Gerald E Wood - Resume

Gerald E. Wood

7778 Harbor Lane

Denver, NC 28037

704.453.3237 (m) - 704.483.9253 (h)

Sr. Architect / Project Manager – Information Technology

Professional Summary

Experienced Information Technology (IT) professional with a distinguished career delivering technology initiatives providing increased Return on Investment (ROI). Accomplishments include - overall reductions of $100+ million in expenses annually, reduction of development lifecycle through adoption of Service Oriented Architecture (SOA) and other development best practices, organization wide adoption of change processes, and compliance with various auditing requirements including Sarbanes Oxley (SOX) and Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA).

Core Competencies

Project Management · Systems Architecture & Design · Data Integrity & Business Continuity · Technical Process Improvements · Service Oriented Architecture · Vendor Management · Resource Allocation · Innovation · Team Development & Management · Diverse Technology Integration · Process Design

Technology DNA

Platforms: Wintel, Unix, Linux

Data Repositories: SQL Server 2000 / 2005, Oracle (7.x, 8.x, 9i, 10g), IBM DB2, Microsoft Access

Development Tools: Microsoft Visual Studio .net, Borland JBuilder, IBM WSAD, IBM MQ, Websphere

Design Tools: Microsoft Visio, Erwin, Toad

Configuration Management Tools: Microsoft Visual Source Safe, Changeman DS

Languages: C#.net, ASP.net, VB.net, C, C++, Java (JSP, Servlets, Struts), Perl, PHP, Web 1.0 Technologies (HTML, ASP, Javascript, DHTML, CSS, etc), Web 2.0 Technologies (AJAX, Web Services, XML, etc)

Professional Experience

Bank of America – Charlotte, NC (August 2001 – Present)

Financial Services Company with $2.72 trillion in assets and over 59 million accounts

VP - Sr. Architect / Team Manager

Subject Matter Expert (SME) involved in the integration of legacy financial industry technology with Check 21 technology and processes. Complete design and build of more than 4 instances of technology architecture required to facilitate rapid growth. Continually monitor and assess capacity requirements and align to strategic architecture requirements. Also responsible for transition related initiatives and the integration of other financial institutions’ technology with Check 21 technology and process. Handle all estimation and resource planning for entire Check 21 technology team. Leading integration team using Six Sigma Change Process – Define, Measure, Analyze, Improve and Control (DMAIC).

Key Accomplishments

· Overall cost savings of $150+ million in annual expenses

· Processed over 180 million image eligible items totaling $180 billion throughout 2008

· Reduction of Total Cost of Ownership (TCO) by 5 – 10%

· Project resource allocation variance of only 1% for all initiatives within 2008

· Key technical process improvements

· Technology implemented has assisted Bank of America in clearing over 70% of all checks as images – currently more than any other bank

· Deployment of Remote Deposit Service (RDS) web based deposit solution for corporate clients

· Successfully led integration projects for US Trust and LaSalle Bank, N.A. deposit systems with image enabled processes within Bank of America – estimated annual savings of $10 million

· Increased associate satisfaction scores by more than 10%

· Managing resource allocations to within +/- 1% variance

VP - Sr. Architect / Team Manager

Facilitated various project management duties within the Image Delivery Solutions organization. Areas of expertise include associate management and development of project processes being utilized throughout the enterprise. Led team using Six Sigma Change Process – Define, Measure, Analyze, Improve and Control (DMAIC).

Key Accomplishments

· Reduction of Total Cost of Ownership (TCO) by 25% through server consolidations and architectural analysis

· Resource allocation variance of only 5% for all efforts – including base support

· Adoption of Service Oriented Architecture (SOA) through the use of Web Services

· Development of Service Request and Change Request process for entire organization

VP - Systems Engineer - Architecture Analyst

Ensured overall technology architecture designs, database designs and application designs within Lockbox Technology organization were adequate to meet current and future capacities and needs. Primary IT project lead for transition for Lockbox Technology.

Key Accomplishments

· Defined and implemented software development lifecycle process improvements for Image Delivery team

· Key resource for data center consolidation initiatives as part of transition team

· Created enterprise standard for business continuity utilizing multiple production swim lane approach through highly distributed architecture

Senior Applications Developer

Led design and development of large intranet based business applications, using various technologies. Overall database design and engineering including database administrator functions. Utilized Service Oriented design and development practices to ensure integration and re-usability.

Key Accomplishments

· Successful migration of all wholesale lockbox systems to intranet based billing and management reporting system

· System contained upwards of 600 million records with application response times within 3 seconds in 99% of cases.

· Reduced total resource (FTE) effort for monthly billing by over 33%

· Reduced total process time for billing processes by 95%

· Adoption of Six Sigma Change Process (DMAIC)

· Software Engineering Institute (SEI) – Capabilities Maturity Model (CMM) Level 2 Certification

Compuware Corporation – Charlotte, NC (August 1999 – August 2001)

IT Professional Services Company serving 92% of Fortune 50 companies

Consultant – Bank of America – Lockbox Systems

Development of Lockbox Control Center application used by all Wholesale Lockbox Systems throughout Bank of America for management reporting as well as standardized billing processes. Integration of system with various billing systems throughout Bank of America.

Key Accomplishments

· Completed multi-phase project rollouts – including entire new web interface that utilized object oriented web development practices

· Decreased time to market of development efforts by 30% utilizing Rapid Application Development best practices and Agile Software Development methodologies.

DIMAC Direct – Bridgeton, MO (1997 – 1999)

Lead Architect and Developer / Team Manager

Project lead over a development staff that was responsible for intranet and internet business applications. Applications were used by various business partners within the organization to manage job flow of marketing campaigns for large corporate clients. Web portal was developed for large corporate clients to be able to interact and provide signoffs, mock ups, etc for various stages of marketing campaigns. Integration Wintel platforms with mainframe as well as high speed mainframe based printing systems, providing a means for non-programming staff to design and build marketing materials for presentment.

Maritz Corporation – Fenton, MO (1996)

Performance Analyst

Integration of data from various VRU systems with Wintel based reporting systems using Office Automation and Microsoft Office. Used various VB and Visual C++ Automation routines to meet business intelligence requirements and to systematically analyze data and report discrepancies. Data integration between wireless sales and fulfillment system and client (AT&T Wireless) systems utilizing industry standard integration techniques.

Edward Jones & Co. – Maryland Heights, MO (1995 – 1996)

Senior Complex Processor

Analyzed various system enhancements and determined feasibility. Created various reporting mechanisms for securities tracking.

Education

Bachelor of Science (BS), Business Administration

Specializations in Finance and Management Information Systems (MIS)

Southern Illinois University at Edwardsville

Edwardsville, IL