Owner, Project Management Consultant Resume
SUMMARY:
High - performing process improvement professional with 15 years of experience in business process improvement from conception to completion. Proven achiever who is committed to aligning technology and business to generate cost-effective solutions and deliver multiple, mission-critical, multimillion-dollar projects on time and within budget for your organization. Skilled performer who exceeds at balancing business- and tech-side needs with realistic project commitment and common sense while leading business process improvement projects to successful completion that exceeds expectation. Optimistic, imaginative, hard-working self-starter cited by senior management for exceptional multi-tasking ability. Excellent communicator and relationship builder.
AREAS OF EXPERTISE & TECHNICAL SKILLS:
- Six Sigma (Green & Black Belt)
- Standards & Best Practices
- Executive Communication and presentations
- Project Management
- JIRA
- Process Improvement
- Strategic Budget Planning
- Full Lifecycle Management
- Vendor Management
- Program Management
- Cost/Benefit Analysis/Budgeting
- Process & Procedure Redesign
- Agile/ Waterfall Methodologies
- Portfolio Prioritization
- Training & Leadership Development
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:
Confidential
Owner, Project Management Consultant
Responsibilities:
- Launched and grew four social media communities; engagement growth 45% higher than the average per client.
- Developed and lead social media lead-generation program, including automation set-up. Social media-originated leads increased 25% in the first month.
- Created an online operational strategy and managed initiatives to improve overall performance for clients that resulted in a 30% average improvement in signing new clients over the first 3 months of execution.
Confidential
Director, Project Management & Quality
Responsibilities:
- Proven Project Management skills leading large-scale projects across multiple business areas.
- Consistently delivered success in planning, development, and leadership of IT and operational projects and programs.
- Additionally, created and implemented processes for resource management, prioritization, risk analyses, and program management contributing to productivity, efficiency, and bottom-line performance.
- Designed and implemented structured project management methodology for the project management practice.
- Regularly presented program/project plans to board of directors and Client Advisory Board members.
- Inspired performance by setting clear direction and high-performance expectations.
- Administer operating, capital, and project budgets of up to $7 million.
- Created an operational strategy and managed initiatives to improve overall performance that resulted in a 30% productivity improvement in the first 8 months of execution.
- Conceived & Led initiative that saved over $2 million in expenses in 2017 and improved efficiency across the operational teams by 18%.
- Technology Innovation successes include the management and execution of a multi-year software product road map that resulted in an improvement in Merchants competitive placement in 2016 and 2017.
- Led communication and strategic planning initiatives for the executive team including creation of presentations for top clients and communications to all levels of the organization
Confidential
Sr. Director, Project Management & Process Improvement
Responsibilities:
- Driving the successful execution of Donlen’s most critical and complex IT initiatives and programs via close partnership with executives and senior leaders.
- Designed and implemented structured project management methodology for the project management practice.
- Recognized by clients for delivering service with professionalism and class.
- Identified and implemented strategic business initiatives including an improvement initiative to and resolve critical customer issues through process improvement initiatives.
- Within six (6) months, increased quality by 35%, decreased customer complaints by 75%.
- Annual employee engagement scores rose 46 basis points.
- Improved call center operations capacity 15% via implementation of workforce management technologies.
- Managed software development initiative to implement new financial sales product into the offices for Hertz rental locations in China.
Confidential
Manager
Responsibilities:
- Mentored and created career planning for technical team members and project managers.
- Negotiated with contractors and subcontractors. Successfully brainstormed, planned, and ensured the implementation and execution of projects are on time, within budget, while meeting the company goals.
- Successfully executed and led international training projects in India and Brazil resulting in call center expansion of more than 75% .
- Improved customer service levels more than 30%.