Gerard S. Lucarelli Jr.
Information Technology Consultant
Information Technology Consultant
Contact
Mobile 412-334-4855Email jerry.lucarelli@lcisoft.com
Contents
- Introduction
- Project Experience
- Knowledge and Skills
- Service and Memberships
- Professional Development
- Employment History
- Education
- References
- Frequently Asked Questions
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Jerry Lucarelli
Information Technology Consultant
Introduction
I am an Information Technology Consultant with more than 15 years of IT project experience. Operating primarily in Western Pennsylvania and the North East United States, I provide a range of IT consulting and technical services to the engineering, manufacturing, professional services, higher education and energy industries. I regularly assume project leadership and execution roles in the planning, management and development of Information Technology infrastructure and information systems development projects. I focus on learning the client's business and processes, understanding their needs and requirements, assessing their resources and constraints, and help the client set expectations through effective communication, project planning and iterative execution. My project leadership experience includes identifying, documenting and managing project requirements, budgets, resources, schedules, risks, and identifying and mitigating project "show stoppers" throughout the project lifecycle. My project execution experience includes software engineering and development skills primarily using Microsoft technologies. I have participated at all levels and roles in the software development lifecycle of mission critical information systems and technologies for numerous platforms, applications and industries.I earned a Bachelor of Science Degree in Computer Science with an emphasis in Digital Electronics and Instrumentation from the University of Wisconsin, Oshkosh, Wisconsin, in 1991 and an Associate in Specialized Technology Degree in Computer Graphics from Pittsburgh Technical Institute, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, in 1985. I am currently a member of the University of Wisconsin, Oshkosh, Computer Science Department Alumni Advisory Board, a member of several Alumni Advisory Boards at Pittsburgh Technical Institute, and formerly an advisor to the Community College of Beaver County Information Technology Steering Committee.
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Project Experience
Since I began consulting in 1995, I have completed more than 130 projects for over 65 organizations. The list below displays descriptions of selected projects since 2004 and includes the project client, title and start date.Confidential Client - Retail Energy Provider
LDC Account Wellness Reports Development, December 2006
As Business Analyst and Developer, developed a data acquisition, analysis and reporting system that enabled the client to identify LDC accounts that were deficient in usage for pricing and billing activities. The system was used by Managers and Data Analysts to prioritize and expedite the process of requesting, acquiring and validating missing usage.
Confidential Client - Retail Energy Provider
Commission System, Customer Advance Program Development, November 2006
As Business Analyst and Developer, developed Commission System business processes and software enhancements that enabled the client to calculate and recover full and partial previously paid upfront commission payments when customers and/or accounts dropped from service.
Confidential Client - Retail Energy Provider
Commission System, 2007 Commission Plan Development, October 2006
As Business Analyst and Developer, developed Commission System business processes and software enhancements that enabled the client to calculate and disburse commission payments to sales resources based on the client's 2007 sales incentive plan.
Willman & Arnold, LLP
Microsoft SQL Server/Excel Integration Development, October 2006
As Business Analyst and Developer, developed business processes and software tools that enabled the client to apply mass updates to their Plaintiff database system, which eliminated the need for manual data entry.
Confidential Client - Retail Energy Provider
Deaggregation Web Service System Development, September 2006
As Developer, developed an internal EDI web service application that enabled the client to internally deaggregate usage summary meter read files into 867 hourly interval usage files. The successful deployment of this web service allowed the client to perform deaggregation in-house and eliminate the need for external services, which resulted in a significant savings of monthly EDI processing costs.
Confidential Client - Retail Energy Provider
EDI Operations Analysis, August 2006
As Business Analyst, developed process maps, UML diagrams and documentation that the client used for operational analysis, and planning EDI automation and improvement projects. The documentation was also included in requests for proposals.
Confidential Client - Tooling, Engineered Components and Advanced Materials Supplier
Performance Metrics Data Collection and Reporting System Development, May 2006
As Business Analyst and Developer, developed business processes and software tools that enabled the client to collect, consolidate and analyze production goals and metrics from approximately 20 facilities.
