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Alpharetta, GA

• Responsibilities include working with clients to create solutions that meet their requirements and parallel overall business strategy.
• Managing an application project as a Program Manager with over 200 external enterprise applications on four continents, defining objectives and time-line, assign resources and act as liaison with vendor.
• As an Implementation Specialist, modifying code and databases to customer’s requirements, configuring application servers and working with networking… Show more Responsibilities include working with clients to create.
• As an Implementation Specialist, modifying code and databases to customer’s requirements, configuring application servers and working with networking staff to architect connectivity solutions between the application.
• Creating documentation as a Technical Writer, including step-by-step user and administrative instructions as well as technical database and programming interfaces.
• Implementing LDAP, OAuth2, OpenID and SAML security integration between internal and external Internet applications. Show less

Norcross, GA

• Responsibilities included strategic and tactical ownership of financial enterprise systems including accounting, payroll and ecommerce payment interfaces.
• Implemented ImageNow enterprise document imaging solution including requirements gathering, project management, software customization, database creation and maintenance and training, resulting in savings of 50 hours.
• Selected and implemented first Help Desk web solution following SDLC method to 150 employees… Show more Responsibilities included strategic and tactical ownership of financial enterprise systems including accounting.
• Selected and implemented first Help Desk web solution following SDLC method to 150 employees.
• Performed upgrade to Microsoft Dynamics GP 2010 accounting ERP software providing personalized dashboards and KPIs with greater Excel integration for executives.
• Ensured near zero downtime by managing vendor relationship with enterprise payroll and timekeeping vendor, ADP.

Athens, Georgia Area

• Responsibilities included application development, database design, project management, operational support, testing and implementation.
• Created ERP System to consolidate all corporate financial and franchising data, employee management, document storage and web reporting tasks.
• Developed SQL application to consolidate data from over 200 locations to import to payroll system saving $40,000 annually.
• Implemented Employee Portal for 8,000 employees to replace mailing W-2 and… Show more Responsibilities included application development, database design, project management, operational support, testing and.
• Implemented Employee Portal for 8,000 employees to replace mailing W-2 and bi-weekly statements, integrated the automation of pay cards and provided cost savings of over $100,000 annually.
• Supported 12 production web and database servers running Windows 2003 Server and Windows 2008 O/S and SQL Server 2008 (and 2000, 2005).

• Hired to design and develop applications and manage and support a multiple server environment. Scope of responsibilities included application development, database design, project management, operational support.
• Designed and developed an event registration package including the design and implementation of the SQL Server database and overall project management.
• Developed a Change Request Web Application to enter… Show more Hired to design and develop applications and manage and support a multiple server environment. Scope of responsibilities included application development.
• Developed a Change Request Web Application to enter requests and allow management to track all open projects.
• Installed a web reporting software package to enable presentation of customized reports via the intranet.
• Installed, configured and managed a Microsoft Internet Server that served over 400,000 visitors and 4,000,000 hits monthly. Show less

• Selected to design and develop a global web based trouble ticket system to be used worldwide. Responsibilities included application development, database design, project management, operational support, testing and.
• Directed team of three developers including task assignment and daily supervision.
• Developed a CRM Software Package to expedite orders and request operational support.
• Created a shipment tracking application, with API to shipping companies’… Show more Selected to design and develop a global web based trouble ticket system to be used worldwide. Responsibilities included application.
• Created a shipment tracking application, with API to shipping companies’ tracking data.
• Designed an inventory application to monitor shipment status and warehouse inventory level requirements including an extranet for customers. Show less

Greater Atlanta Area

• Hired by this major bank to assess the needs and create solutions for the Foreign Exchange department. Acted as liaison between vendors and clients to customize vendor provided software.
• Analyzed systems and software needs of Foreign Exchange department.
• Developed intranet site and application to run reports and queries on demand.
• Developed an application that reduced the runtime of a weekly report from three hours to five minutes.

Greater Atlanta Area

• Selected by this startup energy marketer to become part of a team that developed all operating procedures, applications and documentation site to resolve support issues, implement software and hardware rollouts and.
• Converted over 200,000 customer records into new information system by developing an auto-loader, saving over 9,000 man-hours of manual data entry.
• Configured, tested and documented SCT Banner CRM (Customer Relationship… Show more Selected by this startup energy marketer to become part of a team that developed all operating procedures, applications and.
• Configured, tested and documented SCT Banner CRM (Customer Relationship Management) which enabled comprehensive customer aggregation and supply chain management.
• Designed ad-hoc reports, queries and stored procedures in Developer/2000 and Oracle 7.3. Show less

Bachelor Of Science In Business Administration, Management

Activities and Societies: Alpha Kappa Psi - Professional Business Fraternity; Gainesville Fire-Rescue Association

Work Towards Masters, Computer Infomation Systems

Completed Post Baccalaureate work toward Masters in Computer Information Systems.