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Summary of Qualifications
Technical/Applications Manager with twenty years of experience
managing/implementing Warehouse Management Systems (PKMS/WM/PM/Catalyst/Red
Prairie)/IT Projects, including installs and upgrades on multiple platforms(UNIX,
AS400, Windows) in support of retail and wholesale distribution environments.
Experienced in the IT industry with skills in software development,
infrastructure design, installations and maintenance, database administration,
customized IT solutions, Vendor management and IT/Project Management. A leader
well versed with crisis and change management. An experienced liaison working
with management across all business units. Able to determine business needs,
envision solutions and prioritize strategic and tactical initiatives to meet
goals. Broad based IT management experience. Skilled in developing and leading
teams to consistently outstanding results.
At a Glance:
Information Technology Areas Responsibilities
Experience Yrs Systems Managerial
Total Years IT: 25 AS400 IT Leadership
IT Systems Management: 17 HP-UX/AIX Team Development
Distribution Systems: 20 Windows Problem Resolution
Quality Assurance: 15 Databases Results Oriented
Software Development: 20 DB2 Coaching
Project Management: 15 Oracle Scope
Systems Administration: 19 SQL Server Design
Database Administration: 15 MSAccess Development
Disaster Recovery: 15 Languages Configuration
Distribution Packages CL/RPG/Cobol Testing
WM/PKMS/TMS/LMS/PM 7 Perl/C/PL-SQL/Moca Training
Catalyst/Red Prairie 9 Shell Scripting Support
Key Implementations:
* 1995- 2005 - Coach, Inc: Lead project management role in implementing several
WMS installs and upgrades. Hands on experience in configuration, testing and
implementation, interface designs and system follow-up analysis for WMS.
* 2005 - Scholastic, Inc: Responsibilities included design, task management,
Unit/SIT testing, implementation strategies, problem resolution and all technical
activities related to the successful implementation of the WMS system.
* 2006 - Dollar General Corporation: Project Management/Lead for Oracle 10G
upgrade, including AIX OS upgrade. Responsibilities included, project management,
resource management, project budgeting, effective communication of project
results, project tracking and successful project completion.
* 2006 - Dollar General Corporation: Project Manager for reconfiguration of the
2.4 GHz RF network, including project management, configuration/design, testing,
implementation and successful project completion/follow-up analysis.
* 2008 - Gildan Activewear: Systems Manager/Lead Project role responsible for
configuration, application design, testing and implementation for the Red Prairie
WMS.
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Key Technologies:
* Supply Chain/Enterprise Applications:
* Red Prairie DigitaLogistix Product Suite: Red Prairie V2006-1, DLX Config,
DLX Integrator Explorer
* Manhattan Associates Product Suite: WM/PkMS v98 - v2004r2, LM, PM
* Misc. WMS: Catalyst, Custom WMS, LXE, Peak
* Host Systems: Oracle Applications, JDA, Legacy
* MHE: Sorter and Conveyor Systems, Various MHE Systems
* Programming Languages: PERL, Moca, C, PL/SQL, VB/VB Script, RPGIII - IV,
SQLPlus, Unix Shell Scripting, Cobol and various 4th GL languages.
* Reporting Packages: Crystal Report, intelligent Query, SmartInfo, DLx RP
Writer Designer
* Operating Systems: UNIX, iSeries (AS400), Windows
* Database Technologies: Oracle, SQL Server, DB2, MS Access, Stored Procedures,
DBA Administration Skills
Experience
Gildan Activewear Retail Services - Martinsville, Va
IT Systems Manager/Analyst/Warehouse Management Systems Oct 2007 - Present
* Provide Senior IT/Technical leadership for the configuration and support of
the Red Prairie WMS Application, Application development and system
administration, network/database administration (SQLServer) in a Win
2000/2003/AS400 environment. Project Management of WMS and supporting systems,
including MSAccess support databases, Moca/Perl/C programming, system
configuration, DDA and report development.
* Responsible for all technical/application aspects of Red Prairie WMS system,
in support of retail distribution, the links to the ERP system (JDE), RF Network
management, database management and LAN management. Management of all technical
projects related to development and testing of new functionality with the WMS,
including all WMS configuration and rules setup. Other responsibilities include
managing and monitoring changes to configurations of the systems, providing data
mining type applications in support of the organization and managing/monitoring
system stability and uptime.
