ANTHONY OSUDE [US Citizen]

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SUMMARY

Seasoned Information and communication technology professional with over 20

years successful experience providing fiscal, strategic and operations

leadership in uniquely challenging situations. Strengths in software

development life-cycle (SDLC), engineering management, project management,

human resource management and ICT development. Dynamic & results-oriented

leader with a strong track record of performance in turnaround and high-

paced organizations.

< Managed 24 million dollar United State Navy project - Document

management, Information Technology Security Infrastructure design and

implementations to US Navy ships. Received Xerox Presidents Award.

< Managed 110 million dollar Los Angeles School District Digital Divide

Project. Developed strategic architecture, Product Procurement and

deployment. Received President Bravo and Customer First Award.

< Professional Affiliations Project Management Institute (PMI), Member

since 1998

TECHNICAL SKILLS STRENGTHS

Management: Project Management, Resource Management and Planning,

Department Account Management, New IT Business

Development, Performance Measurement and

Improvement, Contract Development and

Negotiation, Team Building and Leadership,

Upward and Downward Communication, Software

Quality Assurance.

Project Management Tools: Primavera, Microsoft Project, Microsoft Visio,

Microsoft Studio - [ASP.Net, ADO.NET],

Microsoft Office, IBM Rational Team Concert,

Microsoft Dynamics CRM, Microsoft Dynamics AX.

Software Development Tools: JIRA, Rational Rose, ClearQuest, ClearCase,

DDTS, ClearDDTs, DOORS, Git, Frame Maker,

License Key Generator (LKG), GUI development.

Software Development Methodology: Software development life-cycle (SDLC),

Agile, Scrum, Traditional Iterative

waterfall, Rational Unified Process (RUP),

Unified Modeling Language (UML), Object-

Oriented Analysis and Design (OOAD),

Capability Maturity Model (CMM), Web

Services, SOA,USMT, SCCM, ERP, SAP.

Development Languages: C, C++, C#, Java, PHP, Python programming - Scripts:

JavaScript, JQuery, AJAX, HTML, XML, JSON, CSS.

Databases: SQL Server, MySQL, Oracle, Tomcat, WebSphere.

Operating Systems: Windows, Linux, Unix, Solaris, VxWorks, RTOS.

Embedded System: Real Time Embedded RTOS, Server Hardware Platforms (x86,

SPARC), High-Speed image processing scanner, Intel MCS-51,

MCS-96 microcontroller family, Intel AN87C196KD, Intel

N8097BH Advanced 16-Bit Microcontroller, ARM 9 Assembly

Code Programming, Device Drivers Development

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

XEROX CORPORATION, Rochester, NY Mar 2014 - Dec

2014

Senior Software Development Project Manager Contract

. Led team of Java development software engineers in debugging IU / High

speed Scanner interrupt problem. Using Microsoft EPM to modified software

development plan per CCB approved changes, re-calculated critical path,

earliest finished time, and current performance indices [Cost Performance

Index, Schedule Performance Index, Cost Variance & Earned Value]. Made

project plan presentation to the PMO, obtain management approval and re-

baseline new project plan.

ACO Computer Technologies Ltd. Abuja, Nigeria. 2004 - 2013

Chief Technical Manager

. Managed business application software projects for United Bank for Africa

through all stages of development, including: application programming,

database and software design, scope, goals, and deployment. Defined

technology strategy and direction roadmap for the UBA to enhance the

customer experience through the smart use of technology in the banking

industry. Drove the development of Enterprise Application Integration

(EAI) software and used it to convert proprietary data formats to and

from standard XML formats and exposed various capabilities as Web

Services using ASP.NET, ADO.NET, C#, SOAP, RPC, RMI and WSDL. Oversaw

development of NodeJS applications, other windows and web applications

running on top of RESTful APIs.

* Migrated Microsoft Enterprise Project Management 2003 to 2010 and

trained over 200 users.

* Incorporated Model-View-Controller (MVC) technology - established web

application framework that enabled fast, Test-driven development,

which allowed Bank IT developers to build dynamic, data-driven website

and mobile apps with sophisticated features, such as single page

applications, mobile optimization, adaptive rendering, and much more.

* Drove the development of Enterprise Application Integration (EAI)

software and used it to convert proprietary data formats to standard

XML formats and exposed various capabilities as Web Services using

SOAP, RPC, RMI and WSDL.

