SUMMARY:

• Planning and executing successful, high quality project initiatives that consistently meet or exceed client expectations on time and within established budgets.
• Results driven, highly analytical problem - solver with extensive program and project management experience.
• Broad industry exposure including Financial Services, Healthcare, Software Development, Retail, Environmental and Energy domains.

SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE SUMMARY:

• Strategic Planning
• Custom Software Development
• Stakeholder Engagement
• IT/Business Alignment
• Relational DB Implementations
• Team Building & Mentoring
• Change Management
• System Migrations/Integrations
• Cross Functional Leadership
• PMO Creation/Optimization
• Infrastructure Currency
• Confidential /Virtual Team Management
• Cost/Performance Management
• Security Enhancement
• Vendor Management

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:

Senior Management Consultant - Project Manager

Confidential

Responsibilities:

• Led several projects leveraging Confidential resources across numerous functional areas to satisfy corporate objectives.
• Recently completed initiatives include successful data encryption of all mainframe and distributed system databases for the US territory; upgrading several core infrastructure assets serving as foundation for mission-critical applications supporting complex business operations; and integrating core systems following major acquisition.
• Suite of projects were aligned with similar corporate objectives aimed at driving increased information security, technological currency, and improved operational effectiveness.
• Actively contributed to refinement and optimization of PMO capabilities and performance.
• Provides a comprehensive suite of consulting service offerings targeting healthcare IT challenges and opportunities.

Senior Principal Consultant

Confidential

Responsibilities:

• Senior business executive planning and executing comprehensive consulting engagements.
• Successfully led several Stage 1 and Stage 2 Meaningful Use initiatives to attain Medicare and Medicaid incentive payments exceeding $20 million to date.
• Designed and implemented major organizational changes at several hospitals leading to significant operational efficiencies directly contributing to the financial bottom line.
• Developed and delivered a new service offering aimed at facilitating the transition to Confidential -10 coding regulations driven by Confidential .
• Provided extensive coaching support to various clients and internal staff across complex regulatory developments to facilitate successful attainment of evolving objectives.
• Introduced PMO guidelines and standards for effective execution of Meaningful Use and Confidential -10 centric engagements.

Confidential

Vice President, Client Services

Responsibilities:

• Delivered unique solution set addressing a broad spectrum of efficiency and carbon footprint impact challenges leading to a highly successful business partnership, launching numerous follow-on engagements.
• Defined comprehensive PMO practices for effective identification, articulation and execution of project engagements.
• Designed several service offerings and built out related datasheets to support their marketing and delivery
• Supported a wide variety of business development activities supporting the successful launch of the firm.
• Established and developed a virtual bench of seasoned professionals to support wide variety of client engagements

Confidential

Senior IT Leader

Responsibilities:

• Directed development and implementation of a three-year information systems plan and related budget targets.
• Designed and implemented a PMO project prioritization framework and implementation processes for dozens of major initiatives
• Aggressively managed operating expenses, reducing costs 20% below established budget targets.
• Reorganized the IT organization, doubling throughput of quality project deliverables, optimizing resource utilization, and strengthening relationships with all business areas.
• Coordinated development and testing of comprehensive disaster recovery/business continuity plan.
• Performed leadership role in the exploration of promising predictive analytical models and data mining.

Confidential

Operations and Information Technology Leader

Responsibilities:

• Facilitated over 40% increase in revenues while aggressively maintaining flat operational costs.
• Materially improved business effectiveness through numerous change management activities.
• Directed development and execution of multi-year information systems plan and related budgets.
• Crafted and implemented comprehensive vision for Corporate Project Management Office that materially improved product quality, on-time delivery, and staff morale across all business areas.
• Championed and implemented processes for prioritizing and initiating new information systems projects and incorporating them into the dynamic strategic plan.
• Initiated and delivered several mission-critical projects including:
• Best of Breed CRM/PRM solution; instrumental in materially driving improved sales performance.
• Leading-edge eCommerce System and Processes augmenting direct sales efforts.
• Extensive Data Warehouse Environment supporting broad business intelligence activities.

Confidential

Senior Managing Associate

Responsibilities:

• Developed a comprehensive five year IT strategic plan for a leading international retailer; positioned the firm to surpass aggressive growth and profitability targets.
• Implemented best of breed ERP solution at an emerging Internet firm; leading to a successful merger.
• Managed design and implementation of a strategic budget development, tracking, and analysis application for a major pharmacy retailer; dramatically improving fiscal controls and efficiencies.
• Provided quality assurance for a successful system conversion involving major insurance firms.