Derek Sharp

I meet with managers, Executives and Treasury Senior leadership to define overall IT program goals and objectives. I prepare complex action plans and schedules for various phases of IT program accomplishment, both short and long-range; ensure that plans are consistent with Service goals, schedules and policies. I validate recommendations of needed resources with managers of various components of the Service. I establish a system to review, control, and monitor on critical IT program deliverables. I conduct in-depth analyses of program data, requirements, and impact; identify problem areas and determine how to resolve them. I conduct briefings and prepare comprehensive reports to keep managers or executives advised of IT program progress and to communicate findings and recommendations. I am responsible for developing, establishing, and maintaining adequate processes for review of work products and projects to assure technical completeness and accuracy.

I was responsible for the overall direction and management of multiple medium-to-large sized maintenance projects. These projects may ranged in size up to 20 persons. I provided technical guidance over engineering and project implementation to include life cycle support. We maintained software that used the Agile software methodology. The maintenance platform consisted of J2EE, Java, and Oracle. I supervised, lead, and directed technical teams and project activities. I was responsible for assigning tasks, establishing and maintaining task/project schedules, and earned value management (EVM) to control programs. I was the liaison between appropriate subcontractor project personnel and the customer to ensure effective coordination of all project efforts. I have leadership skills in planning, organizing, leading, and controlling the activities of projects. I am able to access, interpret and apply Government and industry standards, specifications, and handbooks. I prepare and adhere to project costs, schedules and staffing plans by preparing plans, proposals, briefings and managing contract negotiations. I was responsible for subcontractor management, terms, and agreements..

Management of the IT Infrastructure deployment projects such as Office 2007, Windows 2008 Server Upgrade, SQLServer 2008 Upgrade; implementing the Information Technology Infrastructure Library (ITIL) processes (Service Design and Service Transition) as the standard for deployment; preparing project tasks, plans, and schedules for deployment efforts; maintain list of projects priorities, issues, and risks; and, provide technical leadership and direction as needed to Government Management to ensure that project activities are properly planned, executed against the plan, to achieve desired project and program results. Additionally I perform the project/program manager responsibilities for preparing written Service Design and Service Transition documentation, conduct weekly status meeting including sending out meeting agendas, meeting minutes, and action items; write and manage all project documentation on SharePoint Portal (Schedule, Status Report, Meeting Minutes, Issues, and Risks); participate in software and license procurement; establish positive business relationships with the client technical, business owner and leadership; manage and schedule Engineers (in a matrix organization) including personnel management and task assignments; and, make presentations to Upper Management as required. Responsibilities also include planning, organizing and managing projects or a definable piece of a larger program for successful completion and performance consistent with contractual agreements. This involves: direction and supervision of all support resources for the performance of project assignments and activities; and managing the technical direction through the design, implementation, and testing in accordance with project objectives.

For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission, I was responsible for managing fourteen (14) task orders for WEB and Client Server software development/maintenance activities. For these projects, I designed, developed, documented, and tested software that contained logical and mathematical solutions to the NRC’s business/mission needs. My other responsibilities included application of the appropriate standards, processes, procedures, and tools throughout the development life cycle. I applied knowledge of computer hardware and software, subject matter to be programmed in business/mission applications and used information processing techniques such as requirements gathering from system users to develop software and ensure that software standards are met. I was also responsible for coordinating subordinate employee recruitment, selection and training, performance assessment, and work assignments.

Led and managed multiple projects (Child Care Bureau Information System, ChildCare.Gov, and AfterSchool.Gov) that were cross-functional and multi-disciplinary project teams. Responsibilities included: providing technical and project direction, consulting support and mentoring to project managers and team leaders; conceptualize and develop effective project plans, methodologies, requirements, and approaches; business process definition, requirements gathering, development lifecycles, data modeling, databases and reporting; communications to senior management; and knowledge of technology and systems related to customer requirements. Additionally was responsible for identifying changes in computer and systems technology.

