IT Architect and Leader
Greater Los Angeles Area
- Past
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- Ex Job Seeker - Now at decurion.com at Kforce Professional Staffing
- job seekerat selfemployed (Self-employed)
- Systems Analyst at Point 360
- Programmer Analyst at Capital Group
- Programmer Analyst at Capital Group Companies (consulting through Solugenix Corporation)
- President, Board of Directors at Western Gear Federal Credit Union
- Project Manager, Logistics at Ropak Corporation
- Partner at AccessByDesign
- Project Manager, Advanced Technology at Western Gear Corp, ATD
- Education
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- West Coast University
- California State Polytechnic University-Pomona
- Harvey Mudd College
- Rio Hondo Junior College
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Jim Gettman’s Summary
Committed to making technology work for people
* Systems Architect - In-depth experience in interface design, database configuration, transaction integrity, cost-benefit analysis, system selection
* Communicator - Humane, articulate and considerate at written and oral presentations, proposals, software development and system specification, meeting facilitation, auditing and process reviews
* Practical and creative change agent - commitment to and results in improving business operations
* ERP Expert - site manager at many, full-suite ERP and MRP-II implementations
* Technologist - Unix, Windows, RCS, Perforce, SWIFT, FIX, ISITC, SDLC, MS-Project, MS-Office
Jim Gettman’s Specialties:
* Design and technical specification
* Iterative and incremental development
* Team coordination and leadership
Jim Gettman’s Experience
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Ex Job Seeker - Now at decurion.com
Kforce Professional Staffing
(Public Company; Information Technology and Services industry)
November 2007 — May 2008 (7 months)
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job seeker
selfemployed (Self-employed)
(Self-Employed; Myself Only; Computer Software industry)
2007 — 2007 (less than a year)
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Systems Analyst
Point 360
(Public Company; 201-500 employees; PTSD; Broadcast Media industry)
November 2006 — November 2007 (1 year 1 month)
* Led IT Sarbanes-Oxley compliance project finishing on-time
* Designed and implemented ICM – Incident and Change Mgt for IT
* Webmaster for www.point360.com – HTML, graphics, user updates
* Proposed and implemented MediaWiki for IT communications -
Programmer Analyst
Capital Group
(Privately Held; 5001-10,000 employees; Investment Management industry)
October 2000 — July 2006 (5 years 10 months)
* Primary support for critical trading and communication systems
* Suggested, won approval for and led implementation of PSM - automated process and system monitoring tools
* Suggested, won approval for and implemented PSS-KB - Production Support Services Knowledge Base expediting issue resolution in trading systems through standardization and knowledge transfer
* Developed training materials and led classes to support trade processing and settlement
* Designed, justified and led project Firecall - automatic password storage and retrieval
* Proposed, developed and implemented TPS and SWIFT to email interface
* Led system upgrades and migrations, supported mission critical settlement systems -
Programmer Analyst
Capital Group Companies (consulting through Solugenix Corporation)
(Information Technology and Services industry)
2000 — 2006 (6 years)
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President, Board of Directors
Western Gear Federal Credit Union
(Non-Profit; 1-10 employees; Non-Profit Organization Management industry)
September 1987 — September 2004 (17 years 1 month)
Led growth from $5 to $7 million in assets despite dropping employment and eventual factory closure, directed merger with Credit Union of So. Cal. preserving all shareholder value and employee positions.
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Project Manager, Logistics
Ropak Corporation
(Privately Held; 1001-5000 employees; Plastics industry)
December 1992 — October 2000 (7 years 11 months)
Project Manager - April 1999 to October 2000
* Implemented manufacturing resources planning at all plants, training all material planners
* Converted all ERP systems to Y2K compliance
Senior Systems Analyst - December 1996 to April 1999
* Conducted employee reviews, made recommendations for hiring, promotion and discipline
* Project Leader implementing Manman/X and MK, BaaN tools based ERP systems at two plants
Systems Analyst - December 1992 to December 1996
* Manufacturing project leader implementing ERP at seven sites in USA and Canada
* Designed and implemented custom production entry system reducing data entry time by 75%
* Project coordinator for final selection between AS400/BPCS and Unix/MK -
Partner
AccessByDesign
(Privately Held; 1-10 employees; Computer Software industry)
1997 — 1998 (1 year)
Start-up web development company with 6 partners, now owned by Heroic Publishing (www.heroicpub.com) and operated by Dennis Mallonee.
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Project Manager, Advanced Technology
Western Gear Corp, ATD
(Public Company; 1001-5000 employees; Aviation & Aerospace industry)
August 1981 — December 1992 (11 years 5 months)
Quality Systems Analyst, Lead
* Software QA Representative to DOD and aerospace customers, DOD-S-2167, GE S-1000
* Supervised one employee, $200,000 annual budget
* Developed charting software for moving inspection from QA dept. to qualified machine operators
Project Manager, MAN-TECH Technical Modernization dept
* Designed and implemented scheduling and control program for GE-FANUC cell robot
* Led in-house training in IDEF0 process modeling and effectiveness review
Industrial Engineer, Advanced Technology
* Application administrator, collaborated on proposal to US Air Force resulting in $250,000 grant
Capacity Planner
* CRP/SFC team leader for implementing AMAPS/G MRP-II system
* Implemented full input/output/queue tracking, reduced WIP and lead-time by 10%
Jim Gettman’s Education
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West Coast University
BSME, Hybrid Systems Design, 1988 — 1991
- Activities and Societies:
- 3.52 GPA, Designed power distributing transmission for flywheel/fuel/electric hybrid cars with high efficiency at lock-up speeds
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California State Polytechnic University-Pomona
None, Mechanical Engineering, 1980 — 1982
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Harvey Mudd College
None, Engineering, 1978 — 1979
- Activities and Societies:
- West Dorm
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Rio Hondo Junior College
AA, Engineering / Materials, 1977 — 1978
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Jim Gettman’s Interests:
Collaboration tools - Wiki, content management, release control; Productivity tools - Work flow, PIMs, on-line and remote presence;
Jim Gettman’s Contact Settings
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