Experience

COMSYS

• IT Services and IT Consulting
• 400 - 500 Employee

• Project Manager

  • Jan 2006 - Present

  Richmond, Virginia Area IT Delivery Engagement/ Project Manager – Provide leadership and project management for technical teams of mixed skillsets for a variety of clients. Also perform analysis, data warehouse design, logical data architecture design, and user testing as requested. Work in close partnership with each client to meet their business needs by extending their technical capability through our project efforts. Some of the projects managed: •International Humanitarian Aid Client: Managed a series of… Show more IT Delivery Engagement/ Project Manager – Provide leadership and project management for technical teams of mixed skillsets for a variety of clients. Also perform analysis, data warehouse design, logical data architecture design, and user testing as requested. Work in close partnership with each client to meet their business needs by extending their technical capability through our project efforts. Some of the projects managed: •International Humanitarian Aid Client: Managed a series of projects to develop a highly customized SharePoint 2010 application to manage the internal translation process between donors and their sponsored children. From proof of concept to pilot, to expanded functionality and expanded roll-out, through multiple enhancements,and ongoing production support. •Major Drug Product Development Firm: Managed project to modify highly customized front end for a SharePoint 2010 site used for tracking the research and development of drugs to meet federal requirements. •Online Retail Distributor of Digital, Hard Goods: Performed assessment, provided recommendation for design of a data warehouse and business intelligence environment, using Performance Point and Excel Services delivered through a SharePoint 2010 Portal to deliver near real time reporting for business analysis. Offered multiple project plans to allow client to implement in phases based on available resources and budget. •Customer Service/Sales Client: Performed high level assessment of data and reporting environment. Provided recommendation for cost savings and to develop strategic opportunities from integrated data reporting and analysis. Recommendation included design for architected environment, tools, and potential projects. Pprovided 3 proof of concept project plans for different sized first efforts. •Entertainment Industry Client: Project management and requirements gathering to create a windows application that audited the internal settings of gaming machines.

• Project Manager

  • 2006 - Present

  Lead and manage implementation projects for our distinguished clients in the private and public sector in VA and throughout the country. Serve as a resource to our clients for strategy development and technical assessments. Provide project oversight for projects initiated in the Richmond office. Support COMSYS projects and relationships through candidate interviews, project support, and collaboration on internal projects.

• Manager

  • 2006 - Present

  Experis IT at Richmond, VA Experis -- A ManPower Company, formerly COMSYS had been bought by ManPower. Lead and manage implementation projects for our distinguished clients in the private and public sector in VA and throughout the country. Serve as a resource to our clients for strategy development and technical assessments. Provide project oversight for projects initiated in the Richmond, VA office. (including SharePoint and Data Warehousing) Support Experis projects and relationships… Show more Experis -- A ManPower Company, formerly COMSYS had been bought by ManPower. Lead and manage implementation projects for our distinguished clients in the private and public sector in VA and throughout the country. Serve as a resource to our clients for strategy development and technical assessments. Provide project oversight for projects initiated in the Richmond, VA office. (including SharePoint and Data Warehousing) Support Experis projects and relationships through candidate interviews, project support, and collaboration on internal projects. Provide oversight of consultants on the Development Solutions team in Richmond VA.

• Technical Environments

  • 1979 - Present

  SharePoint 2013, SharePoint Online, Office 365, SharePoint 2010, SharePoint 2007, Web Parts, MS SQL Server 2005, 2008, Web Services with SQL Server 2008, Rich-Internet-Applications using AJAX and Adobe Flex, Microsoft SQL Server 2005, Microsoft Office 2010, 2003- 2007; Windows; Microsoft Project; Micro Strategy; Brio Query; SAS Data Warehouse Administrator; Data Stage; Business Objects; Ab Initio; Infobuilder; Cognos; Microsoft SQL Server; Oracle PL/SQL; Oracle SQL for data bases v8i/9i and… Show more SharePoint 2013, SharePoint Online, Office 365, SharePoint 2010, SharePoint 2007, Web Parts, MS SQL Server 2005, 2008, Web Services with SQL Server 2008, Rich-Internet-Applications using AJAX and Adobe Flex, Microsoft SQL Server 2005, Microsoft Office 2010, 2003- 2007; Windows; Microsoft Project; Micro Strategy; Brio Query; SAS Data Warehouse Administrator; Data Stage; Business Objects; Ab Initio; Infobuilder; Cognos; Microsoft SQL Server; Oracle PL/SQL; Oracle SQL for data bases v8i/9i and VLDB extensions, v4 - v7; Oracle SQL*FORMS v1 - v4; Powerbuilder; Visual Basic; UNIX(HP/UX); Novell Client Environment; IBM Mainframe MVS Environment; Data General Environment, PC End User Tools for Oracle; COBOL 74 (MVS, Honeywell, Data General); IBM IMS DB-DC; IBM VSAM; IBM ISAM; COBOL 68 (Honeywell, IBM); Honeywell ISP IDS, IDS/I (Interactive Network Data Base); Radioshack TRSDOS, Compiler Basic, KSDS.



