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RESPONSE - RFP - P930 APPLICATION DEVELOPMENT SERVICES (2)
■■ GT ALLIANCE City of Fort Collins Proposal # P930Appilcatlon Development Services RFP RESPONSE Contact Person: Michelle McDonough, IT Application Development Manager IT Department 970.221.6369 Receiving Address: Purchasing Division 215 North Mason Street, 2nd Floor Fort Collins, CO 80024 OT Alliance, Inc. 749 S. Lemay A3, PMB 403 Fort Collins, CO 80524-3251 toll free 888.599.4888 main 970.224.1335 fax 877.898.1780 www.gtalliance.com Jeff Dahlke, Practice Manager 888.599.4888 x 8300 jeff.dahlke@gtalliance.com A City of Ft Collins Application Development Services Page 10 of 29 Snapshot 6 a "'o In emMNm .e..nw•r FJ p� O 0/ y7mn To.•. a Brow•�op. •+enl.4.r.enP Yyw'aNakxe. rame 1 Oman Nleyay.Wnx G.Io.G M"" 4aiJl.+lt• NM W "MOM WWM WMR 1. nS1.lO.dfn.v PvloTb NOR [b.p.P.�M.a1XM wiMl.Gwlb.•sallp.n�nb.l.w.u.nl.ew q.Mm IT.. NMbp.w a.1n.p 1a.4 rn.P�.ie..lj eb.. NUiCbNP. 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Emily Kim Title: Vice President City of Fort Collins Role: Project Manager, Business and Technical Project Liaison, e-Government Solutions Specialist Government Proiect/Client Involvement and Experience. - Eagle County: Clerk and Assessor Web-Enablement, Content Management, GIS/Multimedia Outdoors Project - Town of Breckenridge: e-Government Strategy, Content Management - City of Lakewood: Constituent -Friendly GIS Project - CDOT: Web -Based Time Sheet Application - City of Aurora: Content Management, On -site Authorized Training - Jefferson County: On -Site Authorized Training Sean Remina Title: Senior Consultant/Developer City of Fort Collins Role: Senior Consultant, Open Source Solution Specialist (Linux/Apache/MySQL/PHP) Government Project/Client Involvement and Experience: - New addition to GT Alliance Government Practice Jack Hand Title: Senior Consultant/Developer City of Fort Collins Role: Senior Consultant, Microsoft Solution Specialist, Web-GIS specialist Government Proiect/Client Involvement and Experience: - City of Lakewood: Flash GIS Interface Project - Eagle County: Assessor Web-Enablement, GIS/Multimedia Outdoors Project - CDOT: Web -Based Time Sheet Application - Colorado Office of Emergency Management: Extending Functionality for ESRI's ArcIMS City of Ft Collins Application Development Services Page 11 of 29 Snapshot 7 _. ,, ... ig�n grB1E+:N'ndge • hbme • Ageehr Brelp GaYMR teen d6n,dmnnaaa Enrdsfabndar Waster Event Calendar rann Fir�on W"I me tO theT'mm O 8whengdNMaetel EYW Calendw. 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All of the calendars are updated and managed via the content management system. - Adams County: Online ACH Payments for Property Tax, On -site Mentoring Michael Ha,Ynie Title: Senior Consultant/Developer City of Fort Collins Role: Senior Consultant, Microsoft Solution Specialist, GIS specialist Government Proiect/Client Involvement and Experience: - New addition to GT Alliance Government Practice Jun Heider Title: Systems Architect/Programmer City of Fort Collins Role: System and Network Architect, Microsoft Solution Specialist Government Proiect/Client Involvement and Experience: - Eagle County: Oracle Database and Systems Administration, Automated Batch Scripting - Town of Breckenridge: Oracle Database and Systems Administration D. GOVERNMENT REFERENCB Town of Breckenridge, Colorado Dates of Service: April 2003 - Present Contact Name: Al Hernandez Address: 150 Ski Hill Road; P.O. Box 168; Breckenridge, CO 80424 Phone:(970) 547-3113 E-Mail: alhCaltownofbreckenridae.com Overview of Services: e-Government Strategy, Content Management System Eagle County, Colorado Dates of Service: July 2003 - Present Contact Name: John DeNardo Address: 500 Broadway; Eagle, CO 81631 © Copyright 2004. GT Alliance, Inc. All Rights Reserved. (www.gtalliance.com) City of Ft Collins Application Development Services Page 12 of 29 Snaysho/8 CUAYCMIds I OXCO90u� i Ukgffe CeBrcMi I Ca -bet Us I Hare sn'ux 7-9 ,W. 7iw. MM11)irK= jY0liwt ' `� S M 1 W T F 5 Q7(�bF�t9DYtlf. VioYfMnilQfou�fYwiiaei'sib ,Hil�iii�ilYliw�7'i+Nki � _�.. ' f. 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Phone: (970) 328-3581 E-Mail: iohn.denardo( eaolecountv.us Overview of Services: Clerk and Recorder and Assessor records online, Content Management System integration, Real�time Flight Status, State of the County Multimedia Presentation, Sheriff's Office IT transition, Board of County Commissioners meetings broadcast online, GIS- Multimedia Vail Outdoors portal Colorado Office of Emergency Management Dates of Service: January 2004 - Present Contact Name: Mary Koleis Address: 15075 S. Golden Rd, Bldg 120; Golden, CO 80401-3979 Phone: (303) 273-1802 E-Mail: marv.koleis(&state.co.us Overview of Services: Extending ERSI's ArcIMS Web interface. City of Lakewood, Colorado Dates of Service: November 2001 - October 2003 and On -Going Projects, As Needed Contact Name: Tom Charkut Address: 445 South Allison Pkwy; Lakewood, CO 80226-3105 Phone: (303) 987-7644 E-Mail: tomcha(&Iakewood.ora Overview of Services: Identity Management, Content Management System, extending ERSI's ArcIMS Web interface using Flash. E. HOURLY AND DAILY RATS (GOVERNMENT PRICING) Contractor Rates Contract Rates will vary based on scope of work, length of project, timeline and availability of consultants needed and skill level of consultant(s). Below are average hourly rate ranges for some of the services we offer: .NET/ 32EE Development $70 - 95/hr © Copyright 2004. GT Alliance, Inc. All Rights Reserved. (www.gtalliance.com) City of Ft Collins Application Development Services Page 13 of 29 snapshot 9 W& Cbv YO,lcele 1 LLuivswv z I uf""t C*,P*, I Calr7 W I ftm Swn*. wrr.n.r �. c.rlYh... c,G.ru•.rr wr wer Fw%Fatfim#aw. aNcmecotllnar.... 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The portal home page displays the latest county news and links to more news articles. This is updated using the content management capabilities. PHP Development $70 - 95/hr ColdFusion Development $70 - 95/hr Flash Design and Programming $85 - 120/hr Web Services/XML Consulting and Development $85 - 150/hr Networks/Systems Architecture $85 - 150/hr Database Architecture/Configuration/Tuning $85 - 150/hr Security Audits, Strategy, Problem Resolution $110 - 200/hr Usability Review and Storyboarding $90 - 125/hr HTML and Graphic Design $60 - 110/hr Video Work $95 - 130/hr On -Site Mentoring $800/day Reimbursement Rates Due to GT Alliance's location within the City of Fort Collins, and the proposed consultant's local presence, we do not expect the City to incur any travel expenses. The only exception would be GT Alliance Ir consultants that would be driving from Denver. When travel is required, a we will need to charge for mileage, using the standard rate of $.375 per mile. F. CASE STUDIES City of Lakewood, Colorado Enterprise Information Architecture - User Manaaement Model As the City of Lakewood was ramping up to begin implementation of their Intranet strategy, they knew they wanted to develop an e- Government architecture and strategy that could eventually be maintained in-house. For this reason, GT Alliance provided a consultant to work on -site, using a teach -as -we -build approach to create a user management model with single -sign -on security and workflow. The majority of new Intranet applications, including content management and travel requests, use this model as a basis for their workflow and authentication. © Copyright 2004. GT Alliance, Inc. All Rights Reserved. (www.gtaillance.com) City of Ft Collins Application Development Services Page 14 of 29 snayshotl0 EAGLE (;OJtJNTY i-----o dad.d Md.].. 