Gregory Byron Bogenschutz
Consulting
Projects in
Sunbend
Computer
Services
Corporation

Gregory Byron Bogenschutz, PMP
• Motivated, Skilled, Certified Senior Project Manager
• Providing Project Management and Leadership expertise for
Software Application Development Projects, Infrastructure
Development Projects, Integration Projects, Database Design and
Conversion Projects, Software Quality Assurance Projects, Usability
Analysis Projects, and Risk Management Projects.
Experienced with using many technologies with
multiple methodologies in several industries

• National Marrow Donor Program Projects
– NMDP Recipient Legacy Migration –
• Sybase to ORACLE Observational database (legacy to current database)
• Included clean up of data
• Used to provide more data for clinical studies.
– TED (Transplant Essential Data) Legacy Migration –
• The TED Legacy Database contains information on recipients since 1995. This project
included the validation and transfer of data into the observational database.
• This additional data combined with the information in the observational database
provides more data to support statistical analysis especially for more rare diseases.
Software Application Development Projects (Agile)

• Target Corporation Advertising and Stores Development - Common Price
Change System – Target Stores, Marshall Fields, Mervyns, and JB Hudson
– Using SQL Server and C++
– PLU Gen – Managing store specific (Price / Locater / Unit) data controlled centrally
working with legacy and newly implemented POS systems
– RF Applications – Application using RF Technology to communicate from store
shelves to database.
– Item Maintenance – Bridge to Super Target Stores
– Assisted with the Target Scorecard project, which was used to provide performance
evaluations for Target Stores personnel. The scorecard system was tested for web
performance using Mercury LoadRunner to simulate multiple users on the system.
– A cost benefit analysis was performed on the Forecasting and Scheduling part of an
application.
Software Application Development Projects (Agile)

• National Marrow Donor Program Software Development Projects to
Audit or Monitor record keeping of clinical studies
– FormsNet RDSafe (Phase 1 and Phase 2)
– FormsNet 10-CBA Monitoring
– FormsNet3 Monitoring
• Ameriprise Financial Compensation Stability Automation
– May Release – Combination of Six Sigma engineering, off shore technical,
and Service Delivery business teams. Responsibilities included coordinating
effort of a very large team with multiple sets of coordinated activities.
– R Assignments – Correct problem where incorrect information was being
passed down to advisor facing applications.
Software Application Development Projects (SDLC)

• US Bank Private Client Group
– Cost center rebuild project to update system to accommodate the identification of
prospective clients for additional services
– Reporting from marketing analytics development
• US Bank Human Resources - Employee Tracking System
– Identify changes in employee status resulting from an acquisition of banks.
– Developed a severance pay plan system for determining severance calculated from job
grade, number of years and eligibility for plan.
• Mayo Clinic Mayo Clinic Life Sciences Systems (MCLSS) Projects
– Project management tools, templates, and processes were developed to improve
communication to sponsors, team members, and between projects that have
dependencies. Documentation tools included status reporting, resource management,
project definition, project portfolio management, technical review processes, metrics
definition, project collaboration, change control, risk management, defect tracking, and
delivery of process and tools to project managers and team members.
Software Application Development Projects (SDLC)

• Wells Fargo requirements to improve the efficiency and flexibility in
delivery of debit card services to customers replacing the use of
expensive vendor services.
• Wells Fargo Life Insurance - Client Management System
– Project plan and execution of plan for the acquisition and conversion from a legacy
client management system to a “state-of-the-art” client management system.
• Ameriprise Financial
– DOORS (Requirements Management System) Implementation
– processMax (Process Engine for managing Project Processes)
– Mass emailer system for Corporate Communications
– Technology Due Care Reviews 3rd party systems
• Physical Site Reviews
• Vulnerability Threat Assessment Reviews
• Application Governance Reviews
Software Application Development Projects (SDLC)

• Best Buy Mainframe Elimination Program Integrated Archival and Retrieval
System (IDARS) Infrastructure, Software Acquisition, and Software
Development
– Move Best Buy’s Report Distribution System from the mainframe to a WINTEL and UNIX.
– Report Distribution System has 2,782 reports with 97,642 versions. There are 55
application systems that the reports belong to. The project plan included two major
releases and called out responsibilities for 22 team members.
– To save Best Buy approximately 3.5 million dollars per year in printing costs alone
– Would provide Business Intelligence on purchases by customers
• United Health Group Senior and Retiree Services Sales Incentive Management
System (SIMS)
– Sales commission system
• Used by all markets in Senior and Retiree Services to administer commission payments. The SIMS
• Accurate and timely commission data to payroll and accounts payable that calculate commissions based
on the Sales Incentive Plan.
• Provides the flexibility to meet requirements that are unique to a market or region. SIMS decreases the
time and cost necessary to review, adjust, approve, and pay commissions. The SIMS application
provides review, exception, and management reporting.
Software Application Development Projects (SDLC)

• Minnesota Corn Processors Advanced Planning System Manugistics and
Webconnect
– Modified RUP approach.
– JAD sessions with key users and subject matter experts to determine customer
requirements. Developed Use Cases for necessary capabilities of the Advanced
Planning System.
– Developed readiness assessment document and scope document to be used to
drive proposal and project plan.
• Cranespharmacy.com (Drugstore on-line application for local drugstores)
– Coached the project manager on project management tools and processes.
– Assisted in research of HIPAA requirements for data privacy and data security or
individual medical history.
– Facilitated the evaluation of financial applications.
– Assisted in the development of customer service requirements for the web page
including the evaluation of KANA as the artificial intelligence customer support
database.
Software Application Development Projects (SDLC)

• Customer Satisfaction Survey/Project Management Initiative
– Documented results from customer satisfaction survey.
– Led brainstorming sessions with other project managers.
– With other project managers, developed recommendation for the forming
of a Project Office.
– Assisted in the development of deliverables that were to be used by the
Project Office for project development templates.
– Assisted in the development of the Project Delivery Framework (a project
framework based on the Rational Unified Process). The Project Delivery
Framework was a process document for the use of project templates for
project communication and documentation.
– Assisted in the development of the Project Office Portal
Software Application Development Projects (SDLC)

• Client: SUPERVALU Pharmacy Benefits Eligibility Application
– Features
• SQL Server database
• an import facility to bring data from several formats into the database
• a reporting capability and an export facility to product changed records in a specified format
electronically to the insurance provider.
• Thermo-King - Supply Management
– Part Cost System and Part Forecast System linked information from several
mainframes.
• Business Process Re-engineering
• Application Development requirements
• Project plan
• Medtronic –
– Medical history tracking database
– Certification tracking system for corporate ISO-9000 certification
Software Application Development Projects (SDLC)

• Pfizer, Pharmacia, The Upjohn Company – Legal Systems
– Determined requirements, developed project plan for and developed a legal
support system database to provide document searches
• Winnebago Software - Library automation system for use in public
school systems
– Project plan for a library automation system for use in public school systems.
– Executed plan leading team of consultants to mentor and assist in the
gaining of object-oriented programming.
– Conducted customer interviews, analyzed user needs, assigned and tracked
application design development, and implementation.
– Programming was done in Visual C++
• Wilson Learning - Web page user interface for skills assessments.
Software Application Development Projects (SDLC)

• Hoffman Engineering, Trane, St. Jude Medical, Data Card Group,
Control Data
– Education tracking system for public schools
– Engineering change tracking system
– Quality assurance tracking system
– Advertising management system.
– Sales tracking system
Software Application Development Projects (SDLC)

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