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Richard F. Roszko
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SUMMARY
Project Management: PMO, EPM (Project Server), Waterfall, SDLC, Method/1, CMM / ITIL
Business Analysis: Process flow, Data flow, Gap analysis, Disaster Recovery (DR)
Regulatory: FDA 21CFR Part 11, Sarbanes-Oxley (SOX), USA Patriot Act
Supervisory: Supervised employees, contractors, vendors
Industries: Automotive, Banking, Fed/State Govt, Insurance, Manufacturing, Pharma/Medical, Printing, Telecom, Utilities
EDUCATION
MBA, Marketing, Keller Graduate School of Management, Apr 1994
BS, Computer Engineering, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, May 1982
CONSULTING EXPERIENCE
US Department of State, Overseas Building Operations, (IRM), Washington DC
MS Project Server 2007 Systems Engineering, August 2009 - present
Designed, installed (on standard servers and on virtual servers using VMware), rolled out
MS Project Server 2007 (with SP2 and post-SP2 hot fixes). Provided full documentation including a
complete DR (Disaster Recovery) guide. Trained end users and also "trained the trainer". Provided
support and maintenance services. Presented executive level demos to multiple internal departments,
then onboarded the departments.
Aranea Solutions, Huntsville, AL
MS Project Server 2007 Consultant, February 2009 - July 2009
Designed, installed (on virtual servers using VMware), rolled out MS Project Server 2007
(with SP1 and Infrastructure Update), along with SharePoint Services v3. This was for the JTDI
project. PWA admin functions included creation and customization of views in Project Center,
Resource Center, Portfolio Views (Analysis Services and OLAP cube) with Enterprise custom fields
with the Enterprise Global Template. Additional PWA admin involved adding, changing and inactivating
users through Resource Management or ERP (Enterprise Resource Pool) using Active Directory.
Provided full documentation and administrative and project manager training including end user
support, maintenance and troubleshooting.
Suzlon Corporation, Chicago, IL
Project Server Business Analyst, Dec 2008 - Jan 2009
Designed, installed (virtual servers using VMware), rolled out and provided documentation
for MS Project Server 2007 (with SP1 and Infrastructure Update). Customized views for Project Web
Access (PWA) and MS Project 2007 Professional. This was a multi-server farm installation of Project
Server on a MOSS server farm (MS SharePoint Server 2007) running MS Windows Server 2003 and MS SQL
Server 2005. Created and customized PWA views for Project Center, Resource Center and Portfolio
Views (Analysis Services/OLAP cube). Provided full documentation and provided training for personnel.
Madison Gas and Electric, Madison, WI
MS Project Server 2007 Consultant, Dec 2008 - Dec 2008
Troubleshot existing installation of MS Project Server 2007, fixed issues and provided
further recommendations on improving system functionality.
Ravago Muehlstein, Norwalk, CT
MS Project Server 2007 Consultant, Oct 2008 - Nov 2008
Installed, rolled out, provided documentation and training on MS Project Server 2007 with SP1
Perot Systems, Atlanta, GA (for Graphic Packaging, Concord, NH)
MS Project Server Consultant for two systems: MSPS 2003 (SP3) and MSPS 2007 (SP1), Apr 2008 - Aug 2008
Work completed remotely through VPN
Rebuilt crippled MSPS 2003 system - non-functional resource pool and non-functional Analysis Services (OLAP cube)
Installed, rolled out, provided documentation and training on MS Project Server 2007 with SP1
Dean Health Systems, Madison, WI
MS Project Server 2003 Consultant, Jan 2008 - Mar 2008
Worked in PMO. Cleaned up Project Server 2003 environment
Created step-by-step user friendly documentation
Provided training for Project Server and MS Project, including EVM (specifically SPI and CPI)
Intergraph, California (city), MD
MS Project Server 2003/2007 Consultant, Jan 2007 - Dec 2007
Design, installation, rollout of MS Project Server 2003 with SharePoint Services v2 and MS SQL 2000
Design, installation, rollout of MS Project Server 2007 with SharePoint Services v3 and MS SQL 2005 in DMZ
Subsequently uninstalled MS project Server 2007 due to instability (this was pre SP1)
Northrop-Grumman for the City of Indianapolis, Indianapolis, IN
MS Project Server Consultant, Oct 2006 - Dec 2006
Design, installation, rollout of MS Project Server 2003 SP2a with SharePoint Services
Provided training for administrators, project managers and resources (users) for the City of Indianapolis.
