Software Manager

RON TURBA, MS

Dallas, TX ***** 513-***-**** ******@*****.***

Summary

Customer-focused IT leader with a Master’s Degree in Mechanical Engineering and an undergraduate degree in 2 disciplines from one of the top engineering institutes in the world. Possesses proven track record of delivering innovative solutions that solve business and IT problems. Innate ability to work directly with customers as well as capability to build complex technical solutions that meet and exceed business expectations. Possesses outstanding object-oriented development skills, demonstrable problem-solving abilities, and effective communication skills.

Technical skills

Expert: MS SQL, SAP/Sybase PowerBuilder 12, Microsoft Office Suite, PowerPlant-PowerTax, and ANSYS Fluent

Intermediate: AutoCAD, ProEngineer, LabVIEW

Relevant Experience

Century Link, Monroe, LA

Feb 2014 – Present

Independent Consultant

Consulting Engagement with Century Link for support & development using Powerbuilder 11 & 12. Involved data extraction, application development, and creating solutions for the client needs.

Created a technical solution from a business problem for the niche PowerPlant software package.

Supported client for year-end calculations needed for Federal compliance.

Utilized Powerbuilder 11 & 12 for data manipulation in order to support client needs.

On-Call support for any technical problems with software.

Created new functionality using Powerbuilder 11 & 12.

Leverage MS SQL and object-oriented development best practices to develop inner joins, outer joins, left joins, right joins, SQL triggers, stored-procedures, views, functions, etc.

Williams Energy, Tulsa, OK Mar 2013 – Nov 2013

Technical Business Systems Consultant

Consulting engagement at Williams Energy to support PowerPlant software. I solved problems resulting from business acquisitions and fundamental transformations within the oil and gas industry.

Created a technical solution from a business problem for the niche PowerPlant software package. This software package played a critical role for Williams’ compliance with FERC government agency regulations.

Leverage MS SQL and object-oriented development best practices to develop inner joins, outer joins, left joins, right joins, SQL triggers, stored-procedures, views, functions, etc.

Re-work code using object-oriented approach to development utilizing MS SQL & Oracle PL/SQL.

Work extensively with (SAP) Sybase Powerbuilder 12 to modernize & leverage existing object-oriented code base.

Fielded trouble tickets & service requests resulting from the thousands of end users who utilize the PowerPlant software on a daily basis.

Completed upgrades of batch jobs within the application.

Reworked a fundamental overhaul of the business process.

-Completed countless upgrades and service changes as part of a 6-month project, overseen by the CIO.

-Worked within the entire PowerPlant system to create a technical solution from the business changes.

Worked across functional groups with other ERP systems to ensure that business practices were not hindered by failures within software packages.

Worked with end users and UAT systems analysts to deliver quality work in a timely fashion.

PowerPlan Consultants, Atlanta, GA May 2011 – Jan 2013

Financial Consultant

I traveled nationally to consult for some of the largest Utility and Telecommunications companies in the United States. I facilitated client success by eliminating core issues and not just symptoms that plagued CFOs.

Utilized SQL queries to pull relevant financial data and put into a format for proper bookkeeping.

Managed conversion and upgrade projects for some of the largest, most asset-intensive companies in the United States.

Developed interfaces for the PowerPlant software using Powerbuilder and Object-Oriented Programming.

Integrated PowerPlant software with other Fixed Assets software packages including SAP and Oracle.

Facilitated change management by implementing best practices regarding Tax Returns and book keeping.

Saved COX Communications over $20,000 by converting their data into PowerTax software.

Served as primary point of contact for Century Link, third-largest telecommunications company in the United States.

-Personally managed financial records in excess of $85 billion in assets

-Saved Century Link over $100,000 in tax expenditures after merger with Qwest and Embarq

-Ensured that the client received all deliverables without exceeding budget requirements

Worked with PowerPlant-PowerTax Depreciation software and SQL servers to solve problems in Tax departments.

Served as Liaison between Tax Directors and Software End Users.

Additional Experience

NASA Academy, Cleveland, OH & Huntsville, AL

Summer 2009 & 2010

Operations Manager

I Worked at Marshall Space Flight Center during Summer 2009 and Glenn Research Center during Summer 2010 leading an education program of college students. I traveled to 9 of NASA’s 10 main site facilities over the course of these two summers.

Served as Liaison between Director of University Affairs Office, Principal Investigators, and NASA interns

Honed leadership skills and maximized team productivity by creating a culture conducive to learning and career growth in the Aerospace field

Gained in-depth understanding of NASA culture and embraced core philosophies

Created culture of accountability and led by example by upholding organizational standards and best practices

Networked with Astronauts, Center Directors, and former NASA Administrators

Scheduled professional speaking engagements and trips to NASA sites to better cast NASA vision for students with bright futures in the industry

Major Qualifying Project: Production of a Fluid Microjet using Electrospray and Flow Focusing

August 2008-April 2009

Designed, built and tested an apparatus to produce a fluid microjet using electrospray and flow focusing techniques. Worked in a team with two other students under the guidance of Professor John Blandino.

Delivered project on time with minimal guidance from Civil Servant who was pulled into other projects

Core contribution was testing the functionality, making enhancements to the apparatus, and achieving the necessary results to achieve a fully-functional apparatus

Extensively researched field experts’ designs

Assisted with designs using ProEngineer

Tested the apparatus using a camera, flow meter, barometer, and unique flow system designed by another group of students

Applied flow focusing technique using a pressurized chamber inside the apparatus

Interactive Qualifying Project: Biofuels in Brazil

May 2008-September 2008

Co-authored a paper detailing Brazil’s switch from gasoline to ethanol. The goal of the project was to research Brazil’s gradual replacement of petroleum-based gasoline with ethanol made from sugar case and to propose a solution for the United States to replicate the same success.

Worked in a team with one other student under the guidance of Professor Reeta Prusty Rao

Identified economical, mechanical, and environmental reasons that assisted in Brazil’s move away from fossil fuels

Concluded that, based on economical and environmental reasons, the United States cannot replicate the same success that Brazil had

Education

Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN

May 2011

Masters of Science (MS), GPA 3.9/4.0

Mechanical Engineering

Turba, Ron (2011). Design of a Nuclear Propulsion System for an Unmanned Aerial Vehicle. Saarbrucken, Germany: VDM Verlag.

Worcester Polytechnic Institute, Worcester, MA

May 2009

Bachelors of Science (BS), Double Major, GPA 3.86/4.00

Aerospace Engineering

Physics

Extracurricular/Volunteerism

EXTRACIRRICULAR ACTIVITIES

Member of Toastmasters National Speaking Club

January 2008-Present

Member of AIAA

2007-Present

Certified Scuba Diver

2002-Present

Tutor for Vanderbilt Athletic Department

October 2009-May 2011

WPI Varsity Football

2007-2009

Big Brother Program

2006-2009

WPI Varsity Basketball-Team Manager

2005-2006

Salvation Army Soup Kitchen

2004

Awards & Achievements

Recipient of 10k Lockheed Martin Academic Scholarship

President of Pi Mu Epsilon-Math Honors Society

Member of Sigma Pi Sigma-Physics Honors Society

Member of Tau Beta Pi-Engineering Honors Society

August 2008-April 2009

April 2007-April 2009

April 2008

December 2007

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