Freelance Web Design and Business Consultant (October 2007 - Present)
Web and Graphics Designer (October 2007 - Present)
12+ years of hands on web site design, development, content management, site & server administration on both intranet and internet platforms. 8+ years of enterprise level application and business solution design, development and implementation in a large multi-domain environment
Delphax Technologies Inc. - Grapevine TX (January 2007 - October 2007) A Digital Imaging and Electron Beam Printing Technology company. Technical Site Manager
Description of responsibilities and accomplishments:
Technical Site Manager
Onsite Manager supporting an OEM service contract in a 5 day/24 hour lean manufacturing environment.
Qualex Inc. - Dallas, TX (November
1986 – January 2006) Corp Hq - Durham, NC - subsidiary of Kodak The largest digital imaging and traditional film processing corporation in the United States and Canada Corporate Manager Technical Systems & Projects (February 2000 - January 2006) Corporate Manager, Maintenance Services Department (March 1995 - February 2000) Lead Technician of New Technology Department(January 1991 - March 1995)
Description of responsibilities and accomplishments:
Senior Manager of Technical Department (Qualex - March 1995 - January 2006)
Managed small corporate staff of quality engineers, analyst, developers and an admin directing and supporting the quality control and technical service & systems for all Kodak owned photofinishing laboratories in the U.S. and Canada. Responsible for the cost and reliability of 54 facilities, 10,000+ production assets, 180,000 line item inventory, supporting systems and applications.
Manage Technical Systems (Qualex - March 1995 - January 2006)
Responsible for the concept, design, development, testing, migration, implementation, data structure, integrity, storage, backup, and 3 tier support for all systems supporting technical service and quality control. Responsible for maintaining access and uptime on all production applications, infrastructure and systems during normal operations.
Project Management (Qualex - June
2000 - January 2006)
Exceptional discipline in project scoping, approval, budgeting, initiation, selecting a team , business and functional requirements documentation, case documents, process mapping, planning, scheduling, determining critical paths, controlling resources, addressing issues, tracking, reporting, presentations, training, closure, technical support, updates, follow up and lessons learned.
Software Development (Qualex - January 1996 - January 2006)
Worked closely with stakeholders and developers to gather requirements. design, develop, test, migrate, implement and support many data based applications and web based business solutions.
Team Leadership (Qualex -
November 1986 - March 1995)
Managed a team of 6 very experienced service and quality engineers in the hands-on daily support and control of professional high speed photographic equipment in the New Technology dept. at the Dallas Kodak Photofinishing Lab.
Fox Photo Inc. - Dallas, TX (November 1983 –
November 1986) - Purchased by Kodak in
1986 A large southern based photofinishing corporation with approximately 20 wholesale lab locations. Dallas, TX - Lead Technician of Maintenance and Quality Control
Lead group of 6 Service and Quality Technicians providing technical maintenance and quality control for wholesale photofinishing lab processing over 15,000 rolls of film daily. Servicing retail accounts in TX, OK, LA and NM.
Mouson Sound Co. - Buffalo, NY (June 1976 - September 1983) A professional sound reinforcement and stage lighting company working venues from 1500 to 20,000+ seats. Buffalo, NY - Audio Engineer
Provided house and monitor audio engineering services for more than 100 international musicians and groups touring the north eastern United States. State of the art 5 way house audio systems with more than 100,000 watts rms power, 48x4 channel Yamaha mixing console. A 2 and 3 way monitor system with a 32x10 custom Yamaha mixing console.
Shortlist of Musicians and Groups
Polymer Applications - Buffalo, NY (June 1975 - June 1976) A chemical manufacturing and processing plant providing polymers and resins to the vulcanizing industry. Tonawanda, NY - Electrician
Industrial grade wiring of 440volt 600amp services, motor starters and high voltage process control wiring in an explosive atmosphere. All wiring conformed to Class 1 Group A (combustible material in the form of a gas - acetylene) with explosion proof fixtures, rigid conduit sealed with wax, using beryllium tools to control accidental sparking.
Neulec Controls - Buffalo, NY (July 1974 - June 1975) A wiring and fabrication company producing equipment and control circuits for the food and automotive industries. Buffalo, NY - Wireman
Wiring of equipment controls, wire panels and multi-wire flexible conduits.
Education
Bachelor of Science Degree tentative – 64 credit hours accumulated
GPA of 4.0 in last 52 college level credit hours
2 years - Erie Community College, Buffalo NY – Industrial Chemistry
1 year - Northlake Community College – Communication and Broadcasting Technology
1 year – Richland Community College –Network Design & Administration
Course Detail
Profile: Strategic thinking Senior Technical Department Manager with an exemplary record of leading structured support and project resources in a highly computerized and automated consumer product and service environment. Recognized for the successful integration of innovative systems and processes related to technical labor management and cost reducing business solutions. Proven abilities in fostering good working relationships, team building and taking a cost effective practical approach at solving complex problems.
Strong background in ERP, CMMS, LMS, business solutions, software development and training.
Diverse experience in business, manufacturing, IS, IT, technical maintenance, support and systems.
Focused and coordinated in planning, documenting, executing, controlling and closing priority projects.
Industrial Skills
Communications
Documentation
Media Skills
Electrical
Certified Network Engineer
Requirement Gathering
Technical Training
Electronics
Network Design
Technical Writing
Presentation Skills
Mechanical
Infrastructure & Admin
Tasks & Procedures
Web Development
Pneumatic
PC & Server Hardware
Best Practices
Photography
Chemical Systems
Coding / Programming
Report Writing / Coding
Digital Imaging
Tempering Systems
Software Development
Spreadsheets & Macros
Graphics & Animation
Control Systems
Q A & Implementation
Database & SQL
Audio / Video
Manager
Diplomatic, persuasive and developmental management style.
Team Builder
Organizer, prefers to engage team members daily and share knowledge.
Interpersonal
Natural communicator, builds team consensus and instills cooperation.
Change Management
Enjoys the challenge and the opportunity to make things better.
Problem Solver
Analytical thinker, methodically steps through a structured solution process.
Facilitator
Asks the right questions, listens, analyzes, documents, takes appropriate action.
Summary: A dependable employee with a consistent superior performance record that is able to adapt to changing circumstances and business needs. Over 20 years of experience at progressive assignments and positions from technician through executive management. Enthusiastic and self motivated with a passion to contribute to the growth and success of a new forward minded company. Once in a successful career in a traditional industry at a fortune 500 company totally eclipsed by a popular digital technology.
Can do attitude, especially in difficult high profile high pressure situations.
Recognized for leadership, communication skills and the ability to develop valuable resources.
Ideal candidate for a client facing position where experience and confidence are essential.
