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Joe T

Atlanta, Georgia
jt759808@westpost.net
PROJECT MANAGER/SYSTEMS ARCHITECT
Accomplished IT professional with over fifteen years experience with the systems
development lifecycle delivering software that meets the clients strategic miss
ion and objectives within scope, budget and schedule
SUMMARY OF QUALIFICATIONS
> Extensive experience with the entire systems development life cycle from gathe
ring business requirements through migration of the final deliverables in a fast
paced and time sensitive environment.
> Responsible for all customer interaction including conducting design sessions,
managing requirements, project status reports, issue & risk management, budgets
& forecasts and schedule & resource management.
> Managed project team that completed over one hundred and twenty discrete deliv
erables over a four year period (over 53,000 billable hours for a total invoiced
amount of over $6,500,000) on time and on budget with minimal change orders.
> Proven manager with excellent organization and team building skills along with
experience managing distributed global teams utilizing PMBOK principles for Wat
erfall and Agile projects.
> Resourceful problem solver who is adept at designing and implementing solution
s to solve complex customer requirements and business problems for corporate and
state government clients.
KEY STRENGTHS
Scope/Requirements Definition
Project Management
Business/Technical Design
Cross Functional Team Building & Leadership
Business Process Reengineering
Risk Assessment/Impact Analysis
Tactical/Strategic Planning
Project Reviews & Audits
Testing and Quality Assurance
Coaching/Mentoring
Proposals and RFP Responses
Engagement Management/Sales Support
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Consulting Company, New York, NY (2008 to Present)
Software Development company that maintains and hosts custom web application fro
m conception to deployment.
Project Manager/Architect
Project Manager/Architect on a software development project for a client in Euro
pe managing distributed development teams in the US and in India. Responsible f
or:
* Conducting design sessions with users to document requirements;
* Communicating user requirements/data base design to development teams using wi
reframe diagrams, data models and technical documentation;
* Creating business requirement, technical and user documentation;
* Managing requirements, development, testing coordination, quality assurance, a
nd client defect & enhancement request tracking.
> Successfully completed software deployment on a very aggressive six week deliv
ery schedule for each release;
> Managed offshore development teams through entire systems development lifecycl
e including iterative change management.
> Created proposals, presentations and training material to assist sales cycle a
nd grow new business opportunities;
Consulting Company, Chicago, IL (2000 to 2008)
Information Technology consulting company that develops and maintains custom app
lications for large corporate and government clients.
Project Manager/Systems Architect
Managed multiple project teams through the entire system development lifecycle i
ncluding work assignment, tracking project metrics, monitoring team member perfo
rmance, and ensuring high-quality deliverables to clients. Responsibilities incl
uded extensive client contact, maintaining work plans and budgets, creating week
ly and monthly status reports, managing scope change, issue & risk management, m
onthly invoice creation and other management functions such as biannual performa
nce reviews and training/growth objectives for team members. Conducted design se
ssions with business users and technical teams to gather requirements and create
d high-level scope and business design documents.
> Designed and implemented the intranet and internet presence for Child Support
Enforcement at the State of Louisiana.
> Managed the software implementation for a centralized customer call center for
Child Support Enforcement at the State of Louisiana.
> Conducted design sessions with high-level users to evaluate current business p
rocesses and recommended systemic solutions to streamline processing for Child S
upport Enforcement.
> Created responses to State Request for Proposals (RFP's) for state government
projects.
> Conducted project reviews for internal and external projects to evaluate viabi
lity and risks.
> Mentored development team members for project manager and architect roles.
> Developed and taught a Systems Design class for company employees and clients.
> Created methodology documentation, corporate collateral and strategic document
s for clients.
Software Development Company, Atlanta, GA (1999
to 2000)
Software vendor providing customized online banking solutions for financial inst
itutions
Solutions Architect
Conducted JAD sessions to gather customer requirements for product customization
/integration with legacy back-end systems and created specification & technical
design documents. Managed development team during unit and integration testing,
performed system testing and quality assurance reviews, assisted users with cre
ating user acceptance test plans, performed user acceptance test cycles and fina
l production migration.
> Managed multiple software development cycles from design through production mi
gration.
> Developed processes and procedures that streamlined corporate development meth
odology.
> Conducted product training classes for client.
Pharmaceutical Company, Duluth, GA (1998 to 1999
)
Global leader in the research, development and manufacturing of contact lenses a
nd lens care products.
Systems Architect/Team Leader
Systems Architect for a customized implementation of PeopleSoft utilizing the Or
der Management, Accounts Receivable, Billing and Inventory modules. Responsible
for maintaining the customized PeopleSoft data model, design reviews, code walk-
throughs, system testing and performance benchmarks. Team Leader for the design
and development of data warehouse/data mart components, creation of reporting c
ubes, data conversion and interfaces to legacy systems.
Systems Architect on a team that selected the software and hardware components f
or a middleware solution that performed near real-time interfaces between HP Uni
x, AS/400's and Windows servers utilizing IBM's MQ/Series.
> Managed multiple projects from concept through migration to a production envir
onment.
> Created a simulation process using database scripts to perform what-if analyse
s to assist in distribution system workflow business decisions.
Consulting Company, Chicago, IL (1990 to 1998)
Professional services practices consulting company.
Systems Architect/Project Manager/Lead Designer
Managed project teams through all aspects of the system development lifecycle.
All projects included extensive client contact starting with conducting JAD sess
ions with client staff, created project work plans, resource assignment, budgets
and forecasts, issue and risk management, and other resource management functio
ns such as conducting performance reviews.
> Successfully implemented a National Account Management System for a Fortune 10
0 corporation, a governmental data warehouse system that tracked personnel allo
cation and turnover, a bid fulfillment and tracking system that allowed the clie
nt to determine potential areas that can be serviced by their existing service l
ocations, an Inventory Control System and a Price Management System, and various
other projects from custom development through package implementation.
> Project Leader/Architect for a team of developers that designed, constructed a
nd implemented a Client/Server Information Warehouse using Java, C++, SQL/Server
and ORACLE;
> Project Leader/Architect for a team that converted utilities management applic
ation (CIS+) from ADABAS to DB2. Responsibilities also included the installatio
n, configuration and tuning of CIS+ at multiple clients;
> Conducted numerous system performance reviews, software installations, databas
e tuning efforts and sales support for various clients;
> Taught Systems Design and other technology specific classes for internal and e
xternal audiences;
> Served as Branch Manager for the Atlanta branch;
TECHNICAL PROFICIENCIES
Platforms: MVS, DOS/VS(E), VM/370, HP/UX, Linux (Redhat, Ubuntu), MS Windows
Languages: Java, Forte, HTML, JavaScript, C++, NATURAL, COBOL, ASSEMBLER, Dynast
y, VB.Net
Databases: DB2, SQL Server, Oracle, ADABAS, Informix, IDMS, DL/I, IMS
Tools/Other: WebSphere, JBoss, CICS, Shadow, MQ Series, Microsoft Office Suite (
Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Access, Outlook), MS Project, MS Visio, ErWin, Rational
Rose, NATURAL CONSTRUCT, PREDICT

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