Project Manager Resume
Jersey City, NJ
SUMMARY:
High - performing, accomplished, self-directed management professional with leadership acumen, applications expertise, and seasoned experience in global banking and technology project management seeks to bring drive and performance to a respected organization in a contract role. Strong ability to collaborate with technology and business teams to complete complex objectives while performing requirements gathering, key planning, budgeting, KPI setting and metrics to align with project directives and elevate service delivery to further drive efficiencies and productivity. Possess keen ability to build and develop optimal relationships with employees, vendors and cross-functional management.
AREAS OF EXPERTISE:
- Project & Program Management
 - Client Relations & Vendors
 - Life-Cycle/Contingency Planning
 - FED/CHIPS/SWIFT
 - Microsoft Office Suite Word, Excel, Project, Powerpoint, Visio
 - TARGET/EBA/SEPA/CHAPS/SWIFT
 - Offshore & Offshore Resource Planning
 - Complex System Transitions/Migrations
 - Financial/Banking & Money Transfer Processing
 - Hardware/Software Upgrades
 - KPI Improvement & Metrics
 - Agile & Waterfall Methods/ QA
 - Salesforce
 - Clarity
 - Best Practices /Processes/ SOPs
 
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:
Confidential, Jersey City, NJ
Project Manager
Responsibilities:
- Led successful completion of multiple projects on messaging and payment systems with use of Agile, Waterfall, and Agile/Waterfall hybrid methods to ensure optimal results.
 - Performed complex migrations, implemented environmental changes, and launched controls to enhance application and overall system resiliency.
 - Engaged in on-shore/off-shore resource planning and development with cross-project requirements gathering, budgeting and monitoring.
 - Collaborated with QA and Users on testing and launch preparedness, along with tracking risks throughout life-cycle.
 - Implemented array of hardware/software upgrades driven by end-of-life and/or functional requirements.
 - Generated back-up/recovery and contingency plans involving planning, design and implementation.
 
Confidential, Omaha, NE
Principal Project Manager
Responsibilities:
- Spearheaded multiple large customer projects with financial/banking, money transfer processing, domestic networks FED/CHIPS/SWIFT, global networks TARGET/EBA/SEPA/CHAPS/SWIFT, upgrades, enhancements and installations.
 - Drove customer, technical, and business teams to collaborate on design, formulation, and options to provide robust long-term solutions.
 - Engaged in requirements gathering for key projects and reported at milestones throughout life-cycle with senior management reviews while revising plans and direction as deemed necessary to remain on target.
 - Acted as single-point-of-contact for projects and customer relations while performing requirements gathering, budgeting, costing, tracking with KPIs, and reconciliations at milestones to ensure targets were met.
 - Managed projects involving software held and operated by clients, as well as held and operated by vendor (on-demand) on the clients’ behalf.
 - Created detailed project plans with inclusion of all participants - Confidential, customer, 3rd party and vendors.
 
Confidential, New York, NY
Project Manager
Responsibilities:
- Championed global on-site reviews and analysis of payment processing on 4 Euro and 3 Asian branches that drove improvements in clearing, and interfaces while documenting SOPs and local regulations.
 - Oversaw implementation of MTS payment system components in Germany with team of 20+ focused on budget controls, application testing, timelines and plan development.
 - Led efforts to monitor follow-on payments, Treasury and investigation-based projects at Frankfort branch with RTGS launch covering file transfers to SWIFT Y-copy, migration from DM to Euro and requirements gathering.
 - Created and proposed model for global branches to exist in conjunction with centralized operations, SOPs and various complex interfaces.
 - Developed and implemented strategic plan for analysis of non-US based money transfers.
 
