[Fredslist] Resume: Project mgmt/planning/strategy

[Lawrence Jackson-Rosen]

Dear Gothamites,

My brilliant friend, Gadi Capela, is seeking opportunities in project 
management, project planning, business plan writing, and strategy.  He is 
perfectly fluent (without any accent) in English and Hebrew.  Please review 
or forward his resume (attached, & embeded below) to anyone who wants to 
improve the efficiency and profitablility of their business.  Please contact 
him directly:

Gadi Capela
capelag at gmail.com
T 212.317.9893 C 646.824.2453

SUMMARY:

Experienced Project Manager and AMA certified with strong academic and 
leadership background.  Completed a Global Graduate Analyst Program at one 
of the largest European Financial Services firms in New York City and 
managed global projects in the areas of software and process implementation.

Professional Experience:

Computability/New York Liquidation Bureau - Project Manager/ June 2006 - 
Present, NYC

*      Managed a team of 20 in New York City and Colorado.

*      Evaluated business systems, processes, needs and requirements.

*      Negotiated the terms of the contract with vendors to fit business 
needs.

*      Created the project plan, delegating responsibilities, and follow up 
on tasks.

*      Ensured the systems design and functionality parallel overall 
business strategies.

*      Detailed systems functionality and steps required to develop the new 
IT systems.

*      Conducted research and related fact-finding exercises as needed.

*      Followed best-practice methods and legal compliance.

*      Managed the entire project lifecycle including user testing, roll 
out, and training.

*      Generated real-time reports on all critical business metrics.


OfficePax - Project Manager/ April 2006 - June 2006, NYC

*      Managed a team of 10 in New York City and Tel Aviv.

*      Used the software development life cycle (SDLC) methodology.

*      Documented customer requirements.

*      Insured all modifications meet business requirements.

*      Analyzed and designed user interface.

*      Improved business performance by testing and resolving software 
defects.


Talkline Communications - Project Manager/ July 2004 - June 2006, NYC

*      Managed a team of 6 in New York City.

*      Negotiated contract terms and conditions to achieve desired goals and 
objectives.

*      Ensured compliance with Federal Communications Commission 
requirements.

*      Oversaw the preparation of bid specifications for major 
telecommunication projects.

*      Designed programming of telecommunications products and systems.


Société Générale, OCIO - Business Analyst/Project Manager/ October 2000 - 
May 2004, NYC

*       Managed a team of 10 in New York City, Paris, and Bangalore.

*       Presented business case for developing contract management group.

*       Developed a web-based system to manage contracts globally of 80,000 
employees.

*       Reviewed all Banking Software, Hardware, Infrastructure, and Telecom 
contracts.

*       Tracked and negotiated new contracts and renewals of all service 
agreements.

*        Managed the Contract Management Group under Operations.

*       Reported on duplication of effort, analyzed the SLAs and client 
satisfaction.

*       Wrote and documented the SGIB Global Services Policies & Procedures.

*       Managed a team of 8 in New York City and London.

*       Assessed the criticality of all Société Générale investment banking 
(SGIB) applications.

*       Analyzed Business Criticality (BCQ) and Information Security (ISQ) 
Questionnaires.

*       Interpreted business need language to technical requirements.

*       Complied with the 1999 Gramm Leach Bliley Act (GLBA) on information 
confidentiality.

*       Aligned information security requirements with Business Continuity 
Plans (BCP).

*       Consulted on reported risk issues, cost-effective application and 
security controls.

*       Researched and implemented risk-driven countermeasures.


Merrill Lynch - Financial Analyst/ January 1999 - June 1999, NYC

*       Supported Portfolio and Brand analysis including competitive 
intelligence and brand analysis.

*       Implemented forecasting and business planning processes.

*       Identified key business issues that impact short and long-term 
product and market forecasts.

*       Interpreted and communicated results of product and market 
evaluation.

*       Compiled and analyzed secondary marketing and sales data.

*       Wrote reports and presentations and to clients.


Morgan Stanley - Financial Analyst/ May 1998 - September 1998, NYC

*       Worked with clients, to analyze their information and make financial 
products recommendations.

*       Provided ongoing financial services to agents who work in the 
personal and business markets.

*       Helped clients meet their estate, retirement and benefit needs 
through the insurance products.

*       Organized Investment Seminars for high net worth clients.


Professional Training:

New York Institute of Finance, New York, NY Certificate awarded in 
Fundamentals of the Securities Industry and Brokerage Operations, June 2001.

American Management Association, New York, NY Certificate awarded in 
Information Systems Project Management, July 2003.


Technical Skills:

MS Word, MS Excel, MS Project, MS Access, MS Power Point, Visio, Outlook, 
Lotus Notes, PeopleSoft, GroupWise, Web Research


Education:

Yeshiva University, New York, NY Sy Syms School of Business, Bachelor of 
Science, May 2001.

Yeshiva University, New York, NY Revel Graduate School, Master of Arts, 
Expected May 2007.


Gadi Capela
Strategic Project Management
T 212-317-9893
C 646-824-2453

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