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JERRY RUSS

Madison MS /601-***-**** /*****.****@**********.***

SUMMARY AND PROFILE

Experienced Technical Project Manager and IT Consultant with advanced education with multiple successful implementations in Project Management, Software Development, Networking/Infrastructure. Proven ability in building software development teams and managing SDLC processes. Skills

.NET, C++, VB, Perl, PL/SQL, SQL, UNIX /Linux Team Management / Leadership Infrastructure Management MS Visio /MS Project

Azure DevOps / Jira Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC) Project Management Scrum /Agile Methodologies

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Pebblestone Technologies

Project Manager / Architect / Software developer

7/2018 – Present (several clients)

Improved company’s SDLC and project effectiveness by creating formal project management documentation: Project Plan, Formal Requirements, User Stories, UI Designs, and database models

Applied formal Project Management techniques to existing failing projects: risk management, daily stand- up meetings, formalized backlog, DevOps, and overall process improvements

Introduced Agile methodologies and SDLC processes to manage technical team and software development projects resulting in success for failing projects

Served as liaison between technical team and high-level stakeholders ensuring effective communication

Created governance structures for reporting and managing project

Developed Power BI dashboards for presenting project status and results

Project manager and architect for AI-focused mobile application projects, building front end UI and backend databases, integrating LLM agents to automate workflows, create data analysis and write code

Project Manager and software developer for FinTech client’s cloud based technical projects (Business Intelligence /Data Warehousing, .NET development, linux shell scripting)

Managed FinTech Data Warehouse project that provided significant and measurable ROI. Reduced client’s reporting time by 50%. Also created ETL scripts in addition to PM duties on this project Oklahoma Department of Education CareerTech /Stillwater, OK Project Manager

4/2014 - 6/2018

Project Manager and team lead for software development team (onsite and remote). Led development team in creation of large-scale cloud-based application that served 2000+ users using agile methodologies from overall project inception through client hand-off.

Strategically aligned agency’s operations, processes and goals with software development standards, and team efforts to produce a quality software solution that provided measurable ROI

Created formal project documentation; (Project Plans, Project Charter, Formal Requirements doc, User Stories, User Specifications, System Mockups)

Initiated and managed SDLC for project team using the combination of Agile and Waterfall methodologies

In addition to PM duties, performed data analysis of existing data and designed/developed ETL processes and data models for transforming existing data from legacy systems into efficient models for new developments

Cspire Wireless /Ridgeland MS

Software Development (Contract)

8/2012 - 3/2014

Developed scripts using Perl language in UNIX environment to streamline billing operations for client

Managed peer code reviews and unit testing procedures for software development Peco Foods /Canton, MS

Project Manager and software developer - Contract

7/2011 - 5/2012

Project Manager and software developer (contract) for creation of weight-scale processing system for Chicken Manufacturing facility using .NET (c#) language.

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Camelot Brookside /Jennings, LA

Project Manager /contract

4/2009 - 6/2011

Project Manager (contract) for new construction low voltage implementation team. Installed wiring, surveillance and access control for health care facility.

Managed team of installers for installation of surveillance, electronic door locks and fire alarm integration ITT Technical Institute /Madison MS

Adjunct Instructor

1/2008 - 12/2013

Adjunct Instructor of software development and database technologies (SQL, Python, c#)

Adjunct Instructor of Linux/Windows administration MS Department of Ed. /Jackson MS

4/2008 - 9/2009

Developed technical solutions to automate data requirements using SQL, PL/SQL, c#, & .NET Cypress /Hawthorn Pharmaceutical, Inc. /Madison, MS Director of Information Technology /Management

6/2001 - 9/2008

Managed all IT operations, projects and resources, including internal systems (ERP system, internal/external websites, and operational software) employees, contractors, outsourced projects, internal projects, vendors, service providers, consultants, procurement and inventory.

Maintained company networks including sensitive data, network equipment, servers and disaster recovery

Developed software to automate accounting and regulatory operations processes using .NET, and SQL

Developed short- and long-range goals for IT services aligning business goals and strategic objectives

Developed IT Departmental budget for procurement and services, and tracked spending

Director of Information Technology for generic /branded pharmaceutical corporation

Established IT standards and operating procedures Raytheon Corp. /Garland TX

1/2001 - 6/2001

Developed and maintained software to accommodate requirements using C/C++ in UNIX/IBM MVS (DB2) environment

City of Vicksburg MS /Vicksburg MS

11/1997 - 12/2000

Developed technical solutions to automate federal data reporting requirements using SQL, PL/SQL, & .NET

Developed Client/Server software and GUI Interfaces (Full life cycle development) using: Visual Dbase.

Maintained existing legacy code; Unisys mainframe, COBOL/RPG. US Army Corps of Engineers /Vicksburg MS

9/1996 - 10/1997

Maintained departmental networks and systems

USDA, APHIS /Gulfport MS

6/1996 - 9/1996

Developed and maintained windows pc software using Microsoft Visual FoxPro EDUCATION

Millsaps College /Jackson MS

Masters Business Administration /2009

Jackson State University /Jackson MS

Masters of Science in Computer Science /2000

Alcorn State University /Lorman MS

Bachelors of Science in Computer Science /1996

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