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Licenses & Certifications

Volunteer Experience

  • Co-Chair / Co-Captain

    Central FL Chapter of the MS Society

    - 4 years 7 months

    Health

    Volunteered as the Bright House Networks Co-Captain / Co-Chair for the Central FL chapter of the American Multiple Sclerosis Society.

    As the lead corporate sponsor, took the fund raising from $600,000.00 per annum to over $1.2 M.

  • Soccer Orlando Graphic

    Co-captain and coach

    Soccer Orlando

    - 2 years 10 months

    Children

    Coach for three soccer teams ranging in age from 9 to 15.

Publications

  • Covering Sweet Cherries with Plastic: Economic and Horticultural Analyses

    Copyright 1988 Donald A. Opperman; Published at Washington State University, Dept. of Horticultural and Landscape Architecture

    Master of Science and minor in Agricultural Economics and Business Management thesis.

    Covering 'Bing' sweet cherries with plastic provided protection from rain and wind damage. Covering had some impacts to improve fruit quality.

    Covering was financially viable over a 20-year period with a break even of 7 years, IRR of 55% at a discount (risk) rate of 15%.

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Patents

Courses

  • .NET Framework tutorial, June 2012

    2012

  • AIPMM Certified Innovation Leader

    Jan. - Mar. 2013

  • Advanced Microsoft Excel

    2009

  • Advanced Microsoft Project Pro

    2010

  • Advanced Microsoft Word

    2009

  • Agile

    2007, 2009 - 2012

  • Agile / Disney Agility Three-Day Class

    July 2015

  • Agile / VersionOne - Agile Project Management

    July 2015

  • Agile / VersionOne - Portfollio Management

    July 2015

  • Aha! Portfolio and Strategy / Roadmap Training

    April 2015

  • Amazon AWS

    Dec. 2013

  • Amazon AWS 101 Introductory Training

    April 2015

  • Amazon AWS CloudFront

    June 2014

  • Amazon Web Services - Administration

    December 2015

  • Amazon Web Services - Introductory

    October 2015

  • Apple iOS Programming, May 2012

    2008 - 2012

  • Atlassian Agile

    2012

  • Atlassian Bamboo

    May 2014

  • Atlassian Confluence

    April 2014

  • Atlassian Jira

    March 2014

  • Atlassian Jira Agile Scrum Application Training, June 2012

    2012

  • Atlassian Jira-Agile Training

    April 2015

  • Certified Innovation Leader

    2013

  • Coding with Apple iOS

    2010 and 2011

  • ITCS Boot Camp PMP Training

    January 2013

  • Intermediate Microsoft SharePoint / SharePoint Server

    2010

  • Intermediate Microsoft Visio

    2010

  • MTI FOREX Wealth and Freedom class

    April 2015

  • Oracle Database Security Modules

    May 2016

  • PMI certified training toward PgMP

    2013

  • Pragmatic Marketing: Product Management Certification

    2002

  • Pragmatic Marketing: Product Marketing Management

    2002

  • Pragmatic Marketing: Program Management

    2002

  • Pragmatic Marketing: Strategic Pricing Certification

    2002

  • Salesforce 101 Introductory Training

    April 2015

  • Strategic Portfolio Management

    Feb. 2013

  • Version One

    2012

  • VersionOne Agile Scrum Application Training, June 2012

    2012

Projects

  • World renowned hospitality provider - Availability Program - Next Generation Reservation System

    Planning and management of the local, domesic and then global reservation platform to move it to next generation technology and meet new and future requirements of customers.

    See me for more details.

