Enterprise Survey/Data Collection
I managed our enterprise form system providing feedback and custom input forms delivered to faculty, staff, and students, documented and supported business processes for data consumption, distribution, and reporting, provided training, and integrated ongoing feature enhancements.
Software: Formstack, Drupal forms.
Data Integration: Enterprise Student Systems
I successfully managed enterprise systems for tracking student lag usage, satisfying federal grant reporting, student job portal, and emergency alert systems.. I gathered requirements, defined achievable milestones, managed expectations and change, utilized effective and timely communication, and upon closing projects, fulfilled predefined acceptance criteria and ongoing support needs which included ongoing Extract-Transform-Load (ETL) processes.
Systems: Accutrack (hosted internally), Accudemia (hosted), Purple Briefcase (hosted), Blumen (hosted).
Software: Project, Excel, SQL Server Integration Services (SSIS), SQL Server, Access.
Portal Management
I managed the school’s portals, identified key stakeholders, managed upgrade projects and feature enhancements, change management, new site and features, document management, modeled business processes into lists and workflows with alerts, and completed security audits.
Software: Ellucian, SharePoint, Banner, Oracle.
Languages: HTML/CSS, Bootstrap & Responsive Design, JavaScript/JQuery/Knockout.
Custom .NET Web-enabled Database Applications
I developed solutions whose requirements required custom development, created enterprise systems to solve business problems throughout the organization, ie, tracking and reporting student resources, faculty configuration and reporting of classes, configuring and tracking faculty/staff events, and software purchases requiring approval workflow.
Systems: Lending Library, Online Credit Hour Tracking, Event Tracking, Imputed FTE Tracking, Mobile Application Requests.
Software: Visual Studio .NET, SQL Server, SQL Server Integration Services (SSIS), SQL Server Reporting Services (SSRS), Team Foundation Services (TFS) source control, Visual Interdev source control, Excel (Power Query, Statistics, Power Pivot), Microsoft Project, Adobe Photoshop, Adobe Illustrator.
Languages: C#, T-SQL, HTML/CSS, Bootstrap & Responsive Design, JavaScript/JQuery/Knockout.
Public Website Relaunch
I participated in vendor review and selection, requirements gathering and stakeholder analysis, vendor communication and deliverable acceptance, change requests/selection/approval, hosting, training and ongoing support needs.
Software: Sortsite CMS, Siteimprove Site Monitoring & Analysis, DotNetNuke CMS, Drupal CMS, Basecamp Project Management, Microsoft Project.
DotNetNuke CMS Collaborative, Feature-rich Website
I collaborated with the Director of IT, Manager of Applications and Database Projects, and external departments to strategize on our new website initiative, mobile application management system, and integrating communication between various legacy systems. Provided executive guidance through extensive research and technical specifications to align goals with organizational objectives. Mentored junior staff to mature skill sets, increase productivity, and strengthen interpersonal skills for a collaborative development team. Documented existing processes and systems for new staff as well as recommend future enhancements to mitigate risks and enhance functionality. Integrated the DotNetNuke content management system to provide a robust, feature-rich platform for future websites. Provided a project plan and work breakdown structure for department leaders to understand and plan for required team member contribution. Provided custom .NET web and SQL Server database development to deliver requested departmental project milestones.
Software:DotNetNuke Content Management System (CMS)
Languages: C#, HTML/CSS, Bootstrap & Responsive Design, JavaScript/JQuery/Knockout.
Kentico CMS Multi-Channel Marketing
Projects: Kentico CMS: Anthro.com, Radiology-Furniture.com, and Custom-cart.com.
We leveraged the Kentico’s CMS to distribute workloads more evenly throughout the team, effectively accomplish milestones, and achieve more rapid project completion.
Our achievements include:
– Import Active Directory accounts into the CMS user database.
– Design robust media repositories to provide a central solution to asset management for all websites.
– Integrate user-driven website emails with SharePoint lists.
– Design and develop custom import program to consume external data sources.
– Create custom SharePoint email-enabled lists enabling team collaboration on user communication.
– Develop web services to communicate with external platforms.
– Create website tiers for development, testing, and production with syncing processes as well as versioning.
– Create custom documents, transformations, and reports.
Software:Kentico Content Management System (CMS), Visual Studio Team Foundation Server (TFS), Visual Studio.NET, SQL Server, ADO.NET, xSQL Data Compare, xSQL Object Compare, Telerik ASP.NET Suite, SharePoint Team Services, Microsoft Project.