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" Tom Charkut Information Technology Division Manager City of Lakewood, Colorado Personalizing Web solutions to fit your constituents' needs is necessary to offer the most effective services. Just ask the City of Lakewood, Colorado. They surveyed constituents, tracked search criteria on lakewood.org and met with various departments within the organization to determine what services could be offered online. Their results showed that a personalized GIS Web interface could effectively save time and money for constituents and employees. By improving the ArcIMS interface using .NET, ColdFusion and Flash MX, GT Alliance and the City developed a personalized Web solution that provides detailed information on parcels and links to the Jefferson County Assessor's Office. The City of Lakewood expects that users will save time by seeking information online and the City will cut counter service costs by sending people to the Web. To view some examples of this solution, see Snapshots 1, 2, 3, 4. Town of Breckenridge, Colorado Content Monaaement System and e-Government Web Site Redesign GT Alliance worked with the Town of Breckenridge to develop an entirely new Town e-Government Web Site based on business drivers established in the Town's 20 Year Vision Plan. GT Alliance participated in community outreach activities conducted by the Town. These outreach activities included, focus groups with Town stakeholders, such as constituents, business owners, visitors and Town employees. This way the Town could be sure they were going to get a personalized e-Government solution that fits their current needs and is capable of growing to meet future needs. Before beginning any application development activities, a GT Alliance project manager and usability expert worked with the Town of Breckenridge staff to develop a very detailed specifications document, also known as the Project Black Book. This document not only clearly states all the functionality to be included in the final solution, but the final look and feel. Creatinq such thorough documents prevents scope of Ft Collins Application Development Services 15of29 Snomb-ot I1 Curly ONcbb I cmar serrices I lufnt,% C4ftdw 1 Cx(W Lis I Hm 5M.ft F-14 •we6Mre4nu.ow"M!AM, Iw re4su*w"Pwnaamfn`dM MCP 7 rAmw , rimm,:IrVM dflww: o yMM a tcae¢Mwomm Is Mewd or Cam Cm.e�e U n o ;sue W Cart/OQ.Y!RIrsIL•WOdubMv�Y•Ege,W W631-0B60 •(4f013�E6J0•Ebel: Eede Carer Meetina Aaendos and Minutes. Eagle County's new portal includes the capability to easily search for meeting agendas, minutes or both. A keyword search is also available. creep and facilitates much quicker development and implementation cycles. The solution included a personalized content management system (CMS) that allows for content to be created and manipulated by non- technical employees. The CMS includes approval capabilities that are managed through a customizable workflow process. Some significant features include dynamic polling and surveying applications and a personalized portal for the Golf Course, with much more of a marketing focus. To view some examples of this solution, see Snapshots 5, 6, 7, 12. Eagle County, Colorado ounty Clerk and Recorder Records Online "This application ... will enable constituents to transact business with their local government, saving time, money and providing better access to the wealth of information the County has to offer. " John DeNardo Director oflnnovation and Technology Eagle County, Colorado After realizing the concerns Clerk and Recorders have about the services expected by the public, GT Alliance developed a solution that integrates with Eagle County's existing technologies to establish a personalized Web interface that maintains the look and feel of the county's site. By optimizing access to the backend database, the Clerk and Recorder can enable users to retrieve public records (real estate documents, licenses, etc.) over the Web. This secure interface incorporates a search function that can process key terms from the documents, so constituents and title companies can find relevant information more easily. There is an increasing priority for counties to offer public records online, and GT Alliance has provided a cost -sensitive solution. Because GT Alliance used existing technology, we were able to build a Web interface on top of the original backend system and personalize it with the look and feel of the County's current Web site design. This can all be done for 33% less than purchasing a packaged solution from a legacy vendor. To view some examples of this solution, see Snapshot 10. © Copyright 2004. GT Alliance, Inc. All Rights Reserved. (www.gtalliance.com) City of Ft Collins Application Development Services Page 16 of 29 .rr.rr.. tl.M.Y..Yntl.YtY ..w s r,M a O w.wY.r. I4.YJ CV.a.M'Yrwe.�w.VM C1f.T.l. +�[r�.n r.Y.Ycw.wen.YYr cw_ .P.9r«Nn.K•cw .YYm a. e_ a... aruvarc�cncmcYc.ttwv:.rti•�Ycrraanrsnor. ,{ ssss n.Y�.rraw.e.t�s.aYYs�wiRN �wx�rrw •..tl. wwV YIH.. YYOwM.II w Man Yr,.. . ..Y �..YiY.Ybl M V�.MYw. M{.�i11MYWYOWN MITM. _M..V..9w.Y pI1VV.W .Y.. MEN W NRM! NMMI.O•a• nY.Ys�W.I_..YWrYYY... - .� Yvq.fYiii••.V y..1.M rVPO>.H�b.[Y..IrPPM.}. Surveys. This Snapshot shows how the Breckenridge site administrators can use the Survey Management Module to quickly create and implement surveys. Adams County, Colorado Online ACH Payments for Property Tax and Mentoring GT Alliance recently helped make Adams County one of the first counties in Colorado to accept online ACH payments for property tax. Adams County had an existing application set up on one of their machines that could dial into their bank (with actual dialup modem), and upload ACH payment info to them. The solution GT Alliance built created a data file that the bank application could parse and upload. As far as the technical aspects of the project, it was really just a Web form page that looked up the user's tax information, allowed the user to pay all or half of their taxes, then logged that payment to an Access database. All logic and validation are built in. GT Alliance also created a script that would read the Access database and create the necessary data file from the records therein. We set that script up to run as a scheduled task in the Web application server administrator. This project was used as an opportunity to educate Adams County staff on Web application development and to get their requirements met in a way that fit their current system. To view some examples of this solution, see Snapshot 13. Colorado Department of Transportation (CDOT) Web -Based Amesheet Application Optimization CDOT maintained a legacy Web -based timesheet application originally built in ColdFusion and HTML that was being used by their 3,000 employees geographically dispersed across the State. Because of the limitations of HTML and the existing code base, combined with the large numbers of users hitting the site simultaneously, the application was timing out during peak usage. GT Alliance was called in to migrate the application to a more object -oriented architecture using Web services. In order to overcome the shortcomings of HTML, GT Alliance designed and integrated a custom Flash MX interface. Because Flash MX does most of the application processing on the client side, CDOT is using much less bandwidth and now has a far more intuitive interface, which behaves more like a desktop application than a traditional Web interface. To view an example of this solution, see Snapshot 14. © Copyright 2004. GT Alliance, Inc. All Rights Reserved. (www.gtalliance.com) City of Ft Collins Application Development Services Page 17 of 29 Owls ShM ALTM S 'M" W=TbM4WM GO l MM AM T. U. 61. OE Ad.. Iket' Tame Siawwkalpawrl'e Awawft nNUM SZ21S—V 0 nNAMNSOUA717 0 A411aawa�[iwNl. awt senawa194whm •Yrrrar.r�+r...s� aa..r awrue.