Douglas M. Stoner

**** ******** # **** • Houston, Texas 77030

Tel: 713-***-**** • Cell: 832-***-**** • Email: aczp26@r.postjobfree.com

INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY

PROJECT MANAGER / BUSINESS ANALYST

OPERATIONS SUPERVISOR / MANAGER

Cross-Industry Experience / U.S. & International Markets

Delivered $50 + million in cost savings through design and optimization of technologies

Leadership and Business Expertise

25+ Years PM Experience in the Development of Large Complex Systems

Business/Technology Strategy Alignment • Start-Up & Turnaround Projects

Financial Planning/Analysis, Budgeting & Cost Management • Complex Problem Resolution • Change Management

Experience in the Oil & Gas, Petrochemical, Financial Services, Automotive, and Consulting sectors

Team Building & Competitive Performance • Quality & Productivity Improvement

Full Command of English and Spanish (Speak, read, write & translate)

Information Technology Infrastructure and Architecture

Global System/IT Development Projects • ERP Solutions, including PeopleSoft (Financials & HR), Scala Financials, Abanks, WellView, etc.

Diverse Architectures, Platforms, Software, Networks and Databases

Extensive knowledge and experience employing the PMI management processes and methodologies.

Requirements Gathering • Cost-Benefit-Analysis • Impact Estimations • Risk Assessments • Statements of Work

Considerable knowledge and expertise using SDLC, Waterfall and Agile methodologies

Documentation • Process Flow Charts • Status Reports • Annual Timelines • Unit Acceptance Tests

Executive Performance Profile

Strategic planner and effective problem solver managing change when necessary

Expert at running successful JAD sessions

Always deliver system development projects on time and within budget

Very comfortable working in sensitive environments and situations

Strong organizational development, team leadership and decision making skills

25+ Years experience in resource management, managing both small and large groups including hiring and firing

Thrive in intense and demanding environments experiencing rapid change

Management Style

As a Technology/Systems and Finance professional, the mission of every assignment and challenge in my professional portfolio is based upon identifying and resolving corporate problems. Accomplishing these challenges has involved new systems development and implementation, restructuring processes and staffing, appropriately responding to international business cultures, determining profit drains and applying the corresponding plugs. The business of Information Systems is to track, control and eliminate the issues that detract from corporate achievement in a dynamically changing environment.

Some Career Highlights

During the remodeling and modernization of one of the older and larger manufacturing facilities, managed the multiple relocations within the facility of 450+ office personnel keeping all their IT services functioning; while at the same time upgrading and modernizing all the IT services. The estimated IT budget was $750K and was completed under budget.

Established PMO methodologies documentation at the “Program Level” of a major 3-4 year “Tier 1” project, in a large Oil & Gas corporation.

Implemented a banking system, data center and infrastructure for a new bank in South America with 14 branches, which opened in a record time of 6 months.

Delivered $3.3 million in savings through defining a substitute Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) General Ledger system for global implementation. This effort eliminated a cost of $72,000 per year per installation on a worldwide basis.

Eliminated $1.3 million in annual inventory write-offs with design and administration of data processing efforts that assured timely transactions.

Implemented "Profit Improvement Program" that reduced costs by $2.3 million per year, a project that was targeted to save only $1.5 million. Using statistical methodologies, implemented and administrated overall effort; including business process redesign with new operating efficiencies.

Achieved $25 million savings for petrochemical company. Additives Costing System (ACS), which I designed and programmed, surpassed all expectations and allowed literally dozens of scenarios to run in the span of one hour versus two weeks for a single test case.

Salvaged a $15 million sale by virtue of efficiencies and support from Help Desk program (levels 1-3), which I designed, implemented and managed.

Protected corporation from a $1.4 million fine by host government by virtue of strong comprehension of international business practices.

EDUCATION / PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT

Postgraduate work toward MBA

Bachelor of Arts - Business Administration, University of the Americas

Project Management Certifications from Texaco, EDS, The Associates, BP (British Petroleum), Hewlett-Packard, Shell Oil Company, Chevron Corporation and Baker Hughes, Inc.