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  • World renowned hospitality provider - ACS Program - health and safety

    Lead consulting portfolio, program and project manager to Chief Safety Officer and his team for:
    - Portfolio consulting
    - Program management around ACS program and roadmap to other programs
    - ACS strategy
    - CHEFS sub-project including project management; requirements; business analysis; design; architecture; development; vendor-management
    - Detailed Microsoft Project (Server) plan from 2012 to 2014 and implementation using PMI PMBOK and Agile approaches
    - Detailed Roadmap…

    Lead consulting portfolio, program and project manager to Chief Safety Officer and his team for:
    - Portfolio consulting
    - Program management around ACS program and roadmap to other programs
    - ACS strategy
    - CHEFS sub-project including project management; requirements; business analysis; design; architecture; development; vendor-management
    - Detailed Microsoft Project (Server) plan from 2012 to 2014 and implementation using PMI PMBOK and Agile approaches
    - Detailed Roadmap rollout for CHEFS (food safety software development with iCertainty and implementation domestically, with plans for global rollout in 2013 and 2014)
    - Detailed architecture documents for cloud, client/server, and mobility components and strategy
    - Detailed technical document development and review
    - QA testing and User-Acceptance Testing
    - Operational prototype and final software implementation with over 500 food and restaurants at client, Orlando, FL, USA.

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  • Automated HACCP Safety

    Hazard Analysis Critical Control Points (HAACP) software for Food and Beverage.

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  • World-renowned hospitality Food Safety software project; 2H-2012

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    Food Safety:
    Parks and Resorts' approach to food safety is recognized as world-class throughout the industry5. Food suppliers must adhere to proper food safety practices, comply with regulatory requirements and, depending on the type of food product, submit to supplier site testing and microbiological testing of food samples.


    Technological Food Safety Breakthroughs:
    At hundreds of food and beverage locations throughout our U.S. resorts, our food and beverage operators conduct a…

    Food Safety:
    Parks and Resorts' approach to food safety is recognized as world-class throughout the industry5. Food suppliers must adhere to proper food safety practices, comply with regulatory requirements and, depending on the type of food product, submit to supplier site testing and microbiological testing of food samples.


    Technological Food Safety Breakthroughs:
    At hundreds of food and beverage locations throughout our U.S. resorts, our food and beverage operators conduct a �hazard analysis of critical control points" program. This program, based on requirements taken directly from regulatory food codes, confirms on a daily basis that our food is stored and prepared at the correct temperatures. For example, during the day, food temperatures – including cooking, cooling, reheating, refrigeration and hot holding temperatures – are verified.

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Honors & Awards

  • 2012 USA provisional patent for health policy management

    USPTO

    Provisional patent for mobility health care policy management.

  • 2011 USA provisional patent for health care alerting

    USPTO

    Provisional patent for mobility health care alerting and escalation.

  • Awarded Best product in the Southeast USA for five consecutive years.

    J.D. Powers & Associates

    Awarded Best product in the Southeast USA for five consecutive years for our product solution.

  • Awarded Best product in the Southeast USA for five consecutive years.

    J.D. Powers & Associates

    Awarded Best product in the Southeast USA for five consecutive years for our product solution.

  • Awarded Best product in the Southeast USA for five consecutive years.

    J.D. Powers & Associates

    Awarded Best product in the Southeast USA for five consecutive years for our product solution.

  • Awarded Best product in the Southeast USA for five consecutive years.

    J.D. Powers & Associates

    Awarded Best product in the Southeast USA for five consecutive years for our product solution.

  • Awarded Best product in the Southeast USA for five consecutive years.

    J.D. Powers & Associates

    Awarded Best product in the Southeast USA for five consecutive years for our product solution.

Languages

  • English

    Native or bilingual proficiency

  • French

    Limited working proficiency

  • Spanish

    Elementary proficiency

Organizations

  • Association of International Product Marketing and Management (AIPMM)

    Member

    - Present

    Submission for Certified Innovation Leader (CIL) accepted. Undergoing 7-week, evening, online training toward the CIL examination in Q2-2013.

  • Project Management Institute (PMI)

    Member

    - Present

    Submission for certified Program Manager Professional (PgMP) accepted. Undergoing training and then exam in Q2-2013. Took PMP Boot Camp from ITCS and really enjoyed the virtual training (via Ctrix training app). They have great instructors and excellent test bank of over 600 preparation tests. Preparing for my PMP certification and examination for Q2-2013.

  • Society for Electronic and Electrical Engineers (IEEE)

    Member

    - Present

  • Agile Alliance

    Certified Scrum Product Owner (CSPO)

    Certified Scrum Product Owner (CSPO). Managed certified Scrum Masters and Product Owners.

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