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Albert Franz Resume
OBJECTIVE
Obtain a challenging position, contract or full time, as a Senior
Executive or Project/Program Manager. From my experience I am very
qualified to work on projects from long range strategic planning to
in-depth technical, software and hardware, implementations. I have
an excellent understanding of various industries and technical
knowledge required to assist in any challenging project.
SUMMARY OF QUALIFICATIONS
- Long history of experience providing project management, analysis, and strategic development solutions in diverse business settings. Have been responsible for the management, planning, design, selection and implementation of various projects in manufacturing, engineering and financial environments.
- A highly motivated and detail-oriented team player who is a technologically savvy problem-solver; able to communicate technical information to non-technical audiences at all organizational levels.
- A flexible, organized manager with an interactive, hands-on approach; able to build strong teams to achieve overall corporate and project objectives.
- Track record of developing systems that build business and client satisfaction. Consistently meet or exceed project goals by deadline.
EXPERIENCE
NETMATION INC., Bellevue, WA, President, 1991-Present
- Assisted companies in their assessment of business processes and
related internal controls for IT Sarbanex-Oxley (SOX) compliance. Helped
clients evaluate risks, identify controls, develop and implement processes
and controls, create and execute test plans, and have discussions with the
external auditors concerning those controls.
- Started and managed an Internet Hosting business. Responsible
for the design and project management for a large collection of
Intranet/Internet sites across a wide range of industries,
hardware platforms and software development tools. Supported both
Microsoft Windows (IIS, SQL Server, ASP, ASP.NET) and Linux
(Apache, mySQL, PHP) technologies.
- Responsible for all planning, management and staffing of various
consulting engagements. Formulation of business partnerships
related to a wide range of services, not limited to real estate,
job placement, internet, and informational data bases. Duties
include consulting with customers onsite, manage customer contracts
and accounts, develop strategic partnerships with third-party
consulting firms and maintain production schedules and manage
contractor labor.
- Setup and launched an accounting, tax, and bookkeeping outsourcing
business for small and mid-sized companies. Business assisted
clients in setting up and maintaining a variety of accounting
packages, with the main focus on Peachtree and Quickbooks.
- Setup and launched a real estate discount brokerage business for
the residential market place. Business assisted the "for sale by
owner" market in selling their properties while saving on real
estate commissions. Business has received customer service rewards
and continues to benefit home buyers and sellers in the Pacific
Northwest.
- Consulted to a wide range of small businesses concerning their
use of technology and implementation of recommended solutions.
Solutions dealt with hardware, software and telecommunications
implementations and troubleshooting. Large focus was with
Microsoft products and solutions, including but not limited to:
Small Business Server, Visual Studio, Word, Excel, Powerpoint,
Publisher, Project, Front Page, and Visio.
- Created a variety of business Internet/Intranet applications
using a code generation tool which allows for the customization of
each program for businesses. Sample of these business applications
are: classifieds, employee directory, event management, forums,
mailing list, knowledge base, chat, and a portal system. They can
be implemented using a variety of software source code
technologies, including ASP, JSP, PHP, Perl, ColdFusion, or
ASP.NET/C# . Backend data base support is flexible so that
businesses can use Access, SQL Server or mySQL along with the
capability of adding E-commerce features.
- Design and development of a large collection of computer programs
and all supporting integrated data base systems. Program includes
over 200 modules including: modem communications, fax, video,
sound, graphic viewers, file managers, multi-user data bases,
automatic software updates, network support, and a custom
installation program. Programming was done in Microsoft
Professional Basic and Visual Basic, and used a wide variety of
3rd party controls.
- Designed and implemented an on-line computer system to allow real
time access to a wide range of services. Some of the features
include the ability to access and view color images, sound files,
video, text files and a custom communications front end program
which automated various tasks for the end user.
- The following are brief overviews of various
technologies which Mr. Franz has assisted businesses in implementing.
This is not a complete list but a partial list to give you an idea
of his broad range of experience.
ERNST & YOUNG, Dallas, TX, Manager, 1987-1991
- Managed the design, development and implementation of a security
and accounting reconciliation system in the transportation industry.
Project involved the reverse engineering of over 400 programs
prior to integrating the new design features into the existing
system. Project was completed on time and under budget.
- Developed a long range information system plan for one of
the world's largest engineering and construction firms. Activities
included analyzing existing technologies for firm standards regarding
hardware, local area networks, relational data bases, user interface
management systems, and application programming tools. Developed
technical architecture of various vendors including DEC/VAX workstation
and Digital Corporation networking products. Extensive analysis
of existing applications and plans for future development efforts
were conducted.
- Coordinated the operation of a cost accounting pilot for Andersen
Consulting's MACPAC/D Contract Inventory Accounting module. Responsible
for the planning, execution and issue resolution of various technical
issues required throughout the piloting process.
- Reviewed cost management practices for a Fortune 500 manufacturer.
Project dealt with creating a cost model of the existing and proposed
methodologies. Deliverables included short and long term recommendations
for their cost management practices and how these recommendations
would affect their MRP II system implementation.
- Designed and developed a multiuser litigation support system
for one of the largest law firms in Texas. System was used to
collect information regarding documents and perform flexible reporting
over a three year time period.
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Responsible for various technical reviews, evaluations and
implementation assistance relating to office technologies such as
image processing, video teleconferencing and local area networks.
Wrote a series of technology reports which were distributed to a
Big 6 Accounting Firm's clients. Monthly issues included local
area networks, video teleconferencing, retail point of sale, micro
computer accounting, law firm systems and artificial intelligence.
- Developed a workshop to discuss the implementation of
Oracle's methodology, CASE
and application development tools within various
development organizations. Topics included how Oracle's CASE tools
can be most effectively implemented and how to create plans for
developing corporate standards pertaining to the use of Oracle's
development products, CASE*Generator, CASE*Dictionary, SQL*Plus,
SQL*Forms and Application Foundation.
- Conducted analysis of seven manufacturer's control of material
from receipt to shipment of finished goods. Typically reviewed
all control points and operational aspects of the process and
made recommendations on how to improve data accuracy and operational
efficiency.
- Managed the operational review of an inventory tracking, route
accounting system, for a wholesale distributor with multiple warehouse
locations. Recommendations to modify their daily operations accounted
for over $100,000 of annual savings.
TEXAS INSTRUMENTS, Dallas, TX, Systems Engineer, 1982-1987
- Managed the design, development and implementation of a JustInTime
inventory system with bar code interfaces. The system allowed
the manufacturer to change the existing operational methodology
allowing a 40% reduction in manufacturing cycle time through the
shop. Responsibilities included detailed design, coordination
of all development, system testing, acceptance testing, user training
and procedures documentation.
- Developed strategic plans for the implementation of an award
winning Computer Integrated Manufacturing facility for a $1.5
billion defense contractor. Analysis included computer simulations
to aid the design of an automated material distribution system,
warehouse conveyors, robotic cells and PWB shop layouts. In addition,
capacity specifications for a multisite communication network
and a market study of CAE/CAD/CAM tools for mechanical, electrical
and software engineering were developed.
- Developed plans for the implementation of CAE/CAD/CAM tools
throughout a multisite corporation. Addressed evaluation of solid
modeling, drafting and analysis tools, networking of workstations
and configuration management of all data from conceptual design
through manufacturing. Primary emphasis dealt with mechanical,
electrical and software engineering tools along with their
integration requirements between the disciplines.
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