Technology Skills

Platforms:

Mainframes: IBM 360 through 33xx

Midrange: AS400, Sperry, Unisys

Client Server: IBM, Compaq, Dell, Sun Microsystems

Personal Computers: Original IBM PC through current desktops and laptops, including IBM, Compaq, Dell, Sperry, Unisys, Acer, Apple, etc.

ERP Software & tools: PeopleSoft G/L, A/P, A/M (versions 7.0 – 7.5) PeopleSoft HR, Benefits, Payroll (versions 6.01J, 7.0, 7.5), Scala Financials (version 5.0),

Software Application Tools: PeopleCode 7.0, PeopleTools 7.0 & 7.5, SQR, nVision, Cognos Impromptu, Crystal Reports, Business Objects XI, Clarity, SharePoint 2003 & 2007

Operating Systems: PC DOS, NetWare 386, Windows 3.x, Windows 95, Windows NT, Windows 2000, Windows ME, Windows XP, Windows 7, Windows 8 & Windows 10

Programming Languages: SPF, TSO, SAS, APL, APL2, APL2/PC, VSAPL, APL*PLUS, APL*PLUS/PC, J, Dyalog APL, ADRS II

PC Applications: MS Project, MS Excel, MS Word, MS PowerPoint, MS Outlook (MS Office Suite 97, 2003, 2007, 2010, 2013 & 2016), MS Mail, MQ Series, Visio, Remedy, Lotus 1-2-3, Lotus Symphony, Lotus Freelance

Databases: DB2, VSAM, Rbase. Dbase, Oracle, MS SQL, MS Access

Trained In The Following Technologies

ITIL v2

PeopleSoft General Ledger; PeopleSoft - HRMS; PeopleTools; SQR.

COBOL, IBM 360-40, DOS, TOS; APL; APL2; NetWare 386; Cognos Impromptu (Administrator)

Business Objects XI

Clarity (versions 2007 & 2013)

SharePoint 2003 (Admin & Developer); SharePoint 2007 (Admin & Developer); SharePoint 2010 & 2013

Interpersonal Communication Skills; Networking; Writing That Works; Negotiating Skills for IT Professionals; Presentation Skills; Confrontation & Conflict Management; Formalizing & Documenting Change Management.

EXPERIENCE, KEY CONTRIBUTIONS AND RESULTS

BAKER HUGHES, INC., Houston, Texas – Mar 2014 to Oct 2016

Senior IT Project Manager.

During the remodeling and modernization of one of the older and larger manufacturing facilities, managed the multiple relocations within the facility of 450+ office personnel keeping all their IT services functioning; while at the same time upgrading, and modernizing all the IT services. The estimated IT budget was $750K and was completed under budget.

Came on board as a contract Senior IT Project Manager to form part of the Baker Hughes Global Information Technology Real Estate Program to manage projects deploying IT Infrastructure to new sites connecting them to the Baker Hughes Network, as well as consolidation of multiple sites and decommissioning. The scope of these projects would normally include the deployment of basic BHI network intranet and internet connectivity; yet these projects could also include any combination and/or all of the following elements depending on the function, size and location of the site: Propriety BHI Network (Intranet & Internet), IPT or PBX Telephone Systems, Wireless Access Points, Hosting & Data Storage, BHI Network Printing, Audio Visual & Video Conferencing, Client Services, and Local & Enterprise Security. Management of these projects also includes IT CAPEX, OPEX for all resources internal and external.

I have managed 120+ projects ranging from a few thousand dollars to more than $10 million dollars, as well as moving and relocating from a few people to moving and relocating 500+ people, sometimes managing as many as 15+ active projects at once. The largest portion of my projects are mostly based in Latin America, thereby taking advantage of my bi-lingual and bi-cultural business experience having lived and worked in the United States, Mexico and other Latin American countries for many years.

CHEVRON CORPORATION, Houston, Texas – Apr 2013 to Aug 2013

Senior Project Manager.

