SUMMARY:

• Customer - focused Project Management Professional with MBA and 20 years of experience in project management, system integration, problem solving, server consolidations, and data center consolidations. Self-starter and proven manager of project teams and project managers. Skilled at managing small core teams and budgets to multi-million dollar budgets and vast teams. Skilled in business management and accounting for both profit and non-profit organizations.

TECHNICAL SKILLS:

Technical Skills & Tools: Project Management, Scrum, Agile, SDLC, PMBOK-Driven Methodology, Project Leadership, Vendor Management, Budget, Accounting, Client Relationship Management, System Integration, Application Rehosting, Resource Planning, Team Leadership, Collaboration, Telephony, Microsoft Office Suite, Microsoft Project, Microsoft Access, Lotus Notes, Lotus Smart Suite, Confidential Rational Portfolio Manager (RPM), Microsoft Outlook, Microsoft Money, Quicken, high level understanding of Unix & Windows servers, networking, SAN, Firewalls, Backup and Recovery, VMWare

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:

Confidential, Charlotte, NC

Responsibilities:

• Senior Project Manager responsible for IT Project Delivery. Currently working to become ScrumMaster Certified. Incorporated Agile principles where possible during Project Delivery in 2018. Worked within the Confidential Project Management Center of Excellence (PM COE) to deliver Project Management results.
• Developed Estimates, Scope Statement, Work Breakdown Structure, Risk Analysis, and coordinated Team Meetings. Utilized the SDLC Process to coordinate the project. Managed relationships with all key stake holders, IT teams, Product Quality Assurance. Posted project artifacts to Livelink and utilized HPPM to track all aspects of the projects.

Confidential, Charlotte, NC

Responsibilities:

• Senior Project Manager responsible for Infrastructure Projects at Confidential (contractor). Developed plan to manage the installation and turnover requirements for servers being installed for Mead Confidential Rochester Data Center. Managed relationships with the Transformation and Steady State Organizations in the building and tracking of the server environment. Utilized Microsoft Project 2003 to manage and track the project. Posted all documentation to a Project Control Book and Rational Portfolio Manager.

Confidential, Norcross, GA

Responsibilities:

• Senior Project Manager responsible for Infrastructure Projects at Confidential (contractor). Worked within the Confidential Project Methodology Management Process to deliver Project Management results. Developed Scope Statement, Work Breakdown Structure, Risk Analysis, and coordinated Team Meetings. Utilized the Waterfall Process to coordinate the project. Managed relationships with all key stake holders by creating and distributing status reports on a weekly basis. Posted all documentation to a Sharepoint and to a network drive. Utilized Microsoft Project 2003 to manage and track the project.

Confidential, Charlotte, NC

Responsibilities:

• Senior Project Manager (contractor) responsible for Server Virtualizations for the Commercial Investment Banking, Retail, Securities, Shared Services, and Tech Services Lines of Business (LOBs) at Wachovia ( Confidential ). Worked with the various LOBs to identify candidates, perform proof of concept testing, and tracking the virtualization utilizing VMWare and Platespin through the decommission process.
• Created Powerpoint reports that tracked each LOBs progress against the company goals for virtualization. Managed relationships with all key stake holders by providing regular status on the project and challenges faced by the teams. Posted all documentation to a teamsite for easy access by all. Utilized Microsoft Project 2003 to manage and track the project.

Confidential, Charlotte, NC

Responsibilities:

