Summary

IT Executive of global vision possessing the rare ability to provide strategic enterprise technology leadership and deliver exceptional revenue generation/business development results to a diverse marketplace ranging from Fortune 500 to SMB clients. Energetic and innovative leader in the synergistic application of Business Process Technology Solutions with measurable results directing, architecting, and supporting regional and global technology initiatives through a unique combination of business acumen, technical expertise, hands-on project/program management and high performance team building experience

Employment History

Yield Technologies
Chief Operating Officer 04/2007 - Present

IT Convergence
Global Solutions Manager 03/2005 – 03/2007

TUSC
Senior Manager 09/2000 – 03/2005

Cargill Steel
Information Technology Manager 05/1997 – 08/2000

General Chemical
Electrical Engineer 05/1996 – 09/1996

BEHR Heat Transfer
Plant Engineer 05/1994 – 09/1995

Key Performance Indicators

Ø Lead development of complex solutions for Global 2000 organizations that are transitioning to a distributed development and support model through the process of constructing operational and budgetary IT sourcing strategies

Ø Directed business development activities of a division from a run rate of $2M to $14M in less than two (2) years.

Ø Program leader in the development of a Center of Excellence that provides change management, project, and program guidance for a global banking and trust organization’s information technology modernization efforts

Ø Architect for a Brokerage Service application that reduced staffing by 50% and improved data load times from 10 hours to 1.5 hours

Ø Remotely collaborated with external contractors and internal staff to generate an SOA/Web Services based application that allows real time information to flow freely between 30 stadiums throughout the United States

Ø Delivered presentations that influenced senior executives to change traditional practice of externally developed MES software purchasing to internal development; leveraging existing intellectual property that persuaded the group to move forward on an Enterprise Manufacturing Execution System project during a major ERP installation

Yield Technologies Experience

Organization within Morgan Stanley tasked with extending the value of the technologies inherent in the organizations residing within the portfolio of recent acquisitions. Responsible for leading operations, sales, and marketing efforts of the new organization and generating excitement within the market place.

Ø Establish Yield Technologies’ corporate culture and architect the foundation of the solutions and sales organization by hiring talented resources, guiding the development of the organization, and instituting customer centered business practices

Ø Lead marketing initiatives to deliver a consistent corporate image through print, web, and presentations via visual and context driven messaging

Ø Energetically search for clients that can benefit from the new product offerings now available through the new venture

Ø Create and foster strategic partnerships that will expedite the organizations path to success

IT Convergence Experience

Responsible for growing the IT Convergence Support Services practice by directing business development, architecting enterprise support structures, and guiding the delivery teams in effective methods for managing distributed teams and information technology best practices

Ø Architect global sourcing solutions for Fortune 500 and SMB clients

Ø Pilot organizations through the process of constructing global operational and budgetary IT sourcing strategies

Ø Guide the IT Convergence sales organization through the process of positioning managed services competitively resulting in a growth rate in excess of 700% in less than 2 years

Ø Collaborate with Marketing to generate convincing promotional material and content (Brochures, Flyers, Webinars, Brown Bags, Conference Sponsorships)

Ø Leading the Managed Services Organization through its first SAS 70 Type I and Type II Audit

TUSC Experience/Project Specifics

TUSC Client: Northern Trust

Program/Account Manager supporting brokerage service and online banking departments of an organization with over $2.2 trillion in assets under administration, $478 billion in assets under investment management and $41 billion in banking assets

Key Contributions:

Ø Program leader in the development of a Center of Excellence that provides project, program, and change management guidance for the organization’s modernization efforts

Ø Project lead and data architect for a new Wealth Management data warehouse/reporting application that will aggregate all client financial information in a single repository

Ø Project lead and data architect of a business process reengineering effort for the brokerage service to create data warehouse and ETL process that reduced data load time by a factor of 10 and prepared the organization for future growth

Ø Lead architect in providing an innovative loading process for Fidelity data that utilized legacy mainframes, COBOL, Unix Shell Scripting, Oracle External Tables, and PL/SQL

Ø Lead team of developers in re-factoring online banking application’s offshore migrated code that does not meet the performance or functional objectives of the project

Ø Grew account from 1 resource at an expected revenue of $270,000 to 8+ resources with an expected revenue of $2.5 million

TUSC Client: Levy Restuarants

Project Manager for an on-time and on-budget Oracle Applications integration project including customizations, workflow modifications (OM, AR, Auto Invoice), and third party integration with an InfoGenesis Point of Sale solution (Java, XML, SOAP, POS)

Key Contributions:

Ø Architected a flexible and end user maintainable environment that allows Levy to facilitate their elastic business model (Sports Arenas, Stadiums)

Ø Managed client expectations and project deliverables through effective contract control and scope change management

Ø Remotely collaborated with external contractors and internal staff to generate an application that allows information to flow freely between systems using Web Services and event based triggers

Ø Performed customization of Oracle Forms per the Oracle Applications Customization Methodology

TUSC Client: Archipelago

Project Lead and Data Architect in the development of a web based surveillance and data mining / reporting tool. This tool was essential in maintaining the client’s compliance with SEC guidelines regarding the operation of their electronic stock exchange. Client desired the ability to provide additional value to their customers through the reporting tools bundled with the site. Used Oracle JDeveloper to build a JSP presentation layer driven by Struts and supported by BC4J data integration components. The project required the development of several stand-alone pieces utilizing bundled Java packages such as JavaMail and third-party tools such as Netcomponents and FTPClient supported by custom DAO classes that utilized JDBC.

