Scott Wells, PMP stwwells@outlook.com

(815) 342-4662 Information Technology professional with extensive experience in leading projects and developing teams. I have extensive project and research experience with the ability to multitask and meet scheduled dates in a fast paced, demanding environment, and the ability to learn new technology and tools quickly. Having an extensive background in technology, I would be an asset to your company. I look forward to the opportunity of meeting with you to discuss my skills and show you how I can be productive as a .NET Developer or Analyst within your organization.

Areas of Expertise Technical Leadership General Management Application Development Change Management Vendor Management Software Implementations Coaching / Mentoring Outsourcing Hardware Implementations Resource Planning Contract Negotiations Project Management Business Continuity Personal Development Inventory / Asset Management Disaster Recovery Planning C# .NET Programming

Employment History

Loftin Remodeling, Kansas City, MO April 2015 – December 2015 Title: Carpenter Job Duties:

Worked as a Carpenter to remodeled homes and make custom cabinets.

Quality Electrical Supply, Chicago IL January 2014 - February 2015Tittle: Sales/Purchasing/Shipping/System Support Job Duties:

• Handle all shipping and receiving duties. • Attended auctions and purchased equipment for resale online. • Handle all system support issues. • Created a new inventory system. • Calculated bi-weekly commission checks. Ran reports for management as requested. • Learned most all aspects of running a small business.

State Farm Insurance Companies, Bloomington, IL February 1993 – June 2011Title: Systems Analyst\Research Analyst\Project Manager Job Duties:

• Systems Analyst on many software and hardware deployment projects, helped set up a PMO forthe planning and management of future deployments.

• Worked as a Project Analyst/Coordinator on many of projects in the IT areas of Accounting,

Asset Management, and Equipment Life cycle replacement areas. • Worked as manager in the workstation load and deployment center. I had twenty direct reports,

and handle all aspects of their development. Developed reusable processes for deploying and updating workstations and servers.

• Research Project Manager where I lead projects that evaluated new technology for business areas to set technical strategies, this entailed running experiments, prototypes, and creating white papers on technical projects. Making recommendations and presentations to communicatewith business partners. Interaction with vendors and external resources as needed.

• Involved in creating an equipment life cycle management program and asset repository which set direction for all areas within State Farm.

• Worked as a PL\1 CMS Programmer/Analyst• Collaborated with developers testers and end users to ensure technical compatibility.• Mapped and documented interfaces between legacy and newer systems.• Software and Data Base Design• Produced project feasibility and cost analysis reports.• Prepared testing schedule and test cases for complete systems.• Conducted requirements analysis.• Developed innovative system solutions to support business objectives.• Prepared and presented proposals and presentations for clients.• Provided support for change control and system updates.

Sight and Sound Distributors, St Louis, MO September 1992 – January 1993Title: Systems Analyst Job Duties:

• I met with business areas to gather requirements for programming needs. • I designed and coded in DIBAL on a Digital VMS system.

Education

Centriq Training Leawood, KS December 2015 – June 2016

Application Developer in C#.NET Program

Technical Competencies:Visual Studio, C#.NET, ASP.NET, ADO.NET, AJAX, LINQ, MVC, EF, SQL,SQL Server, SSMSE, HTML5, JavaScript, jQuery, jQueryUI, CSS3, Responsive/Mobile Web Development, JSON, Bootstrap.

Project Management Professional (PMP): June 2009

SCRUM Master certification: December 2008

Columbia College, Columbia, MO May 1988-May 1992Bachelors of Science – Computer Information Systems and Business Administration Graduated Cum Laude (GPA – 3.65)