* Architected and developed a web service for Bank Marketer to find out

how many federal government workers have direct-deposit and their

characteristics to design direct-mail marketing campaigns.

* Developed Financial Data Web Service real-time ticker using Yahoo! RSS

Response Element feed

* Implemented survey application as a part of best practice assessment

system

* Architected a dynamic data-driven e-commerce web delivery system

* Responsible for installation and configuration of SQL server 2008

database on HP Servers.

* Upgraded HP Mainframe systems and DB2 Database.

* Maintained workers work-flow by building numerous JSP, C# UI

components and business modules

* Improved user experience of the Application by introducing Ajax, CSS,

and dynamic buttons.

* Implementing the server side controller programs using Servlets.

* Connected corporate databases containing information about customers,

suppliers and products.

* Developed and provided feedback on detailed technical project issues

and plans.

* Implemented Agile/Scrum as a project management methodology and

Coached the software development team in the use of Agile/Scrum

* Educated upper management and championed the use of Agile/Scrum and

provided leadership to turn technology strategy into executable plans.

* Collaborate with cross functional teams to gather business

requirements related to ongoing development using Agile Estimating and

Applied User Stories

* Conceptualized and created appealing and informative presentations for

Bank Executive presentations.

* Kept a constant watch on latest and emerging software related

technologies and potential application to meet clients requirements.

. Coordinated external resources for the successful delivery of IT projects

for the Federal Ministry of Power. Integrated the IT strategy with

engineering technology roadmaps for the ministry. Ensured standards,

policies, procedures, and methodologies in the delivery life cycle are

followed. Certified that the ministry technology strategy needs are

clearly understood and the technology implemented meets the needs and

expectations of the agency.

. Managed and led a team of engineers (in both USA and Nigeria) in Business

Application Software development in Microsoft platform using C/C++/C#,

XML, Java languages and .NET development frame work.

* Oversaw the day to day activities of the company and ensured clients

were satisfied with the level of service rendered.

* Prepared comprehensive Online Disaster Recovery requirements and

deployment strategy for ValuCard Nigeria.

* Directed and defined provision of human and physical resources for

software projects. Developed innovative applications for Budget Office

of The Federal Government of Nigeria.

* Incentives / Lower cost of ICT adoption - Architected, designed,

implemented and deployed Dynamic Database Web Site and Web Site

Applications for the NATIONAL URBAN WATER SECTOR REFORM PROJECT under

the Federal Ministry of Agriculture & Water Resources.

. Managed Microsoft Windows 7 deployment team using User State Migration

Tool (USMT) and created a SCCM [System Center Configuration Management]

department for the bank - Created project day to day migration task list

and logistics, trained rollout engineers, designed backup and recovery

strategy to minimize user downtime, maintained issues log, and conducted

a dry-run test in a branch over a weekend to minimize customer downtime,

developed new workflow and documentation for the end user.

. Led business development team using CRM Customer Relationship Management

software to track over 5,000 work orders. Provide coaching and guidance

to team members.

. Managed 27 HP SQL Server upgrade to 2008 database

. Built and managed Software team through Mainframe System environment

development through Analyze, Design, Develop & test activities in COBOL,

DB2, VSAM, and JCL. Batch program was written in COBOL390 and ran on HP

Mainframe Systems.

. Liaised with BPM Analysts, Technical engineers and Project stakeholder to

build solutions that solved customer problems and delivered business

value.

* Contributed effectively to develop solutions in the areas of

process flow, business logic and user interfaces.

* Lead solution playbacks to iterate requirements and implemented

directly with business users.

* Conducted diagnostic analysis of test results and delivered

solutions to critical areas.

* Directed and supervised research on best practices business

process management.

* Structured software products, languages and application

standards development.

. Managed software team through ERP & SAP implementation, configuration,

integration and testing of core modules:

* Process Integration, trial, Operation Mappings and Service Interfaces

to integrate multiple ERP functional modules which are based on

technical specifications

* Actively participated in design and implementation of extensive

enterprise applications and middle-ware projects

* Installed, configured, modified and customized the Microsoft Dynamics

. Architected and Managed Microsoft Dynamics CSM 2011 Enterprise

implementation business application software development project

through all stages and aspects, including: Procurement, Team

building and Training, Configuration (teams, security roles,

business units), Customizations (Standard GUI changes, forms,

entities, views, workflows, business rules), Extending (JavaScript,

.NET, plugins, workflows etc.), and Databases installations.

