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Austin, Texas Metropolitan Area

Seattle

Provided project management and process change support for all departments Implemented a Microsoft SharePoint based collaboration and communications platformManaged the design and implementation of automated barcode based product ordering, receiving, and inventory tracking applicationsManaged major upgrades of accounting, financial reporting and merchandising applicationsResponsible for managing and documenting the PCI DSS (payment card security) program including process controls and reporting Established best practices and policies for implementing project planning and management reportingDocumented all IT infrastructure, applications processes and interrelationshipsPerformed business analysis to determine process improvements needed Estabilished the procedures to document and track all IT activitiesMonitored routine process for errors and exceptions and managed corrective action Planned and managed various projects to implement infrastructure and software improvements Implemented the processes and technologies to plan, manage, and provide management and business intelligence reporting on projectsPublished project schedule and resource status

Provided project management and process change support for the Mobile Communications Product Group - Windows Devices Core Networking team working on Windows 7 a global virtual team with over 100 resourcesEstablished best practices and policies for implementing project planning and management reportingPerformed business analysis to determine process improvements needed Estabilished the procedures to document and track planning activities Consolidated project planning, tracking and reporting using Microsoft Project ServerPlanned the project to implement the process and reporting improvements • Acting in a PM expert and mentoring role, implemented the processes and technologies to plan, manage and provide management and business intelligence reporting on software development projects• Published project schedule and resource status • Developed and maintained queries to produce feature and bug status • Set up and routinly updated the management reporting kiosk

and BI Reporting at Microsoft Provided project management and process change support for the Mobile Communications Product Group - Windows Devices Core Networking team working on Windows 7 a global virtual team with over 100 resourcesEstablished best practices and policies for implementing project planning and management reportingPerformed business analysis to determine process improvements needed Estabilished the procedures to document and track planning activities Consolidated project planning, tracking and reporting using Microsoft Project ServerPlanned the project to implement the process and reporting improvements As a PM expert and mentor, implemented the processes and technologies to plan, manage, and provide management and business intelligence reporting on software development projectsPublished project schedule and resource status Developed and maintained queries to produce feature and bug status Set up and routinly updated the management reporting kiosk

Automate 787 Airplane Configuration Process

Provided functional specifications and QC support for the 787 Airplane automated configuration projectSupported the analysis, requirements gathering and specification development for this highly visible and very sizeable business critical projectDeveloped and executed test scripts and monitored test resultsProvided SME support to development and the internal customers for various areas of the applicationParticipated in document and process improvements for the project

Provided project management and process support for the Servers and Tools finance groupSupported the analysis, requirements gathering and development of a business intelligence toolCreated a flexible database warehouse solution using SQL 2005 and populating it with an ETL feed from the MS Sales database to support changing reporting requirementsUsed TSQL to modify the records for efficient reporting and combining data in MS Access tables with the MS Sales data. Used IIS to transfer data from various SQL and MS Access tables to a common warehouse to support reporting Used SSRS and Excel pivot tables and charts for business intelligence reportingDeveloped rapidly a mission critical capability that provided flexibility for additional reporting requirements

• Provided ITS project management and process support internally for the finance group – over 120 people in 24 locations worldwide• Implemented and administered the ERP and financial reporting for this global IT consulting company• Managed development and implementation of various projects • Implemented ITS controls to support Sarbanes Oxley compliance. • Managed user support for all financial and accounting applications world-wide including frequent communication of status within the teams and with the sponsor/customers of the projects• Managed design support for all internal financial and other application development. • Provided project management support on other internal application development including recruiting, contracts tracking, modifications and interfaces to PeopleSoft HR and operations management• Shared the responsibility for the creation and operation of the PMO. Provided processes, templates and leadership to this position

Strategic management and financing

• Managed small projects to converted a series of applications from MS Excel to MS Access• Reengineered various processes to eliminate duplication of effort, provide consistent data, and reduce personnel• Designed, developed, documented and implemented decision support and administrative reporting applications using MS Access• Provided general personal computer consulting services to manage projects, support training, administration, developed reporting standards and other data processing activities

Developed and provided maintenance support for microcomputer based business applications using various development platforms primarily MS AccessProvided design support including user interviews, data dictionary development. Documented current applications logic and data flow diagrams using VisioDesigned new applications including input forms, data processing, queries, and reports using VBA and MS AccessParticipated in team projects including project management, programming, testing, documentation, installation, training and user support for a series of custom applications. Used Visual Source Safe, MS Word and MS AccessWorked individually on various sized projects including project management of a complete project life cycle reporting application to support over 1200 employees which lasted 2 years 6 months.Managed development on a large project team that successfully developed an entity wide application that had been attempted by various other teams over a 10 year period and not completed

Packaged and Custom Software); Managed a software development company that had up to eight employeesDeveloped a series of horizontal accounting applications to meet the needs of small businesses including general ledger and budgeting, sales order entry and inventory control, accounts receivable, accounts payable, payroll, job costing, and fixed assetsProvided design, programming, testing, documentation, installation, training and support for both custom and off-the-shelf applications

Timesharing and Packaged Software Development); Designed and developed integrated accounting applications in a mini-computer environmentDesigned table driven financial reporting and projecting softwareProvided customer training, support and custom software designs

• Established all business systems for the start-up organization• Automated ticket and financial operations• Supervised all business and financial activity

Administered audit of largest client in the Seattle officeReduced audit costs while increasing audit coverageExperience in manufacturing, health care, distribution and service industriesOffice expert in SEC filings, computer auditing and forest productsTaught auditing procedures and principals firm wide and locally

Ba Business Administration

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