Kathy Jobseeker
2903 Highland Terrace • Plymouth, MA 02360 • (555) 555-5555 • jobseeker@adelphia.net SUMMARY A highly talented and accomplished Information Technology professional with extensive experience in the areas of Competitive Intelligence, Technology Consulting, Data Modeling, Business and Systems Analysis, and Architecture Design. Highly adept at gathering, analyzing, and managing information relating to business operations, competitor performance, and system requirements. Comprehensive background in project and program management. Familiar with database design and data management process enhancement. Able to liaison with business groups, determine needs, and formulate effective solutions to increase productivity and efficiency. Excellent negotiation, leadership, presentation, and communication skills. PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE Jean Carmichael, Plymouth, MA 2002 – Present Independent Consultant Provide consulting services in the areas of competitive and business intelligence, data analysis, business analysis, and other technology areas for large corporations. Deliver presentations, determine requirements, prepare and deliver bids, negotiate contracts, and oversee complete project life cycles. Carried out competitive intelligence (CI) diagnostic and analysis project for Benjamin Moore. Performed on-site review of current CI operation and determined need for enhanced systems and processes to resolve unfulfilled CI needs. Reviewed digital resources, network infrastructure, competitor data systems, and current operations against accepted standards, guidelines, and best practices. Identified strengths and weaknesses. Created and presented comprehensive action plan that detailed expanding scope of competitive and business intelligence programs, implementing enhancements to relational database, and providing recommendations for better utilizing database. Negotiated contract with large CI consulting firm, involving research and analysis of competitor pricing and product lines, and industry trends, for key client in telecommunications industry. Project will involve collection of product, pricing, and contractual information, interviews with industry specialists, and literature / data research.
Fuld & Company, Cambridge, MA 2000 – 2002 Director, Consulting Division Performed CI and process consulting for Fortune 500 clients such as SAP Americas, Wyeth-Ayers, Schering-Plough, and others. Managed complete project life cycles, from creating proposals and determining requirements, through scheduling and resource management, and final delivery and implementation. Worked with client’s HR division to shift unit from transaction-based service provider to strategy that focused on talent acquisition that better supported overall business plans. Developed user requirements and designed competitor database to support talent intelligence gathering. Assessed current CI functions for large manufacturing corporation. Reviewed technology resources and infrastructure, delivered action plan for expanding scope of CI program to better serve company’s needs. Planned and conducted assessment of CI capabilities of major pharmaceutical company. Identified and evaluated existing technology resources and requirements. Recommended, configured, and implemented third-party software that resulted in dramatic improvement of client’s CI operations. Evaluated functionality of client’s enterprise-wide internal information portal. Formulated long and shortterm recommendations for this financial services company detailing methods for utilizing existing system for CI