David Ellis

ac6ed5@r.postjobfree.com * Windsor Creek Ct. Simpsonville, SC. 29681 813-***-****

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EXECUTIVE SUMMARY

●Innovative Leadership: Innovative and results-driven leader focused on achieving exceptional results in highly competitive environments that demand continuous improvement.

●Communications & Team Leadership: Excellent communicator with an innate ability to lead cross-functional teams and work directly with clients to translate complex technical ideas into lay terms.

oThe largest team consisted of 2 direct reports with 80 indirect reports.

oThe team at AT&T consisted of 12 Developers and 1 Project Manager.

●Production: Consistently increased production by motivating the team to meet aggressive deadlines as well as integrating or developing automation tools into the process.

●Enterprise Cost Efficiencies: Proven track record of reducing operating costs for multiple employers. Estimated cost efficiencies found throughout career total approx. $9M. Proficient in identifying cost efficiencies in areas such as vendor management, labor, reduce build of materials list, automation, and finding simpler solutions to complex problems.

●Product Quality: Improved product qualities by utilizing optimize/rationalize manufacturing processes and supply chain networks.

oImproved 4 separate product supply chains.

●IT Strategic Alignment: Strong track record of aligning IT efforts with business goals and objectives.

oTranslated vague customer requirements into designs for the IT team.

oCreated design documents for internal teams and customer facing documents.

●Business Development: Track record of exceeding quota and key performance metrics.

●Financial Management: Prepared financial statements, including Balance Sheet, Cash Flow and P&L statements. Prepared detailed variance explanations versus budget and current estimate.

●Supply Chain Strategy: Strategic global sourcing, reduce individual components or cost per component, review new vendors for potential cost savings, and verifying cost vs projections.

●Project Management: Build credibility, establish rapport, and maintain communication with stakeholders at multiple levels, including those external to the organization. Ensure all projects stay on task while managing cost.

CORE COMPETENCIES & SKILLS

●Project Management

●Team Leading

●Product Development

●Contracts & Negotiations

●Wired and Wires Lan design

●Superior Analytics

●Budget Maintenance

●New Product Development

●Cost Reductions

●Product Line Expansion

●Operations Experience

●Supply Chain

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Vice President of Operations 1/2016 to 12/2017

Xcape Solutions, Inc.

Corporate Strategy & Business Operations: lead a team to integrate projects and teams into new company.

Personnel Leadership: Managed 3 senior managers.

P&L Management: Performed all P&L duties, administering all capital and expense budgets during the transition.

President & Chief Executive Officer 1/2004 to 1/2016

Xcape Solutions, Inc. Lutz, FL

Corporate Strategy & Business Operations: Developed and led business operations, negotiating multimillion-dollar software development agreements with IBM, AT&T, Pfizer, Siemens and Verdasys.

Personnel Leadership: Managed 2 senior managers with indirect oversight of 80 employees.

P&L Management: Performed all P&L duties, administering all capital and expense budgets.

Grew annual revenue: from $400K to $10M.

Negotiated contracts: with 5 Fortune 500 companies.

Brought multiple products: via the supply chain to market on time, within budget and correct quantity.

Created and implemented: best practice standards, reducing costs by 30% and increasing sales.

Launched start to finish consumer-facing IT Projects: online websites, multiple custom software solutions, 5 mobile products and 2 Biometric services.

Manager 1/2000 to 1/2004

AT&T Global Network Services Tampa, FL

Leadership: Managed a team of 12 Software Developers and 1 Project Manager tasked with customizing the AT&T global network client. Collaborated with Fortune 500 companies to identify requirements and provide network and software solutions.

Budget Management: Responsible for a $12M personnel budget and a $9M hardware and support budget. Executed all budget and planning requirements.

Supply management: Responsible for the manufacturing, storage and distribution of 1.5 million AT&T Global Network CDs worldwide.

Innovative: Designed and implemented an automated software customization system, resulting in $2M development costs savings per year.

Project Manager 1/1998 to 1/2000

IBM Global Network Services Tampa, FL

●Customer Focus: Assisted Fortune 500 companies with requirements identification and software and network solutions. Facilitated client need sessions during initial phases, supervise installation and deployment of IT service, and created test plan for key processes.

●IT Strategic Alignment: Strong ability to align IT deliverable with business process needs.

●Project Management:

●Led the Y2K Mainframe team, ensuring all systems were Y2K compliant.

●Managed up to 5 concurrent projects with multimillion dollar budgets.

●Responsible for all project tasks and resources required to support a successful delivery.

●Recognized for possessing strong collaboration skills required to achieve successful implementation.

EDUCATION & CERTIFICATIONS

Master of Business Administration in IT Management

University of Phoenix, Tampa, FL

Bachelor of Arts in Communications

University of South Florida, Tampa, FL

PMP Masters Certificate

George Washington University

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