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Syed Qaiser Yusuf
2519 Pine Shadows Drive
Sugar Land, TX 77479-8917 (USA)
(281) 342-3100, Syed.Qaiser@GMail.Com
To: T. Kopec & Assiciates
Attn: Director, Human Resources
Dear Executive:
Attached please find my resume for the job opening of a City, State IT Manager or IT Project Manager Ref ID: NA in your organization as advertised.
CAREER SKILLS/KNOWLEDGE
• Director, Information Technology
• Manager, Enterprise Infrastructure
• Program/Project Management
• Manager, Application Development
• Manager QA, Testing & Integration
• Manager, Data Warehousing Telco
• Manager, Data Mapping
• Manager, Oracle Database
• Senior Business Analyst
• Manager, User Acceptance Testing
• Oracle Designer/2000 (CASE)
• Oracle Developer/2000
• Oracle (Forms45, Report25)
• Data Modeling, Database Migration
• Taradata Analyst
• Developer J2EE, Java, HTML
• E-Commerce Analyst
• Configuration Management
• Product Specification
• Business Process Architect
I have extensive information management/application development experience and have managed up to 137 analysts. I have detailed knowledge of information technology management, product development, implementation, technical consulting and marketing.
MY approach is Adaptive to IT framework which enables the clients to control or reduce their IT budgets, leverage their past investments and make today's investments sustainable over time.
Enclosed is my resume for your consideration and I am confident that you will find my credential’s meets your needs. You will find me a very energetic and focused professional.
I would like to meet with you to discuss my qualifications in more detail. You may contact me at (281) 342-3100, cell: (314) 374-7142 to schedule a meeting or if you have any questions.
Thank you for your consideration and courtesy.
Sincerely,
Syed Qaiser Yusuf
Enclosure, Resume
Citizenship USA
Clearance DOD “SECRET” expired
Summary
Extensive experience and has led software, hardware, middle ware, systems security engineers working in information systems environments. Strong application development background with full lifecycle SDLC experience.
Experiences include analysis, global application development, application support, deployment, testing & integration, application architect, QA, UAT, change management, high-level enterprise modeling, data warehousing, and all aspects of the mission critical systems, facilitated workshops, such as JAD (Joint Application Design), RAD (Rapid Application Development) and DRP (Disaster Recovery Planning) sessions.
Proven leadership abilities coupled with technical background and communication skills have made me a valuable asset on a variety of projects.
Career Skills
Data Base Systems: Oracle, Oracle Forms, A/P, G/L, Taradata, DB2, VSAM, IDMS, FOCUS, Btreive, Supra and MS Access
Middleware: XML, EAI, J2EE, EJB, UML, Web Logic, DML, EDI, XML, Java and .Net
ETL: Ab Initio, Informatica, Ardent Data
System Design: Visio
Methodologies: Brady Bootch, Rational Rose, Unified Process
Project Management: MS Project
Web & GUI Development: ASP, Visual Basic, MS Front Page, Consolidations, Connectors, EAI, BPM (workflow) Tools, B2B Integration
Languages: Java, HTML, Taradata V2R5, Taradata E-Business, COBOL, Fortan77, RPG, RPGII, AS400, Mantis, C, C++, VB
Operating Systems: NT, UNIX, Windows 95, 98, 2000, 3.11, MVS/XA, Open VMS, DCL, JCL and Novel
Document Management: Interleaf
Office Automation: Microsoft Office, Lotus Smart Suite
Business Objects: Broadcast Agent
Infrastructure: Redesign
Tools/Software: Taradata V2R5 RDBMS, (WinnDDI, Manager, Query, Priority Scheduler, BTEQ),SQL, PL/SQL, BTEQ, MS Office Suite, AS/SET Case Tool, Air Simulation (GSS/GSA), Freight Liner/Fleet Asst, Motor Freight Software, Change Configuration Control/Native, DMDB, Strategies for VAX/VMS, ADS/O, CAE, Data Validation Revenue Assurance (DVRA), Coaching in Workplace, Risk Management, and Counselor Sales Person
Industries: Hospitals, Telecommunications, Consumer Packaged Goods, Information Technologies, Chemical, Transportation, Auto Leasing, Manufacturing, Mining, Utility, Construction and Defense.
