Neil Sander

Leonard ("Neil") O. Sander 550 Tubbie Road 4621 So. Ensenada St. Helena, MT 59601 Centennial, CO 80015 (406) 458-6342 (720) 870-2688 EXPERIENCE Software design consulting SIS SERVICES – Helena, Montana (Apr 2000 to Present) Traveling consultant producing business requirements, software design, RFP’s, test plans, project plans, conversion plans, project management, and change management. Facilitate accelerated, compressed development sessions. The completed document is delivered to the client on the last day of the session. Methods conform to current ‘best practices’ standards. Current Project Defense Finance Accounting Service (military pay) – indeterminate length Report to Director Configuration management implementation Develop and implement release management process Project manager Release Tracking system design, and implementation (VB6.0/SQL server) Resource estimating and costing system project manager, design. and implementation Project scheduling and Resource allocation (4.6 new projects daily – currently 2 per week) Project manager new system initiatives Develop and maintain master schedule (1000+ projects, 2 COBOL systems) Redesign legacy COBOL modules and restructure using tables and rules engines Completed Projects Accident Fund Company (Michigan insurer) Control totals/system verification Bank of America Global interest derivatives trading system - requirements Trade settlement - rules engine design Back office system - requirements Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints Beehive Clothing manufacturing and marketing - requirements Church world-wide IT inventory and software development - requirements Consumers Energy Company Scheduling and dispatching – requirements, RFP Defense Finance Accounting Service (earlier projects) High deployment per diem (HDPD) – requirements, design Configuration management - requirements Multi use bonus (MUB) – requirements, design with rules engine Thrift savings program (TSP) - design Michigan Department of Transportation Traffic signal timing/inventory - requirements, design, database design Laboratory information management system – requirements, design Local agency project system - requirements Truck weighing information system - design Pinellas County, Florida Consolidated justice system - requirements Unified family court - requirements, design, database design, project plan, test plan SRP - Salt River Project Billing and remittance system - requirements INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY/SOFTWARE PROGRAMMING MONTANA DEPARTMENT OF REVENUE - Helena, Montana (Sep 1997 – Apr 2000) Programmer/systems analyst/business analyst for all relational database systems. Project manager - Oil and Gas taxes, Inheritance Tax, Cigarette Quota, Utility Assessment Certified Facilitator – requirements and design Wrote/approved specifications Conversions and interface programs Oracle DBA certification SANDERS DATA SYSTEMS (Hardware/Software Manufacturer) - Nashua, New Hampshire Wrote computer manuals & briefs. Tested new software and hardware systems. Placed in CEO Training Program - areas of study included: marketing, business management, and corporate accounting. Marketing Manager - Managed nine person marketing department. Responsible for bids & proposals (RFP/RFQ/IFB), public relations, advertising, publications, exhibits and trade shows, demonstrations, quota club, and sales training. Director of Planning & Marketing - Organized production schedules, bids and proposals (RFP/RFQ/IFB). Maintained quality control, contract adherence, labor and materials schedules. Wrote one and five year business plans, developed booking and delivery forecasts. Made pricing and "design to" recommendations based on research and contract specifications. BUSINESS CONSULTING TOYOTA EMBROIDERY Machines - Helena, Montana Assisted customers with business start-up, business plans, and follow-on consulting. MONTANA MARKETING - Helena, Montana Consultant - Set up software accounting system, resolved impending IRS seizure action, prepared monthly and quarterly reports, automation support, and income taxes. Employee – As Business Manager, increased sales in three years from $150,000 to $1,500,000. Provided marketing solutions/recommendations when my consulting services were marketed to customers. SATURN RESOURCES - Helena, Montana Served as technical editor, consulting team member, marketing plan developer, and software beta tester. INDEPENDENT MANAGEMENT CONSULTANT - Rockwood, Maine Completed several short-term consulting projects in Massachusetts, Maine, New Hampshire, and Canada. Wholesale food warehousing and distribution (union contract wage/benefits package negotiations) Canadian mortgage/lease negotiations for European investors German PVC window frame manufacturer marketing plan Boston luxury car dealership project manager - construction supervision and design (Mercedes, Rolls Royce, Peugeot, BMW). BUSINESS OWNERSHIP SENIOR INSURANCE STRATEGIES - Helena, Montana Owner/Manager - Built state wide general agency with 25 associates, No. 1 recruiter in nation INCOME TAXES/ACCOUNTING - Glasgow, Montana Owner/Manager - 3 offices. Increased revenue 10 fold, income taxes, tax course instructor ROCKWOOD COTTAGES - Rockwood, Maine Owner/Manager – Resort, marina, and guiding. Tripled revenue. Organized and directed area tourist promotions for chamber of commerce. SPECIAL SKILLS Licenses - Securities series 7, 24, 63; Insurance - Life, Health, Disability, Variable annuity Computer – Oracle case tools, Oracle DBA Cert., PL/SQL, COBOL, Assembler, SQL, Visual Basic, Access, CLIPPER, Visio, Irwin, Microsoft Project, Microsoft office suite (including Macro coding), Corel Draw, Corel office suite, Page Maker, Dbase, Works, Quick Books, Basic.
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