Ray Walters

https://www.linkedin.com/in/rjwalters/

* **** **

Cell: +1-609-***-****

Burlington, NJ 08016

adbmh0@r.postjobfree.com

INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY /SHAREPOINT / BUSINESS SYSTEMS

Providing SharePoint technology solutions to improve business collaboration and productivity

Innovative business technology professional with a proven track record of designing and delivering SharePoint platform solutions, working with business representatives to document and transform business requirements into practical SharePoint solutions; results-driven problem solver with extensive practical experience in requirements definition, analysis, design, architecture, engineering, configuration, operations best practices, migrations and user training, including tactical and strategic planning and execution.

SharePoint On Premise

Banking

Operations Best Practices

Consulting

SharePoint Online Microsoft 365

SharePoint Migration

Financial Services, Pharmaceutical Governance

Production Support Programming Practices Analysis and Design

Project Management Change Management Policy Management

Power Apps, Automate, Forms, and Power BI

Azure Workflow Microsoft Office

Tactical/Strategic Planning

Security Planning Compliance

SDLC, ITIL

Plainview

Microsoft Project Microsoft Office Suite

Team Management Analysis & Design

Architecture Design Engineering

Active Directory

Best Practices

Office Products

Configuration

Azure Active Directory

Communications

Development

Governance

Microsoft SQL

Executive Presentations

Intranet/Internet/Hybrid

Keyword summary: SharePoint On Premise, SharePoint Online, SharePoint Migrations, SharePoint and Office integration including Access databases, Project Server, Power Platform, Power BI, Microsoft SQL, Microsoft Office, Microsoft Project, Visio, Internet Explorer, Internet Information Server, Microsoft Operating Systems, SQL and SharePoint Reporting Services, Architecture, Infrastructure, Engineering, Configuration, Systems Security, Analysis and Design, Project Management, Proposal Development, Executive and Business Presentations, Solution Development. Governance and Compliance; Management of Change, User Education and Training

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE & ACCOMPLISHMENTS

SharePoint Architecture & Engineering May 2019 to present

SharePoint 2019 On Premise and SharePoint Online Hybrid with Pass Through Authentication / SharePoint Search Hybrid / Hybrid Managed Metadata / Modern sites / Data Gateway for Power Apps, Power Automate, Flow, Forms & Power BI / Standardized Look and Feel / PowerShell / SharePoint Framework, JSON, Design Manager and themes / Communication and Hub Sites / Modern Sites / Teams / Microsoft 365 Administration / Migration Tools / WAND Technologies Taxonomy & Discover Me Employee Information System / SharePoint On Premise Migration to Online

CitiBank SharePoint Architecture & Engineering Lead Sept 2013 - April 2019

SharePoint 2019 Technology Adoption Program / SharePoint 2019 On Premise Hybrid Architecture and Engineering / SharePoint 2019 On Premise Gateway / Architecture and Engineering for SharePoint Online Tool integration for Power Apps, Power Automate, Forms and PowerBI (Desktop & Server / Teams / Yammer / SharePoint 2019 Search Hybrid Architecture and Engineering / SharePoint 2013 multi-farm architecture / On Premise Office Online and Power BI Report servers / Roll Out of SharePoint 2013 (Search, My Sites. Core Services, Business Sector Farms, OWA, OOS, Azure Workflow Server) at CitiBank regionally (US, EMEA. APAC) / Regional Search Farm federated search results / SharePoint Certified Automated Build w/ PowerShell / Search Farm Monitoring Dashboard / Managed Metadata term sets for improved search results / Managed Metadata navigation / Access database design and coding for standalone Access systems / SharePoint and Access integration using SharePoint Access services / SharePoint / SharePoint metric reporting

CitiBank (cont.) SharePoint Architecture & Engineering Lead Sept 2013 - April 2019

using Microsoft Access (2010-2019) / SharePoint Access Services and integrated security management / User Profile Management / SharePoint Designer Master Pages / Active Directory Import processing / Architecture and Engineering PowerPivot for SharePoint 2013 / SharePoint 2013 Business Intelligence / Office Web Application and Office Online Server Architecture & Engineering / SharePoint 2013 farm architecture to support multiple farms/ SharePoint 2013 Business Sector Farm Design and Engineering for customized SharePoint Business Services / SQL Always On, High Availability Clusters with Availability Groups / Regional Search with Federation, My Sites, SharePoint Workflow Farm Architecture and Engineering Design / SharePoint Regional Service farms for WAN-friendly service consumption (300,000+ users) / SharePoint 2010 to 2013 Migration Guidelines, Methodologies and Tools / Architecture and Engineering for SharePoint 2016/2019 / Tsunami, ShareGate, Metalogix and Microsoft Migration Products

