My Work

Technology can be a tricky and confusing topic for governments and businesses. That's where I come in with LS Digital Solutions. I have the expertise to help you find the best solutions for your business needs. I specialize in providing customized solutions tailored to fit your budget and business goals. With my help, you can stay ahead of the curve and ensure your technology works for you, not against you.

IT Project Management

Work Description

IT Project Management for all program areas using the CN-PEARS System. This system processes applications and reimbursements for the USDA - Federal Child Nutrition Programs within Pennsylvania.
Bureau liaison with CN-PEARS Vendor.
Bureau liaison with COMPASS Vendor.
Bureau liaison with PrimeroEdge SES Vendor.
Implementation Manager for PrimeroEdge PA Student Eligibility System (SES).
Conducted business analysis and communicated business needs and technical solutions to vendors.
Manage change requests and risk assessments.
Contract Compliance.
Complete life cycle - User acceptability testing through production deployment.
Evaluation of current business practices and policies within the Division.
Recommending changes and policy creation based on best practices concerning USDA Regulations and Office Policy.
Ad-Hoc SQL data reporting.
Public Website maintenance.
Single IT Audit liaison.
SharePoint Administrator.
MS Power BI
SiSense Data Analytics

Pennsylvania State Police
Intranet

This project migrated the Pennsylvania State Police Intranet from the proprietary PA-DSF to the Microsoft SharePoint 2010 platform.

Work Description

Phase I:

All business requirements and Project Planning.
Main Focus on agency document repository.

Phase II:

Mockup and development on SharePoint 2010 environment utilizing SharePoint 2010 Document Center, Libraries, and Publishing Portal.

Phase III:

Document Library and notification system in place.

Pennsylvania State Police Web Office

This project's purpose was to fully migrate the Pennsylvania State Police (PSP) Website from a decommissioned content management system to the Commonwealth Enterprise portal standard, which at that time was Oracle/BEA Aqualogic / WebCenter.

I was responsible for all project phases, including planning, implementation, graphics, and deployment.

A three-phase approach was taken in this project.

Work Description

Phase I:

Evaluation, re-organization, and restructure of the Pennsylvania State Police (PSP) website.
Develop a strategic plan for the content migration creation of the PSP Portal Project Plan and Charter.
Creation of a PSP Portal Steering Committee.
The current site content inventory and evaluation are based on the agency website.

Gather additional web content requirements based on Agency goals and objectives, including an evaluation and input from executive-level management.

Phase II:

Evaluation of current business practices and policies within the PSP web office.
Recommending changes and policy creation based on best practices concerning the PSP Web Site(s) management.
Content creation and existing edits were performed for placement on the PSP Portal.
Creating framework and taxonomy for PSP transition to the BEA Aqualogic platform.
Co-ordinate the creation of any requested collaboration projects
Create Graphics and UI based on the Enterprise Portal UI Standards
Mock-up creation and presentation for Agency Approval

Phase III: Implementation of PSP Portal Project

Build Portal Template based on UI Guide and Agency approvals
Creation of necessary communities, pages, and portlets
Populating Communities and pages with content
Coordination of Content review and revisions

Pennsylvania State Police
Member Assistance Website

This project's purpose was to fully migrate the Pennsylvania State Police (PSP) Member Assistance website from a decommissioned content management system to the Commonwealth Enterprise portal standard, which at that time was Oracle/BEA Aqualogic / WebCenter.

I was responsible for all project phases, including planning, implementation, graphics, and deployment. This website was created within a marketing site template and exempted from the standard look and feel of Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Government websites.

Work Description

Restructure, layout, and design of the entire site.
Custom Community and Page Templates Created
Migration of existing site into Oracle WebCenter.

Pennsylvania State Police Amber Alert Website

Pennsylvania State Police Amber Alert Web Site
The purpose of this project was to fully migrate the Pennsylvania State Police (PSP) Amber Alert Website from a decommissioned content management system (DSF) to the Commonwealth Enterprise portal standard, which at the time was Oracle/BEA Aqualogic / WebCenter.

I was responsible for all project phases, including planning, implementation, graphics, and deployment. This project also required the use and evaluation of the Alert PA system to replace the use of the alerts within PA-DSF.

Work Description

Re-branding for PSP Amber Alert and placement under the PSP Main website.
Evaluation and recommendations on using the PA-Alert System - Streamlining the Amber Alert public notification process.
Migration of existing site into Oracle WebCenter.

Pennsylvania Department of Education Website

The purpose of this project was the migration of the Pennsylvania Department of Education (PDE) Website from a decommissioned content management system to the Enterprise portal standard at that time of Oracle/BEA Aqualogic. This project also involved the assistance in the management of the PDE Web Office in day-to-day operations.

Evaluation, re-organization, and restructure of the Pennsylvania Department of Education (PDE) website. This includes but is not limited to current site content inventory, requirements gathering based on Agency needs, evaluation of end-user experience, and developing a strategic plan for the migration of the PDE website from the current content management system to the BEA Aqualogic platform. Evaluation of current business practices and policies within the PDE web office, recommending changes and policy creation based on best practices concerning the management of the PDE Web Site(s).

Create, implement, and manage new communities within PDE Aqualogic Portals as needed. This also includes the creation/coding of custom portlets as needed for dynamic web content delivery. Maintain the site within the BEA Aqualogic platform.

Create Graphics and custom templates for a consistent “look and feel” for the PDE website.