| ROGER G. MORRIS, MPM, PMP, CPA rogergmorris@yahoo.com 602-740-7603 |
Summary of Qualifications
- Proven, successful technical IT manager with a track record of leading teams to architect,
design, develop and deploy custom software and IT infrastructures on time and within
budget. - Performed and led others in performing systems analysis and architecture, software
design and development and developing creative solutions to difficult problems on all types
of technology - Committed, passionate managerial style which brings out the best performance of all
stakeholder and team members. - Highest levels of Project Management, budgeting and financial skills. Led a number of
methodology implementation projects, re-engineering and process improvement projects. - Excellent team building and negotiating skills allow for being highly effective in cross-
functional, highly matrix organizations.
Professional Accomplishments
- Led a team of Project Managers for IBM in the logical separation of the web operational
environments of American Express and Ameriprise Financial under extremely aggressive
timeframes imposed by regulation. - Led 35 developers in the development of the Global Network Services Clearing and
Settlement engine at American Express. Acted as co-architect and Release Manager for first
3 releases. - Implemented the IT infrastructure for 3 aircraft maintenance facilities including a heavy
aircraft overhaul facility for America West Airlines (now US Air). - Designed and oversaw the development of a logistical system for the automated clearing of
customs using EDI for Motorola from manufacturing facilities in Europe and Asia. - Managed of the migration of the American Express 401K web site from a Windows platform
to a Unix platform. Managed the implementation of Single Sign-On for the 401K web site. - Created the design, developed the plan and led the team in a major enhancement of the
Credit an Collections subsystem for the phone company’s carrier access billing system
which accounts for 30% of corporate revenues - Certified Public Accountant, Certified Project Management Professional, Master of Project
Management
EDUCATION
Masters of Project Management, Keller Graduate School of Management, 1997. GPA - 3.68 with
Distinction
B.B.A., Western International University, 1986. Major: Computer Information Science. GPA - 3.66
Distinction
B.B.A., Western International University, 1986. Major: Computer Information Science. GPA - 3.66
EXPERIENCE
11/97 to Present Project Management Consultants, Inc.
Senior Project Manager — assignment at IBM for American Express and Ameriprise
Accomplishments: Led a team of Project Managers for IBM in creating a logical separation of the
web operational environment of American Express and Ameriprise Financial. Implemented use of
a modified Spiral Methodology to determine requirements, create project plans and establish
deliverables and due dates in an iterative process such that planning for the later part of the project
occurred concurrent with executing the earlier part of the project. Time did not allow for the project to
be fully planned or scoped before work started. The project was crashed from start.
Day to day activities: Drive and coordinate the enterprise-wide separation of a complex, multi-tiered
web environment for American Express. Act as primary controller of processes and deliverables for
the separation of applications in a highly secure, ever evolving web complex. Coordinate many
different teams and variety of technical and non-technical personnel. Lead integration effort without
official authority over any of the participants. Accomplish tasks through cultivating and managing
relationships with the various project participants. Develop and manage to budget estimates for
project life cycle.
Personal Interaction: Dealt with people from highly technical engineers to non-technical business
people, from low level technicians to high level business and technical people. Direct reports and
clients alike were satisfied with the management and team environment created to accomplish the
task. Acted as one of the key players in making a cohesive enterprise-wide team that worked
together to accomplish business goals in an extremely compressed time frame.
Technologies: MS Project, Rational Portfolio Manager, Windows NT & 2000, Sun Solaris,
WebSphere, Netscape, ASP, JSP, Java, Vignette, Netigrity, COM/DCOM, XML, SyBase, UDB (DB2)
and Oracle.
Senior Project Manager —
Accomplishments: Managed the implementation of automated maintenance scheduling system for
a major US airline. Set up 5 maintenance centers for the airline.
Day to day activities: Oversee the development of a LAN and intranet connectivity for new
maintenance centers for the airline. Create project plans and track progress against these plans.
Determine the appropriate development tools and assist in making sure they are available. Initiate
application development efforts and manage them through implementation. Participate in the
planning for creation of a wireless LAN within the hangar for the maintenance crews. Provided
senior-level executives with the progress and status reports.
Technologies: Oversaw the development of an intranet-based aircraft maintenance tracking
application using MS Windows Visual Basic, SQL Server, ActiveX and ASP on a 10-based T LAN.
Planned for implementation of a wireless network using 802.11g.
Senior Project Manager (Director level) —
Accomplishments: Led 35 developers in the development of the Global Network Services Clearing
and Settlement engine at American Express. Acted as co-architect for the application and data
model. Acted as Release Manager for first 3 releases.
Day to day activities: Oversee all aspects of the project and project staff throughout the software
development lifecycle, from concept through implementation. Develop and negotiate new
opportunities for the project. Act as project manager to develop project concept and cost/benefit
analysis, develop project budget, create project organization, staff the project, define project scope
and schedule and tracking project progress using computer-based tools. Managed the
development of Global Network Services Clearing and Settlement financial transaction processing
system. The projects involved coordinating and negotiating the work effort of various groups and
individuals (from Senior Vice Presidents and corporate officers to software developers) in various
sites worldwide and implementing across multiple platforms (mainframe, client server and
internet) worldwide. The project budget is $5 - 7 million dollars per year. The staffing is
approximately 25 - 40 people. Deliver projects on schedule and within 5% of (under) budget.
Extracurricular activities: Aided in creating the Project Management Office of the larger organization.
Provided many of the fundamental processes, procedures and reports that were adopted as the
standard for the Project Management Office. Helped the staff of the PMO understand the
environmental situation and provided academic Project Management expertise. Provided career
guidance and professional development advise to staff.
Technologies: VisualAge Generator, Cobol, DB2, UDB, MS Windows NT, C++.
2/92 to 11/97 Cara Corporation
Project Manager — Act as project manager to develop project concept and cost/benefit analysis,
develop project budget, create project organization, staff the project, define project scope and
schedule, develop work breakdown structures and tracking project progress using computer-
based tools. Assignment is for EDI projects between the multinational and its vendors for shipment
tracking and customs purposes. The project involves coordinating and negotiating the work effort of
at least five distinct internal groups and four external groups in various sites worldwide and
implementing in multiple manufacturing sites worldwide.
Project Manager/Consultant — Manage a project to develop a disaster recovery system for the
payment remittance system. Oversaw this project from concept through implementation. Consulted
with clients to provide business process analysis and project management expertise for a
materials management system. Work with various clients to develop or re-engineer systems and
procedures to increase productivity and quality. For example, provided the client with suggestions
on configuration management problems and system test design and implementation for a
materials management system.
4/87 to 2/92 U S WEST Communications, Inc.
Held various technical and technical lead positions including Programmer, Systems
Analyst, Lead Programmer/ Analyst and Project Manager. More information upon request.
PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS
Project Management Institute: Member; certified Project Management Professional
Arizon Society of CPAs: Member; Certified Public Accountant
Maricopa County Community College District: Certified Instructor in Business and Computer
Information Science.
Arizon Society of CPAs: Member; Certified Public Accountant
Maricopa County Community College District: Certified Instructor in Business and Computer
Information Science.
REFERENCES AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST