Archie Munro
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
• IT Professional with extensive knowledge of implementing business systems to improve efficiency and cost.
• Consistently delivers projects that meet or exceed customer expectations, on schedule and under budget.
• Proficient in managing project teams of both dedicated and matrix organizations through all phases of the software development lifecycle and project management framework.
• In depth experience in the health care, pharmaceutical, manufacturing and media industries.
PROFESSIONAL SUMMARY
PINE RIDGE ADULT CARE - Wappingers Falls, NY 2008 to present
Director of Operations
My responsibilities as part of the management staff of an assisted-living facility included:
• Interface effectively and diplomatically with a variety of residents, community groups, government agencies, and staff.
• Facilitate effective communication with individuals and both large and small groups.
• Work with a broad understanding of federal and state laws related to the operation of the facility.
• Implemented state of the art patient management system and administrative systems.
• Prepare all financial management documents, including budget preparation, cash flow management, and analysis of financial reports.
• Supervise staff members and to work cooperatively as part of a team.
HEALTH NET – Shelton, CT 2005 to 2008
Project Manager/Software Distribution
My responsibilities as part of the Development and Maintenance organization:
• Managed all aspects of change management, test environment management, and project status reporting.
• Responsible for interfacing with application managers, developers and testers to ensure that technical issues were promptly resolved during all three phases of application testing.
• Identification of issues and allocation of appropriate resources to those issues to assure prompt resolution.
• Provided ongoing follow-up and resolution tracking; chairing both daily and weekly status meetings.
• Provided testers with suitable test data and coordinated with production control to ensure that batch test jobs and object promotions were correctly executed.
• In charge engineer for software “implementation to production” with contingency and rollback plans.
• Provided post-implementation support to the business community.
COMPUTER CONSULTING SERVICES – New York, NY 1985 to 2005
Consultant/Project Manager
• Implemented technological solutions that are scalable and platform independent.
• Managed projects to provide needs analysis, functional specifications, software design, documentation, coordination of project status meetings and budget reporting.
• Knowledgeable with industry standard ERP packages and project management tools.
Clients included:
• Hipotronics, Brewster, NY 2004 - 2005
• Uniting Networks, Stamford, CT 1999 - 2004
• Pitney Bowes, Shelton, CT 1998 - 1999
• Playtex, Westport, CT 1997 - 1998
• Fair-Rite Products, Wallkill, NY 1996 - 1997
• Allied Signal, Danbury CT 1995 - 1996
• Hitachi, Atlanta, GA and San Diego, CA 1994 - 1995
• Givaudan Roure (a division of Hoffman la Roche) 1993 - 1994
• MTV Network, New York, NY 1992 - 1993
• United Nations, New York, NY 1991 - 1992
• Louis Dreyfus, Wilton, CT 1990 - 1991
• International Paper, Denville, NJ 1988 - 1990
• Merrill Lynch, Stamford, CT 1985 - 1988
IBM (GENERAL SYSTEMS DIVISION) – Johannesburg, SA
Systems Engineer
• Responsible for training of System Engineers
• Responsible for hardware and software Sales Support
• Provide installed customers with ongoing technical support.
CERTIFICATIONS
PROJECT MANAGEMENT PROFESSIONAL – TESTING IN 2010 (PMI)
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