Your Contract Information Solutions Provider
As an independent information systems and technology provider I base my livelihood on ensuring my clients receive superior service and systems engineering. My rates are competitive and I will never oversell because I am confident my clients will return to me in the future. Also I will never recommend an inferior solution because I take ownership of supporting any project long after it is completed.
As a full-service solutions architect I perform hands-on work, sub-contracting, and direct client-vendor negotiation to ensure every aspect of a project is cared for. You can rely on me to fulfill any level of involvement dictated.
Initial Consult
After initial contact is made and introductions are completed I will provide a complementary consultation to talk about your project, specific environment or needs. This generally lasts up to an hour or so, but could be longer.
During this conference I will immerse myself in the big-picture view of your business and information systems or technology needs.
Project Scoping
When we have a good understanding of each other If I think a potential client would be better served by another vendor or partner I will help them establish this contact. If I think we are well suited I may follow up this call with some specific questions.
When enough information is available to scope the project the deliverables and methodology we'll use to tackle your tasks will be reviewed with you. We may also draw up an extended project plan and timeline if the situation merits.
Project Management
My experience in management of business, project and human resources is wide-ranging.
- Long-term planning and budgeting, estimating TCO and ROI
- Problem risk assessment, recognition, resolution and follow-up
- Vendor contact, contract and price negotiation
- Team-building and project leadership
- Supervision, hiring and termination of human assets
Development Coordinator
In the past I have coordinated countless application development projects in a myriad of
systems and business environments. Among them well-documented web interfaces and
database back-ends featured prominently.
- Generally using Oracle, MSSQL and MySQL databases
- PHP, ASP, Java, AJAX, XML, C and Perl were common
- ERP/CRM workflow, Logistics, eCommerce, EDI, Document Management and Finance applications and systems
- Among these
Oracle Applications, Business Objects, Crystal Reports, ETL and Datawarehousing
were recurrant
Agreement
If it seems like we are on the same page a standard letter of intent will be submitted for your approval. This is a boiler-plate mutual protection agreement, but also lays out the terms of our engagement and what we can expect from each other. If you have another document you would prefer to work from we can use that, or negotiate changes to mine.
Availability
I work full-time from my home office in the Eastern US (EST/EDT GMT-0500) time zone during normal office hours. I do however make myself available on-call and out-of-hours under special agreement when necessary. My time is generally split 50/50 between prescheduled engagements and flex-time (though it can vary). Our time together can be scheduled in advance, ad-hoc during my flex-block, or you can elect to retain a guarenteed number of hours.
Execution
During the course of our engagement I will maintain constant contact with you to ensure we remain on-track and on-time. I will continually analyze progress and make adjustments to the plan as necessary.
Completion
As the project wraps up I will insist on getting verbal or written sign-offs ensuring all those impacted have been trained as necessary and are satisfied with the state of things.
Follow-up
When it seems like things have settled and gelled I will follow-up to tie any loose ends, identify further projects, or recommend strategy moving forward.
Information Technology Integration
As a systems integrator I’ve had varied experience in both Windows and UNIX-centric
environments of all sizes. I am also highly skilled in network and internet engineering, and aptly
versed with many voice and video systems.
- High-Availability network, application, server and storage systems
- Microsoft Active Directory and Exchange engineering
- Business continuity and disaster recovery planning with Symantec Backup Exec and offsite archiving
- A veteran Linux administrator among other UNIX OS
- Standards-based email systems
- Cisco and Nortel VoIP and analogue phones, classic phone systems and PBX
- Polycom room sized and personal video systems and infrastructures
- LAN, WAN and Internet engineering with Cisco appliances
- Adept utilizing BGP, OSPF, Frame-Relay, MPLS, VPN and wireless systems
- Network Intrusion Detection and Prevention
- Storage-Area Networks (SANs) by NetApp and EMC
- HP Proliant servers and c-class blade-systems
Information Systems Analysis
In my analyst role I have audited business operations, performed troubleshooting of systems,
analyzed systems design, performance and usage. Key tenets of this included:
- Mapping business processes to determine how effectively IS/IT is utilized
- Understanding the intricacies of jobs and roles inside and outside of IS/IT
- Identifying key areas of systems improvement
- Monitoring and analyzing computing infrastructure
- Engineering platform and application interactions in a proscribed and methodical manner