Bradley Law
Potomac Falls, VA 20165
bradlaw [at] gmail.com
TRAINING
Industries: Financial, Government Contracting, Telecommunications
Applications/Theory: MS Office, Microsoft CRM 3.0, SharePoint Portal, Windows SharePoint Services, Crystal Reports, AAMS, PVCS Version Control, MS Project, Visio, MS Access, CMM Level 1&2 experience, data warehousing, web servers, application servers, Structured Dev. Methodologies - Development Life Cycle, Microsoft MSF Framework
Languages: Java, JavaScript, HTML, XML, Web Server and XML components, XML, SAS, UML, ERD, SQL, CSS, .NET
Systems: Windows 2000, NT, XP, Linux, Apache, Oracle, DB2, ODBC, SQL Server
EXPERIENCE
Distributed Solutions, Inc., Reston, VA
PRODUCT MANAGER (TECHNICAL) / RELEASE MANAGER July. 2005-Current
· Work with Integrators and Government Stakeholders to implement and maintain AAMS (Automated Acquisition System) a COTS product. (Key customers: DVA, FEMA, HUD, NRC, DOL, etc.)
· Manage projects from planning and documentation to development and deployment
· Create and implement product plans and feature specifications for new products and enhancements
· Create release communication, release notes, process and execute against product and company goals
· Analyze competition, market position, product goals, investment returns, and fulfillment of company objectives
· Communicate product results and project updates to senior management
· Establish and facilitate internal change request assessment board managing Maintenance & Project work
· Execute and create company custom development estimating process
· Attend regular meetings with client change review board
· Attend and speak at user group meetings, focus groups and other customer centric meetings
· Develop framework, strategy, procedures and processes for Release Management in the organization
· Manage manufacturing, communication and distribution for quarterly product releases and service packs for COTS product
· Ensure release plan, strategy and process is adhered to
· Ensure release notes are approved and understood by configuration and change coordinators
· Resolve complex problems and constantly look at significantly improving processes and programs within area of specialization
· Manage Help Desk Operations and Software System Support Staff
· Implementation/Configuration of internal tools including Windows SharePoint Services, SharePoint Portal, and Microsoft Dynamics CRM 3.0
Nextel, Herndon, VA
BUSINESS SYSTEMS ANALYST II Jun. 2003-July 2005
· Participate and lead various status meetings with other Nextel business partners and stakeholders including E&O, Engineering, Production Support, NSR, Boost Mobile, Testing Teams, BSS, Management and IT
· Develop numerous process documentation to serve as starting point to drive tactical and process improvements
· Manage IT-Boost PM project and completed requirements through design phases including LOE delivery, requirements and helping to define Boost objectives for the tool
· Work directly with business partners to define documentation, processes, responsibilities, and define applications standards using Oracle, .NET, and Cold Fusion (EPIC, NPIW, PTS)
· Serve as liaison between IT and business partners to research, develop, and administer functional requirements
· Lead and managed IT development for accepting, review, and scheduling of system changes (change requests)
· Lead team in defining SDM requirements documentation, system process design and functionality within ongoing projects
· Communicate project plans and status back to participating stakeholders
· Document all life cycle development efforts, including requirements and test plans
· Lead initiative to add process design for all life cycle stages including researching and recommending tools such as Test Director, PVCS VM, PVCS Tracker and Win Runner
Freddie Mac, McClean, VA
BUSINESS ANALYST Contracted - Mar. 2003-Jun 2003
· Contracted with VistaRMS – http://www.vistarms.com, a consulting firm with annual revenues exceeding $34 million
· Lead efforts in gathering functional requirements from line of business, and creating operational requirements for developers leading to the transfer of primary and secondary data conversions
· Created numerous SQL scripts to research data issues, test validity of data elements, and for use with test plans
· Reverse engineered legacy database systems to create data migration requirements and analyzed data for conversion
· Worked to identify top 200 most critical data elements for defining requirements for data integrity quality reporting
· Researched data quality issues to determine if issues are from source systems or corporate data warehouse
· Reverse engineered databases schemas/maps to aid in supporting and defining processes and procedural documents
· Researched and solved data integrity issues and provided scripts for correction to DBA’s
· Utilized database knowledge to understand database schemas and metadata in review of product changes and upgrades
· Developed/maintained detailed, concise, and complete documentation for database migration efforts
Bank of America, Norfolk, VA
OFFICER - DATABASE ANALYST II/SYSTEMS ENGINEER 2000-2002
· Provided 24/7, 365 day Application system administration IBM COTS Java Based Applet Expense Reporting System
· Created 10-20 SQL Oracle data fix scripts/ad-hoc queries weekly to correct end user data issues and provide reporting
· Developed tactical and strategic problem solving methods for resolution of key system issues and process improvements
· Lead efforts in gathering functional requirements from line of business, and creating documentation for IBM developers
· Maintained/tested database management software and upgrades for compatibility with system requirements
· Maintained 25 instance environments including production, test, development, and system integrated testing
· Implemented installation of clients full CMM2 life cycle including defining functional requirements and documentation
· Maintained liaison relationship with business partners, vendors, customers including system development life cycle
· Provided 50% hard technical skills, 30% Project Management, 20% System Administration of IBM COTS system
· Oversaw work and maintained and tracked 20 – 25 system related issues and reported weekly to IBM Global Services
· Created/Produced functional product change requirements (PCR’s) communicating to development team
iCollabo, Virginia Beach, VA
WEB DESIGNER/DEVELOPER – Founder 2000-2001
· Met face-to-face with clients to discover web development needs and requirements
· Responsible for the installation, upgrades, and maintenance of all phases of web site and environment
· Utilized Dreamweaver, CSS, HTML, JavaScript for the development and redesign of various web sites
· Improved and administered the existing web sites for customer satisfaction
· Developed and maintained functional requirements for new systems/enhancements necessary for web design
· Worked with 3rd party vendors to identify graphic design, layout and flash development efforts
· Responsible for Internet web page development, programming and design
· Met the needs of clients increasing customer base and repeat customers
Bank of America, Norfolk, VA
DATABASE ANALYST I 1999 – 2000
· Administered (ACCESS/VISUAL BASIC/ORACLE) database for DOD, EPA, etc. government Interface billing
· Worked with legacy data conversion and new development and User Acceptance testing of new system
· Assisted in code requirements gathering and development of access database to full-scale Oracle solution
· Defined and created requirements for the creation of ad-hoc reports
· Met with management to understand reporting needs and transferred those needs to functional and operational requirements
· Participated in the functional and operational design of the replacement Oracle database to meet growing system capacity
· Worked with product and media managers to determine analytical/report requirements
OPERATIONS ANALYST II 1998 – 1999
· Solely provided quantitative and qualitative analysis of collections activities for a management team
· Created numerous Ad-Hoc Reports and development of data presentation and summary
· Compiled quarterly and monthly reporting using data analysis skills querying Oracle data warehouse
· Established baselines and completed trend analysis for entire collections department head and direct reports
· Created and accumulated numerous data archives and data warehousing processes using SAS
· Lead numerous projects to determine best practices and increase operational effectiveness
· Proposed, designed and managed the implementation of a custom collections letters. Undertook initial analysis spanning all delinquency levels and developed SAS code to sample requested data. B
EDUCATION
University of Phoenix Online, Phoenix, AZ
MBA – Emphasis in e-Business, 2005
Old Dominion University, Norfolk, VA
B.A., Industrial Organizational Psychology, Minor: Management, 1998
