CHRIS BAHARLOO, PMP

7072 NE 163rd Street | Kenmore, WA 98028 | (425) 736-3969 | CBaharloo@comcast.net

ACCOMPLISHED PROJECT MANAGER

• 10+ years of progressive IT/MIS, 6 years Project Management/PMO experience. Primary focus in multi-
sites project delivery and implementation, enterprise business processes and application development, reengineering
of mission-critical systems and support. Capable of collaborating with executive teams, liaising with vendors and 3rd
party (local/offshore/virtual) to align technology solutions with business strategies.

• Rich Technical Toolkit: Master of applying business processes, methodologies, frameworks, data
investigation, and best practices utilizing SQL Server ’08 SSAS/SSRS/SSIS/ETL, Oracle, Informix, Sybase, DB2,
DBaccess, T-SQL, PL/SQL, MySQL, MDX, VB Scripting, BI/DW, OLAP Cubes, Stored Procs/Triggers, UNIX.
Projects: software development, package implementation, system migration, data conversions, application upgrade,
customization, integration, interface, and reporting. Environments: Web, client-server, desktop systems and
legacy/mainframe.

• Skilled Communicator: Able to reach across groups to identify system requirements and gain broad-based
support for projects. Superb team builder, mentor and excellent group facilitator.

• PMP, SQL Server ’08, and Scrum Master Certified: Exceptional project management and systems
analysis expertise. Proficient with PM methodologies and diverse background in implementation across various
platforms and operating systems, ERP, CRM, Scrum/Agile process and application tools. Skilled in task
management, resource utilization, status/progress tracking and reporting, adaptive and innovative.

• Track record of driving successful projects to delivery on time, in scope, and within budget: Non-stop
contracts in IT consulting 10+ years running. Bring best practices from corporate systems at Fortune 500’s, including
TRA MEDICAL IMAGING, PROVIDENCE HEALTH & SERVICES, GE HEALTHCARE, GROUP HEALTH COOPERATIVE, CHILDREN’S HOSPITAL,
LONG’S DRUGSTORES, CINGULAR WIRELESS/AT&T, UNIVAR USA, AIRTOUCH CELLULAR, US WEST NEWVECTOR GROUP, GTE
TELECOMM, ASSOCIATED GROCERS, WEYERHAEUSER, SAFECO LIFE.

AREAS OF EXCELLENCE

PMBOK, SDCL, PRD, eNPI, Analytics Initiate, Plan, Exec, Control, Close SQL Server, ERP, CRM, Scrum
Team building, collaborating, training Risks/Issues/Change management SQL, BI/DW, OLAP Cubes
Migrate, Convert, Interface, Integrate Gap/fit Analysis, As-Is/To-Be SSAS, SSRS, SSIS, ETL, Scripts
Multi-tasking, Value delivery, Results Req gathering, JAD, BRD, Reporting Support, Legacy, Mainframe

EDUCATION

• BS, Computer Science, UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS

• BA, Business Administration/Management, TEHRAN UNIVERSITY
• Project Management Professional (PMP) Certificate, PROJECT MANAGEMENT INSTITUTE (PMI)
• SQL Server 2008 Business Intelligence/Data Warehouse Development Certificate, CASCADIA/UW
• DW Table Admin/BI OLAP Cubes for SQL Server 2000 Env, BELLEVUE COMMUNITY COLLEGE
• Scrum Mater/Agile (CSM) Certificate, SCRUM ALLIANCE/ASPE TECHNOLOGY
• Crystal Reports Certificate, SQLSOFT
• C/C++ Programming Certificate, UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON
• SharePoint 2007, NETESK`

TECHNICAL SKILLS SUMMARY

• Expertise: PMBOK, PRD, SDLC, eNPI, Scrum/Agile Process, Architecture/Design, Client-Server, Data
Management, Billing, Conversion, Migration, System Interface, Integration, Financial, HR,
Supply Chain

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• System Software: MS-Project, MS-Office suite (advanced Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Visio, Access,
SharePoint), SQL Server ‘08, SSAS/SSRS/SSIS, ETL, T-SQL, PL/SQL, MySQL, MDX, BI/DW, OLAP Cubes, VB
Scripting, Schema, Stored Procs, Legacy/Mainframe disciplines
• ERP/CRM Applications: Lawson Software, Syspro, Impact Encore/Award, CRM/Onyx
• Languages: Crystal Reports, VB Scripting, C/C++, Legacy COBOL

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• Databases/File Access: Oracle10g, Informix, Sybase, DB2, IMS/DL1, Access, Paradox, VSAM
• Hardware: IBM zSeries/Unix, IBM/3xx, AIX, Sun Solaris, HP3000-XL, HP9000/UX, AMDAHL, VAX,
TANDEM/Himalaya and Non-Stop, UNIVAC, HITACHI, ROSCOE, and PC’s
• Operating Systems: MVS, VM/CMS, VMS, VSE/ESA, z/OS, OS/390, DOS/VSE, CMS, UNIX, Novell
Netware, Windows 2000/95-98/XP/NT
• Industries: Healthcare, Telecommunication/Wireless, Retail, Distribution, Software, Banking, Manufacturing,
Insurance, Government

