Provide on-going Information Management consulting and support services,
including assisting System Manager (Finance Director) in the establishment
of Information Steering Committee. assisting individual departments in
the selection and implementation of applications. Overseeing and
monitoring the operations of the City's information network.
Interfacing with application vendors on technical issues and assisting staff
in the utilization of new technology as needed.
Provide on-going Information Management consulting and support services,
including assisting System Manager (Finance Director) in the establishment
of Information Steering Committee. assisting individual departments in
the selection and implementation of applications. Overseeing and
monitoring the operations of the City's information network.
Interfacing with application vendors on technical issues and assisting staff
in the utilization of new technology as needed.
Perform Need Analysis
Performed in-depth needs analysis of all city departments and based on findings prepared
and presented long term information plan and strategies. Information plan included
replacement and upgrade of all workstations, servers and WAN and LAN topologies to meet
Y2K requirements, upgrade or replacement of all core business systems and recommendations
on long term IS management.
Information Systems upgrade implementation Project
- As project manager, coordinated the preparation, selection and implementation of new
hardware and core business systems. Task included the preparation and publication of
Request for Proposals for replace of existing workstations, servers and LAN and WAN
topologies, replacement of major financial systems, upgrade of all Public Works
maintenance management systems and acquisition of new Building Permit management system
and upgrade or replacement of public safety systems.
Bellingham Cold Storage
Perform Work Flow Analysis of Warehousing Operation
Performed in-depth work flow analysis to determine factors causing delays in inventory
information and processing. Based on review implemented operational changes and
implementation of order processing and
inventory control system.
Design, construct and implement Order Processing and Inventory Control System (OPTICS)
for Public Warehousing Operation
Designed, constructed and Implemented a Cold Storage Order and Inventory Processing
system. (OPTICS Warehouse System)
Design and implement Local Area Network for administrative offices
As project manager
implemented Local Area Network (Banyan VINES) and migrated the LAN from DOS
to Windows environment including integration with UNIX/PICK Mini/Mainframe
running OPTICS Warehouse System via TCP/IP
Network administration for Banyan VINES Local Area Network
As system administrator, responsible for system upgrades, network tuning, application
implementation and upgrades.
BELLINGHAM HOUSING AUTHORITY
Selection and implement Public Housing System for Housing Authority
Prepared Request For Proposal for acquisition of Housing programs system, based on
response assisted Housing Authority management in the selection of vendor, and
implementation of systems.
Manage re-location project for Housing Authority Systems
Provided site planning and installation management for re-location of Housing Authority
systems.
Prepare RFP and select vendor for installation of Local Area Network
Provided consulting support in the selection of vendors for implementation of Local Area
Network system.
Administrative Services Department
Review and prepare reorganization of City Information Technology Division
Analysis and reorganization of
Information
Services Division, including implementation of personal changes, presentation of plan
to City Council and hiring of new IS Manager.
Search, selection and retention of Information Technology Manager
Assisted with the hiring of replacement IS Manager when current manager left at end of
contract.
Parking Systems Division
Prepare 25 years Capital Budget Business Plan for City of Bellingham Parking Systems
Division
Prepared 25 year Business Plan for capital projects. Plan included financial model for
preparing and printing of different scenarios based on changing parking rates and
occupancy. In addition, prepared Business Plan document for presentation to Bellingham
Parking Commission and City Council.
Public Works Department
Review existing inventory system and prepare RFP for replacement system
Public Works, review of materials inventory system requirements and preparation of
Request for Proposal.
Police Department
Review police records and dispatch operations and prepare conceptual design
Police Systems, in depth review of Emergency Services (911) and police records. Based on
review prepared conceptual design for City 911 systems.
As contracted information systems
consultant for Consumers Choice, Inc. from 1988 through 1993 was responsible for the
development and implementation of the following projects:
Design and implement Bonus Shopper system data base
Assisted management develop a data base using FoxBASE Pro to capture,
track and report on shopper activity. This data base
Selection and implementation of Corporate Accounting System
Assisted
Corporate management in the selection and installation of corporate
Minicomputer (UNIX/Informix) based accounting package.
Select and implement Video Management system
Assisted store and corporate management in the selection, implementation and management
of store based Video Management system. In addition, trained store personnel in the use
and maintenance of video system.
As interim MIS Manager, March 1993 to
January 1994, performed the following:
Implementation and upgrade of Local Area Network
nstalled, then
upgraded corporate Local Area Network from LANtastic to Novel 3.11.
Implementation of TCP/IP between Corporate LAN and UNIX Systems
Implemented TCP/IP
and network communications between LAN and corporate UNIX system. System
implementation also included attaching and implementing Macintosh
workstations and print serving for Macintosh environment.
Upgrade of Corporate UNIX system
Working with corporate management, hardware and software vendors coordinated the
implementation and conversion of corporate accounting systems from an Intel server running
SCO UNIX to an NCR 3450 running AT&T UNIX.
Selection and implementation of replacement Local Area Network lost in fire
Project Manager for replacement and upgrade of entire Local Area Network and accounting
systems lost in plant fire.
Re-location of corporate system to new facility
Re-located company systems to new facility including coordination of vendors for
cabling. De-installed and re-installed system and implemented additional features required
due to relocation.
Selection and implementation of corporate accounting system
Assisted client in the definition and selection of corporate accounting systems and
associated hardware.
MEDICAL SYSTEMS
Medical Systems
Assisted several medical offices in the selection and installation of medical
records and billing systems and Local Area Networks.
Legal Offices
Assisted several (3) local legal offices in the selection and installation of
LAN’s, time and billing systems, legal software and word processing applications.
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