SUMMARY:

• A multi - skilled professional with a proven track record in managing complex functional projects/programs in various environments.
• Confidential is an easy going individual who enjoys challenging and diverse roles and is confident working with business and technical experts from any industry.
• Confidential is presently seeking to join a company that rewards effort and initiative, while at the same time providing plenty of progression and development opportunities to its employees.
• Experienced Project Manager; offering 14 years of success leading all phases of Project Management and the Systems Development Life Cycle.
• Business strategist; plan and manage multimillion-dollar projects aligning business goals with technology solutions to drive process improvements, competitive advantage and bottom-line gains.
• Excellent communicator; leverage technical, business and financial acumen to communicate effectively with client executives and their respective teams.
• Expert in agile and waterfall project management methodologies; able to manage large project teams and known for high-quality deliverables that meet or exceed timeline and budgetary targets.

SKILLS EXPERTISE:

• Strategic Planning
• Operations Management
• Change Management
• System Migrations/Integrations
• Enterprise Implementations
• Requirements Analysis
• ROI Analysis
• Costing & Budgeting
• Project Scheduling
• Testing/QA/Rollout/Support
• Cross-Functional Supervision
• Team Building & Mentoring
• Client Relations & Presentations
• Business & IT Planning
• Vendor Management

TECHNICAL SKILLS:

• Microsoft Office Suite (Word, Access, Excel, Powerpoint, Visio, Outlook, & Share Point)
• Microsoft Project 2007, 2010, 2013
• Microsoft Project Server 2007, 2010, 2013
• Adobe Acrobat
• AWD Imaging System
• Mainframe Software
• Version One Software
• Rally Software

PROFESSIONAL EXCELLENCE:

Senior Project Manager

Confidential, Plano, Texas

Responsibilities:

• Successfully managed projects for marketing, administration (claims, customer service, actuarial, finance, legal and compliance) and insurance product implementations.
• Managed and led a team through all phases of the application development lifecycle (SDLC) for dozens of custom solutions.
• Delivered industry-leading software that saved clients processing time, gained presence in the market share and generated increased revenue within a year one of launch.
• Project-managed large-scale initiatives involving the transition of systems and applications to new or consolidated platforms.
• Achieved seamless migrations and integrations that were transparent to client customers, accomplished with no unscheduled downtime and delivered cost savings that were under the project’s budget.
• Directed global rollouts for marketing to include new software, systems and insurance products for clients including AEGON marketing distributers and NFL Retirees.
• Ensured defect-free releases through careful planning, testing and QA efforts. Generated revenue of $6M in annual premium.
• Led building moves and server infrastructure moves within the organization.
• Reduced cost savings of $5M annually and consolidated business process and leveraged process improvements within the organization.
• Led product, marketing, and electronic application teams in the planning, design and development, testing and implementation of the client’s initiatives.
• Improved consistency, speed to market, process improvements, and system enhancements.

Project Manager

Confidential, Fort Worth, Texas

Responsibilities:

• Escalated promptly any issues that may impact operations.
• Produced stage plans, highlight reports, risk logs, requests for change.
• Provided strategic direction during the implementation stages.
• Managed client expectations by ensuring the delivery of the highest quality service.
• Monitored staff & team performance.
• Successfully managed top-priority, large scale and complex business and technology initiatives with budgets of up to $5M.