CAREER OBJECTIVE:

I am looking for a challenging position where I can use the skills and experience that I acquired through my professional and personal lives. To provide consolidated business and technology services within a systems development environment; utilize core project management and business systems analysis skills to facilitate the business requirements, produce quality business and technical documents demonstrate strong client relationship management and negotiate successful delivery of projects.

SUMMARY:

• Over fifteen years on the iSeries/As400, HP and Unisys platforms as a Developer, Program Manager and tester which included hardware upgrades, Version upgrades and Administrating?
• Experienced as a Project Manager that has the ability to conduct project management activities including business case development, risk identification and mitigation, and organizational change management and Software development life cycle methodology
• Experienced in IT Management including strategic directions, budget preparation, vendor relationship, and planning and operation of a Data Center.
• Efficient in preparing the schedule and performance test strategy along with communication with business development team, coordinating performance testers and monitoring their progress.
• Lead various cross - functional teams to identify and document system specifications, process flows, along with document functional and reporting requirements as a Project Manager.
• Capable of evaluating information gathered from multiple sources, work with stakeholders to reconcile conflicting information, identify/evaluate potential risks, and translate abstract or high-level information into actionable documentation.
• Senior Software QA tester with full system development lifecycle experience, including designing, developing and implementing test plans, test cases and test processes fueling swift corrective actions, significant cost savings and fault-free audits for various environment.
• Experience in Systems Testing/Acceptance Testing and testing support a proven track record of negotiating, building and managing strategic relationships.
• Experienced as a Business Analyst for a Fortune 500 corporation improving operational efficiency and reducing costs.
• Can effectively interface with internal development teams and business units to translate high-level, business requirements into technical specifications and to devise plans that support implementing those requirements.
• Comfortable in ambiguous situations, a self starter and self learner who can work independently, with strong follow-through
• Capability to identify fresh approaches to marketing processes and technology and shows a willingness to question traditional assumptions Experience managing partner/vendor relations and performance; evaluating proposals, structure and negotiate agreements
• Highly proficient in Microsoft Office Suite, Visio, and MS Project

SKILLS:

Methodologies / Process Model: UML, RUP, Waterfall, Agile

Hardware/Software: IBM iSeries AS/400, COBOL/II, JCL, TSO/ISPF, DOORS, IBM 3090/4831 MVS/XA, COBOL/400, CL, DFDSS/HSM, MS Project, 4341 VM/VSE, DB2/400 & DB2, m WFL/Cande, MSA/GL, PeopleSoft, RPG & RPG IV, Embedded SQL, C++, MS Access, HP3000, SAS, EDI400, CICS, MS PowerPoint, Oracle, Synon, TCP/IP, Turnover, JD Edwards, Query & Query/400, Aldon, DDS, Java, Clear Case, AS/400 Utilities, PKMS, DFU, Visio, SQL, DMSII, Service Now, Soapm MS Project, LINUX, Java, XML, REMEDY

EXPERIENCE:

Confidential

Project Manager

Responsibilities:

• Responsible for OS system upgrades on all +200 Confidential for Confidential iSeries environments while identified, analyzed and managed project risk and issues for each upgrade.
• Responsible for handling all aspect of Project Management activities for all Disaster Recovery exercises for all Confidential for Confidential .
• Built project schedules as it related to activities associated with deliverables and work products for the Guardium Security Project for all of Confidential .
• Produced project status reports, managed the team and resolved day-to-day issues with emphasis on SDLC.
• Led teams across broad technical, financial and business disciplines. Focused teams on business objectives and tracked progress to ensure project milestones were completed on time, on budget and with the desired results.

Confidential

Project Manager

Responsibilities:

• Responsible and accountable for the coordinated management of multiple related projects directed toward strategic business and other organizational objectives.
• Build credibility, establish rapport, and maintain communication with stakeholders at multiple levels, including those external to the organization,
• Ensured change management processes are followed, along with managing schedule, deliverables and milestones.
• Identified, analyzed and managed project risk and issues.
• Built project schedules as it related to activities associated with deliverables and work products.
• Produced project status reports, managed the team and resolved day-to-day issues with emphasis on SDLC.
• Led teams across broad technical, financial and business disciplines. Focused teams on business objectives and tracked progress to ensure project milestones were completed on time, on budget and with the desired results.
• Major project for Confidential was to employ Hand held’s (iPads) and a new Confidential system with their restaurants
• Major project for Confidential was to Manage the new credit cards systems for Confidential and Confidential in an agile environment
• Responsible and accountable for the coordinated management of multiple related projects directed toward strategic business and other organizational objectives.