• Project Manager responsible for Operational Readiness in Boulder for Confidential Insurance Company. Developed plan to manage the installation and turnover requirements for 250 servers being installed in the Boulder Data Center. Managed relationships with the Transformation and Steady State Organizations in the building and tracking of the server environment. Compiled data to create reports on resource utilization, planned vs. actual variance analysis, resource interdependencies, prioritization assessments, and risk analysis. Utilized Microsoft Project 2003 to manage and track the project. Monitored and controlled project finances through monthly financials and Earned Value metrics preparation and review. Posted all documentation to a Project Control Book and Rational Portfolio Manager.
• Project Manager responsible for server consolidation for the Confidential . Developed plan to consolidate over 432 servers out of the environment. Managed and executed strategy and communication for the project. Compiled data to create reports on resource utilization, planned vs. actual variance analysis, resource interdependencies, prioritization assessments, and risk analysis. Utilized Microsoft Project 2003 to manage and track the project. Utilized VMWare to virtualize physical servers into a VM Farm. Monitored and controlled project finances through monthly financials and Earned Value metrics preparation and review. Managed the client relationships through meetings with Confidential Project Executives and managers and NiSource Executives. Executed the Consolidation Project Management Methodology (based on Confidential World Wide Project Management Method and Project Management Institute, Project Management Body of Knowledge.). Posted all documentation to a Project Control Book.
• Project Manager responsible for server refresh for the Confidential . Developed plan to refresh entire server environment at NiSource over a 4 year period. Replaced 262 servers over a 10 month period. Utilized Robocopy to migrate to the new servers. Managed and executed strategy and communication for the project. Compiled data to create reports on resource utilization, planned vs. actual variance analysis, resource interdependencies, prioritization assessments, and risk analysis. Utilized Microsoft Project 2003 to manage and track the project. Monitored and controlled project finances through monthly financials and Earned Value metrics preparation and review. Managed the client relationships through meetings with Confidential Project Executives and NiSource Executives. Utilized the Confidential World Wide Project Management Method to plan, execute, and track the project. Posted all documentation to a Project Control Book
• Project Manager Team Leader responsible for project management for the Qwest Telecommunications Company. Managed all aspects of the project from inception to successful transition to remaining project team. Consolidated the Wintel (Windows NT, 2000, 2003 Server and Linux) servers and Unix (AIX) servers which included over 500 applications and more than 400 databases into a more manageable environment. Developed and managed all components of the Project Management Plan which included Communications Management, Risk Management, Change Management, Financial Management, and Quality Management within a Project Control Book. Created budget and tracked actual versus planned spend for labor and hardware and created financial reports to present to management.

Confidential, Omaha, NE

Responsibilities:

• Manager of 26 Project Managers responsible for IT Project Management at Qwest. Managed all aspects of project management delivery for Qwest for all system integration projects from . Assigned, tracked, and coached resources on the proper delivery of projects within the triple constraints of time, quality, and budget. Identified and tracked risks, issues, and action items and escalated as necessary. Reviewed project deliverables for completeness and quality, following Qwest project guidelines. Held meetings with the Project Management Team to develop the team and to collect information for organization status reporting. Maintained workgroup project schedules, issues log, action item log, and status reports.
• Sr. Project Manager responsible for Data Center Consolidations at Qwest from . Consolidated 5 major data centers down to 3 core data centers and the 14 smaller data centers down to 7 satellite centers. Facilitated collaboration between the engineers, architects, and operation managers to come up with a plan to consolidate these centers. Provided insight into the infrastructure requirements for power, cooling, and network. Managed the planning, design, implementation of all applications, databases, and servers to the Core and Satellite data centers. Received President’s Club Recognition in 1999.

Confidential, Omaha, NE

Responsibilities:

• Manager responsible for the management of the Confidential Operations and Regional Software Support. Managed 9 direct reports located in Omaha and Albuquerque. Managed the day to day operations of the FACS and Premis Systems. Created and tracked organization budget. Set performance objectives for direct reports and held regular performance reviews. Maintained 99.9% availability of these systems.
• Manager responsible for the management of the Confidential /Tandem/Pyramid Operations. Managed 20 direct reports. Managed the day to day operations of the FACS and Premis Systems. Created and tracked organization budget. Set performance objectives for direct reports and held regular performance reviews. Maintained 99.9% availability
• Manager responsible for vendor communication, hardware planning, environmental changes, crisis management, and the budget for the Confidential Operations. Managed the day to day operations of the FACS and Premis Systems. Worked closely with the vendors to negotiate maintenance contracts, system upgrades, and replacements.

Confidential, Omaha, NE

Responsibilities:

• Manager responsible for all maintenance agreements for banking and telecommunications systems. Worked with the sales team to create terms and conditions. Coordinated the signing and booking of new maintenance revenue. Tracked accounts receivable and followed up with delinquent customers. Had the highest collection percentage in the.

Confidential, Omaha, NE

Responsibilities:

• District Financial Analyst responsible for all orders in Omaha. Worked with the sales team to book new system orders for banking industry. Facilitated change management during the merger of Burroughs and Confidential Corporation.