I haven't updated this one for a while. The formatting got a little munged, particularly with the addition of extra blank lines which systems seem to love to add for some reason, but the data is intact!
My current contract runs out soon, so let me know if you find my eclectic set of skills interesting!
:-) TCS
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Terry C Savage
Exceptional skills in the following areas: Executive
IT Management, IT Governance Systems and Methodologies, Data Center Management,
Project Management, Budgeting, Strategic Management of IT Resources,
MMIS/Healthcare, Radio Communications, Corrections IT, Education (K-16), Excellent
Communication Skills, Project Management Office, Vendor and Contract
Management, Disaster Recovery/Business Continuity, IT Infrastructure, IT
Security, Software Development, Systems Implementation and Integration, Network
Operations and Capacity Planning, Server Hosting
Experience:
Andromeda Enterprises,
LLC 2007 – Present
State of Utah, Department of Education and Department of
Workforce Services
Senior Program Manager for the UtahFutures Project, a
multi agency effort to collect and correlate education and employment
information.
US Federal Judiciary, Federal Receiver’s Office for California
Prison Health Care
Senior Project Manager for the California Prison
Health Care System (CPHCS) Business Information Systems (BIS)/ SAP
implementation.
State of California, Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation
(CDCR)
Technical Operations Manager for the SOMS (Strategic
Offender Management System) project. Responsible for network capacity planning,
data center provisioning, and detailed project planning.
State of Arizona, Department of Financial Institutions (AZDFI)
Senior Program Manager for the implementation of the
AZDFI IT Modernization Project.
Published Author,The End of
Winter (2009), Circle of Fire (2012), available@Amazon.com
State of Nevada 2000-2007
Chief Information Officer
Cabinet-level position appointed by Nevada Governor
Kenny Guinn. Major responsibilities included:
IT Service Operations Management
--Statewide
backbone communications network
(microwave, fiber)
--Expanded
and modernized the Network Operations Center (NOC)
--Telecommunications
--Mainframe,
UNIX, and Wintel computing platform hosting and operations
--Application
and database design, development, and maintenance
--Statewide
e-mail system (Exchange)
Project Management and Project Management
Office (PMO)
--Established
the Nevada State
Committee (ITPOC). Evaluated the CMM methodology, and developed
and implemented the
Nevada Project
Delivery Framework based on PMI/PMBOK methodologies
--Developed
and managed the information technology (IT) governance structure for Nevada
--Extensive
experience presenting to all management levels, including the Governor and
State
Legislature
--Executive
level management of the MMIS project from inception to completion, with direct
supervision of project PM staff,
project QA staff, and vendor management of the IV & V
contractor
--Executive
PM role for the Unified Tax System (UTS) project and Nevada Offender Tracking
Information System (NOTIS) project.
--Established Quality Assurance requirements for all
IT projects
--Chaired Nevada Communications Steering
Committee, which wrote the first comprehensive
statewide plan for first-responder radio
communication interoperability. This involved the
successful coordination of over a dozen different organizations (state,
federal, county, city, tribal
nations, etc) that had never worked together before
--Established
cabinet-level IT Strategic Planning committee to evaluate and rank major IT
projects for budgeting purposes, and
allocation of the state IT budget among various projects and
project requests
IT Security
--Established
and developed Nevada Office of Information Security
--Developed
and implemented IT security policies statewide
--Performed
IT risk assessments for state agencies
--Implemented
award-winning process for identifying critical business applications and
developing
disaster recovery plans for those applications
Financial Management
--Operating
budget of approximately $40M/year
--Developed
service rates and chargeback methodology fully compliant with federal OMB
Circular
A-87
--Regular
briefings to the Governor and legislative committees
Interval Logic, Menlo Park, California 1999
(Software
Developer. Advanced Planning and Scheduling Software)
Senior Software Integration Project Manager
--Managed
software integration projects for semiconductor manufacturers
--Coordinated
and supervised engineers in multiple locations
--Forecast
consultant requirements and utilization
--Planned
software projects in detail, including detailed scheduling and workload
balancing
--Identified
and resolved customer concerns, both technical and non-technical
21st
Century Solutions, Inc. 1997
to 1998
(Consulting Firm)
Principal
Consultant, Project Management
Worked with customers to:
--Develop master schedules for projects
in fast-paced software development environments.
