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| Desired Industry: Information Technology |
SpiderID: 3618 |
| Desired Job Location: Plano, Texas |
Date Posted: 9/11/2005 |
| Type of Position: Full-Time Permanent |
Availability Date: asap |
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U.S. Work Authorization: Yes |
| Job Level: Management (Manager, Director) |
Willing to Travel: Yes, 50-75% |
| Highest Degree Attained: Bachelors |
Willing to Relocate: Yes |
Objective:
INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY
Dynamic Bilingual IT Professional -- Proven record of accomplishment in design, development and delivery of cost-effective realistic technology solutions. Solid management experience in diversified industries with innovative leadership skills to achieve business goals, budgetary requirements, strategic planning and improve process efficiencies. Diverse background in legacy systems, QA, supply chain logistics/ERP, insurance systems (P&C), banking systems, credit card processing, retail/POS, data center management and e-Business start-up. Budget management experience up to $10 million…Staffs of 100+ professionals. Hands-on leader, results and detailed-oriented team builder/player who motivates high caliber staff (SME) and is skilled in leading either large or small complex global organization operations. Trained by the “big six CPA firms” in Project Management, Change Control, Data Center Management and EDP Reviews for major DFW clients. Core Competencies are:
* P&L/Budget Control
* Software Development
* Program/Project Management
* Design & Analysis
* Data Center Management
* Strategic/Business Planning
* Change Control
* Contract Negotiations
* eCommerce/Sales/EFT/EDI
* Team Builder/Player
* Due Diligence (M&A)
* Business Process Improvements
* Outsourcing
* Vendor Management/ERP
* Bilingual-Spanish
Experience:
SELECTED ACCOMPLISHMENTS
* Managed large-scale application development projects, Full Life Cycle (FLC), in Mainframe, AS/400, Client-server, and Web-based technology.
* Responsible for Business Development and eProcurement Logistics expertise for Fortune 500 customers seeking solutions to cut cost and increase profitability.
* Established Executive Steering Committee for both IT and Sales/Operations senior business unit directors to send and review budget, customer feedback, review project priority, outstanding issues and integration of software and ERP Vendor reviews, (i.e. Lawson Financials, Ariba, Commerce One, SAP, Oracle and Data Stream), eCommerce web enhancements status and EDI (ANSI x.12) statistics.
* Experienced Data Center Director with over 100-person staff that covered Data Operations, Help Desk, Software Development, Maintenance, Field support, Systems upgrades for an aggregate stone quarry and construction company, increasing performance and reducing downtime and maintenance by over 20%.
* Diverse background in project management, application development, legacy systems, QA, supply chain logistics/ERP, insurance systems (P&C), banking systems, credit card processing, retail/POS, data center management, e-Business start-up, consulting and EDP Audit experience with major accounting firms.
* Launched Brand Name Identification for eCommerce online services that added $1.2 billion in revenue to the region, growing 25% annually.
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
JobPlex - Dallas, Texas (Contract) 7/2004-Present
IT Practice Consultant
Consulted on the implementation of the network, in-house applications and hardware. Provide on-going technical consulting and support on MS Office applications, in-house applications, network issues and RFP support. Results and detail-oriented with demonstrated successful experience in the deployment of technology strategies.
Office Depot, Inc. - Fort Worth, Texas 5/1996-6/2004
Regional IT Director eCommerce/Sales
Led B2B/B2C application development and integration of eCommerce applications for a new user-friendly customer retail/POS website; implemented 26 western states that generated sales over $1.2 billion B2B and over $350 million B2C, over 21% from previous year’s sales; increased customer satisfaction and website sales to over 60% in a depressed economy. Managed a 30-month project conversion team to merge seven separate business entities into a centralized business process, which resulted in an operating expense decrease of 50% and a 15% sales increase with increased team productivity and better communication, by standardizing best practices. Established eCommerce website ordering in Mexico’s Free Trade Zone, increasing sales over 20% annually. Created a regional eCommerce integration team with responsibility for requirements, implementations and training; increasing customer satisfaction 50% and increasing sales 15% after initiating customer start-up sooner. Proven results and detailed-oriented team builder/player who interfaces with customers/vendors to achieve goals, meet contractual obligations and establish long-term partnerships. Supported electronic funds EFT/ERP systems, credit card processing, EDI (Gentran) and eCommerce interfaces, (i.e. Lawson Financials, Ariba, Commerce One, SAP, Oracle and Data Stream). Known for technical proficiency, organizational management and the “go to” person for complex and difficult assignments. Managed software development, two Data Centers, budget of $10 million and an IT staff of integrators and software implementers supporting sales, eCommerce customer ordering and distribution systems; also supervised and reviewed IT staff annually in remote locations.
