Retired. I made it! Woo Hoo! I am a multi-discipline, Director level IT Manager / Project Manager with an energy and passion to get the job done. I am intuitive, dependable, and independent. In my experience, relationships are what it is all about. If you need to build, present, and defend a complex Business Case or Project, I'm your man!If you need to initiate and manage a relationship with an external vendor, I'm your man!If you need to manage a multi-million dollar complex IT project, program, or application team, I'm your man.If you need help getting IT Sarbanes Oxley compliant, I'm your man!If you need a strong, influential, people oriented IT Manager, I'm your man!I am equally comfortable managing open systems and mainframe applications and projects..People who have worked for me would say that I have always kept their interests in mind in both assignment and personal development. My bosses would say that I have proactively taken on roles that have made their jobs much easier. I handle multiple assignments simultaneously and have a history of success in all my endeavors. I am as comfortable in a senior officer's office as I am in a subordinate's cubicle. I truly enjoy the development of customer relationships. I have a history of maintaining excellent long term business relationships.I am keen to learn new things and have demonstrated the ability to manage new technologies without the benefit of direct experience in the use of that technology. For me, adaptability is the name of the game.Specialties: IT Staff Management, IT Project Management, Sarbanes Oxley Compliance, Disaster Recovery Management, Outsourcing Vendor Relationship Management, Budget Preparation and Analysis, Mainframe application team management, Document Automation