Technology Architect
Team player with more than 8 years of experience in large-enterprise information technology. Able to quickly learn and integrate new and emerging technologies. Hands-on experience deploying streaming media, instant messaging, on-line meetings, and collaboration software. Experience with personnel reviews and development. Outstanding customer relationship skills. Areas of expertise include:
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Lotus Notes & Domino |
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Microsoft Windows 2000 Server |
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Technical Training |
Professional Experience
Arthur Andersen LLP, January 1994 – October 2002, Experienced Senior, Chicago, IL
Client Collaboration
and Knowledge Sharing
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Designed
and implemented a collaboration solution, based on Lotus QuickPlace, to provide
file sharing, discussions, calendaring and project management tools in a secure
web-based environment for over 1,000 Andersen engagement teams worldwide,
allowing over 10,000 people to collaborate anywhere they found an Internet
connection.
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Personally
conducted and supported the technology pilot.
Instant Messaging
and On-line Meetings
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Developed
on-line meeting strategy that was projected to reduce corporate world-wide
travel costs by $300 million.
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Launched
a global instant messaging platform using Lotus Sametime that supported over
2,000 concurrent instant messaging users, providing awareness of who-is-online
and the ability to send text messages.
Webcasting and
Streaming Media
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Directed
the design and evolution of a Microsoft-based webcasting server architecture
used to provide audio/video over the Internet for corporate communications
and training.
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Supported the successful delivery of the first-ever Andersen webcast,
36 hours of continuously changing content for over 10,000 people.
IT Vendor Relationship Management
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Served
as liaison between Andersen and IBM Lotus, resolving critical technology issues.
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Facilitated
relationships with Yahoo!, Symantec, DYS Analytics and Stampede.
Lotus Notes
and Domino
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Administered
servers, piloted new features, developed Notes applications, created technical
documentation and training, and supported upgrades to the environment of more
than 900 servers serving 85,000 global users.
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Developed
complex applications for Lotus Notes and Domino, importing external data from
other database systems for use in Lotus Domino directories and applications.
Education
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign,
BS in Computer Science and Statistics, 1994