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Vito Vitale  10 Briarwood Ave.  Atlantic Highlands N.J. 07716  Tel. (732) - 391-4225  email - vvitale@us.ibm.com	Current Objectives Experience Summary Key Skills Summarized Employment History Career Highlights Education/Training Languages /Miscellaneous	.....IBM .....Binary Tree Inc. ......AT&T ......NCR ......Olivetti

Current Career Objectives To make architect complex IT solutions that enhance business capabilities and efficiencies using of systems engineering methods and procedures. To leverage collaborative tools and technologies for the development of solutions that enhance or automate business processes. To  further enhance technological, leadership and management skills by applying SEI/CMMI methods and collaboration tools  to medium/large size projects , documenting lessons learned and refining project approach for  continued project success. To  leverage experience and current internet technologies in support of geographically dispersed teams, such that appropriate resources can be levied and  that project s  can be developed efficiently . Experience Summary  Twenty  Four years experience as IT professional serving in a diversity of roles and responsibilities ranging from project manager, IT Architect, Systems Engineer and Software Developer: Eight  years - As Systems Engineer.  Most recently with IBM where I have served as lead SE and have achieved notable success ,  including SE Journal case study published on one of my projects. Seven  years - as IT Architect for the development of- Internet/Intranet applications.   Most recently with IBM where I worked in the field as IT Architect on several important accounts like NY Times Digital, Wall  Stir. Journal, Universal Music Group.   In 2003 I achieved certification  as an IBM IT/Architect. Two years as senior consulting manager. Including four years experience in the project management arena.  As senior manager in a small NYC consulting firm I assisted the company in growing from 8 to 100  plus employees  in three locations.   I played a key role in managing technical solutions and development of corporate methods and procedures for quality and  intellectual capital re-use. Seven  years as developer (C, C++, Lotus Notes, VB, Java Script, HTML).  This experience ranged from low level coding  for PC Diagnostics and systems drivers for Notebook systems to advanced collaborative applications with Lotus and Web technologies. Key  Skills With twenty four  years experience in the IT profession working in diverse roles ranging from Developer, Architect, Systems Engineer and Manager and having worked for several  years as a consultant successfully architecting and deploying complex systems for high profile companies in different industries.,  I have had the opportunity to fully grasp from an end to end prospective what  goes into the making of successful  IT projects.   This experience touching numerous industry sectors has culminated most recently in  IBM as an IT Architect and  Systems Engineer.   As IT Architect I have achieved industry wide recognition through Opent Group Certification currently holding  Master Architect status.   As Systems  Engineer in recent  years I have published articles in the Systems Engineering Journal and  IEEE. as well as internal IBM white papers.  These publications document measured success utilizing Systems Engineering methodology and /or provide guidelines on  how  Systems Engineering can be effectively used on projects.  I have also taught  the IBM Systems Engineering  methodology at  "boot camp" in Latin America.    I have also consistently worked to enhance the abilities of the organizations I worked for by helping define/refine business processes and tools that enhance collaboration and information sharing and provide measurements that allow for continued refinement. As an Architect in IBM I have lead several commercial and internal initiatives including New York Times, Universal Music Group and Wall Street Journal.  In the financial arena I have worked as a consultant  engaging with several  major top financial  companies including,  American Express,  Merril Lynch , Prudential Securities in the NY Wall Stir. area. As a consultant I have also developed and managed solutions in the media industry for NY Times Digital, Wall Stir.. Journal and Universal Music Group.   As Business Area Manager  I helped Binary Tree grow from 8 employees to 100 in a period of 2 years and was responsible for managing numerous projects  simultaneously.   