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Resume: Larry Lawhead

Updated: September 2006

Introduction:

Having successfully designed communications & marketing models for several international organizations, Larry Lawhead now leverages his analytical expertise in solving IT problems & managing projects that succeed. He has seven years experience directly as a Business / Systems Analysis & QA manager. However, he has been in the analysis business for over 29 years.

Objectives:

Analyze business practices & IT needs, develop cost efficient IT strategies. Discover new technologies & apply these to various business models. Manage overall development & deployment of desktop & distributed applications.

Capabilities:

Experienced with enterprise application and commercial web development both Business-to-Business & Business-to-Consumer, UML approach to business and system analysis. Interactive marketing & viral branding, entertainment & health care industry experience.

Relevant Skills:

• Intimately familiar with all aspects of system development life cycle, including the Rational Unified Process (RUP).
• Quickly understand business requirements & establish these in functional requirements, understandable for both client & developer.
• Technical writing - Use Case development, sequence diagrams, process & workflows, data dictionaries, gap analysis, change requests, test scripts, etc.
• Software QA & deployment of both distributed & desktop applications.
• Skilled in working with both client & development team. Successfully complete projects & works with client to develop ongoing relationship.
• Fundamental understanding of Microsoft's .Net Platform, Microsoft SQL Server, Windows 2000 and 2003 servers and database rationalization.
• Excellent with Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, Access, Power Point, etc.), Microsoft Project, Visio, DocuShare.
• Basic understanding of Adobe Dreamweaver, Flash & Fireworks.
• Knowledge of Rational Rose, Rational RequisitePro.
• Several years experience with computer hardware & web design.
• Open Source customization experience with Drupal, Wordpress, ZenCart and OSCommerce.
• Excellent cross-cultural communications skills.
• Extensive international project management, business experience & speaking to international audiences, teaching, mentoring - good motivator.
• Major Programming / Mark-up / Query Languages: HTML, CSS, ActionScript, C#, XML and Transact SQL

Certified Training

• Programming with C# - MSDN Training at Certified Training Center
• Programming with the .Net Framework (Visual C# .Net) - MSDN Training at Certified Training Center
• Visual C# .Net - Element K On-Line Training
• Rational Unified Process Fundamentals - On Site Certified Instructor
• CommerceOne BuySite Concepts & Configuration - On Site Certified Instructor
• CommerceOne Auction Services - On Site Certified Instructor
• Microsoft Project - On Site Certified Instructor

Foreign Languages:

Fluent in German & conversant in Slovenian

Project Examples:

(more upon request)

Jazz Camp (Interactive video promotion for annual European Jazz Festival)

DrinkMe GmbH (Viral branding, brand creation & establishment)

Western Digital Store (Real-time line item availability)

Homestore.com - “Now RentNet (Interwoven TeamSite implementation)

Contact Information:

Email: lawhead5@hotmail.com

Skype: lawhead5

Business Site: http://www.larrylawhead.com

Work History:

October 2006 - QA Manager
Dynamic Healthcare Systems

• Plan and manage all enterprise level quality insurance activities.
• Insure compliance of end product to original design or managed changes.
• Manage off-shore QA team in India.
• Plan and manage new approaches to application quality insurance.
• Plan and manage all application deployments and custom implementations.

May 2003 - October 2006 Consulting in interactive marketing, viral branding and development in Europe
AlienMelon

• Virally establishing brands, their images through web-technologies & traditional advertising.
• Consulted artists in Europe on leveraging interactive media & online commerce to promote & market their talent.
• Rationalized business processes converting these to software requirements for small enterprises.
• Created & optimize data design.
• Developed, tested & deployed software solutions, creating both technical and end-user documentation.
• Specialized in both custom & open source enterprise & consumer solutions.
• Created interactive gaming content for the web, using Adobe Flash technologies.
• Created web applications using Transact SQL, C# & the .Net platform.

September 2001 - May 2003 Systems Analyst / QA Manager
Physician WebLink

• Analyzed business needs, documented requirements, & architected technology solutions.
• Created data dictionaries, workflow diagram, process flows & various UML diagrams.
• Managed QA process by establishing testing dependencies, developing test scripts, scheduled resources, managed deficiencies & retesting.
• Gained final business owner acceptance & managed application deployment.

August 2000 - May 2001 eProcurement Implementation Manager

Creative Planet (Now: Creative Planet Communities)

• Collected & analyzed electronic procurement requirements for TV & Feature Film production.
• Configured CommerceOne "BuySite" to reflect target industry requirements.
• Prepared & conducted focus groups.
• Created impact analysis.
• Created & tracked change requests.
• Established & documented various UML use cases.
• Established workflow processes to track & report procurement activity.
• Established administrative & customer service procedures.
• Created project plans, tasks & deliverable dates.
• Noted & tracked dependencies.
• Tracked & reported budget "burn-rate"?.

April 2000 - August 2000 Business Analyst Spectria (Consulting)

• Conducted feasibility study & made application recommendation.
• Developed testing procedures & testing scripts.
• Identified system users & established access permissions.
• Established workflow requirements.
• Tracked & reported change requests.
• Trained client to use customized content management system.
• Identified requirements & established use cases for large music site.
• Created HTML screens for static content.

June 1999 - April 2000 Project Administrator
Contracted by KPMG Consulting (Now: Bearing Point)

• Assisted in management of various e-commerce projects.
• Developed testing procedures, testing scripts & managed testing process.
• Established, documented functional requirements & process flows.
• Discovered & recorded business procedures.
• Wrote manuals, trained client in use & maintenance of system.
• Assisted in creating budgets & deadlines.

August 1977 - May 1999 Communications & Marketing Consultant for non-profit organizations in Europe

• Conducted ethnographic surveys, interviews & interactive discussions.
• Wrote & published reports, newsletters, video newsletters, on-line essays, web sites & created databases.
• Wrote & directed multimedia presentations including video commentaries.
• Developed & managed projects including music tours & concerts.
• Managed multi-media department.
• Designed & directed training programs.