Project Manager, Progress Software Developer

Resume: Omar Salas

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Omar Salas

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Career Overview

Senior level software developer with over 10 years of experience, Specialized in Progress 4GL in character and

graphical modes. I have developed and maintained Progress applications from scratch to retirement using Progress

4GL since V6 to V10.2 (Openedge). I have experience integrating Progress with other applications such as OCX and

Oracle DB.

Solutions-oriented Senior Business Analyst possessing a unique combination of skills, including business analysis,

system analysis, business process modeling, quality assurance testing and applications development experience in top-

tier Manufacturing, Education, Consulting and Financial organizations.

Highly skilled Project Manager with more than 7 years working in cross-functional environments in the U.S. and

abroad. Exceptional written and oral communication skills. Effective in leading and directing IT projects from

inception to launch. More than 10 years of progressive management experience and repeated success in developing

project initiatives, directing project plans and achieving revenue performance targets.

Core Competencies

Overall 20 years of experience in Information Technology with growing responsibility positions from developer,

team lead, department manager, systems analyst, business analyst, business process leader, and project

management. I have large experience in IT technologies and methodologies such as client / server development,

n-tier, Web development and Relational Database design. I have in depth knowledge of business processes for

diverse industries like manufacturing, education, consulting and finance.

More than 10 years of experience in full SDLC specially using Progress 4GL language, databases and

development tools.

Highly organized, extremely capable at multi-tasking and very experienced at managing priorities. For the past 11

years I have managed multiple concurrent projects, project teams, tasks and deliverables where change is very

common.

Provided leadership in many different organizational cultures. I can identify and apply the leadership style

required by the situation and by the individuals.

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Capable of preparing and deliver the correct message to the correct audience, keeping the objective of the

communication always in focus. I am bilingual in Spanish and English and can interact in these two languages in

all aspects, from information conversation to complex concepts both in verbal and written form.

Negotiating: I am always prepared for negotiations with vendors, stakeholders, project sponsors and team

members. I make sure I understand their goals as well as mine and then leading the negotiation to the best possible

outcome.

Detail Oriented: Meticulous about managing the details of every project or task for which I am responsible and the

impact it may have on the overall success.

Risk Management and problem resolution: Extensive experience in the full cycle of risk management. Proactive

in identifying negative and positive risks, performing analysis, prioritization, and risk responses.

Auto motivated and self-reliant: I seek to learn and keep abreast of new technology and methodologies

Key Skills

ent using Agile

Business process improvement

Business requirements elicitation

Business systems analysis

Requirement tracing

User acceptance testing

Business requirements matrix

ng with global teams Business Process Modeling

Business Process Management

nd verbal communication skills Detail oriented

solving abilities

Examples of key Achievements

• Developer: Developed a

synchronization

program to update the

client side of a progress

ERP system. The system

detected patches needed

by the client upon login

in and downloaded and

updated the client. This

software was developed

and deployed in 3 weeks

and increase the

customers satisfaction

rate by 60%

• Project Management:

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Doubled customer

satisfaction ratings by

implementing agile

practices.

• Risk Management:

Identified and handled

missed requirements

that would have cost the

company over one

million dollar in lost

revenues.

• Team Lead: Solved

communication

problems between a

functional team located

in the U.S.A. and a

technical team located

in Mexico by

implementing a process

to document

requirements, assign

priorities and control

development work.

• IT manager / supervisor:

Saved the company over

$50,000 a year by

modernizing the

customer service

software and

implementing a

centralized solution to

work orders for

installation technicians.

• Team Member:

Recipient of the 2010

second quarter merit

achievement award for

my role in the

implementation of the

system to customize

product delivery to one

of JCI top ten clients.

Technical Skills

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Project Management

Practical knowledge of project management techniques including waterfall and agile. Delivered more than

20 successful projects spanning in duration from 3 months to 2 years and budgets of up to $500,000

Business Analysis

Vast experience in stakeholder management, requirement gathering, requirement analysis, identifying use

cases, requirement prioritization, prototyping, socializing requirements with technical team, preparing test

scenarios and accepting criteria, leading test teams and support to project management in monitor and

controlling product quality in particular supporting the finance modules of QAD / MfgPro and SAP FI/CO.

Provided technical mentorship to junior developers, developed coding standards and governance.

System Analysis / Developer

Responsible for researching, planning, coordinating and recommending software and system choices to

meet the organization’s business requirements. Proven analytical, technical, managerial, and interpersonal

abilities that allow me to create systems that meet or exceed business requirements. Provided technical

mentorship to junior developers, developed coding standards and governance..

Most of my experience (started in 1993) have been on Progress 4GL, including Webspeed. I used the

language, Database and development tools to develop applications for many different industries such as

Manufacturing, Education, Cable TV providers, consulting, travel and web.

Technical Expertise

Programming Languages

Progress 4GL from V6 to Open Edge 10.2b developing character and graphical interfaces deploying on

client / server. N-tier and monolithic architectures over Windows and Unix operative systems.

Progress Webspeed, JavaScript, HTML, XML, Visual Basic, ASP, ColdFusion, PHP, PL/SQL and SQL.

Relational Databases

Progress, Oracle, MS SQL Server and MySQL

Operative Systems

Windows up to version 8, SCO Unix, HP Unix and Linux

ERPs

QAD Mfg./Pro; Finance and Distribution modules; Oracle eSuite; Financial Module; SAP Portfolio and

Project Management module

Software Tools

Microsoft Office, Unified Modeling Language (UML), ARIS Business Process Modeling, MS Project, CA

Clarity for Project Management, VISIO for Business Process Modeling

Work Experience

IT Project Manager

Johnson Controls Inc. Milwaukee, WI. From December 2012 to Present

Responsible for project execution of the IT initiatives. My responsibilities include scope change management, project

product alignment with internal best practices for process execution, project resource management in a weak matrix

organization, project monitoring and controlling of scope, quality, expense, risk, issue and resource allocation as well

as project communication management including risk communication, escalation, project status and conflict

resolution,

I have managed projects of various sizes achieving 93% success ratings on scope, quality and budget by utilizing and

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adapting best project management practices and techniques like the Project Management framework of the Project

Management Institute (PMI) and Agile.

IT Senior Business / System Analyst Technical Lead

Johnson Controls Inc. Milwaukee, WI. From November 2006 to November 2012

Responsible for a technical team in charge of requirement gathering, planning, coordinating, development and

deployment of the SAP Portfolio and Project Management software as specified by the Product Engineering

organization as well for the SAP Project Systems module of the SAP FI/CO stream . My responsibilities also included

conducting business process analysis and developing the business process models to represent the practices applied in

Johnson Controls to develop new product. I not only recommended and implemented automated solution but helped

the business identify and implement Key Process Indicators and metrics for Product Engineering Project Management

and FI/CO Project Systems, as well for the QAD / MfgPro Eb2 ERP system for the financial and distribution modules.

My team and I wrote comprehensive functional spec and testing script documents to ensure business requirements

were met. My team developed, tested, and maintained new software applications in support of the achievement of

business requirements.

Utilizing my bilingual skills I provided a bridge to communication barriers with the Mexico based development teams.

Served as a leader between business users and technical development teams. I Oversaw and mentor a team of

developers.

During my 4 years in this role, I was promoted 3 times to positions of increased responsibilities and visibility. Only 2

other team members have been promoted at the same rate in a team of more than 60 individuals in 5 different locations

around the world.

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