Experience
IT Manager DHL 06/2007-Till date, Houston, TX
Project Description
Managing IT Application Development and UAT, acquiring new internal client’s, projects, provided leadership for a re-engineering, enterprise infrastructure, ERP integration and migration of core business applications to SAP, including n-tier architecture solution, resolving the current ERP applications problem/enhancements of DHL and supervising 20 developers and 10 test engineers offshore and onshore at diversified locations .
Accomplishments
Provided Management, IT planning, standards, policies, procedures and support management roles at DHL.
Responsible for Technology issues, risk management, services at the property, products and billing system.
Managed billing system revenue leakage using DVRA and thus saving $3.3 million/month.
Oversaw Design, Development from customer perspective to align with enterprise service management.
Provided directions, work assignments and coordinated activities of the IT staff to accomplish departmental objectives and administered corporate infrastructure and systems oversight.
Trained and supported on methodologies, policy and procedures, conducted risk assessments of key Information Technology Projects periodically.
Administered corporate business objectives, available technology functionality and departmental resource capacity providing vision for the operational activities of assigned teams.
Ensured products, operating parameters, and security features are consistent with DHL standards for application upgrades and new product implementations, and the PMO endorsed project management methodology is adhered to in all projects, tactical plans developed are consistent with strategic IT objectives.
Evaluated the future needs of the organization to run the yearly budget and analyzed program office size and proposed the relevant recruitment.
Assisted the BPM (Business Process Modeling) and ProVision (Enterprise Modeling Software).
Explained and reinforced to the teams that customer is the end-user of DHL solutions.
Escalated project issues such as project variances, missing major milestones
Conducted interviews, hiring and performance appraisals.
Strategic thinker and worked through influence model which was used daily across the different mid or back office functions.
Worked with management and clients identifying opportunities for use, enhance technology capabilities for effectiveness or improved productivity.
Ensured the alignment and best leverage of standard technologies to fulfill strategic data analysis needs in the organization.
Executed technology industry standards, methodologies, managed applicable vendors and third party providers.
Directed information design, development, globalization and usability teams, and responsible for Solution Usability and documentation.
Participated in policy deployment planning and led team to meet these objectives and developed annual technology application roadmaps and prioritized multiple tasks.
Worked with product management, customer support and field organizations to re-shape customers' thinking.
Monitored contracts, vendors, documentation, planning/scheduling management, cost, risk management, and reporting. Established relationship with IT to serve as the mechanism for functional/IT connection.
Measured, improved direct, indirect costs associated with customer’s ability resolving critical questions when working with products.
Completed feasibility architecture analysis towards the selection of various vendors and Performance Management tool.
Participated in product development lifecycle to ensure understanding of the product to develop customer-focused documentation.
Managed budget and service level agreement terms following SDLC methodologies.
Monitored business implications, content creation & management. Estimated the cost to develop, produce, identify and execute efficiencies to maximize the ROI.
Worked across technology areas with managers ensuring various IT resources and responsibility areas are in sync and proceeding in unified fashion achieving objectives, time lines, and release deliverables.
Conducted reviews of team projects on a routine basis, sought information about completion obstacles, and aligned teams as necessary or managed customer expectations as necessary.
Supervised supported, trained staff of Technology Services Specialists and reviewed maintenance contracts.
Conducted managers meeting at various levels to keep the development, testing efforts moving in a standardized and successful manner.
Led the team in the selection, acquisition and implementation of any new engineering software applications, purchase computers, servers and related hardware.
Worked on Air Born and DHL acquisitions and to SAP interfaces with the Legacy system.
Project Technologies
MS Office, UML (Rational Rose) Web Logic, HTML, Internet protocols (TCP/IP, SMTP), IBM Mainframe 390 System, OS390, Cobol, CICS, JCL, DB2, IMA, VSAM, Focus, Oracle Database and applying Oracle Rational Database principals.
