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Albany, Ny

Albany, New York Area

The Technology Acquisitions Practice at NYSTEC primarily assists clients with the acquisition of new information technology for their enterprise, which includes the development of customized large-scale software applications, replacing or upgrading current hardware or software systems, re-engineering the client business processes, and the development of detailed requirements and specifications.Responsibilities include:* Business process analysis of existing client workflows* Development of requirements for new or improved systems* Development of the procurement documentation necessary for the client to acquire new systems* Assistance in the evaluation of vendor proposals for new systems* Technical oversight and quality assurance of new systems as they are developed and implemented in the client environment.

Troy, Ny

DAMA seeks to advance the concepts and practice of data management by collecting, standardizing, and disseminating knowledge and best practices from practitioners worldwide. DAMA NY-CR serves local members in public service, academia, and private industry by providing educational, networking, and career development opportunities.

Responsible for supervising all technical operations of a consulting firm specializing in merging open source and Microsoft products to provide enterprise-grade solutions at prices small businesses can afford. Provided sales and marketing support activities including product line development, design of marketing materials, community outreach, and participating in client sales meetings.Analyzed computer system security portions of new Massachusetts privacy regulations (201 CMR 17.00) and helped to develop an educational program for area businesses as well as a computer systems privacy audit to identify deficiencies in advance of the implementation deadline. Developed low-cost strategies (using open-source technology wherever possible) to solve the most common problems small businesses have in complying with the new regulations.Executed a comprehensive needs analysis program (including user interviews and focus groups) for the redevelopment of a website serving 10,000+ members of an educational organization in the financial sector. Wrote detailed RFP, identified vendors, and assisted with the vendor selection process.Other duties include the following: * Network and server administration * Strategic technology planning and budgeting * Needs analysis and RFP preparation * Vendor management * Regulatory compliance services * IT policy development and enforcement * Proposal design and preparation * Website design and development * Marketing and business development * Recruitment and hiring * Direct supervision of technical staff

Provided desktop and server support to small business consulting clients, both on site and via telephone; performed system administration, maintenance, and upgrades to hardware and software on client desktops, servers, printers, networks, and firewalls.Performed detailed analysis of an existing PHP/MySQL website serving 10,000+ members of an educational organization in the financial sector to identify and mitigate significant performance problems. Optimized database design, rewrote inefficient code, and implemented additional features and bug fixes as requested by the client. Provided technical advisement during contract dispute between client and original website developer.

Web Developer for an east-coast Architecture/Engineering/Surveying company. Responsibilities included system architecture and planning; programming in a Windows/IIS/MS-SQL/ColdFusion environment; technical mentoring and performing code reviews; and Tier 2 desktop support. Championed the company's adoption of web standards, application development frameworks (especially Fusebox), object-oriented development, and open source (most notably the FarCry content management system). Project successes included the company's own web site (http://www.cloughharbour.com); CHAProjects, a hosted (SAAS) project collaboration/file sharing web application (http://www.chaprojects.com); and a public informational web site for the reconstruction of I-93 in New Hampshire (http://www.rebuildingi93.com).

B.S., Computer Science

Computer Science

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