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Marco DeCapite

682 Sylvanwood Dr.
Troy, MI 48098-3127
(248) 879-3776
marco@alumni.stanford.org

OBJECTIVE

To offer technical leadership and organization skills to support development of emerging technologies with integrity, open communications, and a strong desire to assess and execute based on what is right for the customer and end-user.  Desire to apply strong problem-solving skills and technical flexibility in a team-oriented environment.  Interested in companies that recognize the value of its people and customers and holds integrity as one of its highest values.  Currently seeking a position in the Denver area. 

 

EXPERIENCE

Xede Consulting Group, Detroit, MI
Senior Consultant
Actively participated in activities for an Internet consulting start-up in Detroit, Michigan, including office-space planning.  Currently consulting as a Project Manager responsible for managing the rollout of an enterprise Document Management solution at a major Detroit power company.  Turned around a struggling team and several dissatisfied internal customers into a successful implementation, with 10 satisfied customers, signing on 4 additional.  Managed customer relationships.  Built team morale.  Planned, managed and implemented new architecture, processes and tools to support rapid implementation for new customers.

MS Project, PL/SQL Developer, PC DOCS, DOCS Open / CyberDOCS.

Present

 

New E Technologies, Troy, MI
Independent Consultant, Self-Employed
Prepared project proposal with risk analysis, resource allocation and timelines for a web-based development project supporting long-term insurance agents.   Provided software enhancements for an existing contact-management system. 

MS Project, Delphi 5, Windows NT Server, MS Back Office

1999-2000

 

General Motors North America
Senior Project Engineer, New Manufacturing Technology Development : Reims, France
Individually requested by GM Metal Fabricating Division to manage a highly visible, rapid software development project in France.   Specification, Design and Implementation completed in 7 months.  Savings: $4.5 Million

·        Managed and participated in a 4 person design and development team.

·        Assessed and specified necessary resources.

·        Setup multi-platform lab in 2 weeks with common architecture across 3 platforms. 

·        Defined project timelines, deliverables, and task assignments.

·        Provided technical support and SQA Configuration Management skills.

·        Supplied MFD, Troy with support through remote electronic communications.

·        Met all timelines and deliverables.

OOA/OOD, Java, C, Fortran, Sun Solaris, HP-UX, Digital UNIX, OSF, Continuus

1998-1999

 

General Motors, Warren, MI
Senior Project Engineer, Die Face Integration Project.
A large scale engineering system that integrated CAD, Proprietary Analysis Codes, Expert Knowledge and Web-Based Technologies.

·        Provided technical leadership for development of a 4 million dollar, 3-year project. 

·        Managed system builds and code configuration for an 8 person development team. 

·        Established a working relationship with end users through on-site support.

·        Set up a Web bug reporting and tracking system to efficiently handle user concerns.

 

PowerModel, Sun Solaris, HP-UX, Continuus (CM)

1997-1998

 

Project Engineer, Die Face Integration Project.
Responsible for assessment and definition of this 3-year project.

·        Defined project direction for an integrated manufacturing engineering tool.

·        Performed and documented assessment of the Die Face Engineering process. 

·        Designed and created WebTool to dynamically provide hypertext advice. 

·        Developed prototype system integrating CAD, CAE and expert knowledge. 

·        Setup and maintained department web site for project collaboration.

 

PowerModel, Sun Solaris, HP-UX, Fusion

1995-1997

 

General Motors, Warren, MI

Project Engineer, Manufacturing & Engineering Math Based Tools

·        Analyzed business case for integrated powertrain engineering system. 

·        Tested workflow and requirements mgmt. Software for evaluation.

·        Gathered detailed customer requirements and mapped to tool evaluations. 

·        Created local networking prototype of large scale engineering system. 

·        Initiated ORB (Object Request Broker) team to address common implementation issues.  

 

C/C++, CORBA, OOD, Sun Solaris, HP-UX

1992-1993

 

Associate Engineer, Artificial Intelligence Applications Engineering

·        Completed development of two expert systems for Powertrain and GM CPE.

·        Developed method to compare product math design to scan of final stamped part.

 

SGI, Win3.1

1991-1992

 

 

 

Knowledge Systems Laboratory,  Stanford, CA 
Research Assistant, How Things Work Project

·        Integrated mathematical solving agent into the  Device Modeling Environment.

·        Designed a CML object model of a black-body detector for numerical analysis. 

1993-1994

EDUCATION

Franciscan University, Steubenville, OH. Master of Theology, Distance Education. 

Stanford University, Stanford, CA. Master of Science in Computer Science. 

Tufts University, Medford, MA. Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering. 
Magna Cum Laude.

Ongoing

June 1995 

May 1991

HONORS

Xede Award.  Employee of the month award.
GM Award of Excellence. Awarded for efficient management of IT procurement process.
GM Fellowship. Awarded toward MSCS degree at Stanford. 
Research Assistantship. Knowledge Systems Laboratory, Stanford, CA. 
Tau Beta Pi. Engineering Honor Society. Recording Secretary '90-'91. 
Eta Kappa Nu. Electrical Engineering Honor Society.

Sep. 2000
1997 
1994-1995 
1993-1994 
1990-Present 
1990-Present

ACTIVITIES

Life Teen / St. Thomas More Youth Group. High school youth group leader and catechist.
Stanford's Newman Center. Graduate Student Coordinator. 
GM Project REACH. GM related program to teach Detroit 5th graders about engineering. 
Fencing, Skiing, Tennis, Windsurfing.

1995-Present 
1994-1995 
1991-1995