Ted Simpson Resume

TED SIMPSON III 314-504-2893
6909 Incas Drive tsimpson3@yahoo.com
North Little Rock, MO 72116 t.simpson3@gmail.com
EXPERIENCE SUMMARY
• IT professional with over 35 years of experience functioning as a Resource Manager, Product
Manager, Project Manager, Programming Manager, Consulting Manager, Consultant, Process
Improvement Specialist, Business Analyst, Systems Analyst, Application Programmer and Systems
Engineer.
• Application experience includes Telephony, Inventory, Fulfillment, Accounting, Advertising,
Financial, Purchase Order Management, Warehousing, Transaction Clearing and Settlement, Payroll,
Billing and Personnel Management.
• Project administration responsibilities encompasses establishing budgets, organizing teams to handle
projects across a variety of industries and IT disciplines, projecting and monitoring workloads,
resolving project and personnel issues, researching and evaluating software, evaluating personnel and
providing feedback to internal and client executives by way of various reporting, charting and
presentation tools.
TECHNICAL SUMMARY
SKILLS TOOLS
HARDWARE IBM Mainframe, HP, PC, UNIX
OPERATING SYSTEMS DOS, OS, WINDOWS 3.11, WINDOWS 98, WINDOWS NT,
WINDOWS ME, WINDOWS XP, WINDOWS VISTA. WINDOWS 7
SOFTWARE COBOL, FOCUS, MICROFOCUS COBOL, MANTIS, ACCESS,
APPLIX, CICS, TSO/SPF, PANVALET, SYNCSORT, PROJECT
WORKBENCH, MS WORD, VISUAL THOUGHT, MS PROJECT, MS
EXCEL, LOTUS SUITE, LOTUS NOTES, MS POWERPOINT,
ORACLE, HTML, LUCID SPEC, SNAGIT, PAINTSHOP PRO,
INCREDIFLASH, PRINTSHOP, ADOBE FORMDESIGNER,
WEBSTUDIO, WEBDESIGNER, WEBSMARTZ, SMARTDRAW,
DREAMWEAVER
DATABASE(S) FOCUS, MANTIS, VSAM, ACCESS, APPLIX, SQL Server

WORK HISTORY
Duration Organization Designation
April 2010 – June 2015 NextGen IT Consultant - PM
December 2006 –
January 2009
NextGen Product/Project Manager
October 2003 –
December 2006
NextGen IT Consultant - PM
December 2001 – till
date
The Dreamers Guild Home Business Owner
December 1998 –
November 2001
COMSYS IT Consultant - PM
February 1998 –
December 198
Solution Consultants IT Consultant - BA
July 1997 – November
1997
Accurate Technical Solutions Director of Sales and
Marketing
October 1982 – August
1996
Maritz IT Consultant, Programming
Manager, Administrative
Manager, Resource Manager
February 1980 –
October 1982
General Grocer Store Systems Manager
February 1979 –
February 1980
Famous Barr Programmer
October 1972 –
February 1979
St. Louis Union Trust
Company
Computer Operator,
Programmer

WORK EXPERIENCE
NextGen Information Services
1. October 2010 – June 2015
Lead Project Manager, AT&T, October 2010 till date
• Managing ETE development and testing of several, large scale, multi-million dollar, global
projects using AT&T’s SDLC Project Methodology (ITUP) while working from home
• Coordinated activities of development and test teams using Waterfall and AGILE
methodologies
• Provided project status to upper management, client and stakeholders on a regular basis
• Effectively monitored and managed project budget utilizing internal tracking tools
• Monitored project schedule to ensure timely delivery of project deliverables.
2. April 2010 – October 2010
Deployment Project Manager, TechMahindra, April 2010 – till date
• Managing assigned network hardware projects from the beginning until the end of the
installation phase per the British Telecom methodology
• Creating and monitoring project schedules
• Monitoring progress of work assigned to various resource personnel
• Monitoring actual versus budgeted resource time
• Facilitating team meetings to foster communication between team members
• Regularly reporting project status to BT management and their clients
• Monitoring purchase, acquisition and deployment of various network and phone hardware
3. December 2006 – January 2009
Product/Sr. Project Manager, NextGen Information Services, Dec 2006 – Jan 2009
• Responsible for the creation of a Project Management Office for NextGen to establish a
methodology, workflow, standards and procedures, resources, tools and a marketing strategy
for newly formed business area of the Project Services department.
• Other responsibilities include sales, development of marketing materials, primary point of
contact for clients, application and web design, high-level and some detail technical
specifications, QA testing, staff and client training, billing and on/off-shore team coordination
and management.
• Continued to work on AME Church support (from when I was a Consultant)
• Managed development of a complex web-based application to support business requirements
of Missouri Centers for Independent Living that service the disabled. That application
includes tracking of Consumers (the disabled), Consumer Contacts, Personal Attendants, CIL
Staff, Vendors, Politicians, Physicians and Nurses. It also handles CSR Eligibility
requirements from the State, Time Keeping, Payroll, Banking, Billing and Community
Activities.

