VP/Director of Technology Resume

Desired Industry: Insurance	SpiderID: 16744
Desired Job Location: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania	Date Posted: 11/2/2007
Type of Position: Full-Time Permanent	Availability Date: 11/10/07
Desired Wage: 150000
	U.S. Work Authorization: Yes
Job Level: Executive (President, VP, CEO)	Willing to Travel: Yes, Less Than 25%
Highest Degree Attained: Masters	Willing to Relocate: No

Objective:
Over 16 years experience as an IT executive with expertise in planning, developing, and implementing cost effective technology solutions to drive the bottom line. Strong business acumen coupled with excellent experience in e-Commerce strategy implementation, portal development, web technology, web service integration, business process reengineering, project management, agile scrum development methodology, business alignment, offshore development, outsourcing, and in building lean, talented, and flexible high performance organization. A change agent focused on continuous improvements through best practices and industry trends. Skilled at developing, articulating, and implementing company-wide IT vision.

Experience:
I am currently functioning as the head of E-commerce for Harleysville Insurance implementing portal strategy to drive growth and to improve ��ease of doing business strategy�� with 1500 independent P&C agencies. In addition, I am leading the implementation of web technology and integration for 2 large scale vendor systems using Agile Scrum development methodology for Commercial Lines and Personal Lines business to replace legacy systems using .net ASP 2.0, SOA and ETL capabilities.
My experience at Siemens includes building large complex work-flow oriented web technology system using a global team through agile Scrum development methodology including component design, user stories, continuous integration, test driven design and development. I managed global PMO organization and significantly improved the delivery capability and productivity of the organization.
My experience at E-Duction, a start-up company, includes building and delivering a suite of B2B and B2C software applications for Credit Card industries to deliver Internet based business models to enter into new markets.

My experience at CIGNA includes leading IT organizations for new business, policy administration, accounting and customer service for Property and Causality and Group Insurance divisions. As you can see from my resume, that I was fast tracked at CIGNA with significant expansion of responsibilities and successfully led many large and high impact initiatives.

Education:
Master of Arts in English Literature, Nagpur University �V Maharashtra, India
Bachelor of Science in Biology, Kerala University �V Kerala, India
Certified in Process Reengineering �V IBM Advanced Business Institute; Certified in SEI Capability Maturity Model; Certified in Object Oriented Project Management; Certified in Agile Scrum Development Methodology.

Skills:
Core Competencies

�P e-Commerce, Portal Development
�P ASP.NET, Team Systems, TFS
�P Java, J2EE, WebSphere, WebLogic
�P SOA, webMethods, ETL, Informatica
�P SQL Server, Oracle, Web service
�P Systems/Package Integration
�P Workflow Redesign �P Agile Scrum
�P Global Development
�P Offshore Development
�P Outsourcing, BPO
�P IT Start-up and Expansion
�P Contract/Vendor Management
�P Strategic Alliances/Partnerships �P IT Strategy/Roadmap
�P Project/Program Management
�P Release Management
�P Global PMO
�P Portfolio Management/IT Governance
�P High Performance Teams

Additional Information:
I raised the bar in project delivery through Agile development methodology and SEI disciplines; business alignment through IT Roadmap; productivity through ��People Strategy��; production standards through SLA and best practices; ROI through metrics; cost reduction through offshore developments and quality of delivery through Quality Assurance and Program Office.

I am well experienced in web technology, large-scale mainframe and client server technologies. I managed multi-million dollar budgets, collaborated in strategic planning, grew vendor relationships, and built high performance IT organizations. I have the industry knowledge, focus, passion, and communication skills to lead the organization and to drive the change. I am results-driven, decisive, detailed, hands-on, and visionary leader with excellent problem resolution, communication, and organizational skills. Above all, my strength is to function as a Change Agent to drive the changes throughout the organization to significantly improve productivity based on metrics.

Candidate Contact Information:

Name: John Philip
Street:	Phone: 484-888-0265
City: West Chester	Fax: -
State: Pennsylvania
Zip:
Web Site: