functions and processes. Customer focused, very dedicated to my work and driven to provide the best solution for the problem. Able to work as a valuable team member or as an individual contributor.
Visual Basic
Oracle
VBA
SQL Server
HTML
ASP
JavaScript
VB Script
COBOL
PL/SQL
Informatica
Cognos
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
GE CAPITAL REAL ESTATE, Dallas, TX 2000-2016
IT Manager - Database and Enterprise Architecture, 2012 – 2016
Reported to the CTO of Real Estate, responsible for managing SOX level 1 enterprise environments (development, stage and production) for MS SQL Server and Oracle databases for all of North Americas Real Estate applications. Project manager for the enterprise data warehouse used for BI and compliance reporting. Member of the enterprise architecture team which lead the strategic direction of the technology foundation with the organization and design of applications.
Established and managed the database environments to pass SOX level 1 compliance and government regulations
Controlled and cut costs by 120K per year by changing DBA support model
Delivered development blueprint for enterprise applications to follow
Created enterprise data warehouse model used by applications, BI reporting and corporate data
Managed data archival and application shutdown process
Project Manager, 2006 - 2011
Managed a team of 15 offshore developers supporting multiple applications within Real Estate asset management group. Managed the full SDLC process, overall design lead and application owner.
Chairperson of the user council, responsible for prioritizing requests and gathering requirements for enhancements to the applications, reports and interfaces
Created policies and procedures to bring applications up to SOX level 1 standards and ensure future compliance
Improved ETL process of critical data from overnight 8-hour job to near real time
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Development Leader, 2003 - 2006
As the lead developer, I oversaw the design, development and maintenance of the various systems supporting asset management group. Worked closely with management, users and development
team gathering enhancement requests and managing ongoing application maintenance. Responsible for the underlying architecture, assigning tasks and mentoring team members both on and offshore and reporting to management status and ensuring project was meeting requirements and timeframes.
Led efforts to enhance and update the asset management system from client server application to web application
Established business intelligence reporting environment that delivered asset management data to senior leaders
Application Developer, 2000 - 2003
Maintained and developed new modules for their systems supporting asset management with a focus on Visual Basic and Oracle/SQL Server/MS Access development.
Managed architecture and rewrite of enterprise asset management application from MS Access database to client server application
Delivered global asset management system to 8 countries in Europe and Asia
EDUCATION / TRAINING
Bachelor of Science, Computer Science
University of Oklahoma, Norman, OK
Inclusive Leaders Workshop
Hiring The Right People
Effective Coaching Skills
Building Essential Leadership Skills (BELS)
Change Acceleration Program
Presentation Skills
Green Belt Certified
ADDITIONAL RELEVANT INFORMATION
Patent received, 7.574.405, for verifying source of funds regarding financial transactions.
Part of team that received the GE President’s Award