1. Michael L.
Bower
14 Treetop Lane
Broad Brook, CT
06016
860-558-0157
bowerm@snet.net
Experienced and successful IT Director, whose collaboration, technical
and mentoring skills support five development teams covering seven
applications. Leadership skills technical, functional, and business which
achieve outcomes that exceed customers’ expectations.
Areas of Expertise
 Print and Distribution:15+ years of experience(1997- March 2015)
directing development work for various composition engines and delivering
timely customer-based strategic solutions. Currently managing different
composition engines that support over 130 diverse print applications and
supporting distribution methods. Team was recognized nationally for
Innovation and Collaboration on the use of HP Exstream in 2011 and 2013
respectively.
 Output Viewing and DeliverySystems: Director(2011- March2015) for
Development teams coveringmultiple applications that retrieve and view
scanned paper claims documents;determine properconstituent
communicationrouting (paper, email,fax); build and distribute Plan
Sponsor enrollment and renewal packages.
 Behavioral HealthManagementSystem: Director(2014-March 2015)
for the Delivery and Development of a Vendor Behavioral Health system.
Manage team to deploy vendor based code and adapt to Aetna
environments, standards and aggressive timeframes.
 ManagedCare Flexible Spending Accounts: Provided many years
(2003-2011) of comprehensive management oversight for Aetna’s
Healthcare Spending Account and Flexible Spending Account systems,
covering a variety of applications.
 ManagedCare Enrollment:Manager (2000 – 2003) of staff and systems
for Aetna’s Traditional enrollment systems.
 Propertyand CasualtyInsurance:20 years (1980 – 2000) of experience
in the development, maintenance, and management of output,publishing
and rating systems.
 Managementof diverse staffingmodels: Extensive experience
managing diversestaffarrangements consisting of as many as 10 full-time
employees, 10 on-shore and 45 off-shorevendor resources.
Qualifications
 20 years of Developmentexperience
 13 years of Managed Care experience
 Working knowledgeof HP Exstream and other Composition delivery
software

2. Michael Bower  Completed Project Management Book of Knowledge (PMBOK) prerequisite
training
 Knowledge of and experiencefollowing a Capability Maturity Model
Integration (CMMI) based SoftwareDevelopment Lifecycle
 Ability to manage and deliver multipleApplication suites
 Successful management of a portfolio in excess of 5 million dollars
 Completion of Aetna’s Leadership training coursework
 Successful collaboration skills with varied roles and areas (Architecture,
Development, Business, Program Delivery,Production Support and Quality
Assurance)
 Effectively Mentor, Manage and Develop an IT Development staffranging
in ability from Application Developer Trainee to Sr. Application Technical
Specialist
 Manage sizeable Vendor presence. Insure a staff of 50+ Onshore and
Offshore vendors work collaboratively with Full-time Employees while
meeting cost and delivery expectations
 Aggressively deliver a diverse group of Applications following Aetna’s
release guidelines and standards
Professional Experience
 Business Systems Manager, Application Development Manager I,
Application DevelopmentManagerII, Director
2000 - 2015, Aetna, Hartford, CT
 Manage a series of Developmentteams in a wide variety of
Domains
 Information Engineer/Manager
1997 – 2000, Travelers Property and Casualty, Hartford, CT
 Work as a Technical Lead/Programmer in Personal Lines
Automobile
 Analyst Programmer, Sr.Analyst Programmer, Systems Specialist
1980 – 1997, Aetna, Hartford, CT
 Programmerin Personal Lines Automobile specializing in rating and
output related development
Technical Knowledge
 Cobol, DB2, CICS, J2EE, Windows, Microsoft Office Suite
 Mainframe, Batch,and Online support
 Java, .Net, FileNet and C# Applications
 Forms Composition tools:HP Exstream, Compuset, Elixir, Stream Weaver
 Sharepoint, ClearQuest