$175

Hourly Consulting Rate

Bernard Henry

Independent Consultant

Industry Experience

Accounting

Computer Hardware

Computer Networking

Education Management

Higher Education/Acadamia

Information Technology/IT

Management Consulting

Program Development

Writing/Editing

+ 5 More

Location Supported

United States

Languages Supported

English

Skills

  • Functional consultant
  • Project management
  • IOT
  • Blockchain
  • ERP
  • +1 more

Product Specialization

  • Sage 300 ERP
  • Cisco Webex
  • DocuSign

About

Highly motivated, tech-savvy IT/Project Manager, Administrator, Researcher, Training & Development Specialist, and Adjunct Professor with Project Management credentials and 20 years’ experience in accounting, management, leadership, and IT operations. Teaches technology related courses at Pace University – one of New York City’s top university. Systems Analyst at New York City Department of Education, the largest system of public schools in the United States, serving about 1.1 million students in over 1,800 schools and an annual budget of nearly $25 billion.

Office of Pupil Transportation (OPT) – The largest transportation service in the USA.
Key Statistics
• 150,000+ students transported daily
• 160,000+ school field trips coordinated annually
• 9,500+ buses

Public Schools Athletic League (PSAL) – The largest athletic sports league in the USA.
Key Statistics
• 50,000+ student athletes
• 2,900+ sport teams
• 15,565 games

Office of Food and Nutrition Services (OFNS) – The largest school feeding program in the USA.
Key Statistics
• 940,000+ daily meals
• 8,000+ employees
• $145M+ annual purchases

Replicated DunnCox’ head office operations to Digicel’s data center that resulted in high availability, reduced downtime by 50%, and improved security & management decision-making speed by 70%. Upgraded DunnCox’ infrastructure under budget by 10%. Installed Sage Accpac CRM & ERP and eQSystems 15% below budget and six weeks ahead of schedule, which improved productivity by 80%.

Top Project Highlights

NYC OPT Transportation

  • Oversee the implementation of required hardware and software components for approved applications; coordinate tests of application systems to ensure proper performance within the AppDev group
  • Responsible for the enhancement and development of application software and databases to perform data analysis and data manipulation in accordance with NYC DOE requirements and technical specifications
  • Manage, enhance, and support complex web and client-server systems with state-of-art technical assistance in all aspects of data processing operations
  • Establish and maintain uniform performance standards and efficient methods of work; train and instruct senior computer operations personnel.

Neighborhood Housing Services of NYC Reorg

Auditing, creating, and recommending IT Risk & Security solutions for Neighborhood Housing Services of NYC, a nonprofit organization. Scope include infrastructure, hardware, and software compliance with security policy (Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, DFS, ISO/IEC 270001/2, PCI DSS, Revitalization Act & other security standards, such as NIST, NIST CSF, CIS, HIPAA Act of 1996, HITRUST, 23 NYCRR 500, & NPRA Act of 2013)

DunnCox Law Practice Solution

  • Conducted pre-project planning including Avaya & Digicel’s negotiation for voice & data infrastructure, kickoff facilitation, creating project plan, project execution, timely communication to stakeholders, face-to-face discussions, meetings, Gantt chart preparation, defined, scheduled, and led requirements meetings, and drove initiative & innovations for solving problems and building team relationships
  • Developed, deployed, and maintained business intelligence technology related to data analytics.  Monitored analytics and metrics results.  Finds anomalies and trends to raise awareness for improving financial results.  Validated the analytics to the source data to ensure data integrity for collection and utilization
  • Procurement & sourcing management, requirements gathering, resource evaluation and selection, coordination, communication, and training. Executed and monitored schedule, objectives, and progress; Reviewed quality of work completed against standards, including document creation and management
  • Selected, implemented, deployed, & maintained H/W, S/W, infrastructure, & Applications including AWS SaaS/PaaS, Windows Servers, VMWare, Citrix Virtualization and CAGs, Network storage (SAN/NAS), Linux platforms (Red Hat/CentOS), Ethernet managed switches, LAN/WAN, PCs, AVs, Sage ERP & Equinox CRM (DBs Oracle, MS SQL, MySQL, MS Access), Moodle LMS/SIS, Drupal CMS, volume licensing management, etc.

Employment

Application Systems Analyst

2017 - Present
  • The New York City Department of Education (NYC DOE) is the largest system of public schools in the United States, serving about 1.1 million students in over 1,700 schools.

    • Office of Pupil Transportation (OPT) – The largest transportation service in the USA. Used for transporting K through 6th grades & Individualized education program (IEP) grades 7 & 8 students across New York City’s five boroughs.

    Key Stats:

    150,000+ students transported daily | 160,000+ school field trips coordinated annually | 9,500+ buses |       60+ contract bus companies | 15,000+ Pre-K & Early intervention children transported daily

    • Public Schools Athletic League (PSAL) The largest athletic sports league in the USA. Players are high schools (grades 9-12) & middle schools (grades 6-8) participants across New York City’s five boroughs.