PM WellPoint, Practice Director Prtihvi Information Solution, Senior Lead Technical Manager Engineering; DynCorp Information Systems & Indepenent Consulting
06/2004-6/2007 Denver, CO
Project Description
Managing Practice and projects, acquiring new client’s, projects, provided leadership for a re-engineering, enterprise infrastructure, integration and migration of core business applications to Data Warehouse, including n-tier architecture solution, resolving the current Global Transportation (GTN) problem/enhancements under the banner of GTN21 program with 74 engineers and a budget of $190+ Million for USAF.
Accomplishments
Provided Data Warehouse Program management and Project planning, Project Management at WellPoint (Dental Data Warehouse) and on Debit side and fraud prevention data warehouse at MasterCard.
Conducted walk through of test scenarios, test cases, and code reviews. Worked across technology areas with account/project managers ensuring various IT resources and responsibility areas are in sync and proceeding in unified fashion achieving objectives, timelines, release deliverables.
Selling Data Warehouse expertise to augment project, forming technical teams, project plans and managing.
Completed feasibility architecture analysis for T-Mobile towards the selection of various vendors Performance Management tool namely Aircom and Nokia.
Planed, directed schedules monitoring budget/spending.
Provided technical theory and expertise in the practice specialty in order to support clients and internal practice.
Demonstrated ability to build business; P&L responsibility.
In charge of Financial/Accounting outside of a professional services organization.
Managed development and implementation processes involving cross functional teams and departmental teams focused on delivery of new existing projects.
Analyzed financial opportunities and mitigate risk.
Experienced delivery manager, managing team of developers, business analysts in large organizations.
Provided program/project management expertise and leadership in the execution of complex IT programs and multi-project releases, including project planning and strategy development and created project plans.
Worked across technology areas with account mangers and project managers to get in sync in release, deliverables, objectives, and timelines. Proven leadership ability, with a teaching/mentoring style.
Worked with projects in multiple technologies, functions (transaction and risk management etc.) and industries.
Provided expertise in application design, coding, testing, and maintenance and debugging skills.
Created the architecture briefing in hardware, software, security, COTS/GOTS interoperable and configuration management data warehouse solution with multiple scenarios for the client on the GTN21 program, used the best of the brood, cutting edge, robust, and scalable technology that can be used in future.
Provided leadership for analysts, programmers, directed, and coordinated all the phases of the project life cycle, identified all the existed, future hardware, software, and middleware related technology.
Tracked and coordinated data cleansing efforts, planning and development, implementation, migration planning/development and migration implementation (Data Warehouse).
Identified and proposed solutions to the needs. Experienced in Integration, Scope, Cost, Quality, Communication and Risk Management.
Experienced in working with outside service providers, outsourcing methodologies and operating models.
Managed geographically distributed and culturally diverse work-groups.
Conducted employee hiring, development, enhancing and measuring process risk mitigation, disaster recovery and financial management. In-charge for performance appraisals, promotions and disciplinary actions.
Selected potential vendors for procurement, and teaming partners basing on various variances.
Researched, identified, resolved, and followed-up of key issues. Tracked and reported program status.
Identified the technical win strategies with discriminators, refined the use cases to map the architecture solution.
Project Technologies
MS Office, Security Infrastructure (PKI, VPN), XML Message oriented middle ware and EAI enterprise application integration, Java (J2EE, EJB), UML (Rational Rose) Web Logic, HTML, Internet protocols (TCP/IP, SMTP), CRM, Taradata Warehouse V2R5 RDBMS, RAS, SAN, IBM Legacy System, Oracle Database and applying Oracle Rational Database principals.
Program, Project Manager Data Warehousing, Modeling; NCR/Data Networks Corporation/SRA International, Inc. 9/1998-6/2001 O’Fallon, IL
Project Description
Managed all activities associated with the development of an Enterprise Data Warehouse.
Oversaw development database conversion from legacy systems to Oracle and to NCR Taradata for US Army Logistics, Cingular Wireless Decision Support System Data (DSS), ROLAP/OLAP and CRM Warehouse and Lucent Technologies Financial Data Warehouse which saved over $2 Billion over 6 months period.
