Executive Coach Yoga Instructor

Anthony Williamson

612-***-**** * *****************@*****.***

www.linkedin.com/in/tonywilliamsoniii

CAREER OBJECTIVE

Quality-oriented professional with 30+ years of experience and a proven knowledge of strategic business planning, research & analysis, and management information systems. Aiming to leverage my skills to successfully fill the Business Advisor Role at NEON.

EXPERIENCE

INDEPENDENT CONTRACTOR, Boca Raton, FL

Business Consultant and Executive Coach, Jan 2016 - Present

•Act as a Subject Matter Expert (SME) for consulting services in the areas of technology, business development, finance, legal, sales and operations for organizations with valuations up to 25M.

•Advise clients concerning best moral and ethical practices, business transactions, sales training, risk and liability, emerging technology, change management, or legal rights and obligations.

•Apply knowledge and expertise gained from experience as a full-time C-Suite Executive to help business owners and/or CEOs help their organizations as they need.

AJASA TECHNOLOGIES, Golden Valley, MN

Owner, Jan 1995 - Dec 2015

•Facilitate and sustain accounts with companies such as Wells Fargo, Ameriprise Financial, Federal Reserve Bank and American Express.

•Act as a person of authority for the company, an IT staffing and consulting firm, growing from 10 to over 500 employees.

•Analyze operations to evaluate performance of the organization and staff in meeting objectives, and to determine areas of potential cost reduction, program improvement, or policy change.

•Direct, plan, and implement policies, objectives, and activities of the organization to ensure continuing operations, to maximize returns on investments, and to increase productivity.

•Negotiate or approve contracts or agreements with clients, suppliers, distributors, federal or state agencies, or other organizational entities.

•Develop or update project plans for information technology projects including information such as project objectives, technologies, systems, information specifications, schedules, funding, and staffing.

PAYPONGO, Golden Valley, MN

Project Manager, Jan 2007 - Dec 2010

•Act as a person of authority for Project Management, including overseeing the ACH Mobile payment solution.

•Develop and manage work breakdown structure (WBS) of information technology projects.

•Manage project execution to ensure adherence to budget, schedule, and scope.

•Assign duties, responsibilities, and spans of authority to project personnel.

•Negotiate with project stakeholders or suppliers to obtain resources or materials.

•Prepare project status reports by collecting, analyzing, and summarizing information and trends.

•Monitor the performance of project team members, providing and documenting performance feedback.

•Submit project deliverables, ensuring adherence to quality standards.

FEDERAL RESERVE BANK, Minneapolis, MN

Mainframe COBOL Programmer/Analyst (contract), Jun 1997 - Dec 2020

•Write, update, and maintain computer programs to handle specific duties such as the Federal Reserve ACH system.

•Consult with managerial, engineering, and technical personnel to clarify program intent, identify problems, and suggest changes.

•Write, analyze, review, and rewrite programs, using workflow chart and diagram, and applying knowledge of computer capabilities, subject matter, and symbolic logic.

•Conduct trial runs of programs and software applications to be sure they will produce the desired information and that the instructions are correct.

•Perform or direct revision, repair, or expansion of existing programs to increase operating efficiency and adapt to new requirements.

•Collaborate with senior leaders, project management professionals, and other trusted programmers to develop new programming methods.

TARGET CORPORATION, Minneapolis, MN

Mainframe COBOL Programmer (contract) Sept 1994 – Jun 1997

•Worked with the development team and clients in identifying and documenting project requirements as well as coding, enhancing and implementing high-quality mainframe applications and software products using COBOL and DB2 accordingly

•Analyzed and translated user or business requirements into detailed system functionality and various application components as well as designed, compiled, debugged and modified complex online and batch COBOL programs, and created efficient test data, plans and procedures as required

•Designed and coded CICS screen layouts, and databases for assigned mainframe system projects as required as well as developed appropriate application implementation and integration plans and suggested major extensions and enhancements to mainframe system and related software to meet functional requirements

•Communicated detailed software specifications to technical project teams timely and effectively as well as performed testing and validation functions for complex application code changes as per established designed parameters and programming standards and developed related documentation as required

3M, St. Paul, MN

Mainframe COBOL Programmer (contract) Sept 1992 – Sept 1994

•Assisted in developing logic diagrams, flowcharts, and complex algorithms for coding, testing and implementing mainframe based applications as well as in identifying system and programming issues and recommending design improvements for improved efficiency and performance

•Designed, compiled, debugged, and executed reliable and efficient COBOL programs and various data structures for assigned mainframe projects as well as assisted in developing and implementing new features or enhancements in existing programs as per user requirements or technical specifications

TRAVELERS INSURANCE, St. Paul, MN

Mainframe COBOL Programmer (contract) Jun 1987 – Sept 1992

•Worked with the development team and clients in identifying and documenting project requirements as well as coding, enhancing and implementing high-quality mainframe applications and software products using COBOL and DB2 accordingly

EDUCATION

THE UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA

Minneapolis, MN

Bachelor of Science (B.S.) Management Information Systems and Accounting

ADDITIONAL SKILLS

•Skilled in Google G Suite including Calendar, Hangouts, Pages, and Numbers, QuickBooks

•Skilled in Microsoft Office Suite, including Excel, Word, PowerPoint and Outlook

•Skilled in COBOL DB2, VSAM, IMS, CICS, JCL, EDI, Endeavor TSO, CA7,SDSF.

•Skilled Project Management Professional, including agile and waterfall management methodologies

CERTIFICATIONS

•Gallup Strength Finder Certified Coach, 2015

•John Maxwell School of Coaching and Speaking, 2015

•Certified Amazon Web Services (AWS) Associate Solutions Architect, 2020

•Licensed Real Estate Agent, 2016

•Certified Yoga Instructor, 2016

•Certified Personal Trainer, 2021

•Certified Vegan Nutritionist, 2021

REFERENCES

References available upon request

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