Technical Requirements Analyst, Texas Border Security Operations Center
Austin, Texas Area
- Current
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- Technical Requirements Analyst, Texas Border Security Operations Center at Abrams Learning & Information Systems, Inc.
- Past
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- Rails Developer at Master Web Design
- Project Manager at Business Technology Associates
- Senior Consultant at Plugged In
- Systems Integration Specialist at Pabst Brewing
- Co-founder, Director at Anvil IT Consulting
- Consulting Director at Vero Software
- Principal Consultant at Computer Task Group
- Senior Consultant at Cap Gemini Sogeti
- Education
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- Purdue University
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Lance Vaughn’s Summary
Lance Vaughn’s Specialties:
Web 2.0, Ruby on Rails, Social Media
Lance Vaughn’s Experience
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Technical Requirements Analyst, Texas Border Security Operations Center
Abrams Learning & Information Systems, Inc.
(Information Technology and Services industry)
October 2009 — Present (2 months)
Perform as the technical lead for a high performance team of advisors responsible for directing and coordinating interagency operation requirements with state, local, tribal and federal agencies in support of the execution of State policies as a part of an interagency effort to secure the U.S.-Mexico border in Texas.
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Rails Developer
Master Web Design
(Information Technology and Services industry)
January 2009 — August 2009 (8 months)
Worked with a team of highly skilled web developers and successfully adjusted to their detailed workflow. Became adept at coding new features, writing tests for those new features, committing them to version control and then deploying to the staging server for review.
Served as the primary developer for wantANDfound.com, an Austin-based Web 2.0 startup. Following the agile approach, the website was “live” within a month. We deployed iterations as the team continued to gather business requirements and integrate user feedback. -
Project Manager
Business Technology Associates
(Privately Held; 11-50 employees; Information Technology and Services industry)
March 2006 — February 2008 (2 years )
Primarily focused on business development efforts of Network Solutions Group while also managing customer engagements, providing strategic technology consulting and directing internal procurement activities.
Managed high profile project to maintain I.T. operations for a client undergoing transitions in key personnel while simultaneously facilitating the planning phase of a post-acquisition network infrastructure redesign. -
Senior Consultant
Plugged In
(Privately Held; 11-50 employees; Information Technology and Services industry)
June 2005 — March 2006 (10 months)
Led high-level consulting activities, including account management, strategic planning and project management while also providing technical systems support.
Specialized in the implementation, configuration and integration of Microsoft Business Solutions products including Microsoft Dynamics, CRM and SharePoint. -
Systems Integration Specialist
Pabst Brewing
(Public Company; 51-200 employees; Wine and Spirits industry)
June 2004 — May 2005 (1 year )
Participated in development, integration and support activities for Great Plains Dynamics and .Net/C# custom operations software suite.
Seamlessly transitioned into primary accounting systems support role for business critical daily billing process, troubleshooting systems integration issues existing between three disparate systems and successfully implementing proposed improvements. -
Co-founder, Director
Anvil IT Consulting
(Privately Held; 1-10 employees; Information Technology and Services industry)
August 2002 — August 2004 (2 years 1 month)
Gained invaluable self-employment experience working with small and medium-sized businesses as a systems design and integration specialist and project manager.
Proposed, designed and implemented websites and secure intranet sites for businesses. Trained non-technical personnel on use and maintenance of sites. -
Consulting Director
Vero Software
(Privately Held; 11-50 employees; Information Technology and Services industry)
August 1999 — July 2002 (3 years )
Led high-level consulting activities, including proposal development, account management, contract negotiation, strategic planning and project management.
Proposed, designed and implemented a company VPN and custom intranet application for a wholesale/distribution customer to leverage customer information and dramatically improve sales and support. Successfully managed project from concept to completion. Conducted multiple user training sessions to sales staff.
Proposed, developed, implemented and successfully managed a package selection process for higher education client, researching and interviewing various vendors and systems. Developed comparative matrices, facilitated fact-finding sessions, and assisted key decision makers with final decision and contract negotiation. -
Principal Consultant
Computer Task Group
(Public Company; 1001-5000 employees; Information Technology and Services industry)
August 1998 — July 1999 (1 year )
Provided technical sales support, opportunity assessments, systems analysis and design, web site design and development.
Proposed and developed secure extranet site for World Trade Center Buffalo Niagara. Successfully managed the project and conducted multiple user training sessions.
Analyzed and tested burgeoning web technologies and reported findings to CIO. Wrote and published results to fellow team members via technical white papers. -
Senior Consultant
Cap Gemini Sogeti
(Public Company; 10,001 or more employees; Information Technology and Services industry)
March 1994 — August 1998 (4 years 6 months)
Successfully performed in multiple roles during five-year career at Cap Gemini: proposal development and presentation, systems analysis/design/development/testing/delivery/training/support, user and technical system documentation development, project and account management and consultant mentoring.
Received P.R.I.D.E. and Consultant of the Month awards in 1997.
Performed in many internal support capacities, including technical recruiting and consultant mentoring. Led task force of other Career Development Managers to recommend improvements to the consultant performance appraisal process.
Developed and instructed a curriculum of internal technical training courses focused on introducing and comparing Internet/Web technologies. The two courses were taught monthly and required continuous refinement as technologies continued to evolve.
Selected to participate in the Advanced Technology Group, implementing a Client/Server Rapid Application Development methodology for clients.
Lance Vaughn’s Education
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Purdue University
BS , Information Technology , 1989 — 1993
Focus on Data Communications
- Activities and Societies:
- Founder of Connectivity Club
Additional Information
Lance Vaughn’s Interests:
Ruby on Rails, Web 2.0, Social Media
Lance Vaughn’s Groups:
Austin Interactive Marketing Association
Project Management Institute
Purdue Alumni Association
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Tech Ranch
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