Roger Armstrong

Experience

• 

  American Airlines

  Jan 1988 - Jan 1992

  Sr. Data Modeler

  Led team of database administrators assigned to implement SABRE-based systems for Canadian Airlines as part of the Aurora project, AMR’s 20 year service agreement with the airline. Coordinated team member assignments, developed project plans, interfaced with several departments and responsible for the delivery of the database systems. Directed analysis and design of American Airlines commercial database systems that used Oracle, Teradata, DB2, Informix or Sybase. Established meeting schedules, acted as facilitator for data modeling and data requirement sessions, and led effort in creation of data models. Developed data models for several of the AMR commercial database systems that facilitate airline operations. Show less

• 

  Sabre Holdings

  Jan 1992 - Jan 1997

  Engagement Manager / Project Leader / Project Manager

  Engagement Manager/Project Leader responsible for the Cathay Pacific / STS Smart Sourcing partnership agreement with IBM in Hong Kong. Managed the STS budget, project plan, database design and MOLAP tool installation and training. Managed, developed, implemented and supported a ROLAP Data Mining Tool called “Datawise”. Datawise provided users the ability to analyze their data from various dimensions or views to perform statistical modeling techniques for understanding their customers better through segmentation, propensity, attrition and demand forecasting. Worked with large banks, telecommunication companies and airlines world-wide to develop and implement multi-dimensional database designs for data warehouses and data marts. Show less

• 

  KPMG - Data Warehousing Practice

  Jan 1997 - Oct 1999

  Sr. Data Warehousing Consultant

  Sr. Consultant responsible for data warehouse database architecture design solutions for FInancial, Retail and Logistics industries. Lead contributor for the development, support and implementation of these industry specific designs for KPMG client engagement teams.

• 

  Inmar

  Oct 1999 - Sept 2010

  Director of Software Development and Sr. Project Manager.

  Performed duties as IT Manager and Project Manager for the development of several new data-driven web portal systems.

• 

  AIG / United Guaranty (Contract through TEKsystems)

  Feb 2011 - Aug 2011

  Contract Sr. IT Project Manager

  IT Project Manager for 5 concurrent Software Development and Infrastructure projects for United Guaranty. Utilized MS Project Server 2010 to balance resource actual hours to project forecasts.

• 

  B/E Aerospace

  Aug 2011 - Sept 2015

  IT Program Manager

  Senior IT Program Manager responsible for delivering multiple IT infrastructure and application development projects using both waterfall and agile project management methodologies. • IT hardware and vendor procurement, vendor management, coordination with General Contractor, financial tracking, project plan development, management and installation for new facility acquisition, consolidations and facility moves. (switches, telephony, fiber and cabling, access points, UPS, rack and stack).• Implementation of over 20 software application and infrastructure projects for the Philippines and Marysville, Washington manufacturing plants.• Roll out of Concur Expense software to B/E Aerospace European sites. • ERP Software upgrades for Oracle Hyperian EPM Financial Management 11.1.2.1, Epicor 10, Intuitive 8.7 and Macola 7.8.400 ERP systems. • Agile sprints to implement software enhancements for a new company acquisition. • Identity Management for password reset, Saas Single Sign-On and 2 factor authentication. Show less

• 

  Wells Fargo (On contract through TekSystems)

  Oct 2015 - Apr 2017

  Sr. Project Manager - International Operations Global Expansion program

  Responsible for managing projects pertaining to Treasury Management at Wells Fargo International, including ACH, Canada Customizations and expansion into Dublin, Ireland. Developed a Production Impacts database to track and prioritize manual workarounds that need to be automated.

• 

  BirdsiVideo

  Apr 2017 - now

  Owner / Operator of BirdsiVideo of the Triad, LLC.

  BirdsiVideo is a specialty service provider focused on the aerial video and data acquisition needs of our clients, leveraging best-in-class technology to outfit our fleet of commercial UAS's and highly trained pilots to perform operations that are safe, legal, and insured.The company, founded in 2014, is one of the original businesses authorized by the FAA to provide commercial drone services in the U.S., and we now provide commercial UAS services (Unmanned Aerial System) throughout the country with our national network of operators. We provide valuable deliverables including infrastructure inspections, infrared thermal scans of roofs and other structures, digital surface mapping, 3D modeling, aerial still photos and marketing videos. Show less

• 

  Inmar

  Sept 2019 - Nov 2019

  Finance Project Manager

  2 month contract position through TekSystems. Responsibilities included but not limited to: • Two Merger & Acquisition projects to integrate their billing, accounting and SalesForce processes iinto Inmar.• Developing Standard Operating Procedure (SOP) for the Return Logistics Division pertaining to check-writing.• Onboarding two new clients into the Oracle Financials system that require special processes.

• 

  Ashley Furniture Industries

  Feb 2020 - now

  • Senior Project Manager

    Dec 2023 - now

  • IT Project Manager

    Feb 2020 - Apr 2024