Robert Duffy * Zinnia Court, Bear, DE *****
302-***-**** - ************@*****.***
Project Manager / Business Intelligence Manager
Innovative and resourceful Project Manager with expertise in business
intelligence and vendor management. Offers a broad integration and
development background supporting high profile clients and small
organizations. Delivers outstanding leadership, customer relations, team
leadership, budgetary oversight, and communication. Offers bilingual
capabilities in English and French.
Additional core competencies include:
- Project Management - Vendor Management -
Business Intelligence
- Customer Relations - Business Analysis -
Technical Writing
- Collaboration - Communication -
Leadership/Training
Career History
Arbitron, Inc., Columbia, MD
2012-2014
MANAGER - Strategic Business Intelligence
Managed all strategic business intelligence efforts for internal and
external stakeholders. Drove multiple concurrent projects utilizing SDLC
methodology. Produced reports and delivered to global clients.
Delivered projects on time and within budget, and worked with internal
teams to create new metrics and analytics.
Took the project delivery time and budgetary compliance from 60% to over
80%.
Deployed the Business Objects 4 project with a value over $5M with 14 full
time staff, delivering in less than six months.
Reduced offshore turnover by 30% and cut development costs by 35%.
U.S. Department of Commerce, Silver Spring, MD
2011-2012
SENIOR TECHNICAL CONSULTANT
Acted as the technical project manager for national oceanographic and
atmospheric administration. Maintained accountable as the project lead for
the upgrade of Business Objects XI R3 to Business Objects 4. Delivered
projects on time and on budget.
Engaged in information delivery for the CFO and senior operating committee.
Created a product knowledge system for administrators and power users.
Developed creative solutions to technical problems within a tight budget
and operating constraints.
Implemented and tracked conversion success rates for universes, reports,
objects and security models.
U.S. Department of Defense, Falls Church, VA
2010-2011
SENIOR TECHNICAL CONSULTANT
Provided services as a technical engineer for EASIV Tier 3 supporting MHS.
Supported a Tier 3 helpdesk with complex engineering problems associated
with complex environments, including IASSo, maintenance and support of code
changes.
Designed code and deployed enhancements as directed by clients to
continuously improve the EASIV environment.
Developed technical documents for client delivery pursuant to requirements.
Created technical solutions to problems as related to performance and
quality of Business Objects XI for EASIV.
Commerce Bank, Summit, NJ
2008
TECHNICAL INTEGRATION LEAD
Assumed the role of project manager for infrastructure redeployment. Drove
the infrastructure migration schedule for a multiphase project. Tracked
deliverables across the project team to ensure timeliness and budgetary
compliance. Allocated and tracked resources to maximize productivity.
Managed the Business Objects upgrade from XI R2 to XI R3.
MARS/ISI Inc., West Chester, PA
2006-2008
SENIOR TECHNICAL CONSULTANT
Acted as the senior Business Objects consultant accountable for support and
engineering. Engaged in a Business Objects upgrade from 6.5 to XI. Managed
support for the global user base. Provided user education for 6.5 vs. XI
functionality. Managed morning batch jobs for distribution of critical
reports. Maintained user and administrative webpages. Created and
maintained a knowledge base to track changes in custom user profiles,
engineering changes and bug tracking.
CEI Int'l, Trevose, PA
2006-2008
SENIOR TECHNICAL CONSULTANT
Provided dynamic technical solutions, and installed/upgraded Business
Objects from 6.1 to 6.5. Created custom report distribution for European
and North American user groups. Provided user/administrator education.
Engaged in process and reporting improvement. Created pre-sales engineering
documents for the sale team. Designed and maintained a knowledge base to
track changes in custom user profiles, engineering changes and bug
tracking.
Wilson Technologies, Newtown Square, PA
2005-2006
SENIOR TECHNICAL CONSULTANT
Maintained accountability for providing dynamic technical solutions.
Designed complex queries and reports for highly demanding clients in fast-
paced environment. Created customer report distribution for global user
groups.
PRIOR CAREER HISTORY:
Data Warehouse Developer, JPMorgan Chase (2001-2003)
HRIS Analyst, JPMorgan Chase (1999-2001)
Network Project Manager, First Union National Bank (1998-1999)
Financial Analyst, First Union National Bank (1997-1999)
Security Specialist, First Union National Bank (1996-1997)
Technical Support Specialist, American Bible Society (1995-1996)
Research Assistant, Value Line, Inc. (1995)
Education
B.A. - International Business (minor in French), Loyola University (1995)