SUMMARY

• Solutions-focused, diligent self-starter with a comprehensive background working on SDLC, Infrastructure, and business-related projects utilizing day-to-day project management skills that include:
• Quality Assurance knowledge, task management, building project plans, business analysis and development, budget forecasting, and public relations
• Strong communication abilities, diligent facilitator, capable of gathering and analyzing complex information while utilizing capable customer relationship building abilities
• Capable, responsive, proactive, and highly engaged individual thrive in challenging environments
• Able to manage multiple projects while working in fast-paced environments
• Highly versatile adept at quickly mastering new roles and responsibilities
• Reputation for integrity, perseverance, and work ethic continuously pursues opportunities to learn and take on challenges that will expand professional development and growth.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Confidential

Project Manager

• As part of the Defect Management Team, I created project schedules and plans for assisting and supporting TOPS Production Management and project business owners while managing short and long-term capabilities of project development. Managed multiple initiatives at a single time, and responsible for holding leaders accountable for on-time deliverables, planning and tracking of activities and milestones, status reporting and communications, resource tracking, and updating be updating operational procedures and process maps. Role Specific Responsibilities:
• Process mapped to business objectives, assisted in building and maintaining the initiative budgets, including the tracking and reconciliation of actuals vs. estimates for reporting purposes, on a weekly, and monthly basis
• Assisted in gathering various level resource estimates from Functional Mangers
• Tracked, follow-up, and reported on current/past due tasks from action items, risk and issue logs, and initiative work plans
• Gathered work plan status from initiative resources updated and maintained initiative work plans and project status
• Monitored and maintained action items, issues, risks, and decision logs, scheduling and logistics for initiative meetings, including recording and distribution of meeting minutes followed up on issues, and facilitated resolution
• Defect monitoring with HP Assurance Quality Center for identifying, tracking, and mitigating defects with SQL queries
• Files management and administration using SharePoint as a central repository use includes collaborative SharePoint site design and maintenance, and a resource for gathering documents for creating reports used by senior management
• Size/make-up of project teams: range from 7 to 15 key team members, other Project Managers, and Stakeholder-sponsors Value/Cost to Organization: range from 250,000 to 1.3 million, total value: 3.2 million

Confidential

Project Manager

• As part of the Treasury and Cash Management Services division, focused on international banking, created project schedules and plans mapped to the following requirements:
• Compliance reporting: Generated monthly reports identified reporting enhancements for compliance reporting to automate processes followed up on exceptions not re-mediated, identify root causes
• Regulatory Requirements: Prepared a gap analysis to ensure upcoming 2014 regulatory requirements are being addressed by current/planned project enhancements Reviewed regulatory directives from compliance to identify application requirements
• Security Enhancements: Developed/maintained 2014 and future security enhancements for token and certificate authentication Created high-level requirements definition around each Created parallel development process for medium level requirements documented to prevent emergencies during release planning set to an iterative release schedule
• Continued
• Database analysis: Analyzed very large databases identify findings, streamlined to migration, upgrade, and implementation of certificate/token changes needed to keep current changes in heavily regulated banking environments using SLQ queries
• Used HP Assurance Quality Center to develop SLQ queries for identifying, tracking, and mitigating defects Daily reports, resource files administered using SharePoint as a central repository
• Size/make-up of project teams: range from 10 to 25 key team members, other Project Managers, and Stakeholder-sponsors Value/Cost to Organization: range from 750,000 to 1.8 million, total value: 7.5 million

Confidential

Project Manager

• Following the requirements developed by the business and functional manager sponsors for assigned projects:
• Developed project schedules and plans using Primavera Enterprise to monitor project resources and hours consumed created weekly detailed reports developed earned value, cost performance and schedule performance indices created comprehensive spreadsheets using Primavera data to develop cash burn analysis and other project monitoring tools for the management of projects to monitor its performance metrics and for financial forecasting data and reports were distributed to project stakeholders on a weekly basis
• Partnered with other Project Managers and Component Managers/Stewards to define the vision, goals, and objectives that supported projects and components business requirements, and to analyze the progress reported against work schedules
• Created and managed cross-project dependencies following PMO-approved standards and methodology routed Dependency Forms for assigned Work Effort s necessary to document Work Effort dependencies
• Utilized creativity, organizational, detail oriented capabilities to assimilate information quickly communicated with people at all levels of the organization maintained time management flexibility and worked under tight deadlines
• Functioned with little direct supervision handled project conflicts and negotiated effective solutions in a team environment
• Supported projects and/or components had the following responsibilities:
• - Assigned to multiple projects, collaborate with other Project Managers, project teams, and other participants performed Project Management activities to advocate, advise, and/or educate project teams on the Project Management Processes planning, controlling, executing, and closing while maintaining multiple business projects and lines of business
• Organized and co-facilitated sessions dealing with Project Management tools, developed project plans work breakdown structures estimating hours network diagrams schedule development
• Use facilitating processes, such as Change Control Management, Communication Management Plan, Risk Management Plans including root cause analyses re-planning efforts, and others
• Developed project schedules using Project Management Office standards that follow business requirements, focusing on measuring work progress managed resource assignments tracked milestones monitored metrics such as earned value, burn rate, and project budget and resource management forecasts
• Defined procedures for collecting team status and analysis of project's progress, including any metrics for reporting and resource forecasting updated project schedule with periodic status updates collected from project teams
• Analyzed and revised schedules, emphasizing items such as a Critical Path, Slipped Tasks, and Upcoming Tasks
• Calculated, analyzed, and presented reports to partner project managers and project teams highlighting earned value metrics
• All resource files administered using SharePoint as a central repository
• Duration of Projects: 4 to 18 months Size/make-up of project teams: range from 10 to 75 key team members, other Project Managers, and Stakeholder-sponsors Value/Cost to Organization: range from 55,000 to 1.6 million, total value: 6.8 million

