SUMMARY:

• Results driven IT proj ect manag em ent and business consulting experience contributing to process efficiencies that support streamlined operations and addr ess critical busi ness chal leng es. D em onst rat ed streng ths i n leadership, managing large scale initiatives, design of complex business solutions and effectiv el y driving an innovative approach that contributes to overall growth and profitability.

• 20+ years of project management/business analysis experience driving exceptional customer experience while delivering quality results
• Medium - Large scale project management expert - exceeding 10,000 hours
• Know ledg e acr oss Finance, Supply Chain, and Revenue Management processes
• ERP project management experience with Confidential M3, SAP, BPCS and Prism
• Ability to successfully manage project controls, financial results, budgeting & forecast modeling
• Expertise using PMI/Systems Development Lifecycle project management methodologies
• Leadership experience managing large cross-functional teams
• Business activities & software process development using multiple methodologies
• Business and IT project planning, analysis, design, development and implementation
• Project task estimation and resource scheduling
• Ability to develop strong relationships that drive high performance and collaboration
• Risk and issue management experience including mitigation and contingency plans
• Process modeling and re-design
• Strong interpersonal and written communications skills
• Robust knowledge of project management/collaboration tools including MS Project, Clarity, Jira, SharePoint, Visio, and MS Office
• Extensive experience coaching and mentoring

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:

Senior Project Manager

Confidential, Columbus, Ohio

• Responsible for the development of project business cases, charters, plans and execution approach
• Define purpose, clear roles, tasks, milestones, budgets and measures of success
• Identify and engage cross-impacted technology and infrastructure teams
• Manage the project estimating activity for business cases and funding
• Partner with Program management, Application Development, Business Analysts and Quality Assurance testing teams to staff projects
• Communicate project plans/roadmaps and approach to gain sign-off from business and IT leadership
• Monitor projects on an ongoing basis by tracking the project budget, evaluate progress and quality of tasks and deliverables, manage issue resolution and risk mitigation as necessary
• Evaluate and provide recommendations for opportunities to provide business value
• Responsible for being the “voice of the project” across Operations Technology and able to provide effective horizontal and vertical levels of communications
• Proven track record at building and leveraging long lasting relationships
• Lead post-implementation review of project lessons learned and evaluate client satisfaction and best practices
• Leverage Lean Agile methodology or Waterfall methodology as applicable

Senior Project Manager

Confidential, Columbus, Ohio

• Establishes project requirements, priorities and deadlines
• Coordinates resources (staff, equipment, vendors and consultants) across one or more projects
• Manages budget for assigned projects, monitors project progress and adjusts resources and priorities accordingly
• Develops, plans, and manages interdependencies between development teams and business units
• Publishes project status and executive reporting
• Interacts with senior leadership and business management to deliver projects and programs
• Coaches and mentors less experienced team members
• Manages multiple concurrent projects with budgets as large as $15M
• Manages geographically distributed and culturally diverse work groups through strong team management, leadership and coaching

Senior Project Manager

Confidential

Chicago, Illinois

• Full lifecycle project management for executive level initiatives including accountability for delivery and implementation
• Managed project budgets including cash flow projections and conducted regular reporting (monthly/bimonthly)
• Execution of high quality program deliverables within budget and on time
• Management of project scope and change requests in collaboration with senior management
• Ownership of a detailed work plan which identified and sequenced deliverables
• Management of an enterprise-wide Communication Plan
• Evaluated the outcomes of the project as established during the planning phase
• Supported reviews and modification of project management methodology

Senior Project Manager

Confidential, Chicago, Illinois

• Project management using the Confidential IMPACT Methodology (PMI-based)
• Management of project objectives, budget, scope, timeline, resource requirements and resource assignments
• Established and maintained client relationships, collaboration and communications across clients’ organizations
• Business process analysis and modeling future-state processes
• Definition and execution of Risk and Issue management activities
• Managed user acceptance and integrated system testing processes
• Proven results that met client expectations of delivery and implementation

Project Director

Confidential, Chicago, Illinois

• Leadership of high performing project teams serving as the project advocate within the client organization
• Drove incremental revenue with existing customers through identification of new business opportunities
• Extensive knowledge of the customer environment to effectively lead project teams while building positive relationships with the customer and project team
• Full project management including definition of project framework, development of project objectives, project scope, activities to fulfill objectives and satisfy project requirements for assigned customers
• Full project financial controls including budgets, cash flow and management reporting
• Delivery of integrated project plans that align project tactics with strategic direction
• Ownership of risk management ensuring execution of mitigation and contingency plans

Senior Solution Architect

Confidential, Chicago, Illinois

• Solution Architect for the implementation of Commercial and Regulatory applications for global manufacturers of specialty pharmaceutical and medication delivery products.
• Determination of business and system project requirements
• Analysis of As-Is processes and design of To-Be processes based on enterprise business requirements.
• Design and execution of cross-functional system test scenarios
• Provided system-wide executive and user training

Project Manager

Confidential, Chicago, Illinois

• Primary agent helping Lawson clients achieve their goals including a successful implementation, a positive business relationship, and high customer satisfaction for Lawson products and services
• Developed and maintained project documentation with appropriate controls

Manager

Confidential, Chicago, IL

• Project Manager for implementation of the Medicaid application for industry-leading Pharmaceutical manufacturers - responsibilities included development of the project plan, tracking status and deliverables, client communications, directing project deliverables, and successful implementation
• Business analyst responsibilities included requirements gathering, development of functional and system specifications, and development/execution of application and system test scenarios