Education
BS – Manufacturing Engineering Technology , New Jersey Institute of Technology
MBA -St. Leo University
PhD (ABD) - Information Systems, Nova Southeastern University
Graduate Certificate - Computer Information Security in compliance with the requirements of NSA national training standards NSTISSI and CNSSI, Nova Southeastern University, 2006
PMP - Project Management Institute’s (PMI) Professional certification
CBCP - Certified Business Continuity Planner by the Disaster Recovery Institute
Courses Taught
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ETI4448 Applied Project Management
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ISM3232 Software Essentials
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ISM3320 Core Security Principles
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ISM3324 Applications in Information Security
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ISM3330 Info Security Policy Admin Mgmt
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ISM3930 Seminars In Technology Management
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ISM4212 Database Design & Administration
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ISM4220 Network Technologies
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ISM4301 Global Information Systems
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ISM4323 Security Essentials
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ISM4881 Senior Capstone Project
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ISM4932 Special Topics in Information Mgmt Systems
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MAN3240 Applied Organizational Behavior
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MAN3303 Leadership & Management Practices
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MAN3504 Operations Mgmt
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MAN3534 Business Architecture & Process Modeling
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MAN4618 Quality Management (Six Sigma)
Publications
Kepenach, R. (2007). Business Continuity Plan Design: 8 Steps for Getting Started Designing a Plan, Second International Conference on Internet Monitoring and Protection (ICIMP 2007), p. 27, July 1-6, 2007
Office: 863-499-7644
FedEx Corporation
Manager, Applications Development -present
· Responsible for all areas of Logistics and Service Center Operations Automation including wireless handheld computers, in-cab computers, and mapping systems
. Currently managing the rebuild of FedEx's image repository system which holds pickup and delivery copies of paper and turning the system to a service oriented architecture.
· Manage the logistics decision system for freight long haul operations.
Managed a $50M in-cab GPS location and messaging system for all P & D delivery trucks and Road drivers.
· Managed application development team towards the implementation of an event driven decision system responsible for guiding the load/unloading of trailers, optimization of trailer dispatch and fuel optimization
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Manager, Technology Research - previous position
· Negotiated Microsoft Enterprise Agreement worth $1.6M over 3 years
· Developed and implemented the first corporate Intranet using Microsoft SharePoint
· Championed Service-Oriented Architecture and began moving the organization in the SOA direction, created enterprise roadmap, iterative/agile development and developed the first web services used cross functionally
· Led companywide project to implement Microsoft Exchange and move away from a mainframe email system
· Implemented corporate integration plan for Outlook/Exchange with wireless support using Blackberries
· Designed the corporate architecture for data access, authentication, central error logging to achieve a self-healing, failover design
· Designed and Developed the first company CRM which provides customer management as well as customer decision criteria using the corporate architecture
· Led team to implement Active Directory Services across the organization
· Implemented Instantaneous Online Communications – Instant Messaging, Web, Video and Media conferencing solutions within the organization along with Cisco VOIP
· Led technical deployment of companywide XP Migration
· Developed PDA, CE and WAP device access solution for sales executives to access corporate CRM information
· Developed prototype hot recovery design with hot swappable, failover storage
· Act as liaison to 5 Affiliated companies managing all aspects of their IT infrastructure
· Negotiated Outsourcing deal to host infrastructure of 3 Affiliate companies.
· Managed the data center move of the 5 affiliates to outsourced host facility
· Developed disaster recovery Business Impact Analysis for the headquarters and field locations along with a business continuity plan for the organization
· Developed standard operating procedures for emergency management for headquarters and field locations.
· Initiated training and awareness programs for business continuity
· Direct report to CIO as consultant on decisions concerning IT systems, infrastructure, and architectures and facilitated the development of the IT Strategic Plan
· Manage business relationships with 5 sister trucking companies as IT liaison providing hosting services and acting as CIO/CTO to the sister organizations
I require a lot of work, but I have been in your shoes as a student. I have 3 children, 11, 13, and 15 to raise as well as maintain a full time job. I can understand all the work you go through but I feel it is necessary to have a quality education to help you advance in your career.
