ERMY JOSEPH MANTOVANI
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CERTIFICATION
PMP Certified, PMI (Project Management Institute)
EDUCATION
B.A. Communications, Evangel College
Diploma Programming Technology, GPA: 4.0, RETS Tech Center
Diploma Advanced Web Development,GPA: 3.6, CHUBB Institute
Diploma PMP Boot Camp, Project Management Training Institute
CITIZENSHIP - US Citizen. Birthplace: Warren, Ohio.
EXPERIENCE SUMMARY - Special and extensive experience in Personnel, Technical
and Project Management for software development, testing, methodology, design
through implementation and contract negotiations. Experience includes Business
Intelligence, Data warehouse initiatives, Voice Portal, Web Enablement, Internet
Enabled Devices, CASE tools, techniques and implementation strategies,
traditional/non-tool-assisted systems analysis, development, implementation,
testing, Quality Assurance, performance, maintenance and technical documentation.
HARDWARE - Mainframes: IBM 308X, 43XX, NAS8043.
PC's: IBM Compatible and basic UNIX.
SOFTWARE - HTML, DHTML, XML, JavaScript, Java, JCL, QMF, LIBRARIAN, File-Aid
for DB2, TSO-ISPF, COBOL and PERL.
OPERATING SYSTEMS - OS/MVS-XA, SP, MS-DOS 3.XX through 6.0, Windows 3.1, 98, ME
and XP. Also basic UNIX.
DATABASES - Oracle7 and Oracle8i, DB2. (Teaching the five kinds of databases at
the University level.)
CASE TOOLS and REPOSITORIES - IEF, IEW/ADW, SDLC, BACHMAN, EXCELERATOR, IBM
AD/Cycle
STRUCTURED METHODOLOGIES - JMC IEM, Yourdon, Yourdon/Demarco, Gane/Sarson,
Auerbach, DSDM and METHOD 1.
INDUSTRY EXPERIENCE Internet, Investment/Benefit, Banking, Credit/Debit Card
processing, Transportation, Airlines, Federal and State Government,
Manufacturing, Retail, DoD, Insurance, Consulting and Health Care.
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
PMTI 07/2008 to present
PMTI Instructor Industry: Project Management
PMP Boot Camp Instructor.
PMP (training time and course work) 10/2007 to 06/2008 PMTI Exam Prep Course
PMP Certified. Time spent preparing application and studying for PMP
certification.
PMI Course ID: PMTIPM02 PMI R.E.P. # 1942. PMTI-GLOBAL.com ANSI
Standard 99-001-2004.
4TechWork 08/2007 to 09/2007
Business Analyst Industry: Business Intelligence
Project (Decommission existing application)
Provided contract Business Analyst services to decommission a system.
SilverTrain Inc 02/2007 to 06/2007
Engagement Manager Industry: Business Intelligence
Project (Higher Education)
Provided contract Engagement and Project Management to client for implementing
an agnostic methodology for a Report development project. Initiated JAD
sessions, QA standards and Cognos development standards using Business
Intelligence standards for an ODS.
Project (Proposal)
Provided Engagement Management internally for proposal to client. Initiated JAD
sessions, documented current BI, DW, QA and Cognos development standards. The
project revealed KPI areas and a proposal to attain Best Practices and Best in
Market IT processing. Proposal included ETL, Cognos, Data warehouse (DW),
Business Intelligence (BI) and an adjusted systems architecture.
Responsibilities
Primary lead for cross-team communication of client functional areas to
improve productivity between project managers, developers, architects, designers
and client subject matter experts.
Maintains quality cross-contractor relationships to ensure communications and
effectiveness.
Provided Quality Assurance best practices into project specific methodology.
Provided technical programming and development expertise where required
solution was derived from legacy systems.
Gathered, defined and documented Business Processes which derived additional
business requirements/specifications for client review, inclusion to project and
approval.
Primary point of contact and communication for assigned projects and clients.
Maintains quality client relationships and is responsible for gathering and
validating client requirements
Responsible for sign-off and deliverables as well as preparing Statements of
Work, proposals, project plans, requirements documents, road maps, and change
orders.
Responsible for mitigating risks, managing issues, overcoming obstacles,
managing budgets, ensuring satisfaction and facilitating productive team
dynamics.
Provide leadership and direction to BI/DW business and technical staff.
Ability to Direct multiple teams on data warehouse initiatives.
Directing teams consisting of project managers, developers, architects,
designers and client subject matter experts based on best practices methodology.
Kent State University 08/2003 to 08/2006
Student, full time Client Industry: Education
(NOTE: Overlapping time with ERMY Ink.)
CSHCC 02/2003 to 07/2004
Nurses Aide Client Industry: Healthcare
(NOTE: Overlapping time with ERMY Ink.)
