SUMMARY:

• IT Project Manager with expertise in business and information technology to plan, design, lead, manage, and drive the best information technology solutions to make the most cost effective impact while helping an organization realize short and long term goals.
• Fully understands that the role of IT is to facilitate an organization’s success.
• Results - oriented Information Technology professional with an ability to see the big picture and strategically drive development.
• Takes a leading role to achieve corporate objectives through inter-personal relationship management and the development of a cohesive project team.
• Expertise in the development and implementation of policies and procedures.
• Excellent management of technology and technological professionals to include hiring, subordinate mentoring and development, performance management, budget development and management.
• Active participant in formal corporate strategic planning and business realignment, delivering new business development initiatives.
• Excellent communicator
• Establishes and improves relationships at all levels within an organization.
• Experienced in developing and improving communication and relationships with customers and business partners throughout the world.
• Understands cultural differences, experienced communicating and working with resources throughout the world (China, India, Eastern Europe, Latin America, South America).

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:

Confidential

Senior IT Project Manager

• Create IT Project Plan and Budget for transferring entire plant operations of HERC Facility (Hennepin County Energy Recovery Center) from incumbent operator to Confidential

Confidential

Senior IT Project Manager

• Generate Budget and Solution Design Estimates for PLM Legacy Projects
• Phase 1 analysis for enterprise wide AD Domain Consolidation
• Analyze and Remediate over 45,000 devices and resident legacy applications to consolidate 42 legacy domains into primary corporate domain

Confidential

Program Manager Infrastructure

• Program Manager for Target Corporation
• Project Manager for LAN/WAN Platforms
• Manage Software Upgrades, Bug Scrubs, New Platform Upgrades
• Project Manager for CAP (Critical Accounts Process)
• Lead daily meetings to manage on-going issue resolution
• Project Manager for UC (Unified Communications Platform)
• Manage Software Upgrades, Bug Scrubs, New Platform Upgrades
• Project Manager for Software Stability Initiative

Confidential

Customer Program/Project Manager

• Project Manager at Cargill in Minneapolis - Manage Server Virtualizations
• Project Manager for Autonomy - Manage implementation of Autonomy systems for Consolidated Archival of E-mail, Text, Voice for numerous clients (Agile Methodology)
• Lead and Participate in Daily Scrums
• Project Manager for OneHP - Implement solutions for HP internal systems
• Autonomy COE (Center of Excellence) - Manage HP Internal BI Projects
• Project Manager for Analytics and Data Management - Big Data Analysis
• PoC for KPMG to remarket Big Data Discover Experience (Agile Methodology)
• Lead and Participate in Daily Scrums
• Project Manager for NASCAR - implement Worksite and Filesite in legal department
• Project Manager for Cenovus - Migrate SharePoint sites from (through SharePoint 2007)

Confidential

IT Director / Project Manager

• Introduced Server Virtualization - MS Server 2008 R2 & Hyper V
• Upgraded Firewalls to Confidential ASA5500 series
• Collaborate on Security Configuration design for On-line access for customers
• Brought in and oversaw implementation of GEOMAX Fiber Channel for Internet Connectivity
• Implemented Help Desk Ticket Tracking System (Web Based)
• Installed Video Surveillance System for entire facility with secure on-line access and monitoring.
• Redesigned and oversaw upgrade to Data Center HVAC
• Oversaw restructuring of Internal Networks into VLAN subnets to facilitate new business initiatives and provide increased internal security.
• Improved communication and ongoing relationships with Major Chinese business partner ($3M business annually)
• Collaborate on Security Configuration for external access to On-line data base assets.
• Improved relationships with Moscow IT Staff
• Upgraded internal systems to Windows 7 Enterprise
• Upgraded internal desktops to MS Office 2010
• Designed and Implemented Microfilm Scanning work center to provide digitalization of physical media archives and creation of new online products.
• Implemented Tier 2 Storage and Disk to Disk to Tape data archiving
• Upgraded internal infrastructure to Fiber Channel backbone with Gigabit Switching and Cat 6 cabling
• Introduced MS SharePoint 2010 for internal and external document tracking & collaboration
• Created new business revenue streams by designing and implementing 2 new virtualized IT

Confidential

Software Release Manager

• Managed all aspects of Windchill Software Release
• Created sound and effective software development plans
• Monitored and managed IT resources and tasks
• Set-up, organized and ran cross-functional team meetings
• Tracked status and communicated same to Project Stakeholders and Upper Management

Confidential

Software Implementation Project Manager

• Successfully managed 7 projects involving 3 to 10 IT Professionals installing leading edge hospital patient flow management software; recognized for overseeing the smoothest implementation in company history.
• Personally requested by 5 clients to manage successive projects in their hospitals.
• Took over and became sole expert in configuring and implementing ‘location proximity’ feature of software to efficiently and automatically assign transporters to their next assignment
• Developed and implemented process to standardize estimating and quoting for post-integration software enhancements
• Managed project costs to maintain profitable ROI