Confidential Client - Retail Energy Provider
Commission System, Enhancements Development, May 2006
As Business Analyst and Developer, developed several Commission System business process and software enhancements that enabled the client to reduce and automate manual data entry activities resulting in decreased costs and increased data accuracy. The enhancements integrated with several other client systems (e.g. pricing system, billing system, data warehouse, etc.).
Confidential Client - Retail Energy Provider
Commission System, Assessment, April 2006
As Business Analyst, developed a detailed commission system assessment that presented several opportunities for productivity improvement and cost reduction, which enabled the client to prioritize and schedule limited IT resources for commission system and other IT projects.
DTE Energy Services
Database and Report System Development, March 2006
As Business Analyst and Developer, developed a data acquisition, analysis and reporting system for the client at their General Motors Lordstown Facility, Power House West operations. The client had operational needs and contractual requirements to analyze and report the energy usage and process efficiencies of certain equipment and systems used in providing services to General Motors.
Confidential Client - Retail Energy Provider
Commission System, 2006 Commission Plan Development, January 2006
As Business Analyst and Developer, developed Commission System business processes and software enhancements that enabled the client to calculate and disburse commission payments to sales resources based on the client's 2006 sales incentive plan.
Confidential Client - Higher Education Institution
Database and Report System Development, January 2006
As Business Analyst and Developer, developed numerous database programs and reports as enhancements to the client's enterprise business system.
Confidential Client - Higher Education Institution
Network/Email Migration Proposal Assessment, November 2005
As Consultant, provided expert evaluation of several vendor proposals for large scale IT projects to be outsourced by the client.
Confidential Client - Retail Energy Provider
Savings Analysis System, Business Requirements Development, October 2005
As Business Analyst, developed business requirements documentation for a savings analysis system that enabled the client to document and evaluate their need for such a system, and prioritize relative to other business and IT projects with limited resources.
Houston Harbaugh, P.C.
Microsoft Word Document Conversion Automation Development, August 2005
As Business Analyst and Developer, developed a software application that enabled the client to bulk process Microsoft Office files that required template file references to be edited since the client had renamed its network servers.
Confidential Client - Retail Energy Provider
Pricing System, Business Requirements Development, August 2005
As Business Analyst, developed business requirements documentation for a pricing algorithm to be implemented in an existing pricing system that enabled the client to document and evaluate their need for such an algorithm, and prioritize relative to other business and IT projects with limited resources.
Cannon USA, Inc.
Trial Balance Conversion Development, June 2005
As Business Analyst and Developer, developed a software program that enabled the client to convert files exported from its enterprise business system to a format compatible with the client's home office enterprise business system.
McAllister Mills, Inc.
Website Development, May 2005
As Developer, developed web page content and functionality for client's public web site.
Confidential Client - Retail Energy Provider
Pricing System, Analysis, May 2005
As Business Analyst, worked closely with executive management to develop documentation that identified current pricing methodologies. The documentation included strengths and weaknesses with example calculations and supporting materials. The client used the documentation as the basis for future changes and improvements.
Pittsburgh Technical Institute
Computer Aided Drafting Alumni Advisory Board, May 2005
As Board member, participate on an on-going basis in discussions and evaluations of the school's education and job placement programs.
University of Wisconsin
Computer Science Department Alumni Advisory Board, April 2005
As Board member, participate in discussions and evaluations of the department's education and job placement programs, and assist with writing assessment reports as part of maintaining ABET accreditation.
Confidential Client - Higher Education Institution
IT Infrastructure Restructuring Plan Development, March 2005
As Consultant, developed detailed IT infrastructure strategic plans to assist the organization in completing the technical and culture migration from a mainframe environment to PC-based environment.
Confidential Client - Higher Education Institution
IT Projects Performance Metrics Data Collection and Report Development, March 2005
As Business Analyst and Developer, developed a data acquisition, analysis and reporting system to manage, track and measure IT project metrics.