Strategic and Functional Experience: I have worked as a project manager, a hands-on developer, a supervisory consultant, and as a consultant representing a software manufacturer while still negotiating the setting and meeting of customer project requirements.
This experience has been gained working on ERP, BI/Data Warehousing, Legacy and Custom system implementations.
In particular I bring a combination of functional skills in Finance and Manufacturing along with the technical experience.
Accomplishments
Led USPS Mail Operation and Finance Portfolios for contract employees, made sure all the projects are ready in-terms of procurement, remediation, and integration testing, CM, QA, SAN and created Data Marts through Erwin for Data Warehousing.
Activities included proposal development, project plan development and maintenance, requirements definition, estimating, analysis of upstream applications needed to populate the data warehouse, architecture design, tool selection, data conversion, specification development, software development, test plan creation and training.
As a business analyst defined the requirements, data modeling, data architect, and project planning and disaster recovery for databases.
Delivered mail tracking application, and a data warehouse capable of supporting analysis for Sales, Marketing, Finished Goods Inventory, Market Development Funds, Customer P&L, and Production Planning.
The Data Warehouse was populated primarily from legacy applications and the System ESS ERP application that was being implemented concurrently with the Data Warehouse development.
Major data conversion activities included negotiating appropriate scope, data mapping, data cleansing, data validation, business participation and data extraction/transformation/load.
Benchmarked and selected ETL tool Ab Initio from three similar tools, Ab Initio, Informatica and Ardent Data.
Team leader of the team; managed, directed, hired, and coordinated all phases of the project life cycle, identified existing, future hardware, and software related problems and suggested their resolution in terms of coding, tools and technology.
Initiated a Unix/Oracle based mail tracking application initiative that acted as the focal point for subsequent enhancements that included full real-time integration into our internal Global Settlement and Claims & Adjustments process, ETL Based interfaces into numerous external Claims & Adjustments systems, Intranet based electronic delivery of Global Financial Settlement Reporting and Global Business access to parameter driven and customizable real-time MIS Reporting.
The combination of the enhancements; Significantly improved overall Customer Satisfaction rates as measured by reductions in Trouble Tickets and Service Quality surveys. Generated over $500K P/A in additional income through better Cash Management capabilities.
Reduced overall Operating expenses by over $1Million P/A.
Interacted with the clients on a regular basis and identified/proposed solutions to the needs of the customer in completing the job to client satisfaction.
Modified development, implemented, enhanced and measured process risk mitigation and financial management.
Project Technologies
IBM, Intel Server/Workstation/Database Server, Novell, NT, OS/390, MVS/XA, DOS, C, C++, COBOL, COBOLII, DB2COBOL, ADS/O, FOCUS, SQL Windows, Oracle, IDMS, VSAM, SQL Anywhere, DB2, and Erwin, Ab Initio (ETL), RAS, Data Marts, Data Warehousing, UNIX, Oracle, ASP, UNIX scripts, PL/SQL, SQL Loader, MVS, CICS and JCL
Project Manager, Database Manager; Renaissance Worldwide 12/1996-9/1998 St. Louis, MO
Project Description
Oversaw million-dollar plus project, managed, directed and coordinated all phases of procuring turnkey projects, included writing and negotiations of the initial proposals.
Accomplishments
Oversaw applications integration, vendor management, risk management; issue management, and business process analysis.
Managed architecture configuration as components and platforms were implemented.
Performed impact and risk analysis to ensure a smooth transition between versions of the application configurations.
Strategic planning and implementation included creation of project plans for assessment, analysis and remediation of IBM, DEC COBOL, Oracle on VAX/VMS for Information System, Vendor Management, Disaster Recovery, Shop Floor activities and hiring.
Directed testing, systems and integration for Y2K compliance project.
Created and maintained inventory and vendor’s databases on the Intranet. Managed thirty-five developer’s Off-shore and three on site at Caterpillar. Plant was ISO 9000 certified.
Maintained, teaching/training Oracle 7.x and Cincom (SUPRA) databases for Emerson Motors.
Procurement of Control Manufacturing, HR and Financial applications using COBOL and Mantis on VAX/VMS and IBM/MVS.
