Steve Lagreca

Current

• Web, UI, Requirements, Process, Business Analyst at Minacs Worldwide
• High Adventure at BSA Boy Scouts of America, Detroit Area Council (volunteer)

Past

• Web/Portal Business Analyst at IBM.com
• Project/Engagement Manager at IBM Global Services
• IBM Area Staff at IBM

• Advisory Systems Engineer at IBM

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Education

• San Diego State University-California State University
• University of Michigan - Stephen M. Ross School of Business

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Industry

Information Technology and Services

Steve Lagreca’s Summary

Versatile Information Technology professional with extensive experience requiring a combination of business acumen, leadership, and technical skill in line and staff positions at a Fortune 100 corporation. Demonstrated expertise in liaison roles requiring collaborative goal setting between business stakeholders and I/T technical resources. Successful in achieving tactical results while maintaining strategic direction. Strengths include:

• Web/portal extranet deployment, content management, end-user training, support and documentation.
• Application life cycle, from requirements analysis through testing to implementation.
• Deploying connected microcomputers for large accounts.
• Worldwide teaming with customers, business and development coworkers, subcontractors and business partners.
• Teaching leadership skills to community high school-aged youth.
• Results-oriented, self-directed, with strong organizational and project management skills.
• Cross-industry experience with focus in education, health, finance, utility, and automotive sectors.

Steve Lagreca’s Specialties:

Requirements analysis
User interface analysis and design
Process analysis and design
Technical writing

Steve Lagreca’s Experience

• Web, UI, Requirements, Process, Business Analyst

  Minacs Worldwide

  (Public Company; 1001-5000 employees; MXW; Outsourcing/Offshoring industry)

  October 2005 — Present (3 years 2 months)

  Responsible for user interface analysis, requirements analysis, and functional/technical documentation for web-based applications.

• High Adventure

  BSA Boy Scouts of America, Detroit Area Council (volunteer)

  (Non-Profit; 1001-5000 employees; Non-Profit Organization Management industry)

  January 1998 — Present (10 years 11 months)

  Philmont, Northern Tier, Sea Base

• Web/Portal Business Analyst

  IBM.com

  (Public Company; 10,001 or more employees; IBM; Information Technology and Services industry)

  August 2000 — June 2005 (4 years 11 months)

  Responsible for worldwide requirements analysis and troubleshooting for a $2 billion web portal environment. Created, reviewed and amplified functional requirements in the areas of connectivity, content management, data privacy, entitlement, migration planning, profiling, reports, security, testing, tools and user experience that span the application lifecycle (concept, plan, develop, deploy, maintain).

• Project/Engagement Manager

  IBM Global Services

  (Public Company; 10,001 or more employees; IBM; Information Technology and Services industry)

  January 1997 — July 2000 (3 years 7 months)

  Managed a team of IBM and subcontractor networking and server services specialists engaged in designing, installing, tuning and managing client's Local Area, Wide Area, Client/Server and Web projects.

• IBM Area Staff

  IBM

  (Public Company; 10,001 or more employees; IBM; Information Technology and Services industry)

  August 1988 — December 1996 (8 years 5 months)

  Responsible for developing and implementing a tactical program to deploy a five-state team of services professionals to grow Local and Wide Area Network services revenue.

• Advisory Systems Engineer

  IBM

  (Public Company; 10,001 or more employees; Information Technology and Services industry)

  August 1981 — July 1988 (7 years)

  Provided branch-wide marketing (benefits assessment, demonstrations, sales calls to I/S management) and technical support (installing, customizing, sizing, performance tuning, and end-user training) for medium and large accounts. Managed customer center environment and devised system management procedures to ensure operational readiness and high availability of customer demonstrations.

Steve Lagreca’s Education

• San Diego State University-California State University

  1980 — 1981

• University of Michigan - Stephen M. Ross School of Business

  BBA, Marketing, 1974 — 1978

Additional Information

Steve Lagreca’s Interests:

IBM Certified Consultant Microsoft Certified Systems Engineer (MCSE)

Steve Lagreca’s Groups:

High Adventure Chairman (Philmont, Northern Tier, Sea Base), Detroit Area Council, BSA / Boy Scouts of America
Full Throttle, Kensington Community Church

•    Ross School of Business Alumni
•    The Greater IBM Connection: IBM's alumni program for past and present IBM employees
•    Eagle's Nest--Those Who've Earned the Eagle Scout Award <3,453 members and growing>
•    Order of the Arrow Alumni - Professional Networking
•    Boy Scouts of America Adult Volunteers
•    Worldwide Scouters
•    Kensington Community Church
•    IBM co/ex workers
•    San Diego State University Alumni
•    Aditya Birla Minacs
•    Boy Scouts of America - Metro Detroit Area

Steve Lagreca’s Honors:

Eagle Scout / Order of the Arrow / Wood Badge
Published articles in PC World and IBM Update