Came on board as a contract Project Manager as part of the IRSM Group (Information Risk Strategy Management) to complement the MSBN Program (My Secure Business Network) in managing two of its four distinct projects. These two separate security projects consisted in the evaluation, testing and selection of new technical equipment and vendors. The two projects are: 1) The selection of a standard Global NGFW (Next Generation Firewall) and 2) the Global EAC (End-Point Access Control, i.e. Deployment of the 802.1x standard – NAC Network Access Control); equipment, software and methodology. The concept is to establish a system by which any device connecting to the Chevron Network would first require “Authentication” as a permitted unique device, and then “Authorization” to connect/reach its data, regardless where the user connected to the Network in the world. This all would occur prior to any application or database access control. The two projects, closely interrelated, needed to be managed separately, for their equipment and software manage two distinct aspects of security, as well as supported by two different groups of SME’s (Subject Matter Experts). Once the selection of the new NGFW and the concept of End-Point Access Control was truly verified in a series of Proof-of-Concept testing, these two projects would merge along with a third project the “Identity-based Access Policies” project into the single fourth project “Access Policies Enforcement” (APE).

SHELL OIL COMPANY, Houston, Texas – Nov 2012 to December 2012

Project Manager.

Brought on board as a contractor to develop and manage a process and project by which Shell could evaluate and select a replacement system and process for the Americas Region for all the existing Seismic Data Management systems. Additionally, prepare the project plan for implementing the new selected system.

HEWLETT-PACKARD, Houston, Texas – Aug 2012 to Nov 2012

Project Manager.

Brought on board as a contract source to assist a world-wide team in designing, planning, managing and controlling a global project for the the deployment of multiple releases of their version of the “Salesforce.com” software to their world-wide sales force of 27,000. This process included managing training sessions, migrating data and schedules, and making sure all existing data in current systems was properly migrated to the new system.

BRITISH PETROLEUM, Houston, Texas – May 2011 to Jul 2012

Project Manager/Team Leader.

Came onboard as a contract Project Manager to work on various projects. One of these projects, working as DBA Team Lead, grew into a full time job. Gained the “Trust” and “Respect” of the Team of DBAs. They feel comfortable approaching me with their concerns; trust my reasoning, suggestions, recommendations and/or solutions. Provided a single point of contact for users of DBA services for all issues and assignments. Any issue that is presented to Team Lead has immediate ownership. All DBA work loads are currently balanced providing a smooth operation. DBAs can request time-off and select which weekends and/or evenings to work. Cut down EWW and emergency workarounds and over-time. In order to achieve the above much work needed to be rejected and/or re-negotiated. DBAs now need not negotiate and\or hassle with users as to their assignments (users are now aware that the DBAs have someone who will step in support of them). Provided a single point for DBA Team Members to address their issues and concern to Wipro management.

BRITISH PETROLEUM, Houston, Texas – Dec 2010 to Feb 2011

Project Manager/Business Analyst.

Prepared and completed an RFP for a "Global major data migration" of all their Documentum documents to SharePoint 2010. Consult as an SME regarding strategies in the process of selecting final vendor. Assist in the evaluation and selection of said final vendor. The data to be migrated is currently located in 15 divisional data centers (RPUs - Regional Profit Units) world-wide, and they will be moving it all into two Mega Data Centers (London & Houston).

SMALL CONSULTING JOBS, Houston, Texas - Sep 2009 to Nov 2010

IT Project Manager.

As an immediate and available contract source have had the opportunity to assist various organizations on 1-3 day projects. Additionally, have been working and preparing for the Project Management Professional (PMP) certification exam from the Project Management Institute (PMI).

DEVON ENERGY CORPORATION, Houston, Texas – Aug 2006 to Jun 2009

Project Manager.

Established PMO methodologies documentation at the “Program Level” of a major 3-4 year “Tier 1” project, in a large Oil & Gas corporation.