Clients included American Express,  Merril Lynch, Best Foods    UNICEF and  Center of Excellence for Humanitarian Assistance to mention a few. Overall Strong sense of dedication to client commitment. Most clients that I have managed or developed solutions for result in repeat business. Examples of these include IBM Delivery Excellance AT&T, American Express BestFoods, Centers of Excellence for Humanitarian Assistance, US Navy , Merrill Lynch.  Strong proponent of  SEI/CMMI and collaborative techniques for project  definition and execution. Good management , communication and people skills.  Proven experience in managing teams and client relationships. Strong development background (C, C++, Java JavaScript, HTML, SQL).  Proven development skills with numerous languages and platforms helps  working with development and test teams. Consistent positive customer feedback and performance awards, including patent applications for several ideas developed as well as being proposed by the Systems Engineering and Architecture organization for considerations as one of the top IT Architect contributures  in IBM in 2005, Has published several papers for IBM, IEEE and Systems Engineering Journal on applying Systems Engineering and developing projects across geographicalliy dispuresed teams. Roll Specific Skill Areas:  Systems Engineer - For large projects I have successfully employed industry recognized SEI/CMMI  processes  of which I now  'evangelize' along with collaboration. Proven experience developing projects with system engineering SEI/CMMI (Capability Maturity Model) methods Published case study on successful project I lead using SEI/CMMI in the Systems Engineering Journal 2005 Published case study for IEEE and presentation at  Software Engineering Conference 2006 Proven organization skills for requirements development and management utilizing  collaborative tools and techniques Cross geography project collaboration for enterprise and global solutions.  Most efforts have been performed across geographies with periodic face to face meetings. IT Architect -  Having achieved IBM certification in the IT Architecture and subsequently Master IT Architect OpenGroup status  I have successfully demonstrated skills in architecting solutions: Experience in developing business architectures utilizing collaboration, Web and OO technologies.  Analysis and development of business processes and the ability  translate these into viable technological solutions.   Broad technological and solutions experience for the elaboration  and evaluation of viable technical solutions for customers based on existing technology infrastructure, user readiness and potential for return on investment  Manager- Having served as Senior Manager for over two years and as a project manager in diverse capacities over the years, have proven experience in the following areas : Project Management -Strong understanding of business and solution development processes that enable me to effectively manage solutions/products throughout the entire project life cycle.  Organizational Management - Can define business processes leveraging classic organizational methodology, technology and collaborative methods to shape, energize and render productive an organization or team.  Relationship Management - Good communication skills and a strong sense of vision leading to team cohesiveness and good client relations Developer -  Proven development skills utilizing the following languages and platforms Languages:  C, C++,  Visual Basic,  HTML, Javascript, (training in Java) Platforms/Environments:   Websphere (J2EE,  JSP),  Lotus Notes, Windows, AIX, LINUX, UNIX Recent Notable Acoomplishments     Certifications/Awards/Recognitions: 2007 -  Patent Application Award 2007 Achieved  Open Group Master IT Architectrure  Level Certification DPE Letter of Commendation (MVP) Cadbury Schweppes Project  2005 Nominated by  SEA&T organization for 2005  IT Architect Technical Leadership Excellence Award (TLEA)  SEA&T  Ideas Award  -  Initialized and lead Systems Engineering Quality Assurance Initiative (2006) Letter of commendation for work on Xccellerator  Promotions (2005) Bravo Award - ISM 2.0 Case Study (2004) VP Lead Letter of commendation – ISM 2.0 PDTL Lead – SE&A VP(2003) PDT Letter of commendation - CCB 3.0 Application Redesign(2003) PDT Letter of commendation Universal Music Group Project (2001) Publications and IBM Intellectual Capital Submissions : IEEE Software Engineering Conference 2007- System Engineering Quality Assurance Across Geographically Dispersed Teams .  