Barbara DeVries

Current

• Director of Project Management at CES Network Services, Inc.

Past

• First Vice-President at Countrywide Home Loans
• First Vice-President at Countrywide Financial Corporation
• Director at JavaMUG

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Education

• Texas A&M University
• University of California, Berkeley

Recommended

14 people have recommended Barbara

Connections

500+ connections

Industry

Information Technology and Services

Websites

• CES Network Services, Inc.
• Mercedes-Benz Club of America
• Commonfund

Barbara DeVries’s Summary

•Managed staff - administration, timekeeping, salary review, performance evaluations, matrix management, virtual teams, resources in multiple locations, budget tracking
•Managed software architecture team: guided methodology, technology assessment/evaluation of hardware/software, technology roadmap – evolution of platforms, languages, hardware, n-tier and distributed architecture, object-oriented system projects, Service-Oriented architecture (SOA), refactoring, reuse
•Managed data management team: data architecture/modeling, standards, data quality, business intelligence, data warehousing , data integration, replication, optimizing to reduce latency, implemented packages for data warehousing and analyzed existing production data for anomalies
•Planned budget, strategic plan, aligning IT with business, produced master telecommunication plan, Master IT plan. Managed compliance initiatives, including IT Governance, audit, quality control
•Developed and reported system, software and project metrics – including designing, obtaining, interpreting and tracking, aligned with IEEE, SEI, W3C and PMI standards.
•Designed custom proprietary systems, software and programs, integrating open-source software
•Consulted for business continuity plan, backup procedures, disaster/recovery, 24X7 strategic planning, zero latency initiatives. Executed business resumption at IBM Silverlake and Sungard facilities.
•Performed business process re-engineering for internal and back-office automation, daily operations, exception processing
•Managed client relations including project proposals, scope management, stakeholder meetings, business support, prioritization, inter-departmental liaison
•Implemented of project standards, project portfolio management, software/product cost tracking and total cost of ownership analysis.
•Prepared functional/technical requirements; bids, RFPs, RFQs and responses; presented proposals, project updates, post-mortem, return on investment (ROI),

Barbara DeVries’s Specialties:

Well rounded IT executive including operational and telecommunication experience. Managing technical staff. Written communication, including specifications, proposals, manuals, planning, technical and management documents. Mentoring and teaching. Presentations. Certified programmer. Certified network engineer. Project Management Professional.

Additional Information

Barbara DeVries’s Websites:

• CES Network Services, Inc.
• Mercedes-Benz Club of America
• Commonfund

Barbara DeVries’s Interests:

management philosophy of W. Edwards Deming, Peter Drucker, training by Frank Lee, Tom Peters, Stephen Covey, Bill Hendricks, http://hendricksresources.com/ http://franklee.com/ staff development, software architecture, software methodology, SDLC, lifecycle, technology roadmap, n-tier and distributed architecture, object-oriented software, Service-Oriented architecture (SOA), refactoring, data management, data architecture, data modeling, data quality, business intelligence, data warehousing, strategic planning, aligning IT with business, IT Governance, software and project metrics IEEE, SEI, W3C and PMI standards, open-source software, business continuity, 24X7, business process re-engineering, client relations, scope management, stakeholder meetings, facilitation, project management, project portfolio management, total cost of ownership, functional specification, RFP, RFQ, return on investment (ROI), business process analysis

Barbara DeVries’s Honors:

PMP, Project Management Professional
Comptia IT Project +
Comptia Network +
Microsoft Certified Systems Engineer (MCSE)
Microsoft Certified Professional (MCP)
Microsoft Office Specialist (MOS)

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