Objective

I enjoy leading teams as a manager or director, helping the team members achieve their best effectiveness on the project or workflow process. I earned my PMI Certified Associate In Project Management (CAPM). I have experience in Fortune 100 global enterprises and smaller organizations. My projects finish on-time and on or under budget. While most of my career has been spent in technology related areas, I'm flexible to other opportunities as they arise. I've led teams of volunteers in a variety of local organizations, such experiences bring a wealth of knowledge and wisdom for all involved. It is my firm belief that if you can motivate and lead volunteers to accomplish goals, you can do the same for employees.

Position: Project Manager

Specialties:

• PMI's Certified Associate In Project Management (CAPM), Certificate Number 487388
• Strong project management skills and the ability to work individually and in a team environment.
• Software development experience in a commercial environment.
• Experience with the full life cycle development, from system requirements and design engineering stages through maintenance and support phases.
• Ability to meet tight project deadlines, provide accurate time estimates, and generally maintain a high level of personal organization.
• Ability to understand finance business processes and then translate them into systems functionality.
• Excellent management skills and professional demeanor.
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills, both written and verbal.
• Programming Languages: Java, XML, C/C++
• Related Software: Microsoft Office, Microsoft Project 2000, SQL Server 2000 Operating Systems: Windows 2000, Unix, Mac OS X.
• Team Mentoring and Leadership skills.
• Public Speaker, Presenter, and Trainer.

Key Technical Accomplishments:

• Conceived and managed several executive initiated projects from basic stakeholder end-goals before advent of desktop project management software.
• Designed many effective database and custom front-ends for business applications.
• Managed several software development projects for reinsurance and management consulting companies.
• Ensured that all project deliverables meet quality, cost, schedule and performance objectives.
• Collaborated with Senior Management, to set priorities, timelines and allocate funds for multiple products.
• Managed progress of projects from design phase to launch.
• Collaborated with Business Development and Product Marketing teams to define requirements for future projects.
• Managed progress of existing projects including determining level of effort, allocating and scheduling resources.

Education:

• University of Illinois, Champaign and Chicago (no degree)
• Triton College, Algebra, Trigonometry, Analytic Geometry, and Calculus, River Grove, Illinois (G.P.A. 4.0)
• Palomar College:
• Project Management Applications (2006)
• Project Management Fundamentals (2006)

Affiliations:

• Project Management Institute, San Diego Chapter
• Toastmasters International - Twin Oaks Toastmasters; Advanced Communicator Silver and Competent Leader (former President)
• San Diego Java Users Group
• Leo Carrillo Ranch Historic Park; Docent

Teaching:

• Triton College, Adult Education Classes

Background - Business History:

• Newbound, Inc., San Marcos, CA
  President 2007 to present
• Digital Passages, San Marcos, CA
  President 2003 to present
• TDA Inc., San Diego, CA
  Software Consultant 2002 - 2002
• ieWild, Inc., San Diego, CA
  Software Engineer 2001 - 2001
• IBM, Global Services, San Diego, CA
  Project Manager Transition Services 1998 -1999
• EveryDay Objects, Inc., Naperville, IL and Carlsbad, CA
  Founding Partner, CFO 1993 -1997
• A.T. Kearney, Inc., Chicago, IL
  Technology Analyst 1989 - 1995