QUALIFICATIONS

Detailed and working knowledge of the following technologies:

IBM WebSphere/Portal Microsoft Project Microsoft SharePoint

AIX(Unix)

SQL Databases Microsoft SQL Server Microsoft Office Oracle

Microsoft Visual C# Microsoft Visual Basic Microsoft Visual FoxPro

Java

ASP.Net CGI HTML XML

professional experience

07/2013 - Present Independent Consultant -

Jacksonville, FL / Chicago, IL

Senior Project Manager

Client: Main Street America Group, Inc.

. Establish infrastructure foundation for Cognos Business

Intelligence (BI) software.

. Create and fine-tune process for deploying Business Analytics

Initiatives.

. Creation of corporate Management P&L, AP&E and Budget Variance

Reports.

. Establish infrastructure foundation for Vertafore ImageRight -

Document Imaging for Bonds and Commercial Lines areas of

corporation.

. Create Import Processes for existing documents and establish

hardware/software infrastructure for future corporate document

imaging.

Client: ATI Physical Therapy, LLC

. Complete re-write of SQL Queries to import patient and medical

office data from existing D3 Databases into a Microsoft SQL Server

Environment via SSIS.

. Creation of timed batch processes and fine-tuning for transparency

of operations to hospitals, doctor's offices and ATI Physical

Therapy offices throughout the mid-west.

05/2012 - 07/2013 Axelon Services Corp. - Client: Citicorp

NA Jacksonville, FL

Senior Project Manager - III

Management over eBusiness Retail, Cards, Bank On-Line, Content and

Business Analysis groups participating in software and web development

projects. Responsible for managing, monitoring and coordination of

Cognos BI projects with business partners, IT and Global Services to

ensure smooth and timely project completion. Participate with

management to assign and manage priorities. Track documents and

procedures required for compliance. Direct management and oversight of

Development, Content, Analysis and Testing groups.

. Interact with management to develop, track and coordinate release

schedules, project resources and maintain project timelines.

. Coordinate all aspects of the software development lifecycle

including development/test activities.

. Establish and facilitate Cognos BI team meetings, coordinate issues

and facilitate solutions pertaining to the development process, and

maintain project and SDLC documentation.

. Resolve conflicts between project teams and/or business partners

for each release.

. Ensure project deliverables are well defined, assigned an owner and

that specific activities (Design Reviews, Code Reviews, Unit

Integration, etc.) are well tracked.

. Introduce process changes as appropriate to help facilitate the

delivery of quality products.

. Provide closure to technical and other implementation issues.

03/2001 - 05/2012 DRK Technologies, Inc. Berwyn,

IL

Senior Project Manager

Managing head for internal and overseas IT consulting staff ranging

between 6 and 20 developers involved in multiple Client-Server, B2B,

B2E, B2C and E-Commerce development efforts. Facilitate and drive

multiple technologies, architectures and aspects of project delivery

and support for national client base consisting of Fortune 500, medium

and small companies. Responsible for all phases of a project lifecycle

including initial client agreements, defining objectives, detailing

benefits and hands-on participation through all levels of the

implementation process.

. Coordination with national client base for resources availability

and time management.

. SDLC starting with meeting multiple clients to gathering business

requirements, create functional designs, development, user testing

(including scripts) and implementation. Scrum Methodology was used

on projects requiring a larger staff.

. In-depth experience with most Agile and modern quality concepts

including Scrum, TQM and traditional Waterfall SDLC.

. Developed numerous E-Commerce websites for a smaller company

national client base including installation, setup and maintenance

of all hardware and related software.

. Hands-on responsibility for installing and maintaining internal and

client-based PC hardware and software, including web servers,

database servers, LANs and communication equipment.

08/2008 - 04/2010 Keane, Inc. - Client: State Farm Insurance

Bloomington, IL

Senior Consultant - Implementation Coordinator

Responsible for delivering completed applications into State Farm's

production environment. Organize and plan implementations of System

applications and infrastructure components. Analyze, organize and

ensure completeness of implementation schedules, monitor and manage

implementation timelines. Prepare and coordinate project

implementation communications, technical implementation instructions

and training. Responsible for and coordinate implementation testing.

Ensure transition plans are completed for projects. Complete and

manage change management during final testing and implementation.

Provide leadership and relay direction to others on project team.