4. October 2003 – December 2006
IT Consultant - PM, (on assignment at SBC/ATT, Nov 2005 – Dec, 2006)
• Project Manager responsible for managing several EDW projects related to the consolidation
of data and processes resulting from the merger of SBC and AT&T.
• Duties include Project planning and management throughout project lifecycle, gathering
requirements, coordinating efforts of development teams, system integration, user testing and
reporting progress to internal and client management, all utilizing the client’s development
methodology.
IT Consultant - PM, (on assignment [off hours] – AME Church, July 2005 – Dec, 2006)
• Project Manager and Business Analyst responsible for managing front-end and back-office
website project.
• Duties include Project planning and management throughout project lifecycle, gathering
requirements, coordinating efforts of development team, testing back-office application,
hosting-site management, reporting progress to internal and client management.
IT Consultant - PM, (on assignment at HostAnalytics, Jun 2005 – Nov 2005)
• Client Coordinator (Client-facing PM) responsible for managing client relationship and for
being a liaison between the client and software development team.
• Responsible for gathering detailed requirements, client demos and reporting progress to
management.
IT Consultant - PM, (on assignment at SBC, Oct 2003 – Mar 2005)
• Client Account Rep (PM) responsible for managing 50+ projects of varying sizes through the
first two phases of the System Development Life Cycle (Consultation and Assessment,
Definition and Funding) using the EXPRESS methodology.
• Worked closely with development teams and our largest internal client, Network Staff
Operations, to gather requirements, generate estimates, document the processes and report
progress to management.
The Dreamers Guild
December 2001 – till date
Home Business Owner
• Started internet store to sell various products and services as well to promote network marketing
opportunities.
• Products/services include Long Distance, Satellite DSL, Web Development Kits, Internet Access,
Computers, Home Security, Cell Phones, Pagers, Calling Cards, Toll Free 1-800 numbers,
T1/Dedicated Lines, Web Hosting and Voice Messaging.
• Designed, developed and maintain my own websites.
• Also worked part time till July 2002 as a Marketing Consultant for Alarm One, the fastest growing
Home Security Company in the US. Created brochures, leaflets and other various marketing
material to support regional efforts.

COMSYS Information Technology Services
December 1998 – November 2001
IT Consultant - PM, (on assignment at Edward Jones)
1. Document Tracking Project
• Project Leader for Document Tracking Redesign project.
• Responsible for managing 5 core team members.
• Scheduling and coordinating core team activities as well as coordinating efforts of 6
additional application teams covering 15 separate applications.
• Responsible for creating and monitoring a project plan, establishing tasks and responsibilities,
researching issues and risks and communicating results to management.
2. Jones Marketplace Project
• Lead Business Analyst responsible for researching, analyzing and documenting current
mainframe Supplies system.
• Responsible for managing the Catalog Content Management development effort.
• Designed standards and procedures for gathering, storing and maintaining supply related data
in a client server environment.
• Coordinated activities of several business owners in relationship to the business rules that will
be adopted for the project.
• Worked with EDJ strategic business partners to understand their operations and coordinate
activities necessitated by this project.
• Defined roles and responsibilities of support personnel for the project and post-
implementation.
3. Y2k Project - Vendor Communications and Command Center Subprojects
• Defined and created procedures/tools for managing vendor communications for Y2K
purposes.
• Worked on a team to create and maintain a Y2K Command Center to monitor events and
facilitate communications, write procedures, create forms, help define CC requirements,
create user documentation, create training material and assist in actual training.
IT Consultant – PM/BA, (on assignment at Elan Pharmaceuticals)
1. Y2k Assessment and Remediation Project
• Project Manager, responsible for the management of four Network and five Desktop Support
professionals during the Inventory, Assessment and Remediation phases of the project.
• Primary duties included planning, organizing and prioritizing tasks, staffing, establishing
timelines, monitoring workloads, coordinating meetings, resolving issues, documenting
procedures, and providing meaningful feedback to the client.

