Results-focused IT professional with a strong background in Project Management, Technical Support, Application Development, and Strategic Planning. Decisive, detail-oriented leader with a proven ability to increase competitive advantages by leveraging existing technologies and systems, and introducing new technology to boost productivity. Strong skills in hiring, training, team building, innovating, problem solving, and making important things happen.

COMPANY	POSITION HELD	DATES WORKED
(Confidential)	(Confidential)	9/1993 - Present
J.T. Ryerson and Son	(Confidential)	1/1992 - 9/1993
Martin Brower Company	(Confidential)	7/1984 - 12/1991

SCHOOL	MAJOR	YEAR	DEGREE
De Paul University	Computer Career Program	1984	Specialist Degree
Northern Illinois University	History	1975	Bachelor Degree

Highlights:

•Completed Major Vendor Software Financial System Upgrade. Planned, designed, merged our custom code into the software, tested, and implemented over 3,000 members to upgrade to INFOR (formerly GEAC) Millennium 3.50.50, M:Edit, SDT, PCLink, Accounts Payable, General Ledger, Fixed Assets, Capital Projects, and Purchase Order Systems. •Completed transition of all legacy Merchandising, Finance, and Factory EDI Systems 3 ½ months ahead of schedule with a dwindling staff and faltering morale due to a Chapter 11 environment. •Exceeded 2003 objective to reduce problem tickets by 25% and exceeded 2002 objective to reduce problem tickets by 42%. Analyzed production problems, identified recurring problems, and focused team on implementing permanent solutions. Reduced head count by 2 and reallocated 2 other resources for development projects.

Companies I like:

Infor, IBM, Aon, BC/BS, Redbox, DeVry, Ace Hardware, Accenture, Chase, Ajilon, Allstate, Sears, Panduit, Chicago Tribune

P&L responsibilities
Presentation
Ecommerce Strategy and digital marketing channels optimization - SEO, SEM, email, affiliates - for high-profile accounts.
Technology Solutions
Sales Support
Software Implementation
Requirements Analysis & Specification
Leadership

• Financial Software
• GEAC
• Sarbanes Oxley
• SOX Compliance
• DB2
• Easytrieve
• VSAM
• FOCUS
• MS Access
• MVS JCL
• SQL
• EDI
• MS Office-Project-etc
• CICS
• IDCAMS
• MS SQL SERVER 2005

Leadership, Project Management, people skills,Coaching, Mentoring, Technical analysis, Sarbanes Oxley, Service Level Agreements, SDLC, technical writing, documentation,QA Manager, Resource Manager, Release Manager, Transition Manager, listening, evaluating,estimating, customer service, implementing.