SUMMARY:

• Executive - Level IT Project Manager with 25 years of Information Technology (IT) and Software Engineering experience in diverse areas of technology within multiple industry settings.
• Demonstrated success managing Infrastructure, Software Design, Quality Assurance, Product Development, Internet Technology and the Project Management Office projects.
• Well-organized, result-oriented individual with proven ability to develop and implement standards, process and procedures that improve business functionality.
• Solid management skills, capable of forming and leading cohesive teams and motivating individuals to maximize levels of productivity within the company environment.
• Exceptional communicator and focused on building strong client relationships.

TECHNICAL SKILLS:

SOFTWARE AND OS PROFICIENCIES: Enterprise Content Management systems: Interwoven - WorkSite, EMC - Documentum (eRoom) and Microsoft SharePoint, Microsoft Office Professional Plus, FoxPro, Lotus Notes, Visio and ABC Flowcharter. Interleaf’s Relational Document Manager, Confidential translators - RMS (Release Management System), Confidential 's proprietary translator, IBM's DataInterchange and Sterling's Gentran. Operating systems include MVS, Linux, UNIX and Windows. Project & Portfolio Management software: Microsoft Project 2010, Clarity with Open Workbench and IBM’s Rational Team Concert. High-level understanding of Microsoft System Center 2012 Configuration Manager and BMC Remedy

LANGUAGE PROFICIENCIES: Experienced in Visual Basic, FoxPro, SQL, XHTML, XML, Active Server Pages, JCL, COBOL/IMS/DB2 and FORTRAN, Java, dBaseIII, BASIC, Pascal, Assembler and C++.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:

Confidential

Project Manager

Responsibilities:

• Planning, monitoring and implementation upwards of 25 projects concurrently; while providing continuous project management process performance improvements to meet timelines, budgets and objectives
• Manage a multitude of software development projects for SharePoint, JD Edwards, Oracle Business Intelligence Enter-prise Edition, Documentum, T-Recs, StarLims and innovative projects such as Enterprise Social Network Assessment, Service Desk Request form, to enhance and globalize as well as develop a document tracking tool for the Canadian region
• Maximize utilization of resources and executing programs flawlessly with best-practice honed methodologies
• On going monitoring of the projects to ensure tasks are completed on time and with high quality while preserving the SDLC (Solution Delivery Life Cycle) methodology
• Example of foundational projects include:PLM(Product Lifecycle Management) system selection assessment & Siemens’ TeamCenter & Interspec proof of concept, to accelerate product innovation and manage the entire lifecycle of a product from its conception, through design, manufacture to service; Conversion from Microsoft Visual SourceSafe to Microsoft Team Foundation Server; Piloted and implement Clarity, a Project Portfolio Management system to ensure its capabilities of maintaining the sophistication of schedules produced in the Idea to Market, new product development arena.
• Provided executive-level comprehensive portfolio analysis, assessments & executive summaries to improve decision-making.

Confidential

Project Manager

Responsibilities:

• Directed 35 resources on a major corporate initiative that involved rebuilding the critical policy generating legacy system, activities included in this test endeavor; Functional, GUI, Usability, Security, Database, Cross-platform, Cross-browser, Accessibility, Performance/Load, Stress, Regression and User Acceptance Testing.
• Manage multiple testing projects concurrently cross divisional lines while working closely with assigned test leads and also interface with outside vendors and business partners. Manage assigned projects and was accountable for the successful implementation of those projects.
• Developed an innovative test case tracking process and defect tracking process using Confidential ’s Rational Team Concert tool. Principal author of the training material as well as educating the testing team
• Leveraged Tealeaf (web-based capturing tool) and Certify (an automated functional testing tool) for the testing of a newly constructed enterprise wide foundational web-based application.
• Automate manual processes to speed decision making, improve consistency and reduce cycle time

Confidential

Disaster Recovery Project Manager

Responsibilities:

• Managed a group of over 70 individuals geographically disperse throughout the world in the successful execution of the Data Center Disaster Recovery Rehearsal project
• Coordinated the creation of Disaster Recovery plans for all mission critical systems at the Holland Data Center. Develop a master plan that incorporated Confidential Tivoli Storage Manager, Symantec (Veritas) NetBackup/BackupExec strategies in order to substantiate the DR plan at HP’s co-location Disaster Recovery facility in Alpharetta, GA.
• Provided valuable project charter information to the CIO of the Automotive Experience Division as content for the DR rehearsal implementation announcement to the divisional staff. Created DR templates so that a comprehensive methodology existed to make sure that all the IT staff, processes and systems were in place to get the Linux, Unix, AIX, VMware and Window systems restored and running, quickly and efficiently.
• At the conclusion of the rehearsal an in-depth tactical and strategic recommendation was presented to Senior Management to ensure Confidential was prepared for any major disaster and ensure the Confidential of the disruption was minimized.

