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.
Member number:8106
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