Charles Philip Bittner, PMP 166 Dwellington Drive, Valencia, PA 16059 ■ Cell: (412) 614-0380 Email: bittnerdev@yahoo.com ■ www.linkedin.com/in/chuckbittner Professional Summary Multi-faceted experience as a Business Analyst, Project Manager and Web Developer for the digital marketing programs of multiple large corporations including pharmaceutical and pet food product corporations. Additional experience and responsibilities have included sales support, design, system documentation, training manuals and instructional design. Work Experience Project Manager, Business Analyst June 2008 – Present CIBER Inc, Pittsburgh, PA 15222 Project Manager: Experience in this position includes project estimation, requirements definition and management, planning, coordination, resource management, communication planning and documentation of lessons learned. In additional I draw upon my past experience and knowledge of training and education to develop supporting documentation related to projects I manage. My technical and creative background allows me to manage projects with a keen awareness of the complete development lifecycle along with risk identification, and remediation critical to project success. My diverse background also enables me to bridge communication barriers that may exist across technical and non-technical teams and stakeholders. Business Analyst: As a Business Analyst, I review the customer’s objectives, and work with all stakeholders involved to develop a strategy that first defines the stakeholder’s actual needs, as well as meet the client’s expectations in the most efficient manner. This often includes the development of use cases, flow charts and documentation that define the solution to the stakeholders at an appropriate level. My background in development and design helps a great deal in this role as well, both in understanding the client needs, and development teams approach and mindsets. Key Accomplishments: o Successfully performed technical analysis and assisted in technical implementation of Ektron 8.7 CMS architecture. Once implemented, the CMS architecture allowed for rapid development of 8 brand sites. o Responsible for coordinating and executing multiple international site development and launch efforts with development teams and agencies across multiple time zones. o Managed multiple simultaneous digital marketing campaigns for multiple brand managers. Campaigns often included integration with third party services for contests, social media, mobile device development and CRM requirements. o High level of successful launches within the project timelines and budgets. Executed project reviews on projects that overshot either timelines and/or budgets and incorporated lessons learned on future efforts and estimations. o Ability to understand and communicate the technical, business, and design aspects of projects often resulted in client and peer praise for my communication and planning skills. Charles Bittner Page 1 of 3 2/25/2014 o Acted as Business Analyst and Project Manager on a large system integration project which integrated three disparate systems into one primary system. Effort included frontend, as well as backend design and implementation. Software Experience: Microsoft Project 2010, Microsoft Office 2010 Suite including PowerPoint and Visio, Adobe Photoshop CC, Flash, Serlio Software CaseComplete 2010 R2 and Captivate 5. Project Management Methodologies: I am well versed in traditional waterfall project management processes, as well as agile methodologies. Many of the projects I have worked on have required a hybrid of the two. Web Developer February 2007 – June 2008* CIBER Inc, Pittsburgh, PA 15222 * To assist with tight deadlines I have continued to provide development support on an as needed basis. Web Developer: Developed, updated and maintained numerous websites for a large Pharmaceutical company using HTML, HTML5, JavaScript, jQuery, CSS3, PHP 5.4.0 (WAMP) and c# for asp.net 1.1 – 4.5 frameworks. Solutions included development of web services, user and server controls, SQL stored procedure development, interface design integration, implementation of Flash movies with twoway communication utilizing web services. Also developed and deployed many email marketing programs. Implemented and tracked SEO tagging including A/B analytics. Software Experience: Adobe Photoshop CC, Flash, and Captivate 5. Microsoft Visual Studio Technology Experience: c#, PHP (WAMP), Javascript, Visual Basic, HTML, HTML5, CSS, PHP 5.4 (WAMP), jQuery Senior eLearning Development Consultant August 2005 – February 2007 The Abreon Group, Pittsburgh, PA 15220 Training Interface Development: Created course interfaces and functionality for course delivery using DHTML, CSS, Javascript, ASP, Actionscript 2.0, XML parsing. LMS Implementation: Wrote or modified code required to import courseware into SCORM 1.2 compliant LMS environments. Multimedia Development: Developed Flash Animations, interactions and simulations for to be used in Web-based training. Graphic Design: Created graphics and animations for various training courses. Technical Lead and Mentor: Worked with other developers to resolve technical issues, also trained them in various aspects of Actionscript coding. Multimedia and Web Developer/Instructional Design Pearson Performance Solutions, Butler, PA 16001 (formerly ASA, and Interactive Media Corporation) 1996 – August 2005 Multimedia Developer: Responsible for the development of computer-based training applications. Various projects have included the use of multimedia development programs such as Macromedia Flash, Macromedia Director and RoboDemo. Charles Bittner Page 2 of 3 2/25/2014 Instructional Designer: Responsible for Instructional Design and authoring content. Included travel to client locations for onsite analysis and tutorial demonstrations. Project Coordinator: Responsible for the coordination of resources, quality control and development effort for Web-based training projects. Internet Developer: Responsible for the technical development of cross browser Web-based training. Various technologies used for Internet development include: HTML, DHTML, CSS-P, ASP, SQL, JavaScript and VBScript. Web development tools used include: Macromedia Dreamweaver MX, Flash MX, and Homesite 5. Accomplishments: By possessing numerous development discipline skills I have been able to reduce production costs by reducing the required resources to develop a product. My knowledge in various areas also enhances cross department and client communication that results in more efficient production and better client satisfaction. Professional Evaluation and Client Feedback “…excellent in his communications within the team and has been responsible for the update and creation of a number of procedural documents outlining standard development practices. He is patient in his communication and as a result he has been able to distinguish himself as our most capable mentor, providing guidance, education and documentation for our more junior resources to follow and learn from.” “Chuck has been able to impress. His thoroughness and attention to detail has earned him praise from multiple contacts and his willingness and patience has been appreciated and commented upon on more than one occasion.” “…exemplifies what it means to have a stellar work ethic, not only does he continually juggle multiple projects of variable complexity he does so in a fashion that makes it look effortless…” “Chuck is very quick to learn, adapt and apply new technologies and procedures, often through selfeducation and exploration. When required he seeks the advice of Sr. Developers and applies suggestions while questioning and understanding the reasoning behind the suggested approach.” Education Computer Tech - Pittsburgh, PA 15222 Programming program, Associate Degree, Graduated with 4.0 Q.P.A in 1990 LaRoche College - Pittsburgh, PA 15101 Bachelor of Science Degree in Graphic Design, Graduated Cum Laude in 1987 National Dean's List Award for maintaining high Q.P.A for consecutive years 1984-1987 President's Award nomination for outstanding academic achievement Professional Certifications PMI Project Management Professional PMP – certified August 2011 Ongoing Education Agile Planning: Project Initiating and Requirements Gathering Adopting an Agile Approach to Project Management Agile Project Management Essentials Charles Bittner Page 3 of 3 2/25/2014