��...w �wY�W,,gYY+w� PLa�4au�laYaw wiaara�wah '� 'irUaw sa�w41waw1►i fbwa 0dw ii;w w a md" hf" trwxw;dw S - IDeO0LT4E".T"W vNJ Online Payments. GT Alliance helped Adams County become one of the first Counties in Colorado to offer Constituents the ability to pay property taxes online. © Copyright 2004. GT Alliance, Inc. All Rights Reserved. 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(www.gtalliance.com) City of Ft Collins Application Development Services Page 2 of 29 TABLE OF CONTENTS Tableof Contents...............................................................................................................................................--*...... .... ..... ........... 2 HowThis Document Works.................................................................................................................................................................. 4 Snapshots......................................................................................................................................................................................... 5 Details............................................................................................................................................................................................. 5 A. Executive Summary .......................................................................................- ............ ................. --*... .......... ............................ ... 5 PrimaryIssue................................................................................................................................................................................. 5 SecondaryIssue.............................................................................................................................................................................. 5 IssueResolution..................................................................................................................................... --*.................. ................. 6 B. Company Background................................................................................................................................................................-- 6 ALocal Connection........................................................................................................................................................................... 6 MunicipalGovernment Experience...................................................................................................................................................... 7 CompleteGovernment Technology Providers........................................................................................................................................ 7 MicrosoftCertified Partners............................................................................................................................................................... 8 TotalSystems Integration................................................................................................................................................................. 8 ContinuousCommunication............................................................................................................................................................... 8 Mentoringand Knowledge Transfer..................................................................................................................................................... 8 C. Team Members.............................................................................................................................................................................. 9 The City of Fort Collins Application Development Services Team............................................................................................................... 9 D. Government References.................................................................................................................................................................11 Townof Breckenridge, Colorado........................................................................................................................................................11 EagleCounty, Colorado....................................................................................................................................................................11 ColoradoOffice of Emergency Management.........................................................................................................................................12 Cityof Lakewood, Colorado..............................................................................................................................................................12 E. Hourly and Daily Rates (Government Pricing).....................................................................................................................................12 ContractorRates............................................................................................................................................................................12 ReimbursementRates.....................................................................................................................................................................13 F. Case Studies.................................................................................................................................................................................13 Cityof Lakewood, Colorado..............................................................................................................................................................13 Townof Breckenridge, Colorado........................................................................................................................................................14 EagleCounty, Colorado....................................................................................................................................................................15 AdamsCounty, Colorado..................................................................................................................................................................16 Colorado Department of Transportation(CDOT) ...................................................................................................................................16 APPENDIXA - Proposed Consultant Resumes.........................................................................................................................................20 SeanFleming.................................................................................................................................................................................20 JackHand.....................................................................................................................................................................................22 MichaelHaynie...............................................................................................................................................................................24 APPENDIXB - GT Alliance Team..........................................................................................................................................................26 CorporateOfficers...........................................................................................................................................................................26 © Copyright 2004. 