RICK LANESE

30 Boxwood Drive
Kings Park, NY 11754
Home 631-979-6940
Cell: 917-952-9824
rlad188c@westpost.net
EXPERIENCE
Project Management, PMO, Program & Portfolio Management (PPM), Software Quality
Assurance, Process Engineering & Process Improvement, Financial Accounting, Proj
ect Accounting, Process Documentation, Sarbanes-Oxley Compliance, CMMI, Peer Rev
iews and Inspections, Management Information Systems, Requirements Management, B
udgeting and Forecasting, CA Clarity PPM Subject Matter Expert.
SUMMARY
10 years of Project Management experience (5 years PMO), overlapping 12 years so
ftware Quality Assurance, and 10 years of corporate Bank Accounting. Managed la
rge projects throughout career, supervised accounting staff of up to 10 people,
QA Staff of 35 persons, and various other Management positions. Strengths inclu
de Project Portfolio Management, Project Life Cycle management, Software Process
Engineering and Process
Improvement, Quality Assurance processes, and CMM for software. Certified in Re
quirements Gathering, Peer Reviews, and Software Testing. Established and staff
ed new departments at six different companies.
EDUCATION
St. John's University, Jamaica, New York 11439
Bachelor of Science, September 1986; Accounting
EMPLOYMENT
RJR Technology, LLC, Glen Cove, NY 11545, April 2010-Present
Independent Quality Consultant - interim COO
Responsibilities: -Update Quality Assurance methodologies, standards, and pract
ices including Project Planning and Management, Requirements Documentation and M
anagement, Design Documentation, Source Code Library Control procedures, Unit Te
sting procedures, QA Testing methodologies and practices, Implementation Procedu
res, and Peer Reviews to allow for increased growth of company
-Supervise Customer Support Operations
-Ensure User training and product documentation are adequate to support a growin
g client base
Computer Associates (CA), Islandia, NY, January 2005-April 2010
Principal, Project Accounting Office, February 2009-April 2010
Responsibilities: -Develop project accounting processes and reports to accurate
ly reflect project budget, costs, and forecasts to proactively address financial
ly challenged projects
-Prepare monthly financial statements for the Global Information Services divisi
on
-Determine project task designations as capital or operating expenses
-Create and enforce project accounting policies
-Prepare and analyze monthly task audit confirmations to identify financial poli
cy deviations
-Create ad hoc Clarity PPM application financial reports and extracts as needed
-Performed a forensic project accounting analysis, utilizing Clarity, that allow
ed CA to deduct an additional $2.9 million from their tax return
Senior Project Manager, Director, Program Management Office, Jan. 2005 - Feb. 20
09
Responsibilities: -Assist in developing and implementing a Project Life Cycle p
rocess across the Global Information Services (GIS) division
-Create a Project Portfolio Management process
-Implement Clarity Enterprise PPM application and processes globally to manage p
rogram and project status, resources, schedule, budget, risks, issues, change re
quests, etc.
-Design Clarity Work Breakdown Structure templates for Application Development,
Infrastructure, Compliance, ITIL, Security, Production Support, SAP, Six Sigma,
and Operations projects
-Establish process audit criteria and conducted process audits throughout the gl
obal organization, supporting Sarbanes-Oxley controls with zero findings in 5 ex
ternal audits
-Develop training plan, curriculum, and manuals and conducted training of GIS pe
rsonnel globally on project management processes and the use of the Clarity PPM
application
-Develop and manage financial reporting for the company-wide SAP ERP Implementat
ion
-Called upon to successfully salvage three failing project QA and UAT Testing ef
forts
-Lead CA Team effort to implement CMMI Key Process Areas throughout the Global I
nformation Services division
American International Group (AIG), Jersey City, NJ, August 2002-December 2004
Testing Services (QA) Manager, April 2004-December 2004
Responsibilities: -Creation and implementation of overall testing methodology f
or QA and UAT of underwriting software development.
-Establishment of testing metrics, defect tracking procedures, and risk mitigati
on approach.
-Supervision of 6 QA Testing staff and Business Analysts.
-Project Manager responsible for the creation of Automated Regression Testing su
ites for company wide software applications.