Brought on board as a contract source to formalize established methodologies on this very large project. The project involved the replacement of the “bread & butter” ERP software (Landmark DIMS) that manages all wells from exploration & discovery through production and eventual possible abandonment. Having gone through the evaluation and selection process of the new software (The new WellView software from Peloton); the PM methodology documentation now involves all phases of the program from conception and planning through execution, delivery, production and support. The new implementation also required the integration with various other systems such as: CMS, Bengal, OFM, WellView Data Warehouse (master data management), Business Objects, etc. Additionally, using SharePoint 2007 I developed, implemented and maintained a Project Team website with six sub-websites. For the benefit of the new WellView community of users I also developed, implemented and maintained a WellView Community website with seven sub-websites providing information such as: Implementation and rollout schedules, FAQ’s, Training, Training materials, instructional videos, etc. Devon Energy transitioned from a legacy system to Clarity, and for the last two years I kept all of the WellView documentation and assisted BI&T executives in managing the program using Clarity and MS Project 2003. This involved all projects in Phase 2 (migrated) as well as all projects in Phases 3 and 4; a total of 11 projects.

STANFORD FINANCIAL GROUP, Houston, Texas – Sep 2004 to Oct 2005

Project Manager.

Implemented a banking system, data center and infrastructure for a new bank in South America with 14 branches, which opened in a record time of 6 months.

Brought on board as a contract source to lead a project in evaluating all available banking systems, and select the best “Universal Banking System” and/or vendor for all their international locations. This process initially entailed developing four different RFP’s for each of their types of banks, and selecting the final application/vendor from 83 vendors worldwide. With the assistance of outside unbiased consultants established and implemented an evaluation and elimination process that led to the final selection of “Temenos T24” as their single “Universal Banking System”.

Stanford Financial Group later purchased a commercial bank in Venezuela in order to expand their presence in that country. I was sent to Venezuela as Project Manager by the CIO to install a completely new IT system for the new bank, which meant lead and supervise the selection and implementation of a totally new banking system, infrastructure and data center that Mr. Stanford requested to be done in record time of four months. After my first analysis I informed Mr. Stanford and the CIO of my findings and that I would agree to a record time of 6 months (not 4 months) for the first phase (existing system). This process required the evaluation and selection of the best vendor/system for Venezuela and assist in all contract negotiations. The Oracle-based Abanks system from Arango was selected as a temporary solution. The Temenos solution would replace Abanks at a later date. Over a period of 37 weeks I traveled multiple times and I was in Venezuela for a total of 28 weeks. I assisted local bank management in the selection and hiring of all local IT personnel (some contract), purchasing and building a new data center, as well as managing the implementation of the new banking system, migrating current data and opening of branches; all carefully documented using MS Project and other project tools. The seven existing branches were transferred to the new system on time, and within two months after the seven additional branches outside of Caracas were opened. I also managed the installation and implementation of their new data center with SUN Microsystems servers as their core processors, a system of a Citrix servers farm to handle the new concept of “Thin Clients” being used at the branches, as well as their LAN, WAN and national network; all negotiated with the Venezuelan communications authority CANTV. The new system also included the implementation of Internet Banking, debit & credit cards, IVR (phone banking), and ATM’s all of, which were not services provided by the original bank. Each of the various projects had budgeting considerations and preparation, as well as forecasting, and monitoring.

CALPINE CORPORATION, Houston, Texas – Jun 2004 to Aug 2004

Consultant. Brought on board as a contract source and PeopleSoft Financials SME to assist Calpine in generating a specific tree structure for their financial consolidations. This structure, with over 600 separate entities, required more than 160 consolidation nodes, each with its own “elimination” business units to allow the required specific “Legal Entity” consolidation, as opposed to their “Functional” or “Organizational” structure.

PROS GUARANTEED, Dallas, Texas – Feb 2001 to Mar 2003

Senior Consultant. Applied life-long fluency in both English and Spanish to communicate with industry leaders through an extensive marketing program. Leveraged both technical expertise and strong international business background. Prepared and presented various project proposals for various companies in Latin and South America, such as PDVSA (Petróleos de Venezuela, S.A.); having gathered requirements, fully documented the scope of the project, developed statements of work, provided process flow charts, and annual timelines. Researched and established strategic alliance to build business base in Monterrey, Mexico. Prepared a PeopleSoft upgrade proposal for a mutual customer. This proposal presented the advantages and disadvantages of upgrading their PeopleSoft G/L 7.5 to 8.x, as well as the necessary components and procedures required doing so. Reporting via SQL.

