Web Site Administrator

Posted on: 2011-02-13

300 West Drive

Roopville, GA 30170

SHEILA J. SIMPSON

[email protected]

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