Management Process

Nathan Kane

Phone: 281-***-**** | Email: *********@*****.***

Address: **** ****** ******* *********, ***. #625 Missouri City, TX 77459

Summary of Qualifications

Accomplished, driven, and highly qualified Director of IT with 19+ years of technical experience. Adept at solving complex business issues utilizing strategic IT initiatives while identifying methods to reduce costs and improve processes. Recognized for the ability to bridge the gap between technical and non-technical areas, as well as for managing the integration of IT solutions in alignment with business needs. Currently seeking a Project Management or Director-level position which will utilize all skills, abilities, and areas of expertise as follows:

Project & Program Management

Business Process Improvement

RFP Writing/Evaluation

Technology Architecture

& Integration

IT Policies & Procedures

Systems Development Lifecycle

Cost/Expense Reduction

Business/Revenue Growth

System Documentation

Technical Consulting

Conflict/Issue Resolution

Executive Profile

West Gulf Maritime Association Houston, TX 2007 - 2010

Director of IT

Spearheaded move to streamline business practices. Learned and managed 30 year old system while researching new technologies in order to modernize current methods. Studied new technologies to improve marketability of services. Developed technologies that allowed workers to be more efficient and eliminated physical limits. Collaborated with decision makers as to the best method of filling their needs. Instituted disaster recovery plan for hurricane Ike and delivered uninterrupted services throughout the disaster. Managed the payroll process and documented key processes. Expenditures decreased by 30% due to changes.

ENAK Systems, LLC Houston, TX 1996 - 2007

President

Launched, built, and grew an IT consulting business. Maintained current client base while developing new clients. Studied new technologies to improve marketability of services. Developed policies and budgets for obtaining outside help and marketing of business. Collaborated with decision makers as to the best method of filling their needs. Client base grew which in turn increased revenue by 50%.

Developed coding standards that ensured the resulting work to be consistent. Determined which technology would best further consulting opportunities, trained consultants in the new standards, and researched the best method to train consultants in new technologies. Developed prototypes using the new standards for various clients that could be used by team members to complete projects. The reusability of code allowed for faster delivery of products with a longer technical life increasing profit margin.

Spearheaded the effort to secure data involved in high profile bankruptcy case for a law firm. Discussed with attorneys which technology would best serve their needs. Provided an interface with the database for the entry of data. Collaborated with attorneys to establish format for displaying data so that it can be analyzed quickly. Designed a reporting system that could be used as exhibits in a court of law. Enabled legal team to process forms and data in one half the time and assisted in giving the client a seamless sell of assets.

Architected an evaluation system that allowed management to efficiently evaluate staff. Implemented data security to ensure confidentiality of the evaluations. Provided a user interface that enabled management to perform evaluations quickly and efficiently. Established a reporting tool that provided the HR department with employee evaluation results and comparisons.

Streamlined an integral process that enabled a commercial air carrier to process critical information more quickly and efficiently. Analyzed existing process and made recommendations to upper management on changes that decreased process time from 13 weeks to just minutes. Developed a custom software application that provided for the input of data at remote locations. Identified a problem with reporting that made the airline vulnerable to law suits and corrected it through custom software that provided correct legal wording to reports. Decreased process time and provided cleaner reports to FAA and senior management.

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Executive Profile - Continued

US Web/CKS Houston, TX 1999 - 2000

Senior Consultant

Developed reusable COM objects for use on large scale business-to-business and business-to-customer web sites. Working as an e-Procurement consultant, wrote design specifications, documentation and created system architecture. Analyzed current systems and advised client on upgrades and possible new systems to enhance business operations. Used ASP, client-side JavaScript, and server-side VB Script to create e-commerce sites, as well as COM objects managed through MTS for backend processing. Made company services more attractive to potential clients.

Dealers Solutions Houston, TX 1997 - 1999

Senior Programmer/Analyst

Managed a team in solving critical issues. Interfaced with key client personnel to identify critical areas of business that needed change and organized team members to ensure best fit of skills to problems. Negotiated the introduction of new methods to obtain desired outcomes. Created a better working team that delivered more streamlined products.

Spearheaded R&D of technologies to cut processing time of warranty claims. Directed team in researching web-based development to enable car manufactures to process warranty claims more quickly. Mentored junior developers, which made them more productive. Addressed client issues and convinced them that new technology would increase their ability to process warranty claims. Increased company market share.

Researched groundbreaking technologies that provided better results to clients. Provided team members with more stable and robust coding practices through training and mentoring. Initiated the effort of using cutting edge technology and provided evidence of its ability to increase team output. Provided company with a more efficient team that produced superior products.

Assessed cost needs and delivered optimal solutions. Provided direction to team members working on project that gave the company leadership in automotive industry software. Determined which staff would comprise team and what functions they would perform. Made delivery of project on time and within budget.

E-CommLink Houston, TX 1996 - 1997

Senior Programmer/Analyst

Instrumental in creation of cutting edge online banking package. Integral member of a development team that created one of the first online banking packages. Created coding standards for the development team that would help to deliver an excellent product. Led research efforts that would lead to portions of a product that allowed customers to conduct banking services online. Gave a startup company a marketable product.

PROS Strategic Solutions Houston, TX 1993 - 1996

Senior Computer Programmer

Managed critical portions of software package marketed to air carriers worldwide. Performed research and development of aircraft seating configuration algorithms. Developed mathematical models for the aircraft-seating configuration. Added revenue for a module that was sold separately, producing increased revenue.

Halliburton Geophysical Services Houston, TX 1991 - 1993

Geophysicist | Programmer

Saw a need and developed utilities to automate daily processes in the geophysical division. Learned the workings of the graphics of programs and created an interface similar to MS Windows that allowed the utilities to be more easily used. Created user documentation for the utilities. Performed the duties of a geophysicist. Allowed data processing team to be more efficient and process greater quantities of data.

Education History

University of Utah | B.S. in Applied Physics & Electrical Engineering

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