THE ASSOCIATES (now CitiFinancial), Dallas, Texas – Jul 1996 to Jan 2001

Manager, International Back Office Systems.

Delivered $3.3 million in savings through defining a substitute Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) General Ledger system for global implementation. This effort eliminated a cost of $72,000 per year per installation on a worldwide basis.

Protected corporation from a $1.4 million fine by host government by virtue of strong comprehension of international business practices.

Brought on board as contract source to evaluate commercial loan system for international locations and accepted long-term role to direct global development. Responsible for all international computer-related efforts, including PeopleSoft General Ledger (G/L), PeopleSoft Human Resources (HRMS), as well as Scala Financials. Managed all international back office systems throughout Costa Rica, Japan, Mexico, Puerto Rico and Spain. All projects were managed using SDLC methodologies, reviewing RFP/RFI documentation, developing project plans and schedules in MS Project; which included careful and complete definition of user requirements, documenting the scope of the project, developing detailed statements of work, process flow charts, budget preparation, forecasting, and monitoring, and realistic timelines. These endeavors were always carefully reported to executive management via customized status reports and/or management presentations for each level of interest and responsibility. Foundation of Hyperion knowledge established within this role. Reported via various forms of SQL, mainframe DB2, and Oracle.

Global Infrastructure Development:

Represented the international business systems interests in the evaluation of major software efforts. Selected PeopleSoft G/L and HR management systems and directed implementation on global basis.

Selected a special version of this PeopleSoft application to support Japan's alphabet character requirements and coordinated implementation.

Directed evaluation of commercial loan and leasing system in use in the Mexico City operation. Worked on-site in Mexico City and coordinated with vendor. Established lab in Dallas office and brought in all equipment to implement networking and testing. Wrote white paper that delivered complete evaluation program and presented paper to corporate board for action.

Mentored internet and intranet programmers in the development of their systems and in the use of their web development tools.

Supervised VSAT system installations, controlled by AS400 midrange systems for the Puerto Rico consumer, commercial and credit card systems, accessing master data management and also used Hyperion for generating reports.

Cost Containment:

Delivered $3.3 million in savings over a 10-year period by negotiating new standard ERP G/L solution across seven smaller operations outside the U.S. that could not support the annual PeopleSoft maintenance fee.

Identified and prevented a $1.4 million fine and temporary suspension of services by Mexican authorities. Provided critical oversight of Mexico’s legal and contractual structure to resolve issue.

EDS OF MEXICO, Mexico City, D. F., Mexico – Mar 1994 to May 1996

Program Manager. Directed project managers in diverse efforts for EDS Mexico operation. Offered role based on reputation for ability to comprehend complex IT efforts and communicate with both nationals and expatriates

Project Turnaround:

Delivered successful turnaround of major General Motors of Mexico (Silao Assembly Plant) project and salvaged credibility of EDSM Infrastructure Services. The implementation included the latest technology in data processing protocols, systems and robotics. Assessed, identified and resolved personnel problems and brought project back on track. Supervised this "Open Plant" technology, including wiring of plant, offices and Data Center. Utilized protocols including Robotics, SNA, TCP/IP, RS232 and operating systems including AIX, MVS, PC DOS and SUN Unix. Utilized SQL reporting.

Global Infrastructure Development:

Served as Technical Business Support (TBS) liaison for all infrastructure services in Mexico. Ensured that all elements of projects and proposals were identified and established. Coordinated IS development of base business project proposals for PEMEX, Telecab and Royal Dutch Shell Company to coordinate systems in Mexico, Central America and the Caribbean. Served as sole TBS representative to General Motors of Mexico, the largest EDSM account.

