BUSINESS EXPERIENCE
1998 - Present
Independent Consultant, VMT Consulting, New York, NY
Designed imaging and computer system for Putnam County, including definition of
requirements, selection for hardware and software and implementation plan.
As member of Governor's New York State Year 2000 Task Force, assumed
advisory role for planning and coordination Year 2000 efforts among
state agencies. Designed readiness checklist used by New York State.
1996 - 1997
Project Executive, QED Consulting, New York, NY
Worked with major brokerage firm to develop Project Office for a
$340 million project to develop and implement a national roll-out of
first two releases of a strategic broker workstation for 540 branch
offices. Project included advanced functions, such as video, and
software integration on a Windows/NT platform. Responsibilities
included: gather technical and implementation process details of
sub-projects from 15 Technologies departments, design project plan
including all sub-project interdependencies, design and gain buy-in
to the governance structure for the project, design and implement
tracking mechanisms and reporting, execute project tracking, keep
15 senior management informed on a weekly basis (SVP and above).
Lead marketing efforts for Year 2000 consulting services to
New York State, including designing marketing strategy and
developing 60-page RFP response and other marketing materials.
Developed a three-day training course on project management, including
principles of concentric project managment and creating, setting
up and updating a project plan using Primavera project management
software. Course combined lecture, case studies and team-based
hands-on exercises. Worked with major insurance firm to design
project office and train staff of 30 project coordinators on use of
Primavera.
Developed change management consulting methodology for use on
consulting engagements, including data collection guides, reporting
templates and education modules.
1994 - 1996
Financial Officer/General Manager Culbertson Restoration, Elmsford, NY
Project management and financial reporting for a $5 million structural
and maintenance design contractor. Responsibilities
include job estimating and managing all labor, materials and
equipment. Tracked costing using Microsoft Project to accomplish
multi-task projects. Total responsibility for twenty trade
technicians, union negotiations, payroll, tax, general ledger,
budget management and financial forecasts and investments.
1990 - 1994
General Project Manager,
Structural Preservation Systems, Hackensack, NJ
Estimator,
sales and operations manager for a construction firm. Functions
included estimating, scheduling, purchasing, cost control using Excel
and an in-house costing system.
1985 - 1990
General Manager, M & M Realty Corp., Elmsford, NY
Operations manager for a general contracting firm and real estate
developer. Responsibilities included management of all field operations
and office administration. Functions included contact negotiation and
adjustment, cost control, billing, purchasing, job costing,
project scheduling and claims using Primavera system.
1982 - 1985
Project Manager/Scheduler, H. Fair Associates,
New Rochelle, NY
Project administrator for a general contracting firm with additional
corporate responsibilities for implementation of computerized accounting
and scheduling systems.
1979 - 1982
Project Engineer/Assistant Superintendent,
John T. Brady & Co., New Rochelle, NY
Management and administration of projects for unionized general
contracting firm operating on an interstate basis on both private and
public works projects. Responsibilities included all equal
opportunity and labor union reporting.
1978 - 1979
Internal Auditor, Community Mutual Savings Bank,
Mt. Vernon, NY
Responsible for mortgage, passbook, savings bonds and checking
verification and field audit procedures for branches, reported to the
bank president. Responsible for auditing bank financial statements.
1976 - 1978
Pension Fund Administrator, Bankers Trust, New York, NY
Responsible for preparation of investments and disbursements for
AT&T employee pension and savings funds. Included customer service
transactions to transfer funds and verify account balances.
Audit and preparation for annual AT&T stockholder meetings.
