IT Project Manager

____________________SUMMARY____________________
Information Technology Management Professional with more than 15+ years analyzin
g, designing, deploying and managing multifaceted software development applicati
ons for both the manufacturing and government sector. Strong project management
, business-focus and resource management capabilities. PMP certified and recogn
ized for continued process improvements and elevating the business environment t
o higher levels of quality and consistency.
____________________EXPERIENCE____________________
2008 to Present - Project/Program Management Professional
Emerson Climate Technologies, Sidney, Ohio
Responsibile for the coordination, management to completion of mutliple projects
. This includes resource recruiting, problen/project definition, solution desig
n all the way through build, testing and integration cycles. Primary experience
with Emerson Climate has been in the areas of Oracle applications in many diver
se business areas from Finance, Order Mangement, Logistics and Supply Chain Mana
gement to segments of Manufacturing and Inventory. Currently managing the follo
wing projects: Custom worklfow for item creation, integration of Oracle Advanced
Queuing to redesign mainframe to Oracle interfacing, and the Order to Cash solu
tion ofr a production line move from our Hartselle Alabma facility to Reynosa Me
xico.
* Implemented a project management and PL/SQL standards and guidelines.
* Managed a project to develop automated interface feeds from Oracle to Customs
Accouting for Mexico trade compliance system to automate inventory reconcilation
.
* Managed the Order Management rescue project to rewrite the Order to Cash inter
faces from mainframe to Oracle.
2007 to 2008 - Project Manager
Dayton Power & Light, Dayton, Ohio
Manage the implementation of Oracle modules. Continued development and manageme
nt of PMO organization.
* Managed implementation of the Service Contracts module with advanced pricing
* Implemented XML Publisher and Report Manager. Received employee service award
for this effort.
* Developed PMO organization setting standards for project planning, prioritizin
g and management standards.
2004 to 2007 - Owner
Adrenaline Motorsports, Sidney, Ohio
Adrenaline Motorsports was a motorcycle/ATV retail store. In 2004 founded an en
trepreneurial business venture with two other partners. My responsibilities inc
luded the management of parts & accessories, catalog sales development, all IT r
elated functions as well as all accounting (payables/receivables). By utilizing
my project management and planning background, Adrenaline Motorsports quickly b
ecame a profitable company and exceeded initial expectations in both sales and p
rofits.
* In less than 6 months the business was operating with positive cash flow.
* The business exceeded first year sales goals by almost 40%.
* Increased parts and accessories sales by 20% in the second year of operation.
* Produced a business plan that received accolades from all banks it was submitt
ed to and received financing approval from all financial institutions.
2000 to 2004 - Project Manager
Midmark Corporation, Versailles, Ohio
Managed all new IT project development as well as continued support for the lega
cy MRP manufacturing system. Prior to leaving Midmark, managed segments of thei
r ERP conversion project form legacy to Oracle namely in the areas of financials
, fixed assets, logistics and all report conversions
* Instituted a Life Cycle Development methodology to manage the IT department's
software and hardware projects. It significantly reduced project time lines and
had a dramatic increase in customer satisfaction to clearly defined objectives
and requirements.
* Completed and automated Order Acknowledgement System that saved an estimated $
225,000 annually Received a company service award and monetary bonus for this a
ccomplishment
* Managed the development of a web/client based (www.documark.com) document serv
er to deliver field service documentation to service technicians. This resulted
in a significant savings in printing costs, with more timely updates to field s
ervice technicians.
1997 to 2000 - Senior Business Analyst
Minster Machine Company, Minster, Ohio
Managed all new client server application development, with direct supervision o
f 4 employees.
* Adapted a set of coding standards to improve programming and application effic
iency. This increased application performance by reducing the time to retrieve
data from Oracle databases and aided in increasing programmer efficiencies by fo
llowing a set of standards.
* Engineered and Managed the development of a Sales Proposal System/Product Conf
iguration system. This system operates as a complete Press and Material Handlin
g Equipment configuration tool as well as generates a formatted Sales Proposal/C
ontract to the customer. This was an 18 month project that included the coordin
ation efforts of multiple disciplines: engineering, sales, manufacturing, market
ing, and IT.
* Was promoted to head a new ecommerce department upon successful completion of
the Sales Proposal System. Spent 6 months on developing long term strategic pla
n for the integration internet technologies and eCommerce.
1996 to 1997 - Computer Systems Specialist
ALCOA Building Products, Sidney, Ohio
Responsibilities included the reports conversion from legacy Progress database t
o Oracle for a logistics conversion project, teaming with Ryder Logistics Corp.
Also worked with DBA in the development of an ALCOA data warehouse to meet futu
re reporting needs.
* Developed a new R&D database and application for the information retrieval and
tracking of weathering lab data.
1991 to 1996 - Member Technical Staff Level B
Computer Sciences Corporation, Dayton, Ohio
Held various responsibilities during employment at CSC. Initial duties included
; site support and analysis, coding, testing and documenting programs for the Ai
r Force's Stock Control System. Prior to leaving CSC, most duties surrounded co
ntract and proposal development to win software contracts for government work.
* Promoted from Associate Member of Technical Staff to Member of Technical Staff
Level B.
* Won a Bronze award for the successful completion of a feasibility study for th
e Defense Logistics Agency. The project was completed within time and budget re
quirements and to customer acceptance with no revisions required.
* Lead the conversion effort with a team of 4 consultants to model the Stock Con
trol System program specifications into a CADRE Teamwork case tool.
____________________EDUCATION____________________
1998 - M.B.A., MIS
University of Dayton, Dayton, Ohio
Completed coursework in Management Information Systems
1991 - B.S., MIS
Bowling Green State University, Bowling Green, Ohio
Completed coursework in Management Information Systems
____________________TECHNICAL EXPERTISE____________________
* Project Management: scope development,risk management planning and identificat
ion, communications planning, schedule development, cost planning and control, i
ntegrated Change Control
* Languages: visual basic, VB script, HTML, PL/SQL, XML
* Software: Oracle applications,Toad, Microsoft Office, Microsoft Project, Visua
l Studio, Oracle Developer Suite
* Databases: SQL Server, Oracle, Microsoft Access

____________________LICENSES____________________
PMP
Project Management Institute (PMI), Current PMP certification in good standing.
Project Management Professional (PMP),
01/0