TEXACO CHEMICAL COMPANY (now Huntsman Corp.), Houston, Texas – Jan 1981 to Nov 1993

Project Leader.

Achieved $25 million savings for this petrochemical company. Additives Costing System (ACS), which I designed and programmed, surpassed all expectations and allowed literally dozens of scenarios to run in the span of one hour versus two weeks for a single test case.

Salvaged a $15 million sale by virtue of efficiencies and support from Help Desk program (levels 1-3), which I designed, implemented and managed.

Recruited to computerize APL backbone system based on knowledge and track record in this area. Assigned by Senior Vice President to special project to develop numerous programs for mainframe implementation. In 1984 Texaco, Inc. provided institutionalized Project Management instruction and my first certification in project management using standard SDLC methodologies. Served as Principal Security Officer for all corporate computer systems and users, including seven mainframes and three client/server networks. Administered the purchase and maintenance of over $3.1 million PC hardware/software inventory. Utilized reports using APL2, accessed DB2 databases, and generated SQL statements to extract data.

Organization-wide Computerization Solutions:

Successfully deployed PC's to the desktops of 89% of a 2,200 employee-base, networking the entire system and providing access to mainframe computers in an 8-year time frame. Generated multiple mainframe programs to accomplish efforts. Enhanced organizational efforts having developed implemented and managed Help Desks Levels 1-3 and a Personal Computer Security System. Developed and provided training programs for users throughout corporation. At the dawn of this new technology, virtually mapped out new roads to production and profit destinations.

Cost Containment:

Rescued $25 million in costs through development and implementation of the Additives Costing System (ACS), which I designed and programmed. Built to run multiple scenarios, this system surpassed all expectations in terms of application, ease of use and bottom line implications.

Corporate Recognition:

Earned national recognition for development of access control technology that monitored the factors involved in learning to use cutting edge hardware/software.

Achieved corporate recognition and accompanying bonus for spearheading this project and guiding team to successful completion.

Participated and assisted in the coordination of the QI/EI Program (Quality Improvement through Employee Involvement), which led Texaco Chemical Company to being awarded the “Malcom Baldridge Award” and both ISO-9000 and ISO-9001 certifications.

EARLY CAREER:

THE OFFSHORE COMPANY (now Transocean), Houston, Texas – Systems Analyst. Assigned as project leader to develop and implement a global consolidation system for all their subsidiaries, particularly in the area of integrating financial statements through a new APL-based system. Designed system that cut out 120 man-hours per month in the preparation of all their financial statements. New system gathered and consolidated data from 48 subsidiary companies within two days.

TRW CONTROLS, Houston, Texas – Cost Accounting Manager.

Eliminated $1.3 million in annual inventory write-offs with design and administration of data processing efforts that assured timely transactions.

Joined this manufacturer of SCADA systems as a cost accountant and was quickly promoted to manager with departmental oversight of seventeen staff members, each utilizing a variety of costing procedures for individual job orders. Gained strong exposure to APL, the forerunner of all current programming languages.

BANCOMER INSURANCE COMPANY, Mexico City, D.F., Mexico - Systems Analyst. Served as key assistant to top executive in the turnaround of the insurance branch of the second largest bank in Mexico. Gained experience in dissecting corporate problems and identifying solutions.

GENERAL MOTORS/MEXICO, Mexico City, D.F., Mexico – Systems Analyst, Foreign Accounts Payable Manager and later Assistant Staff Manager, Marketing.

Implemented "Profit Improvement Program" that reduced costs by $2.3 million per year, a project that was targeted to save only $1.5 million. Using statistical methodologies, that later became known as “Six Sigma”, implemented and administrated overall effort, including business process redesign with new operating efficiencies.

Gained valuable experience in research and statistical analysis while pursuing MBA coursework and studying at the IBM School of Mexico.

Represented General Motors to the Mexican Automotive Manufacturers Association.

FORD MOTOR COMPANY, Mexico City, D.F., Mexico - Industrial Relations. Joined Mexico's leading automobile manufacturer with the assignment of writing safety, security and medical manuals. This effort sharpened important information-gathering skills.

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