Contract Project Manager Resume

SUMMARY:

A versatile Cross - Discipline project manager, customer advocate, and leader, who builds teams through cooperative interaction and mutual support to achieve goals.A manager who delights in creating exceptional customer experiences; A firm believer that each member of my team has something to contribute and that with positive input the best in all can be achieved.
Meticulous and thorough; striving for results with the highest quality. A leader who inspires and motivates team mates by setting the example.
A project manager who believes it is better to spend the time gathering and documenting requirements, assembling a plan, assessing risks, documenting risk mitigation plans, and keeping an eye on not only the present, but the future; than it is to be caught off guard and fail.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:

Contract Project Manager

Confidential

Managed cross disciplined teams comprised of multiple IT departmental resources, and business customers in IT infrastructure projects. Experienced in managing projects from global to local.
Consulted with clients to ascertain requirements and created documentation to organize and synthesize them.
Contributed to strategic planning using requirements gathered to define scope and deliverables for multiple concurrent projects.
Develop detailed project plans and schedules through the combined efforts of me and the various technical resources assigned.
Monitor project financials and schedule; communicating project status to program management team and stakeholders (local and global) on a weekly basis.
Collaborated with local project coordinators to develop end user communications.
Identify potential risks and proactively prepared mitigation plans.
Monitor and control project issues and executed counter measures. Reporting and escalating when necessary.
Executed network infrastructure upgrades and deployments at over 400 retail locations
Launched and delivered up to 8 concurrent projects, with an average value of $500k driving project scope, budget and schedule.
Managed execution efforts to assimilate the client’s network onto company’s infrastructure at 50 sites in 28 global regions involving the deployment of new networks and infrastructure.
Assisted internal resource in the planning of the data center application separation and relocation.

Confidential

Operations Manager

Hired, scheduled, trained staff to photograph, print and sell children and family portrait sessions.
Consistently exceeded company sales goals and executed operations below labor budget.
Managed daily staffing to ensure adequate coverage.
Monitored and maintained inventory, and managed all financial aspects on a daily basis.

Confidential

Photographer

Photographed all manner of high school athletic action, cheer leading as well as student yearbook portraits and activities.
Photographed professional and amateur sports to include Arena Football, Ice Hockey, Paralympic Sled Hockey, and Baseball supplying game day photographs to the Graphics Design Manager for use in team media.
Contribute to the business development and corporate partnerships by photographing various sponsor activities at the game.