205 W. Los Arboles Drive

Tempe, Arizona 85284

(480) 897-0960

Teresa A. Emerson (download)

CAREER OBJECTIVE: A position that offers career development and advancement where I will fully utilize my skills, abilities, and education.

 SUMMARY OF PROFESSIONAL QUALIFICATIONS:

 

*Ability to interact successfully with all levels of personnel.

*Ability to organize and prioritize projects and activities effectively.

*Ability to provide leadership and motivation to personnel.

 

EMPLOYMENT EXPERIENCE:

    Honeywell International

    Tempe, Arizona

   Manager, Information Systems                                                                               1/98 - Present

Responsible for leading an enterprise level Data Warehouse program supporting a mid to executive management constituency targeted at providing decision support, data analysis and consolidated business information.  In this role, I lead a senior team in delivering a robust industry benchmarked technical infrastructure, including a web-architecture for data delivery.  During my tenure, I have identified and led cross-business unit projects resulting in tangible dollar savings with improved information flow in market analysis, demand management and cash-flow initiatives.  In addition, I influence project development activities that result in the sharing of information and processes across our business units to increase consistent data usage and maximize IS investment dollars.  Strategically, I have developed and delivered the program strategy and am in the process of including an ERP integration component.

 

Del Webb Corporation

Phoenix, Arizona

   Team Leader, Application Development                           6/96 – 12/97

Responsible for leading and directing several application development teams for key project initiatives.  Specific duties included developing and implementing technology-based solutions that met customer needs and providing strategic vision and daily direction to team members using extensive project management and facilitation skills to maintain cost and schedule project commitments.  Led projects across several business disciplines that included a corporate HR/Payroll System Replacement and Construction Scheduling System streamlining project using client/server, internet and mid-range computing technologies.

Allied Signal Aerospace Company

Phoenix, Arizona

   Project Manager                                                                                        10/94 - 06/96

    Responsible for the IT needs assessment, justification and forecasting of the Marketing and Sales business community as the customer account representative.  As a member of the IS senior leadership team, demonstrated ability to lead multiple projects to completion across several business disciplines, which resulted in significant business benefit, specifically sales automation and variable compensation system implementations.  Helped define and implement organizational realignment and process improvement changes.

Allied Signal Aerospace Company

   Tempe, Arizona

      Systems Administrator                                                                                   4/90 - 11/94

Responsible for the administration of key engineering management systems, which include cost estimating, manpower projection and forecast disciplines.  Activities include system enhancement, production support, and maintenance of multi-platform applications.  Served as project leader in implementing mainframe to PC/LAN system migration for program/resource management system.  Responsible for developing and implementing training program.

 

Tracor Aerospace, Inc.

Austin, Texas

   Business Analyst     12/88 - 04/90

Responsible for system analysis in the Strategic Programs group of Tracor's Information Systems.  Key projects included a labor system platform conversion and full-scale analysis of a performance management and estimating system. Utilized Teamwork CASE software and STRADIS system methodology in program definition and analysis. Established desktop procedures for previous coordinator position.

System Analyst       11/84-11/88

Responsible for cost management system with regards to coordinating software maintenance, enhancements, implementation, and testing. Coordinated system development and department activities, which required interface with top-level management.  Successfully established user group for effective system use and enhancement prioritization.  Responsible for delivering financial reporting, training program and system documentation.

 

IBM Corporation

Austin, Texas

Rockford, Illinois

   Marketing Sales Assistant       09/82-11/84

Sold IBM PC and word processing product lines in a student co-op program.  Implemented operation of a marketing center including mass & telemarketing programs.  Trained additional MSA personnel.

 

EDUCATION / CERTIFICATION:

   Project Management Institute;  PMP Certification

    University of Phoenix, Phoenix, AZ

      Master of Business Administration;  41 of 51 credits completed, 3.84 GPA

 

Northern Illinois University, DeKalb, IL

      Bachelor Of Science; August 1983

      Major: Business/Marketing       Secondary Emphasis: Economics

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