Patrick Rauth Email & Phone Number

Dahlonega, Ga

Free lance Senior Consulting Project Management & Implementation SpecialistHighly accomplished IT Manager specializing in conceptualizing and directing design of advanced technology solutions. An advanced expert in enterprise applications and infrastructure with special emphasis in EDI systems, Provider-to-Payer interfaces, Credit Authorization Systems, Funds Management, EFT implementations, and creation of Credit Card Gateway systems. Recognized for collaborating with stakeholders and upper management to establish goals, requirements, and strategic vision. Excellent communication skills, known for ability to champion concepts and win management approval for time-lines and resources. Strong experience providing Project Management support for industry audits (PCI, FFIEC). Outstanding team leadership and excellent communications skills.

Atlanta, Ga

ContractorThrough AricentApplication Project Manager/Senior Software Compliance Auditor for Water Fall & Agile projects AT&T highly structured IT Unified Project (ITUP) SDLC process used for project tracking from inception to delivery. Full product life cycle (Agile/Waterfall) from Business Requirements to Project Close out.Application Project Manager/Senior Software Compliance Auditor - Sox compliance for Water Fall & Agile Full product life cycle (Agile/Waterfall) from Business Requirements to Project Close outAT&T highly structured IT Unified Project (ITUP) SDLC process used for project tracking from inception to delivery.o Planned and managed project initiation, analysis, design, development, testing, implementation, and post-implementation functions. o Headed multiple projects concurrently with responsibility for defining scope, requirements, and business cases; creating and controlling budgets; and allocating resources. o Reviewing detailed project plans, project design documentation, and functional specifications for scope & accuracy.o Insured test scripts & test results were accurate & completeo Reviewed implementation & Deployment plans. o Identified, assessed, and mitigated potential risks and negative impact. o Coordinated the efforts of multiple teams, conducted weekly project status meetings, and provided status reports to senior managers.Jira Administrator for the Audit and Project management teamo Provided training and mentoringo Conducted numerous internal compliance auditsDevelopment & maintenance of Audit project status reports for all Local Provisioning Platform & Service Provisioning Platform projectsKey Accomplishmentso 8 SQA Audits resulting in a score of 100% and 2 Scoring 92 and aboveo Creating Word Macro for Requirements matching between Artifact & TTR for 100% traceability

Alpharetta, Ga

Contractor through IDRProject Manager/Business Analyst for Payments Credit and Collections ServicesLiaison for Marketing, Customer Support, and Multiple Development and QA teams for Web based Online payments. Business liaison for Retail Wireless team and Chase Paymentech for credit and debit authorization • Directed all phases of the software development management lifecycle, from inception through completion, delivering goals on time, within budget, and to specification. • Planned and managed project initiation, analysis, design, development, testing, implementation, and post-implementation functions. • Headed multiple projects concurrently with responsibility for defining scope, requirements, and business cases; creating and controlling budgets; and allocating resources. • Prepared detailed project plans, project design documentation, and functional specifications. • Created test scripts, reviewed test results, and developed implementation plans. Identified, assessed, and mitigated potential risks and negative impact. • Coordinated the efforts of multiple teams, conducted weekly project status meetings, and provided status reports to senior managers.Key accomplishments:o National contract negotiations for single vendor check processoro Deployment of web based single sign-on of service paymentso Development of requirements and process flows for credit card gateway for new wireless retail storesTools: MS Office Suite & MS Project, Visio

Alpharetta, Ga

Contracted through ComforceProject Manager with 6-10 ongoing projects for Wireless Support SystemsUsing Wireless Unified Process(WUP) SDLC for Software development o Directed all phases of the software development management lifecycle, from inception through completion, delivering goals on time, within budget, and to specification. o Planned and managed project initiation, analysis, design, development, testing, implementation, and post-implementation functions. o Headed multiple projects concurrently with responsibility for defining scope, requirements, and business cases; creating and controlling budgets; and allocating resources. o Prepared detailed project plans, project design documentation, and functional specifications. o Created test scripts, reviewed test results, and developed implementation plans. Identified, assessed, and mitigated potential risks and negative impact. o Coordinated the efforts of multiple teams, conducted weekly project status meetings, and provided status reports to senior managers.Key accomplishments:o Deployment of infrastructure systems for real-time systems wireless systemso Upgrade and Deployment of EDI System following WUP SDLC to deploy 53 external Partners and 14 internals Partnerso On Boarding of new clients/ new features to Wireless interfacesTools: MS Office Suite & MS Project

Contractor Senior Project Manager• o Facilitated Project Planning meetings for defining project scope. (Functional teams participating; Client/Business, System Architecture, Software Development, System Test, Software Quality Assurance, Technical Documentation)o Provided scheduling guidance to functional team leaders for identifying; resource requirements, deliverable dependencies, etc. in preparation for development of project schedule.o Facilitated reviews of Business Requirements and High Level Design documents as provided by Software Development Engineering. (Representatives from all Functional teams in attendance)o Facilitated reviews of Test Plans as provided by Systems Test and Software Quality Assurance to ensure testing would be accomplished in support of the project scope and defined features. (Representatives from all Functional teams in attendance)o Provided High Quality MS Project schedules in support of overall project plan.Key Accomplishments:o Design of business process flow to support SDLC protocolso Successful Implementation 6 Debit Network Certifications o Pin Exchanges, Key exchangeso Conversion of new Banks from exiting networks to FNIS systemo Certification of new networks (E-funds and Certegy)o Moving of Settlement from Visa DPS to Visa.o Implementation of Rewards program for pinned Debit usage for adding new participants, eligibility and gateway tracking.o Implementation of ATM services for 3 Casinoso Participation in FNIS(Intercept) first Successful PCI audito Participation FFIEC audito Networks supported, Honor, Star, Plus, Pulse, VisaDPS, NYCE, Interlink o Settlement through Visa DPSTools: MS Office Suite & MS Project, Visio