IEEE Software Engineering Conference 2006- IBM Software Development Leveraging Geographically Distributed Teams       Patent  Applied for  7 Keys Status Calculation Algorithm (2006) Build Management Tool  (Build management tracking system) SE&A  Org Project Tracking Tool (2005) SE&A Org Team Ideas Application(2005) Systems Engineering Journal Jan 2005 -ISM 2.0 Case Study  SE Adherence Analysis (2003) Requirements Based Sizings Methodology and Tool (2003) SE Metrics Project Tracking Template (2002) Notes Admin Driven application tools -Configurable Required Fields Code and Form Tables (2002)   Mentoring :      Served as mentor to a new systems engineering resource for the SE&A group      Provided mentoring for the developer for the SMB status tracking application.      Mentored an IBM Architect for preparation for IBM Architect Certification  Summarized Employment History  Company Period Role(s) Summary IBM - Global Services   January 2000 to  Present   IT/Architect   IBM Internal Projects: 2008-AT&T Release Management Tools 2008-AT&T Cheetah Applications Architecture Reviews 2007-Systems Engineeer - IBM Global Ledger 2006-2007-Lead Architect/ Developer - IBM Global Project Certify Project. 2005-Lead Architect/ Development Mmanager - Cadberry Scheppes Payroll system Latin America -(2005) 2004- Systems Engineer - Xcellarator - Configured Hardware Global Financing 2004-Lead Sytems Engineer  QuickShip/Authorized Assembler Program B2B Solution 2003-Lead Systems Engineer for Complex Configurable Hardware 4.7 - Entitled Software Upgrade solution 2002-2003-Systems Engineer for IBM Complex Configurable Hardware 4.2 2003-Lead Architect for Large Enterprise Data Warehouse Initiative (pre concept) 2003-Lead Systems Engineer for IBM Global Campaign Reporting 2.0 2002-Lead System Engineer for IBM Interactive Solutions Marketplace system 2.0, 2.1, 3.0 2002-Lead Systems Engineer for OM IW consolidation project Lead system engineer for a series of architectural studies for the Enterprise Information Management (EIM) project.  2001-Lead SE for EIM Performance Analysis Project.  Joined Systems Engineering and Architecture Group June 2001 2001-At UMG developed project tracking application to assist in project support for globally dispersed team. This application was adopted as the standard project tracking portal for IBM IGS Eastern Region. Deployed on over 30 major projects inside the first 6 months alone.  2001-Websphere Commerce Suite (WCS) - Project Lead on internal project (El Dorado) to ramp-up center and e-commerce practitioners on this new e-commerce offering  Joined the New York Innovation Center in Sept. 2000 and was assigned a leadership role as part of the Technical Architecture Board. This team is charged with defining policies and procedures for the center.  Architected/Developed and deployed Center Help Desk and Asset Management applications for NY Innovation Center. As IT/Architect for IBM have worked on both Internal and external (client) engagements: Client Engagements: 2001-Architect for Wall Street Journal (WSJ.COM) Build Procedures  2000-2001-Lead Architect for New York Times Digital (NYTd) - Technical Lead for NYTimes.com site redesign.  2000-Architect Universal Music Group (UMG) - system analysis and architecture of a global royalty system  2000 (Brief) Architect/ Developer for AMICA - Customization of project portal application  2000 (Brief) Architect for AVON - Domino community architecture review for www.avon .com  Binary Tree  February 1996 to  January 2000 Senior Manager, Project Manager, Architect, Developer As Senior Manager defined and established numerous work methods and procedures for the Consulting Services division of the company including development methodologies,project management process and quality assurance measures. Managed a team of five developers.  As a developer, architect worked on numerous projects in various capacities (developer, planning, project leader, training, mentoring and testing). During this time I either developed solutions for or managed projects for numerous Fortune 500 companies: American Express, BestFoods, IBM, Lotus Development Corp., Merrill Lynch, Prudential Securities, Philip Morris and AVIS. I have also been involved with numerous projects in support of humanitarian assistance through the Centers of Excellence (UNICEF, US Navy, OCHA).  [See Highlights][See Details] AT&T September 1991 to  January 1996 Manager, Developer As member of the Advanced Technology Planning group researched and tested new technologies based on Computer Supported Collaborative Work (CSCW) research. Gained skills in the area of collaborative computing. Established numerous initiatives geared towards the propagation of these technologies throughout the corporation. [See Highlights][See Details] NCR September 1991 to  October 1992  Developer As part of the Notebook division of NCR (formally AT&T) was responsible for the definition and development of the software loads for all notebook computers  Network Systems Management & Services - Developed UNIX based STARSentry network management Proxy Gateway product.  [See Highlights][See Details] AT&T March 1986 to  September 1991 Developer/ Systems Engineer Architected and developed AT&T PC diagnostics application utilized in production and shipped with AT&T built PCs STARStation.  Developed product specifications for diagnostic programs for AT&T OEM PCs with DiagSoft Inc.  Provided Systems Engineering functions in diverse capacities in support of AT&T OEM PC Products.  [See Highlights][See Details] Olivetti 1984  to  1986 Product Technical Management Support engineer for Personal Computer M-24 , PC -6300. Support for all product managers for all of Europe and for the AT&T account.  [See Highlights][See Details]

Career  Highlights Company Year Role/Title Description Binary Tree 1999 Manager South Pacific Disaster Management Conference - Hosted Booth for Binary Tree Inc., Gave presentation on Turkish deployment of CENTAUR in support of earthquake disaster. Binary Tree 1999 Manager/Architect / Developer Projects for the Centers of Excellence for Hmanitarian  Assistance  South Pacific Disaster Management Conference - Hosted Booth for Binary Tree Inc., Gave presentation on Turkish deployment of CENTAUR in support of earthquake disaster. Managed, co- developed, and deployed commodity tracking module for CENTAUR (2 weeks) in support of Turkish earthquake. Architected and developed Refugee Management module for CENTAUR application to be deployed in KOSOVO. Managed and developed Casualty Management module and CENTAUR portal application for US Navy Exercise Gave presentation of CENTAUR Project on USS Coronado Architected, co-developed and managed the CENTAUR Disaster Management Application and Portal. Application put into production in 6 month time frame. Based on Notes Domino R5 (Notes and WEB)this system entirely replaced mature relation product (on market since 1995) which was originally to be used in conjunction with.  Projects for BestFoods: Managed, Architected, Co-developed and BestFoods ROA Manager. Architected and managed Expert Locator Project.  This project represented a real milestone in that it made extensive usage of reusable code modules from the programming tips, effectively demonstrating how these modules can quickly contribute towards providing advanced solutions. Binary Tree  1999 Manager/Architect Lotusphere 99 - Represented Binary Tree at booth  Presented/Demoed the Globcon 'Fintranet' solution as nomination for 'Best of Show'.  Submitted nominations for Beacon awards for 'Best Corporate Solution' and 'Best Philanthropic Solution'.  Received finalist award for 'Best Philanthropic Solution'. (Center of Excellence collaborative environment) Binary Tree  1999 Senior Manager Notes 4 Certification Binary Tree 1999 Senior Manager Established and chaired Consulting Services Quality Assurance Committee Binary Tree 1998 Senior Manger Designed developed and deployed the Project Management web enabled application. This application has become the corporate standard for tracking all consulting services projects. Binary Tree  1998 Senior Manager Defined standard Consulting Services, "quality consultant" standards in support of Consulting Services Methodology guidelines Designed and developed 'Programming Tips' application to collect and distribute common programming modules for Consulting Services. This web enabled application is utilized by the entire corporation and includes over 300 reusable code modules and tips. Defined Developed Consulting Services Methodology process. This process was adopted as the corporate guideline for project development and management. Binary Tree  1998 Architect Seminar/Demo at IBM on Relational Database integration using Replic-action and Notes/Domino  Binary Tree 1998 Manager/ Architect/ Administrator For Merrill Lynch architected and put into place infrastructure in support of the web enabled workflow approval engine system. The infrastructure was a Notes based infrastructure utilizing Replic-Action server to automatically register and distribute employee HR data stored in the corporate Oracle database system. Over 60,000 employees are currently registered with the system and can utilize the paperless forms system and other Notes Domino based applications that leverage this data.  