Lead three DBA’s developed and maintained databases, and data normalization.
Designed/architect the enterprise reporting for Emerson Motors with 25 different sources. Provided performance tuning of the Oracle database. Worked on development, staging area and transforming the data into a star schema with key performance indicators for generating monthly, quarterly and yearly reports on earning reports.
Planned the installation, implementation of the OS/390 upgrade, MRP/ERP systems and supported Year 2000 compliance, QA testing and disaster recovery.
Project Technologies
Researched new technologies including: Databases, Oracle Express, Data Marts, Erwin, Data Warehousing, Olap/Rolap, Data Architect project for different plants with 6 Tera bytes of database, Oracle Financials and Designer/2000 for upgrading and supporting services.
Director; Core Technology; Tapestry Computing 8/1996-12/1996 St. Louis, MO
Project Description
Managed the Technology Center and guided the team in directing business towards the new technology trends through identifying and establishing strategic objectives.
Accomplishments
Built an initial project plan, estimated work effort, gathered business requirements and designed a technical architecture, risk management, issue management, tool selection, dimensional modeling, and built a metadata strategy.
Established Oracle applications and databases operated successfully.
At Hallmark through a consolidated architecture that included Database, SyBase Triggers and MQSeries components, created a full integrated Operational and ERP/CRM based Product/Service delivery infrastructure that Reduced Operating expenses by over $600K P/A
Fully automated all previously Batch Oriented D/C Ops functions.
Decreased Customer Billing cycles by 3 weeks.
Improved the accuracy and reliability of this complex Customer Billing leading to more timely Customer remittances.
Cultivated the Client Relationship by providing Trading Firms a holistic view of their business trends and processes empowering them to work more closely with us to define and implement improved business practices.
Brought in new clients and employees that generated major part of the company’s revenue.
Lead the on-going training and education of consultants through innovative use of various training methods including technical workshops, round-table discussions, boot camps and formal classes.
Oversee over 20 large projects at client locations throughout the mid west region with responsibility for all technical decisions, fostering client relationships and directed the efforts of the on-site Tapestry consultant teams.
Project Technologies
Oracle Database, Oracle Data Mart, Data Warehousing, Designer/2000.
Project Manager, Senior Consultant; Oracle Corporation 9/1995-8/1996 St. Louis, MO
Project Description
Project Manager for various Industries creating, managing, testing, running databases.
Created application for Oracle Corporation to validate potential clients.
Accomplishments
Performed review of various sub-projects to determine the overall project status and made recommendations.
Conducted analysis and definition of security needs, defined the database roles necessary to implement security.
Created application for Oracle Corporation to qualify potential clients for business.
Analyzed and defined sizing of database tables, data modeling and disaster recovery.
Implemented and supported databases for Hallmark retail stores.
Application analysis, design and development of Oracle Forms 4.5 and Reports 2.5, data normalization, applications to implement a consulting management opportunity system.
Built database triggers and PL/SQL using Designer/2000.
Responsible for the architect, design, data modeling, development, implementation of Health Service Data Warehouse of Independent for Hospital using DB2/UDB EEE, SAS, DataStage, Spotfire and Erwin.
Programmed Trucking applications and provided performance tuning of the Oracle database.
Developed processes, procedures to get project back on schedule.
Trained client site managers on project planning and control, risk management, status reporting, issue management, estimating and change management.
Created procedures to allow the program management team to coordinate, monitor and control the activities of various teams to ensure application integration and compliance.
Project Technologies
Oracle, Forms45, Reports2.5, PL/SQL and Designer/2000
Project Manager; Black & Veatch 5/1992-8/1995 Kansas City, KS
Project Description
Conversion of a proprietary NCR Sharebase database to Oracle in 6 months (a full 3 months ahead of schedule) and managed the database administration for development.
Accomplishments
Managed the database administration for development.
As a team leader, installed and maintained the databases.
Led reviews, meetings, and briefings, ensured adherence to configuration management procedures, CM and QA.
Created Data Marts, RAS, and Data Warehousing project, disaster recovery for New York State Electric and Gas (NYSEG) in merging the sub-gas companies databases 6 Tera Bytes.