Pepsi/Quaker Oats Division, Chicago, IL
MS Project Server Consultant, Sep 2006
Supported existing MS Project Server system.
Designed and installed test system to mimic the production system
Prepared documents for transition from current system to new system.
EDS, Herndon, VA
MS Project Server Consultant, Aug 2006
MS Project Server 2003 installation and maintenance for the US Federal Government NMCI project
GMAC-RFC, Richfield, MN
MS Project Server Consultant, Jan 2006 - Jul 2006
Planned, designed and installed multi-server system with Windows 2003 Server and SQL 2000
Installed MS Project Server 2003 SP1 EPM system, SharePoint Services, Analysis Services, MS Project 2003 Pro
Prepared full documentation for admins, PMs and users.
Acquisition Technologies, Inc., Reston, VA
MS Project Server Consultant, Dec 2005
Planned, designed and installed a single server system with Windows 2003 Server and SQL 2000
Installed MS Project Server 2003 SP1 EPM system, SharePoint Services, Analysis Services, MS Project 2003 Pro
Provided installation, administration, PM and user documentation. Performed Admin and PM training.
Citizens (State of Florida) Property Insurance Company, Tallahassee, FL
MS Project Server Consultant, Nov 2005
Scratch installed MS Project Server 2003 EPM system with SP1 on a dual server configuration for the PMO
Configured and customized PWA interface, SharePoint Services, Analysis Services (OLAP), MS Project 2003 Pro
Provided installation, administration, PM and user documentation. Performed Admin and PM training.
Pearson Government Systems, Alexandria, VA
MS Project Server Consultant, Jul 2005 - Oct 2005
Remote-installed MS Project Server 2003 EPM system with SP1 using Windows Terminal Services for PMO
Configured/customized PWA, SharePoint Services, MS Project 2003 Pro for use with the US Department of Education
Medtronic, Minneapolis, MN
MS Project Server Consultant, PMO (Project Management Office), Sep 2004 - Jul 2005
Setup, cleanup, maintenance, support and administration of MS Project Server 2003 EPM and MS Project 2003
Diagnosed hardware and software problems and recommended solutions
Instructed personnel on MS Project 2003, MS Project Server 2003, PWA, SharePoint Services, and Portfolio Analyzer
Allstate, Northbrook, IL
Project Manager, Mar 2004 - Sep 2004
Managed projects using MS Project 2003 and MS Project Server 2003
Managed projects in size from one week to a year with a budget under $10,000 and up to $1,000,000
Worked on client-server, web, and mainframe projects
CMM2 (Capability Maturity Model Level Two) defect management, maintenance, configuration management, audit, etc.
CoBIT and SOX (Sarbanes-Oxley) processes
College Loan Corporation, Rancho Bernardo, CA
MS Project Server Consultant, Sep 2003 - Feb 2004
Specified server hardware and software (Win2003 Server, IIS6, SQL 2000 with Analysis Services)
Designed, configured, tested, troubleshot and rolled out MS Project Server 2003 EPM
Trained employees in MS Project 2003, MS Project Server 2003, MS Project Web Access for the PMO and IT department
Citi Commerce Solutions (Citibank), Deerfield, IL
Manager (Supervisor) and Project Manager, Sep 2002 to Sep 2003
Supervised twenty employees and contractors on day to day activities and project related activities.
Project managed four major private label credit card SDLC (PLC) projects including USA PATRIOT Act compliance
Managed hundreds of maintenance projects that ranged in timeframe from one day to several weeks.
Prioritized major backlog of projects including a nationwide disaster recovery project.