Binary Tree 1998 Developer Other projects developed or managed this year: Work Order Tracking - (American Express) Solution Center Frameworks - (Oglvy & Mather) Equity Research Analyst Performance Review - (Prudential Securities) Learning & Development Course Assessment Application - (American Express) Binary Tree  1997 Manager. Architect/ Developer Managed, architected and developed the Profiles of American Express Travel Location Services (PALS)application for American Express. Complex global Notes based application that tracks travel location offices, equipment, contacts, order processing. Application makes use of Notes, Replic-Action, Visual Basic Client with Access backend using Crystal Reports to generate complex financial reports. This application has been the tool for a business process that has allowed American Express to generate over $70 Million over the last two years. Binary Tree  1997 Architect CEO 97' Seminar - Technology Evaluation for AVIS executives - Groupware - Internet  Binary Tree  1997 Architect/ Developer UNIXsphere 97' (NY) - Represented Lotus - Demonstrated Lotus Domino  Binary Tree  1996 Developer/ Architect Internet EXPO 96' (NY) - Represented Lotus - Demonstrated Lotus Domino)  Binary Tree  1996 Architect Architected/developed distributed client application solution for the competitive intelligence system for Phillip Morris.  Binary Tree  1996 Developer Developed Stock Ticker Agent using Visual Basic and Notes C API Introduced Lotus Notes Internotes and Domino to Binary Tree gave initial internal seminars and prepared first demo solutions for the company Developed Word Basic Solution for proof of concept for the American Express Corporate planning tool 'Service Quality Process" Developed Notes based system to provide distributed solution for the SQP application forAmerican Express. Utilized advanced reporting capabilities with Notes Components and use of Access and Replic-Action. This tool is used by American Express to define and track long term goals and all intermediary supporting projects for all business units. Dynamic presentation/report generation is provided by combining ODBC, VBA and Microsoft Word. AT&T  1995 Developer Defined and published a topology and architectual document designed to unify all pockets of Notes User domains to facilitate management and information sharing. Became key member of IT division project to provide global offering and support for Notes based deployment and support.  Achieved Notes 3 Application Developer and Administration Certification AT&T 1994 Technical Manager/ Developer Developed modules for the integration of AT&T mail with Lotus Notes mail. Developed VB program using Notes API to generate a real time data monitoring agent program. Along with another employee spearheaded the AT&T Lotus Notes Users Group AT&T 1993 Technical Manager/ Developer As member of the Advanced Technology Planning group researched and tested new technologies based on Computer Supported Collaborative Work (CSCW) research. Installed and deployed Lotus Notes to the entire organization Developed collaborative Lotus Notes based applications in support of the organization. AT&T/NCR 1992 Manager/ Developer Responsible for the specification, development and deployment of Software Loads on the AT&T and then subsequently NCR Notebook line of computers. Was one of the first vendors to actually supply pre-configured software on a system. Developed numerous system utilities including finger point mouse calibration utilities, CMOS setting program, automated backup and restore programs.  Developed automated registration software that allowed users to register product taking advantage of the installed system modem. Also developed interactive support system using ToolBook and objectScript language Patent Applied for network based software load hard disk configuration system NCR 1991 Developer For the Systems Manager (STARSentry a UNIX based SNMP based management system) product line developed the Proxy Gateway application supporting TCP/IP, NetBIOS, UDP and NetBEUI protocols. ·  AT&T 1990-1991 Systems Engineer/ Developer Developed Software specification for internal development of Personal Computer diagnostic software. Was main architect for the product. Developed modular system that allowed for easy insertion of diagnostic modules without compiling code modules. Also developed system board and floppy disk modules for the PC 6386-SX and PC6386-DX systems. Developed Faulty