UAT Facilitator, August 2002-April 2004
Responsibilities: -Define and implement a User Acceptance Process that ensures
user participation and endorsement throughout the Software Development Life Cycl
e.
-Mentor business users in the preparation and execution of Test Plans and Test C
ases, and the preparation and analysis of testing metrics.
-Conduct formal work product inspections and post implementation project reviews
.
-Assist the project team and business representatives in identifying, tracking,
and mitigating project risks.
-Managing overall project documentation and providing periodic status to managem
ent.
Sterling Business Solutions, Inc., Long Island City, NY, December 2001-July 2002
Independent Consultant - Project Manager
Responsibilities: -Process definition, documentation, and improvement of the ov
erall business operations of a Professional Employer Organization.
-Project Manager responsible for the implementation and integration of MS Great
Plains Accounting software and Ultimate Software's UltiPro Payroll software.
RJR Technology, Inc., Oyster Bay, NY 11771, May 2001-December 2001
Independent Quality Consultant - interim COO
Responsibilities: -Establish Quality Assurance methodologies, standards, and pr
actices including Project Planning and Management, Requirements Documentation an
d Management, Design Documentation, Source Code Library Control procedures, Unit
Testing procedures, QA Testing methodologies and practices, Implementation Proc
edures, and User Documentation standards.
-Functionally designed and tested award winning Mobile Management Console BlackB
erry application
-Ensured efficient business processes were in place to support the company's gro
wth and profitability
Morgan Stanley, New York, NY, July 2000-May 2001
Quality Assurance Director - Department Head, Web Services Division
Responsibilities: -Set up and supervise 4 separate departments: QA Process (SEP
G), QA Testing, Infrastructure & Implementation, and Research & Development.
-QA Process Department: Implementation of full Software Development Life Cycle P
rocess in accordance with CMM standards, including Requirements Documentation an
d Management; Project Planning; Software Design Standards and Controls; Resource
Allocation processes; Library Control; Change Management; Configuration Managem
ent; Version Control; and Software Release Management. Conducting Software Qual
ity Assurance audits and spearheading continual Process Improvement initiatives.
-QA Testing Department: Integration and System Testing of all web based software
products across the Firm. Creating Test Plans and Test Cases. Performing Auto
mated Regression, Load, and Performance Testing. Establishing Unit Testing proc
edures and assisting in User Acceptance Testing.
-Infrastructure & Implementation Department: Setting up department-wide infrastr
ucture, establishing Development and QA environments, and determining the config
uration of the Production environment. Promoting all code between software libr
aries and deploying finished products to Production.
-Research & Development Department: Investigating and deploying new technologies
, including porting web sites to Palm Pilot and BlackBerry wireless devices. Ex
ploring cutting edge enhancements to existing web products and providing the Dev
elopment staff with more efficient tools and procedures available through techno
logical advances.
IPS Sendero, Inc. (a division of Fiserv), New York, NY, August 1999-July 2000
Quality Assurance Manager - Department Head
Responsibilities: -Set up Quality Assurance Department, develop and implement Q
A policies and procedures.
-Overall Quality Assurance management for a suite of custom and "shrink-wrap" pr
ofitability applications implemented at large financial institutions.
-Conduct Integration, System, Year 2000 and automated Regression Testing.
-Create Test Plans, manage Requirements, document processes, coordinate training
, and manage staff of 3.
-Establish Library Control procedures and a Change Control Review Board.
-Supervision of the defect tracking system and source code management system.
-Managing release dates and approving user documentation.

Interim Technology, Inc., New York, NY, October 1997-August 1999

Senior Software Quality Management Consultant - Test Team Leader, at Citibank, B
lueShift Internet Banking project, User Acceptance Testing Dept., May 1999-July
1999.
Responsibilities: -Coordinating Test Case development and execution by a four m
ember Interim Technology team conducting User Acceptance Testing for the BlueShi
ft Internet Banking project.
-Managing the System Trouble Report (STR) process for the UAT Dept., including v
erifying the accuracy and criticality of defects, routing defects to the appropr
iate developers for resolution, attending daily "triage" meetings to determine t
he resolution status of defects, and retesting resolved defects.