Pat L Christian

• Business Intelligence Strategist

  • Apr 2002 - Sep 2006

  IT consulting in business intelligence, data warehouse, application development, system implementation, assessments, strategy/vision development, problem solving, training, private coaching, mentoring. Roles; Immunization registry technical program manager, providing strategy and vision for the statewide implementation solution for the health care community. Including planning, stakeholder group facilitation, project coordination, requirements gathering, negotiation, conducting demos and… Show more IT consulting in business intelligence, data warehouse, application development, system implementation, assessments, strategy/vision development, problem solving, training, private coaching, mentoring. Roles; Immunization registry technical program manager, providing strategy and vision for the statewide implementation solution for the health care community. Including planning, stakeholder group facilitation, project coordination, requirements gathering, negotiation, conducting demos and presentations. Developed legislation and coordinated efforts that resulted in successful adoption of legislation. Developed draft regulations. Developed project plans. Performed data integration analysis between disparate health department systems and the central data warehouse. Performed data integration analysis of state immunization registry with immunization claims from health insurers. Systems analysis for immunization data warehouse reporting. Show less



Capital One

• United States
• Financial Services
• 700 & Above Employee

• Data Warehouse Program Manager

  • Apr 1995 - Apr 2002

  Developed /facilitated data warehouse community (50 IT professionals from 8 different organizations). Provided project oversight for all data warehouse projects. Assisted senior management in developing data warehouse development strategy and milestones. Facilitated data warehouse community, adding 100 marketing analysts (business professionals) within 6 months. Developed data warehouse curriculum and concepts class. Taught data warehouse concepts. Saved over $3MM in enterprise… Show more Developed /facilitated data warehouse community (50 IT professionals from 8 different organizations). Provided project oversight for all data warehouse projects. Assisted senior management in developing data warehouse development strategy and milestones. Facilitated data warehouse community, adding 100 marketing analysts (business professionals) within 6 months. Developed data warehouse curriculum and concepts class. Taught data warehouse concepts. Saved over $3MM in enterprise product contracts and training costs. Spearheaded issue resolution within the community at various management levels, decreasing data warehouse staff attrition from twelve to ten percent. Technical community doubled by the end of the second year. Data Warehouse Administration Manager - Created new organization of 4 teams responsible for data mart support: Change Management, Data Administration, Data Quality, Management Support Services. Transitioned centralized services to decentralized business function IT teams. Developed data warehouse security policy and guidelines. Eliminated over 100 inappropriate user keys while managing data base security for all data warehouses. Created application level access keys, resulting in the elimination of unauthorized linking of online applications to analytical databases. Secured all of the analytical data responsible for Capital One's success. Developed the first data quality assessment team at Capital One, setting the standard for all future efforts. Collections Data Mart Manager - Managed Risk data mart application development/production support team. Reduced daily processing from 26 hours to 9 hours. M&A Account Management Application Development Manager - Created application development team to support M&A account management testing. These applications permitted Capital One to increase shareholder value by 20%.

• Technology Futures Research Analyst and Data Warehouse Strategist

  • Jan 1995 - Jan 2002

  Interpret implications of technology future trends for Senior Management. Perform product research and evaluation. Technologies: Business Intelligence, Speech Synthesis, Voice Recognition, Click Stream Data Warehousing, New Data Storage Paradigms, Smart Card Opportunities, Biometrics. Best Practices: Business Intelligence, Customer Relationship Management, Innovation and Creativity Methods. Identified $2.5MM cost savings opportunity by redesigning bank identification number management.… Show more Interpret implications of technology future trends for Senior Management. Perform product research and evaluation. Technologies: Business Intelligence, Speech Synthesis, Voice Recognition, Click Stream Data Warehousing, New Data Storage Paradigms, Smart Card Opportunities, Biometrics. Best Practices: Business Intelligence, Customer Relationship Management, Innovation and Creativity Methods. Identified $2.5MM cost savings opportunity by redesigning bank identification number management. Spearheaded click stream data information forum, enabling new teams to meet aggressive deadlines. Developed vision and strategy for the introduction of meta data management and a new ETL tool. Reduced data warehouse technical staff attrition to target level.



Computer Professionals, Inc

• Consultant

  • Jan 1994 - Jan 1995

  Performed Project Leader, Systems Analyst, and Data Base Designer roles on a number of small projects for the client's marketing department. Assisted in the successful renegotiation of the client contract.



Life Insurance Company of Virginia

• Senior Systems Analyst

  • Jan 1981 - Jan 1994

  Spearheaded Oracle application development and systems testing in Novell LAN environment. Led application development team efforts. Evaluated various PC software products for Oracle back-end databases. Served as lead analyst for group health benefits/claims. Project leader, designer, developer and implementer of mortgage administration system in Oracle on Data General. Evaluated the company's first class postal procedures, and provided productivity enhancement recommendation. Evaluated… Show more Spearheaded Oracle application development and systems testing in Novell LAN environment. Led application development team efforts. Evaluated various PC software products for Oracle back-end databases. Served as lead analyst for group health benefits/claims. Project leader, designer, developer and implementer of mortgage administration system in Oracle on Data General. Evaluated the company's first class postal procedures, and provided productivity enhancement recommendation. Evaluated Interactive Voice Response (IVR) systems. Provided recommendation and proposal. Negotiated vendor contract, assisted in implementation. (Saved $50K in contract costs.) Designed, developed, and implemented pension investment contract system and pension administration system in Oracle for the IBM MVS environment. Designed interfaces and conversion processes for a corporate health claims administration system (CAPS) moving from Honeywell/COBOL 74 to IBM/MVS COBOL 80. (Saved $120K annually in decreased personnel costs.) Show less



Best Products/ BCBS

• Programmer Analyst

  • May 1979 - Apr 1981

  Product Inventory, Price Exception, Item Transfer, Store Activity, and Jewelry Audit. (Honeywell /COBOL 74/ IDS and IIDS) (MVS COBOL/IMS DB-DC)



SEC Computer Company

• Consultant

  • Jan 1979 - Jan 1981

  Developed adjustable rate mortgage administration system (Compiler Basic/KSD TRS-80 Model 2). Enhanced billing system for electric cooperative (COBOL 68/Honeywell). Converted COBOL 68 to COBOL 74 (MVS COBOL). Designed missionary fund allotment screen for UNIVAC environment. Earlier