Frank Meoni
Coral Springs, FL ***76
*********@*****.***
Summary
Highly analytical, performance driven Business Analyst/Project Manager
with over 19 years experience finding solutions to complex business and
technical issues and providing technical support for executive management.
Outstanding communication and presentation skills, adept at gathering
requirements from stakeholders and translating the requirements into
specifications
Extensive experience in QA, Application and Website performance testing
Technical Skills
Databases: MS Access, MS SQL Server, MySQL
Productivity Tools: MS Project, MS Office Suite, Dreamweaver, Front
Page, Visio
OS: Windows 2000, XP, Unix, Linux
Programming: Cold Fusion, PHP, HTML, XML, FORTRAN, C
s
Business Analyst: Wireframes, capturing requirements, use cases, flow
diagrams, strong
Communication and presentation skills, AGILE methodology
Business Admin: Budgeting, purchasing, negotiating, managing personnel
Professional Experience
Advanced Concepts Engineering, Inc. Coral Springs, FL 2003- Present
Lead Analyst/Project Manager of consulting company created to provide
technical support, system process improvement, and solutions to complex
business issues.
Gathered requirements from stakeholders and created project plans to
implement technical solutions for outlined business needs.
Created custom solutions based on various constraints such as budget, time,
available resources and priority.
Created test plans and QA plans for businesses to confirm requirements were
met.
Managed many successful IT projects for various clients to accomplish
business goals.
Led the development of a retail website specializing in the culinary
apparel and supply industry. Website was created in 2005 and through
constant improvement of business processes grew the company from a $50
investment to more than $500,000 a year in sales.
Managed all vendors, contractors and hired personnel during each project.
Key accomplishments include creating a streamlined ordering, fulfillment
and shipping process. Integration of all major systems into one easy to
use and intuitive system.
Florida Atlantic University College of Nursing, Boca Raton, FL 2004 -
2007
Hired as a Database consultant, Project Manager and SME to solve data
collection, querying and reporting issues. Led the development and
implementation of a complex enterprise datacenter designed to gather,
store, and report data from multiple dimensions including importing data
from the University DB2 system.
Spent several months interviewing stakeholders including Dean, Assistant
Deans, Program Admins, and faculty to determine precise areas of need.
Created models of proposed solutions including financial analysis of cost
versus return for platform, software, database and format of Datacenter,
presented options to Dean, Assistant Deans and University IT Management for
approval. In this capacity, I served as the SME drilling down the
technical proposals to a format that the executive committee would
understand and make decision.
Created all technical specs, for Data Warehouse along with QA test plans,
training, and documentation for data warehouse.
Managed a team of direct reports as well as 3rd party vendors to implement
proposed solution.
Key accomplishments include gathering specs from dozens of interviews with
key personnel and leading the development of the datacenter.
Name it Golf, Inc. Tamarac, FL 2001-2003
Sr. Analyst/Project Manager for e-commerce company specializing in
personalized golf supplies. Analyzed current business issues and created
solution proposals for presentation to executive management.
Acted as SME and support staff for executive management enabling them to
make informed decisions regarding proposed solutions.
Implemented solutions and continuous process improvement to upgrade
existing systems to suit needs of a growing business.
Key accomplishments include streamlining the order processing and
fulfillment systems, integrating several separate systems into one coherent
process.
Sensormatic Electronics Corp. Boca Raton, FL 1998 - 2001
Sr. Technical Support Specialist for electronics firm specializing in
electronic security article systems (EAS). Solved escalated issues from
customer engineers and Field Technical Support Specialists. Traveled to
remote sites when needed to correct complex technical issues.
SME on several types of systems acting as support for field personnel,
sales staff, 3rd party vendors and customers.
Key accomplishments include solving and implementing complex technical
issues related to EAS systems for several large customers including Home
Depot, Blockbuster Video, Federated Department Stores and Wal-Mart.
Sr. Engineer in R&D working on next generation of electronic security
equipment. Responsibilities included using scientific method to identify
key properties of materials used for application in next generation of
security systems.
Racal Datacom, Sunrise, FL 1995-
1998
Technical Operations Support/Project Coordinator for a manufacturer of
analog and digital networking equipment. Solved escalated issues from
customers and field engineers.
Managed after-hours upgrades, installation and implementation projects for
large clients (Mastercard, Reynolds and Reynolds, First Data)
Education
B.S. Physics, Florida Atlantic University, Boca Raton, FL
Florida Atlantic University Relevant Coursework: Accounting, Economics,
Business Writing, Accounting.
Memberships
Mensa: Member