Resume of Reginald Wassom

United Parcel Service, Louisville, KY Jun 1988 – Present

Applications Development Manager - BI (Business Intelligence) Directs off-shore team of 25 developers in large-scale implementation of Microsoft BI stack. Responsible for initiation, planning, requirements definition, development, testing, deployment of

BI infrastructure, data sourcing, content, development and administering governance processes. Collaborates with and directs activities of all related shared-services groups. Obsolescing Hyperion and Cold Fusion content with MSBI stack and Enterprise SharePoint.

SMARtTRAILER - project manager Developed proprietary software and hardware concept for semi-trailer fleet. Directed cellular, electro-mechanical sensor, GPS, and Wi-Fi enabled engineering lifecycle. Gathered requirements, wrote specifications, RFI, RFP, and RFQ, and evaluated responses. Managed procurement process (business case, vendor selection and contract negotiation).

Postal Network Operations – cross functional team leader Transitioned postal scanning application from a division in Baltimore to Louisville. Used .net VB, C#, and BizTalk, ASP and SSRS. Designed and built Postal Scheduling applications, exchanging data with USPS via EDI. Accounting and reconciliation of payments and on-time performance measurement with USPS

after each bid period. Worked directly with USPS executives to implement contracts to move mail on UPS network.

Mergers and Acquisitions Team - transportation systems enterprise architect Conceived, designed and developed Worldwide Freight Capacity Management application. Built WFF (freight hub at SDF) and transitioned freight operation from Menlo/Dayton. Integrated UPS and Menlo computer applications following the UPS acquisition of Menlo Freight

Forwarding from Consolidated Freight Lines. Integrated UPS and Overnight data and messaging strategies following the UPS acquisition of

Overnight/Motor Freight.

Aircraft Fueling Application – junior developer J2EE (java) project to develop and deploy SAFARI application to update technical skills.

Corporate Transportation Systems - project manager Recruited, mentored, and managed a diverse and talented staff of 35 BAs, Architects, Managers

and Developers. Lifecycle responsibility for applications used to plan, schedule, and track ground and air

movements, and collect timecard data for feeder drivers. Conceived and initiated a project to convert FS (Feeder (semi-truck) Scheduling application) from

1.5 million lines of C with (OS/2 APIs) and mainframe CICS to a thin client on VB/NT using stored procedures against MVS/DB2.

First adoption DB2 stored procedures at UPS. Charter member of SEPG. Led portfolio in attainment of CMM Level III processes. Moved FS application from NJ-based team to Louisville.

UPS Airline - Lead Developer and Project Leader Developed a link with Canadian Customs to transmit and release shipments via EDI. Technical lead for transition of ISPS-Brokerage from NJ to KY. Three-month special assignment in Danbury R&D to develop hardware for package scanning. Led team that developed overhead-scanning prototype in the Louisville Air Hub. Transitioned Crew Scheduling (CMS) application from CMSystems to UPS. Initiated and led

project to convert ½ million lines of Quicksilver (dBase-III) code and mainframe interfaces to

Clipper. Project was completed 3 months ahead of schedule. Technical lead and designer of a crash project to develop a crew payroll application (CPR), to

support the 1992 UPS/IPA contract. Project was completed on time, four months after initiation. First payroll from new application was most accurate crew payroll to date at UPS.

Worked with Rolls Royce and UPS Power-Plant Engineering to acquire and implement Rolls Royce-COMPASS to support the 727-QF, TAY-451 engine maintenance program.

Implemented PC-based ECM package. Demonstrated it to CIO and UPS board of directors. Studied power plant engineering at Pratt & Whitney. Consulted with them and GE-Struthers and

implemented subroutines (scientific FORTRAN programming) to provide engine performance monitoring for the GE CFM-56 (DC8) using Pratt & Whitney’s ECM.

Initiated and implemented acquisition of MSS from Air Canada. MSS connects UPS to ARINC and SITA. Learned VTAM application programming to support this effort.

Designed and built the ground software for the ACARS application. Collaborated with IE, AC Engineering, pilots, avionics vendors, and the FAA, to design and implement UPS Version-3 ACARS airborne application. Served as a member of the ARINC Data link Users Forum to improve support and draft standards for the ACARS (Data link) system. Advocated new technology at UPS such as differential-corrected GPS navigation, carrier-programmable avionics, and real-time engine performance alert messages (all of which have since been adopted).

Installation and transition of MESCO (type-B message switch) from Scandinavian Airlines.

Square D Company, Smyrna, TN Dec 1986 – Jun 1988Systems Analyst

Promoted to Systems Analyst from Programmer Analyst on first anniversary. Responsible for implementation of AMAPS/Q manufacturing system. Developed and implemented CICS front-end to AMAPS MPS module. Responsible for implementation of AMAPS/Q manufacturing system. Designed and implemented Shortage system, interfacing it into AMAPS. Designed and wrote unloads of existing DBOMP DBs for AMAPS loads. Converted IMS/DB programs to DB2 and learned DDL and SQL. Wrote AMAPS user training material, proposals, specs, and procedures.

The Trane Company, Lexington, KY Oct 1983 – Dec 1985Senior Programmer Analyst

Full life cycle responsibility for new applications. Worked with users and Quality Circles for requirements definition, design, proposal, cost

justification, specifications, coding, testing, training, and documenting: IBM System 7 Replacement - PC/XTs with bar-code scanners, time clocks, and RS-422 network. Shop Floor Assembly Documents-HVAC Coil Line and Climate-Changer assembly cards with

information from five applications consolidated onto a single document along with bar-code-tear tags for reporting of direct labor.

Labor System - Cleaned up old Assembler programs, documented and converted to COBOL. Shop Floor Data Base - DL/1. Used for shop order tracking and direct labor unload.

Eaton Corporation, Bowling Green, KY May 1979 – Oct 1983Systems Programmer

During attrition after Eaton acquired Cutler Hammer, became acting DP Manager. Programming staff, departmental budget, supply contracts, leasing and licensing agreements, hiring, terminations, and evaluations for merit pay added to responsibilities.

Systems Programmer ICCF Admin for IBM 4331 DOS/VSE startup. Set up JCL, CICS, IMS DBDs, PSBs, and VSAM clusters. Configured VTAME. Converted data entry department from card to (8.5”) diskette. Implemented online incentive-payroll data-collection system (IBM SYS-3 RJE and CCP). Computer Operations Supervisor. Responsible for operations, keypunch, and payroll.

Educationo Masters Certificate in Project Management, George Washington University o Mathematics and Computer Science, University of Kentucky & WKU

o National Merit Scholar, Pi Mu Epsilon – honorary mathematics fraternity o UAW apprenticeship in Tool & Dieo US Air Force – Systems programming school, honorably discharged

Personal Interestso Frames, wires, plumbs, and roofs houses (Samaritan’s Purse)o Cabinet making, finish carpentry, and ceramic tileo Building wheelchair ramps (Power Ministries, United Way)o Studying voice and guitaro Fitness and basketballo Louisville Metro United Way UPS-drive coordinatoro Tutoring underprivileged children at Plymouth Community Centero Advocating for homeless veteranso Autism Awareness (raised a child with autism-spectrum “disorder”)o Leads Divorce Care support group with wifeo Perspectives facilitator team at Bates Memorial in Louisville KYo Prison ministry (Emmaus-REC and pen-pal)