SUMMARY:

• A Senior Project Manager with over twenty (20) years of experience in IT - related project initiatives.
• I have extensive experience working through all phases of a project life-cycle using the PMI’s project management principles, concepts and practices.
• My specific experiences include creating, tracking, managing and auditing large multi-million dollar budgets (ranging from $5M and up), as well as leading requirements gathering sessions and creating project artifacts.
• I have used established procedures to analyze departmental fiscal data, programs and operations throughout my career as a Senior Project Manager and Vice President of Operations.
• In addition, I had led cross-functional teams on software development projects in client-server, mobile and cloud based applications.
• As a Senior PM I have identified project risks/issues in an effort to mitigate impacts on project scope, cost and on-time completion.
• Industry experience includes working with state/local governments, manufacturing, building/materials management and the military.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:

Confidential

Project Manager

Responsibilities:

• Temporary fill-in assignment with former company. Performing research for Confidential project in Confidential .

Confidential

Project Manager

Responsibilities:

• Review Project Management Methodologies
• Develop new PMM for Confidential
• Train potential PM’s in the use of best practices
• Analyze ticketing system and recommend new uses in particular within a Cloud computing environment.

Confidential

Project Manager

Responsibilities:

• Project Manager for Confidential ’s Enterprise Services.
• Centrally managed all aspects and project elements for the Confidential Operations Manager) Projects .
• Planed, directed and controlled resources of global team in setting priorities for software installation and upgrades.
• Audits and configures Project SharePoint site
• Responsible for project plan, requirements documents, design documents, status reports, and resource/staffing plans, issue and risk reporting/management.

Confidential

Project Manager / Analyst

Responsibilities:

• Utilized the Confidential ’s, State Unified Information Technology Environment ( Confidential ) project management methodology.
• Responsible for authoring project charters, requirements documents, design documents, status reports, and resource/staffing plans.
• Conducted functional requirements sessions, led Functional Analysts and System Architects in design sessions.
• Developed project risk and issue management logs.
• Used both Waterfall and Agile methodologies.

Confidential

Project Scheduler

Responsibilities:

• Part of a start-up team within the Confidential assembled to implement Confidential ’s Affordable Care Act program.
• Responsible for developing project schedules, requirements analysis and supporting the project using project management tools, techniques, and methodologies; utilized MS Project to assist in monitoring individual tasks.
• Responsible for uploading all project documents to a MS SharePoint project site.
• Authored project charters, status reports, and resource/staffing plans.
• Worked on developing a project risk and issue management register.
• Studied and learned the use of the State Unified Information Technology Environment ( Confidential ) project management methodology.

Confidential

Project Manager

Responsibilities:

• Contracted to Confidential's Project Management Office (PMO) during the final stages of implementing a program tasked with improving the methods of customer interaction (re-engineered process) and increasing their satisfaction during the “On-Boarding” process.
• Provided project management and business analysis services for the Ease of Doing Business Program.
• Developed and managed a project charter, communications plan, risk plan, and any other project artifacts.
• Developed and managed a project schedule with corresponding milestones and deliverables.
• Provided ongoing status and communication regarding the project schedule and deliverables to the Project Owner and Sponsors.
• Developed corporate tracking system using MS Excel.
• Utilized the Agile methodology for project delivery.

Confidential

Vice President / Senior Project Manager

Responsibilities:

• As corporate Vice President applied fundamental fiscal concepts in preparation of written budgetary recommendations for implementation in department budgets.
• Analyzed monthly department budgeting and project status to maintain expenditure controls.
• Assisted clients in preparation of technical budgetary matters during budget hearings, finance meetings, and in the general preparation and administration of a project budget.
• Consulted with Client Managers to ensure that budget adjustments were made in accordance with program changes.
• Created monthly summarizations of budgets and submitted recommendations for the approval or disapproval of additional funding.
• Performed as Senior Project Manager for software product and application integration efforts related to Geographic Information Systems ( Confidential ); significant project budgets ranged from $5M to over $50M.
• Responded to all engineering related Request for Proposals (RFP) as prime consultant, as well as handled the communication when acting as a sub-partner for both private and public sector projects.
• Created budget estimates for projects, tracked and audited budgets, as well as provided reports on budgets to key stakeholders on a weekly and monthly basis.
• Worked with multiple clients to create and deliver multiple ( Confidential ); these Confidential initiatives required the use of analytical and product management skills, including a thorough understanding of how to interpret customer business needs and then translate them into application and operational requirements.
• Responsible for identifying and managing project resources on several projects ranging in size from $50k to $50M, this also included: developing and managing project charters, communication plans, risk plans, and any other project artifacts; developing matrices for evaluating hardware and software for projects; negotiating terms of use (licensing) on behalf of clients; facilitating project meetings with stakeholders; tracking, reporting and managing budgets; managing project changes to achieve goals, resolved issues and supported project teams; authoring and submitting weekly/monthly project reports; maintaining project artifacts; managing all risks and Issues; and, creating project change requests when necessary.
• Worked with multiple public sector clients in order to implement software products and integrate applications, specific clients included:
• Effectively served as Project/Production Manager of a newly formed Geographic Information System ( Confidential ) Group. This included: instructing personnel in automated mapping and database software use; analyzing and identifying needs for improving performance and processes for completing contract requirements; assisting in modeling of database structures and working with clients to develop strategic solutions to meet business requirements; developing scalability plans for clients upgrading hardware and software systems; and, researching and developing future business opportunities.
• Implemented Geographic Information Systems ( Confidential ) for multiple clients; these systems enabled each client to reduce staffing requirements while increasing proficiency; completed projects under budget resulting in new work being awarded.
• Upgraded hardware and software systems, resulting in improved production within the company.

Confidential

Manager of CAD / IT Services

Responsibilities:

• Managed all consulting services for automated mapping and corporate software development.