Dollar General Corporation - South Boston, Va
Senior Manager Information Technology/Warehouse Management Systems Jan 2006 -
Oct 2007
* Provide Senior IT/Technical leadership for the support of the Catalyst WMS,
Retail/Wholesale Applications development and administration, network/database
administration (Oracle, SQLServer) in a Win 2000/2003/UNIX AIX/AS400 environment.
Management of supporting systems, including MHE/Merge systems, Pick-to-Lite
systems and MSAccess support databases. Operations is in support of a 24/7, 1.25
million sq. ft distribution center.
* Network Management, including Cisco/Nortel Routers, Switches, Hubs, Firewalls
and VLAN administration for a 250 user based RF network and a 150 user based
Local Area Network. Other systems include phone systems, voicemail,
email(Exchange) and Kronos/Work Force Central Time Management systems
* Management, mentoring and coaching of 14 employees supporting all warehouse IT
functions, including print room/data center operations, WMS/RF support,
PC/Network support, application support, system administration, database
administration, SLA administration and all related WMS areas including receiving,
put-away, replenishment, picking and shipping functions.
* Project Management responsibilities conforming with SDLC
processes/methodologies.
* Vendor Management for all technical areas.
* Project Accomplishments - Design and implementation of local help desk,
implementing of an SLA/SLO system, a Project/Task Management Tracking System,
development of a training system for supervisors, developers and managers, and
the automation of several business processes replacing manual keying of data into
spreadsheets to batch processing/updating of Oracle and MSAccess databases.
Currently managing several large application projects incorporating OOP
methodologies further enhancing and automating business processes.
* Re-engineered the slotting process by designing and implementing slotting
applications which increased location accuracy, decreased damaged goods and
provided audit trails for all warehouse slotting transactions.
* Responsible for all pickticket management, SKU slotting processes, TMS/Wave
Wizard, inventory accuracy and control, budgetary control, vendor relationships
and all areas of process improvement implementations.
Team Services - Orlando, Fl
Technical Project Lead/Contractor 2005 -2006
* Provide IT/Technical leadership and project management for the implementation
of the Manhattan PKMS/WM application across multiple warehouses in an AS400
environment.
Coach, Inc - Jacksonville, Fl
Systems Manager for Retail/Wholesale Distribution Systems 1995 - 2005
* Provide IT management, leadership, project management, systems'
administration, and database administration in all areas of the distribution
systems, including HP-UX(UNIX), AS400's, Windows 2000/2003/XP platforms.
* Supported 250 RF end-user system, PKMS (WM)/TMS Warehouse Management System,
Data Warehouse Reporting Systems, Foreign Trade Zone systems, and Oracle, DB2 and
MS SQLServer database environments.
Project Manager
* Technical/Project Manager of several Warehouse Management System
(PKMS/WM/PM/Catalyst) implementations, including installs and upgrades on
multiple platforms(UNIX, AS400, Windows).
* Teams consisted of 5 to 15 IT and Business Unit personnel.
* Experienced in SDLC methodologies, project workflow management, resource
management, budgeting and interfacing with all levels of management.
* Responsibilities include functional design, SIT/UAT/Regression design and
testing, hardware configuration and installation, Warehouse Management Systems
configuration, testing and implementation, interface designs and system follow-up
analysis.
* Currently managing several medium to large size IT projects.
Application and Implementation Support
* Technical/Application support of the PKMS/WM/TMS systems, including system
administration, system configuration, troubleshooting and problem resolution.
* System level administration for four AS400 model 810s(OS 5.2), two HP-UX(OS
11.0) servers and several related Windows 2000/XP based servers.
* Six years strong AS400 experience in System Administration, architectural
design, application design/programming, DB2(SQL) skills, AS400 utilities,
maintenance of large DB2 databases, RPG/CL/C/COBOL/Perl programming, capacity
planning and performance analysis/tuning. Responsibilities also include all
schema and architectural decisions and online/offline functionality, including
interface support and synchronizing upload and download interfaces/processes.
* Implementation and control of all Change Management, Version Control, Patch
Management, SLA administration and hardware related installs and upgrades on
AS400 and HP-UX servers.
* Twelve years UNIX experience in System Administration, application
design/programming/support, C/Perl/Kshell programming, Oracle Administration,
performance tuning and capacity planning.
* Designed and implemented disaster recovery systems and procedures for the
Distribution Center systems. These systems include AS400's running MIMIX for
database/object replication and MC ServiceGuard for HP-UX K series servers.
* Implemented automated 24/7 monitoring through implementation of M |