Confidential

Infrastructure Project Manager

Responsibilities:

• Developed a Request For Proposal for the migration from Confidential to Exchange 2003, later to Exchange 2007 for the entire firm of over 3000 users at all 39 locations.
• Replace the Postini Email filtering system with Microsoft Exchange Hosted Services
• Implement Instant Messaging ( Confidential ) with Confidential Connectivity to other global systems and web connectivity for the entire firm.
• System Monitoring Assessment Project- establish the solution criteria for all of the servers in the Data Center, detailed potential vendors, their product offerings and preferred recommendation.
• Manage resources, budgets and contracts associated with each program as well as track and report progress against project baseline
• Coordinate internal and external communication, issues resolution, vendor interactions and successful transition to support and maintenance teams.
• Responsible for ensuring the company’s Program execution meets the expectations of Senior Management on behalf of the Project Management Office
• Developed company portfolio Dashboards to Chief Technology Officer & Senior Management
• Mentored staff with methodology & encouraged best practice in project management & planning.
• Developed a standardized Vendor Selection analysis tool that replaced complexity with simplicity
• Developed project management automation tools & documented the procedures for the PMO
• Disseminated internal communications for project recommendations from the Project Review Board
• Managed the Statement of Work process & contract negotiations in the development of new project work

Confidential

Project Manager / System Analyst

Responsibilities:

• Conceptualized, planned and launched enhancements for an Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) system, MAN-TEC, highly customizable proprietary software.
• Develop proposals, risk assessments, detailed the project alternatives and presented the evaluation of the alternatives with financial Confidential and the recommended solution.
• Created work breakdown structures and detailed project plans.
• Software construction within an Object Oriented environment using Visual Basic and Visual FoxPro.
• Created weekly progress reports to management and clients.
• Managed all project changes beyond original system design, provided the determination of effort with an assessment of the Confidential to the plan and overall project.
• Develop a comprehensive Title & Closing application and deployed it to 5 Title offices in Michigan.
• Provided maintenance and enhancement support for the Diocese of Lansing and Grand Rapids Pledge drive systems

Confidential

System Coordinator / Project Manager

Responsibilities:

• Create realistic timetables and establishing inter-departmental communication for a web-based project, which involved XML data exchange between UCCnet and major retail companies.
• Provided system support for the Confidential infrastructure.
• Analyzed and designed systems for the Confidential Performance Accounts Payable Mainframe System.
• Supervised programmers through the development, quality assurance testing & implementation phases.
• Developed project plans for maintenance and enhancement of legacy systems.
• Designed the system specs, quality standards, test plans database structures for new system enhancements.
• Provided support to the Project Management Office.
• Awarded Methodology Mentor for project methodology improvements.

Confidential

Mid-west Regional Coordinator

Responsibilities:

• Manager of the Confidential initiatives
• Design and implement reduced labor-intensive integrated systems
• Analyzing the exceptions to the plan and taking corrective action
• Calculating budget reserves and their relationship to risk management.
• Designed and orchestrate projects to transmit the Confidential transactions
• Participated extensively in the re-engineering of the department thus allowing additional roles of responsibility, such as Selection Team Interviewer, Human Resource and Cost Coordinator, resulting in extensive involvement in the designing and execution of the department’s hiring process

Confidential

System Engineer/Project Manager

Responsibilities:

• Analyst, Confidential coordinator and developer
• Member of the GM Confidential committee, developed Confidential strategies, addressed technical and operational issues
• Designed and constructed sales and marketing tools for Confidential personnel
• Critical member of the (Roadmap User Network) Team, involved in Project Management improvements.
• COBOL construction in an IMS environment on the Confidential 3090 using a MVS OS
• Extensive use of TSO, DB2, File-aid and other mainframe utilities.
• Single-handedly designed and implemented a Receiving System for the Confidential