SHANE P. COOK
512-441-2821
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shane_p_cook@yahoo.com
PROJECT MANAGEMENT
Dynamic,
experienced project management and technology leader.
Quick analytical thinker with innate problem-solving
abilities. Highly skilled at training staff and in
using technology for greatest impact. Expert at
determining accurate project budgets and timelines, and a recognized
professional who completes on time and under budget. Areas of expertise:
Technology Integration · Technology Needs Assessment
Technology Rightsizing · Systems Integration · Systems Security · Systems Acquisition
Emerging Technologies · Rapid Application Development (RAD) · Problem Solving
Real Time Data · Relational Database · Fourth Generation Language
Database Design · Business Intelligence Analysis
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
CITY OF
Municipal services including
public safety, health, water, solid waste and recreation.
Senior Programmer/Analyst
Led projects and assigned work to teams. Analyzed
work flow, logical processes, hardware and operating system environments,
interfaces, and built requirements for data and internal/external checks and
controls. Built and refined databases. Led user support for
all applications.
Financial/Operational Highlights:
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Designed and implemented database
standards that were adopted by the city.
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Reduced support desk response time
from 44 days to 3 ˝ hours, resulting in award for initiative.
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Built and implemented new document
management system that better safeguarded the City’s vital records.
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Designed and implemented Stormwater Discharge Permit Program system.
LANG TECHNOLOGIES, INC.,
Small
consulting company (no longer in business).
Senior Consultant
Contracted to build client/server
system designed to maintain legal settlement records.
Collaborated with City of
Financial/Operational Highlights:
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Built criteria for determining internal database information
to the external website.
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Presented the first non-manager
system presentation to the city boards and commissions.
1STBUY.COM,
Startup Internet commerce site (no
longer in business).
Internet Architect
Led
all development efforts on the technical and marketing side.
Built and launched e-commerce products and processes, such as software and
database management solutions. Provided website and database
monitoring. Supervised feeds going to accounting and
fax systems. Performed web testing and mapped website
changes to production servers.
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Financial/Operational Highlights:
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Created comprehensive backend
application suite providing support for customer service, accounting, and
product fulfillment.
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Implemented change from PERL-based
CGI to PHP.
DATA COMMUNICATIONS CORPORATION,
Software implementation and
outsourcing firm.
Senior Consultant
Contracted to configure PeopleSoft
Budgets 7.53 application for the Lower Colorado River Authority.
Financial/Operational Highlights:
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Developed backup and recovery
processes for Essbase Unix Servers.
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Completed configuration that
others were unable to handle.
AJILON SERVICES, INC.,
Provider of managed services, consulting, and specialty
staffing.
Consultant
Recruited to provide technology
solutions to Ford Motor Company. Led efforts to redesign the Ford Worldwide Finance Intranet
website. Managed the content input to the website. Headed
all administrative needs and technical support of the website.
Financial/Operational Highlights:
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Built and launched the finance.ford.com
Intranet site, allowing for financial information distribution.
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Assisted in the creation of
Worldwide Financial Budgeting system in 6 months, saving approximately $100M in
the first year of operation.
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Awarded Systems Excellence and
Finance Systems Departmental Excellence awards, and the Ford’s Hot Site of the
Month award for the redesigned Intranet site.
ADDITIONAL
HISTORY (full details on request)
AUTOMATED MARKETING SYSTEMS,
Database Administrator
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Created split database structure,
allowing for faster database responses.
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Redesigned computer operator
shifts to allow for non-rush-hour commutes.
LOS ALAMOS NATIONAL LABORATORY,
Staff Member
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Oversaw accounting systems
conversion to batched disk input.
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Developed new interface between
purchase software and lab reporting system.
EDUCATION
Master of Science in Business Administration and Management
Information Systems
Bachelor of Science in Business Administration
ADDITIONAL
EDUCATION
Certified
Public Accountant designation – state of
Ph.D.
program at the
Federal Emergency Management Agency Excellence in
Emergency Management Certificate of Achievement