Confidential

Engineering Project Manager

Responsibilities:

• Responsible and accountable for the coordinated management of multiple related projects directed toward strategic business and other organizational objectives.
• Build credibility, establish rapport, and maintain communication with stakeholders at multiple levels, including those external to the organization.
• Managed cost budget to allocate overall cost estimate to individual tasks.
• Produced project status reports, managed the team and resolved day-to-day issues with emphasis on SDLC.
• Led teams across broad technical, financial and business disciplines. Focused teams on business objectives and tracked progress to ensure project milestones were completed on time, on budget and with the desired results that dealt with system upgrades; hardware and application upgrade to replace their technical debt.
• Manage customer projects both internal and external for their POS, E-Commence and Product Catalog project.
• Maintain continuous alignment of program scope with strategic business objectives, and make recommendations to modify the program to enhance effectiveness toward the business result or strategic intent.
• Responsible and accountable for the coordinated management of multiple related projects directed toward strategic business and other organizational objectives.
• Managed budget for the organization to influence organization's financial profitability

Confidential

Project Manager/BA/QA Lead

Responsibilities:

• Developed User Case documentation associated swim lanes, T-bars, Functional Road Maps, create Master Test Plan, Test Scripts, Trace Matrix documentation, Defect Reports.
• Wrote the Requirements and Functional Specification Documents for projects related to data loads, benefits and adjudication for the POS and Online Catalog.
• Responsible for keeping the project on track, tracking milestone and updating project plans
• Lead cross-functional work sessions with both the business and IT customers to capture shareholders needs and required system requirements/features.
• Oversaw the development in a Java and Web Sphere environment.
• Analyzed and documented the business processes related to the project

Confidential

Program Manager

Responsibilities:

• Program manager for 30 third party applications, including collaborating and coordinating across all IT and business segments.
• Responsible for keeping the project on track, tracking milestone and updating project plans for their Mortgage and vendor related systems.
• Define project work plan, resources needs and timeline for IT projects involving upgrading Hardware.
• Lead cross-functional work sessions with both the business and IT customers along with all external vendors to developed project plans that went across the entire platform.
• Extensive knowledge and work experience mortgage and credit card cross sell channel optimization processes by utilizing various databases (Oracle, DB2,) and different platforms (UNIX, Mainframe, Window NT/2000).
• Strong communication, presentation, leadership and influencing skills; experienced at interacting with various levels within the organization, including senior management

Confidential

Project Manager / Business System Analyst

Responsibilities:

• Worked remote nightly as a project manager/business system analyst for the offshore team from July 2012 to January 2013.
• Developed User Case documentation which included swim lanes, T-bars, Functional Road Maps.
• Wrote the Requirements and Functional Specification Documents along with managing projects related to data loads, benefits and adjudication, POS system and their Pharmacy system.
• Conducted Joint Application Development (JAD) sessions to develop and agree upon system that focus upon the business requirements.
• Participated regularly in walkthroughs and Review meetings with Project Managers, QA engineers and Development team.
• Ensured clients confidence and prevented slippage of issues by serving as an onsite coordinator during critical phases of the project.

Confidential

Program Manager /Project Manager

Responsibilities:

• Managed multi-departmental, small, medium, large and complex project and change initiatives.
• Lead and managed all key deliverables for the Export, Import and International systems.
• Communicate with Line of Business, Operations and Testing Areas, Marketing, Technology Teams, and Vendors.
• Create and monitor progress of project collateral including but not limited to project plans, business requirements, scoping statements, testing strategy, testing plans, project budgets, and communication plans. Manage change within project regarding scope, budget, time and quality.
• Interfaced with business users to define and update Business Process Requirements (BPR) and Software System Requirements (SSR).
• Liaised with business and functional owner during risk engineering and high-level review sessions to derive and execute action plans, meeting deadlines and standards.
• Organized and facilitate on all projects of the SLDC, which including keeping the project on track, tracking milestone and updating the project plans.
• Developed and maintain internal controls to ensure compliance, identifying cost drivers, best approach on all projects using the concepts of Six Sigma tools and LEAN techniques/strategies for process improvement for all environments.
• Managed the Change Board for Imports, Exports and International system by using Rational Clear Quest, DOORS Administrator and trainer.
• Integrating Data Warehouse platform systems along with implementing a COTS package for shipping .all parts