AVEEK DATTA TECHNICAL PROJECT MANAGER OBJECTIVE: To lead teams in successful technology implementations which improve business productivity and support the organization's primary mission. SKILLS SUMMARY Experienced and trained project and people manager in many situations, including: * Application development, deployment and maintenance * Technical support, system administration, helpdesk management and operation * Healthcare information technology including electronic patient records * Recent government and military experience Technical system administration and system management * All major operating systems, including Windows, Linux/AIX/Unix and standard services such as Web, FTP, SSH, LDAP, Database, Email, DNS, etc * HTML, CGI, Javascript, Perl, PHP, MySQL * IBM WebSphere Portal, Lotus Connections, Lotus Quickr * Speed typist and proficient in all major office productivity applications WORK AND EDUCATION SUMMARY June 1998 - Current: IBM Global Services, Armonk, NY * Consultant working for multiple internal and external clients across the US * Specific examples are documented on the next page Career Highlights March 2002: George Washington University, Washington, DC * Master's Certificate in Project Management Dec 1997: Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, PA * Bachelor's of Computer Science with Minor in Industrial Management OTHER INFORMATION * US Citizen with active secret security clearance * Located in the Pittsburgh, PA metro area (no relocation) * Experienced road warrior and willing to travel up to 100%. * http://hire.aveek.datta.net (hire-aveek@datta.net) * http://www.linkedin.com/pub/dir/aveek/datta AVEEK DATTA Career Highlights As an infrastructure lead for a career development program for the government: * Quickly achieved expertise in complex software packages and installed and configured software per project specifications * Researched complex system integration issues and provided recommendations to upper management for resolution, including pros and cons for each decision As a collaboration system administrator for a large school district: * Implemented a web based solution to provide forums, social bookmarking, blogging for thousands of teachers in a large school district (Lotus Quickplace & Connections) * Supported extensive customizations of off the shelf software to meet client needs * Installed, documented and supported the development, integration, user acceptance and production environments for WebSphere Portal As a technical manager for PC deployment for a large health care company: * Created and developed a standard deployment work flow and data model * Managed and maintained a link between customer's legacy asset tracking system and deployment tracking system for quality assurance * Designed, programmed and put into production a web-based deployment tracking system for over 6000 PCs at hundreds of locations using PHP and MySQL As a site lead / technical lead for electronic patient record deployment for the government: * Was only individual on 200+ person team certified to act in all of the following roles: o Implementation Support: Provided direct support to clinicians at their offices. o Instructor: Taught groups of students from various roles in a classroom. o Technical Lead: Installed software / PCs and troubleshot system issues. o Site Lead: Managed 20+ members assigned to a site in all of the above roles. * Despite system technical failures, completed training of over two hundred users and deployed software on schedule, while other locations stopped deployment. As project manager for video implementation and maintenance for a large school district: * Compressed a project planned for one year into five months, with no change in scope * Recovered from severe delays in subcontractor work products and materials * Managed development of a customized digital asset management (DAM) system, storing and making video content available for all teachers in district on demand * Aligned technology with the school district's mission of educating children As project manager for application development/maintenance for a large chemical company: * Identified support and design considerations for approximately a hundred poorly documented web applications due to company organizational change * Directly responsible for extension of initial three-month contract to over a year's length.