WILLIAM C. NELSON, PMP
CONSULTANT  INSTRUCTOR DEVELOPER
EXPERIENCE SUMMARY
Mr. Nelson has been in the Information Technology business for 14 years, during which he has accumulated extensive team leadership and project management experience. His professional emphasis is in web-enabled applications and the development of Internet, Intranet, and Extranet solutions to address specific client needs. His expertise in consulting and working with the most current technology has been built upon a strong foundation in classic fundamentals and solid roots in technical development. Highlights of his Internet capabilities include web-enabled databases, document management systems, e-business applications, virtual private networks (VPNs), firewalls, network design, encryption, Intranets, and extensive system-wide integration of new and legacy hardware and software.
SPECIFIC EXPERIENCE
In his five years at GCA, Mr. Nelson has been a technical advisor to Sales and Marketing in addition to his involvement as a key consultant to many of GCA's closest clients. Mr. Nelson has been responsible for developing key applications that have addressed many of his clients' needs. Some of these include:
- a server consolidation project which took 26 different network monitoring servers and brought them to a footprint of only 2 servers. This included minimizing both the hardware requirements, software requirements, software licenses, and therefore customer costs.
- a web-enabled Project Management tracking tool utilizing an Oracle database, Netscape's Enterprise (web) and Directory Servers, and both server and client side JavaScript programming.
- a web-enabled Document Management system that allows users to locate, distribute, and manage corporate information. This particular effort was built utilizing Perl, JavaScript, ASP, and various databases.
- a web-enabled Help Desk system to allow users and/or help desk agents the ability to update records in a Netscape Directory Server. This particular project utilized the Netscape Directory Server, Perl, and client-side JavaScript. The appropriate access control mechanisms were put into place to ensure that users could only update their information.
- Migration of 17,000 users from 7 different HR database systems to a common (web-enabled) directory server.
Mr. Nelson has recently taken his experience as both consultant and developer and begun instructing during "off project" weeks. His focus has been primarily with Electronic Commerce Infrastructure courses and has focused on those offered by iPlanet. Prior to his involvement with GCA, Mr. Nelson was a project manager with Techmatics IAC, LLC. He led the development, marketing and implementation of the Intelligent Community concept - a neighborhood Intranet involving broadband speeds and providing access to financial institutions, local businesses, schools, and the Internet. The project involved complete network analysis, design, and implementation of the infrastructure as well as coordinating the efforts of Time Warner, Tecom, Publix, CompUSA, Silicon Graphics, Netscape, and the Hillsborough County School System. Mr. Nelson was also an Account Manager and System Engineer at Techmatics, building relationships with clients, evaluating their needs, and recommending appropriate technical solutions.
Mr. Nelson also spearheaded a free Internet service for the Christian community called BibleNet (www.biblenet.net). This site has become highly acclaimed and internationally popular as it has been featured in numerous articles and has received several awards for both its content and its presentation. He subsequently founded and, for eight years, ran his own company. Innovative Software Solutions catering to various business clientele, providing an array of services from Internet-based marketing, training, and development; including web-enabled applications, on-line databases, and on-line commerce.
During his nine years with AT&T Paradyne, Mr. Nelson held various positions within the software development process including development, test, maintenance, and project management. It was during this time that he managed a three-year cost reduction project that effectively resulted in corporate savings in excess of $14,000,000. He was Team Lead on the company's Internet Advisory Committee, Coding Standards Committee, Software Reuse Committee, Engineering Library Team, and Working Conditions Improvement Team. He pioneered the development and administration of new build and release processes of several engineering projects using Atria's ClearCase tool. He also served as Webmaster, responsible for development of Intranet site design, setup, and maintenance featuring a Virtual Learning Resource Center incorporating document distribution, EIA/TIA standards deployment, employee interactivity, database manipulation, and information sharing. He also built the prototype for AT&T Paradyne’s external WWW site. As a software engineer, Mr. Nelson spearheaded various software-related projects ranging from extension of the IBM channel, facsimile programming for the Accucom modem product line, and Operating System development. He also developed hardware/firmware maintenance processes critical to earning ISO/9000 certification. He created generic device drivers and supporting documentation for IBM ESCON-based products, establishing the template for all future development in this area. He also traveled internationally to customer sites performing support, new product introduction, and on-site development.
EDUCATION/CERTIFICATIONS
Project Management Professional (PMP) Certification: Project Management Institute
Master's Certificate Project Management, 1995: George Washington University
Bachelor of Science, Computer Engineering (BsCpE), 1987: University of South Florida (USF)
iPlanet (Netscape)Training
iPlanet Messaging and Collaboration
iPlanet Process Manager Deployment
iPlanet Directory Services: Analysis & Planning
iPlanet Messaging Services: Analysis & Planning
iPlanet Security Services: Public Key Infrastructure (PKI) Analysis & Planning
iPlanet Application Server (IAS) Bootcamp (Administration/Development)
iPlanet Introduction to Netscape Server Infrastructure for E-Commerce Applications 4.15
International Business Machines (IBM) Training
XML
Quickstart
Application
Framework Selling Workshop
Quality/ISO 9001 Training/Certification:
AT&T Paradyne
Microsoft Windows Training in GUI based Applications:
Microsoft University
PERL
Programming Language: Sun Microsystems
McCabe Complexity Tools: McCabe and Associates,
Inc.
AT&T Paradyne Training:
Time Management / Leadership Skills / Communications Skills / Quality
Management / ISO 900x
Over The Top: Zig Ziglar
INSTRUCTOR CERTIFICATIONS
PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS
Project Management Institute (PMI) - Webmaster
IEEE-CS
HTML Writer's Guild
SPECIFIC SKILLS
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Development
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OS/Servers/Misc
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Tools
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DHTML, HTML, XML
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Solaris, Linux, Berkely, System V, IRIX, FreeBSD
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SCS, PVCS, Sablime, ClearCase, ClearTrack
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JAVA/JavaScript
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VM, MVS, MSDOS
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MCCabe Tools
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Active Server Pages (ASP)
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Windows NT, 98, 95
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Microsoft Office ’97, ‘98
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PHP
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Microsoft Project
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PERL
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Windows NT Server 4.0 IIS
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Microsoft Access
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CGI-BIN
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Apache Web Server
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Microsoft PowerPoint
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C/C++
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IPlanet Directory Server
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Framemaker
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Visual Basic
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iPlanet Enterprise Server
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VISIO
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Clipper Windows
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iPlanet Certificate Server
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Netscape Communicator, MSIE
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M68000, Z8000, IBM370
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iPlanet Messaging Server
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Macromedia Dreamweaver
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MySQL, Oracle
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Corel Photopaint
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JAVA JDK
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ISO 9000/9001
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ColdFusion Studio |
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IBM Device Driver Development
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TCP/IP
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