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Kenneth T. Boan

Montgomery, Alabama

334-***-**** • *******@*****.*** • LinkedIn.com/in/Kenneth-boan-07b7176 Senior IT Project Manager / Application Development Director Drives conversion projects / Innovates technologies / Directs infrastructure projects Dynamic, results-driven banking and information technology professional with 20+ years of executive experience leading teams and managing large projects. Unique career history working with dozens of client companies, including global consulting and financial companies as well as small mom-and-pop shops - in financial and manufacturing distribution industries. Savvy communicator adept at building relationships with both technical and non-technical team members. Solid progressive history of promotions and moving up in the corporate structure - from programmer to Vice President in eight years. Core Competencies:

• Workflow Planning / Documentation

• Application Development

• Business Requirements

• Technical Specifications

• Project Charters

• Infrastructure Support / Design

• Acquisition Conversions

• Divestiture Projects

• Data Mining

• Vendor / Client management

• Defect Management

• Conflict Resolution

Professional Experience

Motion Industries, Birmingham, Alabama

Senior Infrastructure Project Manager, 4/2019 – Present Infrastructure Project Manager, 4/2015 – 4/2019

Managed an array of projects, working with AS 400, DB2, VMWare, San storage, Cisco equipment (routers, switches, firewalls), system support, end-user equipment (PCs, printers, MFD), and more. Oversaw the work of multiple third-party vendors. Led global teams including in the U.K. and Australia. Key Projects:

! Acquisition: Converted 100+ locations onto the Motion network. Onboarded 500+ full-time employees in the United States and Australia.

! Network Asset Management: Managed +1800 assets. Established network connectivity for new branches and distribution centers.

! Network Refresh: Spearheaded a $6.3M, 18-month project involving +590 branches in the United States, Canada, and Mexico.

IBM Corporation, Armonk, New York

Senior Managing Consultant, 11/2006 – 2/2015

Led projects that developed and delivered creative solutions, from start to finish. Gathered requirements, interviewed client teams, facilitated workshops, conducted research and data collection, and helped draft and review responses to RFIs and RFPs, contracts, and statements of work. Produced final project reports. Ensured project was completed within client expectations, on time, and within budget. Kenneth Page Two T. Boan

Key Projects:

! Data Lead, Divestiture Project: Created critical database availability for divested employees. Coordinated the Change Freeze Process. Identified and verified data interface feeds. Ran a daily project status call with staff and command center lead. Led teams using agile and iterative methodologies. Managed client relationships, defects, tests, and conflict resolution. Designed and communicated project plans, business requirements, test plans, communication plans, and functional documents.

! Investment Bank (Client) Project Technical Lead: Analyzed and documented current-state technology architecture to develop a three-year roadmap using MS Visio and MS PowerPoint. Participated in workshops and interview. Wrote recommendations for future state redesign and weekly status updates.

! Conversion Project – Credit Card Client: Developed and documented overall conversion strategy to consolidate and replace system applications – to move the technology through the conversion/merger process from start to finish.

Regions Bank Corporation, Montgomery, Alabama

Vice President, Information Technology / Director, Lending Systems, 1/1997 – 10/2006 Led support and development of applications for banking products, including consumer and commercial loans, student loans, loan decisions, recovery systems, loan origination, and more. Developed and monitored an annual $2.8M budget and supervised and evaluated 8 separate teams of managers, supervisors, programmers, and analysts. Served as vendor contact for software problems and requested enhancements for applications and programming tools. Developed and implemented quarterly business recovery plans that were distributed to appropriate staff and used for disaster recovery testing. Key Projects:

! Safe Box Systems: Assumed control of this project after it had stalled out during its first year of implementation. Rebuilt the customer relationship, re-energized the project team’s morale, brought in new business, and added new core team members. Completed the revitalized project on schedule despite some major scope changes.

! New Student Loan System: Researched and collaborated on selection of a new system and oversaw installation against a hard delivery date. Established effective relationships with new business and vendor partners.

! ALS Upgrade: Assumed leadership of project that was running late due to scope creep and lack of communication with business partners. Established appropriate project scope, implemented testing strategy, repaired the customer relationship, and closed out the project in four months, well in advance of the target date.

! Debt Collection System Conversion Project: Oversaw an upgrade of the system. Established good working relationships with business partners and successfully rectified mismanagement issues on the technology side that had slowed down multiple previous projects. Completed project in two months, well before the first conversion event for the company merger. Additional Experience (All with Regions Bank):

Vice President of Application Delivery, 2005-2006

Application Manager, 2004-2005

Application Supervisor, 2001-2004

Senior Programmer Analyst, 1999-2001

Programmer Analyst, 1998-1999

Programmer, 1997-1998

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Technical Proficiencies

Hardware: AS400 DB2, VMWare, San Storage, Cisco (Routers, Switches, Firewalls), Mainframe and Distributive Systems

Applications: Microsoft Office Suite, Visio, Project Methodologies: Agile / Iterative, Scrum, Waterfall, Project Management Languages:

COBOL, Easytreve, SAS, SQL, JCL

Education and Credentials

Bachelor of Science in Mathematics Education

Auburn University, Montgomery, Alabama

ABA Alabama Banking School – Three-Year Intensive Study University of South Alabama, Mobile, Alabama

Certifications

Approved to sit for the Program Management Professional (PMP) exam Professional Development

Cert Prep: Project Management Professional (PMP)® - LinkedIn Cert Prep: PMI Agile Certified Practitioner (PMI- ACP)® - LinkedIn Cert Prep: Scrum Master – LinkedIn ITIL® Foundation 4 First Look - LinkedIn

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