BARRY W. ZEIDMAN
                   8580 Kempton Lane • Maineville, Ohio 45039 • BZeidman77@gmail.com • (513) 549 7005
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                             INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY MANAGER
                    Proven Leader     •   Strategic Planning    •   Customer Focused
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Accomplished Manager with a Bachelor’s Degree in Information Systems with over twenty-five years of
experience in Information Technology field, 10 years in infrastructure and development management and
presales. Knowledge of concepts, practices and procedures of supervision and leadership with a proven ability
to learn, teach, advance, and lead others. Conflict resolution and customer service focus. Expertise in
planning, developing and coordinating multiple projects. Ability to communicate technical information to all
levels of customers and personnel. Strong interpersonal and communication skills.

                                      MAJOR ACCOMPLISHMENTS
              Re-engineering of Information Technology & Services into a successful business entity
              enabling new sales of two million in the first year
              Implementation of corporate wide network, internet presence, AS/400, and Network Servers
              Progressive management of staff, budgets, projects, clients and vendors
              Designing, programming and successful implementation new inventory, order entry,
              accounts receivable, accounts payable, and payroll systems
              Co-author of an Industry certification test for CA formerly Computer Associates
              Successful implementation of ERP Order Entry system
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                                     PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
    MERITOR INC.                                                                   December 2007 to Present
    Business Analyst
      Provide a leadership role in developing software for the organizations while ensuring customer satisfaction
      and scheduling of projects.
      Key Achievements:
              Create and deliver presentations to organization’s department heads and users
              Conduct, plan, schedule and set agendas for meetings with user groups and internal IT staff
              Develop functional specifications for new ERP Order Entry system, with a successful implementation
              Planning, scheduling and setting standards for projects
              Manage technical staff of five programmers
              Implement new EDI corporate standards

    iamindependent, inc.                                                          July 2003 to December 2007
    Senior Consultant
      Provided leadership in developing software and infrastructure services for numerous information technology
      organizations while ensuring customer satisfaction and scheduling of projects.
      Key Achievements:
              Provided strategic consulting, including business planning and development
              Presentation of four public Technology seminars
              Technical consultant for various iSeries AS/400, Wintel environments, and CA BrightStor products
              Created, defined, and implemented customer requirements saving company five thousand man hours
              Provided customer training
              Hardware and Networking problem resolution
              Assisted sales organization for both pre and post sales
              Authored Statements of Work (SOW)

    CA formerly COMPUTER ASSOCIATES                                                January 1999 to June 2003
    Technical Sales Engineer
      Responsible for positioning and presenting the business benefits of complex technical and business storage
      solutions (hardware and software) with the customer, mentoring consultants during customer engagements,
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       implementing complex technology solutions using CA technology to meet customer requirements during
       trials and/or implementations according to CA's Best Practices, providing technical support contact,
       resolving client technical issues during engagement, supporting Project Managers with project planning,
       supporting storage channel partners, and preparing, presenting and demonstrating technical and business
       solutions for customer while understanding our competition.
       Key Achievements:
              Developed and presented educational programs, workshops and industrial standard certification exam
              Successfully performed sales presentations in person and via the internet
              Technical consultant pre and post sales for the BrightStor product line of data protection
              Strategic Consulting, including business plan & sales strategy development, demonstrating technical
              and business solutions for customers
              Utilized Computer Associates’ infrastructure and storage products including disaster recovery
              Primary technical resource for iSeries
              Computer Associates’ Helpdesk

    PRECISION INDUSTRIAL AUTOMATION INC.                                            January 1990 to January 1999
    formerly a TELEDYNE COMPANY
    M.I.S. Manager
      Lead corporation information technology and systems with full bottom-line factors, including long-range
      planning, software and hardware management, disaster recovery, and software development processes and
      procedures. Provided cross functional management between Vice President Sales, Vice President
      Engineering, Vice President Manufacture, CFO, and oversight of over 225 employees and contractors.
      Directed all operations for installation and service provision for infrastructure systems: LAN, WAN, AS/400,
      Honeywell Security system, and data network. Responsible for all corporate information services including
      infrastructure, software systems and document control for a manufacturing company.
      Key Achievements:
              Provided leadership and direction to support business objectives through cost effective use of
              technology, staff and appropriate business practices resulting in a first year sales increase of two million
              dollars
              Set tasks and delegate responsibilities for personnel and researched the latest in technology news and
              advancement to help the organization stay competitive
              A significant resource to the executive management in the planning of corporate directions, coordinating
              activities with top management executives, departmental managers, equipment suppliers, and all other
              contractors in direction setting for hardware and applications including setting priorities, planning,
              budgeting, developing, coordinating, and reporting in a multi location environment
              Worked with staff to define annual goals, evaluated performance, and prepared career development
              plans, as well as worked with customer groups to determine and meet specific business needs
              Designed, purchased, implemented, configured, administered, and maintained hardware network
              including an AS/400, Novell File Server, Web server and Email
              Created functional system design, programmed and lead programming team through successful
              implementation of new inventory, order entry, accounts receivable, accounts payable, and payroll
              systems utilizing structured RPG programming techniques
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                                     EDUCATION AND CERTIFICATION
              B.S. University of Cincinnati, Business Administration • Major: Information Processing Systems
              A.S. University of Cincinnati, Business Administration • Major: Information Processing Systems
              IBM Information Systems Group Technical Education • Application Programming and RPG
              Structured Programming
              Storage Networking Industry Association (SNIA) SNCP-L2
              Computer Associates’ BrightStor Storage Resource Manager
              Six Sigma Yellow Belt Certification
              CloudU Certification
              PROS Scientific Analytics Configuration Certification
              PROS Price Optimizer Configuration Certification

