
Applications analyst, developer, and project manager
Louisville, Kentucky Area

Applications analyst, developer, and project manager
Louisville, Kentucky Area
Experienced leader skilled in managing software projects throughout their life cycle, collaborating with business units to align IT initiatives with corporate strategy, and designing and executing communications plans to serve stakeholders at all levels of the organization. Proficient at bridging gaps between competing interests to ensure project success. Ten years experience in software development, database design, and application support.
IT project management, software design, web development, SAP Financial Accounting (FI), SAP Controlling (CO), SAP Project Systems (PS), User security and authorizations
(Management Consulting industry)
January 2008 — Present (1 year 11 months)
Managing the portfolio of web projects that add value to Chapter members, including e-commerce, automated event planning, job and volunteer opportunity boards, a wiki for the Board of Directors, and other service enhancements. Recruiting volunteers for new projects and matching skills to needs. Maintaining relationships with external developers and service providers.
(Environmental Services industry)
April 2001 — Present (8 years 8 months)
- Responsible for software development life cycle [SDLC] for client/server and web applications, including post-implementation maintenance, support, and training.
- Assists business units in developing requests for proposals [RFPs] for third-party software.
- Provides technical analyst leadership for SAP Finance, Controlling, and Project Systems modules as well as user security.
- Leads software implementation projects or serves as IS team lead on project teams.
- Coordinates and monitors work of consultants.
- Keeps abreast of changing technologies and development tools to develop highly-efficient, cost-effective software solutions.
- Emergency Flood Pumping Station Operator.
(Information Technology and Services industry)
May 2007 — May 2009 (2 years 1 month)
With SIG leadership team, helped develop the agenda for Project Systems education & networking sessions for two ASUG Annual Conferences held in May 2008 and 2009 in addition to year-round community building and educational content generation. Evaluated presentation abstracts, scheduled sessions, planned and executed webcasts, negotiated for resources, and served as liaison between speakers, ASUG staff, and SAP points of contact.
(Non-Profit; 501-1000 employees; Computer Software industry)
May 2006 — May 2008 (2 years 1 month)
With chapter leadership team, helped develop agenda, planned logistics, identified and recruited speakers and sponsors, and selected venues for quarterly day-long chapter meetings. Facilitated breakout sessions and led small group discussions. Brainstormed quality improvement ideas with leadership team after the events.
(Public Company; 5001-10,000 employees; HUM; Insurance industry)
April 2000 — April 2001 (1 year 1 month)
Responsible for generating reports for Human Resource (HR) management staff, providing business analysis of proposed HR initiatives, and automating routine reporting tasks with Visual Basic for Applications and Microsoft Office tools.
* Developed reports enabling the effective management of 15,000 employees for HR managers and consultants using Job Control Language and proprietary IBM S/390 utilities.
* Automated more than 50 reporting procedures using Visual Basic for Applications and Microsoft Office Automation.
* Analyzed financial impact of two major HR initiatives: the consolidation of multiple performance review cycles into a single company-wide review, which involved calculating salary adjustments for all 15,000 employees, and a reduction in force of 500 employees.
* Technical advisor on project team implementing Oracle?s HR solution.
(Government Administration industry)
May 1999 — April 2000 (1 year )
* Gathered specifications for new applications, translating business needs into technical specifications.
* Managed project developing a dairy inspection information system using Visual Basic 6 and an Oracle database. Supervised two contractors and verified the quality of their work.
* Trained staff of five employees on use of new information system.
* Analyzed business cases for new application development proposals.
(Public Company; 501-1000 employees; EON; Oil & Energy industry)
April 1998 — June 1998 (3 months)
Temporary position analyzing hourly residential and business electrical usage.
(Government Agency; 201-500 employees; Military industry)
February 1994 — February 1998 (4 years 1 month)
Stationed at Strategic Communications Wing ONE, Tinker Air Force Base, Oklahoma.
* Held top secret security clearance and selected by commanding officer to control classified information library of over 500 national security documents. Enforced information security policy with no incidents, breaches, or errors.
* Counseled executive staff on administrative requirements for the organization?s first-ever participation a global, multi-agency national security exercise.
* Improved staff travel administration process. Developed database that increased accountability and optimized overall business process using total quality management tools, realizing savings of thousands of dollars in travel expenses and hundreds of hours of staff time.
* Honorably discharged with rank of Yeoman Second Class and awarded numerous commendations including two Navy Achievement Medals, Sailor of the Quarter, and Tinker AFB?s Airman of the Quarter.
(Information Technology and Services industry)
1993 — 1994 (1 year )
Project Management 2006 — 2006
* 12 hour project management fundamentals seminar
* 36 hour project management practical application seminar
Political Science 1996 — 1998
38 semester hours of graduate study
BA , Political Science , 1992 — 1993
* Dean's List, Spring 1993
Political Science 1989 — 1991
IT security, running, open source, go, science fiction, weiqi, baduk, hiking, camping, PMP
America's SAP User Group, ASUG,
Project Management Institute, PMI
Raised $900 for Gilda's Club of Louisville in Kentucky Derby Festival Marathon.
Certified Project Management Professional (PMP), 2007
Navy Achievement Medals, 1995 & 1998
Tinker Air Force Base Sailor of the Quarter, 1995