Qualification Highlights
• Experienced in full life cycle development using latest project development methodologies
• Experienced in the management of multiple projects directed toward strategic business and organizational objectives
• Scrum lead for onshore and offshore development team. Coach team members on best practices for agile development process.
• Over 20 years of application design and analysis experience. 10+ years of leading software development teams on application design and analysis.
• Strong customer service orientation. Experienced in consulting with users, supporting all levels of the organization, resolving problems and meeting specific technical and business needs.
• Strong communication, interpersonal and leadership skills. Proven ability to work efficiently in both independent and team environments. Adaptable and efficient in work situations with changing responsibilities.
• Effective project and technical development manager with ability to coordinate multiple projects simultaneously.
• 20+ years of experience in the financial industry.
Technical Qualifications
Languages: SQL, PL/SQL, C, COBOL, JAVA, HTML, JavaScript, PL/1, Visual Basic, PERL
Operating System: Linux, UNIX, Windows, DEC VMS
Tools: Oracle (10g), MS SQL Server 2005, Sybase (11), RapidSQL, Panther/JAM, Informatica (8.1), MS Access, MS Excel, MS Word, PVCS, Brio, OBI
Employment History
Pyramis Global Advisors (A Fidelity Investments Company), Smithfield, RI
Director, Systems Engineering Management 2007 – Present
• Led the technical development team that worked on replacing our legacy client information system. Responsibilities included application design oversight, estimating, managing project schedule, coordinating offshore development tasks and resolving technical issues.
• Managing the onshore/offshore development team responsible for external client enhancement requests. Responsibilities include consulting with analysts and clients to gather business requirements, managing project tasks and timeline, estimating, design oversight, and project status reporting.
• Responsible for working with senior management on yearly budget and resource planning.
• Collaborated with internal business partners to deliver improvements to our client information system. Managed multiple enhancements that automated manual business processes, driving down business costs and eliminating risks.
• Partnered with our architecture team to deliver client and account data to our data warehouse for OBI reporting. Responsible for managing technical resource and project timeline.
• Lead and coordinate with the production support team on issue resolution for multiple applications and feeds to our data warehouse.
• Coordinate with fellow project managers on organizational initiatives that affect multiple applications.
• Member of an extended leadership team that drives process changes within the development teams.
• Responsible for developing standards and best practices within the project team that align to the goals and standards of the organization.
• Proven track record for delivering projects on time and on budget.
Fidelity Investments, Merrimack, NH
Sr. Development Manager, Financial Operations Organization 2003-2007
• Managed a team of 5 developers supporting Oracle Financials and Mastertax application systems. Oracle Financials modules include G/L, A/R, A/P and C/M.
• Major projects included: Redesign of our payroll disbursement tracking process, upgrading Oracle Financials and Tax application conversion project.
• Responsible for managing an offshore enhancement team for client enhancements to our Oracle payroll application.
• Responsible for managing the production support of our Oracle Financial applications. Responsibilities included management oversight, assisting with technical analysis, and status reporting to senior management on all production issues.
Development Manager, Payroll Organization 2001-2003
• Managed a team of 4 analysts, 4 on-shore developers, and 8 off-shore developers in support of a human resource / payroll system.
• Team was responsible for the analysis, design, and development of client requested enhancements.
• Responsibilities included planning of multiple projects, forming teams, analysis of project efforts, meeting with clients to prioritize projects and management status reporting.
• Project life cycle range in size from 3 weeks to 6 months.
Development Manager, Accounting Organization 1998-2001
• Managed a team of 5 developers supporting the Guaranteed Intere...
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