Interfaced with the PMO and executives on a weekly basis.
Pacific Coast Building Products, Rancho Cordova, CA
MS Project Server Consultant, Aug 28, 2002 - Sep 14, 2002
Provided emergency assistance in redeploying MS Project Server 2002 by replacing their crippled system
Specified new hardware and software, then designed, configured and tested MS Project Server 2002
Directed a database programmer for customized MS Project Sever 2002 and MS SharePoint Team Services functionality
Created customized training session and base documentation for the organization
Allstate, Buffalo Grove, IL
MS Project Server Consultant, Project Architect, Program/Project Manager, Mar 2001 - Jun, 2002
Review and analyze relevant systems and procedures with gap analysis, Method/1 (SDLC and Waterfall)
Specified, designed, configured, tested, troubleshot MS Project Central 2000 (WinNT4, IIS4 and SQL7)
Joined the Microsoft Beta Testing Team for MS Project Server 2002 and MS SharePoint Team Services
Specified, designed, configured, tested, troubleshot MS Project Server 2002 (Win2002 Server, IIS5, SQL 2000 w/OLAP)
Reviewed product and submitted over two dozen bug reports to Microsoft
Redesigned, built and tested a 12 server implementation of MS Project Server with full documentation
Facilitated meetings, trained key personnel, including "train the trainer" sessions
CamCare, Charleston, WV
MS Project Central Consultant, Feb 2001
Provided emergency assistance
Troubleshot existing installation of Project Central
Specified server class machine, instead of converted desktop
talcMedia Productions, Arlington Heights, IL
Producer Director Writer, Jan 2001 - Current (after hours)
Wrote screenplay Dreadnought: Invasion Six
Produced and directed short film Cliche
Published Dreadnought: Invasion Six and got it distrubited through Diamond Comic Distributors
Published web comic Dreadnought: Invasion Six
TriVergent, Greenville, SC
Project Manager, Network/Telecom Analyst, Apr 2000 - Jan 2001
Installed and deployed MS Project 2000 and Project Central using a MS NT4.0 server, IIS and MS SQL 7.0
Created and maintained project data including disaster recovery for installation of SuperPOPs and collos (co-location sites)
Data mined Metasolve TBS SQL server database with Crystal Reports and MS Access via ODBC
Schiff, Hardin and Waite, Chicago, IL
Infrastructure (LAN/WAN) Consultant, Oct 1999 - Mar 2000
Overall Y2K preparedness and setting up hardware redundancy for Y2K (Ethernet network 10/100BaseT and fiber)
WAN design for Chicago, Washington DC and Merriville, IN (Cisco 36xx series)
Computer room design, implementation, de-installation and disaster recovery
NW 4.11 Novell Application Launcher (NAL) under Z.E.N.Works 1.1
Searle/Monsanto Pharmaceuticals, Skokie, IL
Business Analyst and Programming Consultant, Jul 1999 - Oct 1999
Chemistry, Manufacturing and Control (CMC) Software Migration and Development
Created FDA 21 CFR Part 11 and GMP Compliant database using MS Access2000 Developer with VB & VBA
Gathered requirements, produced specs, and reviewed vendor products to replace Customer Complaint Software
R.R. Donnelley, Inc
Project Manager, Infrastructure (LAN/WAN) and Software, Y2K Compliance, Dec 1998 - Jul 1999
Assigned to: Allentown, PA plant; Harrisonburg, VA plant; Crawfordsville, IN Plant; Downers Grove Corporate Office
Build and maintain project plan using MS Project 98, Budgetary responsibility: half million dollars
Hardware, software (mainframe software using SDLC), network remediation and disaster recovery
Project team coordination and vendor supervision
Created and managed network, business and legacy software process flow, gap analysis and upgrade path
Unisource Systems, Inc., Chicago, IL
Senior Member of Technical Staff, Sep 1998 - Nov 1998
