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Schaumburg, Illinois, Us

Mason, Mi, Us

Lead team of solution architects and developers, including three direct reports and 28 indirect reports, in providing technical direction for enterprise-level systems. Consult with business department to identify issues of concern and develop architecture solutions to streamline processes and improve overall productivity. Establish plans for executing projects and delegate responsibilities to team members. Collaborate with infrastructure team to ensure technical services are operating correctly and server problems are minimized.• Developing five-year technology roadmap for company in collaboration with business unit, focusing on software deployment, licensing negotiation, hardware replacement and enterprise-level transition to .NET framework to improve system integration and efficiency. Expanding team responsibility to include Active Directory administration and provide greater management over Microsoft Exchange server development.

Mason, Mi, Us

Managed up to 30 employees (IT engineers and contractors) performing database management, infrastructure design and software integration duties. Recruited, trained and evaluated team.• Designed architecture and executed successful transition from Domino (Lotus Notes) to Microsoft Exchange for 6K+ end users, overseeing project to company-wide rollout, allowing shared calendar integration and increased user collaboration, as well as cost savings.• Integrated multiple Active Directory Domains that supported cross-forest authentication with ADFS single sign-on, enabling shared username / password to be used across multiple systems and managed centrally.Primary Technologies: Active Directory, Powershell, Microsoft Exchange, Microsoft Lync, Microsoft Skype, SAP ECC 6.0, Sharepoint 2007, Sharepoint 2010, Sharepoint 2013

Lake Forest, Illinois, Us

Supervised software selection and integration processes based upon specific business needs, implementing projects aimed at improving efficiency and reducing maintenance / licensing costs. Managed IT Architecture, SAP Basis, Windows and SharePoint Administration / Development teams, providing technical direction and guidance.• Collaborated with manufacturing team in creating Performance Improvement System and better identifying inefficiencies.• Implemented v7000 SAN and IBM BladeCenter hardware to support ERP system• Deployed Sharepoint 2007 to all users as collaboration tool and intranet, providing single system that displayed HR, Benefits, and contact information for all corporate departments and also served as place to share documents easily for collaboration with users in multiple departments.• Designed Instant Messaging Integration using Microsoft Communicator 2007 R2 facilitating acquisition collaboration.• Developed IT solutions for company-wide Green Initiative, reducing carbon footprint by lowering energy expenditure through server configuration.• Reduced annual IT maintenance costs 15% yearly during 2008, 2009 and 2010 by renegotiating vendor contracts, upgrading hardware, and requesting 3rd-party vendors to provide support where appropriate.• Directed hardware replacement project and determined cost effective solutions that allowed for improved scaling capabilities, lowering costs 50% while increasing overall performance.Technologies: Microsoft Exchange, Microsoft Sharepoint, Active Directory, VMWare, v7000, HP Proliant, SAP, Rightfax

Lake Forest, Illinois, Us

Lake Forest, Illinois, Us

Created team that delivered application architecture during company integration with Sweetheart Cup Company (SF Holdings), managing team of 6 in developing appropriate solutions for improving EDI processes and designing new applications to streamline operations.• Facilitated success design of new EDI system that allowed easier configuration, faster response rates, and improved support capabilities.

Lake Forest, Illinois, Us

Supported IT Department in preparation for company-wide technology improvements.Managed on-site development and deployment of integrations.• Designed and developed application integration solutions by implementing webMethods Integration Server (Middleware).• Implemented integrations with Oracle eBusiness, MFG Pro, Manugistics

Chicago, Illinois, Us

Chicago, Illinois, Us

Trane CorporationSenior DeveloperIntegrated the company's business applications to provide for a more efficient flow of data through the enterprise. Designed and implemented four interfaces for the financial team. Developed interfaces using Active Software 3.x and Java 1.1.CNA UniSourceTechnical LeaderDesigned and Developed a Visual Basic 6.0 application to replace Interlogic System’s existing COBOL application. Designed a custom Visual Basic 6.0 ActiveX control enhance the data entry capabilities of the application. Designed the database structure for storage of payroll information based on an employee’s relationship to a company. Led development team of 3 people. Developed using Visual Basic 6.0, COM, ADO, Access 97, third party Active-X Controls

Chicago, Illinois, Us

McDonald’s CorporationDeveloper/TesterTested McDonald’s replacement BackOffice system. Tested the integration software between McDonald’s existing POS (Point of Sale) devices and the back office systems. Designed Microsoft Access database to store test case scripts and test results.McDonald’s CorporationDeveloperDesigned and developed a single data mining application to replace more than three applications. Designed a 3-tier architecture to allow for easy changes without a complete redeployment to the entire user base. Deployed application to approximately 10 users to allow custom report building against a 1 terabyte database. The current user base for the application is 25+ users. Developed using Visual Basic 5.0, COM, Oracle 7.x, DB2, Access 95

Designed and developed automated, web based credit card billing system. This cross platform system integration project utilizes ASP pages, an asynchronous VB DLL, Perl scripts running on Linux machines and 3rd party applications to satisfy the business requirements and limitations imposed. Designed and developed major portions of the company’s backend web based administration utilities using ASP and VB in conjunction with Access databases. Developed the company’s web site using Cascading Style Sheets and ASP with Visual Interdev 6.0, hand coding and Adobe Photoshop

Bs, Computer Information Systems

Associate, Computer Information Systems