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Dallas, TX
Posted:
November 06, 2012

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BRYCE D. FINNERTY, PMP, PE, CSM

http://www.brycefinnerty.com/ Dallas Texas 75025

E-mail: abo8o7@r.postjobfree.com Phone: 972-***-****

PROFESSIONAL SUMMARY: Director/Senior Manager level leadership of enterprise projects in ecommerce,

interactive marketing, social media, and architecture & construction automation. Expert in software development life

cycle (SDLC), program management, project management offices (PMOs), 3 year planning, and managing agile

teams. Specialist in IT planning, facilitator roles for Agile/Scrum, requirements management, and business process

optimization. Expert in bridging business strategy into effective portfolio analysis, planning and execution.

QUALIFICATIONS

20 Years in Enterprise Systems Architecture & Construction Systems

Ecommerce Project and Program Management

Emarketing Software Development Life Cycle

Social Media Strategy, Alignment, and Delivery

RELATED EXPERIENCE

Ecommerce Interactive, LLC, Dallas Texas. Http://www.ecommerceinteractive.com/ May 2010 - Present

Founder of an innovative ecommerce and interactive marketing firm. Specializing in enterprise ecommerce

outsourcing, emarketing program management, email marketing, local online marketing solutions, and social media for

business. 3 year plan development. Custom solutions for Architecture & Constructions including Adobe PDF forms

server, Autodesk Buzzsaw Platforms, Virtual Hotel Design and Sharepoint document management.

Managing Director, Founder - Accomplishments

eCommerce Operations for Marriott Execustay http://www.execustay.com/ including SEO, Email

Marketing, promotions, press releases, web development, hosting migrations, systems upgrades, content

management, social media, and integrating with Marriott.com

Cloud computing and architecture for systems migration and hosting moves in Federal/private.

Email Marketing email template design, auto-responders, API integration with Silverpop, Constant

Contact, and Aweber. List management and cleaning, reporting, landing pages, and tracking/analytics.

Over 1 M emails delivered.

iPad mobile application and mobile business processes R&D, devices, operating systems, corporate

systems testing.for Marriott

Local Search Marketing SEO optimize web sites, blogs, video, and social media for search engines

Web Develop create online sales channels via web sites and web-based applications and web enabling

back end systems.

Construction Management solutions Tools for Architects, Interior Designers, Project Managers, and

Engineers, Accounting, and Contracting. PDF tools, Autodesk Buzzsaw, Autodesk Revit.

Sharepoint, Oracle Siebel CRM, reporting, templates, and API integration for enterprise solution

3 Year Plans develop systems programs for Divisions, Departments, and Enterprises planning the

projects and programs, year over year, to attain MBO, goals, and business plans

Sticviews, Inc, Dallas Texas. http://www.sticviews.com/ July 2006 December 2010

Fast growing personalized products company specializing in custom stickers and decals for cars, windows and walls.

Creating a fully automated platform where customers can create personalized products on Sticviews.com and printed

and shipped almost automatically for maximum efficiency. Social media and fully digital marketing strategy. Lead

company through all phases of a start up, and even achieved profitability. Sold company to partners.

Managing Director of IT, Ecommerce and Emarketing Accomplishments

Performed R&D to select the right vendors, tools and platforms to automate the modern print retail store

Prototype can test online printing platform integration

Innovated online design tools for stickers of any size, any shape that are custom cut on the fly

Develop user web site at http://www.sticviews.com/

Integrate Adobe printing platform tools to produce print ready files from web interface and custom cut

lines for laser cutters

Integrate UPS shipping API s and automate shipping and packaging configurations

Integrate custom merchant account services from YourPay, payment gateway

Implement online content management system for the web site and digital assets

Online marketing email marketing, social media (twitter, facebook, Linked In, Youtube).

Video Marketing developed over 40 online videos for marketing and customer services

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PPC, SEO, back linking, and article marketing for Search Engine Marketing campaigns

Blog create blog.sticviews.com with over 100 SEO optimized blog articles

Worked with investors to sell Sticviews

Venture Launch Partners, LLC, Dallas Texas. http://venturelaunchpartners.com/ July 2006 May 2010

Providing start up services and business plan execution. Specializing in ecommerce, social media and online

businesses. Launch 4 new companies to research and development and into market. Raised almost $1M in capital

funding. Provided consulting services to hotel, construction, printing, art, toy, and home d cor industries.