Microsoft SharePoint and Project Server Premier Field Engineer Dec 2011 – Sept 2013

SharePoint/Project 2007 to 2010 Platform Migrations / SharePoint Project Server Architecture / Operations, Engineering and Configurations Support for major Financial Services Client (2200 Hours) / Dedicated Service Engineering Customer Support / Dedicated Premier Support Service Activities

TechniSource, Bridgewater NJ Bristol Myers Squibb SharePoint Consulting Services April 2009 - Dec 2011

Enterprise Search / FAST Search for SharePoint 2010 / FAST Enterprise / Search enhancements using fine-tuning of relevance, ranking, promotion, demotion and user context / Entity Mapping using taxonomy properties for deeper refinements / Content sources and scopes re-alignment / FAST for SharePoint 2010 Analysis and Design of Best Bets and Keyword implementations / Enhanced SharePoint 2010 People Search Web Part supporting interests, expertise, skills and responsibilities user properties / Managed Metadata and Term Store custom pick lists / SharePoint Admin Tool Kit 2010 UPRE configuration for replication of SharePoint 2007 extended fields to 2010 infrastructure / SharePoint 2010 server SSA architecture design, infrastructure and engineering configuration analysis for SharePoint 2007 to 2010 migration ( SQL Server 2008 R2 SP1 / SQL 2008 R2) / FAST for SharePoint 2010 Search engineering, configuration and installation for SharePoint 2007 search integration / Documentum Integration / Site Minder-managed sites integration design / Project Sever 2010 and Portfolio Manager with Analysis Services and Reporting Services integration Installation and configuration / SharePoint Service Assurance Management Services / Implementation, configuration and site management of MSFT SharePoint Collaboration Hub architecture / Sharepoint Governance for collaboration services information and training information / Business and Technical Requirements Gap Analysis Services / User Education and Training Program / SLA definition & implementation / Provisioning System User Acceptance testing / Certification of Pilot planning, Training & Implementation / Quality Assurance and Production Release Life Cycle Standards / Management and Governance 3rd Party tools / Strategic Analysis and Planning for Business Intelligence / Metadata and Taxonomy requirements for Enterprise-wide search architecture /Analysis & Plan for phased My Site implementation / PlumTree Portal SharePoint Enterprise Portal transition & migration / MS Project Server 2007 architecture design and engineering / SharePoint, Office, Project Server 2010 beta 2 evaluation

Merrill Lynch Collaboration Technologies Architecture and Engineering April 1995 - June 2008

SharePoint SQL Reporting Services production integration for user and production information reporting / Project Server 2007 and Team Foundation server SharePoint production infrastructure integration / Electronic Archiving solution for Team Site Wikis, Blogs and Team Discussions for Compliance, Internal Security and Protection and SEC communications archiving requirements / Access Database Survey System development / MOSS 2007 Architecture & infrastructure design, configuration & engineering Production implementation, Operations Run Book / Operations training / MOSS technology offerings (Excel Services and InfoPath Forms, Business Data Catalog, Project Server 2007 integration / Performance Point / KPI interface reporting / SharePoint Automated Site Ordering & Provisioning Solution / Help Desk Best Practices, Training & Support / Merrill Lynch Investment Management Division’s SharePoint platform migration for Blackrock divestiture / Live Link Document repository material to a SharePoint 2003 / MOSS 2007 Beta program / VISTA CTP Program / Office 2007 TAP Program / Enterprise Content Management Utility Task Force for Web Content & Document Management / Design and Engineering

Merrill Lynch (cont.) Collaboration Technologies GTI Architecture and Engineering April 1995 - June 2008

for SharePoint 2003 Portal Server and Windows SharePoint Services infrastructure / Enterprise Collaboration Strategy for the adoption of SharePoint as a firm-wide collaboration platform / Microsoft .Net Platform development best