• Additional responsibilities included evaluating and recommending Y2k and inventory tools,
creation of communication and tracking forms, customization of inventory tracking software,
and restructuring existing IT procedures to maintain a 'clean' Y2k environment.
2. IT Process Reengineering Project
• Consultant responsible for reviewing all IT services and functions, making recommendations
for improvement, establishing new processes, defining the appropriate supporting
infrastructure, and documenting the results.
• Tasks that supported these responsibilities include alignment of corporate, site and federal
standards and regulations, documenting existing IT processes, correlating existing practices to
redefined standards, modifying existing procedures and implementing new ones, and defining
staff augmentation needed to support the modified environment.
Solution Consultants
February 1998 – December 1998
IT Consultant - BA, (on assignment at BJC Hospital, February 1998 – November 1998)
• Year 2000 Mainframe Test Coordinator accountable for the coordination of events to take place in
the Year 2000 Mainframe Test Environment.
• Responsibilities included assigning work, reviewing Test Plans, synchronizing activities across
applications that were testing concurrently in the Test lab, assisting Information Systems in
defining application bundles, and writing Test Plans, Test Schedules, Test Scenarios, and Test
Cases.
• Also monitored and documented activities of Test participants in the labs.
• Wrote Incident reports and provided feedback to management on Test results in order to maintain
the established due diligence.
• Reviewed, analyzed and modified existing Test procedures by working closely with Test Lab
Architecture team to enable more applications to be tested concurrently in the lab.
• Facilitated coordination of lab events by establishing new methods and forms, reorganizing Y2k
data repositories, enhancing workload projection capabilities and improving communications
between all lab participants.
IT Consultant - BA, (on assignment at MasterCard, February 1998 – July 1998)
• Business Analyst responsible for writing High Level and Functional Requirements for a new
release of MasterCard's Transaction Clearing System.
• Additionally was responsible for coordinating business requirement walkthroughs with business
and development communities.
• Analyzed Defect Reports and Revision Requests. Created UAT Test Cases for a client/server
based Settlement System.

Accurate Technical Solutions (Start-up Company)
July 1997 – November 1997
Director of Sales and Marketing
• Director of Sales and Marketing responsible for defining ATS startup business including products
and services, niche markets, personnel and equipment requirements, and site requirements.
• Responsibilities included researching competitors, establishing target markets, developing ATS
Mailer and Business Reply Cards, creation of sales presentation materials, and training of Sales
Representatives.
• Additionally, wrote business proposals and created estimates.
• Developed a Contact Management System and a Time and Billing System.
Analysts International
December 1996 – July 1997
IT Consultant - PM, (on assignment at United Van Lines)
• Project manager responsible for creating Requirements Definition Document and Project Plan for
a mission critical system that required data and processes from an acquired trucking company to
be incorporated.
• Managed a team of 15 mainframe consultants.
• Management duties included scheduling and reviewing time, resolving disputes, and delegation of
duties.
Maritz, Inc.
October 1982 – August 1996
IT Consultant, Programming Manager, Administrative Manager, Resource Manager
• Responsible for managing a team of seven Programmer/Analysts and fourteen Contract
Consultants, who were responsible for designing systems and writing programs on both a
Mainframe Enterprise Server and a Local Area Network.
• Duties included organizing teams to handle projects across a variety of industries and IS
disciplines, projecting and monitoring workloads, resolving project and personnel issues,
evaluating personnel and providing feedback to internal and client executives through reports,
charts and presentations.

• Involved with software/hardware research and purchasing, establishing standards and procedures,
and quoting new business.
• Functioned as an Administrative Manager, responsible for six Administrators and twenty
Coordinators who scheduled computer jobs, reviewed processed data for accuracy, and distributed
reports.
• Involved with client presentations, training personnel, creating project methods and procedures,
quoting new business, monitoring costs and expenditures, and establishing quality controls.
• Worked closely with two major clients, AT&T and IBM.
• Responsible for creating and maintaining customized client performance tracking systems on
various DOS/VSE and OS/MVS IBM mainframes.
• Worked with Marketing, Creative, and Administrative Staff, and Fortune 500 clients to develop
data processing systems as well as procedures to handle participant/customer tracking, earnings
calculations, award media, management reporting, and project analysis.
• Assisted in developing, maintaining, and training of specialized products including a generic
Client Information Management System, a Loyalty Marketing System, a Bank Account System,
an Analysis package, and an Energy Efficiency database.
General Grocer
February 1980 – October 1982
Store Systems Manager
• Duties included generating systems software for new stores, applying software upgrades, data
communications for 19 retail sites in the Midwest as well as new development.
• Was recognized by IBM as being one of the foremost authorities on the IBM 3660 Supermarket
system.
• Achievements include bringing their Point of Sale software from 33 releases behind without
benefit of a testing environment, creation of an online Check Verification System for the retail
stores, and establishing methods and procedures for maintaining existing stores and opening new
stores.
ACADEMICS
A.S. DATA PROCESSING, St. Louis Community College, 1979
IS Coursework, Washington University, 1979 through 1980
PROFESSIONAL CERTIFICATIONS
None
WORKSHOPS/TRAINING PROGRAMS ATTENDED
Dress for Success
Time Management
Behavior Management in the Workplace
Basics of Performance Improvement
Recognizing Personality Types
Basic Management Skills

AT&T Governance
AT&T Compliance
Federally Mandated Telecom Compliance
EXPRESS Methodology
BT Induction
BT Compliance
BT Methodology
Agile Implementation

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