EXPERIENCE AND ACCOMPLISHMENTS

SR. IT PROJECT MANAGER/TECHNICAL CONSULTANT..................................................................1993 – 2010

• Successfully managed ERP (Lawson Software) solutions, liaised with customers, evaluated versioning,
upgrade requirements, level of customization, enhanced efficiencies, planned budgets and timelines at Fallatino
Enterprises. Led functional/technical specs, deliverables, reports, business continuity and operations. Utilized SQL
Server ‘08 SSIS to extract, cleanse, transform, load (ETL) disparate data, prior to Lawson Software (Env LSF9.0,
Apps V8.1) financial modules. Built a DW/OLAP cube (Dimensions/Fact Table) for analytics/SSAS and
reporting/SSRS. Utilized SQL, Micro Focus COBOL, CASE/4GL, UNIX, Sun Solaris, and generated customized
reports.
• Planned to implement a brand new site, plus integrating a business-merger to include modalities,
communication/telecomm services, HW/SW platforms (McKesson PACS installation and migrating MRS and MISYS
to Zotec with QA/test) at TRA Medical Imaging. Collaborated with IT/non-IT teams to formulate the data
requirements, ETL/data cleansing, and QA processes. Led IT capability assessments, cross-functional
tasks/activities, vendor-tasks management (Setup, Build, IT, Modalities) and Risk/Issues/Change management.
• Coordinated the implementation of ProvConnect program in WA/MT, integrating 19 ministries and 12,000
employees thru a core ERP solution (Lawson SW) at Providence Health and Services. Collaborated with the
program PMs (Financial, Supply Chain, HR/Payroll) to ensure resource engagements, Change/Risk/Quality
management, and flow of info thru enterprise. Generated and communicated the Weekly
Status/Progress/Dashboard/Metrics with the Users, Core-Team, Stakeholders, Sponsors, and the Oversight/Steering
Committee. Escalated the project status to PMO to manage/prevent program collisions, and to the Communication
Dept to feed the newsletters, web pages, blogs and events.
• As a PM/Lead Program Integrator (LPI) managed a new Off-Box product at GE Healthcare, built a HW/SW
framework consisting of a Legacy Tandem Non-stop on Itanium, Guardian, Enscriber, SCOBOL, SQL/MP, OSS Java
Server connecting to a Zero-downtime/Failover-Clustered HP Proliant/RedHat Linux, Oracle 10g, JBoss J2EE Apps
server. Also, implemented the Therapeutic-Dup and Dose-Range Checking functionalities thru the First Data Bank
(FDB) Drug Info Framework V3.2. Collaborated with National/Int’l virtual teams via Scrum sessions, utilizing Centricity
Enterprise Orders V6.3, Phase Review Discipline (PRD), eNPI, 6Sigma and variety of managerial tools, processes
and standards.
• Managed a BI/Data-Forensics Analysis, supporting a set of requirements established by the Auditors,
Attorneys, and Accountants to confront and resolve the existing legal issues at that time, as well as preventing the
future litigations (CONFIDENTIAL COMPANY), by building a framework utilizing SQL server 2005 BI/DW/OLAP/DTS, Oracle
8i, Sybase, and SharePoint 2007. Court cases were successfully dropped.
• Managed, designed and successfully reverse engineered business processes and rewrote Mercator
BCI/Map/Tree interfaces into Lawson 4GL/CASE Microfocus COBOL (Env. V9.0, Apps V8.1, Sun Solaris, DB2, and
Unix environment) for GROUP HEALTH COOPERATIVE.
• Completed program customization (Lawson Software Env V9.0, Apps V8.1) for UNIVAR USA, INC. Program
customization and data conversion from V8.0/Oracle/IBM legacy to V8.1/DB2/IBM z/Series/OS/UNIX.
• Implemented post-merger Business Process and Billing System Conversion and integration for
CINGULAR WIRELESS, from AT&T Siebel/Atlys to AMDOCS’ Teligence/Convergys’ CARE systems (on team of PM’s).
Supervised team of employees/technical consultants, across multiple systems and platforms, utilizing Oracle 9i, SQL,
Toad, PM disciplines.
• Completed a comprehensive Lawson Software V8.0 upgrade project for ASSOCIATED GROCERS, INC.
Customized Business Process solutions, and drove complex implementation. Previously in 1998, built team, provided
design, coding, modifications, and implementation of batch and on-line programs within Lawson Software V7.0,
utilizing MicroFocus COBOL, Lawson Tools, CASE/4GL, VI, DBAccess, MF Animator, Reflection, INFORMIX, MS
Office suite, and Visio in PC/WINDOWS and HP-9000/UNIX environments.
• Led cutting-edge, multi-million-dollar ERP solution implementation (Lawson Software V8.1.1) for
CHILDREN’S HOSPITAL AND REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER. Performed systems analysis and executed intricate data conversion