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(www.gtaillance.com) o o Q City of Ft Collins Application Development Services Page 20 of 29 APPENDIX A— PROPOSED CONSULTANTRESUMES Sean Fleming Summary of Qualificafions • Database Integration • HP-UX • HTML • Linux • FreeBSD • Solaris • Unix E,oerience Technology Group Inc • MySQL • Oracle • Perl • PHP • Secure E-Commerce Transactions • Server Administration • Software Development Senior Web Developer 2003 - Present • Website Administration • XHTML • XML • Converted proprietary Java -based e-commerce website to standard Linux, Apache, MySQL, and PHP-based platform (LAMP) • Debugged PHP data mining application • Deployed all projects on time and within budget • Developed content management system using LAMP platform with PHP-based administration • Enabled hosting to be moved in-house at an annual savings of $90,000 • Increased presence on all major search engines • Increased traffic flow and signups to key sites by 50% • Reduced annual maintenance costs by over $150,000, maintenance time by 90%, and bandwidth by 80%. • Search engine optimization New Frontier Media Senior Software Engineer 2002 - 2003 • Administered 12 Apache servers • Designed, developed, and maintained business critical software packages, including product administration tools, affiliate management tools, payment processing tools, and foreign dialers and content management Hewlett-Packard Lead Web Developer 2000 - 2002 • Designed and implemented a single server solution to host web data for the Technical Computer Center, serving over 120 employees, over 50 projects, in three time zones • Developed web application addressing security and usability concerns with a back -end environment of over 500 GB of web -based data • Implemented load balancing across the server farm. • Instructed multiple brownbag sessions on HTML and other web technologies © Copyright 2004. 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(www.gtalliance.com) City of Ft Collins Application Development Services Page 21 of 29 Spatial Technology Lead Web Developer • Converted portal from Perl to PHP • Created portal content • MySQL server administration Front Range Internet Web Developer • Designed databases for web -based applications • Developed in HTML, CGI (Pert and PHP), and with dynamic database back ends • Maintained over 100 websites • MySQL server administration • Scripted utilities in tcsh shell • Taught HTML coding • Worked directly with clients to design solutions Education CSU Continuing Education, Instructor: Web Site Administration Colorado State University, Computer Science 2000 1998 - 2000 Additional Information - Professional Skills • htaccess • Intel platforms • Red Hat Linux • Adobe Image Ready • JavaScript • Server Side Includes (SSI) • Adobe Photoshop • Korn Shell • Shell Scripting • AIX • Linux • SSL • Apache • Mac OS 9 • Sun Solaris • Bash Shell • Mac OS X • Tcsh Shell • BBEdit 0 McAfee • Thawte Secure Certs • Cascading Style Sheets (CSS) • MySQL • Unix • CGI Programming • ndbm • UPS Shipping Calculation • Content Management • Norton Anti -Virus • User Interface Design • Credit Card Transactions • Oracle • Verisign Secure Certs • CVS • Payflow Pro • Verisign Payflow • Dreamweaver • Payflo Link 0 Windows 2000 • E Commerce • Perl • Windows NT • FedEx Shipping Calculation • PHP 0 Windows XP • FreeBSD • PHPnuke • XHTML • F-Protection • PHPlot • XML • HP-UX • PHP:Pear • Htdig © Copyright 2004. GT Alliance, Inc. All Rights Reserved. (www.gtalliance.com) City of Ft Collins Application Development Services Page 22 of 29 Jack Hand Summary of Qualification • NET • ASP • Cold Fusion • Java • Flash ActionScript • Perl4-5 • SQL • HTML • IIS Experience GTA/fiance, Inc. Representative Project: Lakewood GIS • HP-UX (9, 10, 11) • IIS • Apache 1.3.x • Tomcat 3 • Microsoft NT4 • Windows 2000 MS SQL Server 7, 2000 • Microsoft CS • Microsoft MQ Senior Consultant/Developer • SiteServer • ArcIMS • Authorware 5-6.5 • shell scripting • COM • MSCS • MSMQ 2003 - Present Created Flash interface to Cold Fusion backend system, using XML to exchange data with ESRI's ArcIMS internet mapping software for the City of Lakewood. This application is now being adopted by additional government agencies, and provides a simple, user-friendly, low bandwidth Internet map generation solution. Emergency WORLD Consultant 2002 - 2003 Developed connectivity to .NET -based Learning Management System (LMS) for Internet training system involving rewriting and updating standalone Authorware courses. Managed Business Solutions Engineer Representative Project: HPOV Support 2001 - 2002 Worked in close support with the OpenView business unit of Hewlett Packard, assuring 24/7 uptime of a variety of systems running NT4, Win2k and HP-UX. EDGAR Online Software Engineer Project: EDGAR Online (htto://www.edaar-online.coLn) 2001 Full -development lifecycle process involvement from functional specifications and design documents for client presentation to guidance of 4- member team during production through to robust documentation preparation post -delivery; Responsible for designing, coding or approving/overseeing new software projects deployed to the production website. Responsible for installation, configuration, and maintenance of a sizeable NT server farm running MS Cluster Server, MS Message Queue, and a variety of proprietary data delivery and management software. © Copyright 2004. GT Alliance, Inc. All Rights Reserved. (www.gtalllance.com) City of Ft Collins Application Development Services Page 23 of 29 iN Enterprises Software Engineer Project: EDGAR Online (http://www.edgar-online.com) 1999 - 2000 Developed solutions for the EDGAR Online project, publishing Securities Exchange Commission (SEC) documents; Consulted with EDGAR online staff to create a development- lifecycle process. Created numerous web -based interfaces facilitating the navigation of SEC filing data (sorting, filtering, analysis) utilizing Microsoft SQL 6.5 - 2000; Creation of an extensive Perl-based parsing system for the import and export of irregular SEC data; Interfaced with sales team to create a new customer feedback system middle tier using COM objects. Education Grinnell College, Computer Science © Copyright 2004. GT Alliance, Inc. All Rights Reserved. (www.gtaillance.com) City of Ft Collins Application Development Services Page 24 of 29 Michael Haynie Summary of Qualifications • Microsoft Certified Professional # 3148381 • Windows 2000 (Pro and Server), XP Windows NT 4.0 (WS and Server) • MS Office 95-XP (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Access) Applications Supported • Cold Fusion Server • CFML 4.0-MX • HTML • DHTML 3.2, 4.0, • JavaScript • CSS • SQL Server 7.0, 2000 • XML • Photoshop 4, 5, 5.5 • Corel Draw • Veritas Backup Exec • Bright5tor ArcServe • Adobe Acrobat • ESRI ArcView 3.x Windows 3.2, 9x, NT 4.0, NT 4.0 Server, Windows 2000 Pro, Server, XP, MS SQL Server 7.0, 2000, Exchange 5.5, AutoCAD R14, 2000, 2002, LDD, Architectural Desktop, Eagle Point, Active Directory, DHCP, TCP/IP, DNS, Cisco routers, SonicWall firewalls, IIS 4-5, VPN, DMZ, Outlook Web Access, MX Road, LDD, ArcView 3.x, Microstation SE & J, Inroads, GEOPAK, ArcInfo 7.x, 8.x, ArcGIS. Exoerience GTAlliance. Inc. Senior Developer 2003 - Present Developed Web applications using Macromedia ColdFusion for both private and public clients; Scripted and developed databases in Microsoft SQL Server 2000; integrated ColdFusion with Macromedia Flash MX applications; involved in business development processes and proposal authoring. Entranco, Inc. IS Manager 2001 to 2003 Supported 100 + engineers and scientists in Colorado, New Mexico, Idaho, Montana, and California; responsible for implementation of a multiple NT/Windows 2000 (AD) server environment and migration of 400+ user accounts; developed both client and internal web sites (internet and intranet); implemented and developed company wide intranet based revenue forecasting tool using Cold Fusion and SQL Server and Fusebox methodology; integrated forecast tool and intranet based resume search tool with legacy accounting system; supported GIS and CADD applications across a distributed environment; responsible for SonicWall firewall