SUMMARY:

• Specializing in high quality project management methodologies to include Agile, SAFe, Lean UX, Scrum, Kanban and Waterfall. Best known for lean management improvements to deliver value added, fully tested, working systems. Able to convert strategic visions via “User Stories” by documenting them to be released to project teams making sure gap and risk analysis are performed; mapping of processes; then transforming these goals into realistic Project Iterations for low risk implementations. Release Manager supervising implementation through change management to safeguard a smooth transition of new project initiatives’. This proven process aligns the business to the project methodologies, creating a framework for increased efficiency by streamlining processes, improving workflows and productivity.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:

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Agile / SAFe Release Manager

• Took a leading role for the merger project for supply chain management system called ALTO (Air Liquide Transportation Optimization) with the newly acquired company (Airgas) adoption of Air Liquide’s software for delivery of air products.
• Agile / SAFe Coach to Project Teams - working remotely with Global teams in Canada, France, Mexico and USA.
• Release Manager helping with the adoption and alignment with the Agile Development Teams in France with Scaled Agile (SAFe) within project teams in the Western Hemisphere (the Americas). Aligned the business processes between Air Liquide and the newly acquired Airgas to implement methods for implementing a continuous process improvement plan with technical support.
• Responsible for training and on boarding Agile Lean UX and Business Process Mapping and Notation (BPMN) to Business Analyst and project management.
• As part of our Lean UX designs, led teams for storyboarding desired change in the business, and then convert those processes into a BPMN. These visual representations allowed stakeholders and design teams to better coordinate the re-designing of business software / processes by serving as the analysis / dream for the desired improvements.

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Consultant

• Working with two companies on a merger project.
• Evaluation of new Financial System, Supply Chain Management, and Project Management Structure.
• Serve as consultant between software / hardware vendors for demonstrates / evaluation, purchase, deploy and train staff on new system.
• Designing Kanban System for lean manufacturing and accountability on manufacturing floor.
• Designing Supply Chain System to accommodate the separation of customer (civilian / government) orders between the two locations.

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Project Manager

• Scrum Master for Data Migration projects.
• Agile coach to newly Certified Scrum Masters to maximize the use of Agile and building Scrum teams and processes.
• Develop project roadmap/strategy to align a global enterprise wide infrastructure system rollout, integrating all systems onto one platform with the ability for employees to work from anywhere.
• Managed the global project teams to merge all the networks, web sites, security and wireless networks of 156 locations globally location managed by the Houston office.
• Globally upgraded all networks to Windows 10 and MS Office and upgraded to O365 in the Cloud.
• All companies went through a data migration of their existing ERP systems moving them onto BAAN LN.

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Installation Project Management Office

• Develop roadmap to bring in Project Management / Portfolio Management into alignment between IT and the Business strategic goals.
• Guided the implementation an IT Project Portfolio defining IT operations and service management to include State Contracts as well as internal IT Operations.
• Led the development SLA’s and KPI’s with a review process between management and IT.

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CIO / IT Project Portfolio Manager

• Installed I.T. PMO using Waterfall/Agile-Scrum/Kanban.
• Project Portfolio Manager / Change Management Officer
• Responsible for financial planning of all projects (Averaged $12 - 16 million a year)
• Coach / Scrum Master for MS CRM.
• Coach for Agile and Waterfall Project Teams aligning the proper methodology to the goals of project.
• Held “Project Retrospective Meetings” at the end of each project to continuously improve project processes through lessons learned building highly effective project teams.
• Worked with Senior Management to properly define, prioritize, and develop project release documentation for project teams to include the release documentation, testing criteria and implementation of completed projects throughout the entire lifecycle of the project.
• Release Manager for properly releasing projects according to priority of business objectives, ensuring project teams had a complete understanding of the goals, user testing to make sure business goals are met or exceeded expectations, while supervising Change Management and training teams to safeguard a smooth transition of new project initiatives’.
• Responsible for properly documenting / aligning / completing User Acceptance Testing to the satisfaction of stakeholders.
• Experienced at releasing software at the end of each Sprint, for quick ROI. Then proceeding with next Sprints implementing new features with each additional Sprint. These continuous improvement cycles offered feedback from users, helping to modify and groom the backlog list where project teams could target value-added objectives first for the greatest ROI.
• Scrum Master - .NET full SDLC development for eleven full application lifecycle developments including integrating data using SSIS to standardize with SSRS data sets; UI application model designs which produced uniform shipping package; automation processes sending electronic copies to customers; automated filing of package into DB shared by engineering / sales / customer service.
• PM - EDI data transfers between Ford / banks / shipping companies on a global scale.
• Championed Kanban for lean manufacturing initiatives.
• Used BPMN visually representing supply chain irregularities / business and accounting bottlenecks / inadequacies.
• Defined design improvements for ERP's before implementations started.
• Performed risk analysis on all projects for stakeholders
• Championed “Fishbone / 5 Why’s / SMART+” for gap analysis
• PM for two EBS implementations to include Finance, Supply Chain Management, Procurement, Production and Sales
• PM supervising Data Center optimizations
• PM implementing new Help Desk improving service metrics / KPI’s along the lines of ITIL
• PM for Toshiba Power Systems Sales and Engineering - EBS project - Data migration to new EBS implementation.
• Regenco acquisitions - Power Generators service company. Oracle EBS implementation.
• Green Star Electric - Lighting company acquisition. Data migration to BAAN ERP; cataloging of engineering drawings; network integrating between Houston, India, and San Antonio.
• PM IT for IT with Sarbanes - Oxley compliance project.
• Elettra Motors acquisition - Canada - Electric Motor Company. Upgraded ERP system, matched Chart of Accounts.

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Director of Information Systems

• IT Director on Acquisition Strategy managing enterprise systems with a budget of $1.2 Million.
• System Architect - New server installation for networks/security systems.
• Project Manager for new installation of ERP (Oracle EBS) with Oracle on demand successfully migrating legacy system to dramatically streamlined company’s operations through lean management strategies.
• Developer for over 100 Oracle PL-SQL financials, manufacturing, shipping and sales with real-time data reporting for cost saving decisions.
• Project Portfolio Manager / Release Manager / Change Management Officer/Trainer for the Chemical Company.
• Negotiated contracts / service level agreements /KPI’s with vendors/contractors to maximize cost savings meeting implementations goals with COBIT standards.
• Managed / supervised vendors, both local and off-shore contractors for the company while developing KPI’s for “after implementation support” to meet company objectives and goals.
• Project Manager for installation of VPN services to between Houston, Nashville, New York and Morocco.

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Project Manager

• Project Manager for projects for three major Business Units. Reported to C-level executives as responsible project management portfolio from initiation to completion of I.T. projects. Responsible for cost, time, labor, support, change management and customer satisfaction.
• Mapped business processes capturing the business process flow between procurement, shipping and accounting for executive decisions when implementing a major overhaul of processes between the three departments, Accounting, Procurement and Warehouse management.
• Project Manager for JD Edwards implementation for Financial Department
• Project Manager and User Interface (UI) designer by using .NET for new application design for procurement department.
• Project Manager for Oracle’s Warehouse Management System for aircraft manufacturing facilities while supplying vendors and customers globally.

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I.T. Manager

• Manager responsible for IT support for offshore drilling operations in the Gulf of Mexico region.
• SME for development of new in-house software package designed to improve daily reporting of drilling activities, employee attendance and safety reporting, procurement and accounting activities. After design was completed served as trainer for offshore personnel in the use of the new software.