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Dallas, Texas, United States

Dallas/Fort Worth Area

Management consultant to executive management teams on leveraging information technology. Managed business improvement and application deployment projects.

Dallas

Dallas/Fort Worth Area

Helping the business by providing the correct information, in the appropriate manner, when it matters.As an Information Architect, I support business and technology operational objectives by:contributing research information and recommendations to strategic planning and reviews; preparing and completing action plans; implementing software and process performance improvements; managing team productivity and output quality through team-based software such as Atlasssian JIRA and Atllassian Confluence; resolving problems; completing audits; identifying trends; determining system improvements; implementing change.Participant in yearly strategic planning sessions to determine the software product mix required to support the business direction.I'm required to understand the information requirements by studying the organization mission, goals, and business drivers.Working with executives, I need to build commitment to information strategy by considering and evaluating different points of view and creating a cohesive argument to gain consensus to required changes.I define enterprise information architecture by analyzing information requirements; determining systems architecture, components, and technologies; studying business operations and user-interface requirements; directing development of physical database.

Coverings is an interior design company that provides custom window treatments, upholstery and floor coverings for both consumer and commercial clients.

Dallas/Fort Worth Area

Imagine Solutions helps companies – all sizes, all industries, all configurations – get the most value out of their Enterprise Content Management (ECM) investments.I worked to sell Imagine Solutions products and services. I leveraged the companies partnership with IBM to support ECM initiatives.

Strategic ConsultingEvaluated business plan for this knowledge-management consulting firm.Consulted with founders on market penetration tactics, competitive analysis and consulting firm operations.Refined marketing message.Developed target client profiles.Streamlined consulting service offerings.Recognized potential in intellectual capital assets and packaged them as products. Promoted the package to software vendors, consulting firms and client companies.Assissted with sales and marketing efforts of targeted customer base.

Dallas, Tx

Provided a vision for this start-up technology consulting company. Acted as advisor to executive management team on market positioning and offering focus. Assimilated how board of directors view company performance and the impact of industry pressure to corporate direction.

Dallas/Fort Worth Area

I worked to established IBM’s Business Innovation Services division as a provider of technology consulting for the communication service providers in Texas, Oklahoma and Louisiana.I focused on establishing relationships with companies with little or no experience with IBM’s technology services capabilities. Regained customer confidence in IBM’s capabilities with customers who had experienced less than satisfactory delivery during previous engagements.Known for leveraging small opportunities into strategic relationships with entrepreneurial view of sales. I grew a $70,000 needs assessment project into a $2,000,000 web commerce development project. I expanded a 3-people 4- month consulting project to 22-people 2-year relationship resulting in $ 2,800,000 in revenue. I also sold “value-added” propositions to clients to cover IBM consultants usually provided at no charge.I strengthened client relationships by delivering solutions to meet client P&L-oriented business objectives. For example, through strong account positioning and innovative business case collaboration with one client, funded a non-budgeted project that was not only profitable to IBM, but also resulted in a 1000% ROI to the client.Drafted and executed a nationwide business plan focused on IBM’s Small and Medium Business communication customers to establish market position. This included identifying and refining the targeted client profile, refining IBM’s consulting services offerings to the segment, developing a targeted market message for IBM’s customers’ executives and evangelizing within multiple IBM operating units to gain the support required to execute the new business model.I targeted and acquired new long-term consulting services with one of the nation’s largest wireless service providers. The relationship with the executive director level resulted in multiple technology services sales and positioned IBM for strong hardware and software sales.

Dallas/Fort Worth Area

Integral ground floor team member who led the transformation of a staff augmentation company to a business-oriented information technology consulting practice focused on high-volume UNIX transaction processing application development within the retail, healthcare, telecommunication and energy industries.Created $4,000,000 in revenue during the first year with a IT services start-up company and generated $11,500,000 over 2 years.Shaped vision of a consulting organization that leveraged existing assets and competencies.Redesigned and implemented strategic sales approach resulting in increased revenue and proposal-to-close ratio.Publicized the company direction and focus to industry analysts (i.e., Giga Group, TheYankee Group, IDC) and media journalists (i.e., CIO, Computerworld, Consumer Goods) through road shows and press briefings. Worked with a public relations firm to script the message, develop on-line presentation and rehearse with the CEO.Influenced the development of the strategic business plan and new service initiatives. Participated in yearly budget and salary review processes.Advanced recruiting by designing competency tests and streamlined the recruiting process. Developed job descriptions and career progression plans.

Dallas/Fort Worth Area

Worked with the clients’ senior-management level to establish directional paths for the integration of technology with business strategies. Focused in the retail, warehouse/ distribution, food service, and telecommunications industries.

Dallas/Fort Worth Area

Managed enterprise-wide business reengineering project teams within the telecommunication, retail and energy industries.

Dallas/Fort Worth Area

Consultant with clients in the telecommunications, utility and energy industries in developing information systems.