Eastern University 04/2002 to 11/2002
Director of Marketing, Associate Faculty Client Industry: Education/University
(NOTE: Overlapping time with ERMY Ink.)
Instructing Project Management, Data Base Theory, Web Master/Production and
related technical courses at the collegiate level. Developing and enacting
web-based marketing and eCommerce . Producing plans and strategies to populate
class rooms with both students and instructors.
Responsibilities
Marketing for the IT division of the University.
Document complete course syllabus for each course.
Document and provide evaluation criteria for each course.
Provide lectures and be available for question and answers.
CHUBB Institute 03/2001 to 09/2001
Student Client Industry: Education
(NOTE: Overlapping time with ERMY Ink.)
Designed and developed Oracle8i databases. Defined and constructed retail
websites with specific UI requirements and complete order processing with
validation. Elements of the websites included the construction and use of
database access with update, Cookies, Security, email links, Style Sheets,
Servlets and Applets.
Responsibilities
Defined systems requirements from client memoranda, documentation and
reviewing competing product lines.
Platform selection: Java for platform independence and cost reduction.
Implemented design and developed platform and software.
Technologies: Java, java-script, HTML, XML, Oracle8i and Access databases.
Ermy Ink 01/1997 to 01/2007
Consultant, Project Manager Client Industry: IT Consulting/Health Care
Performing Contract Project Management duties to design and develop the Health
Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) policies and procedures for
Health Care client. Business analyst duties include analyzing current Federal
and State laws to develop client corporate policies. Building multiple Project
Plans to have Subject Matter Experts (SMEs) document additional required
procedures and training tools to install the new policies. Performed analysis
for Role Based Access to control Private Health Information (PHI) availability.
Consultant, Project Manager Industry: IT Consulting/Financial Services
Provided contract Project Management to outside client for planning, cost
control and business analysis services. Projects included defining and providing
project plans with resource projections for a Defined Benefits system. Other
responsibilities included providing project estimates with CBA and plans for
Web-centric processing.
Consultant, Project Manager Industry: IT Consulting/Telecom
Provided Contract Project Management, planning, cost control and business
analysis services for worldwide deployment of MCI\WorldCom Generation D
initiatives. Project included defining, engineering, deploying, supporting,
financial planning, performance, installation, support and marketing of Voice
Portals, Web Enablement and Internet Enabled Devices. This project used a
standards based solution for scalability, reliability and Partnering to bring a
smorgasbord offering to market. The Voice Portal project, budgeted at over $10M,
was matrix managed using Engineering, Marketing, Architecture, Deployment and
Operations Support staffing.
Consultant, Project Manager Industry: IT Consulting/Government
Provided contract Project Management to outside client for planning, cost
control, business analysis and programming support. Project included defining and
providing project plans with resources for the US Virgin Islands Internal Revenue
Bureau (IRB). Other responsibilities included QA, Configuration Management
process deliverables and providing project estimates with CBA, Project and
Development plans for Web-centric processing for the USVI government.
Consultant, Project Manager Industry: IT Consulting/Government
Provided contract Project Management services for concurrent large and small
projects including, RFI, RFP, Sole Source Contracting, Hw/Sw, analysis through
purchase, State and Private industry negotiations for services and products, WBS
and CBA documentation. Other duties included authoring the RISK Management Plan
for the directorate and designing the Application Development Methodology for
State Government projects (State Government of Tennessee). Worked with client to
ensure complete Configuration Management controls and procedures.
Responsibilities for projects worked under Ermy Ink:
Defined requirements by meeting with management and customers to
determine business requirements and reviewed existing documentation and
capabilities.
Provide RISK Management Plan.
Provide RFI, RFP documentation and services for 3rd-Party Vendors and
products.
Provide Application Development Strategy and Planning documentation.
Developed separate project plans to complete all assignments.
Provided project deliverables using MS products.
Worked with coordinating departments for development and implementation
procedures.
Worked with client CM management to ensure assignment deliverables met
or exceeded acceptance requirements.
Reviewed documentation deliverables with client CM to ensure all Project
and Risk Management procedures included metrics management, version control for
migration and integration, defect reporting, requirements tracking; interface
validation and testing/QA documentation using current staff or a 3rd-Party
software solution.
Developed the project plans to complete the entire initiative using
Gantt chart and budget reporting for stakeholders.
Developed the financial documents to support contract planning and
acquisitions.
Worked with customer to ensure enterprise stakeholder acceptance and
compatibility .
Provided complete QA support from Unit Level testing/QA through User
acceptance testing and validation.
Provided complete Configuration Management for all major application
deliverables.
Support included Project Integrity, Construction Integrity and Project Stability
with documentation.
Lead the logical and physical database design using entity relationship
diagrams.
Worked with coordinating departments to develop support procedures.
