Ron R. Collins

Ron r. collins

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  • About me

    Solutions Architect | Information Systems & Technology

  • Education

    • Fullerton college

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      Associate of arts (aa) and associate of science (as) degrees business administration, economics, marketing management, interdisciplinary studies

      Activities and Societies: Phi Theta Kappa Honor Society; President's List (Honors) Graduated with Honors• AA & AS-T in Business Administration• AA & AA-T in Economics• AS in Marketing Management• AA in Interdisciplinary Studies: Arts & Human Expression• AA in Interdisciplinary Studies: Science & Mathematics• AA in Interdisciplinary Studies: Social Behavior & Self-Development• AA in Interdisciplinary Studies: Social Sciences

    • American military university

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      Bachelor of arts - ba business (it project management concentration)

      Activities and Societies: Present’s List (Honors) graduated Summa Cum Laude

  • Experience

    • Tbg financial

      Jan 1996 - Feb 1998
      Database programmer

      Performed Crystal Reports design, code modification, database programming, and application support

    • Booz allen hamilton

      Mar 1998 - Aug 1999
      Contract application developer

      Performed system design, application development, digital imaging, OCR translation, and data conversion; wrote procedures and code documentation; successfully developed digital reference library system

    • Bodies in motion, inc.

      Nov 2000 - Mar 2004
      Senior application developer / it manager (interim)

      Directed IS and IT Departments; hired, developed, and supervised technical staff at fitness studios and corporate headquarters; demonstrated technical and team leadership; managed budget and projects; wrote strategic information systems plan and policies; negotiated vendor contracts and outsourced network administratorDesigned system architecture; performed database and system administration, application development, report design, and business analysis; wrote processes, procedures, and code documentationSuccessfully designed, developed, and implemented a proprietary, multi-module fitness club management system; integrated HR, IT, and financial accounting systems; migrated QuickBooks and AS/400 data Show less

    • Input automation inc

      Aug 2004 - Aug 2005
      Contract application developer

      Performed application and database development for client-server inventory control system; customer requirements gathering; business analysis; wrote procedures and code documentation

    • Raytheon

      Mar 2006 - Oct 2006
      Contract application developer

      Performed application and database development, project management, and business analysis; wrote procedures and code documentation; successfully developed client/server application; applied Six Sigma DMAIC methodologies; Raytheon sponsored Lean Six Sigma certification

    • Playboy enterprises, inc.

      Oct 2006 - Jun 2007
      Senior application developer

      Performed ERP and database administration, business analysis, report design, and application development for the Media Center and Playboy Mansion software and proprietary media systems; successfully developed integrated digital asset management system; wrote processes, procedures, and code documentation

    • Globe international ltd.

      Jun 2007 - Nov 2009
      Business analyst

      Performed ERP and database administration, business analysis, report design, dashboard and application development; improved business processes; collaborated with IT department at Australian headquartersSuccessfully project managed and developed EDI-based B2C e-Commerce shopping sites that earned over $1.5 million in sales the first year; developed supporting digital asset management system integrated with the ERP system

    • Event network, llc

      Jun 2011 - Nov 2012
      Senior business analyst

      Supervised IS staff; managed ERP systems; advised technical staff and teams; integrated business intelligence; performed budget and project management, vendor negotiation, business analysis, database administration, process improvement, application and e-Commerce web development for 80 online shopping sites; wrote processes, procedures, and code documentationSuccessfully implemented NAV 2009/R2 ERP over GP 10; improved processes and decreased costs by downsizing the accounts payable department, leaving a lean A/P staff to manage 15,000 invoices per month from 8,000 vendors supplying 100,000 unique products to 80 gift stores worldwide Show less

    • The lundquist institute for biomedical innovation at harbor-ucla medical center

      Dec 2012 - Sept 2015
      Database administrator / web developer

      Team leader, project manager, and integration architect; advised technical staff and teams; performed business analysis, requirements finding, application and web development, database administration, data governance, and process improvement; lead architect for software implementations and system integrations; designed system architecture with business intelligence; wrote change policies, processes, procedures, and code documentationSuccessfully integrated financial system with IT and HRIS information systems; lead project manager, integration architect, and developer for InfoEd research administration software implementation project; configured and managed virtual servers utilizing VMware vSphere cloud computing virtualization platform; developed cloud-based integration processes and web-based reporting system; replaced Crystal Reports with SSRS backbone; migrated legacy talent acquisition system data from open-source MySQL to Oracle based Taleo Business Edition; migrated legacy HP-UX financial data into SQL data warehouse Show less

    • Century 21 union realty co.

      Feb 2020 - Dec 2021
      Licensed real estate salesperson

      Provided part-time real estate services and negotiations of real estate transactions in the buying, selling, and leasing of residential, investment, and commercial property; created marketing materials; developed and executed marketing plans; fostered new business through real estate farming; established and maintained long-term customer relationships

    • The lundquist institute for biomedical innovation at harbor-ucla medical center

      Dec 2021 - now
      Solutions architect

      Lead role in designing, developing, and implementing technical solutions involving information systems and technology to meet organizational business needs aligned with IT strategy in conjunction with identifying opportunities for improvement. Serve as senior business analyst, database administrator, application developer, and IT project manager.Responsibilities include SQL Server backups and administration, ETL, SSIS, data modeling, database development, data governance, local and cloud application development, system integration, business analysis, process improvement, data analytics, risk assessment, contingency planning, SSRS and report development, project management, administration, communications, customer support, report presentations, data flow diagramming, and documentation of processes and procedures. Show less

  • Licenses & Certifications

    • Project management professional (pmp) [in progress]

      Project management institute
    • Microsoft certified: azure solutions architect expert [planned 2025]

      Microsoft
    • Togaf® 10 certification - enterprise architecture foundation [planned 2025]

      The open group