------------------------------------------- EVAN WILSON (PMP) - CONFIDENTIAL RÉSUMÉ ------------------------------------------- 3122 Whispering Oaks Lane, Woodridge, IL (630) 743-9020 evan-wilson@evan-wilson.com -------- SUMMARY: -------- Senior information technologies professional with 20 years experience in private and public sectors. Demonstrated abilities in project management; creating project charters; requirements gathering and scope definition; stakeholder management; status/performance reporting and other project communications. Responsible for creating work breakdown structures, project plans, GANTT charts, estimates, economic evaluations, and insuring that projects remain on budget and on schedule; monitoring and controlling project execution; risk identification and management; staff selection and team leadership; vendor management; direct and indirect procurement of hardware, software, and services; project closeout. Well versed in records management and data retention/destruction; full application life cycle design, development, and support; quality assurance and testing; data extraction, translation, and loading; application support; training. Project experience in the petroleum, financial and banking, and travel industries as well as the public education sector. Functional experience in retail, franchise, marketing, supply & logistics, asset management, finance and accounting, human resources, order fulfillment, and other areas. Superior organizational, communications, and documentation skills. Ability to analyze situations and exercise intelligent judgment leading to effective problem-solving. Adept at managing and prioritizing multiple projects and coordinating team members working on multiple work streams. Detail oriented and able to precisely track status, performance and financial metrics, and issue resolutions. More than 7 years project management experience managing multi- year projects up to $1.2 million total budget, 45 technical personnel at 14 external vendors, 30-person governance board, and stakeholder group of over 100 business personnel. Extensive experience with small- and medium-sized projects ranging from $50,000 to $250,000. More than 6 years experience specializing in application decommissioning, data archiving, records management, and data privacy and security. ------------------------ PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE: ------------------------ Freelance Consulting Project Manager / IT Consultant Woodridge, Illinois May 2011 – present Performed independent computer/data services consulting for clients in the Chicago area. Developed custom accounting system for small business with user manual and training. Created noise simulation audio tracks for use in evaluating acoustical treatment options for homes in the area surrounding British Petroleum's refinery in Whiting, IN. Clients: The Art of Restoration, Yerges Acoustics British Petroleum (contracted through SAIC, nextSource, Inc., and W. Capra Consulting) Project Manager / System Analyst Lisle, Naperville and Warrenville, Illinois March 2004 – May 2011 Worked as project manager on multiple information technologies projects for British Petroleum specializing in retiring legacy systems and archiving data, consolidating redundant systems in post- merger IT portfolio, quality assurance and testing, and production implementation. Tasks included project planning and estimates; project management processes and documentation; functional and technical design; records management; data modeling and archiving; digital security and privacy assurance; quality assurance and application testing; end-user training; technical and support documentation. Projects duties included legal and tax-related data retention; requirements gathering; project planning, estimation, and budgeting; financial and status reporting; contractor evaluation and hiring; issue escalation and resolution; integration, user acceptance, and network penetration testing; production implementation and support handover; documentation and documentation management. Freelance Consulting IT Contractor Chicago, Illinois August 2002 - March 2004 Performed independent computer/data services consulting for clients in the Chicago area. Worked as Regional Leader for LAN-Soft Office Systems on six-month project (July '03 - January '04) leading teams of field technicians installing wireless networking technologies in Chicago Public Schools. Tasks included team leadership; PC hardware/ software assessments; wireless NIC installation and testing; quality assurance; inventory delivery and control; technician training; employee evaluation and hiring decisions; Level 2 problem resolution; issue escalation; customer relations; and documentation. Tasks for other clients included Windows and Macintosh desktop support; needs analysis and recommendations; hardware and software procurement; installation, configuration, and troubleshooting; employee training; system documentation. Clients: LAN-Soft Office Systems, Checks & Balances, Ad Agency, Jolie Fleur/Ala Carte Flowers, Magna One Hour Photo, Samuels Custom Framing Amoco Oil Company / British Petroleum (contracted through H. Allen & Co., StaffMark, Intellimark, and SAIC) Project Manager / Team Lead / Application Developer Chicago and Naperville, Illinois May 1996 - March 2002 Worked on multiple information technologies projects for the Amoco Oil Company and British Petroleum developing and maintaining database applications and consolidating redundant systems in post-merger IT portfolio. Tasks included project planning and management; technical team leadership; data and system interface design; database design, development, and administration; data modeling, transformation, and migration; unit, system, and integration testing; millennium compliance; custom programming; server design and performance tuning; technical support; DBA and end-user training; documentation. Project duties included project management; technical team leadership; requirements gathering; design documentation; developing, testing, and implementing large-scale data systems; database development and administration; data extraction, translation, and loading (ETL); management reporting systems development; Y2K compliance; unit and string testing; problem/defect analysis, and resolution. Universal Data Services Managing Principal Chicago, Illinois October 1990 - April 1996 Developed and maintained an independent computer/data services consulting business serving a variety of clients in the Chicago area. Tasks included database development and management; custom programming; mainframe/server/PC interfaces and data transfer; Unix administration; data security and recovery; needs analysis and recommendations; hardware and software acquisition, installation, configuration, and troubleshooting; BBS management; training; documentation; technical support. Clients: Budget Rent a Car Corp., Budget Rent a Car of Canada Limited, Tribune Employees Credit Union, Case Chiropractic & Associates, Arculeo Chiropractic Center, First Chiropractic, Building Recyclers, The Home Stand, Naiditch & Associates ----------- SKILL SETS: ----------- - Project Management: Project initiation; project charters; planning, estimates and budgets; performance and financial reporting; management processes; requirement and specifications gathering; team building and leadership; workflow management; stakeholder management; project closeout; full application lifecycle management; records management and data retention; digital privacy and security; quality control and assurance; status reporting; documentation and documentation management - Technical: Data modeling and analysis; data extraction, transformation, and loading (ETL): application and database development; application and desktop support; legacy systems decommissioning; data archiving and retention; unit, string, integration, regression, and network penetration testing; application integration and production rollout; system documentation; end-user and technician training; custom programming; software installation and configuration; wireless networking - Project Planning & Control: MS Project; Sharepoint; PlanView; Vantive; Clarify Clear Support - Office Productivity: Microsoft Office; OpenOffice; miscellaneous spreadsheets, word processors, and e-mail - Databases: Oracle RDBMS; pcExpress/Express Server; SQL Server; MS Access - Programming Languages: HTML; PL/SQL; Express SPL; Visual Basic; Quick Basic PDS; assembly - Graphics & Audio: Adobe PhotoShop; MS PowerPoint; MS Visio; Logic Sudio; Sound Forge; Cakewalk - Miscellaneous Utilities: Telnet, FTP/sFTP, SQL*Plus, SQL*Loader - Operating Systems: Windows XP, 2000, NT4, 95/98/ME, 3.xx & MSDOS; Solaris, Linux, AT&T Unix, HP/UX; Mac 8.x, 9.x, OSX ---------- EDUCATION: ---------- University of Missouri - Columbia, Missouri BA&S - Computer & Electrical Engineering, Music, Business 1988 - 1990 University of Missouri - Rolla, Missouri Electrical Engineering 1986 - 1987 Pattonville High School - Maryland Heights, Missouri College Preparatory - Class Valedictorian 1983 - 1986 -------------- MISCELLANEOUS: -------------- Project Management Professional (PMP) credential since January 5, 2011 Contact Information: 3122 Whispering Oaks Lane Woodridge, IL 60517 cell: (630) 743-9020 home: (630) 910-1741 evan-wilson@evan-wilson.com References available upon request. 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