SUMMARY:

• Accomplished professional who has lead diverse teams of professionals to new levels of success delivering cutting - edge technical solutions in fast-paced environments.
• Impressive track record of leading multiple game-changing IT projects from concept to implementation managing cross-functional, multi-location teams from 15-40 team members.
• Responsible for all aspects of projects including planning, budgeting and financials, staffing, client relationship management as well as leading change management activities.
• Excels at proactive, insightful thought leadership, high-impact team management through the effective risk management techniques, motivating by challenging individuals to deliver their best.

TECHNICAL SKILLS:

• Project & Program Management - managing scope, schedule, cost, resource, risk, quality, procurement, stakeholder, contracts and communications.
• Team building, collaboration
• Change management coaching
• Strategy Development
• Risk and Issue Analysis/Management
• Partnership & Alliance Building

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:

Confidential, MI

Project Manager

Responsibilities:

• Managed multiple business analytics projects that support high-profile, Confidential initiatives. Two projects were Confidential dashboards to drive direction setting changes using KPI’s that influence customer deliveries. Used agile/waterfall mixed methodology for phased deliverables for team members onsite/remote/offshore.
• Worked with Executives to define the scope, key performance indicator visualizations that would drive meaningful business unit conversations and data-driven strategic decisions. Worked with the team to ensure that the right questions were asked and then deliver early wireframes to the executives ensuring the dashboard direction. This iterative approach was repeated to quickly deliver value for the business to implement their strategies timely.
• Dashboards were built on a data lake upon which Tableau was used for the visualizations.
• Managed changes to the project scope, schedule, and costs using appropriate verification techniques in order to keep the project plan accurate, updated, and reflective of authorized project changes.
• Facilitated Confidential customer acceptance during UAT’s and at the Go/No Go gate.
• Identified risks and constraints and implemented approved actions and workarounds to mitigate project risk events ensuring the continued execution to deliver on schedule.
• Created and managed SOW’s and internal resources to deliver this $1.5 million project meeting the standardize project management gate process using MS Project, standard communication templates, resource planning and budget spreadsheets, and issues management within Sharepoint.

Confidential, MI

Project Manager

Responsibilities:

• Lead a team and deliver the finished product on time and within budget for multiple contracts. This entailed working closely with the engineering group to monitor equipment deliveries and infrastructure building activities.
• Standardized project communication to team members and leadership; developed project schedule templates with milestones; introduced risk gathering and monitoring; introduced issues monitoring.
• This position was new for Roskam so had to build respect and confidence in my position amongst team members that have worked for years without a dedicated project manager.
• Had a short stint of doing MRP planning before being moved to a Project Manager position.

Confidential, MI

IT Project Manager

• Led a multifunctional team including a Confidential team in Malaysia to design and deliver a Business Intelligence tool to the business across multiple locations in Europe. Communication facilitation, team building and risk identification were essential for the final deliverable.
• Managed the Change Request system and assisted driving process improvements for that process. This process ensured a common understanding by setting expectations through weekly communication and a Change Review board.

Confidential, MI

Supply Chain Planner

Responsibilities:

• Developed a monthly reporting deck for Amway Supply Chain to present to an external Partner Business’s Confidential Management at the Sales & Operations Meetings. This communication highlighted key data points for actionable decision-making.
• Maintain inventory balance by placing orders with domestic and international suppliers using JDE.
• Applied communication and organizational skills to quickly reduce out of stocks and bring solutions to minimize inventory levels.

Confidential

Founder/Project Manager

Responsibilities:

• Social enterprise founder dedicated to building entrepreneurial skills by offering safe drinking water to low income communities. Hydraid TM Biosand Water Filter is the solution.
• Delivered this innovative program ahead of schedule and according to international regulatory guidelines.
• Drove the business setup activities, human resource functions, office and warehouse setup and processes; including coordinated carbon finance activities with partners in the US and Kenya.
• Identified key local government and regulatory stakeholders and developed communication plan for innovative technology to non-profits, global businesses and local government.

Confidential

Senior Program Manager

Responsibilities:

• Responsibilities were to quickly define the scope, develop a timeline, identify internal resources and gaps that external consultants were needed to deliver a Live Model Test (LMT) business model.
• The business model launched 12 newly branded products with a sales force and new building in one year - a record-breaking This was accomplished by
• Established product pricing/margin analysis program that was used in the basic forecasting system and linked to manufacturing requirements.
• Delivered within budget and assisted in developing initial financial reports and then converting to Quickbooks.

Senior Project Manager -

Confidential,MI

Responsibilities:

• Selected to lead and
• inspire large, cross-functional team of professionals to effectively deliver to the VP and COO an innovative, newly branded products in less than half the typical idea to market timeline.
• Played instrumental role in supplier selection, contract negotiations based on volume ranges, and ongoing supplier relationships
• Met head-on challenge of optimal product selection, profitable margins, and logistics.
• Led implementation of a special ecommerce website featuring these products.

Program Manager

Confidential Boston, MA

Responsibilities:

• Handpicked for assignment in Boston area by Amway Confidential management to lead a project including branding and product development for genetic product with customer service, logistics, and multiple distribution locations.
• Completed successful custom-designed Laboratory Information Management System (LIMs) implementation for Clinical Laboratory Improvement Amendments (CLIA)-registered genetic laboratory in time for $2 million direct-to-consumer genetic test product launch through collaborative effort with Confidential management
• Facilitated highly secured IT system to track and notify individuals of their genetic result in accordance to various state HIPPA and genetic guidelines.

Project Manager/Administrator

Confidential,MI

Responsibilities:

• Drove establishment of PMO standards, processes, audits and metrics within PMO servicing 34 project managers
• 466 active projects, 145 resource managers and 500 team members with Project Portfolio revenue of $2+ billion
• Led the consolidation of three databases and new integration with the finance database. This included installation of three new servers.
• Processes included project charters, ROI, critical success criteria, roles and responsibilities documentation, schedules, and risk analysis
• Boosted organizational efficiency through development and implementation of comprehensive for diverse stakeholder groups—over 500 individuals

Project Manager

Confidential,MI

Responsibilities:

• Handled all aspects of product development and launch for two top brands—Artistry (beauty) and Nutrilite (nutrition)—as well as managing all aspects of global project for Personal Care product category
• Utilized expert project and product management skills to effectively lead cross-functional teams, successfully launching products consistently both on time and within budget
• Managed budgets including capital budgets. Responsible for product price analysis and adjustments.