Thomas Thompson

Consultant at SQM, Inc. and Owner, SQM, Inc.

Middletown, New Jersey, United States

About

The key to my success is the ability to communicate with the diversified local and global stakeholders, technical, business and “C” level management. Over my career I have been involved with, implementing formal methodologies. But also developing PMO/PM, QA, SDLC, Process Improvement, Release/Configuration Management, and Service/Delivery Management. Program Management and PMO (7 years) – Business Development, Applications, Infrastructure, Integration, Global Team Management, SDLC, RFP. Project Management (6 years) - Applications, Infrastructure, Integration, Team Management, SDLC, Data Conversion, Active Directory. Quality Assurance (3 years) – Tool roll out, Practice Development (Critical Path Methodology), Repeatable Practice, Training, Team Development, Data Conversion. Release and Configuration Management (5 years) – Developed Best Practices, Developed Staging Environments, Security, Team Development, Push Content to All Environments, Data Conversion. Integration (4 years) – Third Party Products, Configuration Management, Data Conversion. Design/Developer (2 years) – Assembly language designer, implementer and tester. Specialties: Competencies include Program/Project/PMO/Implementation Management, Infrastructure, Migrations, SDLC practices/tools, Process Improvement, Release/Change Management, and Integration of off-the-shelf products, Vendor Management, QA, Client Facing and Off-Shore Management.

Experience

  • Consultant at Software Quality Management (SQM Inc.)
    Feb 1996 - Present · 30 yrs 5 mos

    Privately held software consulting firm specializing in Program/Project/PMO/Implementation Management, Infrastructure, Migrations, SDLC practices/tools, Process Improvement, Release/Change Management, and Integration of off-the-shelf products, Vendor Management, QA, Client Facing and Off-Shore Management.

  • Program Management Office - Consultant at Credit-Suisse
    Apr 2007 - Jun 2010 · 3 yrs 3 mos

    Program Manager Established the Business Case for managing 3 Virtualization programs Managed global team implementing and deployment of VMWare Oversaw Governance, Financial Management, Infrastructure and Planning Project Manager Authored and Published Charter Budget Estimator Performed day to day communication between PMO/Project Managers/Off-Shore SharePoint Group Administrator Established process for engaging and hiring Off-Shore resources (Wipro, Cognizant)

  • Program Management Office - FTE at Businessedge Solutions
    Feb 2007 - Apr 2007 · 3 mos

    Established SDLC methodology Liaison with internal and external stakeholders

  • Senior Program Manager – Systems Consultant at Bank of New York/XTG
    Oct 2005 - Feb 2007 · 1 yr 5 mos

    Managed requirements gathering to replace Clearing and Settlement System Chairperson for Planning, Financial, Risk, Action Items, and Defects management Managed team training Accenture and BNY in Extended Use Case, UML and SOA

  • Project Manager - Consultant at Barclays Capital
    May 2004 - Jan 2005 · 9 mos

    RAD project interfaced with the Front, Middle, and Back Office development teams Mentored Accenture in defining “critical path” smoke tests