Seasoned Technology Strategist offering comprehensive technical knowledge and successful delivery capabilities. Implements sustainable business solutions through definition of goals, communicating prioritized requirements, and identifying technology solutions. Proven leader who successfully implements solutions and builds high-performance teams for ongoing support.
Reputation as a pragmatic problem solver of complex and challenging scenarios. Excellent communicator representing client business needs for application creation or redesign. In addition to Computer Science and Communication, her background in Linguistics is extremely valuable in developing taxonomies and keyword structures for website search.
EXPERTISE
IT solutions delivery and comprehensive knowledge of business and organizational processes.
· Technology Strategy · Technical Project Management · Website Development & Migration · Business Analysis & Requirements · Systems Analysis · Enterprise, Application & Systems Architecture · Budgets & Reporting · Process Engineering · Cost Benefit Analysis · Market Assessments · Vendor Selection & Procurement · Financial Services and Systems · Integration · Information Security · Policy & Procedures · Operational Optimization
CAREER SUCCESS
BACKGROUND
Website Consultant, Beyond Software, Sedona, Arizona, 12/14 to present
Website stabilization & support, Technical lead for change management, Vendor selection & coordination.
Acting CTO, Mises Institute, Auburn, Alabama, 12/12 to 11/14
Website requirements definition, formal RFP, redesign, migration and implementation using Drupal and SOLR search. Orchestrated managerial alignment and reorganization of IT group. Impact included formalization of IT department roles and responsibilities, monthly reporting process, IT security processes.
Financial Advisor, NPC, Denver, Colorado, 4/09 to 9/14
Built a financial planning practice with a focus on tax-efficient wealth accumulation, wealth transfer and income planning for families and business owners.
Consultant, Beyond Software, Pacifica, California, 10/04 to 9/08
- Systems Consultant - Williams-Sonoma, supporting Security and Stores teams. Deliverables included technical email recommendation, draft test plan for Loss Prevention Test System implementation, Encryption project, recommendations for Stores portal solution, and weekly project plan updates.
- Project Manager - Cat Consulting, for delivering Spanish translation of Compuware Centauri systems management training documentation.
- Content Editor - VentureChoice.com, for sourcing and updating web content for venture capital events site.
Manager Systems Development – EAI, Williams-Sonoma, Inc., San Francisco, California, 4/03 to 9/04
Successfully implemented SeeBeyond Retek Integration Bus for ERP system. Project was considered the “best prepared for go-live” of any prior SeeBeyond / Retek implementation by SeeBeyond. Established Corporate Data Model and Systems Map for consistent integration. Established 24/7 offshore support including SLAs, team training and related contracts. Managed team responsible for EAI, Data Quality and Technical Writing deliverables, timelines and personnel within budget.
Enterprise Architecture Manager, Bechtel Group Inc., San Francisco, California, 8/01 to 01/03
Drove delivery of global enterprise architecture for Enterprise Architecture Model and Principles, and Roadmap to communicate software application lifecycles. Collaborated with Procurement & Contracting for EAI ‘fit’. Design for Six Sigma Champion.
VP, Architecture Engineering Manager, Morgan Stanley Online, San Francisco, California, 12/99 to 6/01
Delivered complete J2EE systems architecture for online trading platform including web, application, security, BPM, design patterns for workflow and rules engine, performance analysis, capacity planning, distributed site and mainframe/ database integration. Oversaw 3 teams consisting of 15 staff.
IT Manager, NIKE, Beaverton, Oregon, 1/97 to 12/99
- Internet & eBusiness Architecture - Delivered scalable enterprise internet architecture. Supported production firewall and network infrastructure for nike.com 1.0, 2.0. Managed team responsible for web server consolidation, environmental stability, hosting strategy, EDI and change management.
- Security Architecture/ Information Security - Established Information Security Architecture. Managed team responsible for day-to-day management of infosec issues/ global encryption and application requirements. Collaborated with infrastructure team on remote access solution. Established business to business encryption solution. Worked closely with Corporate Audit and Risk Management teams.
- Software Engineering - Delivered standards for web, component architecture, middleware, ORBs, and database access for applications team. Managed team of 6 applications engineers.
Business Technology Consultant, Beyond Software, 2/91 to 12/96
Completed technical evaluation, implementation, and/or support assignments for the following companies:
Reputation as a pragmatic problem solver of complex and challenging scenarios. Excellent communicator representing client business needs for application creation or redesign. In addition to Computer Science and Communication, her background in Linguistics is extremely valuable in developing taxonomies and keyword structures for website search.