Senior Software Quality Management Consultant, at Chase Manhattan Corp., Special
ized Reporting Department, December 1998-May 1999.
Responsibilities: -Coordinating Year 2000 Testing of new SFAS 91 System, includ
ing:
-Conducting an Inspection of the Requirements Document.
-Reviewing and enhancing Test Plans.
-Designing and executing Test Scripts.
-Recommending process improvement steps to improve the efficiency of the overall
procedures.
Senior Software Quality Management Consultant, at Citibank, N.A., Quality Assura
nce Department, November 1997-November 1998
Responsibilities: -Designing and implementing Change Control procedures for cli
ent/server applications development within the World Wide Securities Systems are
a.
-Outlining Project Management processes and implementing Project Server applicat
ion.
-Developing a Problem Management process and establishing an intranet based Prob
lem Tracking System for the WWSS area.
-Conducting an assessment of Software Development Life Cycle procedures for clie
nt/server applications in preparation for an impending audit.
-Implementing a source code management and version tracking tool.
-Enhancing the Emergency Development ID issuance and tracking process to meet Co
rporate compliance standards.
-Conducting folder reviews of supporting documentation prior to mainframe system
s' migration to production.
-Performing mainframe software migrations through development and testing librar
ies.
-Documenting procedures and writing Process Guides and User Manuals.
-Assisted in the implementation of the SEI's Capability Maturity Model processes
Huntington Business Systems, Nesconset, NY, September 1994-October 1997
Vice President, Quality Assurance Department, October 1996- October 1997
Responsibilities: -Setting up the Quality Assurance Department and developing s
tandards and procedures for quality control of all software products, including:
-Designing and implementing testing procedures.
-Supervision and analysis of product testing and upgrading.
-Implementing Library Control procedures for software development.
-Designing defect reporting and tracking procedures.
-Establishing and presiding over a Change Control Review Board.
-Supervision of Customer Support operations.
-Approving all software products, packaging, and documentation prior to release.
Documentation Author, September 1994-October 1996
Responsibilities: -Designing and writing software manuals and online help modul
es.
-Testing software products.
Chemical Bank Corporation, New York, NY, February 1987-October 1996
Security Administrator, Corporate Reporting Division, October 1995-October 1996
Responsibilities: -Overseeing all aspects of data security within the division,
including:
-Developing security modules for various confidential reporting systems.
-Determining access levels for all employees.
-Investigating security violations.
-Managing security systems migration during the merger with Chase Manhattan Bank
.
Financial Officer, Specialized Reporting Department, June 1993-October 1995
Responsibilities: -Security Administrator for bankwide impaired loan tracking s
ystem.
-Designing system requirements to accommodate new financial accounting standards
.
-Tracking, researching, inputting, and amortizing loan fees and related costs ac
cording to SFAS 91 guidelines.
-Assisting the Accounting Policies Group in the formation of new SFAS 91 policy
for the combined entity after the merger with Manufacturers Hanover Trust.
-Preparing written and verbal audit responses when necessary.
-Instructing other employees in software applications use.
Financial Officer, Loan Accounting & Analyses Department, February 1987-June 199
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Responsibilities: -Providing earnings and yield analysis for Main Office domest
ic, international, commercial, and personal loans used in the monthly Controller
's Report.
-Supervising consolidation of worldwide loan portfolio for Annual Report to Stoc
kholders.
-Supervising TEFRA backup withholding remittance to IRS.
-Installing, updating, and maintaining computer hardware and software for four d
epartments after properly accessing their needs.
-Creating software applications, troubleshooting and modifying existing applicat
ions for four departments.
-Preparing various loan fee analyses and special projects with direct reporting
to the Assistant Controller.
PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATIONS
-Member of the NYC Software Process Improvement Network (CitySPIN).
-Member of the NYC Quality Management Association (QMA), a division of the Quali
ty Assurance Institute (QAI).
-Member of Long Island Chapter of Project Management Institute (PMI)
SOFTWARE APPLICATIONS
-Working knowledge of CA Clarity PPM application; Open Workbench; MS Project and
Project Server; MS Excel; MS Word; RoboHELP; MS Visual SourceSafe; MSA General
Ledger; TestDirector; Visio; PowerPoint; and various other software tools.
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