Managing Partner, eCommerce, Systems, and Social Media Accomplishments

Served in Officer Roles in 4 new start up corporations, most notably is http://sticviews.com/ custom

stickers and decals automated printing platform

Developed business plans and hands on start up services, office set up, operations, accounting

Branding, marketing, Public Relations

Raise capital with investors, angel investors, and venture capital markets

Lead digital eChannel sales and marketing channel development

Social media and ecommerce platform development

Manage a wide range of vendors, partners, and team members

Delivered over $2.5 Million in professional services consulting

Technical Lead for large Sharepoint Portal for Verizon Marketing Systems nation wide

Hang on through a recession and make it work anyway!

Marriott Architecture & Construction, Bethesda Maryland http://project.marriott.com/ April 2004 July 2006

This Division is responsible for the Product Design of all the Marriott portfolio of brands ranging from Courtyard to

Ritz-Carlton, and all 30 brands in between. New Build construction, Hotel renovations, and Property Improvement

Plans. Architecture, interior design, project management, civil engineering, and procurement processes.

Systems Program Manager Accomplishments

Planning and execution of enterprise solutions and custom tools to manage over $200 Billion in hotel real estate

assets. Managing over 2000 projects a year improving hotel facilities for hotel owners.

Division Process Re-engineering facilitated and managed a Division wide process streamlining and

consistency project across 4 Departments.

Applied consistent, streamlined processes to create CRM and PMO requirements, workflow, and roles

security

Implemented a 3 Division- wide Sieble CRM system for over 500 users, including reporting services

PMO implemented software tools, standard project plans, reporting, and project data, over 70

document templates, and 10 automated checklists. Workflow and email messaging design. The tool was

used to manage over 2000 projects a year. Project forecasting out 3 years.

Autodesk Buzzsaw Platform designed the roles, screens, folder structure, meta data, search, and

security, and interface screens and business process. Up to 5000 users sharing over 1 Million files across

6000 projects and 35 hotel brands.

PDF Custom Tools created a suite of 6 custom PDF dynamic forms that are powered by dynamic data

to automate business processes within and outside the company with vendors, partners, and franchisees.

PeopleSoft Platform integrated Division processes into a 10 module accounting and procurement and

vendor management solution.

Managed a team of over 10 specialist and delivered over $20 M in software systems

Marriott eCommerce, Marriott International, Inc., Bethesda Maryland February 2001 April 2004

Marriott is a Fortune 200 global hospitality company. eCommerce drives over $2 Billion in revenue annually,

maintains 35% growth, supports over 400,000 customers per day, and delivers solutions for all business units globally.

Project Management Office (PMO) Leader Accomplishments

Leadership and execution of best practices and innovative techniques for speed-to-market, efficiency, and

effective delivery. Led the business case, planning and implementation of a Project Management Office

responsible for a $20 Million dollar annual portfolio comprised of 7 programs, 300 projects and operations.

Applied Project Management Institute (PMI), Capability Maturity Model (CMM), and Organizational

Project Management Maturity Model (OPM3) to improve business performance.

Implemented PMO, and added program and portfolio processes and roles.

Status reporting and analysis of Portfolio schedule and priorities, program plans, and project delivery.

Includes financial, status, score card, issues, risks, and cost and schedule forecasts.

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Communication planning and processes between strategy council (portfolio), program teams, project

teams, business sponsors, and IT organization.

Created end-to-end product development process with the IT PMO. Comprehensive process, phases,

milestones, and deliverables.

Enterprise tools and vendor evaluation analysis, business case, cost estimates, and integration planning

for enterprise resource management (ERM) and enterprise portfolio management (EPM) tools.

PMI implemented standards, processes, and templates for business and IT departments.

Resource scheduling and management tools and processes for 200 resource matrix.

Requirements Management enterprise framework, process, plan, templates, and Rational tools.

Decision support pilot project to optimize delivery of a $30M eCommerce portfolio.

User-centered design innovative process, rollout, pilots, and team development.

Quality assurance created group and process for eCommerce product development and PMO.

Business process modeling developed over 70 business processes and rolled out new methodology.

Organizational transition plans, job description updates, and training plan development.

Rational Suite implementation Rose, RequisitPro, ClearCase, ClearQuest, TestManager.

