Project Manager Quality Assurance

STEPHEN S. WELSH Home 973-***-**** Cell

201-***-****

* ****** ***** * Morris Plains, NJ 07950 * **********@*********.***

PROJECT MANAGER/SENIOR TECHNICAL WRITER

PROFESSIONAL SUMMARY

An Information Technology professional skilled at solving everyday and

complex business problems with a strong track record for increasing

productivity, improving efficiency and reducing operating costs while

achieving desired results. Strengths include: Project leadership, systems

development, paying attention to detail, team building, effectively

handling the mundane, and efficient and immediate problem solving.

Extremely diverse. Ability to address problems with diplomacy and

communication. Significant experience in Management, Application

Development, and Software Package installation. Developed and managed

projects for Manufacturing, Engineering, Insurance, Utility, Financial

Services, and Pharmaceutical firms. Utilized SDLC and PMBOK while

developing projects. Township Administrator experienced in Municipal

Government. Successfully obtained Community Development, DOT, and Open

Space Grants. Completed courses for eligibility to obtain certification as

a CMFO.

. Managed the overall Project budget and day-to-day Project activity to

ensure that Project objectives are met

. Prepared Statements of Work (SOW) and Project plans

. Planned and executed Project Development using SDLC methodology

including Requirements Gathering, Design, Program Specifications,

Testing, Deployment, and Lessons Learned Review

. Prepared User Manuals and Technical Design Documents

. Coordinated efforts of all Project participants and ensured that all

approvals are received

. Held status meetings with Project Teams with published agendas

. Issued weekly Project status reports

. Accountable for Project results

. Negotiated Union contracts

. Interviewed candidates for employment and conducted employee reviews

. Solicited and awarded Vendor contracts

. Prepared and delivered presentations to staff on the use of acquired

Software Packages

. Prepared and delivered presentations to Peer, Management, and User

Groups on Invoice Processing and the Insurance Workflow

. Managed a staff of 15 Developers to implement Oracle 11i Financial

updates and new Manufacturing modules, a $6 million project

. Managed a staff of Programmer Analysts with full administrative

responsibilities

. Developed Issue Lists for disposition

. Adhered to Quality Assurance Standards while developing Projects

. Developed test cases, test plans, and managed test efforts

. Acted as liaison between employer and vendor on package installations

and upgrades

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PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Bank of New York Mellon 03/13 - 06/14

SENIOR TECHNICAL WRITER

Working on the Integrated.Pool Management System (IPMS) Modernization

Project Team which converts a paper-based system to a portal-based computer

system for the Government National Mortgage Association (Ginnie Mae), U.S.

Department of Housing and Urban Development. Gathered and documented

business requirements for the Congressional Budget Allocation project.

Provided support to ensure timely delivery of technical documents. Attended

meetings to communicate the status of the project. Developed meeting

minutes for the Mortgage Industry Standards Maintenance Organization

(MISMO) project for distribution to the Project Team. Prepared User

Manuals and Technical Design Documents:

. Unclaimed Funds for Ginnie Mae (USF II)

. Ginnie Mae Enterprise Portal

. Use of the RSA SecurID

. Security Administrator

. Security Officer for Issuer, Custodian, Agent, Ginnie Mae, and Operations

Bruno Associates, Inc. 10/12 - 03/13

ACCOUNT EXECUTIVE

. Performed research on available grants for client municipalities

. Completed Grant Applications

. Attended Client meetings and Training Seminars

. Developed needs and clarified requirements

. Reported on Grant Status

Township of Mine Hill 01/09-12/11

TOWNSHIP ADMINISTRATOR

. Responsible for the day to day activities of the Township

. Served as the Chief Operating Officer

. Recycling Coordinator responsible for Annual Tonnage Grant Awards

. Successful Community Development Grant Award Recipient of $43,750

. Obtained Department of Transportation Grants of $375,000

. Obtained Open Space Grants of $2MM

. Developed Municipal Budgets and Tracked Budget Expenditures

. Supervised Public Works

. Oversaw Capital Improvement Projects

. Attended all Council Meetings and Handled Citizen Complaints

. Webmaster for the Township of Mine Hill

. Completed 8 required CMFO courses towards Certification

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Prudential Financial 03/08 - 07/08

