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Albany, New York Area

Provided technical leadership, team management, and project management on key projects for Financial and Business SystemsKey Achievements:-Lead a team of 5 IT professionals in a dynamic, fast-paced environment. Provided personal mentoring, counseling, and career planning for team members. Recruited and hired new members for team growth. Managed team resources including planning, scheduling, and staff allocation.-Managed systems life cycle/production support for 80+ applications. Managed relationships with vendors and 12 internal customer groups.-Directed high-profile projects to ensure in-flight projects are on track; provided technical leadership and direction, when needed, to help the team keep projects on course.-Developed Business Cases for IT Planning; performed contract reviews for approved projects.-Implemented Point-Of-Use Inventory Management System for OR and SPD staff. Technologies included MHS OptIC, SQL Server, WinAutomation, Wavelink, and Motorola MC75 handheld computers.-Managed Business Objects upgrade project. Technologies included SAP Business Intelligence, SQL Server 2012, Crystal Reports 2013, and SQL Server Integration Services (SSIS)-Managed integration of patient refund requests into SmartStream Financials. Technologies included Infor SmartStream, Sybase Transact-SQL, and UNIX-Managed large system upgrade project for SmartStream Financials. Technologies included Infor SmartStream, Sybase Transact-SQL, and UNIX-Managed successful offsite disaster recovery test for SmartStream Financials.

Albany, New York Area

Provided technical leadership and project management on key projects for Financial and Business Systems Key Achievements:-Technical leadership for a team of 4 IT professionals in a dynamic, fast-paced environment. Oversight for tier 2 production support for 80+ applications. Systems life cycle ownership/subject matter expertise for Finance/Supply Chain applications.-Managed two large system upgrade projects for SmartStream Financials. Technologies included Infor SmartStream, Sybase Transact-SQL, and UNIX-Designed, developed, and implemented a database and automated process for collecting, summarizing, and reporting HR employee attrition and IT performance metrics projects. Technologies included SQL Server 2012, and SQL Server Integration Services (SSIS).-Implemented EDI integration for 810 invoices between GHX and SmartStream Financials. Technologies included GHX Connect-Plus, Infor SmartStream, and Sybase Transact-SQL-Implemented integration of patient allergy and diet restrictions in HL7 format for CBORD Nutrition Suite. Technologies included Soarian Clinicals EHR, OPENLink, and CBORD Nutrition Suite.-Streamlined performance and automated nightly jobs for SmartStream Financials. Technologies included Infor SmartStream, Sybase Transact-SQL, and UNIX

Albany, New York Area

Provided technical leadership and project management on key projects for Billing and Royalty Systems teamKey Achievements:-Implemented Oracle Media & Intellectual Property Management as the LexisNexis global royalty solution, including custom integration using middleware components, process transformation, and data migration from legacy solutions for 14 global business units. Oracle PL/SQL and Java used extensively, with integration to Peoplesoft AP, OBIEE, and Oracle virtual private database solution for row-level security by business unit. -Defined strategy for migrating LexisNexis US Print business functions into new Oracle ERP systems. Technical work included analysis of system interfaces, fitment against new system modules, and data migration mapping. Also provided key input and direction for scheduling and resource planning.-Implemented Business Events System, linking LexisAdvance® product to enterprise back office systems for real-time dynamic pricing and subscription look-up functions, as well as recording of billable and non-billable user transactions. Oracle PL/SQL and Java were used extensively, along with Oracle Coherence Caching.-Implemented process to load eBook sales from external sites (Amazon, iTunes, Google) for calculating royalties on external sales, using PowerBuilder and SQL Server.-Implemented Print-On-Demand capability in manufacturing, inventory, and cost accounting systems, using Visual Basic, Sybase, and SQL Server.

Albany, New York Area

Provided technical leadership, team management, and project management on key projects for Albany, NY locationKey Achievements:-Resource management including planning, scheduling, and allocation for team of 5 employees and 12 contractors. Performed one-on-one counseling and career planning for employees.-Maintained team project roadmap and tracked and managed team budget-Managed vendor relationships with Infosys, HCL, and Publishing Technology (Vista). Assumed ownership of Outsourcing and Offshoring transformation efforts, including weekly status checkpoints for run/support and change teams, LOE spend, and continuous improvement efforts to bring knowledge and delivery performance up to expectations. Managed negotiations for fixed bid contracts and work authorizations.-Management and oversight of systems life cycle/production support. Also provided oversight on key projects, including participation on Project Control Boards for shared projects and integrations.

Albany, New York Area

Provided technical leadership and project management on key projects for Albany, NY locationKey Achievements:-Implemented FlexNet Software Entitlement system for software business units. Technical work included data migration, system modifications, creation of middleware components, feeds to downstream systems, and integrating FlexNet with licensing modules for software products sold to external customers.-Migrated and integrated acquired publishing and software businesses into enterprise systems. Technical work included data migration, system modifications, middleware components, and feeds to downstream systems. Also planned and executed release schedule including 6 user groups and over 15 technical groups.-Implemented conversion to ISBN-13 for over 20 related downstream systems and interfaces across the enterprise. Scheduled phased releases for systems and interface changes based on criticality and degree of customer facing, as well as dependencies between systems and resource availability.

Albany, New York Area

Managed applications, projects, and relationships with Finance, Manufacturing, and Distribution DepartmentsKey Achievements:-Designed, developed, and implemented a Fulfillment module for a custom manufacturing system. Technical work included new database table and procedure designs using SQL Server, interface packages between systems and with external manufacturing vendor, and new application reports and forms.-Implemented a web-based product catalog management application. Technical work included new database tables, procedures, and user functions using SQL Server, data migration from MS Access, and application design and development using Java/Websphere. Product features included tree-structure browsing of catalog titles, dynamic generation of catalog section in HTML, XML, or PDF format, and XML export of catalog data for use by external catalog print vendor.-Migrated external fulfillment function to an internal distribution facility in Conklin New York. -Defined Manufacturing Systems roadmap and strategy, which included evaluations of several external packages including PrintCafe and Peoplesoft.

Albany, New York Area

Managed permanent staff of 2 and 4 contractors, and matrixed programming staff assigned from other departments and locations; managed applications, projects, and relationships for Finance, Human Resources, and Publishing DepartmentsKey Achievements:-Managed multiple simultaneous Y2K projects to replace all Financial and Human Resources systems, including migration to Peoplesoft Financials and Human Resources, packaged systems conversions and upgrades, and custom development of Product Costing (Visual Basic, Sybase, Crystal Reports) and Royalty Accounting systems (PowerBuilder, Sybase). -Implemented a Data Warehouse/Analytical Application to capture, report, and analyze Product Profitability, using SQL Server (including DTS, Analysis Services) and Excel. -Business analysis, requirements definition, and testing functions for a large multi-year Vista ERP Fulfillment System implementation.