configuration, Exchange email administration, software/hardware audits, and backup operations. GoFreight. com, Inc. Director of Web Technologies 2000 to 2001 Rebuilt existing Loadsonline.com site using advanced Cold Fusion with Fusebox 2.0 methodology; responsible for implementation of a multiple Web/email server environment and Imail 7.0 / Cold Fusion integration; facilitated a new portal interface with real-time weather, email, and radius search functionality; oversaw design efforts and addressed scalability. Loadsonline. com, LLC Managing Member/Senior Developer 1999 to 2000 Founded company in April 1999; developed Web -based e-commerce site dedicated to supporting the over -the -road transportation industry; developed, maintained, and supported all systems; company was acquired by GoFreight.com, Inc. in 11/00 as a stock and cash transaction. Balloffet and Associates, Inc. Information Technology Manager 1999 to 2000 © Copyright 2004. GT Alliance, Inc. All Rights Reserved. (www.gtalllance.com) City of Ft Collins Application Development Services Page 25 of 29 Supported 40+ engineers, architects, scientists, and planners in an NT 4.0 environment; implemented and coded the Balloffet corporate website and intranet; supported 20+ engineers in various AutoCAD applications and platforms; rebuilt entire network to improve performance; centralized accounting and project job numbers to a web -based system built in Cold Fusion; developed project websites as required by client contract. COSS Technology Group, LLC Web Developer/Consultant 1998 to 1999 Consulted on a variety of technical issues for local businesses; developed corporate websites for COSS clients; led design team for an internal e- commerce venture; installed and implemented the Altigen phone system. Education M.S., Candidate, Fort Hays State University B.S., Southeastern Oklahoma State University Additional Information - Community Involvement and Trainina • Rist Canyon Volunteer Fire Department (RCVFD) 10/2001 - Present • Equipment Officer: RCVFD 5/2002-6/2003 • Lieutenant: RCVFD 2/2004-Present • Member - Larimer Fire Council • Hazardous Material Awareness Training • CPR for professional rescuers • National Wildland Coordinating Group 'Red Card' • Implemented GIS based mapping for department response area © Copyright 2004. GT Alliance, Inc. All Rights Reserved. (www.gtalliance.com) City of Ft Collins Application Development Services Page 26 of 29 APPENDIX B- GT ALLIANCE TEAM Corporate Officers Derrick Kuhn, President Derrick is President of GT Alliance and formerly Chief Operations Officer of Granularity Information Architecture. He is a graduate of Colorado State University with a degree in Business and a concentration in marketing. His past management experience includes a position at MCl/WorldCom and a local Colorado technology firm. In both circumstances, Derrick was instrumental in improving the company's operations and contributing to growth. Derrick's marketing involvement includes a stint as the Marketing Director for a major e-learning company that focuses on emergency responders for the entire Western United States. During this project, he oversaw and successfully implemented the marketing and customer outreach campaign to launch this new and revolutionary product. Derrick currently directs the strategic development of GT Alliance, defines its vision and sets the strategic initiatives required to realize that vision. Emily Kim, Vice President Emily has co-authored and contributed to a number of books, including, a college -level workbook about the Internet, "Mastering ColdFusion 4," "Certified Allaire ColdFusion Developer Study Guide," and "Advanced ColdFusion Development 5.0." Besides being a writer, Emily is also a talented programmer, designer and one of Macromedia's top certified instructors, teaching the official ColdFusion MX, Macromedia Flash MX, Dreamweaver MX courses and others. She has spoken at various technology events including the Colorado Macromedia Technology Conference and the Allaire Developer's Conference. This year, she will be speaking at the Macromedia Developer's Conference in Orlando, Florida. Emily is integral to the GT Alliance business initiative and leads the training and marketing efforts for the company. Annette Kunovic, Chief Development Officer Annette is a graduate of Regis University with a degree in Computer Information Systems. She is a Certified Macromedia Instructor and teaches HTML, ColdFusion, JSP, and Java classes around the nation. Her recent teaching engagements outside of the Macromedia realm include an assistant instructor position for a ColdFusion course taught at the HTML Writer's Guild. Annette has extensive experience in developing administrative tools for ColdFusion-based applications. Her programming focus is on usability issues and information management. Annette has also served as technical editor on Sybex's "Mastering ColdFusion 4" and book reviewer for the "ColdFusion Developer's Journal." Annette speaks at various events, including the Macromedia ColdFusion Developers conferences. William M. Baum, Chief Technology Officer William Baum is CTO of GT Alliance and Granularity Information Architecture. As one of the youngest licensed NASD brokers in the country, Bill has had an extensive relationship with mission -critical data and systems that began while working at Shearson American Express (which became Shearson Lehman Brothers). His interest in computers continued while he was an independent software consultant developing several management applications for the service industry. His experience includes network engineering, design, security, server administration including load -balancing and clustering technologies on Microsoft Windows 2000/NT, Linux, and Solaris; database design and administration including load - balancing and replication on Microsoft SQL Server, Oracle, and MySQL. Bill is also an expert in cross -platform connectivity issues, directory services technologies and application architecture. He currently uses his vast array of technical knowledge to assist and guide Granularity's and GT Alliance's clients in deploying robust data solutions. © Copyright 2004. GT Alliance, Inc. All Rights Reserved. (www.gtalliance.com) City of Ft Collins Application Development Services Page 27 of 29 Dawna Milligan, Director of Operations Dawna Milligan is a graduate of Colorado State University with a degree in English with a Concentration in Creative Writing. Along with her roles in the daily operations of GT Alliance, Dawna edits and writes several of the company's technical and marketing documents. She received numerous writing awards while attending Colorado State University and has been published in literary journals. She has been with the company since its inception and has worked closely with all GT Alliance staff and consultants. Senior Team Jeff Dahlke, Consuffina Practice Manager Jeff Dahlke is a graduate of Colorado State University with a degree in Business Administration. Upon graduation, Jeff served as a process and technical analyst with Accenture, where he worked on major projects with Bell South, Delta Airlines and Marriott. His resume also includes work on an internal product development project utilizing a natural language processing engine and multiple types of two-way communication devices and applications. With GT Alliance, Jeff has been instrumental in working with executive management to crystallize and implement GT Alliance's strategic vision. In his day-to-day responsibilities, Jeff works with major clients to insure expectations are exceeded and timelines and budgets are being met. His current focus is working with senior management and CIOs in Colorado -area government organizations to help them realize their e-Government goals. Justin Webb, Training Practice Manager and