Summary

I am a seasoned IT Project Manager with over 20 years of experience and subject matter expertise that spans all phases of the software development life cycle. I am also a trainer and teacher that has a passion for maximizing talent on teams and mentoring others to achieve their potential.

Profile

Strong work ethic and desire to produce quality maintainable systems that meet customer’s business requirements and exceed their expectations.

20+ years’ experience in all areas of project management. Project management deliverables developed include project charters, schedules, management plans, status reports and forecasting.

20+ years of experience in all areas of software development including planning, business and systems analysis, design, programming testing, training, implementing, maintenance and documentation. Software development artifacts developed include, requirements, design specifications, test plans, test scripts, training plans and documents, user help, data migration plans, implementation plans, and transition/conversion plans.

30+ years of experience with the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. Familiarity of Commonwealth Enterprise Project Management Methodology (EPMM) and Commonwealth IT standards.

High-level ability to communicate comfortably and effectively with all levels of personnel (including executive level managers, customers, consultants, and software development project teams).

Ability to recognize, utilize and maximize individual talents and strengths in team members providing synergy to the team for overall success of a project.

Ability to plan, coordinate and control all aspects of a software development project.

Proven ability to successfully manage multiple projects and project teams.

Education

Professional Project Management, Pennsylvania State University

Computer Science, Harrisburg Area Community College

Report And Technical Writing

Risk Management

Recent Training

Various Project Management Courses to Stay Current in the Industry and To Keep My Credentials Current

Software Knowledge Areas

COBOL, FoxPro, Visual FoxPro, MS Access, MS Office, MS Project, MS SharePoint, Aqualogic Collaboration, and Miscellaneous software tools to track projects.

Relevant Experience & Accomplishments

Commonwealth Joint Application Initiatives

Project Manager with the Children’s Health Insurance Program(CHIP) and the Commonwealth Public Assistant Social Services(COMPASS)

Manager that assisted with the Commonwealth’s E-Grant initiative throughout the entire lifecycle including gap analysis to leverage an existing system.

Management/Supervision

Directed recruitment and retention of Commonwealth employees and contractors.

Trained, supervised, evaluated, and provided training plans to assigned staff.

Successful project implementations that were on time and within budget.

Project Management Services

Middletown Area High School Pilot Project – provided Project Management sessions in the fall of 2015 to high school seniors.

Employment

Founder & Principal Consultant Jan 2014 - Present

Fani Project Management

Harrisburg PA 17109

Fani Project Management is a project management consultancy that emphasizes best practices and process improvements while focusing on return of investment for our clients. Our services provide a strategic approach to business solutions by leading information technology teams and business teams to ensure successful project delivery. We also implement successful Project Management Office (PMO) solutions to assist our clients with maximizing their own internal resources.

Information Technology Generalist Administrator/ Mar 2006 – Aug 2013

Project Manager,

Pennsylvania State Police,

1800 Elmerton Avenue, Harrisburg, PA 17110

Provide project management and project management methodology skills to various complex IT projects ranging from $1 million to $12 million, including but not limited to:

oCommonwealth Law Enforcement Network (CLEAN) Project

oPennsylvania Instant Check System (PICS) Project

oCommonwealth Of PA (CWOPA Migration) Project

Manage and review business processes and workflow to insure that the solution meets the objectives and requirements of stakeholders.

Business and technical requirements gathering to ensure that the solution meets the needs of the customer.

Note: Retired from the Commonwealth after 30+ experience

Chief of Application Development & Consulting, Feb 2003 – Mar 2006

Dep. of Conservation & Natural Resources, 400 Rachel Carson Building, Harrisburg, PA

Managed the Department’s largest revenue generator, the Parks Reservations

and Revenue System; including all maintenance, support, and resources.

Managed all IT applications throughout the SDLC, resource management and implementation planning.

Managed in-house and contracted staff while providing direction to all development activities, training plans, leave schedules and performance evaluations.

Reviewed ITB’s and department standards and policies to provide quality solutions and successful project management.

Managed and reviewed business processes and workflow to insure tha the solutions met the needs of the stakeholders.

Overseen all development efforts, which included but not limited to Oracle, .Net, ASP.NET, VB, C+, and Java.

Conducted interviews and selection of new employees for my division.

Managed software licensing and contracting of licenses.

Applied project management methodology to all projects and development to communicate to stakeholders and successfully implement new solutions and enhancements to current systems.

Manager to assist with the E-Grants joint initiative with the Office of Administration, DCNR, PCCD, and Department of Transportation. This including requirements gathering, evaluating and performing gap analysis with the ability to leverage an existing system.

Implemented new policies and procedures.

Senior Analyst/Project Manager, Department of Insurance, Jan 2000 – Feb 2003

1344 Strawberry Square, Harrisburg, PA 17120

Worked with a contracted project manager with the implementation of the Children Health Insurance (CHIP) Program solution.

Documented and implemented the business recovery plan.

Assisted with business process mapping and documenting.

Managed various projects throughout the Department.

Trained Department staff at both headquarters and regional offices on Outlook as a result of the CWOPA implementation.

Author of the Department’s IT Newsletter

Project manager for the joint application development efforts between the Insurance Department and Department of Welfare to implement the COMPASS Application, which allows the public one portal to access insurance services.

Application Developer Manager, Department of Corrections, Jan 1998 – Jan 2000

55 Utley Drive, Camp Hill, PA

Managed development, maintenance, support and regulation of various microcomputer applications. This included hardware and software support to automation coordinators throughout the state’s 26 institutions.

Provided support and training for newly developed applications throughout the state of Pennsylvania.

Managed staff on progress of applications, support and training.

Assisted with determining software and hardware requirements for specified applications.

Managed the upgrade, tracking, and replacing of all statewide (26 institutions) PC applications for Y2K compliance and/or replacement and the reporting to the Office of Administration.

Managed and conducted all interviews, new hires, leave, and performance evaluations.

Computer Systems Analyst II, Department of Corrections, Sep 1996 – Jan 1998

55 Utley Drive, Camp Hill, PA

Responsible for development, maintenance, support and regulation of microcomputer systems.

Provided support to various users and automation coordinators throughout the department; including but not limited to hardware and software troubleshooting.

Provided training for newly developed applications throughout the state (26 institutions).

Computer Systems Analyst I, Department of Corrections, Jan 1995 - Sep 1996

55 Utley Drive, Camp Hill, PA

Responsible for development, maintenance, support and regulation of microcomputer systems.

Designed and developed applications in FoxPro.

Assisted end users and provided support and training in WordPerfect and Excel software.

Provided support and training to newly developed applications throughout the state of Pennsylvania (26 institutions).

Automation coordinator for Central Office and Headquarters.

Affiliations

Project Management Institute & Keystone Chapter, Member 2006 - Present

Greater Zion Missionary Baptist Church, Computer Ministry Chairperson 2000 - 2004

Harrisburg Area Community College, Board Member, Information Systems 1998 - 2000

Association of Information Systems Professionals(AISP), Board Member 1997- 1998

Association of Information Systems Professionals(AISP), Secretary 1995-1997

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