John Allen

Profile

An experienced Information Technology leader with an extensive background in Project, Program & Change Management, Systems Integration & Development and Consulting Services. Goal oriented, focusing on effective execution in delivering solutions meeting stated performance metrics and ROI. Entrepreneurial, collaborative, able to create effective relationships and strong delivery teams. Adept at issue resolution and mitigating risks in order to drive projects and development efforts to successful completion. Industry experience spans Mortgage Banking, Consulting Services, Telecom, eCommerce (B2C & B2B), Manufacturing, Supply Chain, Retail, Aerospace, and Oil & Gas.

Experience

Newbold Advisors, Fort Worth, TX 2016 – Present

Director, IT & Facilities

Responsible for oversight of the company’s Information Technology, Information Security, and facilities infrastructure. Provides direction for technology related issues in support of technology operations, along with supervision and leadership of the firms IT and facilities teams while ensuring the efficient function of the firm’s servers, networks, security administration, desktop support teams, and facility operations.

Supreme Lending Inc., Dallas, TX 2014 – 2015

Director, Change Integration

Responsible for Change Management, Project Portfolio Management, Risk Department, Vendor Management, and BCP/DR (Business Continuity Planning/Disaster Recovery).

Implemented CMO/PMO best practices and PPM methodology & prioritization; Built out Vendor Management capabilities with DBMS/performance monitoring & metrics; Dashboard metrics for Risk group; Created & certified BCP; Brought in BI/Analytics dashboard visualizations & metrics.

Ocwen Financial Corp., Coppell, TX 2010 – 2013

(fka Homeward Residential Inc.; fka American Home Mortgage Servicing Inc.)

Sr. Vice President, Delivery Services (2011 – 2013)

Managed the Project Office (PMO); Implemented Enterprise Portfolio Management (PPM) for strategic planning & project prioritization; Implemented project cost allocation & chargeback.

Managed IT Application Development & Support; Data Services; Enterprise Architecture; Business Process Improvement & Integration; and Software Quality Assurance (QA).

Vice President, ERP & Strategic Applications (2010 – 2011)

Oversight of IT systems services for HR, Payroll & Accounting including support for PeopleSoft HCM, TAM, Payroll & Financials (FSCM); Migrated FSCM VM environment to new data center.

Managed applications development and support for Treasury, Legal and Diversified Businesses.

Managed PeopleSoft HCM 8.3 to 9.1 highly customized upgrade (SQL Server to Oracle).

J2 Trading, Inc., Irving, TX 2002 – 2009

Consulting Services – IT Project Management

Saxon Capital, Richmond, VA / Saxon Mortgage, Irving, TX (2007 – 2009)

Managed technical implementation of the LPS mortgage servicing platform including Bulk Data Extract (BDE) & Web Services; Also managed converting Fiserv legacy applications to LPS MSP.

Managed Broker Portal project to create a web browser-based mortgage services front-end and mortgage decision engine for use by brokers and internal staff for loan origination.

EMC Mortgage Corp., Irving, TX (2006 – 2007)

Managed implementation of web services (e.g. Payoff Quote); Enhancements for browser-based Financial Operations Reporting Tools; Created new Test of Expected Cash application.

Web Publishing & Internet Marketing (2002 – 2006)

Creation, promotion and monetization of websites, including portals, ecommerce sites, and authority sites; Leveraged analytics & testing to maximize performance & conversion.

Promotion & traffic generation using organic and/or paid search along with various SEO / SEM techniques; Monetized via affiliate advertising, physical & information product sales.

Nera Telecommunications Inc., Allen, TX 2001 – 2002

Sr. Vice President, Program Management

Responsible for Program Management, Software & Hardware Engineering, and R&D Lab.

Built an effective project-oriented delivery group, integrating Norwegian & American staff; Implemented best practices, PM methodology, and risk mitigation.

Employed a matrix type delivery model to manage multiple geographically dispersed project teams designing and developing various cellular and other radio-based access products.

Sierra Systems Group, Inc., Irving, TX 1996 – 2001

Vice President & Managing Partner (1998 – 2001)

Managed consulting services delivery and business development for Sierra Systems Group in Dallas; full P&L accountability; budget & forecast; client & vendor relations and staffing.

Transitioned branch from reliance on ERP to eCommerce business through targeted hiring, retooling staff, and teaming with clients; maintained profitability while growing revenue.

Director Consulting Services & Practice Manager (1996 – 1998)

Tripled PeopleSoft ERP business; Numerous Project Management roles & implementations (PeopleSoft HR; Payroll; Benefits; GL, AP, AR, AM, Projects; Inventory, Purchasing, Order Mgmt on MS NT, SQL Server, Oracle, Informix, DB2 platforms); Developed and delivered PeopleSoft functional & technical training to multiple companies and government agencies.

Bell Helicopter/Textron, Inc., Hurst, TX 1988 – 1996

Project Manager / Sr. Systems Specialist

Implemented PeopleSoft HR/Payroll (MVS/DB2 on Novell to replace IMS-DB/DC legacy system.

Systems support for military & commercial contract pricing & billing ensuring DOD compliance.

Led feasibility studies & BPR efforts; delivered new technology briefings to federal agencies.

Implemented a $2.8 MM Time & Labor system for 8K users gaining $4.2 MM annual savings. Bar-code/voice/on-line access; IMS/DB2 on 3090. Created & delivered user training.

Independent Consulting, Dallas, TX Principal 1985 – 1988

Designed/implemented systems for sales, financial analysis, tax accounting, and job costing.

Arco Oil & Gas Company, Dallas, TX Project Lead /Systems Analyst /Programmer 1979 – 1985

Oil & Gas Revenue Systems; Geological & Engineering – Seismic Data Mapping; Log Analysis.

Education

University of Texas at Arlington, TX – MBA program – Management; Marketing 1982

Texas A&M University at Corpus Christi, TX – BS in Computer Science 1979

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