Memory SIMM Chip Locator software. This was a program that allowed field technicians to physically identify faulty memory chips. The program was deployed in the field and extensively utilized saving AT&T large sums of money since prior to the adoption of this program technicians were replacing all memory chips in faulty systems. AT&T 1988-1989 Systems Engineer Developed software specifications for diagnostics to be developed by third party software company (DiagSoft). Worked with DiagSoft in the testing and acceptance of this product. The product developed from these specifications was then marketed by DiagSoft to other PC Vendors, numerous millions of copies of this product was distributed. AT&T 1987 Systems Engineer Gave several training seminars to field technical support engineers for PC-6286 product line. Learned C and Assembly programming. Became responsible for over all Quality Assurance Software used for PC product shipment acceptance and field support diagnostics AT&T 1987 Systems Engineer In response to field RFP for external drive units from product management took the initiative to develop hardware prototype for external streaming tape and external floppy drive units. Enhanced writing skills by managing and reviewing product reference documentation. Enhanced quality assurance awareness by being team member for PC product quality and compatibility test teams. AT&T 1986 Systems Engineer Advanced system engineering skills in support of PC hardware products through mentorship Took the initiative to developed single keyboard switch for test lab (now popular A/B switch) for AT PCs Olivetti 1984-1985 Technical Product Manager Appointed Highest level Product Technical Management Support engineer for Personal Computer PC -6300. Support for all product managers for all of Europe and for the AT&T account. Over 2 Million units sold Member of Product Quality Control Board Quality Assurance inspections at delivery sites in US, England and Canada 1984 Technical Product Manager Learned and experience complete product life cycle, from product development, production in factory and product lifecycle evolution and support.  Learned much about quality assurance methods and procedures. Worked in conjunction with hardware system designers and factory production site.

Recent Training Period Description 2006 DB2 for Domino - Notes 7 and DB2 Integration 2005  Oracle 9 Architecture  2004  CMMI Training 2003 Fundamentals of Data Warehouse and Business Intelligence for Knowledge Management (2 Days) 2002   IBM Architect Certification 2002 Business Consulting Training( 1 Week) 2002 Architectural Thinking (4 Days) 2002 Fundamentals of Systems Engineering (1 Week) 2001 Java with VA for Java (1 Week) 2001 Project Management Training(1 Week) 2001   eBusiness Architecture Mobilization (2 weeks) 2000   UML with Rational Rose (1 week) 1999 Project Management Seminar  1999 JavaScript Training  1998 Replic-Action - Training and Certification for Casahl replication engine - Certification  1997 Lotus Certified Notes Application Developer - Certification  1997 Lotus Certified Notes Administrator - Certification 1996 Notes View Seminar  1996 Lotus Notes Administration I,II Lotus Notes Development I,II 1996 Object Oriented System Design  1996 College course - "Object Oriented Programming using C++" Education  School Period Summary Monmouth University - Monmouth New Jersey 1986 to 1992 Three years Towards Computer Science Bachelors Degree Have completed all Computer Science specific courses.  C.C.S Institute  NY. New York - 1983 to 1984 Diploma in Computer Technology Institute Tecnico L.Vanvitelli per Geometri - Rome Italy 1971 to 1976 Degree in Civil Engineering. Languages Fluent in Italian and Portuguese  Acknowledgements I consider myself extremely fortunate in that in my earlier years at AT&T I was mentored by some exceptionally talented and gifted managers and developers.  I would like to acknowledge the following people who have mentored and influenced me in a positive manner throughout my career: Paul Polick (IBM), Jim De Piante(IBM), Jeannette Decker(IBM),  Jorgen Ness(IBM), Rich Pina(IBM),Willard Somers(IBM),Corey Sherman (Lotus Dev. Corp/Binary Tree), Steven Pivnik(Binary Tree), Jeff Hildebrandt(I-Frame, Binary Tree), Chris Graham(I-Frame, Binary Tree),Ronald Longhitano -(AT&T), Vishwa Prasad(AT&T), Alan Milewski(AT&T), Tim Rock(AT&T/NCR), Rich Maniscalco(Contractor for AT&T), Ted Myslinski(AT&T), Joel Schesser(AT&T), Stu Tartarone (AT&T), Gino Marinzoli(AT&T), Rich Bartlett (AT&T), Tom Kelly(AT&T), Carlo Alberto Grosso(Olivetti)