United Dental Care, Inc. - Dallas, Texas 10/1994-3/1996
Director - Information Services / Data Center Manager
Managed Application Development, Data Center Operations, Customer Support, Claims Processing, Sales Reporting, Technical Help Desk and IVR updates; consolidation of two remote existing data centers into one processing center (Dallas). Managed Full Life Cycle (FLC) of a new Dental Information System, from specifications, RFP, vendor selection through implementation; decreasing operating expense by 20% and increasing sales 30%. Gave monthly status to the Management Board on project progress. Managed budget of $1 million and reviewed all data center and IT staff annually.
Verizon Corporation - DFW Airport, Texas 7/1987-10/1994
Project Manager - International Systems
Project Manager over the International project teams involved in developing business applications for new venture startups and on-going systems support of International Business offices. Provided on-site setup of custom advertising, publishing, printing and billing software to establish data centers in Asia, Europe, Central and South America. Managed all Software Integration, Implementation and Training. Increased productivity by 35% and reduced errors by over 25%. Managed Analysts from recruitment to yearly reviews.
EDUCATION
Texas A&M University - B.S. Computer Science & B.S. Business Administration
San Antonio Junior College – A.S. Engineering Technology/Data Processing
Certified System Professional #003098 - Association for Systems Management (ASM)
“2003 Sales Impact Player of the Year Award” – Office Depot
A+ Certification (Windows XP Professional & PC Workstations) - 2005
Network+ Certification (Windows Server 2003) - 2005
“North Texas BOLD Initiative Candidate” - 2005
TECHNICAL SUMMARY
(Microsoft) MS Windows/MS Office Prof (A+ Certification)
Communication Network Architecture-(Network+ Certification)
MS Project/MS VISIO/IEF/CASE (TI) IBM/JAD/HTML/Email
COBOL/IMS-DB/SAS/RDMS-DB2/RACF/SQL/WebSphere
Mainframe/Midrange/Client Server/PC MS DOS/Sun-Solaris
Education:
Texas A&M University - B.S. Computer Science & B.S. Business Administration
San Antonio Junior College – A.S. Engineering Technology/Data Processing
Certified System Professional #003098 - Association for Systems Management (ASM)
“2003 Sales Impact Player of the Year Award” – Office Depot
A+ Certification (Windows XP Professional & PC Workstations) - 2005
Network+ Certification (Windows Server 2003) - 2005
Affiliations:
• “2003 Sales Impact Player of the Year” - Office Depot, Inc.
• Certified System Professional #003098 by Association of System Management (ASM - 1990
• Technology Innovations Award - 1990
• Excellence in Technology Award - 1993
• North Texas BOLD Initiative Candidate - 2005
• A+/Network+ Certification – 2005
Skills:
(Hardware) IBM 30XX 43XX IBM AS/400, PC Pentiums (Hardware) Sun Unix
(Networks) LANS/WANS/Token Ring/Ethernet/Windows Server 2003
(Software) IBM VSE/MVS IBM PC-DOS O/S2 MS Office Prof 95/97/98/2000/NT/XP
(Software) COBOL VSAM CICS/DLI IMS/DB (Utilities) TSO CA TLMS Librarian Endeavor SAS
(Methodology) MS Project IEF/CASE (TI) IBM/JAD RDMS-DB2/RACF
Additional Information:
As an accomplished IT Professional, I am equipped with innovative hands-on leadership skills, a strategic thinker and planner with a diverse background and personal commitment. I offer a proven record of accomplishment in design, development and delivery of cost-effective realistic technology solutions. I offer solid management experience in diversified industries with innovative hands-on leadership skills to achieve business goals, budgetary requirements and improve process efficiencies. Skilled in leading either large or small complex global organization operations and technology departments, I am experienced in software/hardware contracts, mergers, acquisitions, data center management skills and outsourced vendor relationships.
Reference:
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