Barry Zeidman Resume

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    BARRY W. ZEIDMAN 8580 Kempton Lane • Maineville, Ohio 45039 • BZeidman77@gmail.com • (513) 549 7005 ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________ INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY MANAGER Proven Leader • Strategic Planning • Customer Focused ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Accomplished Manager with a Bachelor’s Degree in Information Systems with over twenty-five years of experience in Information Technology field, 10 years in infrastructure and development management and presales. Knowledge of concepts, practices and procedures of supervision and leadership with a proven ability to learn, teach, advance, and lead others. Conflict resolution and customer service focus. Expertise in planning, developing and coordinating multiple projects. Ability to communicate technical information to all levels of customers and personnel. Strong interpersonal and communication skills. MAJOR ACCOMPLISHMENTS Re-engineering of Information Technology & Services into a successful business entity enabling new sales of two million in the first year Implementation of corporate wide network, internet presence, AS/400, and Network Servers Progressive management of staff, budgets, projects, clients and vendors Designing, programming and successful implementation new inventory, order entry, accounts receivable, accounts payable, and payroll systems Co-author of an Industry certification test for CA formerly Computer Associates Successful implementation of ERP Order Entry system _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________ PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE MERITOR INC. December 2007 to Present Business Analyst Provide a leadership role in developing software for the organizations while ensuring customer satisfaction and scheduling of projects. Key Achievements: Create and deliver presentations to organization’s department heads and users Conduct, plan, schedule and set agendas for meetings with user groups and internal IT staff Develop functional specifications for new ERP Order Entry system, with a successful implementation Planning, scheduling and setting standards for projects Manage technical staff of five programmers Implement new EDI corporate standards iamindependent, inc. July 2003 to December 2007 Senior Consultant Provided leadership in developing software and infrastructure services for numerous information technology organizations while ensuring customer satisfaction and scheduling of projects. Key Achievements: Provided strategic consulting, including business planning and development Presentation of four public Technology seminars Technical consultant for various iSeries AS/400, Wintel environments, and CA BrightStor products Created, defined, and implemented customer requirements saving company five thousand man hours Provided customer training Hardware and Networking problem resolution Assisted sales organization for both pre and post sales Authored Statements of Work (SOW) CA formerly COMPUTER ASSOCIATES January 1999 to June 2003 Technical Sales Engineer Responsible for positioning and presenting the business benefits of complex technical and business storage solutions (hardware and software) with the customer, mentoring consultants during customer engagements,
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    BARRY W. ZEIDMAN • Page 2 ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________ implementing complex technology solutions using CA technology to meet customer requirements during trials and/or implementations according to CA's Best Practices, providing technical support contact, resolving client technical issues during engagement, supporting Project Managers with project planning, supporting storage channel partners, and preparing, presenting and demonstrating technical and business solutions for customer while understanding our competition. Key Achievements: Developed and presented educational programs, workshops and industrial standard certification exam Successfully performed sales presentations in person and via the internet Technical consultant pre and post sales for the BrightStor product line of data protection Strategic Consulting, including business plan & sales strategy development, demonstrating technical and business solutions for customers Utilized Computer Associates’ infrastructure and storage products including disaster recovery Primary technical resource for iSeries Computer Associates’ Helpdesk PRECISION INDUSTRIAL AUTOMATION INC. January 1990 to January 1999 formerly a TELEDYNE COMPANY M.I.S. Manager Lead corporation information technology and systems with full bottom-line factors, including long-range planning, software and hardware management, disaster recovery, and software development processes and procedures. Provided cross functional management between Vice President Sales, Vice President Engineering, Vice President Manufacture, CFO, and oversight of over 225 employees and contractors. Directed all operations for installation and service provision for infrastructure systems: LAN, WAN, AS/400, Honeywell Security system, and data network. Responsible for all corporate information services including infrastructure, software systems and document control for a manufacturing company. Key Achievements: Provided leadership and direction to support business objectives through cost effective use of technology, staff and appropriate business practices resulting in a first year sales increase of two million dollars Set tasks and delegate responsibilities for personnel and researched the latest in technology news and advancement to help the organization stay competitive A significant resource to the executive management in the planning of corporate directions, coordinating activities with top management executives, departmental managers, equipment suppliers, and all other contractors in direction setting for hardware and applications including setting priorities, planning, budgeting, developing, coordinating, and reporting in a multi location environment Worked with staff to define annual goals, evaluated performance, and prepared career development plans, as well as worked with customer groups to determine and meet specific business needs Designed, purchased, implemented, configured, administered, and maintained hardware network including an AS/400, Novell File Server, Web server and Email Created functional system design, programmed and lead programming team through successful implementation of new inventory, order entry, accounts receivable, accounts payable, and payroll systems utilizing structured RPG programming techniques ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________ EDUCATION AND CERTIFICATION B.S. University of Cincinnati, Business Administration • Major: Information Processing Systems A.S. University of Cincinnati, Business Administration • Major: Information Processing Systems IBM Information Systems Group Technical Education • Application Programming and RPG Structured Programming Storage Networking Industry Association (SNIA) SNCP-L2 Computer Associates’ BrightStor Storage Resource Manager Six Sigma Yellow Belt Certification CloudU Certification PROS Scientific Analytics Configuration Certification PROS Price Optimizer Configuration Certification