Confidential

Tech-Website Technology Committee

Developed projects, coordinated with technology team on project tasks for 2011-2014 calendar years. Served as a project lead for technology project indicatives from chapter leadership developed and executed project throughout their life-cycles for Project Management and Project Coordination, Website Development, Database Administration, Content Management System using PMI Project Management methodologies Used waterfall methodology, while establishing goals and clear timelines Team members assigned for different aspects or modules of the project moving sequentially as goals reached or tasks are completed

Confidential

• As liaison for company, interviewed and analyzed potential clients to identify requirements from different lines of business within the organization, then developed projects that:
• Defined instructions and guidelines for the development of performance metrics for consist performance throughout the organization and defined flexible standards for each department of the organization. Within each department, employee performance criteria tailored to reflect mission specific goals and objectives of the organization.
• Developed and implemented project plans to establish specific, repeatable processes for managing and sourcing funding for event-specific projects that would be repeated several times throughout the year. Following Project Management Institute methodology, this included the development of Work Breakdown Structures, project schedules, project plans, communications management plans, and risk management plans. All documents were built from task list mapped by Microsoft Project 2010.
• Duration of Projects: 6-months Size/make-up of project teams: 5 Key business owners, cross-functional managers Value/Cost to Organization: Intrinsic, value of client services are hard to determine

Confidential

• Projects researched, designed, and implemented, developed multi-faceted business plans for new ventures. Applied critical thinking and analytical skills in reviewing and evaluating results and presenting recommendations for development into business new channels for the following:
• Projects created and presented business models that defined the organization's competitive environment, identified industry trends, and best practices using the Voice of the Customer, or the Voice of Business
• Duration of Projects: 4 to 8 months Size/make-up of project team: 10 Board members and other Project Managers Value/Cost to Organization: Intrinsic, hard to determine

Confidential

• Business Development Project Manager Public Sector January 2009 March 2010 Schedule Methodology: Modified
• Developed projects for strategic planning of new business ventures utilizing project management skills to achieving critical milestones while maintaining high quality standards Identified and implemented short- and long-term business development opportunities/strategies, using the following best practices:
• Consulted with clients to define and address their specific needs, providing effective presentations, steered persuasive negotiations to close transactions managed all aspects and activities to support organizational goals
• Evaluated innovative business opportunities, including new categories, services, and distribution channels
• Conducted in-depth market research and analysis of competitor products/services and delivered effective PowerPoint presentations based on data analysis and recommendations
• Created budget estimates and financial plans, with an emphasis on strategy development and success for the targeted business ventures
• Duration of Projects: 5 to 6 months Size/make-up of project team: 10/Board functional and middle management Value/Cost to Organization: Intrinsic, hard to determine

Confidential

Business Development Project Manager Consultant

Confidential

Development Submittals/Project Manager

• Developed renovation project schedules for affordable multi-family housing solutions exhibited solid communication skills in collaborating with staff, executing complex financial actions, and preparing strategies to maximize success of projects.
• Developed and submitted Low Income Housing Tax Credits Application to State of Wisconsin for scattered site Multi-Family Housing Rehabilitation Projects
• Drafted an Affordable Housing Program Grant Applications for four properties that were 144-unit scattered sites
• Duration of Projects: 6-months, 5 overlapping projects Size/make-up of project team: 3-5 Company owners, department directors, other personnel Value/Cost to Organization: Intrinsic, hard to determine

Confidential

Director of Investor Relations

• Managed multiple teams to maximize performance in a fast-paced, time-sensitive environment requiring superior strategic planning, organization, and leadership skills:
• Lead contact for all Investor/Public Relations of the firm
• Well versed in legislative law making, budgeting, business development, and PR, with responsibility for handling all technical, strategic intergovernmental/business interactions between Tribal, state, and local governments and business entities
• Evaluated complex financial actions, presented financial models, and facilitated the organization's successful application to the Federal Government's 2006 Year New Markets Tax Credits investment program
• Duration of Projects: 8-month overlapping projects Size/make-up of project team: 9/Board members and other Project Managers Value/Cost to Organization: Intrinsic, hard to determine

Confidential

• Successfully oversaw public relations and Web projects, steered initiatives to define and attain goals, measure results, and built dynamic teams. Steered PR operations, designed and implemented public relations policies for external communications and publication releases, and led the production of print, audio, and visual presentations.
• Drafted comprehensive informational messages for the Ho-Chunk Nation, including delivering innovative presentations for the President, focusing on strategic plans, financial initiatives, and recent business practices
• Trained, mentored, and supervised a cross-functional team of senior staff to present a positive image of the organization and promoted organization enterprises, departments, and agencies
• Tracked and updated Web content to promote organization and business ventures globally
• Successfully enhanced performance by overseeing the design, funding, and deployment of wireless technologies throughout the corporate headquarters to streamline operations