Key Contributions:

Ø Led the conceptualization and analysis effort to visualize and realize the application by working with the Business Champions and Stake Holders

Ø Data architect for the development of the data warehousing and risk management application for the first open, electronic exchange to trade all NYSE, AMEX, PCX and OTC listed securities (15,000 transactions per second)

Ø Quickly gained an understanding of the business through meetings with end users and through reviewing industry publications and design specifications as required by the project.

Ø Provided technical and analytical mentoring to the TUSC and Archipelago development team.

Ø Achieved a < 1 year ROI by effectively leading the functional and data architectural design

Ø Accomplished the aforementioned tasks by managing and collaborating with remote developers, designers, and system architects

TUSC Client: Restat

Project Manager for the architecture and Rapid Application Development of a Prescription Benefit Management Application. Generated a time sensitive product (JSP/Portal) PBM application that adhered to HIPAA standards and integrated with a third party (MediSpan) database through java APIs.

Key Contributions:

Ø Architected a JSP/Portal application that integrates with a third party (MediSpan) database through java APIs

Ø Delivered a crucial application in a short time frame to meet an aggressive deadline

Ø Collaborated with internal and external staff to generate a portal application that retrieves patient drug information and cross references drug interactions and multiple co-pay options (generic, brand name, no generic available)

TUSC Client: M&M/Mars

Project/Account lead focusing on the functional and technical architectural considerations in the ongoing enhancement and support of the MasterFoods Inc. Labor Scheduling System. Developed enhancements, modifications, and applied bug fixes to the Web PL/SQL based Labor Scheduling System. The system supports approximately 9,000 associates throughout North America and integrates with a Kronos payroll application. As it supports such a large number of employees, all solutions need to be finely tuned for performance and tight quality control measures have been implemented.

Key Contributions:

Ø Provided hands-on technical and managerial assistance for the resolution of bug fixes, system enhancements, and data resolution

Ø Interfaced with the Kronos Time and Attendance application to create a seamless time reporting application for the employees of M&M/Mars

Ø Wrote custom Web based applications using PL/SQL, HTML, and JavaScript.

Ø Worked with TUSC resources and the Kronos technical team to develop a disconnected data integration process. The new process utilizes flat file generation and receipt to replace the database link.

Ø Worked with the ISI team to generate a knowledge transfer plan. The plan was used to acclimate an organization that supports the ISI applications.

TUSC Client: Covance

Consulted the client on the intricacies of a global data model design and delivered options for improvement of a laboratory information management system (LIMS). Analyzed the business rules and suggested methods of conflict resolution by presenting an analysis of the existing data model and provided guidance on various model improvements. During this process, also reviewed the data architecture of a time and invoice management system.

Key Contributions:

Ø Delivered data architecture best practices document

Ø Documented areas of improvement and presented areas of improvement for their data architecture

Ø Consulted client on the nuances of a global data model design

TUSC Client: Gas Technology Institute

Project/Account Manager for the development of a Program Management Application and enhancements to a RelTek Enterprise Resource Planning package

Key Contributions:

Ø Through collaboration with the Project Management team, a program management application was developed that combines the organization's projects and non-monetary co funding into a single cohesive program

Ø Developed a Dynamic Auditing Utility that will replace all existing auditing facilities, reducing coding time and promoting the use of auditing

Ø Generated scripts and produced documentation to migrate financial/hr/purchasing system to handle multiple organizations

Ø Utilized ecKnowledges capabilities to integrate RelTek Financials, Lotus Notes, and PeopleSoft applications

Ø Consulted the client on technical and business issues regarding financial application workflow and process analysis

Ø Employed DeMarco's systems analysis methods to generate context/data flow diagrams, event lists, and data dictionaries for clarification of project capacity

TUSC Product: Periscope

Business Development Manager for the Midwestern and Eastern states. The tool was developed by the CTO of TUSC and is sold to organizations that need to achieve data virtualization across their disparate data sources.

Key Contributions:

Ø Provide technical sales and product management support

Ø Authored a technical white paper that has been quoted by IBM architects

Ø Call on potential clients to facilitate remote presentations and answer questions

TUSC Client: Oracle Education

Instructor for TUSC courses at the Chicago Campus and external engagements.