from Genesys, Matkon, and Coda Financial/Supply Chain legacy systems to Lawson. Completed system interfaces
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and bolt-on’s to Lawson, utilizing Lawson Software V8.1, MicroFocus COBOL, Unix, Lawson Tools, CASE/4GL,
BCI/Mercator V6.4 and MS Add-Ins (data mapping and transformation), in an IBM/P650, IBM/AIX V5.2, and Oracle
V9.2 environments.
• Upgraded and maintained the corporate ERP solutions for CAPTARIS INC., maintained, enhanced,
upgraded, and administrated (SA) corporate ERP (Syspro 6.0 and Impact Encore/Award V3.2), Sales/Financial
reporting system, and data flow between ERP and CRM (Onyx 6.0). As a member: implemented the corporate DW/BI
environment, SQL Server 2K, Crystal Reports V9.0, OLAP Cubes, Paradox, Novell Netware, VB scripting, and MS
Office suite in PC/DOS/WIN2K/NT and UNIX environments.
• Converted the internal COBOL intrinsic MPE database calls to INFORMIX-based SQL calls for LONG’S
DRUGSTORES. Wrote MicroFocus COBOL programs by utilized UNIX, VI, DBAccess, Reflection, INFORMIX, MS Office
suite, and Visio in PC/WINDOWS and HP-9000/UNIX environments.
• Performed extensive system analysis to discover the impact of the Y2K date ramifications on programs,
databases, files, forms, screens, and reports of the Distribution System for WEYERHAEUSER COMPANY. Coded, tested and
implemented detailed program designs by utilizing COBOL, COBOL II, MPE/IX, QUAD, FACADE, SPF/PC, QUERY,
SUPERTOOL, JCL, JMS/3000, SFD/3000, LIBRARIAN, Reflection, MS Office suite, and Visio in PC/WINDOWS and
HP-3000/XL environments.
• Provided design, coding, modifications, and implementation of batch and on-line programs within
Lawson Software V7.0 for ASSOCIATED GROCERS, INC. Worked with the 3rd party company (Valuetech), and wrote a
special A/P Check-Writer process to print company-wide A/P checks on-demand. Also, implemented conversions
and Interfaces (Procurement, Supply-Chain) and mentored and supervised 3 consultants. Utilized MicroFocus
COBOL, VI, DBAccess, MF Animator, Reflection, INFORMIX, MS Office suite, and Visio in PC/WINDOWS and HP-
9000/UNIX/ROSCOE environments.
• Implemented the Message Processing System for AIRTOUCH CELLULAR. Utilized COBOL II, IMS, TSO/ISPF,
ISPW, JCL, FILEAID, FILEAID-IMS, SPUFI, EASYTRIEVE PLUS, REXX, IMS-EXPERT, VSAM, ABEND-AID,
PANVALET, MS Office suite, Project, and Visio in PC/WINDOWS and IBM 3090 MVS/XA environments.
• Within Lawson Software V7.0, wrote detailed programs to update the Process Levels, Accounting Units,
and Departments within the employee Time Record System, saving numerous hours of redundant data-entry for
SOUTHWEST WA MEDICAL CENTER. Modified the Payroll Check Print Business Process and the programs to create a file
for the 3rd party vendor (Bottom Line), printing/distributing checks the next day, utilizing MicroFocus COBOL, VI,
DBAccess, MF Animator, Reflection, and Oracle in a HP-9000/UX environments.
• Converted the Clinical and the Financial Information systems from HITACHI/EX-27 to CYCARE system
on HP-9000/UNIX platform for CLINITECH INFORMATION RESOURCES. Utilized MicroFocus COBOL, EASYTRIEVE PLUS &
HP-UX, JCL, GLANCE Plus in PC/WINDOWS and HP-9000/UX environments.
• Converted the GL, Payroll, HR, Fixed Assets and the Materials Management systems from VAX-
6400/A410 platform and PC-based software such as HL/7, HBO, VISTA CARE, LONG TERM CARE, and
WYATT/WYCOMP to Lawson Software V6.1 for PROVIDENCE MEDICAL CENTER and mentored and supervised two
consultants. Utilized MicroFocus COBOL, DATATRIEVE, Report Writer, and DCL on VAX-6400/A410, and
MicroFocus COBOL, UNIVERSE, Lawson Tools, CASE/4GL, VI, DBAccess, MF Animator, Reflection, Oracle,
SQLPLUS, Excel, Word, Access, and Visio in PC/WINDOWS and HP-9000/UX environments.

PREVIOUS EXPERIENCE

PROJECT TECHNICAL CONSULTANT:

MAJOR CONSULTING FIRMS, Seattle, WA (CAP Gemini America, Western Data, FDSI, and InterWest Systems)
• Implemented Bill Products for US WEST NEWVECTOR GROUP.
• Implemented online Retail In Transit System for EDDIE BAUER.
• Converted Pension system for SAFECO LIFE.
• Converted Network Management Control System for GTE TELECOMMUNICATIONS.
• Upgraded Distribution Control System & reporting system for UNIVAR/VAN WATERS AND ROGERS.
• Maintained Manufacturing Systems for KAISER ALUMINUM.

FTE experience: Sr. Programmer/Analyst in banking, manufacturing industries and government agencies

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