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SHEILA J. SIMPSON
www.linkedin.com/in/sheilajsimpson
~ WEB DEVELOPMENT MANAGER ~
Leading organizations to breakthrough operational & customer service success
Dynamic IT professional with -year portfolio of success driving data administration, web development, application development and mission-critical projects for diverse organizations. Instrumental developing North America’s leading manufacturer of wire and cable’s st-ever online sales website and online service portal. Adept at bridging communication gaps between business and technology groups. Dedicated to leading cross-functional teams in delivering on-time, on-budget projects. Skilled in partnering with management to prioritize and facilitate business objectives.
Expertise includes:
Website Development/Administration · Project Management · Software Design · Vendor/Client Relations · Data Modeling · Business Database Development · Technical Requirements Gathering · SDLC Methodologies · Automated Process Development · Procedural Development · Release & Version Control · Testing Methodologies · Deployment Management · Cross-Functional Team Leadership · Web Application Development
PROFESSIONAL INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY EXPERIENCE
MOORE FARMS & FRIENDS, Woodland, AL –Present
Online fresh food market that represents local and regional food producers.
Website Administrator
Drive website development and support to facilitate weekly customer ordering and credit card payments for + customers, Atlanta Restaurants, and Growers. Manage bookkeeping, data entry, customer and vendor relations, bank reconciliations, and financial reporting.
Key Accomplishments:
Introduced new automated process for weekly customer ordering and payment processing.
Created automated process for weekly route sheets and customized labeling utilizing data from web- based ordering system and MS Office technology.
CAREER NOTE: Launched and currently operate B Bar Ranch, Grade A goat milking facility. -Present
SOUTHWIRE COMPANY, Carrollton, GA –
North America’s leading manufacturer of wire and cable used in the distribution transmission of electricity.
Web Development Manager
Led teams in mission-critical development projects; ensured on-time, within budget delivery. Negotiated vendor contracts with Sybase, Oracle, WebTrends, and Seapine. Established IT policies and standards. Recruited and hired staff and rd-party contractors. Oversaw daily departmental operations. Conducted presentations and delivered progress reports to CIO, CEO, CFO, and key customers such as Southern Company, Duke Energy, and Home Depot.
Key Accomplishments:
Spearheaded design and implementation of company’s st online sales website (x myqservice.com); led developers and contractors; administered $M budget.
Piloted design and implementation of company’s st web portal (southwire.com) by integrating key legacy systems (Mainframe, PowerBuilder, and EDI) with new web technology; leveraged Java platform to provide service to customers, employees, and contractors.
Established policies and standards for IIS, TomCat, Oracle, object oriented, version control, code reviews, development software, application testing, and monitoring.
Represented company as speaker for dinners, college tours, and technical conferences regarding website achievement.
Awards/Publications:
Won ComputerWorld\\\'s Honor Achievement for website development, April , .
Featured interviewee: “Company Portals: Drawing a crowd”, Computerworld, March , .
Featured in “Finding the Real Need: Productivity” - Computerworld, March , .
Featured in company brochure: “Sybase’s Enterprise Portal gives Southwire the flexibility to meet customer needs as well as internal needs.”, July .
Quoted in “Sybase Enterprise Portal Fortifies Southwire\\\'s Web Presence Sybase, Inc.” - Sybase Enterprise Portal Information Management Magazine, September .
EARLY CAREER HISTORY
Coca-Cola Company ~ Atlanta, GA, Data Administrator
Contel ~ Atlanta, GA, Data Administrator
US West Advanced Technology ~ Denver, CO, Business System Analyst
EDUCATION & TRAINING
Bachelor of Science in Computer Information Systems ~ DeVry Institute of Technology, Phoenix, AZ
TECHNICAL SKILLS
Database Design for DB, Oracle, Teradata
Data Modeling in ERWin, SDesigner, IEF
Joint Application Design/Development (JAD)
Software: QuickBooks, Quicken, Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Publisher, Adobe, FrontPage, Expression Web, MS Project, Seapine, WebTrends, Incident Tracking & Management Tools