Cindy Lord
About Cindy Lord
Cindy Lord is a Senior Developer at Penguin Random House with extensive experience in software development and systems analysis, having previously held roles at Girls on the Run of Central Maryland, AT&T Network Systems, COIN Dealership Systems, and Sealy Furniture of Maryland.
Current Role at Penguin Random House
Cindy Lord holds the position of Senior Developer at Penguin Random House. In this role, she is tasked with overseeing and developing key systems within the company. One of her core responsibilities involves maintaining and enhancing the middleware portion of Random House's web ordering systems. This critical infrastructure utilizes Java Messaging and Oracle Advanced Queueing to ensure seamless processing and integration. Cindy also designed and implemented FTPHub, a system that facilitates the transfer of EDI and other data files between various Random House platforms and trading partner systems.
Previous Work at Girls on the Run of Central Maryland
Cindy Lord served as the Executive Board Secretary and Board Member at Girls on the Run of Central Maryland from 2012 to 2018. Over her six-year tenure in Columbia, MD, she provided leadership and strategic direction, contributing to the nonprofit's mission to empower young girls through various running programs. Her involvement underscored her commitment to community engagement and the development of youth programs.
Education and Qualifications
Cindy Lord's educational background is rooted in both technical and leadership disciplines. She earned a Bachelor of Arts in Information Systems from Notre Dame of Maryland University, where she studied from 1994 to 1997. Additionally, she completed a Computer Science program at Loyola University Maryland in 2005 and 2006. Further honing her leadership skills, Cindy participated in a leadership program at Leadership Carroll in 2013.
Significant Projects and Systems Development
Throughout her career, Cindy Lord has spearheaded several key projects and systems. She developed myReports, a template-driven reporting web application that generated sales presentations, marketing planning, and ad hoc reporting. She also created interactive voice response systems for accounts payable and inventory availability, which led to a 15% increase in weekend and after-hours orders. Further, she redesigned front-end ordering systems to interface with SAP R/3, replacing legacy mainframe systems and managed a system for monitoring customer and sales force connections for order placement.
Early Career and Experience
Cindy Lord's early career includes various roles in programming and systems analysis. She worked as a Consultant Programmer/Analyst at AT&T Network Systems in 1993 and as a Systems Analyst at COIN Dealership Systems from 1992 to 1993. From 1987 to 1991, Cindy served as a Programmer/Analyst and later as MIS Operations Manager at Sealy Furniture of Maryland. In these roles, she gained extensive experience in developing and managing complex systems, laying the foundation for her future roles in more senior capacities.