Marketing Coordinator Justin Webb is a graduate of Colorado State University with a degree in Business Administration with an emphasis in Entrepreneurship. Before his induction into GT Alliance, Justin planned, organized and hosted a statewide event promoting sub -culture in the Colorado Community that attracted more than 1000 individuals from five states. In 2000, he served as a business development consultant to the start-up company Partyaroundtown.com performing recruiting, promotional and operational tasks. Justin is integral to the marketing efforts of the GT Alliance Consulting and Education Services groups. Jack Hand, Senior Consultant/De vefooer Jack Hand is a Senior Consultant at GT Alliance, specializing in web development. His broad skill -set makes him an asset on any technology project, but his primary experience is in Microsoft technologies, including web scripting with ASP, database architecture and programming with Access and SQL2000, and enterprise application development with the new .net platform. Jun Heider. Systems Architect and Developer Jun Heider is GT Alliance's technical Swiss Army knife. He is a former assistant to the Director of Technology at a nationwide IT training company, where he concentrated on developing and administering Windows and Linux-based systems, authoring technical documentation, defining business processes and spending time as a technical trainer for the corporate IT Bootcamp. Jun has worked hand -in -hand with companies like Network Appliance, Macromedia, Network Associates and Cognos to provide successful technical configurations to meet the needs of public training events. He is an MCSE and currently maintains GT Alliance internal networks. He also supports GT Alliance's customer base with system and network architecture and programming. Bryan Kaiser Senior Developer Bryan Kaiser is a graduate of Colorado State University with a degree in Computer Science. Bryan has been working primarily with Macromedia Cold Fusion for the past two years. He is also experienced with SQL, Java and PHP, as well as, a host of other languages. Bryan is the lead © Copyright 2004. GT Alliance, Inc. All Rights Reserved. (www.gtaillance.com) City of Ft Collins Application Development Services Page 28 of 29 developer of a highly robust shopping cart and content management application for a major e-commerce client. Bryan has successfully deployed and maintained large-scale e-commerce sites scaling to tens of thousands of users and millions of hits per day. Kepher Rupp. Senior Dev lop and Technical Project Manaaer Kepher Rupp is a graduate of Colorado State University with a degree in Computer Science. Kepher's main interests and talents lie in computer programming and database design. He is in his element with C, C++, Java, JavaScript, HTML, ColdFusion and SQL. Kepher works together with various teams at GT Alliance developing and improving the projects for several clients, including a large-scale e-commerce site that receives millions of hits per day and scales to upwards of tens of thousands of users. Michael Havnje Senior Consultant/Developer Michael Haynie co-founded an Internet company in 1999, which was later acquired by a Dallas, Texas, based firm. In that company, he acted as Director of Web Technologies and continued to use, maintain and develop Web applications based on SQL Server 2000 and Macromedia Cold Fusion. He recently worked for a firm where his duties included maintaining and developing a corporate Intranet that is centered on an enterprise database that he integrated with the corporate accounting system. Michael also manages all LAN/WAN resources, including routers, switches, server applications, Web servers, databases and all hardware and software resources for the Colorado, Montana, and Idaho offices of Entranco. Additionally, Michael has developed multiple Web conduits that analyze and forecast company revenue based on project load and the utilization of over 300 staff. These Web applications and their associated database served as the data and file storage path holders that facilitate company form distribution, searchable resume data, as well as, other information dissemination to an enterprise of eight offices distributed across four states. He has served as the coordinator of Internet security and managed the corporate firewalls, DMZ and IIS Web systems for the company. Michael is well versed in the support and operation of all versions of Windows, Active Directory, DNS, Proxy Server, DHCP, WINS and TCP/IP. Paul Trani Senior Graohjc Desioner and Certified Macromedja Instructor Paul Trani has been involved in multimedia design ever since he was three, if you include Play Dough and finger paints. As for digital multimedia, Paul has been working full time in the field for the past eight years in Denver. As a student at Rocky Mountain College of Art & Design, Paul was the resident tutor in computer -aided design, while working at a newspaper part-time doing illustration and paste up. After acquiring his BA in Illustration in 1995 from Rocky Mountain College of Art & Design, Paul went to work for a cutting edge company that experimented in interactive television. Using After Effects, Photoshop and 3D programs, he produced over 80% of the on -air graphics. After a couple of years at the network, Paul set out to work for other various multimedia companies, such as Edge Interactive, Company 39 and BVP me dia, winning various awards for his work along the way. Paul is a GT Alliance Macromedia Certified Instructor and is known as the resident Flash expert and go -to guy for anything design oriented. David Hassoun Senior Consultant and Rich Internet Aoplicafjons Instructor David Hassoun started his career over six years ago in the graphic design field. It wasn't long until he started working in the digital media realm, and, with the release of Flash 4, soon became a devoted Macromedia enthusiast. With a degree from the Art Institute of Colorado and a start with print media, he has excelled as a motion and interactive media specialist, including working with an array of digital mediums, such as Web design/applications, Pocket PC Development, CD-ROM applications, 3D animation, video production, motion graphics, post -production and DVD design/authoring. David is a Certified Macromedia Instructor and is currently teaching a Rich Internet Applications class for Denver University. © Copyright 2004. GT Alliance, Inc. All Rights Reserved. (www.gtalliance.com) City of Ft Collins Application Development Services Page 29 of 29 Kelly McCormack, Macromedia Flash, Dream weaver and Fireworks Instructor Kelly McCormack holds a degree in fine art from the University of Wisconsin, Madison. Kelly has been interested in the marriage of art and technology since an early age and continues to operate both as a digital artist and professional designer with nine years of experience. After graduating from UW and working there in both a technical and design capaCity, Kelly was employed by the Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago as the 7th District's Webmaster and project manager. An early adopter of Macromedia Dreamweaver (since version beta 0.9% Kelly has also been a longtime Flash, Fireworks and Adobe Photoshop user. He has previously taught Web design courses at Columbia College Chicago and currently teaches Macromedia Dreamweaver, Fireworks and Flash curriculum as a Macromedia Certified Instructor for GT Alliance. Michael Salomon, Adobe Photoshoo and Illustrator Instructor Michael Salamon is a 12 year veteran of professional freelancing. In the course of his career he has: pioneered electronic pagination, mastered old school hand compositing, generated at least few cubic tons of "marketing" materials, successfully moved into Web, generated a few gigs of "pop - ups", as well as, a collection