SUMMARY:

• Provide dedicated project management expertise with 18+ years of experience in all aspects of SDLC system implementations with a proven track record of consistently identifying operational improvement opportunities.
• Ability to execute change control processes and provide quality user and customer support for COTS and custom software applications.
• Skills include effectively managing and communicating project milestones and providing guidance to align team members to organizational goals.

AREAS OF EXPERTISE:

PMP and ITIL - certified Project Management Current Secret clearance Waterfall and Agile Methodologies PMLC and SDLC Project Communication Quality Assurance (QA) User Acceptance Testing IT Governance Process Improvement Requirements Analysis Customer Support Change Control Project Budget and Cost Control Stakeholder Management Risk Analysis and Control

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:

PROJECT MANAGER

Confidential, Bethesda, MD

Responsibilities:

• Managed the course management and student matriculation process for the Registrar and CIO organizations.
• Created and maintained documents in the Google suite of applications as they pertain to the CIO and the Registrar offices as well as other customer needs as they arise.
• Oversaw other projects and the related deliverables as assigned by the CIO office.
• These included but were not limited to new product upgrades for existing applications and development of requirements and associated documents for new product requests
• This includes gathering the required documentation to present the project request to senior management for approval and prioritization in the overall portfolio of projects for Confidential .
• Responsible for assisting in “standing up” the Project Management Office (PMO) for Confidential
• Implemented process improvements and monitoring controls to reduce the time involved in the course management and student matriculation activities for nearly 600 new students
• Oversaw the creation of new automated application tools to improve the speed and ease of use for prospective students applying to Confidential

PROJECT MANAGER

Confidential, Rockville, MD

Responsibilities:

• Responsible for project management of multiple projects within a PMO which included oversight of a software development project, development of project gate documents, user acceptance testing and stakeholder management.
• Led the project to integrate a new document collaboration and administration software package that will reduce the need for external software licenses and will save the organization nearly 200K annually
• Utilized SDLC and PMLC tools in delivering the new document collaboration package to the numerous customer groups across the organization
• Successfully managed a project to replace (9) old Windows 2003 servers and their applications which required extensive coordination across multiple teams and groups within the organization
• Coordinated resources, timelines and deliverables across multiple customer groups within the organization and dealt with software vendors outside of the organization

PROJECT MANAGER

Confidential, Columbia, MD

Responsibilities:

• Responsible for completing project deliverables and tasks which included updates to the project plan, requirements matrix and test script development for two contracts with the Confidential
• Developed Requirements Traceability Matrix and Test Scripts for both Confidential contracts
• Communicated extensively with the customer groups to understand and document the contract deliverables
• Realized improvements in the relationship with the client by being proactive in addressing their questions, project needs and overall communication

SR. PROJECT MANAGER

Confidential, Reston, VA

Responsibilities:

• Led the implementation of a Confidential . designed COTS application for the customer ( Confidential ).
• The role required adapting and working with the customers cross-functional teams, managing project deliverables and complying with contract requirements.
• Oversaw the successful completion and delivery of (2) contract deliverables for a total of $396,000
• Organized the utilization of the SharePoint document storage system for the contract

PROJECT MANAGER

Confidential, Arlington, VA

Responsibilities:

• Developed and managed project plans using MS Project for the advancement of numerous Health IT and medical records projects and other agency initiatives.
• Established and led regular status meetings with vendors and Project Officers resulting in increased value and efficiency through greater communication of project information.
• Led the Agile project management team for Confidential for a Quality, Safety and Reporting System that was to replace a legacy system
• Reviewed project documents including the Project Charter and Project Scope to ensure compliance with agency directives.
• Spearheaded instituting greater documentation storage policies with the use of SharePoint Server.

PROJECT MANAGER

Confidential, Arlington, VA

Responsibilities:

• Under the direction of Senior management, led the adoption of SDLC and IT governance policies including customer requirements gathering, fit-gap analysis, test script development, and implementation support.
• Additional projects undertaken provided operational improvements from the successful deployment of software tools such as Comshare, Sharepoint, Clarity FSR, PowerTax and Paisley Enterprise.
• Led the adoption of SAP waterfall methodology as the standard project management life cycle tool.
• Developed, reviewed and submitted project artifacts including Project Charter, Project Scope, requirement lists and testing documentation for multiple internally-sponsored IT initiatives.
• Implemented multiple complex upgrades to Comshare application that enhanced accuracy and timely financial statement/operational management reporting.
• Oversaw the complete testing protocols of multiple project initiatives which included the development of test scripts, unit/segment testing by the development teams and user acceptance testing (UAT)
• Provided frequent and concise status reporting to the various project stakeholders including variance to budget, task and artifact deliverable status.
• Acted in an instrumental role in adopting Change Control Boards and policies as the method for documenting, approving, and implementing project changes.
• Established operational processes and controls that directly remediated financial and regulatory audit issues.

BUSINESS ANALYST

Confidential, Rockville, MD

Responsibilities:

• Financial restatement activities included SDLC policy reviews which included requirements analysis, application development, integration, and user acceptance testing.
• Additionally, financial reviews included the use of Confidential Statistical Reports to conduct analysis and reconciliations as part of the monthly close reporting package.
• Compiled requirements and conducted business analysis for a new subsidiary ledger.
• Generated complex financial analysis using PeopleSoft nVision to assist in compiling the financial packages.

PROJECT LEADER

Confidential, Washington, DC

Responsibilities:

• Worked closely with the vendor and internal management stakeholders to implement the new financial management system which provided for more accurate general ledger transactions, timely payables processing, collection of receivables, and improved financial statement preparation.
• Executed system testing and user acceptance testing prior to successful rollout to nearly 100 users.