Rapid development and prototyping advanced problem solving and teamwork. Pilot projects that

increased speed to market by 50% and increased efficiency by 100%.

Senior Program Manager Accomplishments

Manage and deliver over $7 million in eCommerce projects. Responsible for scope, requirements, schedule,

budget, quality, risk, and change management. Manage diverse teams up to 75 members including project

managers, interface design, usability, architecture, programming, business modeling, training and QA.

Business Program Manager for enterprise-wide web platform upgrade to Java, J2EE, UNIX, Web

Sphere, and Vignette content management system. Includes planning, analysis, design, content

conversion, training, workflow and business modeling, organizational changes, and executive reporting.

Project Manager for the Marriott.com re-design that integrated 32 separate web sites into a comprehensive

web portal with a consistent look and feel, and global navigation scheme. Pioneered a user-centered

design processes that included extensive customer research, user experience analysis and testing.

Reservations Program Manager for all on-line reservation systems upgrades resulting in industry-leading

functionality and revenue generating capabilities.

Leader of many new products, including air, car, and on-line hotel packages, wireless channel

development, B2B product line development, content management, use of Flash and liquid layout.

Iconixx Web Development, Inc., Bethesda Maryland August December 2000

Iconixx is a 550-person Internet integrator and services consulting firm for eCommerce web applications in telecom,

finance, insurance, and energy. Web development, technical solutions, and user-centered design.

Senior Project Manager

Delivered $1.1 million of eCommerce and Internet applications. Managed delivery through sales, contracting,

account management, P&L cost accounting, and closeout. Skilled in client relations, business development,

and proposal writing. Strong inter-personal, communications, and technical skills for client and team relations.

Accomplishments:

Rapid development of Internet Tutorial for mortgage lending applications on schedule and budget with

high client satisfaction with Fannie Mae. Led distributed team and managed client relations.

Delivered Washington Board of Trade site as regional commerce portal. Customized XML news feed

from Washingtonpost.com, market data integration, and live traffic.

Redesign Downtown DC business and commerce site. Managed project lifecycle for interface design,

information architecture, development, and testing.

Designed Skills Database, a custom Intranet application for resource management. Planning, lifecycle

management, use cases, technical requirements, interface design, and development.

Dewberry & Davis, Fairfax Virginia. http://dewberry.com/ March 1998 August 2000

The region s largest architecture and engineering firm and largest water resources firm in US. Specializing in Federal

contracting, engineering services, and program management. Program manager for 2 Federal contracts worth $225M.

Director of Information Technology

Managed IT operations for 200-person department. Life cycle management of all departmental software

applications, databases, servers, and 194 desktop systems. Sub-contractor management.

Accomplishments:

Managed all staff, budget, recruiting, training, and operations for the department.

Turned around and built up team to 6 IT professionals, led all staffing and recruiting activities.

Developed division-wide software development process for user needs assessment, functional and

programming requirements, interface design, testing, implementation, and documentation.

Bryce Finnerty, PMP, PE, CSM 972-***-**** abo8o7@r.postjobfree.com

Project Director for CHAMP (Coastal Hazard Analysis and Modeling Program). Implemented 35 screen

Windows application with 4 modules. Added GIS pre- and post-processors.

Engineering Program Director

Responsible for over 50 projects and 11 employees. Product development of work-flow automation and

process improvement. Program management, contract management, and regional business development.

Accomplishments:

Managed all deliverables, production, client relations, sub-contractors, and marketing for Region I (New

England) of the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) flood insurance program.

Program Manager for a contract task consisting of nearly 8,000 projects, worth over $5 million annually.

Leader and PM on $4 million GIS system for flood modeling and mapping, remote sensing, LIDAR

digital terrain modeling, GPS survey integration, and radar hydrology simulations.

Initiated and led Map Modernization automated GIS-based systems engineering program. Produced best

practices and piloted numerous product prototypes.

Designed open standards for engineering database for large Federal GIS system, consisting of over 140

relational data tables. Developed and implemented public web site supporting the federal standard.

Designed Project Management reporting application using data mining to integrate across platforms.

Special Projects Program Development

Founded and grew team to 8 engineers and IT professionals. Members led projects for web applications, GIS

software, technical training, databases design, and project management methodology and tools.

Accomplishments:

Managed more than 125 projects budgeted at over 25,000 hours and spanning several departments.