--Identify and track resources
required for projects, leveling resources and adjusting schedules as
required to provide accurate completion estimates.
--Forecast staffing requirements
based on project schedules.
--Develop change control systems, test
plans and quality control procedures.
Consilium, Mountain View ,
California
(Developer/implementer
of manufacturing execution system (MES) software)
Senior Software Integration Project Manager
--Managed teams of engineers engaged
in software development and software systems integration
projects for domestic and
international clients
--Custom configuration of MES
software running on both HP/Unix and VAX/VMS systems
--Configured and integrated automated
document control systems
--During implementation projects,
worked with customer QA organizations to ensure compliance of
integrated system with federal
regulations
--Supervised design of validation
test plans
--Developed cost estimates and
proposals for software projects. (Customers included: Glaxo
Wellcome (Canada), Eli Lilly,
ANAM Industrial (Korea), Amgen)
ICSensors, Milpitas, California 1992-1993
(Manufacturer
of microelectronic and micro-mechanical devices)
Manager, Wafer Fabrication and Equipment Maintenance
--Instituted statistical process
control in wafer fabrication area
--Implemented preventive maintenance
program
--Wrote complete system of quality
procedures
--Performed process failure analysis
and recommended corrective actions
--Assessed Y2K compliance status of
supplier systems
--Implemented an ISO-9000 compliant
quality system
TRW Space &
Defense Systems Group
Redondo Beach , California
(Defense Contractor)
Manager, Various Software, Semiconductor
Manufacturing, and Financial tasks
--Implemented a networked PC-based
office automation system for 1200-person division
--Responsible for hardware and
software installation, user training, and support
--Developed automated project
planning tool on VisiCalc, cutting down project "what if" turn
around from overnight batch run
to less than one hour/iteration
--Wrote output routines in FORTRAN
IV on CDC 7700
--Performed binary programming of numerically
controlled equipment
--Supervised combined
production/R&D semiconductor manufacturing area
--Managed Advanced Packaging Lab,
including transitioning from R&D to production quantities
--Performed extensive bid/proposal
work and cost tracking and reporting
--As Senior Business Analyst,
responsible for capital, indirect expense, and manpower planning
Education/Other Activities:
NASA PM certified, C/SCSC (Predecessor to PMI/PMP
certification)
BA Cum Laude, University
of California at Los Angeles
Radio talk show host, KIRS, Reno, and KSCO, Santa Cruz
Vice-President,
National Association of State CIOs
Guest lecturer, National Defense University Information
Resource Management College
Guest lecturer, National Governor’s Association
Best Practices
Policy Academy
Guest Lecturer, Project Management Institute
Board Member, National Space Society
Private Pilot, Instrument and Multi-engine rated
Partial
Project List
Terry C
Savage
Project title: Strategic Offender
Management System (SOMS)
Approx total cost: $455M
Approx dates: 2009-present
Project scope: This project is to
completely automate and integrate numerous disparate IT support systems within
the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation, from original
intake into the systems, through completion of parole and final release.
TCS role: I am responsible for
technical systems operations broadly, including project planning, network
capacity planning, infrastructure, Helpdesk, disaster recovery, and business
continuity planning
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Project title: NOMADS
Approx total cost: $110M
Approx dates: 1994 - 2001
Project scope: This project
completely replaced the Welfare and Child Support eligibility and management
system with a new system compliant with federal requirements
TCS role: Chairman of the NOMADS
project steering committee. Executive level project oversight. Management of
the computer facility and mainframe systems that housed the application. Both
vendor and state PMs reported to me. The IV&V contractor reported to me
directly.