Keystone Steel & Wire: Enterprise Network Review, Infrastructure Assessment Team
Kraft: Y2K Project, Project Management Team
Schiff, Hardin & Waite, Chicago, IL
Infrastructure (LAN/WAN) Consulting and Project Management, Jan 1998 - Sep 1998
LAN/Internet Infrastructure Project Management (assessment, proposal, scheduling and rollout)
Installed Microsoft NT 4.0, IIS web server and moved web hosting of schiffhardin.com onsite
Designed the schiffhardin.com site
Network Infrastructure project planning, scheduling and rollout
Assessed and installed NT 4.0 PDCs, BDCs, Novell NDS, Cheyenne ArcServe, 3Com Corebuilder / Switches
First National Bank of Chicago, Wheaton, IL
Senior Network Consultant, Oct 1997 - Dec 1997
Schedule and implement migration of Novell 3.12 servers to Novell 4.11 for Illinois region
Ameritech / SBC (RBOC) Corporate Headquarters, Chicago, IL (through IBM Global Services)
Senior Network Consultant and Project Manager, Apr 1996 - Oct 1997
Design, rollout, implement, administer, maintain twenty Novell 3.1x and 4.1x servers
Research, recommend, test and install networking/intranet/Internet software and hardware with/without disaster recovery
Project planning and implementation of consolidation/migration of Novell servers
Andersen Consulting / Accenture, Northbrook, IL
Team Lead, Level Support, Apr 1996 - Oct 1997
Supervised team of three for night and weekend operation
Operate and maintain 35 Notes servers on NT and 40 Novell 3.12/4.10/4.11/SFT III servers
The Future Now, Schaumburg, IL
Senior Network Consultant, Dec 1995 - Mar 1996
LAN/WAN design using 3Com, Shiva, Novell and Citrix products
Installation of Windows NT server and Windows 95
Abbott Laboratories, Waukegan, IL
Level II Consultant, Oct 1995 - Dec 1995
Technical support, installation and troubleshooting of LAN and Internet connectivity
Support for DOS/Windows, Lotus Notes, SmartSuite, Rally, Reflections, Extra, etc.
Andersen Consulting / Accenture, Northbrook, IL
Network Consultant, Aug 1995 - Oct 1995
Configuration and documentation of Bay Networks (Synoptics and Wellfleet) products
Implementation and test of fiber backbone (Synoptics 5000 units), created documentation
Confirming Virtual LAN setup parameters and testing connectivity to the end users
Johnson Controls, Milwaukee, WI
Project Manager, Telecom and Network, Jan 1995 - Aug 1995
Created LAN/WAN/Voice/Video Communications Plan with redundancy/disaster recovery for 200 offices
Project Leader for WAN Beta sites, Project Coordinator for LAN project, Project Leader for FOIT
Design of Frame Relay WAN using DS0s, Frac-Ts, T1s, with Wellfleet routers
Design and specification of 10BaseT Ethernet LAN using Synoptics 5000, 5005 and D5000 hubs
Ameritech / SBC (RBOC) Advanced Data Services, Chicago, IL
Engineering (LAN/WAN/hardware/software) Consultant, Jun 1994 - Jan 1995
Novell 3.12 administration, LAN Workplace 4.2, installation, troubleshooting and support
Project management of new office installation of 10BaseT network, ISDN installation, and vendor relations
DIRECT PLACEMENT EXPERIENCE
AGI Inc., Melrose Park, IL
Manager of Systems (LAN/WAN/hardware/software) Engineering, 1992 - 1994
Hired and supervised twelve vendors and subcontractors for projects
LAN with Ethernet using DECnet (DEChub90 series)
WAN to remote offices for data and voice-over-data
Designed and installed Gandalf VOIP (Voice Over IP) for New York, Los Angeles and San Francisco offices
Installed and supported fractional T1 data links, CSUs and DSUs, TCP/IP addressing, dial backup, disaster recovery
Implemented digital 16K voice compression, saving 40% per month in long distance calls
Landis & Gyr Powers Inc., Buffalo Grove, IL
Software Engineer and Project Manager, 1990 - 1992
PAWL (Powers Automated Wiring Layout) Project Manager
