Colin Brown
colin.brown@usa.net
P.O. Box 1181
Canby, OR 97013
United States
COLIN R. BROWN
PROJECT MANAGER.
OFFERING ENERGETIC LEADERSHIP, SKILL, DEPTH OF TECHNICAL EXPERIENCE,
ANALYTIC SKILLS, BUSINESS AND TECHNICAL KNOWLEDGE, ABILITIES
AT COMMUNICATION IN ALL FIELDS.
HAVE LED PROJECTS IN A BROAD SPECTRUM OF INDUSTRIES, INCLUDING:
MANUFACTURING, ORDER PROCESSING, H.R. SYSTEMS,
SALES ANALYSIS, FORECASTING, BANKING AND HEALTHCARE.
POSSESSES BOTH U.S. AND E.E.C. CITIZENSHIP.
colin.brown@consultant.com
Cbrown111@aol.com
colin.brown@usa.net
SOFTWARE - OS/MVS - 12 YEARS, DOS/VSE - 7 YEARS, COBOL,
CICS, CSP, IMS, IDCAMS, VSAM, RPGII, PL/I, DB2 (SQL), IDEAL (DATACOM),
DYL280, DYL260, AFP, BASIC, BAL (MINIMAL), TSO/SPF, PANVALET,
LIBRARIAN, VOLLE, ICCF, CONDOR, HTML,UFO, DATAMANAGER, Y2000,
WORD, WORD PERFECT, PROFESSIONAL WRITER, PAGEMAKER, QUARK,
DBASE, LOTUS 123, PARADOX, WINDOWS, PAINT, MCDRAW, MS WORD, ACCESS, EXCEL, PROJECT, POWERPOINT ETC. WINDOWS 3.1, 95.
COGNOS, IMPROMPTU.
DOCUMENTATION STANDARDS - ARTHUR ANDERSEN'S METHOD ONE.
HARDWARE - IBM PLATFORMS 3090 ETC, 4341 ETC. PC'S. TANDEM,
SUN, APPLE MACINTOSH
EXPERIENCE
JANUARY 1999 - CURRENT
Working as a Year 2000 Project Manager for major teaching hospital, responsible for two institutions'
success.
TO NOVEMBER 1998
MAJOR FINANCIAL CORPORATION
(THROUGH STAFF CONNECTIONS, INC OF MINNEAPOLIS)
SPECIAL YEAR 2000 CONSULTANT
Brought about manual impact analysis of Portfolio.
Created 200 page handbook on Year 2000 transformation process - dealing with all phases and mainframeas well as client server platforms.
Created self-certification document and process for application area use.
Initiated, advised and guided manual remediation of most critical core system (LIS).
Responsible for recommendation and selection of date-simulation and date-aging tools.
Responsible for design of overall testing strategy.
Following documents created for corporate guidance;
A document on preparing a Year 2000 test bed or baseline - from which to conduct comparison testing.A Business Continuation Planning Document as it relates to Year 2000. Guide to the best practices for maintainingYear 2000 readiness in the desktop environment.A briefing for businesses in the tasks they need to consider to accomplish the Year 2000 conversion. This includes contingency planning.This document describes how a user can create their own criteria for certification and outlines critical dates that may be taken into consideration. It provides definitions and guidance.This document explores the rationale behind obtaining our own stand-alone platform for testing Y2K.Outsourcing Code ProceduresCritical Dates for TestingGuide to Y2K Desktop TestingRecommendations on Testing Strategy produced for DirectorGuide to producing an inventory in the Desktop EnvironmentSample Newsletter produced for Y2K Program OfficeYear 2000 Shrinked Wrapped TestingYear 2000 Third Party InterfaceYear 2000 Testing for Desktop EnvironmentPaper on combining Year 2000 and Project One Components into an Integrated Enterprise PlanPaper on triaging applications for Y2KOverview of Compuware's remediation and testingReview of strategy of hiring external vendor to conduct impact assessmentViaduct date aging tool documentationYear 2000 Draft handbook - containing base strategy and suggested outline of processes. Includes windowing description.
TO SEPTEMBER 1997
MAJOR BANK
(YEAR 2000 CONSULTANT)
THROUGH EXECUTIVE DIRECTIONS
YEAR 2000 TESTING MANAGER
Y2K Program Office.
Established test strategy for use in multi-platform environment.
Generated intranet center for the testing effort.
Worked with SEEC tool for initial automated analysis.
