Release Manager Resume
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Northbrook, IL
TECHNICAL SKILLS:
Soft Skills: Leader, Technical, Multi - tasking, Organized, Takes inititve, Self starter, Time Management, Optimistic, Calm, Confident, Charismatic, Engaging
Additional Skills: Microsoft Project, Sarbanes Oxley, WebEx, Microsoft Office, Microsoft Windows 10, macOS Sierra+, SAP, SQL, Ab Initio, Databases, Virtual Servers, FTP Firewall Administration, Java, Windows Applications, Adobe Photoshop, Adobe Lightroom, Adobe Premier, Google Products
WORK EXPERIENCE:
Release Manager
Confidential - Northbrook, IL
Responsibilities:
- Implemented Enterprise Release Management on behalf of the Infrastructure Services organization including patch releases, all at once releases and regional/ role based releases.
- Facilitator served as a liaison between varies business units to ensure smooth and timely delivery of application releases and updates
- Gatekeeper with keys to production systems application taking responsible for their implementation
- Architect helped identify, create, and implement processes to effectively manage the release implementation of code including ESignature, Corporate Dashboards, Compensation tools, Law and Regulation portfolios.
- Server application support engineer helped troubleshoot problems with an application
- Coordinated sources and project teams and components
- Contributed as a Release Manager SME utilizing ITIL Principals.
- Communicate with Test, DevOps and PMO managers
- Spearheaded release planning across .NET, Ab Initio, SAP platforms resulting in quality in releases.
- Managed and controlled daily and scheduled Release execution across technologies including Websphere, SAP, JAVA, .NET, Ab Initio, IIS7
- Release windows planning and reporting across portfolios
- Post Implementation Review (PIR) skate holder
- Key Performance Indicators (KPI) reporting
- Change Advisory Board member
- Partner with Release Coordinators supporting various application teams
- Release planning, calendar and tracking oversight
- Go/ No Go meeting facilitator
- Responsible for Release activity coordinating across various application teams
- Release request coordination and assignment
- Release planning, gating, approval and authorization facilitation
- Work through release activities engaging and communication with various team involvement
- Traverse through release lifecycle meeting organizational guideline
- Translate and plan impacted teams touch points and addressing dependencies and oversight
- Manage and cut down risks of release failures maximizing production uptime
- Manage go live release execution
- Ensure crosscheck of Pre-Production release notes
- Ensure deployment guidelines have been satisfied upon deployment
- Responsible for release reporting and communications
Information Technology Manager
Confidential - Northbrook, IL
Responsibilities:
- Significantly decreased SAP audit gaps by managing offshore team involved with data collection
- Led weekly pre-shift meetings, reviewing coverage, rollovers, challenges, and open task
- Problem solving and conflict management
- Manage deployment and execution staff for SAP transports and .NET environment changes
- Managed offshore teams in collaboration with onshore staff across shifts and time zones
- Managed Recognition Teams resulting in motivation, recognition and productivity in the IT workplace.
- Conducted presentations and facilitator for occasions including town halls and department Meetings.
- Intermediate level skill in SharePoint collaboration, MS Project and Visio
- Authored thorough Policies, Processes and OLA that were adopted by the Enterprise
IT Consultant
Confidential - Northbrook, IL
Responsibilities:
- Spearheaded faster change, optimum cost, minimized risk for Enterprise Shared Services organization applications
- Ensure customer assurance to support IT roll outs and business goals
- Helped to improve implementation consistency using Sharepoint as collaboration tool
- Contributing to audible requirements for work intake using Service Now
- Identified key areas for improvements for the Sap Release Process using Six Sigma Tools and leading the project team which resulted in driving release cost down and lessen corporate exposure to fines.
- Advanced metrics collection effort to assist IT Leaders with the definition of meaningful metrics incorporating Six Sigma tools.
- Reduced Corporate risk of incurring regulatory fines by improving the SAP Release Process thru 6-Sigma also resulting in broaden allocation of time to release staff, increasing timeliness, quality, and availability.
- Configuration management policies across infrastructure operations
- Strong communication skills (written, verbal, listening) in terms leadership and stake holders can understand
- Project governance and risk management upheld
- Experience collaborating with internal and external resources to develop strategies that meet department goals within budget and established timelines.