Worked with DBA to ensure enterprise wide acceptance and compatibility.
Technologies/Platforms
Java, java-script C++, SQL, HTML, Oracle, DB2, LotusNotes and MS Office
products.
COBOL, COBOL2, COBOL74, VSAM, IMS, TSO, ISPF and ISPF-PC, and DB2.
Watcom DB and Oracle7, WAN with wireless connectivity.
Princeton Information Systems 07/1997 to 08/1997
Project Manager Industry: Business Intelligence
Project (Princeton Information Systems)
Provide contract Project Management to outside client for planning, cost
control, business analysis and programming support. Project included defining and
providing project plans with resources for a system merger of two US airlines.
Other responsibilities included project validation for Y2K compatibility and
complete configuration management (CM) and control support covering project
responsibilities.
Responsibilities
Defined requirements by meeting with management and customers to
determine business requirements and reviewed existing capabilities.
Developed the project plans to complete the entire initiative.
Managed programming staff and project deliverables using MS project.
Worked with client to acquire hardware, software and facilities to
accomplish the project.
Provided FAA level documentation for Y2K validation.
Worked with coordinating departments to develop support procedures.
Worked with customer to ensure enterprise wide acceptance and
compatibility.
CM Project Integrity documentation included a Risk Analysis for the
project plan, metrics management, version control for migration and integration,
defect reporting, requirements tracking, interface validation and testing/QA.
Major Accomplishments
Migration and implementation of
200 online CICS programs,
160 C-Lists,
800 batch programs,
11 databases,
2 total environments,
Project completed within initial time projections.
Project completed within 1% of initial budget projections.
Project documentation accepted first submission.
Technologies/Platform
COBOL, COBOL2, CICS VSAM, IMS, TSO, ISPF and ISPF-PC, and DB2.
Contractors4Hire 02/1997 to 06/1997
Business Analyst Industry: Business Intelligence
Project (1099)
Provided contract Project Management to outside client for planning, cost
control and business analysis. Project included defining and providing project
plans to provide a complete shrink-wrap benefits system for a manufacturer
(Motorola) using a 3rd-Party Vendor.
Responsibilities
Defined requirements by meeting with management and customers to
determine business requirements and reviewed existing capabilities.
Provided project deliverables using MS project.
Worked with coordinating departments for development and implementation
procedures.
Worked with customer to ensure enterprise wide acceptance and
compatibility.
CM Project Integrity requirements documentation deliverables included
metrics management, version control for migration and integration, defect
reporting, requirements tracking, interface validation and testing/QA
documentation using a 3rd-Party software solution.
Technologies/Platform
COBOL, COBOL2, VSAM, IMS, TSO, ISPF and ISPF-PC, and DB2.
Computer Professionals Inc. (CPi) 03/1993 to 02/1997
Technical Lead Industry: IT Consulting
Project
Assigned to American Express Global Merchant Services, Merchant Services
Systems, as Technical Lead/Manager. Duties included staff management, new
development projects and continuing support. Daily, involved in staffing
decisions of hiring and dismissal, budget decisions for new development projects,
application development, performance, life-cycle and configuration management,
mentoring of permanent staff, and documenting all areas of application
responsibility. This customer uses Method 1. Specifically mentored
multiple full time managers to replace contract support staff in decision
positions.
CASE Tool Specialist/Developer. Assigned to American Express, Travel Division,
Service Establishment Section. Duties included software development using COBOL,
JCL, DB2 and IEF.
Responsibilities
Programming support for concurrent initiatives.
Technical Lead of application development and support staff for
multiple/concurrent initiatives.
Staffing decisions.
Documentation of projects.
Documentation of error reporting/resolution.
Migration and implementation of enhancements and maintenance programs.
System performance review and enhancements.
All products and deliverables submitted to and accepted by client
Configuration Management.
Technologies/Platform
IEF, COBOL, TSO, ISPF, DB2, Method 1 and IEM.
Aetna Life and Casualty 11/1992 to 02/1993
Sr. Case Tool Specialist/Technical Lead/Developer Industry: Insurance
Internal Revenue Service (US Treasury, IRS) 08/1991 to 07/1992
Sr. Case Tool Specialist/Technical Lead/Developer Industry: Federal Government
Computer Sciences Corporation (CSC) 03/1989 to 07/1991
Mgr/BA/Sr. Case Tool Spec/Tech Lead Industry: Telecommunications
Integrated Financial Services (IFS) 12/1987 to 12/1988
Director of Quality Assurance Industry: Banking
Automated Sciences Group (ASG) 06/1986 to 12/1987
Manager/Business Analyst/QA Mgr/DB2 DBA Industry: DoD contractor
BDM (currently Ford AeroSpace) 06/1984 to 05/1986
QA Manager/Developer/DB2 DBA Industry: DoD contractor
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