Conceptualized, marketed, and grew team scope. Planning, recruiting, staffing, training, and leadership.

First use of GIS systems in department for riverine and coastal engineering, modeling, and mapping.

Provided Internet services, web site authoring and hosting, and site server maintenance.

National Weather Service, Office of Hydrology, Silver Spring Maryland March 1994 March 1998

Innovative science, engineering, and research prototype systems for large Unix-based weather and flood forecasting

system. Rapid development of applications for forecasting and data visualization and analysis. Systems

programming.

Systems Engineer

Initiated, designed, and maintained 1500 page web site as Webmaster at Hydrologic Research Lab.

Developed software and architecture for distributed GIS modeling system. Published numerous papers.

Led systems integrations and software builds at field offices. Trained employees on Unix systems.

Freelance Programmer May 1988 March 1994

Programming, analysis, and IT support for numerous small business and companies including SE Computers,

Colorado and National Fish and Wildlife Service, Colorado. Programming in C, FORTRAN, data processing, DOS,

and windows, and GIS Esri.

PROFESSIONAL LICENSES and ACTIVITIES

Project Management Professional (PMP) Certification

Project Management Institute (PMI), Member

Professional Engineer (PE) License, Virginia

Reviewer, American Society of Civil Engineering (ASCE) Journal of Hydrologic Engineering, Journal of

Hydrology, and Water Resources Research publications

AWARDS

Letter of Commendation, Marriott International, 2003, personal letter from President and CEO of Marriott for

Dedication and Leadership on the Internet Platform Upgrade Project.

Marriott eCommerce Commendation, Marriott International, 2003, recognition of outstanding performance

and leadership in user-centered design for the redesign of Marriott.com.

Technology Achievement Award, Dewberry & Davis, 1999, for CHAMP (coastal hazard analysis and mapping

program) software application.

Best Research Paper Award, 1997, ASCE Water Resources Division, Journal of Irrigation and Drainage

Engineering, May/June 1996 CO2 and Temperature Effects on Evapotranspiration and Irrigated Agriculture.

EDUCATION

Bryce Finnerty, PMP, PE, CSM 972-***-**** abo8o7@r.postjobfree.com

M.S. in Civil Engineering Program, 1994. Colorado State University, Fort Collins, Colorado

Thesis software development, Freelance programming projects, and Graduate Research Assistant.

B.S. in Systems Engineering, 1988, with Honors. The University of Virginia, Charlottesville, Virginia

COMPUTER SKILLS

Skilled at understanding complex technical solutions across a wide array of platforms and vertical markets. Innovative

use and delivery of technology for management, software, hardware, and programming over the past 20 years.

Software Skills: Sharepoint, Autodesk Buzzsaw, Autodesk Revit, WordPress, Joomla, Magento, Google Analytics,

SEO Power Suite, MS Project, OPM3, CMM, PlanView, Primavera, Expert Choice, PMI Process Framework,

Mercury Portfolio Manager, Siebel, Primavera, MS Project Server, Vignette 7, Rational Suite, Visio, Linkbot,

Geographic Information Systems ArcView/INFO, Access, Office Suite, Illustrator, Photoshop, Adobe Suite, and

others.

SERVICE PROJECTS

I believe in using my gifts and abilities to serve others at work, home, in the community, and globally. I have helped

or currently serve in the following organizations.

International Missions Program Grace Community Church, Plano Texas. Assist with the development of

the decision framework for planning and optimizing international missions program and projects in Haiti,

Philippines, Uganda, Nigeria, South Africa, Mexico, and others.

Foundations of Grace Micro Loans (http://foundationsofgrace.org/). Director of Operations. Provided the

start up planning services, branding, web site, print collateral, and work with entrepreneurs from Dallas, and

many contries to give loans and mentor entrepreneurs.

Changing the Face of Christianity (http://changingthefaceofchristianity.com/) Board Member. Helped

provide start up services for branding, web/blogging site development and optimization, and 3 year planning

services.

Fences for Orphans/Matrix Ministries (http://fencesfororphans.org/) created SEO optimized lead generation

web site to drive sales. Maintain web site. Developed marketing and blogging and SEO strategy.

Engage Hope Frisco Texas (http://engagehope.org/). Provide technology planning, process engineering, 3

year planning, and project management and IT support for email, web, file servers, and mobile access to systems

and data globally.



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