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Sympraxis Consulting is a provider of technology and management consulting designed to drive your organization's success through effective knowledge management and operational excellence. We don't try to be everything to everyone: we have a clear focus on Microsoft 365, SharePoint, and Azure. With our wide range of experience delivering proven solutions to clients across a gamut of industries and organizational sizes, we can help you to realize the potential that these technologies can provide quickly and painlessly.

Little Compton, Rhode Island, United States

The Little Compton Historical Society was incorporated in 1937 to preserve the history and cultural heritage of Little Compton for the enrichment and enjoyment of the general public. The Society fulfills this mission by:Maintaining and restoring selected local sites of historical significance including the Wilbor House property dating from 1690 and the early 19th century Friends Meeting House;Collecting, conserving and interpreting historical documents and objects linked to the houses, farms, and families of Little Compton;Conducting education and outreach programs and issuing publications to share information and stimulate interest in the area’s history.Communications Committee

Miami, Florida, United States

Left Uncharted's goal is to bridge the tech skills gap through tuition-free tech education, apprenticeship opportunities, and subsidized consulting services.Acting as a technical advisor and board member.

Faculty member at the first online University for SharePoint with responsibility for course development and delivery as well as many aspects of the Academy's ongoing operations and strategic planning.

Jornata is a business and technology services provider that helps companies achieve exceptional performance through the effective use of Microsoft technologies.As Director of Operations, I designed and built many Web applications for clients in diverse industries using Microsoft SharePoint and .NET.

Responsible for several high profile internal projects: the keane.com Web site redesign to support a new brand launch, and a discovery effort to identify collaboration opportunities across the enterprise using Microsoft technologies.

• Acted as product advocate, solutions architect, and liaison between the engineering staff and professional services to ensure that the latest version of the Arsdigita Community System (ACS) was capable of supporting principles of knowledge management and robust and extendable enough for more rapid and effective implementation for clients. Responsibilities included product requirements definition and prioritization, translation into engineering approaches, and marketing materials development.• Responsible for the development, quantification, and deployment of a client project methodology firm wide. Built the team to create an internal project management competency and to standardize professional services methods.• Managed several critical client projects, including:o A $1.6M engagement in partnership with a systems integration firm to implement and roll out an eCommerce site for the World Bank. The site provided a workflow process that supports authoring, editing, and publishing original publications, and two separately branded eCommerce sites to sell the publications and other products.o A content management back-end for a large consumer products company in partnership with several other firms.• Generated proposals and drove sales activities, frequently giving technical presentations in RFP response situations. Developed proposal and marketing material templates and a content library to streamline the proposal generation process.

Directed all development activities for KPMG’s client collaboration platform (KClient) targeted for use with the firm’s largest global clients.• Managed and coordinated the efforts of multiple external development firms.• Coordinated global requirements gathering efforts.• Primary technical interface with client senior management and technology personnel.• Ensured that the application was consistent with general accounting principles for risk management.• Worked to integrate KClient into the larger KWorld systems architecture comprised of KPMG’s global knowledge-sharing Intranet (KWorld) and the Internet site (kpmg.com).

Management consulting to Fortune 500 clients, focusing on knowledge-enabled process redesign and tools implementation. Client engagements included:• Cultivated, sold, and directed a $375k project to develop the first phase of a Web-based Knowledge Management system for a major financial services firm. Managed a large team of business analysts, developers, and designers throughout the creation of the system. Development was done entirely with Microsoft tools (Internet Information Server, Site Server, Active Server Pages, Internet Explorer).• Performed an Information Technology process and architecture audit for a major telecommunications firm to drive a business transformation effort. Quantified the high-level systems architecture across business units and geographies.• Designed a new strategy for the Marketing Communications division of a major telecommunications firm to help move them from an industry segment focus to a one-to-one marketing focus.• Directed a long-term project to implement a Knowledge Management system in a large pharmaceutical company. Developed a Visual Basic prototype leading to a Web-based set of functionality to facilitate research and development, project, expertise, and meeting management with Microsoft tools. (Active Server Pages, Access)• Developed knowledge and process support for a major telecommunications firm to enable the rollout of local phone service nationwide. Content resided in a Web site developed with HTML pages integrated with Lotus Notes for content management.• Developed the initial pilot design, content development, and an ongoing content management process of a customer service Knowledge Management system for the small and mass-market customer segment of the Business Communications Services unit of a large telecommunications company. Developed business plan and benefits case to provide customer self-service capabilities via the Web.

Responsible for reengineering and redefining the AS/400-based systems for the Staples Contract and Commercial Division, consisting of the Staples Direct organization and multiple acquired contract stationers companies.• Directed total redesign of corporate merchandising applications, including vendor management and analysis, bid and contract cost management, and product line management and rationalization.• Designed and implemented a "SKU Central" database facility for the enterprise. Speeded the assimilation and cross-reference of current and future acquisitions' product line information in the shortest time possible.

Responsible for office wide computer usage and automation. Managed a staff of three, providing a computing hotline, formal software and hardware training classes, and short-term data analysis support.• Researched new developments in end user hardware and software tools to develop corporate strategies in office automation; recommended proper methods for data analysis projects, proper tools, and appropriate resources to involve in each task. Advised client companies and internal departments on the selection, purchase, and implementation of software and hardware systems.• Developed prototype systems to transform complex client data into structured formats for consultants to access via DEC VAX and PCs.• Assembled and implemented a LAN Manager network for work group use.

Ba, Computer Mathematics

Activities and Societies: Pi Kappa Alpha Fraternity

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