SUMMARY:

• Influential Leader with an Impeccable level of Business Intelligence and more than 15 years of progressive experience in Leadership, Consulting, Program/Project Management, Business/IT Strategy, Team - Building, App Development, Executive-Facing, Conflict Resolution, and Workflow/Process Improvements. Seasoned professional prepared to anchor with an organization that welcomes an Agile team player who offers battle tested insight from years of corporate and consulting experiences.
• Exhibits a “Can-Do” attitude and the ability to connect with diverse demographics. Skilled at crafting innovative strategies from ambiguous plans, as well as building and coaching global cross-functional teams that are solution-oriented, outcome-driven and able to consistently produce results, invigorate teams and keep the Big Picture in focus.
• Entrepreneurial mindset. Own complex business and IT challenges and craft solutions that yield new opportunities that enhance the organization's strategic goals and effectiveness.

TECHNICAL SKILLS:

Databases: Microsoft SQL, Oracle Exadata, Essbase, FDM

Languages: SQL, TCP/IP, JavaScript, HTML, XML, Visual Basic, ASP.NET

Applications: Microsoft Project, Visio, Office, Oracle Primavera PPM, Oracle Hyperion HFM, DRM, FDMEE, EPM v 11.1.2.3, Patches/Enhancements, OBIEE, Analytics, Exalytics

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:

Confidential, Atlanta, GA

Consultant / Finance Technology Project Manager

Responsibilities:

• Lead global financial system migration / integration project from SAP and Dynamics to Hyperion Financial Management (HFM), applying an expert understanding of corporate budgeting, forecasting and financial month-end closing processes and accounting concepts, including Chart of Accounts (General Ledger) and financial reporting.
• Work closely with business teams to elicit requirements and develop recommendations with the IT team. Oversee rollout of new processes, technologies, and communication within enterprise change management situations.
• Drive highly skilled development teams to deliver solutions and technical architectures, on time and within budget, and implement hybrid agile methodologies and off-the-shelf toolsets to deliver results that exceed expectations.
• Manage data migration efforts and historical reporting from legacy systems, pilots, and transition plans. Oversee preparation and consolidation of management financial reports as a result of a global software company acquisition.
• Supervise vendors, senior and junior team members in the midst of acquisitions, providing sound leadership and coaching. Oversee onsite and off-site project engagements and support principal and senior consultants. Migrate and validate data from SAP and Microsoft Dynamics NAV, AX global enterprise planning systems to Oracle Hyperion (HFM).

Confidential, Atlanta, GA

IT Program / Project Management Consultant

Responsibilities:

• Implemented full cycle of Oracle Hyperion EPM (COTS) to address financial planning, financial reports, data quality management (FDMEE), budgeting, smart view, rolling forecast and ad-hoc reporting with a $3M budget.
• Orchestrated dialogue with finance and budget business units, developers, architects, EDW, and an infrastructure team of 10-15 for the SDLC of the agency on high visibility, critical enterprise application projects.
• Communicated with executive leadership to define scope, manage changes, developed seamless plans, monitor and control budgets, timelines, risks and vendor relations during execution. Ensured data migrations were configured to accurately meet new requirements. Orchestrated alternative risk strategies to mitigate a catastrophic impact of plans.
• Managed vendor relationships, change requests, budgets and issues tracking. Provided coaching and project structure to cross-functional teams in order to maintain milestone schedule and to a deliver quality product. Escalated pressing concerns to executive leadership, ensuring applications maintained enterprise's strategic objectives.

Confidential, Atlanta, GA

Strategy & Program Management Consultant

Responsibilities:

• Directed migration from Cobalt to vendor-managed proprietary application for eligibility claims.
• Managed Program in a matrix environment with client-facing responsibilities. Transitioned agency through outsourcing of call center to ADP and medical claims billing application to healthcare vendor. Ensured secured data migrations were properly configured and data updates were properly secured and synchronized daily between all vendors/parties.
• Guided interactions and communication with sponsors and vendor executives from Anthem-BCBS of GA, Healthways, Express-Script, UHG, and Cigna on pressing issues and key deliverables.
• Navigated resolutions to IT and business operations with minimal guidance to meet stakeholders and plan objectives.
• Commissioned as the “Change Agent” for business and IT to meet critical timelines in midst of a major reorganization.
• Coached less experienced project team of 25 members on prioritizing, adapting and executing to maintain critical timelines for deliverables on multiple business operations, workflow process, application development, infrastructure, marketing communications and vendor management projects.
• Collaborated with SMEs and IT on process standardization and improvement procedures to improve workflow.
• Ensured SLA’s legal terms were within compliance and infrastructures were adequate for secured data transactions.

Confidential, Atlanta, GA

Lead Project Consultant

Responsibilities:

• Utilized technology and techniques to identify unethical business practices related to asset risks management within financial services, working in collaboration with partner organizations. Implemented strategic processes to identify negative or fraudulent trends, leading to substantial increases in quality ratings for all partner companies.
• Worked with stakeholders to define requirements, contributed to design sessions and solutions, and introduced process improvements that delivered high quality results, enhancing organization’s perceived and competitive market value on high-visibility fraud projects.

Confidential, Atlanta, GA

Senior Associate & Project Lead

Responsibilities:

• Designed and delivered solution-based strategies to leadership team, ensuring project efficiency and team competency through resource and team development activities.
• Built a progressive, results-driven team of 20 charged with meeting quality, operational metrics and profit margins.
• Oversaw operational, quality assurance and process improvements on projects throughout entire lifecycle.
• Served as liaison between client, business and IT to ensure project met contractual terms and quality standards.
• Trained team members on various COTS applications (Lotus Notes, SharePoint and other Microsoft Win. products).

Confidential, Atlanta, GA

Program & Project Manager

Responsibilities:

• Managed major projects from concept through closure, and spearheaded solutions and strategies for a portfolio of products and services within the financial service space. Consistently exceeded all client and project expectations.