Confidential Client - Higher Education Institution
Network Backup Operations Documentation Development, March 2005
As Business Analyst, developed detailed documentation of the organization's current network storage and backup strategy.
Confidential Client - Higher Education Institution
Jenzabar Disaster Recovery Plan Development, March 2005
As Business Analyst, developed and tested detailed disaster recovery plans for the organization's Jenzabar enterprise system.
Confidential Client - Higher Education Institution
IT End-User Customer Satisfaction Survey Implementation, February 2005
As Consultant, developed and administered an IT end-user customer satisfaction survey to identify organizational needs and measure user expectations.
Confidential Client - Higher Education Institution
Blackboard Upgrade Proposal Assessment, February 2005
As Consultant, provided expert evaluation of vendor proposal for large system upgrade.
Confidential Client - Higher Education Institution
Vice President of Information Technology Search and Selection, February 2005
As Consultant, assisted the organization in recruiting a VP of Information Technology, which included: writing the job description, assisting with the content of advertisements, interviewing candidates, developing candidate questionnaires and transitioning the selected candidate into the new position.
Confidential Client - Higher Education Institution
IT Systems Performance Metrics Data Collection and Report Development, February 2005
As Business Analyst and Developer, developed a data acquisition, analysis and reporting system to manage, track and measure selected IT systems metrics.
Willman & Arnold, LLP
Plaintiff Management System, .NET Migration Development, December 2004
As Business Analyst and Developer, developed a three-tier web based application that enabled the client to manage Case and Plaintiff records and store in a central repository.
Flying Cycles, LLC
Website Development, December 2004
As Developer, developed web page content and functionality for client's public web site.
Confidential Client - Housing and Community Development Funding Services
Database and Report System Development, September 2004
As Business Analyst and Developer, provide database and report development and training.
Confidential Client - Property Management and Tenant Representation Services
Database and Report System Development, September 2004
As Business Analyst and Developer, provided database and report development and training.
Confidential Client - Higher Education Institution
IT Personnel Capability Assessment and Training Plan Development, August 2004
As Consultant, conducted a detailed assessment of the organization's IT personnel and developed customized training and professional development plans based on each individual's background and the organization's objectives.
Confidential Client - Higher Education Institution
IT Steering Committee Charter Development, August 2004
As Consultant, developed a charter document for the organization's first IT Steering Committee.
Confidential Client - Higher Education Institution
Blackboard Disaster Recovery Plan Development, August 2004
As Business Analyst, developed and tested detailed disaster recovery plans for the organization's Blackboard distance learning system.
Confidential Client - Higher Education Institution
IT Organization and Job Description Development, August 2004
As Consultant, developed a detailed framework and plan which identified an IT organization hierarchy and structure.
Confidential Client - Coal Mining and Energy Resources Group
IT Infrastructure Assessment, August 2004
As Consultant, conducted a complete review of all IT operations including assessment of vendors.
Confidential Client - Higher Education Institution
IT Infrastructure Assessment, June 2004
As Consultant, conducted a complete review of all IT operations within the organization.
Confidential Client - Higher Education Institution
IT Infrastructure Assessment, February 2004
As Consultant, conducted an IT infrastructure review for the Senior Vice Chancellor of the Schools of the Health Sciences. At the time of the project, the Schools of the Health Sciences included the Health Sciences Library System, School of Dental, School of Health and Rehabilitation Sciences, School of Medicine, School of Nursing, School of Pharmacy and the Graduate School of Public Health. The objective of the project was to review the resources and systems that the Health Sciences had invested in its IT infrastructure and to determine how to reorganize the infrastructure in a way to more effectively and efficiently serve the mission of the Health Sciences. The project consisted of three phases: data collection, analysis and recommendation. During the data collection phase, I developed, distributed and recorded IT questionnaires, and conducted over 90 personal interviews with over 40 IT managers and staff members. The analysis phase of the project included querying, verification, and analysis of the available personnel, data and documentation. The most significant aspects of the Health Sciences IT infrastructure were investigated, including: desktop services; network and data center services; and application development and management services. Each area was broken down and analyzed further into people, processes and technology. The final phase of the project required the development and documentation of recommendations on the Health Sciences IT infrastructure. The recommendations were submitted to the Senior Vice Chancellor and provided guidance on how the Health Sciences could reorganize and deploy their mission-critical IT assets to better support the mission of the Health Sciences.
