STEIG HALLQUIST

 

Contact Information:

Broadlands, Virginia 20148

shallquist@yahoo.com

 

Professional Summary:

·               15+ years of experience leading/supervising complex software development projects through the full software development life cycle.

·               PMP and ITIL Foundation certified.

·               Have completed 14 hours of Agile Scrum Training.

·               Have performed as the prime point-of-contact to the customer on multiple engagements, including managing multiple projects and customers in parallel.

·               Extensive experience performing requirements analysis, story boarding, use case development, software analysis and design, implementation, prototyping and testing.

·               Significant experience leading teams using these technologies: Java/J2EE, C/C++, PL/I, SQL, SAS, JCL, Oracle, DB2 and several COTS products.

·               Direct experience using Java, SAS, ETL (Talend), SQL, MySQL and Oracle

 

Key Accomplishments:

·               Developed iOS software development skills through independent study. Created and deployed an iPhone App that records driving statistics for personal use.

·               Lead the design and development of the Army, G-1 enlisted personnel forecasting system an eight year $32 million development effort.

·               Participated in the development of a corporate wide CMMi Level 3 compliant Agile Methodology.

·               Implemented a tailored Rational Unified Process as the projects software development process.  This process improved productivity, reduced design flaws and improved the communication between analysts and developers.

 

Computer Experience:

Application Software

Eclipse, Xcode, Microsoft Developer Studio, Microsoft Office: Access, Query, Excel, Word, Project, and Power Point; Talend Open Studio; Data Bases: Oracle, MySQL, SQLite; Rational Tools: Rose, Requisite Pro, SODA, Clearquest; Repository tools: Clearcase, Subversion, and GIT.

Programming Languages

SQL, Java, Objective-C, C/C++, VBA, SAS, MATLAB, PL/I, FORTRAN, JCL

Processes

UML, Rational Unified Process, IID, CMMI Level-3, ITIL

 

Work Experience:

ASM Research, Fairfax, Virginia 2011 – 2015

ASM Research provides professional services to federal and state government agencies. The services provided cover a broad range including: software development, data analysis, IT Infrastructure and IT security.

Program Manager, 2011 - 2015

·               Provided program management for 15 Veterans Administration (VA) projects, managed the activities of project managers and directly supervised four VA projects consisting of corporate personnel and contractor staff working remotely at sites across the country.

·               Managed the VA ASTSS project, which performs independent testing of software product developed by VA and contractor staff for the Veterans Benefit Administration, Veterans Health Administration and National Cemetery Administration.  Responsible for allocating and scheduling resources, interacting directly with COR to address all requirements and issues and managing corporate and subcontractor staff.

·               Managed the VA FISI Phase II project responsible for performing site surveys of IT facilities at 110 VA Medical Centers across the country.  These activities included supervising the survey team and coordinating all site visits directly with Facility CIOs and engineering staff.  Also, coordinate these activities with the VA Office of Information Technology and the Construction Facilities Management office.  Ensured that the site survey results are analyzed and properly loaded into the Facility Conditions Assessment Database.

·               Contributing member of software improvement group responsible for developing a CMMi Level 3 compliant Agile methodology.

·               Developed an Excel VBA application for the Veterans Benefit Administration that estimates staffing requirements based on total projected case load.  The application makes web-service calls to the MapQuest API and parses the JSON result to determine total travel times.

·               Conducted and oversaw data driven analysis on large Army projects.  Applied Operations Research Methodologies and wrote technical reports, conducted strategic planning, and analytical analysis.

·               Supported business development activities by identifying new opportunities, developing white paper proposals and providing technical expertise. Support proposal development by writing technical responses, cost estimation and schedule development.

 

George Mason University, Fairfax, Virginia, 2014

Adjunct Professor, 2014

·               Taught one section of Introduction to IT Problem Solving Using Computer Programming in the Applied Information Technology Department.

