Bob Hoover Email & Phone Number

Reno, Nevada Area

• Responsible for directing all information technology strategy, services, and infrastructure for this nationwide transportation and marine services organization—driving multiple key improvements in the areas of.
• Restructured the IT department to increase value to the business and implement new cost controls, governance processes, and methodologies (e.g. PMO, SDLC, PMLC, ITSM, IT Steering Committee).
• Drove the virtualization and migration of servers to a Cloud-based services vendor.
• Initiated key Cybersecurity improvements, developing updated policies/procedures and staff training programs to meet strict government/customer requirements.
• Rescued a sinking project to implement ADP HR/Payroll services across the enterprise, which had struggled to deliver against schedule and budget for several years.
• Championed Agile processes and project management methods to drive continuous improvement within the company.

Reno, Nevada Area

Greater Seattle Area

• Responsible for all application development and operational support (both Mainframe- and Windows-based), database administration (SQL Server and Oracle) and business intelligence/data warehouse functions (Business.
• Implemented several large, complex projects as part of a multi-year effort to migrate obsolete mainframe applications over to state-of-the-art Windows-based applications using a variety of purchased off-the-shelf.
• Implemented numerous new development processes, methodologies, and toolsets to improve/mature the company’s IT capabilities (e.g. SDLC, Change Management, Build Management, SharePoint, and Visual Studio Team System).
• Selected and implemented Business Objects to provide enterprise reporting, ETL processing, and business intelligence functionality throughout the Bank.
• Established and implemented numerous processes and controls necessary for Sarbanes-Oxley compliance and Federal Housing Finance Agency requirements.

Greater Seattle Area

• Responsible for large application software deployments throughout the organization. This included Oracle Financials ERP, Siebel CRM, and Peoplesoft HRIS, along with Focus 2000 billing and Sovera/FileNet imaging.
• Organized and led the IT department through their first Sarbanes-Oxley self-assessment, acted as point of contact with KPMG in their subsequent audit, and managed follow-up remediation efforts. Recognized by both.
• Initiated and organized a project to revamp the hardware infrastructure for Oracle e-Business suite, moving from a single-tier to multi-tier environment, in order to solve performance problems and facilitate future.
• Led a fast-track project to upgrade Oracle e-Business Suite from 11.5.4 to 11.5.10 which was completed in 3 months—and was recognized by Oracle as the fastest system upgrade project of this type, to date.
• Led the implementation of an imaging system for the Accounts Payable and Payroll departments.
• Implemented support policies and practices for the newly-implemented Peoplesoft application.

Greater Seattle Area

• Reporting to the CIO, responsible for the development/support of the company’s financial, HR, and legal systems which included JDE OneWorld and Microsoft Axapta ERP, Onyx CRM, and HRMS Entre HRIS. Defined long-term.
• Initiated and led a system selection effort to replace the company’s outdated financial applications that resulted in the purchase of Microsoft’s Axapta ERP and REAL Alliant royalty systems.
• Organized the implementation effort for the new financial systems and oversaw a cross-functional project team.
• Partnered with Human Resources to evaluate, select, and implement a new Human Resources Information System (HRIS) known as HRMS Entre.
• Implemented a change request and problem management process with business areas to effectively deal with the myriad development needs given minimal development resources.
• Established cross-functional team of development staff, operations staff, and help desk staff to stabilize neglected JDE OneWorld environment and improve support to business areas.

Greater Seattle Area

• Directed a staff of 25 including team leads, systems analysts, programmers, and project managers supporting the Managed Health Care system running on Unix-based RS6000. Functional areas included Claims/Claims Entry.
• Turned around an out-of-control project to implement a financial system from GEAC; established workable schedule and budget, reset business customer expectations, and drove to a successful, on-time delivery.
• Assumed responsibility for Managed Care applications; reorganized staff into functional teams to more effectively service various areas of the business, implemented change request and problem management processes, and.
• Directed Year 2000 renovations for the Managed Care systems (no problems encountered!)

• Program manager on new software development efforts. Created budgets and resource plans, conducted project reviews and executive presentations, and managed cross-functional development teams. Acted as.
• Organized and orchestrated the on-time, on-budget completion of one of the largest, most difficult projects undertaken by the company to deliver a new breed of products for large physician offices.
• Championed a new development process between the company founder and various development teams which utilized prototyping and rapid application development concepts to break down barriers between the teams and reduce.

• Senior IT consultant within the bank working across various business organizations.
• Completed the implementation of a Data Warehouse/EIS and managed the team responsible for on-going support and maintenance.
• Led the migration from older Digital VAX technology to the latest Alpha platform which resulted in annual savings of $250,000.
• Took control of a large, mismanaged, and over-budget PC LAN-based Clipper application development project, re-negotiated the budget and deadlines, energized the development team, implemented ahead of schedule and under.
• Established an ongoing committee responsible for the creation of application development and programming standards.
• Implemented an integrated computing platform for the Finance department which included the design, purchase, installation, and configuration of a Novell server for office automation and PathWorks client software for.