EXPERTISE
IT solutions delivery and comprehensive knowledge of business and organizational processes.
· Technology Strategy · Technical Project Management · Website Development & Migration · Business Analysis & Requirements · Systems Analysis · Enterprise, Application & Systems Architecture · Budgets & Reporting · Process Engineering · Cost Benefit Analysis · Market Assessments · Vendor Selection & Procurement · Financial Services and Systems · Integration · Information Security · Policy & Procedures · Operational Optimization
CAREER SUCCESS
- Clarifying business goals and identifying process improvement strategies for success of new technology;
- Managing product research and selection for architecturally sound business solutions;
- Negotiating major development contracts with 3rd parties to implement solutions;
- Establishing strong vendor relationships for ongoing support, including outsourcing and offshoring approaches;
- Designing and directing strategic programs such as internet/ business to business architecture teams and processes;
- Implementing financial reporting structures;
- Managing and promoting corporate data and integration teams to reduce environmental complexity;
- Setting agendas for senior management meetings to align business units with technology planning;
- Completing projects through successful resource management, risk mitigation, and coordination with business activities.
BACKGROUND
Website Consultant, Beyond Software, Sedona, Arizona, 12/14 to present
Website stabilization & support, Technical lead for change management, Vendor selection & coordination.
Acting CTO, Mises Institute, Auburn, Alabama, 12/12 to 11/14
Website requirements definition, formal RFP, redesign, migration and implementation using Drupal and SOLR search. Orchestrated managerial alignment and reorganization of IT group. Impact included formalization of IT department roles and responsibilities, monthly reporting process, IT security processes.
Financial Advisor, NPC, Denver, Colorado, 4/09 to 9/14
Built a financial planning practice with a focus on tax-efficient wealth accumulation, wealth transfer and income planning for families and business owners.
Consultant, Beyond Software, Pacifica, California, 10/04 to 9/08
- Systems Consultant - Williams-Sonoma, supporting Security and Stores teams. Deliverables included technical email recommendation, draft test plan for Loss Prevention Test System implementation, Encryption project, recommendations for Stores portal solution, and weekly project plan updates.
- Project Manager - Cat Consulting, for delivering Spanish translation of Compuware Centauri systems management training documentation.
- Content Editor - VentureChoice.com, for sourcing and updating web content for venture capital events site.
Manager Systems Development – EAI, Williams-Sonoma, Inc., San Francisco, California, 4/03 to 9/04
Successfully implemented SeeBeyond Retek Integration Bus for ERP system. Project was considered the “best prepared for go-live” of any prior SeeBeyond / Retek implementation by SeeBeyond. Established Corporate Data Model and Systems Map for consistent integration. Established 24/7 offshore support including SLAs, team training and related contracts. Managed team responsible for EAI, Data Quality and Technical Writing deliverables, timelines and personnel within budget.
Enterprise Architecture Manager, Bechtel Group Inc., San Francisco, California, 8/01 to 01/03
Drove delivery of global enterprise architecture for Enterprise Architecture Model and Principles, and Roadmap to communicate software application lifecycles. Collaborated with Procurement & Contracting for EAI ‘fit’. Design for Six Sigma Champion.
VP, Architecture Engineering Manager, Morgan Stanley Online, San Francisco, California, 12/99 to 6/01
Delivered complete J2EE systems architecture for online trading platform including web, application, security, BPM, design patterns for workflow and rules engine, performance analysis, capacity planning, distributed site and mainframe/ database integration. Oversaw 3 teams consisting of 15 staff.
IT Manager, NIKE, Beaverton, Oregon, 1/97 to 12/99
- Internet & eBusiness Architecture - Delivered scalable enterprise internet architecture. Supported production firewall and network infrastructure for nike.com 1.0, 2.0. Managed team responsible for web server consolidation, environmental stability, hosting strategy, EDI and change management.
- Security Architecture/ Information Security - Established Information Security Architecture. Managed team responsible for day-to-day management of infosec issues/ global encryption and application requirements. Collaborated with infrastructure team on remote access solution. Established business to business encryption solution. Worked closely with Corporate Audit and Risk Management teams.
- Software Engineering - Delivered standards for web, component architecture, middleware, ORBs, and database access for applications team. Managed team of 6 applications engineers.
