Profile of Greg Corbin Project Manager, Business Analyst, Business Intelligence

Greg Corbin ( Available )

Cary, NC - 27518 USA

Expertise :	Project Manager, Business Analyst, Business Intelligence
Status :	Citizen
Job Type :	All -
Position :

I'm an IT professional with over 25 years experience in the fields of software development, business analysis and project management. I've also line managed an international technology services team supporting multiple data warehouses and 20+ application servers for our division. I am a PMP, ITIL foundation certified and have a Six Sigma green belt. A highlight of my experience centers on relationship management, process improvement and the ability to get work done through team work.

Resume

About Me

Objective

Work on medium to large IT projects or Business Intelligence Implementation contracts.

Summary
Accomplished IT Project and Service Manager offering proven strengths in people management, technical support services management, Oracle database management, system migration, process automation and network architecture development. Proven track record of leading teams in the successful development and implementation of software tools and infrastructure enhancements that drive productivity, system availability, executive decision-making and organizational restructuring .I m a PMP, 6 Sigma Green Belt and ITIL Certified. Specific Qualifications include : Project/Program Management
IT Systems Lifecycle Management PMBOK
People Management
6 Sigma Methodologies for Process Improvement
International or Global Infrastructure Support
Application and System Infrastructure Support Unix, Web Sphere, Apache, Hyperion and Intel Servers
Change, Risk, Quality and Configuration management.
Customer Relationship Management
Communications Management
Business Intelligence Reporting

Employment

January, 2007 - August, 2007
Project Manager / Product Analyst

GLAXOSMITHKLINE , PLC

After divisional reorganization, I was assigned to lead a special project to identify the department s support documentation gaps for the 100+ applications. Established project plan, Interviewed product analysts, business analysts and project managers, documented findings and reviewed document sampling for fit for purpose. Presented results to senior management and proposed actions for improvement. Proposals were approved and implemented by IT management team. Created Excel spreadsheet to capture interview results and present graphical findings. Tools utilized : Excel, PowerPoint, Project and Documentum

January, 2006 - December, 2006
Interim Head of R and D Global Project Management or Program Management 2006 Handpicked to manage a global team of 7 technical support personnel and 3 product support analysts charged with maintaining and improving services for information warehouses and applications for 50+ products. Our team provided development and technical consulting for the department s new product development. Products included ; Essbase Financial Reporting, Effort Tracking System, Facility Center Management system and R and D people management system. Tools utilized : Excel, PowerPoint, Project, Remedy, custom online performance development system. Managed a program of R and D Finance, Drug Development projects that my team were assigned Sustained and improved service during period of significant corporate reorganization Performed resource management as staff was assigned to cross functional tasks Performed performance planning, reviews and mentoring

GlaxoSmithKline

Interim Head of R and D Global Project Management or Program Management 2006 Handpicked to manage a global team of 7 technical support personnel and 3 product support analysts charged with maintaining and improving services for information warehouses and applications for 50+ products. Our team provided development and technical consulting for the department s new product development. Products included ; Essbase Financial Reporting, Effort Tracking System, Facility Center Management system and R and D people management system. Tools utilized : Excel, PowerPoint, Project, Remedy, custom online performance development system. Managed a program of R and D Finance, Drug Development projects that my team were assigned Sustained and improved service during period of significant corporate reorganization Performed resource management as staff was assigned to cross functional tasks Performed performance planning, reviews and mentoring

2001 - 2006

Head of Technology Services

Directed a global team of 8 technical analysts charged with delivering technical or operational support for the infrastructure of the Business Operations IT department in R and D IT. Group managed 2 enterprise finance and project management information warehouses, over 50 databases and provided resources to support the development of new technical solutions. Tools utilized : Excel, Project, PowerPoint, Java, Business Objects, XML, .Net
Line managed team and multiple projects to which they were assigned
Member of Business Systems Delivery and Support group management team
Performed performance plans, reviews and individual performance improvement plans for at risk employees.
Our team achieved a 40% improvement in availability of the custom data warehouse which reconciled and exported critical information to Technology Services and R and D departments.
Managed and improved the availability of 100+ Java, third party and .Net applications running on Technology Services infrastructure.
Managed project to test IT and business applications prior to migration from Windows NT to XP migrated 150 applications with no disruption to critical business processes.