 

AT&T Government Solutions, Inc., Vienna, Virginia 1994 - 2011

AT&T Government Solutions provides professional services primarily to government agencies.  Typically these services are custom software development and maintenance.

Technical Project Manager, 2008 – 2011

·               Managed the development and maintenance of the Army’s civilian human capital planning systems.  These systems are web-based running in Windows, Unix and Linux environments supported by Oracle RDBMS.  These systems have been developed in Java, AMPL/CPLEX, SPSS, PL/SQL and C++.

·               Supervised a team 7 analysts and developers.  Provided managerial and technical guidance, assisted in testing and debugging of system components, and assisted system stakeholders. 

·               Managed all aspects of the project including: annual revenue of $1.7 million, personnel, schedule, contractual issues, risk identification and mitigation, and CMMI Level-3 adoption and compliance.

·               Provided new business development support: identified and qualified new opportunities, briefed potential partners and clients, wrote technical proposal responses, and lead proposal efforts.

·               Earned PMP certification in May 2010.

·               Transformed mainframe PL/I data processing code to server side Java based code using Talend Open Studio open source software.

·               Developed analytic dashboards using Business Objects Xcelcius software.

·               Transformed development and operations and maintenance processes to comply with CMMI Level 3 practices.  This included setting up and implementing Clearquest to track change requests and system defects.

Technical Project Manager, 2005 - 2007

·               Managed the development and maintenance of the Army’s enlisted personnel forecasting system.  This system is a multi-tier web-based system running in Windows and mainframe environments supported by Oracle and DB2 RDBMS.  It was developed in Java, C/C++, Matlab, MPL, Cognos, PL/SQL, PL/I, QMF and SAS.

·               Supervised a team of 11 analysts and developers.  Provided technical guidance, identified system problems, provided solutions, reviewed code, performed testing, reviewed system results, and assisted system stakeholders.

·               Managed all aspects of the project including: annual revenue of $2.8 million, personnel, schedule, contractual issues, risk identification and mitigation, and CMMI Level-3 adoption and compliance. 

·               Ensured that the highest quality service and products are provided to the client.  Briefed several levels of client leadership regularly on: analysis results, system performance, progress on system enhancements, cost, risks, and other contractual issues.

·               Provided new business development support: identified and qualified new opportunities, briefed potential partners and clients, wrote technical proposal responses, and lead proposal efforts.

Lead Engineer, 2000 – 2005

·               Supervised the development of the Army’s enlisted personnel forecasting system (A2SF), an eight year 32 million dollar software development effort.  Responsible for the technical supervision of the entire project that included a team of 20 analysts, developers, DBA’s and network engineers.

·               Provided project management support: developed schedules, estimated costs, monitored progress, identified risks, proposed mitigation strategies, and provided technical guidance to senior management.

·               Responsible for the full software development life cycle including: requirements analysis, systems analysis and design, implementation, testing, deployment and maintenance.

·               Supervised a team of three Operations Research analysts.  The Operations Research team was responsible for performing data and statistical analysis, systems analysis, developing algorithms and heuristics, developing software design specifications, guiding development, and performing system testing.

·               Consulted with customers on a frequent basis.  Discussed needs, problems, requirements, development progress, risks and proposed solutions.

·               Developed the system architecture, performed requirements acquisition, developed system specifications.  Developed use cases, use case models, and class diagrams using Unified Modeling Language (UML) and Rational Rose.

·               Developed reports and briefed the customer on results from analyses, requirements definition, system design, forecasting methodologies, and system test results.

·               Performed data and statistical analysis using SAS, Excel, MS Query and Access.

·               Developed linear programs, algorithms, and heuristics for forecasting manpower.

 

Education/Training:

PMP Certification, May 2013 – May 2016.

ITIL Foundation Certificate in IT Service Management

Agile Scrum Training, August 2014

Ph.D., Industrial Engineering, University of Houston, Field of Study: Operations Research

B.S., Mathematics, University of Vermont