1. HOWARD GOLDMAN
8509 Central Park Avenue
Skokie Illinois 60076
847-951-5119 (cell) / 847-677-5119 (home)
lornhow@gmail.com
SUMMARY
Business Analyst with a strong background in business (MBA/CPA) and IT. Adept at understanding both the
business needs/strategy and IT capabilities/direction to determine how IT technology can best address the
business needs. Proven record in partnering with the business to clarify the business requirements and design
improvements which consistently deliver high value. Enjoys challenge and is passionate about maximizing
the value that IT contributes to the enterprise. Proven record as a team lead. Motivates team members to
achieve outstanding results. Demonstrated ability to identify and to troubleshoot critical issues both in the
functional and technical aspects of IT applications.
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
EXELON CORPORATION, Chicago, Illinois (Contract) 2010 – 2015
Contracting through Myriad Technical Services.
Business Systems Analyst (August 2010 – October 2015)
Led system upgrade efforts and merger related initiatives for the fixed asset accounting system, cash
management and tax applications at Exelon. Financial Systems administrator for the fixed asset accounting
system. (PowerPlan)
• Led the project to move the legacy bank accounts for Constellation Energy over to the Exelon
application and AP check printing operations from Chicago to Baltimore. This accelerated effort
resulted in a successful transition and reduced cost by eliminating redundant processes.
• Oversaw merger integration initiatives, upgrades and major enhancements to the fixed asset
accounting system at Exelon. Despite being challenged by tight deadlines all projects resulted in
delivering the anticipated value with minimal issues. Although the number of companies nearly
doubled closing the books for fixed assets is now taking less time.
• Established standards for application maintenance which greatly facilitated the transition of
support of applications from Accenture to InfoSys.
EXELON CORPORATION / ComEd, Chicago, Illinois 1976 – 2009
Business Analyst (2003–2009)
Involved in all aspects of IT Business Planning for large electric utility. Made major contributions to IT
Business Planning by spearheading the improvements to both process and tools.
• Improved IT’s ability to plan future projects by successfully designing, developing and
implementing the IT project planning repository which resulted in improved alignment of
business needs to the use of IT resources.
• Initiated changes to the IT Portfolio evaluation and tracking process which provided greater
insight into the prioritization of $250 million of annual IT project investment.
• Improved the IT senior leadership team’s knowledge of investment allocation concepts by
analyzing historical projects and developing an executive presentation that extended planning
principles resulting in enhanced project selection.
Business Architect (2000–2003)
Provided consulting support to Corporate Center Business Units to define requirements for desired
technology solutions. Developed business requirements, business cases, executive level presentations, work
plans and budgets for numerous initiatives.

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• Successfully implemented the XRT Treasury Management System in a 3-month development
effort. This was an aggressive schedule that the vendor consultants expressed doubt about
achieving.
• Facilitated issue resolution involving bank reconciliation software and customer system receipts.
Identified key issues and worked with IT and business units to fix problems and successfully
resolve discrepancies.
• Led the implementation of the Industrial Safety / Medical records system. This system was one
of the first enterprise-wide systems after the merger of two major utilities. Received recognition
from the executive sponsor for the successful effort.
Senior Analyst (1997–2000)
Team lead for the projects and major enhancement efforts involving the CIMS customer system, the
PowerPlan and PowerTax fixed asset accounting system and the PeopleSoft financials application.
• Overall team lead for IT, business unit and the vendor activities for the implementation of
PowerPlan and PowerTax applications. This was the quickest and most successful (fewest
problems) implementation of PowerPlan/PowerTax according to the vendor and the team
received a special achievement award for its efforts.
• Led the team which developed the conversion of legacy accounting data into the PeopleSoft
financials application. The conversion of Projects, which was developed, tested and deployed in
an accelerated 2-month time frame, was very successful and the team received a special
achievement award for its efforts.
Systems Analyst (1986–1997)
Developed, enhanced and maintained financial computer systems.
Principal Accountant in Budget Staff (1982–1986)
Developed and enhanced computer systems for financial modeling and rate case analysis.
Administrative Assistant (1979–1982)
Reported cost and schedule information on major contractors at nuclear plants.
Program Analyst (1976–1979)
Coded and tested financial computer applications.
INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE, Chicago, Illinois 1973-1975
Revenue Agent (1973–1975)
Audited Federal tax returns of individuals and businesses.
KEY TECHNICAL SKILLS
Core Methodologies: Project/Program Management, SDLC, Business Process Modeling, Business
Analysis, Data Modeling, Data Analysis, Requirements Gathering & Analysis,
Gap Analysis, Change Management, Project Risk & Scope, COBIT
Tools: Oracle Databases, SQL Server, SQL, Relational Databases, PeopleSoft Financials,
Hyperion, MS Office Suite, SharePoint, MS Project, Visio, SAS, UNIX,
Shell Scripting, .NET, Citrix, PowerBuilder, Mainframe, OS JCL, COBOL, DB2
EDUCATION
MBA, Northwestern University, Kellogg Graduate School of Management, Evanston, Illinois
BS, Accounting, University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago, Illinois
PROFESSIONAL CERTIFICATIONS
Certified Public Accountant