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Denver, Nc

Bridgewater, Nj

- Provided system analysis and technical expertise for various computer systems used within Allergan’s Product Surveillance, Risk Management, Global Regulatory Compliance, Quality, and Information Systems groups- Played a leading role in cross-functional teams of RDIS, client departments, and Corporate IS staff- Lead successful implementation of RDIS projects to ensure that user needs are met with efficient, innovative and compliant solutions- Responsible for interfacing with business functions in support of key initiatives and on-going relationship management- Seek out opportunities for increased system and process efficiencies and operational improvements, and recommends improvements through modifications of current systems, implementation of new technologies, and implementation of more efficient processes- Leads the effort to analyze, design, code, test, validate, and implement systems- Provided expertise in vendor-provided and in-house developed software tools for projects of small to medium size or complexity, in order to meet user requirements, department standards, and Regulatory guidelines

Holmdel, Nj

- Lead implementation, configuration, and support activities of TrackWise software at various customer sites. The implementations may consist of analyzing and documenting customer requirements, installing/upgrading software, deploy software configuration, assisting with validation activities, and the training of administrators, subject matter experts, and end-users- Conducted meetings to analyze customer’s business and functional requirements, providing stakeholders with configuration options along with pros and cons of each- Worked with stakeholders to evaluate and develop logical workflows, representative of business processes and industry best practices- Designed and developed SAP Business Objects Crystal Reports to track management key performance indicators as well as compliance reasons- Designed and developed custom training material using Oracle UPK software- Training content delivered has included high-level onboarding training, SOPs, and detailed work instructions- Assisted with Computer Systems Validation and related documentation- Implemented TrackWise in conjunction with 21 CFR Part 11, Current Good Manufacturing Practices (cGMP), and other related FDA regulations- Business vertical experience includes: Pharmaceutical, Medical Device, Contract Manufacturing Organizations (CMO), Contract Research Organizations (CRO), and Food and Beverage- Delivered the first successful deployment of the TrackWise SelectStart product, on time and under budget, replacing antiquated paper process and disparate MS Access database systems- This implementation was considered a win for Sparta Systems and customer feedback will be featured in future marketing and sales material

Holmdel, Nj

- Provided support for issues received via phone or email for TrackWise suite of products - This included identifying severity, business impact, reproduction/escalation of issues, and finding suitable configuration alternatives if possible

- Development team member in charge of product updates, and upgrades to the backend database, as well as, the frontend Business Intelligence (BI) tool facing the customer- Other responsibilities included development and maintenance of data extraction, transformation, and loading (ETL) utilities for BI front ends, automating various business processes within the organization, and providing other team members with requirements for cross functional projects- Participated in discussions pertaining to future development, product shortcomings, and future enhancements, by setting up measurable criteria for milestones, as well as, setting up time lines for deliverables- Database management pertaining to query/index optimization, creation and deletion of fields/tables, creation of triggers, and stored procedures- Streamlined and automated the data loading process, and other numerous processes within the company- Prepared weekly and daily loads, check the loads are formatted correctly, and ensure quality data for the products- Streamlined and tuned a marketing proposal process from six hours per proposal to one hour - This saved the Marketing Department approximately 1000 man-hours during calendar year 2007 alone- Optimized the export process for the Discovery Insurance product, moving it from a ten to twelve hour operation to a five hour operation

Paramus, Nj

- Development team member in charge of product updates, and upgrades to the backend database, as well as, the frontend Business Intelligence (BI) tool facing the customer- Other responsibilities included development and maintenance of data extraction, transformation, and loading (ETL) utilities for BI front ends, automating various business processes within the organization, and providing other team members with requirements for cross functional projects- Participated in discussions pertaining to future development, product shortcomings and future enhancements, by setting up measurable criteria for milestones, as well as, setting up time lines for deliverables- Database management pertaining to query/index optimization, creation and deletion of fields/tables, creation of triggers, and stored procedures- Streamlined and automated the data loading process, and other numerous processes within the company- Prepared weekly and daily loads, check the loads are formatted correctly, and ensure quality data for the products- Streamlined and tuned a marketing proposal process from six hours per proposal to one hour - This saved the Marketing Department approximately 1000 man-hours during calendar year 2007 alone- Optimized the export process for the Discovery Insurance product, moving it from a ten to twelve hour operation to a five hour operation- Worked closely with the Corporate Technology Support Group in order to help distributed application groups fill the gap between the business needs and application functionality- Communicated defects to stakeholders, both verbally and by email, using an in house defect tracking system- Provided feedback to application groups pointing out procedural errors by documenting inaccuracies and inconstancies- Evaluated and certified Siebel CRM along with 16 coexisting applications - This version was successfully deployed to over 5000 users in domestic and international locations

Bs, Information Systems

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