TECHNICAL SKILLS:

• Project Management
• Program Management
• SDLC Management
• Resource Planning
• P&L
• Network Management
• Quality Assurance
• Software Development
• Cost Control
• Technology Deployment
• Technology Evaluation
• CMM Methods
• Budget Administration
• Risk Evaluation
• Project Testing
• Infrastructure Design
• Earned Value Management
• PMO Operations
• PMBOK
• SharePoint
• Clarity
• Forecasting
• SDLC
• ITIL
• Agile
• Kanban
• CMM
• Rally
• Waterfall
• Endevor
• MS Project
• MS Office Suite
• MS Visio
• Workfront

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:

Confidential, Farmington, CT

Project Manager/Program Manager (Consultant)

Responsibilities:

• Led a project to reconcile claim data from paid claims against rules from the Affordable Care Act
• Held daily stand up meetings with vendors, development, QA, and business consultants
• Spearheaded Data Loss Prevention (DLP) competitive bid RFP
• Successfully completed POC and vendor selection of DLP
• Procured and helped shape the direction for Privileged Identity Management (PIM) suite
• Managed large multi - faceted security project for building defense-in-depth strategy
• Drove down cybersecurity risk by leading vulnerability management project to reduce known exposures
• Assigned tasks, entered time and managed financials using Workfront
• Managed a portfolio of projects with a $1MM budget
• Utilized several project management tools including MS Project, MS Office, and Visio

Confidential, Groton, CT

Project Manager (Consultant)

Responsibilities:

• Managed multiple efforts at the direction of the PMO and Senior level IT Project Managers
• Was responsible for driving work through completion and providing status reports, cost plans, forecasts, meeting minutes, and relevant project information to stakeholders
• Managed all projects using MS Project for administrative tasks, project budget and scope
• Managed budget, timeline and deliverables for project utilizing Earned Value Management (EVM) principles
• Utilized several project management tools including MS Project, MS Office, and Visio

Confidential, Hartford, CT

Project Manager (Consultant)

Responsibilities:

• Managed the General Release project enhancements for Bond Claim Management System
• Used Agile methodology and Rally to plan and monitor user stories
• Provided status reporting to senior management and oversaw daily stand-up calls with developers, QA, Tech Lead, and scrum master for forecasting and management of project budget in excess of $1MM
• Managed a discovery project to analyze and document the current use and pain points of a home-grown correspondence tool that was outdated and no longer conformed to Confidential IT strategy
• Evaluated available tools from other vendors and documented the recommendations of the tools that best fit the needs of Confidential

Confidential, Windsor, CT

Project Manager

Responsibilities:

• Managed multiple efforts across operational lines to ensure that project methodologies were applied as intended
• Worked closely with development leaders, SLT and business to facilitate, and prioritize efforts
• Drove project work through completion by facilitating technical and business teams to ensure customer expectations were met, on-time and within budget
• Engaged PMO governance process to insure the appropriate level of quality
• Performed Windows 7 Migration, Java Upgrade, SSO, Mainframe Migration and Rehosted ($1.5MM budget)
• Monitored and controlled project execution through activities such as status reporting, risk and issue communication, and ensured alignment to the standard Solutions Delivery process
• Negotiated changes for scope and timeline and provided options
• Coordinated project team and associate project resources, monitored for risks to schedule, budget, or quality and escalated as appropriate
• Communicated relevant project information to stakeholders
• Managed all project, administrative tasks, project budget and scope
• Utilized several project management tools including MS Project, MS Office, and Visio

Confidential, Glastonbury, CT

Project Manager

Responsibilities:

• Managed a multitude of projects for client
• Tasked with the monitoring, analysis and management of projects, a team of subject matter experts and end client representatives
• Managed Project Management Office (PMO) and assigned projects to Project Managers
• Provided governance, standards and procedures for the execution of projects following Waterfall Methodology
• Implemented an Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) tool, used by owner and resource managers for budgeting, forecasting needs and revenue, as well as tracking projects and tasks

Confidential, Newington, CT

Project Manager (Consultant)

Responsibilities:

• Managed the business technology transition process from OCS to Lync 2010 - including IM/ Presence, Video / Audio / Web Conferencing and Voice phases
• Collaborated with a wide range of IT professionals to enact this transition from pilot to deployment - including system engineers, Confidential architects and Microsoft developers
• Upgraded system which impacted 155,000 users and was budgeted at $450,000 annually
• Kept business leadership up to date on project progress
• Led a Data Loss Prevention and Message Classification project worth $900,000 from use cases through to pilot and deployment
• Utilized Titus, Giga Trust and Microsoft technologies to accomplish project for the company's Aerospace lines of business

Confidential, Hartford, CT

Project Manager

Responsibilities:

• Managed an Enterprise Windows 7 implementation to 44,000 Desktops
• Led a team consisting of Developers, Business Analysts Test Engineers and Quality Analysts
• Met with customers to identify their issues and needs
• Completed workforce planning activities to monitor individual workloads and remove roadblocks
• Prioritized software production initiatives and supported escalations from customer-facing internal departments Maintained constant communication with development and support teams to troubleshoot and own customer issues
• Implemented a process to improve software enhancements reducing the backlog by 70% and improving business productivity
• Redesigned Confidential ’s Personal Health Assessment webpages to streamline the process for members
• Enhanced team productivity by changing the work product review process, resulting in a reduction during design and implementation
• Increased client satisfaction ratings by personally meeting with customers to identify and resolve issues
• Streamlined the release process ensuring releases were produced on time and deadlines were met

Confidential, Springfield, MA

Senior Project Manager

Responsibilities:

• Planned and managed development projects for Project Management Office at $3B financial services company
• Coordinated developers, business analysts, architects, and testers
• Supported Sales Illustrations product initiatives
• Led complete object-oriented and legacy SDLCs
• Improved efficiency and quality by utilizing PMBOK, Agile, and iterative methodologies
• Enhanced efficiency by standardizing time, budget, and scope tracking and reporting
• Increased productivity by creating standard templates for documentation and reports
• Facilitated performance improvement by training and mentoring technical personnel
• Utilized several project management tools including MS Project, MS Office, and Visio

Confidential, Worcester, MA

Project Manager

Responsibilities:

• Managed complete project life cycles
• Oversaw upgrades and implementations of software
• Negotiated and managed budget, project plans, time lines, delivery dates, and other project milestones
• Compiled requirements
• Worked closely with developers, system engineers, and programmers