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Knowledge and Skills
Computer Programming and Software EngineeringApplication and Web Development
- Microsoft .NET Framework: ASP.NET, C#.NET, VB.NET, ADO.NET, XML, Visual Source Safe, Visual Studio.NET 2003 and Visual Studio 2005
- HTML/DHTML/XHTML, CSS, JavaScript, Active Server Pages and Java Server Pages
- Visual Basic 6, Visual Basic for Applications, Visual Basic Script, Windows Scripting, DAO, RDO, ADO and Visual Studio 6
- DLL, COM, ActiveX and Web Service development
- C, Java, Eclipse, Oracle9i JDeveloper, AutoLISP, FORTRAN, COBOL, Pascal and IBM PC Assembly Language
- Platforms: Microsoft SQL Server, Oracle, Pervasive, Microsoft Access and R:Base
- Programming: SQL (Structured Query Language), Microsoft SQL Server T-SQL and Oracle PL/SQL
- Process Control and Industrial Automation: National Instruments LabWindows/CVI, Intellution Fix, Intellution EDA Tool Kit, WinCC and Cimplicity SCADA (supervisory control and data acquisition) systems.
- Microsoft Office and Document Automation using Visual Basic for Applications: Microsoft Word, Excel and Access, Autodesk AutoCAD and Golden Software Surfer 8
- Report Development: Crystal Reports, InfoMaker and Microsoft Access
- Experienced in all phases and roles (e.g. Project Manager, Business Analyst, Developer, Tester, etc.) of waterfall and iterative (e.g. RUP, Agile, etc.) software development lifecycles including: determining feasibility; developing requirements and specifications; developing prototypes; project planning and management; performing construction and detailed programming; unit, system and integration testing; deployment, maintenance and support.
- Tools: UML, Microsoft Project, Visio and Visual Source Safe
Information Technology Assessment, Planning and Management Consulting
Infrastructure Assessment, Planning and Management
- Business process analysis and information systems requirements and specifications development.
- IT infrastructure people, process and technology resource allocation and effectiveness assessment and planning.
- IT personnel role and skill assessment, and training plan development.
- IT infrastructure security vulnerability assessment and mitigation plan development.
- IT project planning, tracking and key performance indicators assessment.
- Disaster recovery analysis, planning, development and testing.
- IT infrastructure organizational and job description development.
Service and Memberships
Pittsburgh Technical Institute, Oakdale, PennsylvaniaInformation Technology Network Administration and Computer Programming Alumni Advisory Board, October 2004-Present
Pittsburgh Technical Institute, Oakdale, Pennsylvania
Computer Aided Drafting Alumni Advisory Board, October 2004-Present
Association for Computing Machinery
Professional Membership, December 2004-Present
University of Wisconsin, Oshkosh, Wisconsin
Computer Science Department Alumni Advisory Board, October 2004-Present
Community College of Beaver County, Monaca, Pennsylvania
Information Technology Steering Committee Advisor, August 2004-November 2005
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Professional Development
I have completed many business and technical professional development opportunities which, at the time of their availability, were of personal interest to me or relevant to project work or deliverables.Resources Global Professionals, Inc., Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Project Management Training (2 CPE credits), April 2007
Pittsburgh Technical Institute, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Flash ActionScript (1.5 CEU credits), April 2007
Pittsburgh Technical Institute, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Computer Programming: Java (2 CEU credits), March 2006
Resources Global Professionals, Inc., Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
SOX 301 - Section 404 Scoping and Planning (2 CPE credits), January 2006
Resources Global Professionals, Inc., Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
POL 202 - Level 3 PolicyIQ Training (2 CPE credits), October 2005
Resources Global Professionals, Inc., Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
POL 201 - Level 2 PolicyIQ Advanced Training (2 CPE credits), October 2005
Resources Global Professionals, Inc., Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Sarbanes-Oxley 101 Certification Training (2 CPE credits), October 2005
Resources Global Professionals, Inc., Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
POL 101 - Level 1 PolicyIQ Training (2 CPE credits), October 2005
Resources Global Professionals, Inc., Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Introduction to PolicyIQ, October 2005