I functioned as Project Manager for the District of Columbia’s compliance with the National Core Indicators for Mental Retardation and Developmental Disabilities. Total responsibilities included management of software reporting for the Evans compliance lawsuit against Washington, DC. Responsibilities included modeling the Department of Human Services (DHS) Mental Retardation and Developmental Disabilities Application (MRDDA) Consumer Information System (MCIS) system (SQLServer 2000) using AllFusion Data Modeler 4.1.4. Performed analysis of business and technical requirements and documented logical and physical data models. Reporting responsibilities included the creation of trending reports (Crystal Reports) and statistics, and results of trending information comparisons versus National Core Indicators to DHS upper management and court compliance officials. Has direct responsibility for management of all technical schedule and resource issues, resource assignment and overall delivery management to achieve successful project completion. Senior Consultant – Project Manager Department of Health I was the Project Manager for the implementation of the National Electronic Disease Surveillance System (NEDSS) V1.0. I was responsible for the software development life cycle of NEDSS (JSP, XML, SQL, J2EE frameworks, Struts) with total responsibilities including the management of software programming, design, planning, installations, and testing. Other responsibilities included Project Manager for Washington, DC’s Department of Health HIPAA compliance with responsibilities for the installation and implementation of WINASP (HIPAA Compliance Software).

I resolved all Integrated Disbursement Information System (IDIS) related production problems and led support to the implementation of software via the HUD standard release process. These activities involved the following responsibilities: prepared and maintained IDIS Project Plans, reviewed plans with Community Planning Division (CPD) and HUD IT; participated in requirements analysis sessions and design of system enhancements; provided input on time estimates for tasks; maintained list of projects priorities and addressed changes as they evolved; reported to HUD senior management on problems and progress, highlighting any issues or concerns, with accountability for all aspects of software projects to HUD management; reviewed and approved updates to documentation; assisted HUD management during annual HUD budget process; coordinated support of the IDIS project by other IT groups within HUD as needed; gathered monthly statistics on IDIS processing; and converted IDIS (CICS, COBOL, and DB2) Mainframe Application to Web based (Cold Fusion) Application.

Functioned in an IT support services role with primary responsibilities in applications development and testing. These responsibilities included project tasks involving performance of People Soft upgrade from Version 7.02 to Version 7.53 (UNIX / Solaris / Oracle environment); analysis of requirements necessary to implement management decisions in order to support new functions; developing PeopleSoft requirement documents specifying the functions that were to be performed; and, assisting in determining the basic programming approach and developed the data layouts. Also responsible to assure all PeopleSoft documentation and testing were completed and maintained, and provided consultation for the maintenance of software. Participated in evaluations of the government’s investment in modernizing information systems, focusing on its acquisition, management, and operations of information systems supporting large customers, and assessed the policies, procedures, practices, and controls for information resources management functions and activities such as software risk assessments, information systems' security, and information systems' design approaches.

I led a Mainframe / Client Server / UNIX Project Leader for Market Segmentation Project. This effort involved application analysis and retrofitting using TSO, ISPF, Sybase, DB2, and QMF. I translated client business requirements into detailed technical business requirements. Interpreted user needs and help design new reports to meet those needs (e.g., new market segmentation). I prepared project tasks, plans, and schedules for implementation effort. I communicated status, accomplishments, and milestones to client community. Communicated technical information and results in layman language to Upper Management. I manipulated databases for comparison and analysis purposes between Mainframe, Excel and Access.

I served as project manager for external Mainframe (MVS) and Client Server customer benchmarks. I prepared project tasks, plans, and schedules for external customer benchmarks using the Microsoft Office 97 (Project, Excel, Word, Power Point and Access) software package. I was responsible for system analysis, design, development, implementation, and maintenance of specialized software applications for external customer performance benchmarks. Developed and presented feasibility studies, which include analyses of customer requirements and cost/benefit comparisons, to support problem alternatives. I was responsible for the detailed analysis, written reports, and overall performance improvement suggestions for external customer benchmarks using the Microsoft Office 97 (Project, Excel, Word, Power Point, and Access) software package. I developed stress-testing approach to identify breaking points to the system. I analyzed various tools used during performance testing and make recommendations for optimum tuning values. Systems Programmer / Database Administrator

MS, Business and Management Concentration in Information Systems and Operations Research

The Federal Acquisition Certification for Program and Project Managers (FAC-P/PM) program is for acquisition professionals in the Federal Government performing program and project management activities and functions.