    Key Stats:

    25 varsity sports | 45,000+ student athletes | 400+ member schools | 61 sports | 15,565 games

    • Office of Food and Nutrition Services (OFNS) – The largest school feeding program in the USA. OFNS serves daily meals to Pre-K through 12th grades.

    Key Stats:

    850,000+ daily meals | 700,000+ free daily meals

    • Oversee the implementation of required hardware and software components for approved applications; coordinate tests of application systems to ensure proper performance within the AppDev group
    • Responsible for the enhancement and development of application software and databases to perform data analysis and data manipulation in accordance with NYC DOE requirements and technical specifications
    • Manage, enhance, and support complex web and client-server systems with state-of-art technical assistance in all aspects of data processing operations
    • Establish and maintain uniform performance standards and efficient methods of work; train and instruct senior computer operations personnel.

IT Consultant

2016 - Present
    • Consultant for IT related infrastructure, equipment, hardware, software, security, and senior IT personnel
    • Consultant for information security measures:  Plans, designs, & implementation for policies & standards   
    • Advise on data encryption, design, access levels, vulnerabilities, security rules & regulations, the CIA (confidentiality, integrity, availability) model, & mitigation procedures based on threat research & practice
    • Direct controls based risk assessment, audits, & interviews for compliance & solutions implementation
    • Advise on security frameworks

Information Technology Manager

2000 - 2015
    • Conducted pre-project planning including Avaya & Digicel’s negotiation for voice & data infrastructure, kickoff facilitation, creating project plan, project execution, timely communication to stakeholders, face-to-face discussions, meetings, Gantt chart preparation, defined, scheduled, and led requirements meetings, and drove initiative & innovations for solving problems and building team relationships
    • Developed, deployed, and maintained business intelligence technology related to data analytics.  Monitored analytics and metrics results.  Finds anomalies and trends to raise awareness for improving financial results.  Validated the analytics to the source data to ensure data integrity for collection and utilization
    • Proactive management, escalated and resolved issues, identified, tracked and removed impediments, worked with offshore development teams, provided estimates of resources and time utilization, and facilitated change control and risk mitigation including contingency and corrective action plans
    • Procurement & sourcing management, requirements gathering, resource evaluation and selection, coordination, communication, and training. Executed and monitored schedule, objectives, and progress; Reviewed quality of work completed against standards, including document creation and management
    • Selected, implemented, deployed, & maintained H/W, S/W, infrastructure, & Applications including AWS SaaS/PaaS, Windows Servers, VMWare, Citrix Virtualization and CAGs, Network storage (SAN/NAS), Linux platforms (Red Hat/CentOS), Ethernet managed switches, LAN/WAN, PCs, AVs, Sage ERP & Equinox CRM (DBs Oracle, MS SQL, MySQL, MS Access), Moodle LMS/SIS, Drupal CMS, volume licensing management, etc.
    • Collaborated with design & technical teams on implementations including MS ASP.NET, PHP, Java, MySQL;  Created & designed workflow, procedure, & technical documents with tools such as MS Visio, Visual Studio, Workbench, IBM Rational, & SmartDraw (ERD, DFD, UML Diagrams etc.)
    • Selected, installed, & maintained Sage Accpac CRM & ERP Applications for accounting & staff management, and eQSystems for clients, case, and trust management to satisfy Sarbanes-Oxley requirements 15% below budget and six weeks ahead of schedule 

Education

Doctor of Management in Organizational Leadership
2010-2015

This addresses workplace leadership challenges, job satisfaction, worker productivity, and how to improve a business’s bottom line. It had a specialization in information systems & technology 

Master of Science in Computer Based Management Information Systems
2001-2003

Management Information Systems (MIS) is the study of people, technology, organizations, and the relationships among them. MIS professionals help firms realize maximum benefit from investment in personnel, equipment, and business processes. MIS is a people-oriented field with an emphasis on service through technology. 

Bachelor of Science with Majors in Accounting & Management Studies
1994-1998

The Bachelor of Science in Accounting  and Management degree program is designed to prepare you to leverage assets, manage budgets, achieve financial efficiencies, and maximize investments.

Certification

Project Management Professional
2016-Present

The PMP is the gold standard of project management certification. Recognized and demanded by organizations worldwide, the PMP validates your competence to perform in the role of a project manager, leading and directing projects and teams.

ITIL Foundation Certificate in IT Service Management
2016-Present

The Information Technology Infrastructure Library, better known as ITIL, is the pre-eminent framework for managing IT service delivery around the world. ITIL defines a service lifecycle model that prescribes specific processes and activities during the design, development, delivery, and support of IT services. 

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