Lisa M Donovan
lisa@ldonovan.com

2008 Brief

Summary

19 years of management experience:
- 10 years technical project management experience.
- Team Lead and/or contributing member of a team.
- 11 years in software development/high-tech industry.
- 11 years in web, e-mail and database technologies.
- 10 years marketing experience.

Experience in:
- Oracle Database Administration and development tools.
- Oracle 8i & Oracle 9iAS Portal.
- Structured methodologies of software development.

Proficient in bridging the gap between business and technology issues with management and developers.

Experience
University Corporation for Atmospheric Research - Technical Project Manager
October 2004 – Present
 - Lead full development lifecycle of organization-wide (1400 users) IT programs.
 - Key member of Project Management Office leading strategic direction, process and tool implementation for PMO activities.

StorageTek via Volt - Database Administrator, Project Manager
October 2003 – October 2004
 - Manage integrity and structure of centralized Marketing database.
 - Consult as Marketing Team database advisor, project manager and administrator for all projects related to department data.

IBM via CDI - Technical Project Manager
September 2002 – September 2003
 - Team Lead of 11 Project Managers.
 - Managed multiple international and domestic software development projects from engagement to release.

MessageMedia/DoubleClick - Manager of Client Applications, Technical Project Manager
September 1998 – January 2002
 - Managed department of 8 application developers.
 - Managed 2-3 concurrent software development projects from requirements phase to release of the product.

Regis University - Lead Junior Oracle Database Administrator
July 2001 – December 2001
 - Maintained multiple instances of Oracle 8i database on a wide area network (WAN).

Norlarco Credit Union – Business Development Coordinator
October 1994 – September 1998
 - Solicited new business and oversaw Credit Union event that generated over $2 million in loan revenue.

Fort Collins Marriott – Banquets Manager
March 1994 – October 1994
 - Managed department of 40 banquet employees.

Holiday Inn University Center/Cabot Lodge - Convention Services Director, Front Office Supervisor
August 1989 – January 1994
 - Sold hotel meeting space to accommodate up to 900 guests and coordinated all details of functions with staff.
 - Supervised all shifts and activities of 12 Front Office employees.

Skills

Management – Project Management – DBA – Marketing – B2B – Leadership - Communication – Writing

- Agile and traditional development methodologies including SCRUM, XP, RAD, waterfall.

- Unix, Java, SQL, PL/SQL, HTML, XML, JavaScript, MS Project, MS FrontPage, Visio, MS Office Suite (Word, PowerPoint, Excel), Adobe PageMaker, Adobe Photoshop, Oracle 8i, Oracle9iAS Portal, Oracle Forms6i, SQL Server, MS Access, Brio Reports, Windows 98/NT/2000, Solaris.

Education

M.S. Computer Information Systems
Emphasis in Database Technologies
Regis University, May 2002

B.S. Marketing
Minors in English (Writing) and Psychology
The Florida State University, December 1991

 - 2001, Lead DBA in Database Administrator Practicum
- 2000, AMA Project Management Certification 
- 1999, Microsoft Project 98 Certification
- 1998, MSEC Communication Excellence

Resume available for more detailed experience and qualifications

 

Key Words
- 8i
- 9iAS
- Agile Methodologies
- Analysis
- Application Development
- B2B
- Budget
- CIS
- Communication
- Computer Information Systems
- Consultation
- Cross-Functional Teams
- Database
- DBA
- Design
- Detail Oriented
- Driven		 - Email
- Fast-paced
- Implementation
- Internet
- Leader
- Life Cycle
- Management
- Marketing
- Master's
- MS Project
- MSCIS
- Oracle PL/SQL
- Portal
- Product Release
- Professional
- Project Management
- Requirements		 - SCRUM
- SDLC
- Self-Directed
- Software Department Management
- Software Development Processes
- Solaris
- SQL
- Structured Project Management Methodologies
- Team Player
- Technology
- Web
- Windows
- Work Ethic
- Xtreme Programming
 

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