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Greetings and Good Day,

I am a seasoned professional looking for challenging opportunities in the Information Technology arena. I have excellent analytical and problem resolution skills, superior team building and motivational skills. I subscribe and review most industry standards publications. I have the outstanding ability to predict or foresee potential problems and avenues for new business opportunities. I also have the ability to bring proven strategies to the table - yet am flexible enough to recognize viable alternatives available for business practices required in successful process implementation and deployment activities.

I have over 15 years of experience in the Information Technology Industry. I have worked as a Sr. Analyst, Project Leader, Technical Project Manager, Business Analyst, Systems Engineer, Computer Specialist, Systems Analyst, and Applications Analyst for the major Automotive, Utility, Health care, Communication and Federal Government agencies/industries.

I have written to various documentation standards to include Federal Government, Utilities, Banking and manufacturing. I have prepared Cost Benefit Analysis, Mission Needs Statements, Feasibility Studies, Functional Requirements documents, and SDLC documentation. I have also created derivatives of these documents to satisfy individual contract needs.

I have worked and managed a number of contracts in both the Federal Government and private sector environments. As an independent consultant, I have worked with a number of small companies and local governments to produce/enhance/define requirements for office automation and budgetary Accounting systems. In the federal sector, I have worked/managed several projects in the personnel/payroll automation and tracking systems.

I have extensive experience in full life-cycle development, user interface, and systems implementation. With few exceptions, I have assembled winning teams, of varied skills to ensure total systems development, acceptance and deployment in the user community. I also maintain a familiarity with several automated PM tools.

Always looking for new opportunities to help build and/or support mission objectives.

Willing to relocate, able to travel up to 75 .

Respectfully Yours,
Deborah Emerson

Employment History:

Designed and developed basic web pages for internal documentation support, which were linked by keyword to standard AMC document templates. Designed a new template specifically for Regression Testing event captures. Worked with Customer and PTG to review production problems with current GDS system. Developed an Application Improvement Testing Approach diagram to support maintenance issues. Developed a Testing Strategies process flow diagram to facilitate quality issues within maintenance programming tasks. Represented team in 6-Sigma project to reduce software defects, SQA, and CMM project practices. Represented team in 6-Sigma project to reduce software defects, SQA, and CMM project practices. Created and presented PowerPoint presentations to team members to instruct them how to complete the required documentation templates.

Identified the current state baseline vehicle recall procedures for North American, European, Asia-Pacific New Markets and Ford Affiliate markets. Developed support diagrams and documentation to support the new development. Assisted in the execution of JAD/RAPID sessions to bring together the Ford Affiliate members from the UK, Japan, Australia, Mexico and Venezuela to identify recall issues and concerns requiring resolution for an automated, globalized, Vehicle Recall Systems.

Assigned to the ISO Year 2000 project. Developed and prepared Y2K Project Guidelines. Assessed and selected Tools to support conversion efforts, and established training procedures for the use of the selected tools. Developed documentation templates used to obtain certification for the testing requirements. Created a testing requirement diagram which, showed the type of testing end-to-end, regression, unit, system, application, etc. required at each phase of the Y2K transition project. DTE Project Manager said that no one had ever taken the time to produce this type of process flow diagram. The document was widely circulated among the project team members. Reviewed hardware and software platform structures, identified mission criticality, determined feasibility of conducting in-house remediation vs. off-shore factory selection for the code change requirements. Developed requirements for code change standards.

Assigned to the Process and Tools group. Responsible for researching the YR 2000 tools needed to convert legacy systems to satisfy corporate mandates. Prepared and presented PowerPoint classroom materials for the use of selected tools and assisted in the definition and instruction of conversion standards.

Functioned as a multitasked Project Leader. Prepared a of the Scope of Work which identified the Corporate I/S required systems to support BCBSUW. Prepared the design document for system enhancements. Prepared and presented those requirements using PowerPoint slides, to BCBSUW and BCBSSC during JAD sessions. Attended requirements gathering work sessions used to identify technical support services for the BCBSUW contract. Prepared materials for a Federal Government related contract with TRIWEST health services.

Performed systems analysis and testing for the Financial Information Systems component of the small and middle markets family of services. Responsibilities included the monitoring system testing, creating test data, providing guidance to junior team members, and conducting interviews with customers and UTA groups for testing requirements and expected results. Attended staff meetings and occasional site visits to determine system functional requirements.

Performed database design, systems maintenance, proposal writing and presentation graphics. Prepared Functional Requirements Documents to redesign two IDMS legacy systems into a DATACOM DB environment. Provided technical support for systems enhancements and data validation procedures for the legacy systems.

Functioned as a multitasked Project Manager at the US Customs Service. Responsible for day-to-day contract monitoring, personnel reviews, hiring, and terminations. Prepared a Functional Design Document for programming the Asset Information Management System AIMS Security Module. Responsible for problem resolution with sub-contractor personnel, daily interfacing with USCS Program Managers and weekly or as-required meetings with the USCS Director of the Office of Management Systems. Managed a contract staffing group of 40-45 professional analysts, programmer and documentation specialists. Provided the Project Management interfaces for five sub-contracting companies.

Assisted in the troubleshooting and correction of several COBOL, JCL and production control problems. Successfully corrected, enhanced and streamlined these procedures which resulted in the turning around of this troubled project. Remained on-call to assist in technical problems and questions for current production systems and system design considerations.

Functioned as a project leader for the Objective Logistic System OLS library development system. Worked to develop a System Requirement Specifications document to automate the library system until contract was canceled due to protest.

Functioned as a multitask Project Manager on the Army National Guard Project. Successfully turned around a failing project, which had received a stop work order prior to her assuming control. Within six months of concentrated effort, the project was turned around. Submitted an approved work proposal for an additional 1.5 million dollars in software development T&M . Identified and enforced software development and modification standards. Established guidelines to consolidate production control libraries. Created tighter controls for moving programs into and out of this library. Implemented quality control procedures for systems testing and acceptance. Improved morale and working relationships between project team members. Established a workable delivery schedules and ensured that deadlines were met. Regained customer confidence in project staff. Tripled the technical support staffing level.