Consult, mentor and structure work for others on project team.

Develop, plan and coordinate implementation support. Maintain Daily

Scrum Meetings with developers, business analysts and team leaders.

Keep tight control over backlog and address issues as they occur. Work

with management staff to ensure successful implementation of projects.

07/1996 - 03/2001 Whittman-Hart, Inc. Chicago, IL

Senior Project Manager

Technology and Project Management for Microsoft Visual FoxPro

development efforts and consulting staff. Assist in screening,

interviewing, hiring and placing consulting candidates for Client-

Server Practice Group. Mentor and teach all corporate Microsoft Visual

FoxPro developers. Project Management and hands-on development

responsibilities for multiple projects at multiple client sites

spanning a national client base. Periodically functioned as

Relationship Manager for national client base on failed and failing

projects to assure resurrection and successful completion.

. Responsible for maintaining all documentation for projects.

. Responsible for maintaining schedules, meeting milestones and

budgetary oversight.

. Oversight of all Microsoft Visual FoxPro development efforts for

national client base.

. Developed with and coordinated IT staff on multiple software

development projects implementing Microsoft Visual FoxPro, CGI,

Perl, HTML, XML and SQL for multiple clients.

. Hands-on participation and coordination of IT staff on corporate

and client-based PC hardware installation projects, including web

servers, database servers, LANs and communication equipment.

. Microsoft Project was used to maintain schedule, resources and

budgetary information for multiple projects and clients.

education

Robert Morris College Chicago, IL Associate Degree

in Accounting

Heartland Community College Bloomington, IL Scrum Master

Certification

references

Professional references provided upon request.

ACCOMPLISHMENTS

. Federal, State, Local and International Tax Data Collection System

- A major data collection system for a Fortune 500 Corporation.

Providing intricate data collection from 400+ subsidiaries for the

purpose of completing Corporate Tax Filings with the IRS.

Completely table-driven data entry screens, validation, exception

checking, 120+ queries and reports, automated submission/import

processes and importability into other Tax-related Accounting

Systems. Table-driven interface allows this application to be

maintained without the need of an IT staff.

. Financial Reporting System - Business Analysis System used by over

1200 manufacturing plants worldwide for recording and submitting

Balance Sheet, Statement of Income, Income Tax Expenses, Statement

of Capital Projects, Statement of Return on Invested Capital, and

other Selected Data to corporate headquarters. This completely

table-driven application has connection capabilities with Hyperion

Accounting Systems. Every facet of the application (screens,

reports, calculations) are user-modifiable without the need of a

systems staff.

. Sales & Use Tax Application - State Retail Sales, Rental and Use

Tax data collection system for 400+ subsidiaries of a Fortune 500

Corporation. This very user-friendly system provides up-to-date

sales and use tax calculations based on state, county and city

perspectives. This application was initially developed using

Visual FoxPro and later converted into a web-based system using

ASP.NET.

. Manufacturing Shop Floor System - Manufacturing Shop Floor System

was the key to recording all manufacturing and employee production

data for a major Tool Manufacturer. The Shop Floor System was

implemented nationwide through local and wide area networks and was

used by 800+ employees. The Shop Floor System had direct ties to

AS/400-based Validation, Inventory Control and Payroll management

systems.

. Sales Analysis System - Complete Field Sales Force Analysis System

for Mobile PCs. Elaborate relational database system with detailed

information based on national, regional, territorial, brokerage and

sales person perspectives. Intricate Account Analysis with

connections to AS/400 databases. Many unique spreadsheet-level

analysis routines with complex 3-dimensional graphs and full

exploitation of PC multimedia capabilities.

. Sleep Laboratory Management System - Complete patient tracking

system with medical and scientific functions. Direct connections

and data conversions with most polysomnogram/polygraph machines.

Capable of analyzing diagnosis, producing impressions, and

providing recommendations. Generates all necessary Insurance, Sleep

Analysis, Physician Communication, and Patient Reports.

. Loan Management System - Complete Loan Management System for

several major Chicago-based Financial Institutions. True relational

database management, fully menu driven, network ready, validation,

reporting and directing linking into existing spreadsheets and

documents.

Note: Accomplishments are based on a very limited number of major projects.

Additional listings of major and a substantial listing of minor

accomplishments are available upon request.

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