Alan Bird Email & Phone Number

Chicago, Illinois, United States

Barrington, Illinois, United States

West Dundee, Il

Manage DSS Team for S2000 Redesign and Rewrite.Our Mission:Our Mission is to leverage our industry expertise and customer relationships to create integrated and affordable software solutions. Since 1988, we’ve helped service-oriented businesses, contractors, distributors and manufacturers become industry leaders with technology solutions critical to the growth and success of their businesses.Our Vision:To provide our customers with top-quality services, support and to… Show more Manage DSS Team for S2000 Redesign and Rewrite.Our Mission:Our Mission is to leverage our industry expertise and customer relationships to create integrated and affordable software solutions. Since 1988, we’ve helped service-oriented businesses, contractors, distributors and manufacturers become industry leaders with technology solutions critical to the growth and success of their businesses.Our Vision:To provide our customers with top-quality services, support and to establish long-lasting relationships built on trust and responsiveness.Davisware's catalog of software solutions are critical to the growth and success of your business. Not only are they the best value on the market, but they give our users the competitive edge necessary to excel in their respective marketplace. Show less

Greater Atlanta Area

Design and develop MobileFrame handheld mobility solutions for clients.

Atlanta, Ga

Help companies utilize technology to increase profit and efficiency and meet customer demands.

Development, Implementation, Support, and Consulting for S2000Win

Training, Implementation & Data Conversion Partners Group sells and installs the S2000Win Service Dispatch Software to service related companies, primarily in the HVAC, Plumbing, Electrical, and Overhead Door fields. The IT Challenge: Quickly evaluate the business processes and needs at each company and provide a customized setup, installation, and data conversion to meet their needs. Selected Achievements:Successfully integrated program with multiple accounting… Show more Training, Implementation & Data Conversion Partners Group sells and installs the S2000Win Service Dispatch Software to service related companies, primarily in the HVAC, Plumbing, Electrical, and Overhead Door fields. The IT Challenge: Quickly evaluate the business processes and needs at each company and provide a customized setup, installation, and data conversion to meet their needs. Selected Achievements:Successfully integrated program with multiple accounting packages.Built applications to quickly convert general ledger accounts, customers, vendors, employees, parts and service history to the S2000Win database.Developed custom Crystal Reports for tracking employee productivity.Managed and supported company Citrix Server. Show less

As part of a turn around team for this failed roll up organization, with little or no budget, to help the organization better measure, manage, and reduce costs, and to increase profits.Selected Achievements:Selected and implemented within 13 months, a new primary business application for 11 sites. Implementation included both data migration and internal business process redesign and integration with current Great Plains eEnterprise accounting.Negotiated annual telecommunication… Show more As part of a turn around team for this failed roll up organization, with little or no budget, to help the organization better measure, manage, and reduce costs, and to increase profits.Selected Achievements:Selected and implemented within 13 months, a new primary business application for 11 sites. Implementation included both data migration and internal business process redesign and integration with current Great Plains eEnterprise accounting.Negotiated annual telecommunication cost reductions of $485,000.Managed voice & data Infrastructure to support a 12 site, 250 user LAN/WAN.Managed and supervised staff of 8. 5 helpdesk technicians and 3 developers. Managed Citrix cluster, MS SQL, and Windows NT network infrastructure.Centrally managed Great Plains Accounting Software, FRx reporting for all sitesDesigned custom Crystal Reports for management reportingManaged centralized e-mail and web server for 11 remote sites Responsible for $1.2 million annual IT and telecommunications budget.Designed and implemented new initiatives around Information Technology Show less

Responsible for Integration Department including sales, implementation, and consulting.Managed design, configuration, installation, and rollout of 18 site WAN/LAN within 60 days.Designed and coded custom Visual Basic software for remote classroom video and audio monitoring.Designed and implemented wireless network for City of Marietta

Greater Atlanta Area

Developing new technologies to support business initiatives and align internal information systems with those business processes.Directed staff of 12 in designing custom Visual Basic, SQR, and SQL Server applications. Designed and deployed an Executive Information System to deliver daily performance metrics to all managers.Managed $3.6 million departmental budget, $1 million capital budget, and team development.Consolidated Information Systems of 15… Show more Developing new technologies to support business initiatives and align internal information systems with those business processes.Directed staff of 12 in designing custom Visual Basic, SQR, and SQL Server applications. Designed and deployed an Executive Information System to deliver daily performance metrics to all managers.Managed $3.6 million departmental budget, $1 million capital budget, and team development.Consolidated Information Systems of 15 manufacturing plants into 5 larger facilities. Show less

Responsible for all mainframe system software maintenance and network data communications.Managed enterprise data network consisting of 5 WAN's, 58 LAN's, 46 sites, and 800 nodes.

Greater Atlanta Area

Formed a help desk department to provide end user support for all business applications.

Managed selection, customization, implementation, and deployment of a shop floor data collection system.Designed and implemented a "lights out" operation for the data center eliminating the need for 2nd and 3rd shift operators.Participated in reengineering the order to fulfillment process.DBA for 46 Microsoft SQL Servers throughout the organization.Redesigned and migrated entire custom mainframe business system to a PC based systemMigrated mainframe based payroll system to… Show more Managed selection, customization, implementation, and deployment of a shop floor data collection system.Designed and implemented a "lights out" operation for the data center eliminating the need for 2nd and 3rd shift operators.Participated in reengineering the order to fulfillment process.DBA for 46 Microsoft SQL Servers throughout the organization.Redesigned and migrated entire custom mainframe business system to a PC based systemMigrated mainframe based payroll system to PeopleSoft's HR package.Responsible for all mainframe system software maintenance and network data communications. Show less

Mba, Business Administration

MBA

Math, Economics

Activities and Societies: Delta Tau Delta Left school to work in family business