Riverhead Training, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Hands-On Lab 2811: Applying Microsoft Security Guidance Training, November 2004
Resources Global Professionals, Inc., Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Sarbanes-Oxley Act Practices (1 CPE credit), September 2004
Duquesne University Chrysler Corporation Small Business Development Center, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Writing an Effective Business Plan, August 2004
Duquesne University Chrysler Corporation Small Business Development Center, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Sixth Annual Entrepreneur's Growth Conference, June 2004
Duquesne University Chrysler Corporation Small Business Development Center, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
The First Step: Business Start-up Essentials, May 2004
IBM Rational, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Building Fast Three Tiered Prototypes, October 2003
Siemens, Morgantown, West Virginia
Training on Safety - Integrated, October 2003
Pittsburgh Technical Institute, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Visual Basic Programming, September 2003
Pittsburgh Technical Institute, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Windows Networking, September 2003
Siemens, Wheeling, West Virginia
Training on WinCC V6.0, August 2003
Monopolize Your Marketplace, Columbus, Ohio
Business Building Event, February 2003
Data Science Automation, Inc., McMurray, Pennsylvania
LabView Basics II, June 2002
Data Science Automation, Inc., McMurray, Pennsylvania
LabView Basics I, April 2002
Carnegie Mellon University, Software Engineering Institute, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Evaluating Your Organization’s Information Security Risks Using OCTAVE, December 2001
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Employment History
I currently own and provide IT consulting services through LCISoft, Inc. I also maintain a professional relationship with Resources Global Professionals and assist them in various IT capacities on a project-to-project basis. The technical knowledge and skills, and project experience I have acquired while working at each employer is consolidated into the corresponding sections above. My general responsibilities and relationship with each organization is described below. Click here to go to my first employer and review my employment history in chronological order.Resources Global Professionals, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Information Technology Consultant, February 2004-Present
Resources Global Professionals, the operating subsidiary of Resources Connection, Inc., a publicly owned company, is a multi-national professional services firm with capabilities across many business disciplines including finance and accounting, human resources, information management, internal audit, legal services and supply chain management.
I first learned of Resources and their local Pittsburgh office in the fall of 2003 when I was referred to them as a possible resource for future Resources IT projects. By the end of February 2004, I was well into my first Resources project. The objective of the project was to assess the resource allocation and organizational effectiveness of the IT infrastructure of a large educational institution in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. The project included a detailed resource and organizational review of the institution's IT people, processes and technologies, which became the basis of an assessment and recommendations report delivered to the client at the end of the project.
Since then, I have enjoyed a very good relationship with Resources and their clients, and have participated in many Resources projects performing a range of IT project roles including programmer, software engineer, business analyst, project manager and IT management consultant.
LCISoft, Inc., Cuddy, Pennsylvania
Information Technology Consultant, December 2002-Present
As business owner and consultant, LCISoft, Inc. is the business entity under which I currently operate as an IT Consultant. I offer services primarily in the areas of programming, software engineering, business analysis, project management, and IT infrastructure assessment, planning and management.
After resigning from Data Science Automation, I re-activated Lucarelli Consulting, Inc. and then re-named the corporation LCISoft, Inc. My responsibilities now are similar to when previously operating Lucarelli Consulting, Inc. and include:
- Performing all business management and administration roles and tasks including: managing day-to-day operations, cash flow and payroll; managing and funding insurance and deferred savings plan benefits; and paying and reporting payroll, corporation and all other taxes.
