Roland Palm

Roland Palm

President and CEO @ RPBG Inc. Roland.Palm@RolandPalm.com http://www.rolandpalm.com

Miami/Fort Lauderdale Area

Current
  • President and CEO at Roland Palm Business Group, Inc.
Past
  • Senior Software Architect at Dell Inc.
  • Software Engineer at Dell Inc.
  • Enterprise & Web Application Developer at Panama Canal Commission
  • Systems Analyst at Panama Canal Commission
  • Chief, Data Integration and Analysis at US Air Force, Howard Air Force Base
Education
  • Columbus University
Connections
119 connections
Industry
Internet
Websites

Roland Palm’s Summary

Roland Palm is the President and CEO of Roland Palm Business Group, Inc. an international management, information technology, web design & IT outsourcing consulting firm located in Panama City.

Since the year 1989 Roland has worked as a technical authority in the database, internet, intranet, networking and e-commerce arena and as a general data processing expert covering a wide range of server technologies and computing applications on Fortune 500 companies, US Government Agencies and the US Air Force @ Howard Air Force Base.

Roland has deployed advanced information technology projects resolving critical issues on existing systems which required innovative solutions in many aspects of the project. He has extensive experience in the development of government initiatives related to strategic investment, collaboration, civil engagement (e-democracy), workforce, privacy, security, interoperability, public records management and libraries, permanent availability and preservation, public access to resources, reduction of the digital divide, distance education, competition, infrastructure, e-commerce development, reduction of redundant and overlapping government agency activities, governance and management of change, policy making, international trade process streamlining and integrated human resources.

Roland is providing consulting services worldwide (English, Spanish). Please feel free to contact him if you have a good development/offshore project or a new idea on hand.

Services: Application Development, Call Center Operations, Customer Relationship Management, Data Center Operations, Data Migration Services, Database Administration, Enterprise Project Management, IT Asset Management, IT Infrastructure, IT Outsourcing, Web Design, Web Development, Web Hosting, e-Commerce, IT Infrastructure.

roland.palm@rolandpalm.com
USA Telfax: +1 206-202-2983
Mobile: 011 +507 6654-3888
IM:roland.palm@rolandpalm.com
Skype ID: roland_palm
http://www.rolandpalm.com

Roland Palm’s Specialties:

XML, HTML, DHTML, Java, JavaScript, CSS, ASP, ASP .NET, ASPX, T-SQL, PL-SQL, VB 6.0, VB .NET, VBScript, UNIX, AIX, HPUX, Oracle, W2K3 Enterprise x64, MCP, MCP+I, MCSE, SEO, IIS, Apache, MySQL


Roland Palm’s Experience

  • President and CEO

    Roland Palm Business Group, Inc.

    (Privately Held; 1-10 employees; Internet industry)

    July 2001Present (7 years 4 months)

    Deployed advanced Information Technology projects in order to resolve critical problems in existing systems, which required innovative solutions in many aspects of the project. Knowledge related to strategic investment, collaboration, civil engagement, workforce, privacy, security, interoperability, public records management, and libraries, permanent availability and preservation, public access to resources, reduction of the digital divide, distance education, competition, intergoverntalism, infrastructure, e-commerce development, reduction of redundant and overlapping government agency activities, governance and management of change, policy making, international trade process streamlining and integrated human resources.

  • Senior Software Architect

    Dell Inc.

    (Public Company; 10,001 or more employees; DELL; Computer Hardware industry)

    March 2007June 2007 (4 months)

    Work as a technical authority in the database, internet, intranet, networking and e-commerce arena and as a general data processing expert covering a wide range of technologies and computing applications. Develop web based software solutions and database applications serving a wide range of users distributed across several sites around the world.

  • Software Engineer

    Dell Inc.

    (Public Company; 10,001 or more employees; DELL; Computer Hardware industry)

    August 2003February 2007 (3 years 7 months)

    Provided leadership and positive direction in reengineering business processes achieving a more productive, efficient and valuable use of enterprise-wide based information and underpinning IT infrastructures with state-of-the-art server technologies. Effectively analyzed, assessed and identified very complex operational problems within the enterprise and created numerous integrated web-based software solutions for the delivery of high quality services supporting the mission of Dell – improving the long-term efficiency and ability of the organization to meet its strategic and tactical objectives through knowledge management. These solutions reduced Dell’s operational costs in several millions per year.

  • Enterprise & Web Application Developer

    Panama Canal Commission

    (Government Agency; 10,001 or more employees; Maritime industry)

    July 2000July 2001 (1 year 1 month)

    Developed several custom-built event-oriented three tier applications designed to ensure the continuity of training and education across the spectrum of skills and disciplines in the organization. Optimized use of technology and network architecture across the continuum of services and care in the organization by strategically influencing top management to support and fund the design, development and implementation of several high profile projects and applications including: Enterprise desktop video and teleconferencing services; enterprise-wide calendaring and scheduling; applications for remote, geographically separated sites; manage customer support center (help desk) work order processes and programs; suspense control and tracking; as well as metrics and performance improvement process management and data collection/sharing.

  • Systems Analyst

    Panama Canal Commission

    (Government Agency; 10,001 or more employees; Financial Services industry)

    January 2000June 2000 (6 months)

    Charged with exploring, defining, developing and refining methods in which computer technology should be used to redesign and streamline business processes across the organization. Created, maintained and modified, as necessary, programs, utility and execution routines, input-output control programs and macros required; supporting the mission of the Department of Financial Management. Reviewed server software available in order to give the best option to our users, compatibility with existing networked hardware systems and languages used. Each of these applications was integrated to connect single-user computers and database architectures with multi-user large-scale computing platforms and data objects. Reviewed system performance and capacity management including local and wide area network system integration. Controlled system security and extended operating system capabilities to support local requirements.

  • Chief, Data Integration and Analysis

    US Air Force, Howard Air Force Base

    (Government Agency; 10,001 or more employees; Military industry)

    January 1998December 1999 (2 years)

    Planned, designed, developed, tested, implemented, maintained, monitored and evaluated a secure private intranet-extranet from scratch, configuring hardware and software architecture to provide 400 end users, distributed across 17 buildings on five geographically dispersed U.S. military installations, separated by 15 and 43 miles respectively, with access to collaborative telemedicine, teleconferencing, multiple-shared database applications, web enabled project management, calendaring, scheduling and instant messaging services, search engines, document storage, management and retrieval, on-line conferences, document imaging, file sharing, medical encyclopedias, clipart galleries, custom-built electronic forms and workflow applications. The applications I designed were lauded as benchmark processes by the USAF Inspector General, saving extensive man-hours by automating and streamlining formerly manual, cumbersome processes.


Roland Palm’s Education

  • Columbus University

    ENG, Software Engineering


Additional Information

Roland Palm’s Websites:

Roland Palm’s Interests:

Internet Technologies, Investing, Classical Music

Roland Palm’s Groups:

  •    Marzar
  •    Certified IT Practitioners

Roland Palm’s Honors:

Outstanding Performance and Lasting Contribution AWARD, Dell Inc. – 2006
Significant Contribution AWARD, Dell Inc. – 2005
STAR AWARD, Dell Inc. – 2005
Significant Achievement AWARD, Dell Inc. – 2005
PERFORMANCE AWARD, Panama Canal Commission – 2000
PERFORMANCE AWARD, Department of the Air Force – 1999


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