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Swansea, IL

Responsible for management of all software configuration and release activities for all program software. These activities include establishing a stable and efficient development workflow, developing and refining configuration management procedures, configuring software for, and deploying software to various environments, and working with the Development.

St. Louis, Missouri

• Improved control and stability of mission-critical Java and SQL applications through workflow customization, automation, documentation and reporting using Serena PVCS Professional software.
• Reduced application build and deployment time for new releases and maintenance, enabling an accelerated release schedule with increased reliability.
• Recognized by management for rolling out corporate ideas collaboration website (using software-as-a-service vendor Spigit) in less than three weeks.
• Streamlined reporting website which enabled over 200 users to view, schedule and manage over 400 reports. Managed performance for over 5000 report runs monthly.
• Migrated change, issue, source control, build and deployment of multiple application projects to TFS from Serena product suite.
• Maintained Test and Production application environments and code repositories: Microsoft Team Foundation Server; Serena PVCS Version Manager version control and TeamTrack change management software; Serena Business.

St. Louis, Missouri

• Managed Data Center Systems Support group of 4-6 systems programmers with an annual budget of $300,000. Provided operations support in areas of software configuration and change management, problem management, systems.
• Headed evaluation process, vendor contract negotiation, acquisition and installation of PVCS Version Manager software for improved control and reliability of distributed systems.
• Reduced deployment time for new releases and product maintenance by 75% using Serena ChangeMan software, managing project to migrate more than 15,000 source code modules for over 150 applications, from Panvalet.
• Automated mainframe shutdown/IPL process with REXX scripts, reducing downtime from 3 hours to less than 1 hour.
• Developed and managed Year 2000 compliance and business continuity plans and test cases.

St. Louis, Missouri

• Provided pre- and post-sales technical support for two account managers with combined annual quotas of $5 million for interactive voice response (IVR) systems.
• Developed proposals, analyzed, configured, and demonstrated IVR systems solutions for customer applications such as benefits administration, time, labor and payroll reporting.
• Designed client/server network and host data interfaces, PC configurations, analog and digital (T-1) telephony interfaces.

St. Louis, Missouri

• Provided systems analysis, project management, and software implementation services, delivering projects with revenues from $40,000 to $300,000. Primary applications were problem, change, and configuration software.
• Managed project team and contributed to design, develop, deliver, and document an automated NCP Gen Management application for a major computer services organization on time and within budget. The customer subsequently.
• Retained as independent consultant to implement network management and automation systems at Southwestern Bell and Bell South after company merger/reorganization (1993).