- Performing marketing and sales tasks including: lead generation, proposal writing and presentation, and all other marketing and sales activities.
- Performing project consulting, project management, and various technical roles for software development projects as required.
Data Science Automation, Inc., McMurray, Pennsylvania
Director, Enterprise and Integration, January 2001-September 2002
Data Science Automation, Inc. is a privately owned systems and software engineering firm that provides National Instruments LabView development and training services for research and industrial clients.
Data Science acquired Lucarelli Consulting, Inc. in December 2000 to expand their business automation services. Through the acquisition I, along with my employees at the time, became Data Science employees. My original position was Director, Project Consulting, Business Automation Services. I was responsible for expanding sales and consulting services for software development and information systems projects.
In August 2001, a corporate restructuring plan was implemented, which added the management and support of the company's internal IT infrastructure to my responsibilities. By the time I had resigned from Data Science in September 2002, my title had been changed to Director, Enterprise and Integration with no significant changes to my responsibilities. Click here to go to my next employer.
Lucarelli Consulting, Inc., Bethel Park, Pennsylvania
Information Technology Consultant, January 1995-December 2000
Lucarelli Consulting was the business name under which I initially began operating as an independent IT Consultant after resigning from ChemTech.
From January 1995 through December 1997, I worked as a sole proprietor from my home in Bethel Park, Pennsylvania. In December 1997, I formed a corporation, Lucarelli Consulting, Inc., and a few months later opened an office in the Hiras Professional Building on Lytle Road in Bethel Park. During 1998, I hired several full-time employees. We provided IT infrastructure planning, management and support services; and software engineering services covering the complete software development lifecycle. As business owner and IT Consultant, and with the help of my employees and wife, my responsibilities included:
- Performing all business management and administration roles and tasks including: managing day-to-day operations, cash flow and payroll; managing and funding insurance and deferred savings plan benefits; and paying and reporting payroll, corporation and all other taxes.
- Performing marketing and sales tasks including: lead generation, proposal writing and presentation, and all other marketing and sales activities.
- Performing project consulting, project management, and various technical roles for software development and infrastructure projects as required.
ChemTech Consultants, Inc., Bridgeville, Pennsylvania
IT Systems Administrator and Computer Programmer, September 1991-January 1995
ChemTech Consultants, Inc. is a privately owned multi-disciplined industrial engineering company providing chemical, electrical, mechanical, controls, instrumentation, civil and structural engineering services.
Prior to joining ChemTech, I had recently returned to Pittsburgh from Wisconsin having completed my Computer Science degree and resigning from Marathon. I first learned of ChemTech through the local Pittsburgh Ciber, Inc. office. Through Ciber, I was hired at ChemTech as a full-time IT Systems Administrator and Computer Programmer. The position was contract-to-hire during the first six months, after which I became a regular ChemTech employee.
At the time, ChemTech had approximately 50 employees. The IT staff consisted of an IT Manager, who was also an Engineering Manager, and myself. My responsibilities included conducting in-house user group meetings and training; providing help desk services; performing hardware and software installations and upgrades; performing network administration; performing application and database programming for in-house custom CADD, project management and engineering systems; performing software development for ChemTech customer projects, which included developing and customizing SCADA (supervisory control and data acquisition) and database systems; and performing on-site system installation and startup services for customer projects.
While at ChemTech, I became more interested in systems development projects than supporting the internal IT infrastructure. The customers and project requirements included a diverse group of industries, technologies, platforms and applications. In January 1995, I resigned from ChemTech to begin independent IT project consulting on a full-time basis. Click here to go to my next employer.
Marathon Engineers/Architects/Planners, LLC, Appleton, Wisconsin
CADD Operator and Computer Programmer, June 1985-August 1991
Marathon Engineers/Architects/Planners, LLC, a member of the Jaakko Poyry Group head-quartered in Finland, is a full-service, multi-disciplined engineering, architectural design and construction management firm with special expertise in pulp and paper processes.
