TECHNICAL SKILLS:

Languages: Visual Basic, SQL, SAS, HTML, JavaScript, VBScript

Software: REDIPlus, Microsoft Office, QuickBooks, Adobe, Visio, Lotus Notes, Encompass, SharePoint, Jira, BMC Remedy, Bloomberg, ConnectWise, Trello

Protocols: FIX (Financial Information Exchange Protocol), CMS (Common Message Switch)

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:

Confidential, New York

Consultant - Sr. Project Manager

• Managed software development and application upgrade projects, while proactively monitoring changes in project scope, identifying potential crises, and devising mitigation and contingency plans
• Used MS Project and Smart Sheets to closely manage project timelines and resources, to ensure delivery within the set forth timeframe and allocated budget
• Partnered with key stakeholders to manage critical projects for the organization, while coordinating with internal and external stakeholders
• Reengineered Blink project management processes to improve efficiency and reduce the length of future initiatives
• Created and executed project work plans and coordinated efforts with all levels of the organization to create a strategy for prioritizing and implementing Blink deliverables
• Provided monthly budget planning and forecasting efforts to ensure actual spend vs. planned are within expectations and variances are well documented and communicated
• Defined project scope, goals and deliverables that support business goals
• Provided thought leadership to project analyses and process improvement activities
• Delegated responsibility to project teams, and held the stakeholders accountable for timely and accurate delivery

Confidential, New York

Sr. Project Manager

• Managed multiple (12-15) simultaneous, complex projects. Projects scope ranging from concept/initiation through implementation and beyond post-implementation support, while adhering to Agile project management. Projects including, but not limited to, set-up of entire back and frontend infrastructures for new, as well as existing hedge funds, for as many as 300 users. As well as Website and application developments projects. Implementation budgets ranging from $5,000 to $500,000
• Created required deliverables for all project lifecycle phases, including but not limited to requirements analysis, specification, project planning and scheduling, implementation, rollout and maintenance
• Proactively managed changes in project scope, identified potential crises, and devised mitigation and contingency plans
• Managed process and policy for PMO client and business interaction
• Used MS Project and ConnectWise to develop full-scale project plans and their dependencies; closely managed project timelines and resources, to ensure delivery within the set forth timeframe and budget
• Responsible for developing business requirements documentation and translating business requirements into functional and technical specifications
• Provided project documentation as well as accurate and timely management reporting using MS Word, PowerPoint and Excel
• Enhanced communication by conducting presentations, using MS PowerPoint and Visio, to train cross-functional teams and vendors
• Ensured accurate allocation of project resources; monitored project budgets and managed costs; reconciled expenditures and projected expenses
• Managed client pre-implementation discovery, audit and post implementation as well as problem resolution prior to handoff to internal support team
• Conducted process improvement projects / post mortems, creating a set of recommendations highlighting successful and unsuccessful elements to ultimately improve efficiency throughout future projects
• Recruited, trained, managed, and oversaw a team of project managers who assisted and coordinated client implementations; and ensured that InfoHedge PMO project standards were being adhered to

Confidential, New York

Consultant - Project Manager

• Responsible for NPD’s new country sites internet/intranet rollouts, as well as existing websites upgrades; version migrations; and environment (QA, UAT, Production) refreshes. Projects scope ranged from concept/initiation through implementation and beyond post-implementation enhancements, while adhering to the Software Development Life Cycle while using Agile and Waterfall methodologies
• Developed business requirements documentation and translated business requirements into functional and technical specifications
• Provided project documentation as well as accurate and timely management reporting using MS Excel, MS Word, and Visio
• Defined project scope, goals and deliverables that supported business goals
• Organized and used SharePoint to store project documents / meeting minutes, track project statuses, risks, milestones, issues and resolutions
• Used SQL to validate dataflow and performed QA tests

Confidential, New York

Project Manager

• Managed multiple simultaneous (10+) on-boarding projects with Confidential ’ (PTS) Post Trade Services products. Managed software/web developing projects involving web-based applications supporting PTS clients, ranging from 100K to 1.5M in budget
• Liaised between technical staff, engineers, and (TAMs) technical account managers, as well as the corresponding parties on the clients’ side throughout all phases of the implementations
• Assessed and analyzed business requirements in order to guide design of technical solutions, and to coordinate and implement process improvement opportunities
• Created detailed project plans and their dependencies, while communicating with business partners, as well as liaised with development, Engineering, and QA teams for large scale / global projects
• Organized and used SharePoint to store project documents / meeting minutes, track project statuses, risks, milestones, issues and resolutions
• Responsible for project budgeting including expense reconciliation and cost management
• Used MS Project to closely manage project timelines and resources, to ensure delivery within the set forth timeframe and allocated budget
• Delegated responsibility to project teams, and held the stakeholders accountable for timely and accurate delivery

Confidential, New York

Consultant - Business Analyst / Team Lead

• Managed numerous end-to-end large-scale, multi-faceted projects and marketing/risk/sales campaigns
• Gathered all requirements from Marketing and Risk departments; translated business requirements into functional and technical specifications
• Coordinated efforts with other groups to plan for inter-group dependencies and milestones
• Used SQL and SAS to validate data and analyze outputs throughout the campaign coding process
• Created reports using SQL to display requested data/criteria for Marketing and Risk departments
• Maintained deadlines, task lists and contingencies
• Analyzed product performance and recommended corrective actions, when necessary
• Reengineered DMB processes to improve efficiency and reduce the length of the life cycle
• Designed and developed multiple forms for entering information using Access and Excel
• Was responsible for end of the month reporting