Analyzed, Designed project plans, issued work assignments, and scheduled/monitored software development and unit, sub unit testing.
Executed and monitored Oracle database version 7.0, software integration activities; reviewed integration test scenarios, test cases, and test descriptions.
Primary technical system architect, provided application support and development of data models for the Information Technology Department of the Energy Group’s Power Division.
Managed USAF Airlift Financial System application, bench marked Oracle 7.0 beta version, in AS400, PC environment. Utilized AS/SET Case tool in the development cycle.
As a database administrator, performed database troubleshooting, data modeling for chemical and agriculture applications in UNIX HP3000 and VAX VMS environments.
Responsible for the architect, design, data modeling, development and implementation (Including ETL) for the Business Intelligence system for the Chemical Industry using Oracle OWB, SQL Loader, Oracle Express, Oracle Discoverer in both Linux and Sun E10 environment.
Programmed portions of the system in Oracle 6.x RDBMS and SQL Plus.
Designed, process modeling, developed and converted the IBM COBOL legacy system to Oracle for a hospital patient tracking/billing system in UNIX SUN OS, PC environment.
Designed patient tracking system to monitor patient information from initial contact through final discharge/billing.
Programmed applications for various Doctors clinics in keeping tracks of the patient’s historical data, which was traceable through intra net.
Project Technologies
FORTRAN, IBM, C++, and Oracle, AS400, AS/SET, PC, UNIX, HP3000, VAX VMS and UNIX SUN OS.
Computer Scientist, Testing & Integration Manager, CM/QC Manager; Department of Defense (DOD) 10/1984-5/1992 St. Louis, MO
Project Description
Designed, developed, tested, integrated and implemented scientific applications.
Accomplishments
Created client interface, technical expertise, project continuity and project scheduling
Tracked all activities associated with the development of scientific applications for the V22-OSPREY (Navy) helicopter project using ORACLE 6.x and associated tools, Ada, FORTRAN, UNIX, and C in VAX/VMS, UNIX OS and MS DOS environment for SAIC.
Worked as DBA using Change Configuration Control (CCC).
Supervised three software test engineers to schedule and distribute workload and provide technical support.
Developed and maintained Tactical Aircraft Mission Planning Systems for McDonnell Douglas Aircraft Company.
Lead EVE-Experimental Version for the Battle Management Strategic Defense Communication at Colsa Inc.
Helped software engineers in the design, development and testing of space surveillance (GEODSS) releases for the USAF for Planning and Research Corporation (PRC).
Evaluated hardware diagnostics and database management and performed annual review analysis.
Installed and tested every software release.
Provided leadership for four software engineers to design, implement, validate, and verify software for the Air Defense System (simulation) GSS GSA and programmed in Ada, FORTRAN in a DEC VAX VMS environment.
Programmed in structured FORTRAN on PDP 11/70 VMS
Programmed in Oracle 3.x and related tools using FORTRAN in VAX VMS and PC environments.
Project Technologies
Change Configuration Control, ADA, Fortran 77, Dec VAX VMS, PDP 11/70 VMS, PC environment, Air Defense Simulation GSS GSA, Unix, PL/SQL, Designer 2000, and Oracle Reports.
Certifications: Data Processing; Mountain State Institute of Technology; Phoenix, AZ
Education: Bachelor of Science Physics & Mathematics; Pakistan.
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CAREER SKILLS/KNOWLEDGE
• Director, Information Technology
• Manager, Enterprise Infrastructure
• Program/Project Management
• Manager, Application Development
• Manager QA, Testing & Integration
• Manager, Data Warehousing Telco
• Manager, Data Mapping
• Manager, Oracle Database
• Senior Business Analyst
• Manager, User Acceptance Testing
• Oracle Designer/2000 (CASE)
• Oracle Developer/2000
• Oracle (Forms45, Report25)
• Data Modeling, Database Migration
• Taradata Analyst
• Developer J2EE, Java, HTML
• E-Commerce Analyst
• Configuration Management
• Product Specification
• Business Process Architect
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