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Houston, Tx, Us

Houston, Texas, Us

Houston, Texas, Us

Defined application strategy and execution to support a federated operating model for Quanta Services, $11B (Fortune #261) provider of specialty construction services for electric power, underground utility, and telecom industries. Managed applications team supporting portfolio of application services for corporate and over 200 operating Units consisting of JD Edwards ERP, Ecosys, Hyperion Finance, O365 Power Platforms, ServiceNow, UI Path, Custom Applications, Boomi Data Integrations, Data Warehousing, Field Data Capture, Incorta, and Fleet Management software. • Introduced and developed three-year technology roadmaps across infrastructure, applications, security, and PMO teams to align IT initiatives with key business strategies.• Implemented Quanta’s largest capital project ($60M) to standardize adoption of Verizon Connect GPS fleet tracking software to increase equipment utilization and improve driver safety behavior. Achieved significant ROI through reduction in equipment capital purchases of $10M and fuel savings of $4M annually.• Completed JD Edwards 9.2 upgrade on time and within budget ($2M) and implemented JD Edwards for ten additional operating units over three-year timeline.• Served as technical lead in implementing field data capture solution for electronic field logs, job reports, and timecards with full integration to JD Edwards for payroll and customer invoicing for multiple operating units.• Led digital transformation effort using ServiceNow platform to transform manual business process to 100% automation using custom screens and workflows, resulting in more efficiency for Treasury team.• Evaluated and implemented Incorta business intelligence tool for data analytics and developed operational dashboards/ reports which provided insights into jobs performance by project managers and margins analysis.

Houston, Tx, Us

Managed high performing application teams supporting Maximo Enterprise Asset Management platform, PeopleSoft 9.1 ERP, O365, Documentum, line of business applications, mobile applications development, and Oracle Service Oriented Architecture Suite for application integration.Served as trusted advisor by representing IT on various steering committees, such as work management and outage management to standardize operating procedures across Calpine’s 80+ power plants. Performed M&A due diligence activities and post-merger integration activities for acquisition of Conectiv Energy, Champion Energy Services, and Noble Energy with the expansion of Calpine’s portfolio from wholesale power generation into the retail electricity market. • Established strong track record of delivering technology solutions to influence Power Operations department to adopt a “Maximo First” strategy for turbine asset maintenance, outage management, and environmental health and safety tracking.• Led effort to conduct mobile architecture assessment; formed in-house mobile application development team working on various mobile applications for operator rounds and Maximo; developed core principles governing mobile development and design and defined mobile computing standards for software and hardware.• Represented applications team in vendor selection process for IT Managed Services Provider outsourcing contract and participated in two data center migration projects without any business disruption.• Served as SharePoint evangelist to promote usage of SharePoint for group collaboration, document management, and developed line of business applications based on SharePoint platform to improve and automate various business processes.

Houston, Tx, Us

Responsible for application development and support for Peoplesoft ERP, Documentum, and Maximo.

Oversaw P&L, budget planning, staffing, training, business development, and overall management of consulting division on solutions and delivery of consulting services. Worked with CEO and CTO to define and achieve strategic and tactical short-term and long-term goals for company.Created three-year strategic plan for consulting group to expand on services offering and to increase project acquisitions through alliance partnerships and RFI/RFP responses, resulting in backlog of $2.4M within three months of employment using open source CRM technology. Provided project management oversight, client executive sponsorship, and conducted quality assurance reviews for various MD Anderson Cancer Center client projects.

Prosper, Tx, Us

Conducted program management oversight for several project managers on solutions and delivery of multiple projects to achieve strategic and tactical benefits for Houston Independent School District, the largest public school system in Texas and the eighth largest in the United States. Provided communications and presented status reports, issues/risks, work plan, and budget to client (HISD CIO and direct reports) and Trendec senior management. Managed implementation teams for HISD projects: 1) Houstonisd.org portal web site, 2) Clear On-line application which is HISD's custom developed curriculum management system, and 3) PASS application which is a mini data warehouse application for reporting and analysis on student information, campus assessments, and state data.

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Implemented quality management program based on Six Sigma and re-engineered business processes to increase production outputs of websites development and reduce defects in search engine optimization and search engine marketing business model. Guided implementation of web analytics reporting tool to improve website design to increase page hits and stickiness. Deployed CRM application to improve Sales team business process for tracking opportunities, resulting in increased conversation rates for new customer acquisitions.

Managed all aspects of information technology leadership within this biotech company, including management of internal software developers, 3rd-party consultants, external vendors, and network services personnel to support global operations in U.S., U.K., Australia, and Switzerland. Served as program manager on manufacturing execution system (MES) implementation for a validated (21 CFR Part 11, cGMP 210/211) electronic batch record for processing of cell cultures, which included electronic data capture of work instructions and registering of materials, equipment, and reagents, with full validation (IQ/OQ/PQ) accomplished in record 16 weeks to meet Phase III clinical trial deadline for submission to FDA for approval.

Led internal developers, third-party vendor professional services team and performed hands-on development efforts for IT logistics development group covering full software development life cycle for V3-Systems warehouse management system in supporting Dell manufacturing facilities in Austin, Texas and Nashville, Tennessee. Developed strong track record of delivering solutions and achieving customer satisfaction under pressure situations.

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Worked with Director of Professional Services and SVP of global services to expand PS staffing and revenue growth. Oversaw defining implementation methodology, recruiting efforts, preparing responses to RFP’s/RFI’s/RFQ’s, training, managing 3rd party vendors, mentoring, business development, pre-sales support, and resource/revenue forecasting for professional services group. Served as project manager on $10M implementation team of 35 persons consisting of LODESTAR, Accenture, SeeBeyond, and Reliant resources to develop Lodestar Transaction Management Hub (LTMH), with focus on preparing Reliant HL&P for energy deregulation in Texas market.

Hired as first technology resource during start-up of company and directly responsible for recruiting of company CEO and hiring of technology department personnel. Served as program manager for web site and visual communications product design ($8.0M) by managing activities between internal resources and two major internet consulting firms to develop customer portal and back office system to manage user engagements and video conferencing chat rooms. Implemented full software development life cycle in addition to competitive analysis, market assessment, strategic planning, partnering, pricing, product positioning, quality assurance, and pre and post sales support for initial product launch to provide multi-point videoconferencing across internet.

Managed sales, implementations, and support activities for SBT Accounting Systems, marketed towards companies with annual revenues from $10-30 million. Implemented inventory control system, conducted on-site training and provided technical support for Sperry-Sun Drilling Services utilizing SBT accounting systems for 27 district locations worldwide. Developed Internet and eCommerce strategies for clients.

Blue Bell, Pennsylvania, Us

Served as key member of Shuttle Systems Group, which developed and maintained systems software for space shuttle flight simulator at NASA Johnson Space Center. Managed and developed department Intranet web site for sharing and housing reusable software modules. Implemented drag chute model on space shuttle simulator to assist in reduction brake failures during shutting landing.

Performed software development, coding, testing, and maintenance for F-16 flight simulator. Conducted research and development of math models for subsonic flight regions.

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Bs, Aerospace Engineering