Authored initial drafts of certification standards and master plan. Created assessment report onY2K certification process. Created rough guide of conversion handbook.(References on request)
FEBRUARY THOUGH MAY 1997
MAJOR CLOTHING MANUFACTURER
(CONSULTANT)
THROUGH
EXECUTIVE DIRECTIONS
YEAR 2000 PLANNER
Developed Y2K planning for Applications Technology Senior Manager (Mr. Rafael Velez).
Piloted Microfocus Revolve product, evaluated automated remediation product (Software revolution).
Developed plan for first pilot that was successfully implemented. (Tax System)
Wrote critical study on initial assessment - reviewing shortcomings in process.( Phone number of Mr.Velez will be provided on request).
AUGUST 1996 TO FEBRUARY 1997
OREGON HEALTH INSURANCE PROVIDER
BUSINESS SYSTEMS PLANNER
Heading Claims and Benefits Group in IS & T.
Managing team leaders and staff of seven full-time employees and four contractors.
- Heading Project to develop a new rural health-care company.
- Developed Project Plan for Millenium Conversion Effort
- Heading Referral Tracking Project.
- Developing Millenium Conversion Strategy and Project Plan.
- Integrating Claims and Benefits Systems into newly developing Data Warehouse.
NOVEMBER 1995 TO AUGUST 1996
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(CONSULTANT) -
THROUGH EXECUTIVE DIRECTIONS
PROJECT LEADER
Responsible for pre-merger project expanding online / batch W.F.
Branch banking system to accommodate extra branches.
This involved removing the branch from account number,
Managing six people, - analysts, programmers and technical writers.
This involved the analysis, modification and implementation of
some 200 programs - within a short development period.
It involved interacting with scores of managers on a day to day basis creating a cross-functional liaison to achieve organizational consensus on changes.
I initiated and forced a systems test methodology - creating a subset of my
team to work with our QA environment to create the lowest production error-rate ever acieved of any large system implemented at the bank, and the lowest rate of
QA errors ever encountered (some 17 - compared with hundreds for equivalent sized implementations.)
I interacted with external vendors to build electronic linkages of data.
I created a strong team, and created a good image for my superior's benefit.
My communication skills helped develop a strong rapport externally as well as internally.
By using an experienced team and using them in areas of their familiarity I was able to perform a strong analysis extremely quickly.
I developed an ACCESS system for my own project tracking tool and directed two of my team members in the creation of ACCESS system to record and manage test cases for the system test region.
MAY 1995 TO NOVEMBER 1995
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TEAM LEAD
Adapting BACG Order Processing System DCS2000 3.3 to U.G. needs. Also preparing for future integration with DCS3000 Client Server Environment. A three phase project.
Project Lead on Phase 3 of this project. My task involved the analysis of an existing order processing system. Extensive analysis of workflows and interviews with warehouse and office groups. In this effort I was preparing work for the third phase of a three phase project and directed two individuals in a basic effort of analysis. My deliverables, which were completed on schedule, dealt with adaptation of pricing, inventory mechanisms etc. in the new system. This involved presenting findings to senior management.
The first phase was the actual integration and conversion of the system, involving converting the package's VSAM file access to Datacom. For this I analyzed and wrote the database drivers to assist the other team. The second phase was a re-engineering of the item number. I was not involved in Phase 2 - as it was mostly a team of one analyst Phase 1 was being directed by another individual - a team of about six who were mostly busy adapting programs to use the drivers and modifying JCL.
I was offered the lead position in Phase 3 efforts because I had extensive knowledge of Order Processing systems and could, and did, address these challenges.
JULY 1993 TO MAY 1995
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CONSULTANT
Designing on-line IMS/DB2 transactions servicing new factory needs. Generating shipping manifests on-line. Mass update of central stores. Engineering calculations.
Worked with marketing manager on imaging software for presentations.
AUGUST 1992 TO JULY 1993
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COMPUTER PEOPLE
CONSULTANT
Assigned as lead analyst of project implementing a trust fund management system. Implemented a prototype system with functioning screens, designed skeleton sample program for use by programmers. Merged two system's status files for efficiency. Wrote upload/ download programs for transferring data between the host and the mainframe. Directed one analyst and one programmer in this effort.
MARCH 1992 TO APRIL 1992
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THROUGH CGS (NEW YORK)
CONSULTANT
Emergency project to create interface between IBM OS/MVS system in Woodland Hills and new Lawson AS 400 system in NewYork. (Inventory information)
JULY 1989 TO JANUARY 1992
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THROUGH CELEMBEST INTERNATIONAL MANAGEMENT
CONSULTANT.
Headed project to design and write Personal Information Statement systems. Directed one programmer in this effort. (Cobol, CICS, CSP and AFP)
Designed system to produce Annual Benefit Statement.
