Sandy Gallagher Email & Phone Number

Mechanicsburg Pa

Currently seeking a full or part time job in Central PA, preferably in the Mechanicsburg or Camp Hill areas.

• Serve as the IT Manager for the National Weather Service, Office of Climate, Weather and Water Services (OCWWS)• Developed Strategic Plans for five applications/systems in conjunction with the AWIPS II project• Developed and submitted IT Budget for OCWWS for FY09. • Provided AWIPS II Team members with templates to standardize info submission• Track accomplishment of all OCWWS vulnerability fixes, training completion, training plans, budget requirements and submission, inventory completion, COOP Planning & Testing, continuous monitoring, and all initiatives requiring IT Security expertise• Participate in IT CIO meetings as the OCWWS SME expert• Educate the OCWWS branch managers on Security and IT best practices • Review all IT CIO documents (policies, manuals, directives) prior to issuance• Perform Information Security Systems Officer duties for branch application

Served as Project Manager for several highly visible, cross-functional, multivendor, multi-client Projects simultaneously:• Developed Project scope, budget, timeline, and schedule as well as a Communications plan to include all stakeholders• Monitored Project progress and issues and documented status • Facilitated change management , risk management and contingency planning • Compiled progress data, cost analysis information, and problem resolution information• Created and archived Project documentation • Facilitated Team Meetings, Teleconferences, Inter-agency coordination, and Contractor responsibility definitions for Statement of Work to be used for Bid Requests • Served as Project Manager on the following DECC MECH initiatives:o Data Center Outage – A complete shutdown of the DECC’s data centero Secure Compartmentalized Information Facility (SCIF) Construction o Building Preparation for DISA HQ Continuity of Operations (Coop) Siteo Coop Planning and Exercise Executions o Business Continuity Plan o Classified Customer Initiatives (3 Customers• Ensured Security regulations were upheld during all phases of these Projects• Developed, reviewed, and update Security Policy letters and procedures • Maintained equipment lists for incoming workloads, and ensured Security and Facilities documentation on the equipment was provided• Tracked tasks for, and served as liaison to, multiple organizations involved in Projects• Maintained contact with all Project Stakeholders to ascertain level of satisfaction with progress and performance• Coordinated practical details of the transfer of care, custody, and control of project deliverables, including transfer of operational and maintenance documentation• Documented Business Continuity Planning Model using National Institute of Standards and Technology recommendations • Developed MS PowerPoint presentations for In-Process Review briefs

Served as Project Leader for DECC MECH Projects, including:Migration of Applications, Replacement of Obsolete Software, Web-based Processing, Network Conversions. Common Access Card/Public Key Infrastructure implementation. IBM Z series hardware/software analysis & cost comparison. Report Distribution s/w conversion from INFOPAC to CA View/Deliver, Round Tape Elimination & Tape Optimization. Provided Project Mgt support in contingency Planning , Business Continuity Planning. conversion & upgrades to OS/390. Conversion from IMS to DB2 , System Managed Storage (SMS) implementation, host consolidation efforts.Served as lead negotiator for Defense Finance & Accounting Service Assisted in requirements gathering & cost analysis for original DFAS Proposal, Enforced Service Level Agreements for DFAS & Classified customers, Participated in joint DFAS/DISA initiatives, such as, Secure Web Access development & implementation, & optimization of Customer applications, Monitored customer invoices & conducted research into fluctuations in processing costs; Facilitated In-Process Reviews for the DFAS Systems Program Office Director , Coordinated the Security Accreditation for STARS. Directed efforts of DECC MECH divisions to ensure:Required contracts are in place, necessary software is available, security is upheld, Capacity Planning is addressed, network capacity is adequate for present & future traffic, data storage is accounted for in all DECC MECH initiatives ,Consistently monitored DECC budgets in order to forecast shortfalls. Reviewed operations & recommend procedural alterations to increase savings for DECC MECH & customers , Set up new Customer workloads within DECC MECH, including Billing, Security, Storage, Database, Customer contact lists, Software Licensing, & worked with DECC MECH tech staff & Customer contacts to optimize for cost & efficiency, Maintained all project documentation including: Points-of-Contacts, Plans of Action, Milestones, & meeting minutes

• Served as System Manager responsible for all processing activity at four, Standard Automated Material Management Systems (SAMMS) sites, each one a highly complex, Automated Data Processing environment consisting of computer networks, database management, systems software, various databases, and dynamically evolving application systems and subsystems• Prioritized jobs, applied constraint considerations, and recovered job failures for each site• Reinstated systems processing after system failures and scheduled maintenance shutdowns• Interfaced with all levels of management, technicians, and users at DIPC-Richmond and customer sites• Made technical recommendations that reduced system degradation and improved processing efficiency• Maintained comprehensive knowledge of database design and internal file organization to ensure database integrity and optimal utilization of ADP resources• Diagnosed system problems, determined recovery procedures and maintained system documentation Technologies Used: COBOL, JCL, GOTS, SAMMS, MADS, AUTODIN TPX, Fileaid, Abendaid, System Dumps

Information Technology

Data Base Design 16 Hrs 1987, Structured Analysis 40 Hrs 1988, Freelance For Windows 8 Hrs 1992 , Knowledge Technologies 24 Hrs 1992.

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