SUMMARY:

• Highly accomplished, innovative, and PMI certified Project Management Professional (PMP) experienced in a broad range of technologies, platforms and industries. Demonstrated success leveraging technology to manage mission critical projects, creating a sustainable competitive advantage and delivering high - quality solutions. Solid management, communication, and consulting skills, capable of motivating and mentoring individuals to maximum levels of productivity. Driven and committed to building and leading highly focused, cohesive and productive IT teams that deliver richstrategic value to organizations; and that deliver quality results, on time and within budget on mission critical systems or systems that are in jeopardy of failing.
• Enterprise Project Management - Technical Project, Program and Portfolio Management, Project Management Offices (PMO) and Lifecycles (PMBOK); Microsoft Project Server 2007/2010
• Application Development Management - Development Lifecycles, strategic resource planning, cost containment and budgeting, Statement of Work and Proposal Development and Presentation and resulting Development, Implementation and Resource and Project Management. Microsoft SharePoint 2007/2010
• Data Warehousing & Business Intelligence - Key Performance Indicator analysis and reporting solutions for Senior and Executive Management utilization. Microsoft SQL Server 2005/2008
• Served as the Administrator and Client Support Specialist for the Enterprise Project Management and SharePoint systems for Confidential ’s Washington, DC client Amtrak.
• Installed and configured Microsoft Project Server for several organizations to augment and enable their existing business processes, and where necessary, to align business processes with PMI’s PMBOK to implement “best practices”.
• Conceived and spearheaded re-architecture of the corporate reporting environment at LifeMasters for Reporting Analysts and Management by creating a common source of information (data warehouse), and adopting a common reporting toolset (SSRS); resulting in consistent, accurate and readily available client information, allowing for growth while maintaining the existing staff levels.
• Directed two mission critical applications for Confidential Dataquest; a global client/server system that reduced quarterly product development time by a month, increasing revenue by 2.5M; and resolved a faltering website development project by successfully implementing Marketview 2.0 - providing clients with self-service reporting and product delivery.
• Developed and managed work breakdown structure and project plans for IT projects including vision, scope and objectives, technologies, systems, information specifications, project schedules, funding and resource requirements and staffing. Managed project execution to adhere to budget, schedule, scope, and quality assurance. Conferred with project personnel to identify and resolve problems. Monitored the performance of project team members and kept dynamic project schedules. Provided and documented performance feedback and reports to stakeholders. Performed risk assessments to develop response strategies.
• Led the development of several data warehouse reporting solutions in highly matrixed team environments. Achieved “trusted advisor” status, leading to multiple company assignments.

TECHNICAL SKILLS:

Enterprise Project Management: Microsoft Project Professional and Project Server 2007 and 2010; Application Development Management: Waterfall, RUP / UML, Agile Software Development Lifecycles, PMI s PMBOK and Microsoft Solutions Framework (MSF) Project Management Lifecycles and Microsoft Office 2007 and 2010 and Microsoft SharePoint Products and Technologies 2007 and 2010, .NET Technologies.

Business Intelligence and Data Warehousing: Microsoft SQL Server 2005 and 2008; Integration Services (SSIS), Analysis Services (SSAS), Reporting Services (SSRS), ProClarity, Focus

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:

Confidential, Philadelphia, PA

Technical Project Manager

Responsibilities:

• Evaluate client requirements and create and maintain SharePoint sites to accommodate their content management needs.
• Maintain the EPM Support trouble line and troubleshoot and answer client issues.
• Solicit requirements and develop and implement client reports in Microsoft Reporting Services from Microsoft Project Server databases.
• Develop management reports from MS Project databases using Microsoft Reporting Services (SSRS).

Confidential, Silicon Valley, CA and Monmouth County, NJ

Senior Technical Project Manager

Responsibilities:

• Installed and configured Microsoft Project Server for Adobe Systems, Fisher Investments, and Branch Bank and Trust (BB&T).
• Managed consulting projects for Conchango U.S. at GAF Materials and Mizuho Securities.
• Managed a proof-of-concept (POC) project to implement a prototype of Microsoft Analysis Services for California Casualty Insurance Co.
• Consult with users, management, vendors and technicians to assess computing needs and system requirements and develop and submit project deliverables, ensuring adherence to quality standards.

Confidential, Arlington, VA

Technical Project Manager

Responsibilities:

• Conducted the Initiation and Planning phases of the implementation of IBM’s FileNet P8 Enterprise Content Management system for the U.S. Army at Ft. Monmouth in New Jersey to preserve valuable content anticipating a high employee turnover.
• Developed and updated project plan; including information such as objectives, technologies, systems, specifications, schedules, funding and staffing.
• Project Management activities; conferred with resources to identify and resolve problems and directed and coordinated activities of resources, prepared project status reports by collecting, analyzing, and summarizing information and trends.

Confidential, South San Francisco, CA

Director, Reporting

Responsibilities:

• Ensured appropriate hiring and reinforcing of technical skill sets for employees, improving resource utilization, visibility and awareness by senior management, resulting in increased productivity levels and staff advancement.
• Effectively utilized external resources to augment and mentor internal staff and ensure the completion of mission-critical projects.
• Evaluated the organization’s technology use and needs and recommended and implemented improvements and hardware and software upgrades.
• Directed daily operations of department, analyzing workflow, establishing priorities, developing standards, and setting deadlines.

Confidential, San Jose, CA

Senior Director, Application Development

Responsibilities:

• Ensured appropriate hiring and reinforcing of technical skill sets for employees, improving resource utilization, visibility and awareness by senior management, resulting in increased productivity levels and staff advancement.
• Effectively utilized external resources to augment and mentor internal staff and ensure the completion of mission-critical projects.
• Met with department heads, managers, supervisors, vendors, and others, to solicit cooperation and resolve problems.
• Controlled operational budget and expenditures and purchased necessary equipment.
• Assign and review the work of systems analysts, programmers, consultants, DBA’s, and other computer related workers.
• Directed daily operations of department, analyzing workflow, establishing priorities, developing standards, and setting deadlines.
• Participated in the rollout of a PMO within the IT department and the implementation of a PMBOK based project management methodology (“Method G”) for Confidential .

Confidential, Holmdel, NJ and Stamford, CT

Senior Consultant

Responsibilities:

• Designed and implemented decision support reporting systems for banks and brokerage firms by extracting KPI’s from operational systems, populating FOCUS and RAMIS II databases and developing the scheduled management reports.
• Designed and implemented management information systems for a broad and diverse range of clients and industries