7387 W. Kentucky Dr., #E
Lakewood, Colorado 80226

Phone: (303) 935-1808

Mobile: (720) 940-5832

Information Technology manager

Project/Program management / Business Analysis / Business Development

Proactive, top-producing business development/project management professional with 4+ years experience in both technical and non-technical roles. Outstanding presentation, negotiation, leadership, and team building skills. Background in sales and business development contributes to the ability to serve as a liaison between clients, non-technical managers, and technical project teams.
  

P Solution Identification/Alignment

P Relationship Management

P Account Management

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Experience

12/1999 - Present

TEAM Consulting, Inc. - Fort Collins, CO.

Business Development Manager

• Assist with the design, structure, and initiation of business processes for start-up operations.
• Responsible for business development, sales, and marketing operations.
• Design, develop, launch, and maintain company web site using MS FrontPage and Macromedia Flash software.
• Research market opportunities and develop company sales database utilizing ACT 2000 software
• Identify target key accounts and develop sales pursuit strategies.
• Identify, develop, and manage affiliate relationships with strategic business partners.

New Resources Corporation - Overland Park, KS.

Account Executive

• Selected to assist in the launch of the company's 9th project office.
• Researched market, identified key target accounts, and developed strategies that exceeded sales and performance goals within the first six months.
• Opened six new accounts including two with revenues greater than $100,000.
• Maintained 21% profit margin and produced $520,000 in revenues through the third quarter of 1999.
• Awarded 1999 Sales Team of the Year for outstanding achievements.

2/1997 - 4/1998

New Resources Corporation - Milwaukee, WI

Technical Consultant II

Engagement: Insurance Company

• Lead a 5 person development team responsible for transitioning policy generating systems from mainframe to client/server.
• Served as a business analyst liaison between the client management staff and the technical system developers.
• Facilitated weekly project meetings between multiple project teams.
• Developed and implemented a change/issue management process and performed cost/benefit analysis on all outstanding system modifications.
• Developed and managed project plans that included deliverables, resource allocations, and value alignment checkpoints.
• Successfully delivered the project on time and under budget.

Engagement: Farm Equipment Manufacturer

• Recovered a stalled project that was behind schedule and over budget.
• Performed a project audit, reviewed system functionality, and implemented performance enhancements to more than 60 application modules that subsequently increased application response time by 47%.
• Developed and implemented a change request/change management process.
• Selected and installed a source control application.

Engagement: US Lock Manufacturing Company

• Investigated and uncovered high-risk security breaches in Oracle applications security access rights.
• Interviewed heads of each department to determine requirements and security access for more than 2,000 employees.
• Developed and documented new processes and procedures for periodic security reviews.

5/1996 - 1/1997

New Resources Corporation - Milwaukee, WI

Technical Consultant I

Selected as one of eight from the top college graduates in the area to participate in the company's first-time College Graduate Program.

Engagement: International Transportation Logistics Company

• Assigned the role of Engagement Representative for an 8 member development team assigned to design and construct a client/server application.
• Responsible for project planning, resource allocation, product development, and system integration.
• Lead trainer for 25 users/technical staff.
• Decreased overall system processing time by 67%.

Information Technology manager

Education

Bachelor of Business Administration - Management Information Systems

University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee, Wisconsin
 

Methodology Certification

RABIT™ - (Rapid Alignment of Business and Information Technologies)
 

Methodology Certification

NEWMethod™ - (Full lifecycle product development and management methodology)
 

The Marvelwood School - Kent, Connecticut

High School Diploma

Information Technology manager

Affiliations

Front Range Mountain Guides- Louisville, Colorado 

Team Development Trainer
 

South American Explorers Club - Quito, Ecuador 

Member
 

Colorado Mountain Club - Golden, Colorado 

Information Technology manager

Technical
Skills

MS-Office Professional, MS-PowerPoint, MS-Project 98/2000, MS-Outlook, HTML, Java, MS-FrontPage, Macromedia Flash, Windows NT, Lotus Notes, Delphi, Visual Basic 5.0, Oracle Database, Oracle Applications, Visual C++,

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Additional Information

Personal Interests: Avid mountaineer with successful high-altitude expeditions in the South American Andes of Ecuador and several of the Colorado 14er's. Enjoy backcountry skiing/snowboarding, rock climbing, ice climbing, rafting, and camping. Experienced world traveler and semi-fluent in several languages.

Information Technology manager

References

Available upon request