Overhauled undocumented and un-cataloged software for PAWL Lab
Installed and supported VMS system and software (FORTRAN-77 and C) on VAX computers
Senior Software Engineer, TQM Group Leader
System manager for the MicroVAX 2000 and the MicroVAX 3100 Model 40
Wrote Visual Basic and Clipper modules for client-server user interface
Advantest America Inc., Lincolnshire, IL
Video Audio Multimedia Productions, 1989 - 1990
Specified, purchased, installed multimedia equipment
Used Macromedia Director on a Mac for graphics, audio, music and video editing
Scripted, directed and edited corporate, sales, marketing and training video tapes
Diamond Star Motors, Inc., Normal, IL
Systems Engineer, 1988 - 1989
Operated process control Assembly Line Control (ALC) UNIX Computers
System Management of Mitsubishi UNIX Computer and wrote UNIX programs
Programmed and maintained real-time ALC control software w/FORTRAN-77
Designed and wrote real-time broadcast software to JIT suppliers
Trained associates on operation of robotic station equipment
Artificial Logic, Champaign, IL
Owner, 1987 - 1988
Hired, supervised and trained staff of six for data entry
Consulted on projects using FoxPro LAN 2.0, FoxBase/Mac and Clipper
Advantest America Inc., Lincolnshire, IL
VLSI and ATE Project Engineer, 1984 - 1987
Fluent Japanese, English to Japanese, and Japanese to English verbal translation
Liaison between Japanese and American management and staff
Developed ADVANsite hardware prototype with DEC MicroVAX and VAXstations
Hired and trained a three person technical team for assembly plant
Managed small assembly plant and personnel to produce ADVANsite
Project leader for the Pacific Western Wafer Prober Project with IEEE-488 (HPIB/GPIB) interface
Programmed and maintained real-time control & utility software using Fortran-77 & ATL
Trained staff on functionality of ATE, VAX 11/730 and VAX 11/750
Manufacturing Engineering, ATE (Automatic Test Equipment)
Received management buy-in on new assembly plant
Specified and scratch designed new plant with 100% growth capacity, redundancy and disaster recovery
Nanometric Systems Inc., Oak Park, IL
Staff Engineer, 1983 - 1984
Trained and supervised five circuit board assemblers
High Energy Physics, Fermi Lab Project
Developed CAMAC circuit boards for inert-gas particle chambers
Designed and built test fixtures for amplifier and processing cards using CBASIC real-time programs
Electro-Motive Division of General Motors, LaGrange, IL
Test Engineer, 1982 - 1983
Field tested electric and diesel locomotives
Maintained and supported HP-1000 computers, data recorders, etc.
PUBLICATIONS and SHORT FILMS
Dreadnought: Invasion Six Comic Book Series (www.DreadnoughtSeries.com), Feb-Aug 2008 through Diamond Comic Distributors
Clichι short film (youtube.com/watch?v=wVC5wmQ3VsE), released Jul 2006
PROFESSIONAL ORGANIZATIONS
National Association of Television Program Executives (NATPE), current
Mensa, current
Mensa, Illinois Chapter Publications Officer for ChiMe newsletter, May 1995 - July 1997
Microsoft Registered Partner, current
American Screenwriters Association (ASA), 2008
Project Management Institute (PMI), 2003
International Television Association (ITVA), 1989
American Society of Test Engineers (ASTE), 1985
Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE), 1982
CERTIFICATES
Cisco CCNA, Apr 2000
Novell CNA, Sep 1994
Sony Editing II, Jul 1989
Sony Audio I, May 1989
ATT System 75 System Manager, May 1985
Digital DEC/VAX VMS System Manager, Apr 1984
Digital DEC/VAX VMS Utilities and Commands, Apr 1984
Hewlett Packard 2250 Programmer, Jan 1983
Hewlett Packard RTE A.1 User, Dec 1982
Hewlett Packard RTE A.1 Programmer and Design, Dec 1982
Hewlett Packard HP1000 Computers, Oct 1982
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