Experience

Cloud Navigator

• United States
• IT Services and IT Consulting
• 1 - 100 Employee

• IT Consultant

  • Sep 2022 - Present

  Tallahassee, Florida, United States



Florida Department of Financial Services

• United States
• Government Administration
• 400 - 500 Employee

• Technical Architect - Florida PALM

  • Oct 2021 - Sep 2022

  Tallahassee, Florida, United States

• Systems and Data Strategy Track Manager - Florida PALM

  • May 2019 - Oct 2021

  Tallahassee, Florida, United States • Orchestrate a team of 15 Project resources to support the implementation of Florida PALM, the State of Florida's new cloud-based enterprise resource planning system • Collaborate with 30+ state agencies, banks, and other financial institutions to determine project specifications and scope for integrations, conversions, change management, and readiness • Facilitate cross-functional planning and design sessions across 4 Project tracks to link technology, business processes, organizational… Show more • Orchestrate a team of 15 Project resources to support the implementation of Florida PALM, the State of Florida's new cloud-based enterprise resource planning system • Collaborate with 30+ state agencies, banks, and other financial institutions to determine project specifications and scope for integrations, conversions, change management, and readiness • Facilitate cross-functional planning and design sessions across 4 Project tracks to link technology, business processes, organizational change management, and project management • Work closely with systems integrator to plan, develop, coordinate and execute technical strategies aligning to the State of Florida's vision, mission and purpose for the Florida PALM Solution • Successfully led testing and deployment activities supporting go live of the first deployment (Cash Management Wave) of the Florida PALM Solution • Present and lead conversations with the Florida PALM Project's Executive Steering Committee and other key stakeholders • Deliver assessments and contribute to infrastructure, implementation, testing, and deployment deliverables from the systems integrator to ensure requirements are met



Florida Department of Transportation

• United States
• Civil Engineering
• 700 & Above Employee

• Business Systems Support Manager

  • Jun 2016 - May 2019

  Tallahassee, Florida Area • Provided oversight and strategic direction to 6 technical resources responsible for the delivering and maintaining information technology assets supporting the Department's Office of Work Program and Budget (OWPB) and the Financial Management System environment • Delivered systems that served hundreds of users across 7 statewide districts that supported decisions that impacted billions of dollars of business decisions • Injected Agile and Scrum concepts and processes to facilitate… Show more • Provided oversight and strategic direction to 6 technical resources responsible for the delivering and maintaining information technology assets supporting the Department's Office of Work Program and Budget (OWPB) and the Financial Management System environment • Delivered systems that served hundreds of users across 7 statewide districts that supported decisions that impacted billions of dollars of business decisions • Injected Agile and Scrum concepts and processes to facilitate teamwork and face-to-face communication across functional and technical areas • Introduced an issue tracking system to better understand the OWPB systems environment to help make more-informed decisions relative to technical resource allocation and project prioritization • Launched a business intelligence platform to collect and analyze data from a user and system usage context to identify trends and draw conclusions to inform management decisions • Initiated strategy to reduce legacy system dependence, mitigate legacy resource attrition, and improve operational efficiency by reengineering brittle business processes and transitioning workloads to web and cloud-based platforms

• Senior Business Systems Analyst

  • May 2012 - Jun 2016

  Tallahassee, Florida Area • Delivered design, development, training, and support services for web-based applications utilized for decision support by internal and external customers • Served as liaison to external offices and agencies for the purpose of new systems development, and for the maintenance and enhancement of existing systems • Contributed strategic guidance to Office of Comptroller management as to what information systems solutions and/or technology should be evaluated or studied • Created business… Show more • Delivered design, development, training, and support services for web-based applications utilized for decision support by internal and external customers • Served as liaison to external offices and agencies for the purpose of new systems development, and for the maintenance and enhancement of existing systems • Contributed strategic guidance to Office of Comptroller management as to what information systems solutions and/or technology should be evaluated or studied • Created business systems planning studies and information needs assessments, to provide guidance and methods to assess effectiveness in meeting management objectives • Awarded a Prudential Productivity Award for leading the development of a cash reconciliation system

• Program Analysis Coordinator

  • May 2011 - May 2012

  Tallahassee, Florida Area • Collaborated with transportation engineering offices within the Florida Department of Transportation (FDOT) relative to engineering system performance measurements of the statewide bridge and resurfacing programs • Coordinated performance objectives and serve as technical advisor for all aspects of program performance management • Analyzed statewide bridge and resurfacing programs for reporting to the FDOT Executive Board • Developed statewide funding levels for bridge and… Show more • Collaborated with transportation engineering offices within the Florida Department of Transportation (FDOT) relative to engineering system performance measurements of the statewide bridge and resurfacing programs • Coordinated performance objectives and serve as technical advisor for all aspects of program performance management • Analyzed statewide bridge and resurfacing programs for reporting to the FDOT Executive Board • Developed statewide funding levels for bridge and resurfacing programs and review projects programmed in the FDOT 5 year work program to ensure conformance with engineering program objectives and programming standards



Atkins Global - Post, Buckley, Schuh & Jernigan

• Engineering Systems Analyst

  • Aug 2005 - May 2011

  Tallahassee, Florida Area • Delivered design, development, training, and support services for the Pavement Management Section's engineering and analysis applications • Assisted the Department's engineers in developing a system to provide predictive analytics for conclusions to be drawn that impacted millions of dollars' worth of management decisions • Collaborated with a diverse team of professionals from engineering, financial management, statistics, construction, and IT • Awarded an Innovative Application of… Show more • Delivered design, development, training, and support services for the Pavement Management Section's engineering and analysis applications • Assisted the Department's engineers in developing a system to provide predictive analytics for conclusions to be drawn that impacted millions of dollars' worth of management decisions • Collaborated with a diverse team of professionals from engineering, financial management, statistics, construction, and IT • Awarded an Innovative Application of Technology award for leading the development of the Florida Analysis System for Targets Show less



Montgomery Consulting Group, Inc. (MCG)

• United States
• Civil Engineering
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Engineering Systems Analyst

  • Mar 2003 - Aug 2005

  Tallahassee, Florida Area • Delivered design, development, training, and support services for the Pavement Management Section's engineering and analysis applications • Designed and implemented the Pavement Management Section's Pavement Coring Application, As-Built application, and Existing Pavement Structure application • Planned and implemented data mining tasks on FDOT's relational databases • Collaborated with customers, management, and vendors to coordinate overall effort in accordance with project goals



Independent Systems Solutions, Inc.

• Systems Analyst

  • Jun 2001 - Mar 2003

  Tallahassee, Florida Area • Delivered design, development, and implementation services for a wide range of applications for government and private sector clients in a broad range of industries including healthcare, education, and agriculture • Maintained communication with staff, upper-level management, and clients to ensure activities aligned with project goals • Facilitated contractual negotiations between clients and upper-level management