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Zeeland, Mi, Us

Lead the development, implementation, maintenance and support of applications to meet the requirements of the business partners and accomplish long range plans. Provide technical leadership to assigned team.

Grand Rapids, Michigan, Us

A large, private company owning and operating over 190 "super center" retail stores in the mid-west region.Systems: Procurement, Asset Management, PuridiomTechnologies: MS Office, MS Project, Visual Studio, asp.Net, SQL Server, DB2, SaaSPosition: Consultant – IT Project Manager / Business AnalystLed effort to research improvement possibilities for 2 business systems.Responsibilities:• Organize project team, investigate and document current processes search for software solutions, lead decision on future direction.• Project manage all efforts to implement Procurement software. Including management of business users, selected software consultants, internal onsite and off-shore technical resources.

A small agency that specializes in creating, managing, reviving brands via print and electronic media.Systems: Basecamp, Druple, UmbracoTechnologies: MS Office, HTML, XHTML, CSS, Javascript, CMSPosition: Consultant – Web Project ManagerLed a large web project from start to finish, assured deliverable quality and performed a lot of hands on work.Responsibilities:• Manage plans and activities for full website-development projects including discovery, architecture, design, content, front & back end coding, build out, testing, delivery and maintenance.• Coordinate internal, external and contract web team resources to ensure project timelines are met. • Perform tasks related to: Discovery – Deliberate research documenting project goals, client wants & needs, users, competitors, communication cycles, and special functionality/technical requirements. Architecture – Site map and Wireframes creation, review and approval. Content Organization – Creating a content strategy for each web page including the management of images and documents. Build Out – Using Content Managements Systems to create and load individual web pages. Testing – Review each web page for functionality and content correctness. Client Training – Document and train client to use the Content Management System.

A communications / marketing agency that provides consulting, branding, marketing, print, video and web servicesSystems: Clients & Profits, Basecamp, Druple, Radiant, Ektron, WordpressTechnologies: MS Office, HTML, XHTML, CSS, Javascript, PHP, Ruby, Open Source, CMSPosition: Consultant – Project Manager / Production Manager / Traffic ManagerLead web projects from start to finish, assured deliverable quality and performed web team resource planning.Responsibilities:• Managed all phases of website development projects including discovery, architecture, design, content and build out.• Provided Quality Assurance, verifying delivered websites have promised functionality.• Ensure web team / outside contractor work was coordinated and project time lines met. • Perform tasks related to discovery, content organization, build out and client training.

A full service IT solutions providerSystems: DTR, IDS / IBS, ShopTech, Rent Manager, Quick Books, Gemini, PCsTechnologies: MS Office, MS Project, MS Visio, MS Visual Studio, MS VSS, IIS, DNN, SQL, Web 2.0, ASP, ASP.net, VB, VB Script, Java, Java Script, HTML, XHTML, CSS, XML, XSL, AJAX, Front Page, Crystal ReportsPosition: Applications Development ManagerResponsibilities:• Lead development team including all aspects of employee management & growth• Organized efforts to create, document corporate project & communication process flows, development standards & coding best practices• Oversaw hosted web applications & ongoing maintenance• Managed planning efforts for development & support resources• Interfaced with clients to understand business requirements while creating design specifications, development specifications and testing plans• Lead DBA activities for all databases & corporate development efforts• Crystal Reports development

A manufacturing company designing and delivering plastic parts and components to market.Systems: DTR, PCsTechnologies: MS Office, MS Project, MS Visual Studio, MS VSS, IIS, SQL, ASP, VB, VBscript, HTML, XML, Front Page, Crystal ReportsPosition: Applications Development ManagerLead project process definition and source control efforts as well as, custom application development and reporting.Responsibilities:• Lead team (of 2) including all aspects of employee management and growth.• Meet with internal corporate customers to determine needs and create solutions.• Managed corporate SQL database DBA activities and corporate application development efforts. • Crystal Reports development.

Dublin, County Dublin, Ie

An over-the-counter drug manufacturing company designing and delivering products to market.Systems: AS/400, HP9000, IBM Compatible PCs, SAP, Manugistics, PrimaveraTechnologies: RPG IV, CL, Unix, Oracle, PL/SQL, SQL*Plus, MS Word, MS Excel, MS Project, IDocsPosition: Applications Development ManagerLead and managed a programming team that ranged up to 9 employees, oversaw system maintenance and upkeep. Responsibilities:• Lead programming team, including all aspects of employee management and growth.• Met with internal corporate customers to determine needs and create solutions.• Worked with outside firms to bring in additional contract resources as necessary.• Managed Unix and Oracle technical administration.