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Project title: UTS
Approx total cost: $45M
Approx dates: 2004 - 2008
Project scope: The Unified Tax
System project eliminated the varies spreadsheets and hand calculations in
favor of a completely unified systems for all 17 tax types in the State of Nevada
TCS role: Actively involved with
the requirements definition process and proposal development and review. Served
on the project Steering Committee. Both the vendor and state PMs reported to me
directly, as did the state Quality Assurance function
Project title: MMIS
Approx total cost: $35M
Approx dates: 2000-2004
Project scope: Completely replace
the Medicaid Management Information System with an updated system that met
federal requirements. Interface with the NOMADS system for eligibility data.
TCS role: I served on the
requirements definition steering committee, and chaired the development and
operational steering committee. Both the vendor and state PMs reported to me
directly, as did the independent Quality Assurance vendor
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Project title: Nevada Offender
Tracking and Information System (NOTIS)
Approx total cost: $11M
Approx dates: 2005 - 2007
Project scope: The Nevada Offender
Tracking and Information System was the first effort to provide significant
improvement in the management of prisoner information in the state, including
medical information, gang affiliation, and other essential data.
TCS role: Reviewed all proposals,
served on the Steering Committee. Both the vendor and state PMs reported to me
directly, as did the independent Quality Assurance function.
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Project title: Millennium
Scholarship
Approx total cost: $5M
Approx dates: 2000-2001
Project scope: This project was
sponsored by Governor Kenny Guinn using the tobacco settlement funds. The funds
were to provide scholarships for qualified students to go to college. The IT
project was to integrate the high school records with the University and
Community College records system.
TCS role: I planned and managed the
project, and supervised both technical personnel and the vendor doing the
application development
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Project title: IT Security
Approx total cost: $4M
Approx dates: 2003 - 2007
Project scope: Establish the state
IT Security function, assess the state’s IT security posture, identify and
implement corrective actions for deficiencies and proactive procedures to
secure the states IT assets.
TCS role: I had previously
established the IT Security Committee in
2001 to develop basic IT security policies, and assist agencies with
implementation of those policies. While the committee was extremely effective,
a formal, staffed IT Security organization
was clearly needed. I successfully
obtained funding for the Office of Information Security (OIS) from the
legislature, and oversaw the development and implementation of an award winning
disaster recovery planning process.
Project title: PMO
Approx total cost: $2M
Approx dates: 2005 - 2007
Project scope: Formally establish
the Nevada Project Management Office, and develop and implement project
management procedures based on the PMI/PMBOK methodology.
TCS role: I had previously
established the IT Project Oversight Committee (ITPOC) in 2002 to oversee and
assist with all state IT projects of $500K or more. While the committee was
extremely effective, a formal, staffed PMO would clearly improve the
committee’s effectiveness. I personally chaired the ITPOC for the first two
years of operation, and successfully obtained funding for the PMO from the
legislature.
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Project title: Arizona DFI IT
Modernization
Approx total cost: $500K
Approx dates: 2007
Project scope: Complete
Modernization of the IT function for the Arizona Department of Financial
Institutions
TCS role: Project Manager and chief
project engineer. Replace and upgrade all systems to be compliant with the
Arizona CIOs policies and recommendations, including IT Security.
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Project title: Nevada Communication
Steering Committee (NCSC)
Approx total cost: N/A
Approx dates: 2002 - 2007
Project scope: The Nevada
Communications Steering Committee was the first effort to successfully involve
all interested parties in the development of a statewide First Responder Radio
Interoperability Plan. This plan was passed without amendment or dissent by the
Nevada Homeland Security Commission.
TCS role: I formed the committee,
and chaired if from it’s inception to my departure from state government. I
personally wrote the “action plan” section of the Interoperability Plan.
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