SimplyBASICsoftware

Mark Strickland – Bio

Mark L. Strickland, Information technology professional with broad expertise in business at strategic and tactical levels.  Experienced at many levels from single location companies to large multi-location matrix management international organizations.

Security • IT Security Focused – Security+ certified. • LAN/WAN/Wireless Networking – Experience with firewalls, routers, intrusion detection and prevention, PEN testing. • BackTrack – Experience with the open source security tool set BackTrack for security testing and analysis.

Systems Administration • Windows Active Directory / UNIX / Linux / Apple OSX / VMWare – Hands on system administration experience. • SQL Database Experience – In depth understanding of relational database concepts, pragmatic view of normalization, and hands on SQL Query skills.

Software Development • Software Development Skills – Windows API level experience, Web development, and iPhone development (PowerBASIC, VB.Net, XOJO (previously RealStudio), iPhone SDK). • Extensive experience with ERP rollouts – SAP and a variant of Baan. • Pragmatic Agile Software Development – Created our own “brand” of Agile Software Development that employed that fits our simplified philosophy. • Custom Wireless Barcode Application – Developed a custom barcode application for a high velocity manufacturing process. • Custom ERP – Architected a custom ERP to manage customer orders that helped enable the company to handle 40% compounded yearly growth. • Custom Data Warehouse – Architected a custom Data Warehouse application to analyzestudent behavior in online class for the creation of a retention tool to help predict student drop outs before they happened. • Data Conversion Experience – Extensive data conversion experience with a variety of data sources and targets.

Business and Technology Management • Business Process Mapping – Extensive and practical experience in business analysis and process mapping using a unique giant wall chart technique to engage stakeholders and find hidden interface issues. • Project Management – Pragmatic view of project management with experience in large and small projects. • Multi-faceted Systems Experience – Broad Information Technology experience including Voice/Data Networking,  Manufacturing Operations, Distribution, Engineering, Consulting, and company plant relocation. • Triage Management – The ability to sort out the truly important versus urgent that masquerades as important.

Leadership • Extraordinary Leadership – Coaching, and team building skills with proven ability to motivate staff through ownership of their processes and development of consensus (www.LeadershipFiles.com). • Multifunctional and Crossfunctional Team Leadership – Frequently lead teams from different disciplines and different countries with successful projects. • Comfortable and effective working with people from many levels – Including technical, management, and boardroom executives. • Savvy and Skilled Presenter – The ability to communicate complex concepts and ideas with clarity to a variety of audiences from entry level staff to CEO to Board Room Executives where English is a second language.