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Headquartered in Andover MA, Aras Corporation has locations in the US, Europe, and Asia. Aras publishes the product lifecycle management (PLM) solution, Aras Innovator and on November 30, 2017 Forrester Research, in their PLM Wave Report, recognized Aras as a major player in the PLM market by naming them as one of only three market Leaders. Since 2007, Aras has been providing Aras Innovator for free as open-source software, with Aras Corp providing technical support, software updates, and other consulting as a subscription service.

Kansas City, Missouri

Booz Allen Hamilton is a 105-year-old, ~$5.5B government-services company, headquartered in McLean, Virginia, in Greater Washington, D.C., with 80 other offices around the globe, including Kansas City, MO.Responsible for managing three solutions teams with a total of 22 resources and an annual budget of approximately $4M – three products; Acreage Reporting Streamlining Initiative (ACRSI), an innovative interagency information sharing solution; FSAfarm+, a groundbreaking consumer portal; and the Geospatial Information System (GIS) and its SAP integration.Key Results• Successfully delivered 12 software releases over 3.5 years with less than 5% variance in scope, schedule, and cost.• Elevated the ACRSI program from a disappointing OIG audit conducted in 2014 prior to involvement, to an award-winning solution in 2016.• Awarded the 2016 Government Information Technology Executive Council Project Management Award.• Awarded the 2016 FSA Administrators Award for Outstanding Team Accomplishment.• FSAfarm+ was highlighted in FSA’s annual Impacts publication as a 2016 Select Accomplishment.

Leawood, Ks

Ascend Learning is a ~$180M online education software business based in Burlington, Mass. Composed of 8 specialized businesses units ranging from $1m to $100M in revenue, its educational content and software focus on health care and other jobs that require licenses, including nursing, pharmacy technicians and medical assistants.Responsible for managing the IT staff of 14 and operational responsibility for 4 of the 8 business unit platforms including applications, databases, environments, and IT operations– developed strategic and tactical plans supporting the migration of core transactional systems from current state to target state platform.Key Results• Migrated the core applications of all 4 business units to new hardware and hosting facilities.• Developed transition plans to move existing systems to a consolidated Microsoft Dynamics target state platform that included needs assessments, data migration, and customizations for each business unit.• Implemented Agile project management (Scrum) across all 4 teams resulting in improved communications, business prioritization efforts, and development team productivity.• Delivered new Sitefinity transactional websites for 2 business units that provided enhanced sales, inventory management, and customer service functions.

Kansas City, Missouri Area

Children International is a ~$145M nonprofit humanitarian organization supporting and preparing over 300,000 children and youth to overcome the effects of poverty, support their health and education, and prepare youth to contribute to society. Headquartered in Kansas City, MO with agencies in 10 countries and over 70 locations.Responsible for eCommerce systems strategy and tactical planning effort that captured and addressed the stakeholder’s goals across eight business units within the organization and the delivery of an online, mobile enabled marketing and transactional system with social networking integration.Key Results• This $1M strategic priority integrated the capabilities of web applications, email marketing, social networking, and mobile capabilities into a comprehensive online marketing and sales solution.• Delivered multiple concurrent and coordinated projects for an integrated marketing and sales solution needed to sustain and increase revenues, and support the organization’s mission into the future.• A 6-member development team used Agile management techniques to deliver applications and supporting system integrations.• Implemented Microsoft SharePoint to improved organizational collaboration, implementation efficiency, and reporting specific to the eCommerce systems implementation.• The implementation of SharePoint was completed using Agile management techniques with less than 5% variance from the originally projected timeline and budget of six (6) month and $650K.

Kansas City, Missouri Area

Managed and coordinated the enterprise’s project portfolio and resources across 8 functional units to ensure rapid solution development and deployment. Defined and standardized project delivery methodologies and practices. Responsible for managing a staff of five - three Project Managers and two Business and Quality Assurance Analysts, prioritizing delivery of projects, managing resource capacity and continuous process improvement.Key Results• Managed the Aptify ERP implementation, a $6 million implementation that lasted 18 months and consisted of eight (8) sub-project teams with 32 total team members focusing on data conversion, system configuration and customization, and data warehousing and analytics.• The ERP solution replaced 4 core and over 200 ancillary systems while dramatically increasing the automation of manual processes and the volume and availability of customer and transaction data targeting improved marketing and financial analytics.• Aptify went live in 2004 and was extended to all 18 international locations in 2005 and 2006.• Reduce the size of the operations and maintenance team by 40% and transition those resources to the business-enhancing application development team by introducing Agile management techniques.

Kansas City, Missouri Area

Immedient was a Microsoft Gold Partner with eight locations throughout the US, delivering customized solution development.Responsible for analyzing business functions, defining integration points and solution options, and managing development teams of up to 6 members to deliver innovative solutions.Key Results• Identified and mapped processes and integration points across partner systems to implement H&R Block’s Express IRA product, the organizations first financial services product.• Delivered a web based honorarium (financial transaction) tracking system for Teva Neuroscience to ensure timely payment and comprehensive tracking of honorarium distributions.• Delivered a web based staff management solution for Favorite Nurses (now Favorite Staffing), that replaced an antiquated AS400 system. The new web solution supported applicants, staff and administrative access and functionality.• Awarded 2002 Immedient Consultant of the Year and 2002 Immedient President’s Club Member.

Bachelors Degree, College Of Architecture And Design

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Bachelor'S Degree, Architecture And Design