of subversive personal art. From production through art direction, there isn't a role he hasn't filled. Clients include: Quark, Inc., StarzEncore, Sierra Designs, CheapTickets, Echostar Communications, JC Penney's, Cabela's, Home Depot, Mile's Advertising, Rhodes, Stafford & Wines, Kinko's, Xerox and a host of others. He also loves Photoshop dearly. © Copyright 2004. GT Alliance, Inc. All Rights Reserved. (www.gtalliance.com) City of Ft Collins Application Development Services Page 3 of 29 SeniorTeam..................................................................................................................................................................................27 © Copyright 2004. GT Alliance, Inc. All Rights Reserved. (www.gtalliance.com) No Text City of Ft Collins Application Development Services Page 4 of 29 HOW THIS DOCUMENT WQKS This document is divided into two running columns: 1. Snapshot (/eft side of document) 2. Details (right side of document) The Snapshot is GT Alliance's innovative way of providing a supporting visual outline of the Case Studies portion of the document. Each Snapshot caption contains a short synopsis of what the screenshot represents. While a general understanding of GT Alliance client case studies can be reached from merely studying the Snapshot, more insight will be provided by delving into the Case Studies section. After the entire document has been read, the Snapshot will also serve as a skimming reference and a supplement to this section. Please note that the Details section is further divided into sections and features based on the City of Fort Collins Request for Proposal response requirements. Therefore, the GT Alliance client case study Snapshots may be spread throughout the manual in various sections, as appropriate. �r*. © Copyright 2004. Gr Alliance, Inc. All Rights Reserved. (www.gtalliance.com) City of Ft Collins Application Development Services Page 5 of 29 SNAPSHOTS Lakewood staff to create an Enterprise Information Architecture (EIA) model based on a user's identity. Users' profiles are associated with departments, as well as divisions, giving the application a robust and scalable categorization schema that can account for existing internal bureaucracy. Also, users are associated with various internal groups that determine which components of the applications the user can and cannot access. Workflow and approval processes are based off of this EIA model. DETAILS A. EXECUTIVE SUMMARY This document contains GT Alliance's response to the City of Fort Collins (the City) Web Development Services Request for Proposal (the RFP). As such, it contains the information required in that document. Additionally, we have provided the City the opportunity to learn more about our firm, and the latest e-Government application development services we are providing other Colorado government organizations. As a Fort Collins -based firm, the entire staff of GT Alliance would like to thank the City of Fort Collins for extending us the opportunity to bid on this proposal, and your consideration of our firm as a potential application development partner. Primary Issue City of Fort Collins purchasing policies currently require departments to go through a formal Request for Proposal process anytime the need arises to acquire professional IT consulting and application development services totaling more than $2,000. While this dollar limitation is adequate for most non-professional services a department may need on a regular basis, the same is not always true regarding professional IT service firms. Even seemingly small initiatives require efforts that take the project above the $2,000 mark. Secondary Issue As a result of the formal RFP process, City departments must seek "new," sometimes unproven solutions anytime an IT need arises that cannot be satisfied with the current IT staff's schedule or skill -set. This practice tends to create technical silos, where emphasis is placed on solving one specific business issue without consideration as to how the data and logic from one application can be reused across the organization. In the end, this proves to be a costly effort as many data - entry processes are duplicated and the IT department must learn to maintain unfamiliar technologies. Aside from the process inefficiencies, purchasing a stand alone solution with a pre -built Web interface is often far more costly than leveraging your existing investment through a true Web services architecture. © Copyright 2004. GT Alliance, Inc. All Rights Reserved. (www.gtalliance.com) City of Ft Collins Application Development Services Page 6 of 29 0 OF W , I► IV 4 ,FErWr 9 L9k@wod AWre99 `®.. ®. i 1010NOW18 Lake 1140"WmhM eme9e urla9l hMdq=1d Meehpgatiet wiferru dA'hoercleln.ElipM vhu aetrtHp. j ftvdMiM i fim fe trews totter On to- M99 AMM �� Mwy,�wl era 44M ure9e M" te9 a ci nt the ! g�ueare enrNn holert fthhlhY Mad. i Pr.rMhMiere Qo rM use WW Tehe or MAdUd IM Ihhet IMMM I sanchaeclrwrwrkslrQwrre�h6 ._9nw uwu. ,� .wertee..we..ser.«a f/ tn... )hwr er.rtewe j ^/ seee..,sagrmrrswnw�ept� i ff 9tret GeNMne Snow Routes ono`GISMoos. GT Alliance implemented a constituent -friendly Flash interface for GIS data that dynamically displays snow routes and allows constituents a number of intuitive ways to "navigate the data". This first -ofAts-kind methodology uses existing investments in Flash MX, .NET, ColdFusion, ESRI's ArcIMS and Lakewood and Jefferson County's GIS data. Issue Resolution The City of Fort Collins understands the benefits that can be realized by partnering with professional e-Government firm that specializing in personalized consulting, development, application integration, and mentoring. Accordingly, the City has released an RFP to qualify vendors interested in providing such services. With this RFP response, GT Alliance intends to provide the City with the information necessary to evaluate our past performance in the Colorado government sector, and determine our ability to fulfill the City's future application development needs. B. COMPANY BACKGROUND "We have been amazed at the depth of resources GT[Alliancej has to offer, enabling a small staff like ours to provide enterprise level services during a time of limited budgetary resources. GT's in-depth understanding of Internet -based application development has made them our primary strategic partner, enabling us to provide property owners and residents of Eagle County with true electronic a -Go vernment services that some of our long time software vendors have not been able to provide. " John DeNardo Director of Innovation and Technology Eagle County, Colorado GT Alliance is a full -service information technology consulting firm specializing in e-Government prrms_and services for Local, State and Federal Government organizations. We work with Senior Management and IT Management to identify areas across multiple departments where we can leverage the Internet along with existing technology to reduce constituent service delivery expenses, create new revenue capture opportunities and improve general process efficiencies. A Local Connection While we employee staff in other areas of the Country and State, the majority of our staff live, work, play and pay taxes in the City of Fort Collins. Because GT Alliance is a local Fort Collins -based firm. we have a vested interest in understanding and meeting the unique needs of local government organizations in Colorado. Rocky Mountain Government Solutions © Copyright 2004. GT Alliance, Inc. All Rights Reserved. (www.gtaillance.com) City of Ft Collins Application Development Services Page 7 of 29 Mumma AdriHn5M ftf W1R N W4 s : Erter a Lalaewod address .wtlnse,17020WI1 SAA11,PL 91efe 00 Mp Cone: U722 SInlW1lOt Tl67 . E1/mer/MY Sfnool: Ondnn/ Wdb Schoot Dunaloo Hgh9choot Groon Mountain C14 Council word a Zannl. 