"Information Technology Excellence"
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7 February 2012

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Professional Resume
Ronald G. Landers

Background | Work Experience | Education
Hardware/Software | Professional Memberships

PROFESSIONAL BACKGROUND

Twenty years in the information services and software development industries. Areas of specialization include enterprise architecture, design and development, systems design methodology, business process re-engineering, database management, and Internet-related systems development.

WORK EXPERIENCE SUMMARY

  • 2004 to present: IT Professionals, Inc. - Owner/Senior Technical Consultant
  • 1997 to 2004: Right-Click Consulting, LLC - Owner/Senior Technical Consultant
  • 1996 to 1997: Countrywide Funding Corporation, Inc. - V.P.Data Resource Management
  • 1986 to 1996: Universal City Studios, Inc. - Associate Director/Technology Coordinator
  • 1984 to 1986: Cigna Insurance Corporation - Corporate Consultant/Branch Liaison

IT Professionals, Inc. - Owner/Senior Technical Consultant

IT Professionals, Inc. (ITP) is a technology Staffing and Consulting firm built on the core values of quality, consistency, honesty, loyalty, and technical excellence. The ITP focus is on unparalleled customer service, dedicated to providing our customers with the resources and solutions needed to successfully achieve their business goals. As Senior Technical Consultant my responsibilities include ensuring our resources are highly skilled and qualified, and our customers have the needed technical guidance and vision to achieve their desired objectives. Project management, application and database design, development, and implementation are all daily activities.

Right-Click Consulting, LLC - Owner/Senior Technical Consultant

Independent consultant specializing in project management, logical database design, physical database implementation, systems design and related architecture for information engineering related development. Currently specializing in teaching and training for UCLA Extension in relational database management, information systems engineering, Internet and electronic commerce based technologies, and various business systems design activities.

Countrywide Funding Corporation, Inc. - V.P. Data Resource Management

Senior management position overseeing all corporate data related issues. Responsibilities included all logical and physical design and implementation activities, data administration and database administration support duties, naming standards and repository administration, and system development life cycle deliverables across all computing platforms.

Major Accomplishments

  • Deployed process management and methodology graphical life cycle tools
  • Developed custom applications for corporate data naming standards enforcement
  • Implemented and supported integrated CASE tools for all logical and physical designs
  • Designed distributed data architecture in support of three-tier client/server applications
  • Developed distributed database administration support services for client/server designs

Universal City Studios, Inc. - Associate Director/Technology Coordinator

Senior management position responsible for five divisions (MCA/Corporate, MCA/Television, MCA/Motion Picture Group, MCA/Home Entertainment, and MCA/Studio Services) within MCA/Universal Information Services. Provided technical coordination, guidance, and project management in all areas of technology and business related issues across all computing platforms.

Major Accomplishments

  • Managed budgets and finances for multiple computing and operations departments
  • Implemented strategic client/server applications utilizing multiple computing platforms
  • Developed client support strategies across multiple divisions and computing platforms
  • Implemented groupware client/server applications using electronic workflow/forms routing
  • Implemented corporate standards, reducing manpower required to support new technology
  • Committee member for standards, financial review, budgeting, and annual business planning

Cigna Insurance Corporation - Corporate Consultant/Branch Liaison

Responsibilities included coordination of corporate projects affecting information services and company branch offices. Provided leadership in technology directions affecting all areas of information services.

Major Accomplishments

  • Conducted quality assurance review of software and corporate procedures
  • Established corporate guidelines resulting in enhanced communication with branch offices
  • Formalized procedures to ensure correctness with branch requirements and I/S deliverables

EDUCATION

  • State University of New York at Binghamton, Bachelor of Science in Information Systems
  • University of California at Los Angeles, Certificate Degree - Applications Programming
  • College of Christianity - Los Angeles, California, Masters - Philosophy
  • University of California at Los Angeles Extension, Certificate Degree - Instructor Training
  • University of California at Los Angeles, The John E. Anderson Graduate School of Management, Certificate Degree - Executive Education

HARDWARE/SOFTWARE

Operating Systems/Networking Environments

  • Windows XP/2000/2003
  • Windows Networking (2000, 2003)

Development Tools/Software

-Microsoft Products/Technologies

  • Active Server Pages (3.0, .Net)
  • BizTalk Server (2004, 2006)
  • C# (.Net)
  • CRM 3.0 (Dynamics)
  • FrontPage
  • Internet Information Server
  • Office (Access, Excel, Outlook, PowerPoint, Word)
  • Project
  • SQL Server (7.0, 2000, 2005)
  • Visio
  • Visual Basic (6.0, .Net)
  • Visual Studio (6.0, 2003, 2005)
  • Visual SourceSafe
  • Word
  • XML

-Other PC Products/Technologies

  • DBArtisan
  • JavaScript
  • Lotus Notes
  • PVCS Version Manager
  • Silverrun CASE Tools

PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS/ACCOMPLISHMENTS

  • Learning Tree University Instructor
  • Computer Learning Center Instructor
  • IBM Education graduate and member
  • Technical reviewer Wrox Press Publishing Company
  • American Management Association (AMA) graduate and member
  • University of California at Los Angeles (UCLA) Extension Instructor
  • University of California at Los Angeles (UCLA) Computer Science Department Guest Lecturer

PROFESSIONAL REFERENCES PROVIDED UPON REQUEST