Manager of Consulting

Posted on: 2009-06-11

SKILLS SUMMARY Consulting manager with experience running multiple facets of a consulting business. Demonstrated skills in engagement management, project management, consultant personnel matters, and administration of professional services. 11 years of consulting experience delivering Microsoft technology solutions. EMPLOYMENT Manager of Consulting Magenic, Inc. Oct 2006-Present Los Angeles, CA • Responsible for retention, training and delivery for 35 consultants • Mentored, advised, delivered feedback, performed conflict resolution, and terminations • Project and relationship management • Provided career planning, performance and salary reviews, and established training needs • Provided engagement management, aided in staffing, transition, hiring and critical communications • Engaged in the sales process through proposal authoring, on-site sales support, and drove new opportunities with existing accounts Principal Consultant, Senior Consultant Magenic, Inc. Jan 2004-Sept 2006 Lombard, IL • Served as principal technician and project lead for successful software development efforts implemented with Microsoft development tools • Demonstrated excellence in web development, best practices for software engineering, object-oriented design, .NET programming skills and language • Provided project management and technical mentoring • Authored multiple technical publications, presented to user groups on web development topics, and maintained certification on Microsoft .NET technologies Senior Information Systems Engineer OfficeMax, Inc. Apr 2001-Dec 2003 Elk Grove Village, IL • Served as technical lead, building a substantial suite of client applications to access a large Oracle-based data warehouse • Designed and built a compelling tool for setting sales representative quotas, as OfficeMax’s first .NET solution, revered by the sales team for its impact on the bottom line Consultant, Senior Consultant marchFirst, Inc. May 1999-Mar 2001 Chicago, IL • Lead a 4-person development effort through a year-long development cycle using Microsoft Visual Studio 6.0 technologies • Trained and developed client staff in architecture, VB programming, and team development techniques • Hosted training classes on COM+ development for consultants EDUCATION Bachelor of Science in Management Information Systems Richard T. Farmer School of Business Administration Miami University, Oxford, OH