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SUMMARY Experienced manager of IT projects for 18 years. Served as program manager, project management mentor, consultant, recruiter, developer, and staff motivator. Led cross-functional teams, building consensus through effective communication with all levels of management, end users, and technical specialists.

TECHNICAL SKILLS

Databases: DB2, Access, Oracle Languages: Visual Basic/VBA, SQL, COBOL, CICS Platforms: Windows, IBM Mainframe Legacy Networks: ABT Project Workbench, Microsoft Project, Artemis Views, SPR KnowledgePlan, CheckPoint, PVCS Tracker, FileNET/ Saros Document Manager, Microsoft Office, Visio, Adobe Acrobat

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Visa Apr 2000 - Present Project Manager Provide project management consulting and coordination for major network re -architecture project. The Direct Exchange project transitions Visa's proprietary wide area SNA network services to Internet technologies. Work with Visa USA and Inovant directors and team leads to set up work plans and issue logs. Produce project level deliverable schedules and resource reports. Manage deployment issues resolution and facilitate review meetings with service and account managers. Contribute to Integrated Program Management (IPM) department methodology manual and conduct evaluation of project management tools.

Pacific Gas and Electric Company Sep 1995 - Mar 2000 Project Manager Implemented and performed Project Scheduling and Management Reporting and Assessments for major Customer Information System projects. Provided project management consulting and roll out planning for teams performing major SAP R/3 financial systems project. Developed Delivery Assurance processes and conducted reviews of on-going IT projects. Performed estimation and SDLC modeling using function point metrics. Provided expert tools consulting and hands-on product support of PM tools including setup, reporting, macro automation, and integration with other packages.

Potomac Electric Power Company Feb 1977 - Aug 1995 Generation Computer Systems Manager Provided enterprise project management and business unit program management. Mentored staff to perform as Project Managers on successful IT projects. (CAD, Imaging, Client/Server, Commercial package evaluations). Led multi-group CICS/DB2 project for hazardous material compliance tracking. Introduced GUI development tools to department. Created first Visual Basic business application within company. Developed Equipment Safety Tagging and Resource Tracking prototypes on PC using Turbo Basic and Assembler languages. Developed RAD tools for this environment. Developed and directed group strategic IT development and migration plans. Contributed to Business Process Re-Engineering (BPR) projects.

Potomac Electric Power Company   Distributed Systems Project Manager Automated work management at generating stations on an HP-3000 distributed network. Led cross-functional team through structured development life cycle. Directed formation of project team and determination of system specifications. Directed site implementations including training and data conversions. Managed vendor relationship for package customization and testing.

EDUCATION U.S. Naval Academy, B.S., Major - Physics, Selected as Trident Scholar Naval Nuclear Power Schools S.E.E. Electric Utility Management Course Industry and Technical Seminars Member - Project Management Institute (PMI)