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ALFRED C. D'SOUZA 1 Madeline Drive Malvern PA. 19355 Telephone: (610) 647-2938 E-mail: [email protected]
PROFESSIONAL SUMMARY
An experienced Product Manager and Business Consultant, developing and implementing business plans in high tech environments, including Internet-based services. A creative problem- solver and cross-functional team leader, with multi-disciplinary skills, who consistently exceeds clients’ expectations and meets schedule and cost targets. Core competencies and experience include:
Business Plan Development Product Life Cycle Management High-Tech Product Marketing Project Team Leadership/PMO Internet/Sharepoint Portals Adjunct Faculty, Business/Management
SELECTED CAREER ACCOMPLISHMENTS
Senior technology management consultant; developed and implemented IT strategic and tactical plans for clients in target vertical markets, generating over $100 million in revenue. Helped create LibertyNet, a start-up venture, providing an Internet node and Web site for citizens, government, and businesses in the Delaware Valley region. Served on a campus-wide strategic task force, planning and delivering cost effective voice, video, and data communications services to 5,000 students in University campus dormitories. Produced $20 million in annual revenue by forming strategic alliances with manufacturers, to supplement revenues generated from internally produced computer peripherals products. Developed a line of microprocessor-based automotive diagnostic and exhaust emission analyzers, capturing 60% of target markets with $50 million in revenues within a year.
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
COMPUCOM SYSTEMS Inc. 2004-Present Business/IT Consultant and Project Manager at client site
Created a Work Tracking/Document Repository, using Microsoft’s Sharepoint technology. Single Point of Contact with over 60 IT support groups, spanning diverse technologies. Led multiple concurrent projects in support of “Managed Desktop” Services at client site. Consistently achieved “5” (max: 5) Client Satisfaction ratings for work performed.
AFFILIATED COMPUTER SERVICES (ACS), Inc. 1996-2004 Principal Business and Technology Consultant, Government Solutions
Developed strategic and tactical plans for local governments, to implement e-Government solutions, enhance operational effectiveness, and provide new services for constituents. Led proposal development team, winning over $100 million in IT outsourcing contracts, Developed product plans and strategies to market and deliver high-margin consulting services in various industry segments, producing millions of dollars in incremental revenue and profit. ALFRED C. D'SOUZA 1 Madeline Drive Malvern PA. 19355 Telephone: (610) 647-2938 E-mail: [email protected] Page 2 of 2
UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA 1988-1995 Director, Program Management, Network and End-User Services
Provided Internet, LAN/Desktop and client/server information technology support on a cost- recovery basis to 20,000 faculty, staff, and students at a world-class research University.
DECISION DATA COMPUTER CORPORATION 1986-1988 Product Planning Manager
Managed product life cycles for a $100 million S/3X-compatible product line, meeting aggressive schedules to exploit narrow windows of opportunity in the IBM systems market. Facilitated strategic planning and acquisition activities of senior executive team.
PRINCETON GAMMA TECH. Inc. 1985-1986 Consulting Product Line Manager
Developed and implemented strategies and business plans to extend product application into new markets, increasing digital imaging product line revenues and profit margins significantly.
EDUCATION
MBA with Honors: University of Chicago Graduate School of Business Concentrations in Finance and International Business MSEE and BSEE with Honors: University of Missouri, Columbia MO. General Certificate of Education with Honors: Cambridge University (England) Courses in preparation for the Project Management Professional (PMP) certification exam
HONORS, AWARDS, PUBLICATIONS
Patent #4125894: "Engine Test and Display Apparatus" Teaching Fellowship, University of Missouri, Electrical Engineering Department Member, ETA KAPPA NU and TAU BETA PI (national Engineering Honor Societies) Publications include papers and articles in the Penn Printout and the Chicago MBA, a Journal of selected academic papers
OTHER ACTIVITIES
Adjunct Faculty member in undergraduate and graduate-level business programs: teaching courses in project management, statistics, economics, and quantitative methods in business. Member, American Management Association (AMA), Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers (IEEE), and the Project Management Institute (PMI) Elections Clerk, East Whiteland Township (PA), 2004 - present Member, St. Patrick's Church Adult Choir (Malvern, PA), 1990-present