Posted on: 2011-02-13
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300 West Drive Roopville, GA 30170 |
SHEILA J. SIMPSON www.linkedin.com/in/sheilajsimpson |
(770) 846-7878 |
~ WEB DEVELOPMENT MANAGER ~
Leading organizations to breakthrough operational & customer service success
Dynamic IT professional with 20-year portfolio of success driving data administration, web development, application development and mission-critical projects for diverse organizations. Instrumental developing North America’s leading manufacturer of wire and cable’s 1st-ever online sales website and online service portal. Adept at bridging communication gaps between business and technology groups. Dedicated to leading cross-functional teams in delivering on-time, on-budget projects. Skilled in partnering with management to prioritize and facilitate business objectives.
Expertise includes:
Website Development/Administration · Project Management · Software Design · Vendor/Client Relations · Data Modeling · Business Database Development · Technical Requirements Gathering · SDLC Methodologies · Automated Process Development · Procedural Development · Release & Version Control · Testing Methodologies · Deployment Management · Cross-Functional Team Leadership · Web Application Development
PROFESSIONAL INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY EXPERIENCE
MOORE FARMS & FRIENDS, Woodland, AL 2007–Present
Online fresh food market that represents local and regional food producers.
Website Administrator
Drive website development and support to facilitate weekly customer ordering and credit card payments for 400+ customers, 30 Atlanta Restaurants, and 30 Growers. Manage bookkeeping, data entry, customer and vendor relations, bank reconciliations, and financial reporting.
Key Accomplishments:
■ Introduced new automated process for weekly customer ordering and payment processing.
■ Created automated process for weekly route sheets and customized labeling utilizing data from web- based ordering system and MS Office technology.
CAREER NOTE: Launched and currently operate 7B Bar Ranch, Grade A goat milking facility. 2003-Present
SOUTHWIRE COMPANY, Carrollton, GA 1998–2003
North America’s leading manufacturer of wire and cable used in the distribution transmission of electricity.
Web Development Manager
Led teams in mission-critical development projects; ensured on-time, within budget delivery. Negotiated vendor contracts with Sybase, Oracle, WebTrends, and Seapine. Established IT policies and standards. Recruited and hired staff and 3rd-party contractors. Oversaw daily departmental operations. Conducted presentations and delivered progress reports to CIO, CEO, CFO, and key customers such as Southern Company, Duke Energy, and Home Depot.
Key Accomplishments:
■ Spearheaded design and implementation of company’s 1st online sales website (24x7 myqservice.com); led 10 developers and 5 contractors; administered $5M budget.
■ Piloted design and implementation of company’s 1st web portal (southwire.com) by integrating key legacy systems (Mainframe, PowerBuilder, and EDI) with new web technology; leveraged Java platform to provide service to customers, employees, and contractors.
■ Established policies and standards for IIS, TomCat, Oracle, object oriented, version control, code reviews, development software, application testing, and monitoring.
■ Represented company as speaker for dinners, college tours, and technical conferences regarding website achievement.
Awards/Publications:
■ Won ComputerWorld\\\'s Honor Achievement for website development, April 7, 2002.
■ Featured interviewee: “Company Portals: Drawing a crowd”, Computerworld, March 3, 2003.
■ Featured in “Finding the Real Need: Productivity” - Computerworld, March 3, 2003.
■ Featured in company brochure: “Sybase’s Enterprise Portal gives Southwire the flexibility to meet customer needs as well as internal needs.”, July 2002.
■ Quoted in “Sybase Enterprise Portal Fortifies Southwire\\\'s Web Presence Sybase, Inc.” - Sybase Enterprise Portal Information Management Magazine, September 2002.
EARLY CAREER HISTORY
Coca-Cola Company ~ Atlanta, GA, Data Administrator
Contel ~ Atlanta, GA, Data Administrator
US West Advanced Technology ~ Denver, CO, Business System Analyst
EDUCATION & TRAINING
Bachelor of Science in Computer Information Systems ~ DeVry Institute of Technology, Phoenix, AZ
TECHNICAL SKILLS
Database Design for DB2, Oracle, Teradata
Data Modeling in ERWin, SDesigner, IEF
Joint Application Design/Development (JAD)
Software: QuickBooks, Quicken, Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Publisher, Adobe, FrontPage, Expression Web, MS Project, Seapine, WebTrends, Incident Tracking & Management Tools