PROJECT MANAGER

For this Financial Services Firm:

. Implemented a Subsidiary Governance software package for the Law

Department

. Worked on improvements to their Records Hold Order and Long Term Care

Insurance systems

. Coordinated project activities and conducted testing

. Chaired weekly meetings

. Issued status reports

. Acted as liaison to software vendors

. Worked in the Program Management Office (PMO)

Leviton Manufacturing 08/03 - 09/07

PROJECT MANAGER

For this Manufacturing Firm:

. Managed a staff of 15 Developers to implement Oracle 11i Manufacturing

while

upgrading Oracle Financial applications from version 11.03 to

11i for Leviton's

American Insulated Wire division

. Managed the Team converting from a mainframe AMAPS application to Oracle

version 11i Manufacturing systems with a $6 million labor

budget

. Installed an Accounts Receivable Remittance System with an interface

using EDI

and Biztalk for Trading Partner

. Installed an EMC/Documentum Imaging system helping Leviton to reduce A/P

staff and costs and increase efficiency and throughput of

Vendor invoices

. Acted as liaison to the software vendor, Triboni, in Switzerland

. Supported the Client Accounts Receivable Management System (CARMS) for

maintenance and on-call troubleshooting

The CIT Group 01/91-08/02

MANAGEMENT CONSULTANT/APPLICATION DEVELOPER

For this Financial Services Firm:

. Supported the Lease Accounting System and Insurance Subsystem

. Mentored staff peers

. Assumed Project Leadership to prepare and execute Disaster Recovery tests

. Coordinated transfer of Invoice printing from in-house to vendor Vestcom

. Identified the data necessary to provide Web-based invoices for customers

on

the Electronic Bill Presentment and Payment project

. Responsible for the Invoice Redesign project and the Insurance subsystem

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. Major contributor to portfolio conversion efforts

. Relocated Application Software between Data Centers and coordinated tests

resulting in yearly savings in excess of $1 million

. Received the Systems and Technology Services Team of the Year Award

. Supported Accounting subsystems

. Prepared and delivered presentations to peer and user groups

. Produced operational job flowcharts using Visio

. Adhered to Quality Assurance Standards while developing projects

. Wrote program specifications and programs

. Converted JCL to Procs

. Created Job and Restart Documentation

. Set up Job Schedules using CA-7

. Provided on-call support of the Leasing System overnight

The New York Power Authority 08/89-12/90

MANAGEMENT CONSULTANT/DEVELOPER for this Utility Firm

The CIT Group 04/86-08/89

ASSISTANT VICE PRESIDENT, SYSTEMS for this Financial Services Firm

Warner-Lambert Company 04/78-04/86

PROJECT LEADER/SENIOR SYSTEMS SPECIALIST for this Pharmaceutical Firm

Keuffel and Esser Company 06/72-04/78

PROGRAMMER ANALYST for this Engineering Firm

HARDWARE AND SOFTWARE EXPERIENCE

Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Visio); Sharepoint; Oracle 11i

Financial and Manufacturing Systems; TOAD; SQL; FTP; UNIX; HTML; Mainframe;

SDLC; IBM Utilities; COBOL; COBOL II; VSAM; CICS; OS/JCL; TSO/ISFP; Lotus

Notes; EDI; BizTalk; EMC Documentum; Captiva; Brava; Triboni; IMS; IDMS;

PL/I; Data Dictionary; Eztrieve; EZ Letter; Syncsort; Librarian; Expeditor;

File-Aid;

EDUCATION AND TRAINING

Rutgers University, Center for Government Services, CMFO Training Courses,

New

Brunswick, NJ, 8 Completed, CMFO Certification pending

William Paterson University, B.A. in Business Administration, Wayne, NJ

County College of Morris, A.A.S. in Data Processing Technology, Randolph,

NJ

Project Management Institute 75 hour PMP Certification Preparation Course

using the

Project Management Book of Knowledge (PMBOK) as a guide

Completed Oracle University Training Classes

Earned numerous Technical and Management Training Class certificates

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