I learned of Marathon while studying Computer Aided Drafting and Design at Pittsburgh Technical Institute. A few months prior to my graduation, a company representative came to the school to interview CADD students. After a first interview on campus and a second interview in Wisconsin, I accepted a full-time position at Marathon as a CADD Operator and was assigned to the afternoon and night shifts.
My primary responsibility was to develop computer graphics and electronic engineering drawings of electrical and process flow diagrams using Intergraph's Interactive Graphics Design System hosted on the PDP 11/70 and VAX mainframe computers.
Working the afternoon and night shifts allowed me to use mornings and early afternoons to study Computer Science at the University of Wisconsin in Oshkosh on a full-time basis. As my work experience increased, and with a few semesters of my Computer Science major completed, my responsibilities were expanded to include the customization of Marathon's CADD systems and computer programming. My additional responsibilities included developing discipline specific customized Intergraph CADD menus and programs; developing scripts and programs to automate manual tasks required during the creation of electronic engineering documents; developing graphical objects, scripts and programs to automate and standardize the use of engineering specifications; and conducting in-house user group meetings, and training users on the use of commercial and customized software.
In May 1991, I graduated from the University of Wisconsin, Oshkosh with a Bachelor of Science degree in Computer Science with an emphasis in Digital Electronics and Instrumentation. Later that summer I resigned from Marathon and returned to Pittsburgh. Click here to go to my next employer.
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Education
University of Wisconsin, Oshkosh, WisconsinBachelor of Science, Computer Science, Digital Electronics and Instrumentation, May 1991
Pittsburgh Technical Institute, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Associate in Specialized Technology Degree, Computer Graphics, June 1985
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References
Personal and professional references will be provided upon request.Top of Page
Frequently Asked Questions
Q: What is the purpose of this web page?A: This web page is mainly for the convenience of people who are not familiar with my background and would like to consider me for IT project work.
Q: What is the status of this web page?
A: The Project Experience section needs updated with my 2007 project experience. In addition, I need to elaborate on all of the existing project descriptions.
Q: What is your citizenship status?
A: I am a native born United States citizen.
Q: Have you ever been charged with or convicted of any felony offense or any offense related to alcohol or drugs?
A: No.
Q: Have you ever been tested for drugs?
A: Yes. I was last tested on May 10, 2007 and the test result was negative.
Q: Has the United States Government ever investigated your background and granted you a security clearance?
A: Yes.
Q: What type of work interests you?
A: This is a difficult question to answer outside the context of an actual client and project. I love my job and enjoy most types of IT projects as my experience above reflects. I am fortunate to have been exposed to many different people, clients, industries, challenges and technologies over time. I start out evaluating every project as an opportunity to learn and grow, and really do believe in that corny saying "the reward for working hard, is more hard work". There is no specific industry, application or technology that I am currently targeting for work. I can say that I do prefer project work over performing daily routine IT operational and production type roles. There are situations where I am not a good candidate to lead or be a member of a project team: a project may require specialized skills or experience; my availability may be limited or conflict with the client's schedule; the client is seeking a lower cost solution than I can offer; or the project is obviously a "death march". With that said, I am interested in projects where the stakeholders agree that I can add value and that I am competent to perform my assigned roles in leading or executing the project.
Q: Are you willing to travel?
A: I will normally travel for client and project meetings, and the installation and transition of project deliverables.
Q: Are you interested in becoming a permanent employee?
A: I am generally not interested in becoming a permanent employee. Situations where I might become interested are those involving startup opportunities or similar types of incentives.
Q: What do you do for benefits?
A: I personally pay for all benefits (e.g. health insurance, retirement, etc.) for myself and family.
Q: Where is Cuddy, Pennsylvania?
A: Cuddy, Pennsylvania is located in South Fayette Township and is about a 20 minute drive south-west from Pittsburgh.
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This page was last updated on October 2, 2007.
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Copyright © 1995-2007 LCISoft, Inc. and Gerard S. Lucarelli Jr., All Rights Reserved