2%R Lev" ,./ st a Crtalne _- E9 ro&s El eenxls co cni u uuwew ha.ne� n .ruw...: �nanlleW GISMoosInterface. The system also allows constituents to drill down to the level and get specific information related to their property. GT alliance has already helped many of the City's neighboring government organizations roll out high -profile e-Government initiatives. As a result of our deep involvement in the government sector, we began to realize many agencies were simultaneously working on solving the same business issues as a neighboring organization, but were often unaware of the progress the others had made. Therefore, GT Alliance decided to create and manage Rocky Mountain Government Solutions (www.aov-solutions.com), an e- Newsletter with the goal to facilitate the sharing of e-Government best practices across multiple agencies within the Rocky Mountain Region. Economic Deveiooment GT Alliance believes in supporting and fostering the economic growth of the City in which we do business. While other major Fort Collins technology firms have had to reduce head count of their technology and process specialists, GT Alliance has been hiring new CSU Computer Science/CIS and Business Administration graduates and displaced technology workers in the community. Municipal Government Experience Having worked with other Colorado municipalities, we understand the importance of communicating relevant and frequent information to your citizens. While numerous promising technologies have been around for years, only recently have they become feasible investments for government agencies, who must ultimately answer to taxpayers. GT Alliance has pioneered such technologies in the Web development arena, producing affordable and reliable business solutions. Many government organizations have been quick to realize the benefits of using these tools to efficiently build powerful Web applications. GT Alliance has provided consulting, mentoring and training to several Colorado municipal government agencies as they have begun leveraging all of the Internet and Web services paradigm has to offer. Complete Government Technology Providers At GT Alliance, we maintain a staff of designers, developers, systems and network architects, mentors and authorized trainers. The collective knowledge of the team spans the technology marketplace with experts in XML, Microsoft .NET, PHP, Java, ColdFusion, ESRI, Windows and Unix systems, Oracle, SQL_ Server, technical writing, courseware development, multimedia and usability, just to scratch the surface. u1;to - % © Copyright 2004. GT Alliance, Inc. All Rights Reserved. (www.gtalliance.com) , City of Ft Collins Application Development Services Page 8 of 29 Sn sqp hot AssesWe'S omCS Pgpen YYOYO ..�......�.. iYno�ihPYee �Senorner suoeim+aaDi-ie.00a sromYncmetrapen9 i)peH2YAGaLY :Pt Ad*m;1s�Q2swAUbA M&r�. j: asewoem w mrm peat aii�eefi,— �n�ss�.seaii>�sr ioYm Nau � iYMMCEA ia,�.s .,.shed 7667 i39=ffid ■osaa:;�-.,..�-.. •� ���.u% mlmxN� Rama Q, .QG %iAQmffiNa.r M p f. . '/tlM.. imi MNM n . i& x a l Ur AKMOOD O e eim Da VA000.4mm WRIW V44? AlYll I -, � YWY 4ieQ Ombl InterAaencyDato. Using the constituent -triendly intertace, citizens can cucK on their schedule number and link to the Jefferson County Assessor's database to get detailed information on their property. Microsoft Certified Partners Government agencies that have decided to standardize on Microsoft's .NET framework, will be please to learn of GT Alliance's recent acceptance into the Microsoft Certified Partner Program. Alongside our IBM and Macromedia partnerships, this represents our senior management team's commitment to helping government agencies realize their e-Government business goals, using the specific technologies they decide to work with. Total Systems Integration As a systems integration and architecture firm, we are not simply a Web development shop. Our staff has the real -world experience to consider and analyze your enterprise systems and data needs. When we partner with clients, we consider both their short- and long-term goals. So, whether future plans include a city-wide Intranet accessible anywhere and anytime by multiple departments or the integration of a vendor - specific Supply Chain Management system, we can build a solution that is stable and scalable. By evaluating your current systems, desired results and budget, our professionals will build an application that combines the reliability of legacy systems with the simplicity and accessibility of a Web interface. Continuous Communication As a company, our goal is to maintain a lasting relationship with our clients long after the work has been completed. Accordingly, we foster the development of on -going, two-way communication before, during and after the project. If at any time you have questions regarding new functionality or enhancements, you are encouraged to contact your GT Alliance representative. Likewise, should we see an opportunity we feel you could capitalize on, your representative will contact you. In the fast -paced world of technology, where new releases, product updates and new developments occur daily, we are committed to sifting through the jargon and providing you with only those additions that will add value to your operations. Mentoring and Knowledge Transfer When training is not enough, and you want to develop your staff's skills in-house, consider a GT Alliance mentoring program. We will tailor a © Copyright 2004. GT Alliance, Inc. All Rights Reserved. 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In order to address the issue of whether or not the Town of Breckenridge should focus on tourists/businesses or Town constituents, GT Alliance's usability experts recommended a dual -menu approach.I a. is probably the way most constituents would search for information. 1 b. accesses the same pages, but allows for a more role -centric approach to accessing info on the site. Naviaation - Pe00% Use the Web Different/x la & b. allow people who want context to find content. 2. allows people to view all content on the site by name in alphabetical order. 3. allows people to do a free -form search of the site content. "Teach as we Build" approach that ensures your team will move forward with their projects while gaining valuable knowledge and insight that only comes from experienced developers and architects. C. TEAM MEMBERS The City of Fort CollinsApplication Development Services Team The following is a list of the possible team members for the City of Fort Collins Application Development Services Team and their roles and qualifications. As requested by the RFP, we have provided detailed resumes for the technical resources most likely to provide the actual application development services in "Appendix A - Proposed Consultant Resumes." To learn more about other members of the GT Alliance staff and their background, please refer to the Appendix B - GT Alliance Team. Jeff Dahlke Title: Practice Manager City of Fort Collins Role: Senior Client/Account Manager, Business Liaison, State and Local e-Government Best Practices Specialist Government Proiect/Client Involvement and ExDerience: - Eagle County: Clerk and Assessor Web-Enablement, Content Management, GIS/Multimedia Outdoors Project - Town of Breckenridge: e-Government Strategy, Content Management, Golf Course Portal Design - CDOT: Server Setup and Configuration, Web -Based Time Sheet Application - Colorado Office of Emergency Management: Extending Functionality for custom ESRI's ArcIMS implementation - Summit County: Restaurant Inspection Application - Adams County: Online ACH Payments for Property Tax - RTD: Server Optimization - Larimer County: Election Connectivity Effort - National Park Service: Public Use Stats Office Portal Enhancements © Copyright 2004. GT Alliance, Inc. All Rights Reserved. (www.gtalllance.com)