SUMMARY:

I am seeking a Project Management contract or position.

EMPLOYMENT HISTORY:

Confidential, Miami, Florida

Project Manager

Responsibilities:

• I provided contract project management of two IT projects; one with a $1,800,000 budget; another with an $86,000 budget.
• Project environment involved Project Server, MS Project 2010, Earned Value Analysis and exacting budget and reporting standards.
• Matrix staffing organization involved internal IT departments and use of onshore/offshore model through two primary vendors.
• Responsibilities included:
• Project Charter
• Staff planning, interviewing and management
• Review and evaluation of business requirements
• Project planning, scheduling and tracking
• Identification and management of Issues and Risks
• Manage Changes
• Weekly status reporting and other communication
• Budget planning, management and monthly reconciliation
• Program Manager withdrew from the project ending my contract also.

Confidential, Bowling Green, Kentucky

Software Development Technologist

Responsibilities:

• OFAC compliance project integrating customer and vendor data worldwide to implement rapid, comprehensive centralized compliance checking (Oracle databases).
• ProLaw packaged software upgrade and transition to virtualized servers (SQL Server).
• Eagle custom manufacturing system acquired during acquisition: transition, simplify the architecture and establish support. (.NET/SQL Server).
• Lotus Notes applications acquired during acquisition: transition to local datacenter and establish support.

Confidential, Peoria, Illinois

Team Lead

Responsibilities:

• I undertook a six month contract to fill in between departure of my predecessor and planned outsourcing of this position.
• I managed a team of eight onshore consultants, two offshore consultants and one employee:
• Project/Portfolio Management Role: In four months helped Confidential get 18 Domino projects back on schedule, insuring that their business stakeholders were satisfied.

Confidential, Minneapolis, Minnesota

Consultant

Responsibilities:

• Project Management Role: Led small team to complete ‘Matrix CMC’ workflow project.
• Successfully implemented in 3 months.
• Three attempts before ours had failed.
• Key Tasks:
• Evaluated gaps between requirements and initial system status.
• Assign other team members to complete simpler gaps.
• Determine technology available for more challenging gaps.
• Plan and manage final user testing and rollout.

Confidential, Cedar Rapids, Iowa

LIMS Consultant

Responsibilities:

• I customized Sarbanes Oxley (SOX) ‘Risk Navigator’ application to satisfy complex customer requirements.
• I typically completed each project in 1 to 3 weeks.

Confidential, Minneapolis, Minnesota

Workflow Consultant

Responsibilities:

• Conceived and created ‘LesterNet’ system.
• LesterNet connected with over 200 of our largest dealers for information sharing, quotes and electronic ordering.
• Completed in less than one year from conception. Dealers said LesterNet offered them industry leading capabilities.
• Managed Lester IT growth from one plant to four and a doubling of sales while reducing IT costs every year and suffering 0% loss of staff.

Confidential, Memphis, TN

Manager, Information Systems

Responsibilities:

• Led project for custom development and implementation of ERP system in thirteen months under budget of over $1 million and a staff of 50. Project generated over $1 million in annual savings
• Select database technology without hardware replacement.
• Facilitate communication between business shareholders and IT.
• Recruit ten highly specialized IT developers.
• Develop and track overall project plan.
• Resolve technical issues especially coordinating the project staff and the database vendor’s staff.
• Manage budget.