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Waterford, Connecticut

Waterford, Connecticut, United States

Responsible for the work flow of all projects Interact with customers both internal and external to gather project requirements and act as liaison between customer and design team Simultaneously lead several complex projects with varied, multiple deliverables, team members and audiences requiring ongoing prioritization and relationship management Communicate job status information to all team members Promote smooth workflow and communication between departments Create and manage timelines for all projects Ensure workflow progresses efficiently and projects/staff are organized as priorities shift Maintain job tracking and time keeping database Maintain and update project status report and run weekly status meetings Help enhance and improve department processes Communicate consolidated project milestones and deliverables for readiness The ability to generate detailed project status reporting (including critical path impact, dependencies, milestones, resources, cost, work breakdown structures, etc). The ability to work in a matrix environment across cross functional teams Workflow design, implementation and management experience Strong negotiation skills.

Quality transition between test environments and the implementation of software changes into production. Coordinated, with the Release Manager, deployment of software changes to test and production environments.Communicated with the development, operations and test teams there were no conflicts in scheduling or environment usage.Assisted with the development of implementation plans for scheduled releasesDeveloped, implemented and ensured compliance to Release Management standards, process improvements and procedures, for both the Retail and Retirement releases.Identified instances of non-delivery of planned components, assess and communicate impact, escalate to Project and/or Application Teams.Maintained production support efforts throughout all application releases.

Pfizer Pharmaceuticals, Groton, Ct

Quality transition between test environments and the implementation of software changes into production. Coordinated, with the Release Manager, deployment of software changes to test and production environments.Communicated with the development, operations and test teams there were no conflicts in scheduling or environment usage.Assisted with the development of implementation plans for scheduled releasesDeveloped, implemented and ensured compliance to Release Management standards, process improvements and procedures, for both the Retail and Retirement releases.Identified instances of non-delivery of planned components, assess and communicate impact, escalate to Project and/or Application Teams.Maintained production support efforts throughout all application releases.

New London Submarine Base, Groton, Ct

Site Transition Coordinator from Oct 2004 to July 2005Deployment Plan Coordinator from April 2004 to July 2005Legacy Application Site Lead from July 2003 to April 2004

Baystate Health System, Springfield, Ma

Provided the analysis and scheduling of multiple departments for upgrading approximately 2500 computers to Windows 2000 / Office XP and introducing Outlook as their new means for email. Interfaced with the department managers to determine the scope of the department, from the assets currently being utilized, to the personnel within the department. Worked with the department managers to ensure all required software applications for the areas are defined and tested for compatibility with the Windows 2000 environment, and meet the standards of the IS department. Ordered the required equipment for each deployment based on departmental needs and availability of assets. Generated the cut sheets for each computer upgrade or replacement, identifying all work to be performed.Created an overview spreadsheet of each deployment identifying asset, user, location, replacement/upgrade information and applications required. Coordinated the deployments in a timely manner with 1) the department managers and IS training staff to schedule Outlook training, 2) the project manager and other business analysts for scheduling, 3) network engineers and help desk personnel to ensure all users accounts are created for login, email access and a seamless mail migration from MS Mail to Outlook, and 4) supervising the technicians assigned to complete the work effort. Maintained the updates to the asset-tracking database established in MS Access.Received an Achievement Award for “hard work, dedication and perseverance” exhibited during project.

Pitney Bowes Throughout Fairfield County, Ct

University Of Connecticut Libraries, Storrs, Ct

3 month contract assignment

Multiple Positions

IT Support /Asset Management at General Electric Corporate Headquartes in Fairfield, CTY2K Analyst at Pfizer Pharmaceuticals, Groton, CTProgrammer Analyst for Travelers Insurance Company, Hartford, CT

Bachelor Of Science, Computer Science

Activities and Societies: Alpha Phi OmegaComputer Science Studies

Certificate Of Graduation, Health Information Technology

Health Information Technology Program

Certification, Electronic Technology

Electronics Technology Program