Maintained confirmation system. (COBOL and AFP)
Developed Contingency Plan / Standards for Tesseract system.
Installed batch updates for Tesseract release.
Developed Evidence of Insurability reports. Designed and implemented updates for Tesseract system from batch subsystem.
MARCH 1988 TO JULY 1989
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THROUGH IG SYSTEMS INC.
(CICS/COBOL/VSAM)
CONSULTANT
Developed system to remotely deliver reports.
Supported Marketing systems.
MARCH 1987 TO MARCH 1988
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Senior Programmer/Analyst
Implemented Mc.Donnell Douglas CO-OP Order Processing System.
JULY 1986 TO MARCH 1987
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Senior Programmer/ Analyst
Enhanced company's marketing reporting system which resulted in record levels of profitability for company.
Team leader for order processing system and Accounts Receivable system.
Maintained manufacturing and distribution systems.
SEPTEMBER 1985 TO JULY 1986
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Order Processing Team Leader
Analyzed requirements for new forecasting system.
Maintained manufacturing and distribution systems.
Responsible for order processing system.
DECEMBER 1984 TO JULY 1985
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Senior Analyst for Payroll System.
Was responsible for OS/DOS conversion of payroll system as system was moved to PA. Managed Payroll Programmers.
MARCH 1982 TO DECEMBER 1984
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COMPUTER PEOPLE.
Responsible for analysis, design and coding of various on-line real estate information systems.
Implemented new release of MSA payroll.
Supported sales analysis systems and on-line order entry and distribution systems.
JUNE 1977 TO JANUARY 1982
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Y2000/CICS/COBOL
Programmer/Analyst
Implemented RETOPS (Real Time Order Processing System)
Designed On-Line Mailing System.
Supported OLOB (On-line Order Book) and Accounts Receivable System.
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REFERENCES ON REQUEST.
NAMES OF CORPORATIONS WILL BE SUPPLIED
IN A COMPLETE RESUME TO COMPANIES WITH LEGITIMATE
REQUESTS
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EDUCATION - EQUIVALENT OF B.S. IN COMPUTER SCIENCE.
GOLDMITH'S COLLEGE, UNIVERSITY OF LONDON 1975 - 1977
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Colin R. Brown
PO Box 1181, Canby, OR 97013. colin.brown@consultant.com
Dear Recruiters,
I am an experienced project manager and consultant of some twenty years of experience, well versed in DB2, CICS and IMS. Over the past three years I have made study of the Year 2000 transformation effort the key focus of my work and interests. I am cruuently a Y2K Project Manager working with a well known teaching hospital in Oregon. I focusing now on practical work with SAP which I am studying now. My universal experiences are proving a complete dovetail with this study.
In 1998 I guided a major financial corporation in completing its mainframe remediation and are now well underway its desktop compliance program. I was responsible for creation of their initial impact assessment. Our applications team generated our own impact analysis using manual means and produced our own recommendations - an effort of just six weeks - and a savings of a half-million dollars from using a large consulting company. While we we doing the impact analysis we continued a parallel manual effort remediation of our largest core system - which is about one third of our mainframe code. We have now completed our coding phase and our unit testing for all our mainframe systems, and are now in system and integration test phases.
Simultaneously we also began the repair of our client server systems and are now more than fifty percent complete with their remediation. These systems are in C, Powerbuilder and Visual Basic. I am now completing the proposed mechanism for the remediation of the business user's desktop environment, dealing with shrink-wrapped software and user-created artefacts such as Excel spreadsheets and Access databases.
I was responsible for delivering the first Y2K compliant pilot for a major clothing manufacturer and was their applications Y2K planner. I have made an extensive study of the available toolsets and am experienced with many ways of dealing with the transformation - from manual repair to automated repair. I created a strong methodology for use in the future Y2K testing effort at a major West-Coast based bank. I was invited to teach Y2K skills to the MBA class of the University of San Francisco - by my boss at the clothing corporation (Professor R. Velez). I started my interest in Year 2000 in Oregon, where I managed a group of team leaders. I created the initial impact assessment for an Oregon health insurance provider.
My industry range is extensive. I have many years invested in the design and programming of on-line order processing systems, manufacturing systems and financial systems. I can bring a wide view to a project - and also no end of common sense. I make the user happy by being a good listener as well as implementing a project with careful attention to everybody's needs. I am available to travel anywhere, anytime that is required. In fact I enjoy doing so. If possible, please provide me with a two week notice period before any in-person interview. I am a US and a British Citizen. Thankyou for your attention.
Sincerely Yours,
Colin Brown
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