SUMMARY

• Performance - driven, business-oriented technology professional wif a record of success delivering IT solutions for core business.
• PMP certified project manager experienced in FDA-regulated, information governance, data warehouse, and business intelligence systems.
• Expertise in various types of methodologies such as Waterfall, Agile, Iterative, and hybrid.
• Led ERP, DW/BI, GRC, and web-based systems across pharma, health insurance, financial services, and manufacturing industries.
• Experience working for global corporations like Confidential, Biogen, Baxter, Pharmacia/ Confidential, Confidential /Wellpoint, and Volkswagen Group of America.
• Delivered over $20 MM worth of IT solutions in technologies in mainframe, client-server, internet/web, and cloud environments.
• Led multi-national teams, wif onsite and offshore members.

TECHNICAL SKILLS

PM Tools: MS Project, JIRA, Innotas PPM, Planview

Big Data/Analytics: QlikView, SAP Business Objects, MDM definitions

MS Suite: PowerPoint, Excel, Visio, Sharepoint, Word

Web applications: MS .NET, JAVA, Apache, LAMP open source

Databases: Oracle, SQL*Server, Sybase, MySQL

ETL/Business Intelligence: Informatica, TIBCO Spotfire

Configuration Mgmt: JIRA, Altiris, Remedy

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Confidential, Cambridge, MA

Project Manager

Responsibilities:

• Evaluate software system from HPE for an enterprise-wide data archiving solution.
• Create plan and manage activities to complete Proof of Concept of software solution.
• Determine validation and compliance requirements and align wif Initiate phase deliverables.
• Define an agile project plan wifin an SDLC framework to create sprints for the archive solution rollout.

Confidential, Deerfield, IL

IT Project Manager

Responsibilities:

• Developed and executed project plans for the pilot rollout of BaxLIMS program.
• Managed the development of data interface between legacy systems and LabVantage LIMS.
• Negotiated SOW and budget wif the vendor for the archival of legacy data.

Confidential, Park Ridge, IL

IT Project Manager

Responsibilities:

• Managed various IT projects supporting JD Edwards ERP and SAP Supply Chain systems wif a diverse team of onsite and offshore members.
• Managed an eCommerce project to rebuild catalog ordering website.
• Managed the full lifecycle of an EDI project to automate client purchase orders.
• Led the development of functional requirements and system design solution for the implementation of a Business Intelligence/Data Warehouse department.
• Developed testing strategies and conduct User Acceptance Training sessions wif end users.
• Participated in the Tollgate review process of all projects introduced by the new CIO.
• Led efforts wif cross-functional teams to identify gaps between legacy systems and the new SAP and JDE supply chain ERP systems.
• Coordinate functional requirements and managed contractual agreement wif third-party vendor to develop MDM data repository.

Confidential, Libertyville, IL

Project Manager

Responsibilities:

• Managed all phases of the Auction Reporting System project, to migrate from obsolete technology into a data warehouse wif Business Intelligence/Analytics capabilities, resulting in streamlined dealer management and remarketing sales data
• Define requirements and user acceptance criteria for creating Informatica ETL processes to capture key data from Consumer Internet web portal.
• Led contract negotiations to create SLA wif a vendor to identify functional gaps between legacy systems and the new FIS Automotive Finance system.
• Coordinate functional requirements to develop analytical reports using SAP Business Objects.
• Hold regular status meetings and provide regular reports to senior management and business users. Anticipate project roadblocks and bottlenecks and escalate as appropriate.
• Leverage multiple tools to manage projects: PlanView (Resource hours & Project Metrics), MS Project (Work Breakdown, Scheduling), MS Excel (Financials & Data Analytics), MS Visio & PowerPoint (Workflows and Project Dashboards) and MS Word (Project Plans).

Confidential, Deerfield, IL

Database Analyst/Business Systems Analyst

Responsibilities:

• Managed the full lifecycle of the PHI Data Scramble project wif a team of database designers, developers, administrators and testers, to protect customer information for health insurance plans.
• Led projects in Sybase and SQL Server relational databases providing key support to web-based applications.
• Worked wif cross-functional teams to define Business Intelligence/Analytics requirements for SAP ECC supply chain system.
• Performed vendor evaluations, developed schedules and timelines to implement data updates.
• Performed review of all mandated requirements for software validation, GxP rules, SOX, and HIPAA to ensure compliance.
• Planned resources and schedules for implementing changes to the web portal application.
• Coordinated deployment activities to ensure projects were completed for every release cycle.
• Launched a new reporting environment using QlikView as the foundation for a new business intelligence dashboard replacing Cognos.
• Developed communication plans to announce website modifications to internal and external clients.

Confidential, Abbott Park, IL

Business Systems Analyst - Consultant

Responsibilities:

• Served on various technical projects providing analysis and requirements gathering for validated systems in the R&D area of dis pharmaceutical giant.
• Coordinated system design and functional requirements for clinical supplies projects based on ERP systems using Oracle and Siebel.
• Worked on the Diabetes Monitor project to develop an internal website for Clincial research data. dis included creating technical specifications using Java Servlet Pages (JSP), Enterprise Java Beans (EJB), and Eclipse editor.
• Worked wif the architecture team to develop high-level architecture diagrams and data flow diagrams of business processes.
• Increased team throughput and reduced application support costs by working wif outside vendor Cognizant to build an offshore team, which allowed Abbott to save on labor costs.

Confidential

Database ERP Projects Lead

• Maintained and enhanced an in-house developed ERP system running on Oracle database supporting supply chain functions.
• Developed and implemented projects using Oracle relational database and web technologies, including JAVA/J2EE, SWING, and STRUTS framework.
• Worked wif business users to translate user requirements into process flows using MS Visio.
• Led technical review sessions wif the development and architecture groups, and mentored developers and junior programmers in the team.

Confidential, Abbott Park, IL

Business Technical Analyst

Responsibilities:

• Led multiple full project lifecycles, including business requirements definition and interpretation, governance policy development, database modeling, and user acceptance testing.
• Participated in budgeting and resource forecasting for multi-year IT projects
• Ensured projects met goals of the Abbott’s Software Quality Assurance Plan (SQAP).
• Worked wif cross-functional teams to set expectations for clinical and research projects.
• Provided expertise on Oracle and client-server based applications.

Confidential

Business Systems Analyst

Responsibilities:

• Worked on the largest IT deliverable project for the company, deployed over multiple sites.
• Analyzed legacy reports written in Oracle’s Pro*C language, and developed requirements for new reports using Oracle Developer, Oracle Forms, and Oracle Reports.