Classes taught:

Ø Data Modeling

Ø Introduction to SQL and SQL*Plus

Ø PL/SQL

Ø Advanced PL/SQL

Ø Application Tuning for Developers

Clients:

Ø University of Illinois

Ø SBC Ameritech

Ø Risk Sciences Group

Ø TUSC

TUSC Internal

Developed multiple web applications for internal utilization and lead major strategic initiatives after business hours

Key Contributions:

Ø Developed a web based employee dossier and resume application that allows the Vice President of Operations to have visibility into the entire organizations skill set

Ø Wrote the Data Modeling course

Ø Facilitated the modification of the Internal course offerings from Oracle 8i to Oracle 9i

Ø Lead the corporate wide certification initiative

Ø Facilitate the All Managers Meetings and the Developer Tech Team

Ø Promoted three times in four years

Ø Perform business development, contract negotiation, and proposal development

Cargill, Inc. (NSSAZ) Experience/Project Specifics

Budgetary and management responsibilities for a team of full time I/T professionals, 300 end-users, and internal/external consultants. Profit and Loss responsibilities for the Information Technology department of an organization with revenue of $129 million including negotiation of support agreements and vendor contracts in concert with the corporate parent's strategic vision. 24/7/365 support of an Information Technology department including networks, file servers, print servers, telephony, and Windows/Unix administration

Key Contributions:

Ø Hands-on project lead in the development of an energy management control system (client server and web based) to hedge electricity contracts resulting in cost savings of greater than $1,100,000 in a single month (July 2000)

Ø Directed project priorities, determined business deliverables, and managed development time of internal developers and external contractors for an Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) package

Ø Project manager for the full life cycle development of a client/server based manufacturing execution system (MES) using Oracle 8i, HP-UX 11.0, PL/SQL packages, C/C++/Proc*C (data acquisition) and Oracle Developer

Ø Performed data modeling, functionality design, and end-user training across multiple departments to achieve a successful MES implementation that was featured within internal publications

Ø On-Site DBA for Oracle 7.3 / 8i database instances including backup and recovery strategy, parameter tuning, and performance enhancement multiple instances in a production environment.

Ø Delivered presentations that influenced senior executives to change traditional practice of externally developed MES software purchasing to internal development, leveraging existing intellectual property that persuaded the group to move forward on an Enterprise Manufacturing Execution System project during a major ERP installation

Ø Developed strategic career initiatives for employees that included professional, technical, and soft skill development

Ø Y2k coordinator and organizer of a proactive manual process for all departments including effects external and internal to the division

General Chemical Experience/Project Specifics

Acted as the mine’s electrical engineer in the capacity of managing special projects that concentrated on improved safety and data communication.

Key Contributions:

Ø Co-managed $300,000 project installation of an electronic man lift (ABB) and the replacement of a 300 horsepower electric hoist motor during the mine shutdown period

Ø Acted as mine support in the decision making process for a control/monitoring system software package

Ø Recommended plan of action to implement a Total Mine Data/Communication System that brings telephone, data, and video information to the surface

Ø Presented findings to Executive Management and received the only commendation from the General Manager

BEHR Heat Transfer Experience/Project Specifics

Acted as Plant Engineer for a manufacturing organization that produces radiators and turbo air coolers for heavy industrial and military motors. The main focus of work was cost reduction and special projects management for future expansion.

Key Contributions:

Ø Led the correction of the factories power factor from .83 to .95 through the use of power factor correcting capacitors with a projected cost avoidance of $19,600/year

Ø Managed $200,000 project including the purchase and installation of an additional 2000 amp switchgear and Square D power monitor to facilitate plant load and projected plant expansion for a new BMW line

Ø Managed $120,000 project to purchase and install an upgrade to the plant air compression system to lower electrical costs and supply cleaner air to reduce downtime

Education

Stanford University 2004 - 2005

Advanced Certification for Project Management (ACPM) - Coursework

University of Phoenix January 2001

Master of Business Administration (MBA) with emphasis in Technology Management

South Dakota School of Mines & Technology May 1997

Bachelor of Science – Electrical Engineering (BSEE)

Certification

Oracle Certified Professional (OCP)

EIT – Engineer In Training

TUSC Certified Instructor

Dynamic Dimensions International - High Performance Team Facilitator

Project Management Institute (PMI) – Project Management Professional (PMP)

Conferences/White Papers

Realcomm 2008 San Diego, CA June 2008

Panel Discussion: Changing Face of IT- Social Networking and Beyond

Collaborate 06 Nashville, TN April 2006

Consulting 101: What makes a good consultant?

Quest Midwest Conference Chicago, IL September 2005

Managing Distributed Project Teams

Oracle Technology Days Chicago, IL October 2004

10g Business Intelligence

Oracle Developer Tools User Group (ODTUG) Scottsdale, AZ June 2004

Business Intelligence Features Every Developer Can Use

Oracle Developer Tools User Group (ODTUG) Scottsdale, AZ June 2004

Techniques for Successfully Managing Distributed Project Teams

International Oracle Users Group (IOUG) Toronto, ON April 2004

Using PMI Methodologies to Improve Project Success Rates

Wisconsin Oracle Users Group (WOUG) Milwaukee, WI June 2002

Oracle 9i – The Ultimate Business Intelligence Platform

Periscope: Access to Enterprise Data Product Distribution