Business Technology Consultant, Beyond Software, 2/91 to 12/96
Completed technical evaluation, implementation, and/or support assignments for the following companies:
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Rogue Wave Software, Corvallis, OR
Coopers & Lybrand, Portland, OR Flight Dynamics, Portland, OR Ameritech, Barrington, IL ISSC/IBM – Continental Bank, Chicago, IL NYNEX, Telesector Rsc Gp, New York, NY Telerate Systems, Inc., Jersey City, NJ Nomura Research Institute, New York, NY Salomon Technologies Svcs, Hoboken, NJ |
Network & Systems Consultant
Technical Consultant Systems Consultant Systems Architect, Tech Support Programmer Analyst Programmer Analyst Systems Administrator & DBA Systems Administrator Programmer Analyst |
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SKILLS
Tools . . . . . . . . . . . . Methodologies . . . . . . . . . Databases . . . . . . . . . . Middleware . . . . . . . . . . Hardware . . . . . . . . . . . Languages . . . . . . . . . . Operating Systems . . . . . . . Security . . . . . . . . . . . Communications . . . . . . . . |
Collaboration: Basecamp, Teamworks, Smartsheet, Moqup, Googledocs; MS Project, Excel, Quickbooks, Word, Powerpoint, Redmine, Clearcase; Frameworks: Drupal, Weebly, Wordpress, Joomla, Mambo Agile, XP, Rapid Prototyping, Waterfall, Six Sigma, BPM, Bachman, Yourdon Salesforce, Oracle, Sybase, MySQL, MS Access, DB2, Oracle Designer, Abinitio, Navicat, Zoomit, Active Directory IBM MQ, SeeBeyond, Websphere Business Integrator, Blaze Advisor (rules engine), WebLogic Process Integrator, CORBA ORBS, EDI, Covia Com Integrator, Transaction Managers Sun, HP, Pyramid, IBM 3090, AS400, PCs, Routers, Hubs, Switches, Firewalls Java/J2EE, C, Javascript, HTML, UML, XML, SQL, awk, perl, shells, Assembler, BASIC UNIX: Linux, Redhat, Sun, AIX, Windows .NET, XP, DOS, MVS/XA, OS/2 LDAP, RBAC, X.509, Netegrity, S/MIME, PGP, Kerberos, WorldSecure, Verisign, Policy Frame Relay, ISDN, TCP/IP, Netware, FDDI |
EDUCATION
BARUCH COLLEGE, New York, NY, Certificate in Data Processing, 1990
G.P.A.: 4.0
UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO, B.A. Communications, 1987
G.P.A.: 3.76, Dean's Scholar, Magna cum Laude, Phi Beta Kappa
The Soul of Money and Fundraising from the Heart, 18 month program
2010-2011
OTHER
Volunteer, Verde Valley School, 2014, 2015
Advisory Board, The Urology Clinic of Colorado Foundation, “TUCC”, 2013, 2014
Financial Series 7 and 66 certifications, 2009
Insurance License, 2008 - 2014
Six Sigma Champion Training, Qualtec, 2002
Network Applications Consortium, Board of Directors and Treasurer, 1998-2001
Contributor to "Business Services Architecture: The Integration of Software Components and Common Services Infrastructure," Network Applications Consortium Position Paper, 1998
NIKE 'No Finish Line' Award Recipient, 1998
Fluent in Spanish
BARUCH COLLEGE, New York, NY, Certificate in Data Processing, 1990
G.P.A.: 4.0
UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO, B.A. Communications, 1987
G.P.A.: 3.76, Dean's Scholar, Magna cum Laude, Phi Beta Kappa
The Soul of Money and Fundraising from the Heart, 18 month program
2010-2011
OTHER
Volunteer, Verde Valley School, 2014, 2015
Advisory Board, The Urology Clinic of Colorado Foundation, “TUCC”, 2013, 2014
Financial Series 7 and 66 certifications, 2009
Insurance License, 2008 - 2014
Six Sigma Champion Training, Qualtec, 2002
Network Applications Consortium, Board of Directors and Treasurer, 1998-2001
Contributor to "Business Services Architecture: The Integration of Software Components and Common Services Infrastructure," Network Applications Consortium Position Paper, 1998
NIKE 'No Finish Line' Award Recipient, 1998
Fluent in Spanish