Jennifer Stephens

Experience

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  ParJen Consulting

  Jan 1997 - now

  Principal Consultant

  B2B 1099 IT Consulting -SAS Deployments-Website design, deployment, maint.-IT training-Technical writing-Project management

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  Activehost Inc

  Aug 2002 - Jul 2004

  Senior Technical Support

  Managed, configured and performed troubleshooting for MS WIN2k, Win2003 and WINNT4 server services: IIS5/6, MSSQL2000, MSSQL7, DNS, SMTP, Exchange, Term Services. Managed mail servers, including virtual server creation, user/mailbox error diagnostics, relaying, security, webmail. Troubleshot client coding including: ASP (JavaScript, VBscript) and ASP components (ASPMail, ASPEmail, ASPUpload), ASP.Net, SQL statements and connection strings. Database mgt for MS Access, MySQL and MSSQL including [enterprise manager, query analyzer, DSNs, SQL statements, and database and login creation/backup/maintenance.] All aspects of e-commerce service, including installing and configuring 3rd party SSL certificates, troubleshooting real-time payment gateway services such as linkpoint, cybercash, verisign payflow pro. Created and managed corporate intranet/extranet knowledgebase. Resolved advanced customer technical support escalations (2nd and 3rd tier). On-call administrator for 60+ server farm. Show less

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  House Republican Conference, US House of Representatives

  Jul 2004 - Jul 2006

  Director of Information Systems

  As a Systems Administration/Developer researched, proposed, developed and implemented new software tools/programming, website updates, etc in-house for the HRC network. Developed and managed backup and disaster recovery procedures. Researched, proposed, developed and implemented migration strategy to upgrade existing MS NT4 network to Active Directory 2003. As Director of Information Systems/IT Budget Director, researched, proposed, and recommend all IT purchases to comply with congressional budget limits and objectives. Coordinated with other congressional offices and 3rd party contractors on obtaining and implementing new services and products.Monitored equipment inventory and audited vendor service contracts for opportunities to reduce cost and improve contracted service terms. Show less

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  Orizon Inc.

  Jul 2006 - Sept 2010

  SAS Administrator

  Installed, configured, managed and updated multi-tier implementations of SAS 9 Enterprise Business Intelligence. Assisted SAS developer with SAS programming and ETL as needed. Coordinated efforts with corporate systems administrator on cross domain issues and problem resolution. Managed and secured public facing web portal (Tomcat) for external client use. Responsible for day to day administration of dual Windows server farms (production and development). Developed and oversaw backup and disaster recovery procedures. Developed, implemented, and managed security plan, policies and procedures. Researched, proposed, and implemented new hardware and software tools to increase project efficiency and security as needed. Created comprehensive system documentation, operations manuals, and end user guides. Show less

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  CSC

  Nov 2010 - Sept 2014

  Gathered technical requirements and translated requirements into hardware and software capabilities. Communicated technical architecture direction and coordinated technical proof of concept analysis. Assisted in solving technical and performance problems within the technical infrastructure. Developed required work products for technology, application, and data domains of change.Technical lead on diverse SAS project teams (company, client and third-party resources). Participated in providing gap analysis, from a technical perspective, highlighting current state, future state, client needs, best practices and competition. Established credibility at all levels with clients and built problem-solving partnerships with clients and colleagues. Understood the sales process, its information and support requirements, and assisted business developers in identifying or qualifying leads. Provided leadership and career coaching/work guidance to less experienced personnel. Show less

  • Principal Consultant, Big Data & Analytics; SAS Strategic Partner Development Lead

    Jun 2012 - Sept 2014

  • Senior Consultant & SAS Strategic Partner Development Lead

    Nov 2010 - Jun 2012
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  SAS

  Sept 2014 - now

  Senior Technical Architect

  --SAS Guru--Design, deploy, test, document, secure, administer, and troubleshoot complex SAS Software Solutions onsite and remotely for SAS Government customers. Provide training to customer teams on advanced topics in SAS architecture and SAS administration. Engage in business development activities including proposal writing and other pre-sales activity (41 mil in contract revenue commitments).My client project portfolio includes:Bureau of Justice StatisticsCenters for Medicare & Medicaid ServicesDoD Inspector GeneralFederal Reserve BoardFederal Bureau of InvestigationIdaho National LabInternal Revenue ServiceIowa DOTMunicipal Securities Rulemaking BoardNational Highway Traffic Safety AdministrationPublic Company Accounting Oversight Board Social Security AdministrationUnited States Citizenship and Immigration ServicesUnited States Department of the TreasuryUnited States Housing & Urban DevelopmentUnited States Treasury Inspector General for Tax AdministrationWalter Reed National Military Medical CenterDefense Manpower Data CenterGeneral Dynamics Health SolutionsFederal Energy Regulatory CommissionState Compensation Insurance Fund Show less