PROFESSIONAL
OVERVIEW
· Broad range of information technology experience in the manufacturing and service sectors. Initial exposure as a computer operator in a cooperative work experience program while attending college. Accepted increased responsibilities in progressively more complex technical environments with multiple operating systems.
·
Twenty years of experience as a business analyst matching
business requirements with effective technical solutions for financial and
business software. Analyze existing business processes, establishing business
requirements and applying systems evaluation, design and implementation
expertise. Define scope of work and project deliverables. Develop and
document functional specifications, data structure diagrams and program
specifications. Create test plans for quality assurance and integrate finished
systems into business processes. Support go-live implementation activities and
perform change management control.
· Project team leader designing and implementing business applications. Provide technical guidance to team, advise in usage of best practices, guide team work efforts, and coordinate project tasks. Determine task priorities, resolve issues and document progress for reporting status to upper management. Estimate work effort and costs. Establish and track project metrics, actual versus forecast costs and produce project billing. Setup project help desk. Select, train and supervise project teams of three to 25 members.
· Experienced application programmer/analyst using business application development life cycle methodologies. Skilled in midrange and client server application development, design, construction, testing, implementation and review for a wide variety of applications including Order Entry, Invoicing, Inventory, EDI, Shop Floor Control, Purchasing, Accounts Payable, Accounts Receivable, General Ledger, MRP, Credit Returns and Warranty, Fixed Assets and Sales Reporting. Install software package upgrades and enhancements mapping user requirements to package features.
SKILL
SET
Hardware/OS
· AS/400, UNIX, client/server
· Windows 95/98/NT/2000/XP
Software
· DB2, SQL, ODBC, RPG, COBOL, CLP, DDS, ILE.
· MS Office, MS Project, MS Access, MS Powerpoint, Visio.
· HTML, CSS, Dreamweaver, Fireworks, Paint Shop Pro, Photoshop, Front Page, Flash and Cold Fusion.
· Lotus Approach, Lotus Notes, Lotus SmartSuite.
· J.D. Edwards, BPCS, MAPICS, KRONOS, SMS, Premenos, EDI
Certification
· Master Certified Internet Webmaster Designer, St. Petersburg College, Clearwater, Florida
EDUCATION
· Bachelor of Business Administration, Nazareth College, Kalamazoo, Michigan
· Associate in Applied Science Degree in Data Processing, Kalamazoo Valley Community College, Kalamazoo, Michigan
WORK
EXPERIENCE
1/91 to 10/01 Senior Consultant, Business Solutions Integration
Cap Gemini Ernst & Young U.S.
Tampa, Florida
5/89 to 1/91 Programmer/Analyst
BIC Corporation
Clearwater, Florida
5/88 to 5/89 Senior Programmer Analyst
Aero Technical Services, Inc.
Fort Walton Beach, Florida
7/81 to 5/88 Lead Programmer
Coachmen Industries, Inc.
Middlebury, Indiana
7/80 to 7/81 Computer Operator, Work Experience Program
Kalamazoo Valley Community College
Kalamazoo, Michigan
4/78 to 7/80 Quality Assurance Consultant
Health Education Labor Projects, Inc.
Kalamazoo, Michigan
11/76 to 4/78 Assistant Store Manager
Century Housewares, Inc.
Kalamazoo, Michigan