Managed the deployment of Microsoft Dynamics CSM Full Server,

Windows Server 2008 R2 Enterprise Edition & Active Directory,

Microsoft SQL Server 2008 Enterprise, and Microsoft .NET Framework.

Enabled Microsoft Dynamics CSM for Office Outlook, Microsoft

Internet Explorer, and mobile device access for the client user

experience.

* Handled technical and functional issues regarding ERP solutions

* Tested, debugged, updated, and maintained ERP software solutions

* Handled ERP Life-Cycle project implementations.

* Managed testing, deployment and commissioning of Money Transfer iOS

App software.

. Designed and Implemented Building Automation Systems, Access controls and

Security applications for clients.

* Wrote proposal for the Integrated Building Management Systems (IBMS)

Project for

CBN New Abuja Head-office Complex which was presented and approved at

the meeting of the Major Contracts Tenders Board (MCTB) for onward

confirmation by the Committee of Governors (COG).

* Built Automated System proposal for Zenith International Bank, Lagos

Branch.

. Managed software development team that worked with High-Speed Real Time

Embedded Systems, Microcontrollers, Device Drivers, C Programming, C++,

and ARM 9 Assembly Programming for The Federal Ministry of Science &

Technology of Nigerian

ICT benchmarking consultancy studies to the Federal Ministry of

Communication Technology for the Federal Government Strategy ICT Investment

& Performance.

. Provided consultancy services in helping get Agencies through the

benchmarking process and to ensure there is a consistency of approach

from all agencies.

. Developed Federal Government agencies common performance metrics used for

annual benchmarking for their ICT activities to ensure consistency

treatment and categorization of ICT costs.

. Delivered online questionnaire and reporting tool, with embedded gates

based on the well-defined KPIs.

. Provided online reports form that are the basis for discussion at group

workshops and minster's briefings. These reports provided ministers,

directors and permanent Sectaries opportunity to review their performance

relative to others departments, gain insight, network with peers and

debate potential improvement actions.

. ICT Benchmarking Survey studies were for the whole government federation

agencies ICT data collection, analysis and benchmarking initiative.

Benchmarking service provided led to an objective comparison of desktop

equipment specification and costing. This allowed the agencies to

challenge their contractor and supplier and ultimately led to a saving of

over millions of Naira.

. The Benchmarking Survey was conducted annually since 2007, at the end of

the contract responsibility for the Survey was transferred to the

Department of Finance, Budget of the Federation at the conclusion of the

2009-11 Survey.

Healthcare IT Program Manager / GE Healthcare

. Led software engineering team in design, development and deployment of GE

Healthcare Imaging Scanner to National Hospital Abuja. Developed in-House

networked-based, standalone IP video monitoring system that empowers

healthcare providers to monitor patients and see that they receive the

care they need, providing real-time video streaming and audio

communication with medical professionals, provide a low-cost way to see

patients remotely.

. Managed the software development life cycle (SDLC) and nationwide Web

based healthcare applications roll out to 9,000+ locations. 3-tier

Healthcare web applications using .NET framework, C#, CSS, Dundas

charting tools, Javascript/AJAX/jQuery, RadarCube Olap UI, reporting

services and SQL Server.

. Developed a prototype from scratch using ASP.NET MVC and Entity Framework

for referring patients to pharmacies within the network portal.

. Led business requirements teams that developed/implemented a health &

case management system across 36 states for Primary Health Care.

. Demonstrated hands-on software development experience by designing and

implementing web-based Core File Dashboard application that automated the

core file investigation and report;

. Design/build database schema & write queries, stored procedures,

triggers, T-SQL and MDX in SQL Server 2005/2008 for medical imaging

software application. Worked with developers to tune the SQL queries

using SQL Profiler.

Johnson Controls Inc. Milwaukee, WI 2003 - 2004

Program Manager

. As Scrum Master led a project team that designed and implemented Access

and Security solutions for Miller Park Stadium, Cathedral Place, and

Milwaukee Art Museum in Milwaukee Wisconsin.

. Led a team of engineers in the development of communication software for

Metasys System Extended Architecture family of BAS products with

Win2000/XP/CE and RTOS platform using C/C++/C# languages and .NET

development frame work.

. Drove and supported the projects SCRUM activities, issue & risk

management, time & budget tracking and proper testing/verification toward

satisfaction of the customer requirements.

