SUMMARY:

A process - oriented Integrated Master Scheduler and a Subject Master Expert (SME) in the use of MS Project Professional in creating and managing complex project and program schedules in both desktop and Project Server environment. I have in-depth knowledge and experience in project, program and portfolio management, business process re-engineering, and Information Technology (IT) Projects. My experience spans across, transportation, telecommunication, healthcare, and customer service. I have proven ability to deliver productivity through well-managed on-time projects and I am also passionate about team building, quality assurance and customer satisfaction.

TECHNICAL SKILLS:

• MS Project Professional 2003 - 2013 (Expert/SME)
• Oracle Database 10g /11g Administration
• MS Office 2003-2013 (Advanced User)
• Unix/Linux Systems Operations/Administration
• Visio 2007-2013 (intermediate user)
• SQL/SQL*Plus
• SharePoint 2007-2013 (Advanced User)
• Oracle RDBMS Architecture/ Framework
• Windows Server 2012 R2
• Systems Development Life Cycle (SDLC)
• Project Server 2013 & Project Web App (PWA) Administration
• Agile Project Management and Systems Engineering

SCHEDULE MANAGEMENT SKILLS:

• Quick troubleshooting and fixing to complex MS Project issues in both desktop and Enterprise Server environment
• Schedule analysis, audit/ health checks, peer - reviews and offering of solutions to schedule issues
• Schedule monitoring, risks and issues detection using graphical Indicators
• Use of baselines, variance analysis and Time Impact Analysis (TIA) for risk mitigation
• Development and management of enterprise projects with complex cross-functional dependencies
• Development of Integrated Master Schedules with Shared Resource Pool (both local pool and Enterprise resource pool)
• Schedule reserve management
• Enterprise resource management
• Resource and task level views, filters and reports
• Critical Path Analysis and Schedule optimization
• Project Server permissions (customized user and file permissions)
• Project task organization by WBS, Deliverables and Milestones
• Schedule Metrics
• Enterprise Views, filters and groupings project schedule training (both classroom and virtual)
• Earned Value Management (EVM) Analysis and Reporting
• Schedule tracking, status updates and reporting
• Program Management Office (PMO) Support

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:

Senior Consultant - Master Scheduler

Confidential

Responsibilities:

• Development, maintenance and updating of a Confidential sub project schedule on a weekly basis
• Perform quarterly resource loading and weekly tracking and approval of resource timesheets in Project Web App
• Run Earned Value (EV) script, resource time sheet audit report, and other project level reports to ensure compliance with both Confidential standards as well as the goals of the Census Bureau.
• Review of other programs level and ITPMO policies and reports around Project Initiation & Planning, Time and Cost Accounting, Project Control, Change Control, Risk Management, Project Closeout and OMB E300 reports and reporting
• Application of Government Accountability Office (GAO) and American National Standard Institute (ANSI) best practices and project management standards on all project schedules and artifacts

Integrated Master Scheduler/ Project Server Administrator

Confidential

Responsibilities:

• Advanced project scheduling and management of multiple project schedules simultaneously in Project Server 2013 environment. This include proposal schedules and implementation schedules for electronic tolling and transit projects.
• Performance of schedule health checks; schedule optimization, baseline reviews, peer reviews, and schedule performance reviews with stakeholders.
• Status updates, progress reporting and schedule performance metrics.
• Project Server 2013 and Project Web App (PWA) Administration.
• Development of custom file and user permissions as well as tiered access levels for Project Server and PWA users within different business groups.
• Creation of custom enterprise, views, filters, groupings and use graphical indicators for early risk detection

Environment: MS Project Professional (2007/2010/2013 ), Project Server 2007 and 2013, Visio (2010/2013), SharePoint (2007 and 2013), MS Office suite (2010,2013), Collocated & virtual teaming environment, SDLC, Software & Hardware Integration, ISO 9001:2008, PMBOK® Guide (4th & 5th ed.), multi-tasking fast paced environment

Scheduler/ Project Manager

Confidential, Baltimore, Maryland

Responsibilities:

• Strategic consulting through self-integration into client’s business environment to establish, build and maintain professional relationships with project sponsor/client and other business associates.
• Project and Schedule management support for the Affordable Healthcare Program.
• Development of RFP and direct support for a competitive bid process to select a Call Center consultants for the Affordable Healthcare Program Launch.
• Established of a weekly project governance for the success of the RFP and vendor selection process
• Developed and managed Project Schedules and performed integrity checks on third party project schedules.
• Served as the PMO advisory and support to Project Executives.

Environment: MS Project Pro 2013, MS Office 2010, call center, State Procurement/ Solicitation, Collocated team environment, multi-tasking fast paced environment, PMBOK® Guide (4th & 5th ed.)

Master Scheduler/Project Manager

Confidential, Silver Spring, Maryland

Responsibilities:

• Interfaced with multiple stakeholders in planning multiple projects that rolled up into a multi-million dollar, complex IT systems re-engineering and process improvement program. The stakeholders included a number of IT Project Managers, Program Managers, Senior Executives, SME’s and different requirements teams.
• Coordinated multiple Requirement Gathering Sessions (RGS) to plan multiple sub-projects concurrently.
• Assembled SMEs and key players to develop project schedules and project management documents (including status reporting templates for use by IT project managers) for the program.
• Rolled all the sub-project schedules into and Integrated Master Schedule (IMS) with Shared resource pool.
• Established cross-functional/cross-project dependencies across all the 14 sub-schedules.
• Provided on-going direct program management support (including best practices and ad-hoc trainings) to IT Project Managers, Team leads and IT Managers.
• Established and implemented project scheduling/update rules, tracking protocols and progress updates including status reporting from a programmatic standpoint.
• Created multiple custom views, filters, groupings and reports in both MS Project and Excel.

Environment: MS Project 2010, Visio 2010, SharePoint 2010, MS Office 2010, Collocated & virtual team environment, Agile, SDLC, Data Migration, multi-tasking fast paced environment, PMBOK® Guide (4th ed.)

Project Scheduler/ MS Project SME

Confidential

Responsibilities:

• Troubleshooting and providing actual fixes to issues within the project schedule. The schedule issues included but no limited to, circular relationships, artificial stage gates, task logic and sequencing, resources loading and leveling and schedule optimization to make it a dynamic schedule.
• Maintained full control of the project workload whilst resolving the Project schedule issues.
• Performed critical path analysis, WBS review and resource leveling to increase schedule efficiency.
• Created custom views, reports and graphical indicators to help with status updates and risk mitigation.
• Worked closely with the project managers and core project team on a daily basis to provide project management support.

Environment: MS Project 2007 and 2010, SharePoint 2007/2010, MS Office suite, COTS Implementation, Collocated & virtual team environment, PMBOK® Guide (4th ed.)

Project Scheduler/ Project Manager

Confidential

Responsibilities:

• Worked closely with the business owners and program manager and served as the Subject Matter Expert (SME) in project management initiatives, schedule management, project controls and recommended technical solutions.
• Developed and managed multiple project schedules to support both on-shore and off-shore project initiatives.
• Developed project management document templates
• Mentored and trained junior level schedulers
• Defined project scope, resource requirements and project deliverables

Environment: MS Project 2007, Mindjet Mindmanager, MS Visio 2007, MS Office suite, COTS Implementation, virtual team environment, PMBOK® Guide (4th ed.)