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| Desired Industry: Information Technology |
SpiderID: 20391 |
| Desired Job Location: Allentown, Pennsylvania |
Date Posted: 3/25/2008 |
| Type of Position: Full-Time Permanent |
Availability Date: 3/31/2008 |
| Desired Wage: 90000 |
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U.S. Work Authorization: Yes |
| Job Level: Experienced with over 2 years experience |
Willing to Travel: Yes, Less Than 25% |
| Highest Degree Attained: Masters |
Willing to Relocate: Yes |
Objective:
My background includes strong leadership experience and expertise in overseeing projects and budgets to develop and implement solutions to meet business / client requirements as evidenced below.
Key Highlights
* Generated over $195,000 in cost savings by leading an LEC consolidation project to streamline invoicing for telecommunications products and services.
* Managed an implementation project to align 93 Air Products Healthcare sites with Air Products desktops, servers, and network systems throughout the eastern and mid western sections of the United States.
* Achieved significant cost reductions by effectively managing project resources and frameworks for global network security and infrastructure for each account.
Experience:
Selected to lead various large-scale technology projects from concept to implementation for an $11M gases and chemical products company. Prepare feasibility cost estimates to plan and coordinate project resources. Monitor, follow up, and review budgetary requirements throughout the project life cycle as well as billing, cost tracking, variance analysis, and management reporting. Consult with customers and / or other departments on project status, proposals, and technical issues. Manage project resources within scope to develop and implement technology solutions to support business growth objectives. Research, evaluate, and select vendors to support the execution of project requirements. Review project plans for consistency and methodology structure. Develop statement of work for assigned projects.
Led multiple field projects, leveraging existing frameworks to support the upgrade of existing networks and the build-out of new networks worldwide. Key participant of the Change Control Review Board, overseeing all enterprise infrastructure upgrades and migrations. Prepared statements of work, commitment tracking, and root cause analysis from service restoration team input driving mitigation and prevention efforts in response to major infrastructure outages. Drafted network equipment lists and PC configuration documentation. Managed the decommissioning of an outdated WAN and supporting facility.
Education:
MBA in Project Management, Almeda University, Boise ID
B.S. in Computer Science, Almeda University, Boise, ID
A.A.S. in General Office Education, Eastern Idaho Technical College, Idaho Falls, ID
PMP Certification, Project Management Institute
Proficiency Certification in Computer Science & Programming, University of Idaho, Moscow, ID
Affiliations:
Project Management Institute
Skills:
* Developed call flow prompt options for 20 Air Products Healthcare call centers to help improve customer experience.
* Managed application rollout, enhancements, and upgrades to user community within the healthcare business. Recorded testing scenarios as well as defects for solution resolution.
* Generated over $195,000 in cost savings by leading an local exchange carrier consolidation project to streamline invoicing for telecommunications products and services.
* Demonstrated proficiency using MS Office Suite, MS Visio, and MS Project for tracking progress, tasks, and resources and presenting monthly project status, briefings, board meeting presentations, and demonstrations to client management outlining project progress and budget performance to identify project risks and opportunities.
* Consistently produced bi-weekly status reports for stockholders and monthly project reports for the project management office, extracting data from SAP as well as Air Products Aggregate Demand Tool, proprietary software.
* Researched, identified, and executed improvement opportunities to drive efficiencies within project management through performance measurement and process analysis.
* Led various projects that included sites / data center migrations, expansions, and closings, completing projects within established budget and timelines, many under budget and on or ahead of schedule.
* Headed an Air Products Healthcare application delivery integration project to integrate major applications as part of a computer help desk support model.
* Developed strategy for making managers accountable for proper execution of company policy without pointing out negligence of the same managers.
* Led continuous improvement event supporting acquisition and divestiture processes for the IT Service and Delivery Team.
* Managed an implementation project to align 93 sites with desktops, servers, and network systems throughout the eastern and mid western sections of the United States for the healthcare division.
Additional Information:
* Developed project methodologies to implement global resource tracking processes for large offshore projects.
* Participated in negotiation of contract terms and conditions to ensure business needs were aligned with technical solution features and functionality.
* Achieved significant cost reductions by effectively managing project resources and frameworks for global network security and infrastructure for each account.
* Established and maintained relationships with key clients and third-party vendors that resulted in 100% network connectivity and zero business interruptions.
* Instrumental in the upgrade and benchmarking of networks from token ring to ethernet networks for clients throughout Ireland.
* Provided comprehensive LAN / WAN administration and business requirements support, focusing on network analysis, root cause analysis / documentation, and management of equipment maintenance contracts.
* Headed a desktop / server / network migration from a Windows NT 4 platform to Windows 2000 Professional environment, delivering the project ahead of schedule and within budgetary requirements.
* Published new requirements and documentation for equipment setup and UNIX platform configuration supporting LAN and VLAN environments.
* Serving as team lead, configured LAN switches to significantly improve scalability for local and remote super sites in 4 states for a large client (3Com). Supported Novell 4.11 servers, file / print sharing, facility relocation, and negotiation of ethernet switch provisioning contract with 3Com.
* Managed and upgraded desktops migration from Windows 95 to Windows 98 environment that included server / desktop hardware and software.
* Directed a facility shutdown that included relocating and disposing all hardware and software via asset tracking software (IFS).
Reference:
Contact Name: Marie Guerriero
Phone Number: 330-841-8813
Title: Project Mentor
Email Address: Mguerrie@csc.com
Company: Computer Sciences Corporation
Address: 999 Pine Avenue
City, State Zip: Warren, Ohio
Contact Name: Duane Fisher
Phone Number: 610-481-5662
Title: Global Project Manager
Email Address: fisherdd@airproducts.com
Company: Air Products and Chemicals Inc
Address: 7201 Hamilton Boulevard
City, State Zip: Allentown, PA 18195
Contact Name: Asgar Bhallo
Phone Number: 610-481-5131
Title: Manager
Email Address: bhalloam@airproducts.com
Company: Air Products & Chemicals, Inc
Address: 7201 Hamilton Boulevard
City, State Zip: Allentown, PA 18195
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