. Led software application development team to manage software projects for

the company's web-based building control products using Java, C++, and

C#. In this position, using over ten years of management experience,

Microsoft Project 2000 to plan, manage and report on the projects.

Directing teams of software developers who are using state-of-the-art

software development tools and methodologies to deliver IOT communication

software.

. Oversaw integration and validation of 3rd party developed software

within the product software.

. Owned project and program issue resolution and risk management.

. Coordinated and reported project progress and accomplishments to

executives and project sponsors.

MOTOROLA, INC. Schaumburg, IL

Software Engineering Manager 2000 - 2003

. Led software development team to address impact of PC technology changes

on client during Windows XP migration, server upgrade, resulting in

reduced service cost, increased customer satisfaction and improved

customer productivity.

. Trained in Motorola Six-Sigma Black Belt; Partner with operations and PMO

to create efficient cross-functional processes by eliminating waste and

non-value added activities. Work with executives and staff to develop

culture of continuous improvement - developed key measurement metrics and

KPIs for PMO.

. Organized and led cross-functional teams in delivering Network Management

product, ensuing quality improvement of over 45%.

. Championed changes to Center of Excellence (COE) organization structure

to improve effectiveness enhancing communication for better decision-

making and increased productivity.

. Drove configuration, fault management and data distribution interface

development of new packet based ASTRO telecommunication system using RUP

and OO, meeting division commitments and Six-Sigma quality goals on-time.

SCRUM was used for managing the project and XP used for developing the

product.

. Drove strategic direction and new telecommunication product architecture

roadmap for the division to satisfy ever-increasing customer

requirements.

. Championed Department Quality Improvement activity, resulting in over 70%

quality improvement.

. Managed group human resources to maintain full staffing per plan,

resulting in ensuring financial targets.

. Balanced resource loading across the COE teams, increasing team's

effectiveness and employee satisfaction.

. Recruited, interviewed, and hired engineers, project managers, and

software process engineers to guarantee reduced requisition time over 30%

from 75 to 45 days.

. Managed software development team that used IP-VPN protocol to create a

virtual private network in an n-tier environment to download new software

releases to local devices for field upgrade using object-oriented (OO)

and Unified Modeling Language (UML), reducing field upgrade cost and down-

time.

. Analyzed and proposed division wide migration from the "heavyweight"

process (Rational Unified Process) to a lightweight methodology (Extreme

Programming) for software development teams to be able to deal with

changing requirements.

XEROX CORPORATION, Rochester, NY 1984 - 1999

Software Development Manager / East Coast Site Manager (1997 - 1999)

. Managed software developers (in Rochester NY, El Segundo CA, Bangalore

India, and Fuji Xerox at Ebina Japan) who utilized XML, Java, JavaScript

and C++ to develop print services for "n-tier" client/server systems,

increasing functionality of new digital multifunction platform products.

Developed and managed the project budgets which was $100M+ with ninety

two employees for the company that spanned approximately twenty eight

months. Used a combination of agile methodology, and PMBOK customized

processes and facilitated Scrum of Scrum for offshore teams in India and

Japan.

. Collaborated with the Research team to productize new technology, oversee

new product selections, planning, and delivery of architect roadmaps.

Responsible for the end-to-end delivery of technology solutions in line

with strategic business objectives for the Business Division. Managed the

day to day decision making involved in new business product portfolios

development. Participated in technology solution decision-making in the

PMO bi-weekly meetings

. Led team that architected and implemented High-Speed image processing

scanner for a new color products working with Real Time Embedded RTOS,

Assembly code, Microsoft Visual Studio, C, C++ and Java.

. Developed a new hardware and software for Xerox Network Accounting and

Customer Billing software, and Equitrac Accounting solutions for Xerox

MFD products, resulting in satisfying customer requirements and meeting

scheduled deadline. Introduced Automatic billing and Electronic invoicing

- create and send customized invoices to customers to Xerox client

product offering portfolio.

. Coordinated quarterly financial and staffing forecast with senior

management and finance, resulting in accurate budget forecasting and fact

based decision-making.

. Managed 110 million dollar Los Angeles School District Digital Divide

Project. Developed strategic architecture, Product Procurement and

deployment. Recruited and managed three IT Consultants (Database

Management, Network Infrastructure, Office Automation and Productivity

Software). Received President Bravo and Customer First Award.

. Drove R&D Division from Level 0 (Ad Hoc) Capability Maturity Model (CMM)

to Level 3, resulted in improved software development processes and

improved product quality.

. Managed a team that worked with Digi International, and Xionics to

develop Access Control and Billing system product software. Tracked all

technical problems with partners in one problem database management tool

and develop acceptance test processes to improve quality and meet

delivery date.

Software Development Manager (1993 - 1997)

. Managed development of common device controller software architecture for

multifunction platform products to increase productivity and sales.

. Managed group budget, capital assets, labor costs, and headcount

utilization, resulting in meeting quarterly and yearly financial goals.

. Managed acquisition of software/hardware, integration, qualification, and

delivery of external Ethernet Server solution to Digital Printer/ Copier

Products, increasing market share.

. Managed and tracked technical problems with partners (Digi International,

and Xionics) to improve quality and meet delivery date.

. Designed, programmed, tested and deployed web based applications for

Service Rap to report defects using Java, C++, XML, SQL Server, mostly

migrating from legacy applications/Oracle web based databases.

. Designed, implemented, and delivered to the program Document Handler

Embedded Controller PWBA, Application Controller Software, POST self-test

software, Diagnostic code for field test and Hardware drivers using C and

8096 Assembly code on schedule and within budget.

. Managed development and deployment of MFD Scan to Server, using NetWare &

FTP, to selected Xerox customers as market probe, resulting in increased

sales and client base.

. Acquired and deployed ClearDDTs problem management database, resulting in

over 300 users to track defects.

. Identified customer dissatisfaction during delight phase, significantly

improving overall customer satisfaction, product operability and

reliability by over 55%.

. Developed process and software to significantly reduce software upgrade /

installation time from 2 to 6 hours to less than 30 minutes.

. Received Xerox Customer First and Presidents awards.

Software Project Manager (1990 - 1993)

. Translated 'Voice of Customer' to the feature requirement and negotiated

product delivery content to fulfill 100% customer's goals and

expectations.

. Managed development and delivery of Xerox first MFD software for launch

and post launch Service Pack releases to achieve budget targets.

. Architected the first Xerox Network Scan to File using Novell filing over

SPX, and FTP Filing over TCP/IP to gain new customer base.

. Developed and delivered Xerox Network Accounting, Equitrac Accounting and

Automatic Billing System solutions for Xerox first MFD program, resulting

in satisfying customer requirements and meeting scheduled deadline.

. Received Xerox Special Recognition Award two times.

Lead Software Project Engineer (1988 - 1990)

. Created first Xerox Color Copier software using C and C++ for customer

billing, electronic accounting, modal usage, accessories, controlled

access, and electronic key switch solutions to increase revenue.

. Developed and deployed manufacturing test fixture for product boards

testing, and image disk drive tester to improve manufacturing efficiency.

. Managed first Xerox Color Printers image disk, and re-designed printer

executive to support queue management for new added features to increase

printing speed.

Lead Hardware Project Engineer (1985 - 1988)

. Designed, implemented, and delivered to program RDH Embedded controller

PWBA, application software, self-test, diagnostic code and hardware

drivers using C and 8096 Assembly code on schedule and within budget.

. Designed and built test Fixture to test RDH Controller and Driver boards

which increased manufacturing efficiency.

. Designed, implemented, and delivered master PWBA controller board,

implemented PWBA boot-strap software which resulted in over 45% cost

reduction.

EDUCATION

. International Business Management 2004

. Motorola Inc Executive Management Programme 2001

. Project Management (PMI) - Project Management Institute 1998

Professional Affiliations Project Management Institute (PMI), Member

since 1998

. Xerox Corporation Senior Management Programme 1992

. Xerox Corporation Management Programme 1989

Master of Engineering in Computer Engineering [MEngr] 1982 - 1984

. University of Detroit Mercy, Detroit, Michigan

Bachelor in Computer Technology [BT] 1980 - 1982

. SUNY, State University of New York, Utica, New York

Associate Degree in Applied Science and Engineering 1979 - 1980

. Broome Community College, Binghamton, New York

AWARDS

. Motorola Inc. "Bravo Award!" for Outstanding Performance. 2002

. Xerox Corporation, Presidents Award 1996

. Xerox Corporation, "Customer First" Award 1994

. Xerox Corporation, Special Recognition Award 1993 & 1990

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