Languages: C#, T-SQL, HTML/CSS, Bootstrap & Responsive Design, JavaScript/JQuery/Knockout.
State of Mississippi-Funded Tool for Rebuilding Lives
Project: Home Again Mississippi
Following the tragedy of Katrina, my team was engaged to provide a solution that would assist residents of Mississippi in receiving critical resources and enable them to return to their homes.
Software: Homesite+, Visual InterDev, Visual Studio.NET, SQL Server, ADO.NET, ActiveUp, CeTe Adobe Writer, Telerik ASP.NET Suite.
Languages: VBScript, VB.NET, C#, JavaScript, CSS.
ASP to .NET E-commerce Upgrade
Project: Anthro E-Commerce
– Upgrade previous e-commerce website to the latest version of the .NET framework.
– Integrate SAP .NET Connector into application to consume BAPI calls to SAP.
– Programmatically couple custom-developed administration tools into Team Foundation System for auditing purposes.
– Integrate new 3rd party controls to enhance the user experience and provide robust administration controls, content editors, and reporting tools.
– Transfer all collaborative and project management processes into SharePoint Services.
– Establish requirements for documentation and development practices.
Software: Visual Studio Team Foundation Server (TFS), Visual Studio.NET, QL Server, ADO.NET, xSQL Data Compare, xSQL Object Compare, Telerik ASP.NET Suite, XiPay Credit Authoring, SAP Connector, SharePoint Team Services, Microsoft Project.
Languages: C#, jQuery, JavaScript, CSS.
Predicting Success in Business
Workplace Technologies Research, Inc (a Cognitive Science-based business research group based in San Diego, California), while evaluating ways to improve hiring processes for C-level executive candidates, presented us with a unique challenge: create an assessment and reporting system with absolute flexibility and built-in intelligence. The result was the Cognitive Agility Assessment Tool (CAAT) which serves as the basis for the industry-pioneering FutureView Profiler system.
Software: Visual Studio, Visual InterDev, Homesite+, Telerik ASP.NET Suite, ActiveUp, ceTe DynamicPDF, MS SQL, ADO.NET.
Languages: VB.NET, C#, JavaScript, VBScript, CSS.
Synchronizing Business Proposals with Expertise
Project: CAAT/DSMO
Business leaders tasked with evaluating proposals presented us with a unique challenge – create a survey and reporting system with absolute flexibility – the Cognitive Agility Assessment Tool (CAAT).
Software: Homesite+, Visual InterDev, Visual Studio.NET, SQL Server, ADO.NET, ActiveUp, CeTe Adobe Writer, Telerik ASP.NET Suite.
Languages: VBScript, VB.NET, C#, JavaScript, CSS.
Strengthening San Diego’s Foster Youth Initiative
Project: Abilities 4 Foster Youth
We provided agencies which assist San Diego County’s foster youth a robust, extensible portal that would enable them to both reach those whom there were trying to help and other agencies with whom they may form partnerships. We provided a tool that would allow them to create an online presence, selecting from a series of distinct templates. Their website was automatically tightly integrated into the online community portal enabling each organization to collaborate and communicate with other organizations, achieving synergy and a more rapid rate of success.
Software: Homesite+, Visual InterDev, Visual Studio.NET, SQL Server, ADO.NET, ActiveUp, CeTe Adobe Writer, Telerik ASP.NET Suite.
Languages: VBScript, VB.NET, C#, JavaScript, CSS.
H.U.D.-Approved Platform for Service Reporting
Projects: AASC Online, Abilities 4 RSC, Mercy 4 Families, Mercy 4 Seniors
Tasked by the department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) to create several systems that would enable property managers (Service Coordinators) to effectively and efficiently enter and manage all tenant data along with reporting capabilities necessary for continued funding approval for HUD properties.
Software: Homesite+, Visual InterDev, Visual Studio.NET, SQL Server, ADO.NET, ActiveUp, CeTe Adobe Writer, Telerik ASP.NET Suite.
Languages: VBScript, VB.NET, C#, JavaScript, CSS.
Empowering Community Engagement for Disability Organizations
Project: Abilities Networks
We maximized synergy for organizations assisting those with disabilities by providing a platform which allowed them to reach their communities and provide desperately needed resources, training, and other forms of life-changing benefits, this became Abilities Networks.
Software: Homesite+, Visual InterDev, Visual Studio.NET, SQL Server, ADO.NET, ActiveUp, CeTe Adobe Writer, Telerik ASP.NET Suite.
Languages: VBScript, VB.NET, C#, JavaScript, CSS.
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