SUMMARY Frank is a senior IT Project Manager who works closely with functional business units to ensure the efficiency and effectiveness of solutions deployed in suppor t of business goals and objectives.
Frank provides the following services:
* Lead the planning and implementation of projects * Liaise with the staff of technical managers * Facilitate the definition of project scope, goals and deliverables * Define project tasks and resource requirements * Develop full scale project plans * Collaboratively work with technical managers to assemble and coordinate projec t staff. * Manage project budget * Manage project resource PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE PSEG - UTILITY CORP. 02/00 - 05/09 Production Support Manager (on-shore/off-shore) Manage the production support area for the client's main software application su ite (metering through billing/collections) * Rebuilt relationships with other on site vendors for the purpose of working as a unified team in problem solving opportunities. * Instituted a successful strategy to build needed backup expertise for all prim ary support personnel. * Initiated the build of a Disaster Recovery Simulation process which led to the first of many successful Disaster Recovery exercises. * Lowered customer vulnerability to 'Unplanned Outages' by leading the team in t he implementation of major continuous improvements (in excess of $10M in value) and problem corrections. Monthly support ticket count was also lowered from 570 to 200. * Successfully transitioned to an onshore/offshore support model (2002). Environment: Mainframe and Client Server WECHSLER COFFEE COMPANY COFFEE MANUFACTURER/DISTRIBUTOR 09/99 - 02/00 Project Manager Assisted client in their migration to J.D. Edwards software, Y2K cleanup. Environment: AS400, Access, Rumba400, MS Project COMPUTER HORIZONS CORP 01/98-09/99 Project Manager Assisted Pharmaceutical client in the management of their PMO for Y2K purposes. Environment: Client Server DMR CONSULTING 03/97-01/98 Project Manager * Managed a staff of 75 for the purpose of assessing client application software for Y2K vulnerability. Environment: Client Server, Midrange and Mainframe EDS - ELECTRONIC DATA SYSTEMS CABLE SOFTWARE DEVELOPMENT AND SUPPORT 02/92-03/97 Account Manager/Technical Manager Technical mentoring and leadership; Account Management and Direction. Environment: Midrange LERMER COMPANY AIRCRAFT GALLEY PARTS MANUFACTURER 10/89-02/92 Director, Information Technology Responsible for corporations multi-national technology direction (USA, Germany a nd England) Environment: Midrange CREATIVE MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS CABLE SOFTWARE DEVELOPER 10/86-10/89 Manager, Application Development Managed the development and support of a Cable Software application Environment: Midrange