1994 - 2001
Business Focus Analyst

Project Manager or GlaxoWellcome

Led the design and support of applications for the World Wide Project Management department WWPP consisting of 100 employees supporting over 100 drug development projects operating in 4 countries. Supervised 2 contractors and 2 fulltime employees. Tools utilized : Project, ASP, ColdFusion, Toad, PowerBuilder, Business Objects, .Net and Oracle ETL tools.
Managed team in the development of an application to capture high-level drug development plans and generate graphical network diagrams for use in drug development project team meetings and presentations Application implemented and migrated to the new GlaxoSmithKline Company.
Wrote application to assist the drug development project management group in managing their project portfolio. This application was critical in gathering information to assist management in determining which R and D programs were selected for the next development phase.

Supported the deployment of a resource tracking and forecasting system in the US and coordinated the certification of worldwide project planning applications for Y2K.
Developed and reported business information using business intelligence tools Business Objects

1988 - 1994
Programmer

Systems Analyst or Burroughs Wellcome

Played a critical role in developing R and D IT applications. Conducted business analysis, application design and development, network architecture development and database replication design or implementation. Progressed into a project management role, leading a team of 6 senior analysts, developers and technical writers.
Managed the successful development and delivery of a clinical tracking application that was 1 of a small number of applications selected for continued use following the merger of BURROUGHS WELLCOME and GLAXO INC
Selected to co-lead the development of the second release of the company s medical grants system. Converted system from Excel or Object Vision to a Powerbuilder client or server application, delivering system in 3 weeks of scheduled date despite numerous infrastructure obstacles.
Co-developed an interim system to establish a central repository for the collection of clinical trial funding requests and budgets ; led team of 3 in the development of major enhancements to the original Planning And Tracking System PTS, a Regional Monitor Tracking System RMTS that automated standard forms used for capturing clinical trial data this was 1 of our first client/server initiatives.

1986 - 1988
Consultant

Research Triangle Park , NC

Contracted to BURROUGHS WELLCOME to support and enhance various research and development projects for the R and D Computing department. Successfully deployed RDM clinical development and regional monitoring applications using legacy mainframe development tools PL/1 and INQUIRE.
Successfully completed an assignment to maintain plant business operations SAS graph reports for Carolina Power and Light.

Worked as a Senior Analyst on management, accounting, distribution and sales systems for Union Carbide Corporation UCC, UCC is a current subsidiary of Dow Chemical with over $11 billion in sales and 11000+ employees. Key highlights include : Selected and implemented division-wide accounting system for latex division.

Using SAS, designed and developed a customized project management system that tracked IT work required to support the business decision to break up Chemical and Plastics into 9 separate functional divisions.

Masters Certificate in Project Management, ESI AND GEORGE WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY 2004
Bachelor of Science in Business Management concentration in accounting, WEST VIRGINIA STATE UNIVERSITY
Associate of Science in Computer Science, WESTVIRGINIA STATE UNIVERSITY

PMP 2008 ? 6 Sigma Green Belt 2006 ? ITIL Certification 2006

Member, National PROJECT MANAGEMENT INSTITUTE, NC PMI CHAPTER

TECHNICAL PROFICIENCIES
Platforms or OS : All Microsoft Windows environments, IBM VM 360/370 Mainframe
Software or Tools : SQL, Office Suite, Project, Business Objects, Oracle, TOAD, .NET, Java, Chameleon, Remedy, Site Scope, Inquire, PowerBuilder
Languages : Excel macros, ASP, Cold Fusion, PL/1
Hardware : IBM, Sun and HP servers, Intel machines
Functions Supported
R and D Finance, Global Project Management, Business Development, Legal and HR, Chemical Development, Research Scientists

Education

Masters Certificate in Project Management , ESI AND GEORGE WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY 2004

Bachelor of Science in Business Management concentration in accounting , WEST VIRGINIA STATE UNIVERSITY

Associate of Science in Computer Science , WESTVIRGINIA STATE UNIVERSITY

Training
Hobbies :
Family , Computing , Bowling league president , Golf , Tennis
GREGORY CORBIN