Testing, evaluation and recommendations for practices for transitioning C++ development efforts / Design and implement of SharePoint 2001 Portal Server platform for Merrill Lynch Private Client Division./ Corporate-wide Web based Survey System using XML, XSL, XST, ASP and a SQL 2000 backend database / Windows XP, Office XP and Internet Explorer 6.0 Beta Programs / Windows Server and Client Desktop Operating System configuration and standards / Office deployment package engineering / Corporate-wide engineering, configuring and release packaging for Internet Explorer using the IEAK / Merrill Lynch Internal and Web Hosting Windows 2003 standards, configuration and guidelines / Installation packages for IE 5.5 SP1 and Office 2000 for the Merrill Lynch Trusted Global Advisor Financial Advisor platform / Content Management and Deployment infrastructure / IIS 5.0 Web Architecture configuration and Web Application Development Standards for the Merrill Lynch and HSBC London Investment Banking partnership / Architecture and engineering of Content Deployment solution for Merrill Lynch Direct authored content / Architecture and engineering design for IIS 4.0 Web Architecture solution for Merrill Lynch Direct / Manager of 5 member engineering team responsible for all web technology architectures, designs and standards / Team member for the NT Domain Architecture and Y2K SP4 transition Implementations for Merrill Lynch Private Client / Engineering configuration standards and documentation for Distributed Order Management System Integration Project, Trusted Global Advisor platform / Architecture, Design, Documentation and implementation of the first Merrill Lynch Product Services Marketing Catalog Intranet Site / Documentum document repository and publishing integration solution/ Word Web authoring system / NT 4.0 Domain Architecture, Domain and Backup Domain Controller Infrastructure design and Implementation for the replacement for the NT 3.1 Domain infrastructure / Designed, coded and released first non-Netscape browser solution for the Trusted Global Advisor platform using Visual Basic and SaxWebster browser control.

CAP GEMINI AMERICA Senior Architect, Senior Consultant, Management Consultant April 1984 - April 1995

Analyst Team Lead for a Telecommunications and Network Modeling / Architecture Study for Advanta Corporation for recommendations and management of telephone, fax and network infrastructure to enhance their data processing capabilities and restructure costs / Automated Excel data modeling for usage analysis / Cap Gemini Data Processing consultants and Gemini Management Consulting partnership to improve manual and automated systems at Bell Atlantic to reduce product market delivery timelines, manage hardware replacement schedules and enhance and improve project management systems efficiencies and costs / Managed 16-member Bell Atlantic Process Analysis team / Empower Employee Touch Screen Kiosk System to enable employee management of their own HR information (personal data, benefits elections, employee surveys and job posting information) using integrated and updated Allied Signal mainframe data and reduce HR staffing requirements / Designed, coded and implemented an internal, integrated project management system within the NY branch offices of Cap Gemini America coordinate targeted marketing strategies, evaluate and plan for consultant resource allocations and provide project performance metrics / Migration Strategy for Cotton States Insurance in Atlanta providing / Lead Team Analyst for a Network Architecture Analysis and analysis and recommendations to reduce infrastructure costs related to telephone, fax, data and network services and resources for business savings and improvements / Designed, documented, coded and delivered a Building and Industrial Construction Contracts System to manage NJ Bell construction contracts / Team Lead and Lead architect / programmer for the NJ Bell Community Billing System, a PC-based telephone ordering system for third-party Centrex telephone system purchasers / Designed, coded and delivered a Direct Mail Channel Management System using a database system for creating and updating a centralized telephone directory system for AT&T

UNITED JERSEY BANKS Automated Office System Developer April 1983–March 1984

Designed, coded, documented and delivered a database system to manage a PC-based Corporate Loan Contact Management System, including contact sheets, loan tracking, loan amounts and aging / Developed, documented and published a Corporate PC Acquisition and Usage Policy / Personal Computer hardware and software standards

Fidelity Union Bancorporation Systems Analyst March 1980- April 1983

Developed, documented and published a Corporate PC Acquisition and Usage Policy statement / Automated the Corporate Lease/Purchase Analysis Spreadsheet system to replace the manual, hand-calculated analysis for the lease versus purchase decision process using Osborne Computer and SuperCalc / Team lead for the Corporate Operations Center Assimilation Team responsible for consolidation of 5 acquired bank operations centers into a single, centralized location / NJ Bell Dimension Telephone System implementation and management.

EMPLOYMENT HISTORY

RJW Independent Consulting

2019 – Current

CITIBANK

2013 – 2019

MICROSOFT

2011 – 2013

TECHNISOURCE / Bristol Myers Squibb

2009 – 2011

MERRILL LYNCH

1995 – 2008

CAP GEMINI AMERICA

1984 – 1995

UNITED JERSEY BANK

1983 – 1984

FIDELITY UNION BANK

1980 – 1983

NJ NATIONAL BANK

1979 – 1980

COUNTY OF MERCER

1974 – 1978

PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATIONS

Microsoft Alumni Association

Member NJ SharePoint Users Group

Member NJ Princeton SharePoint Users Group

Member LinkedIn SharePoint Experts

Member LinkedIn SharePoint Architects

Member LinkedIn Microsoft Technology Professionals

Member Merrill Lynch Employees and Alumni

EDUCATION

B.A. in Political Science, Summa cum laude with Honors, DREW UNIVERSITY, 1973

Master’s Degree Program for Public Administration, RIDER COLLEGE, 1975

Contact this candidate