SUMMARY:

• Energetic experienced senior program/portfolio manager with proven leadership skills in, project & contract management, operations, safety, critical path scheduling, and finance.
• Accurately drive cross functional, geographically disbursed capital projects through teamwork and integrity.
• Strict adherence to Project Management, PMI, Agile/Scrum, and corporate guidelines to drive capital projects, meet corporate goals, exceed executive expectations, and deliver quality results.
• Excel in positions of high visibility, responsibility, accountability, and team leadership.
• Project and Portfolio Management Project Finance and Accounting
• Agile SCRUM Clarity CAPPM
• Waterfall / SLDC Primavera P6 Scheduling, Reporting, and Analytics
• CPM Project Scheduling and Control Budget Estimates and Forecasting
• PMO Team Leader/Coordinator Construction Supervision
• Oracle Applications Suite / JDE MS - Office / SharePoint / WorkFront / PowerPlan

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:

Confidential, Pittsburgh, PA

Program/Project Manager

Responsibilities:

• Project Controller/Accountant/Scheduler for a 465MM portfolio of 18 capital gas pipeline and facilities projects.
• Program/project manager for a $65MM portfolio of 15 capital gas pipeline installation and facilities projects.
• Program/project manager for a $12MM portfolio of 21 capital gas pipeline slip repair projects.
• Advised SVP & PMO Manager on PMO organizational structure & operations.
• Utilized At-Task/Work Front, Power Plan, JDE/Oracle and Docusphere to manage schedules, scope, and finances; met corporate performance metrics.
• Co-Managed the compilation of 3rd party contract specifications, contractor requirements, and the RFP/RFQ and contractor selection processes; ensured accurate procurement of required goods and services.
• Co-managed contractors and Confidential employees; met project milestones, schedules, and budgets.
• Tracked project schedules via WorkFront; enhanced team coordination and management reporting.
• Coordinated Environmental, Land, Routing, Procurement, Engineering, and Construction teams; optimized and streamlined workflows.
• Monitored project finances using Earned Value Management, JDE/Oracle, and Power Plan; ensured financial control and accurate management reporting.
• Managed all project Authorization for Expenditure (AFEs) and verification of Purchase Order (POs); ensured minimal necessary financial expenditure.
• Adjudicated 3rd party invoices; ensured accurate 3rd party invoicing and either approved the invoices for payment processing or rejected them back to the vender for correction and reissuance.
• Provided biweekly management reports with monthly schedule and financial reconciliations, financial accruals, and expenditure forecasts.
• Ensured SharePoint and Work Front applications were used by all teams to report progress, store, share, and archive project documents and team deliverables; facilitated inter and intra team communications and accurate management reporting.
• Implemented Earned Value Management; ensured 3rd party contract performance and minimal project Change Orders.
• Redrafted the PMO Program/Project Management Handbook; modernized and streamlined the company’s program and project management processes.

Confidential, Pittsburgh, PA

Senior Project Manager

Responsibilities:

• Managed the DemandTec Pricing Rules Engine, Fuel Pricing Alignment to Strategy, Retalix HQ/Purchasing initiative, and Exadata Warehouse Customer Build Out projects;. met corporate performance metrics, project milestones, portfolio schedules, and budgets.
• Provided program support for the McKinsey/Periscope CRM Implementation; met executive and stakeholder expectations.
• Provided strategic planning and management for the Single View of Customer strategic initiative using Agile/Scrum iterative methodology concepts; enhanced customer interfacing and exceeded operational expectations.
• Managed the Fuel Pricing Alignment to Strategy & Retalix HQ/Purchasing initiative waterfall projects.
• Led the implementation team to create a change management plan and proposal then used the proposal to present the plans to all decision making stakeholders to gain authorization to initiate the change management process.
• Created communications plans, performed project assessments and communicated routine and critical information across the organization throughout all executive and managerial levels.
• Performed risk assessments, and analyzed Change Management issues, developed risk and issue mitigation plans, assigned risks and issues to team members for resolution, and managed risks and issues to completion.
• Coordinated requirements gathering/Epic & User Story development, Systems Integration Testing and User Acceptance Testing across 4 divisions, 432 store locations, multiple supplier resources, multiple ‘Off-Shore’ resources, and other 3rd party resources; ensured deliverable accuracy and usability.
• Managed the implementation team’s design and compilation of training materials.
• Scheduled the delivery of training.
• Utilized Microsoft Project Server, Power Plan, and JDE/Oracle to manage schedules, scope, and finances; met corporate performance metrics.
• Managed contractor and Confidential employees; met project milestones, schedules, and budgets.
• Tracked project schedules via Microsoft Project Server for team coordination and management reporting.
• Utilized Critical Path scheduling to monitor and control project timelines and milestones.
• Provided biweekly management reports with monthly financial accruals and forecasts.
• Received the IT Director’s ‘PM Achievement Award’ for managing the Single View of Customer strategic initiative to an on time and on budget completion.

Confidential, Pittsburgh, PA

Program/Project Manager

Responsibilities:

• Provided program management direction.
• Project budgeting and CPM scheduling for ongoing project Scrum Masters & PMs.
• Implemented Earned Value Management to control Waterfall & Scrum project costs.
• Evaluated various Business Intelligence solutions; implemented the Tableau solution.

Confidential, Pittsburgh, PA

Program/Project Manager

Responsibilities:

• Scrum Master for a $1.25MM eCommerce and eVantage business initiative portfolio.
• Coordinated three project teams for the integration of SAP with the eCommerce and eVantage solutions.
• Utilized Microsoft Project Server, Power Plan, and SAP to manage schedules, scope, and finances; met corporate performance metrics.
• Managed cross program dependencies, risks, and issues; minimized schedule disruptions and excess expenditure.
• Provided program level support and direction; ensured achievement of the overall program goals set by Senior Executives.
• Provided biweekly management reports with monthly financial accruals and forecasts.

Confidential, Erie, PA

Project Manager/PMO Advisor

Responsibilities:

• Evaluated and integrated existing project management processes, reporting requirements, trigger points, and mechanisms from their Waterfall and Agile methodologies into a single modernized coherent executive reporting dashboard and structure.
• Upgraded the Project Management Governance and Audit processes.
• Designed and implemented new Project Success Metrics. Advised project managers and Scrum masters on the implementation and use of Agile/Scrum best practices.
• Worked with Product Owners and Scrum Masters to assist them executing Scrum project Phases and Processes.

Confidential, Pittsburgh, PA

Senior Project Manager

Responsibilities:

• Managed the CLT/Loan Stabilization: March 2011, June 2011 and Sep 2011 Loan Origination System Enhancement Releases, SAFE Act Regulatory Implementation, e-Forms Implementation, and SPIRIT Loan Fulfillment Projects.

Confidential, Pittsburgh, PA

Senior Project Manager

Responsibilities:

• Managed the Lawson ERP implementation, the PowerPlan Capital Planning ERP implementation, the Employee Stock Purchase Plan initiative, and the Online Higher Education (OHE) Planning project.
• Developed change management plans to accelerate the implementation of Lawson and PowerPlan.

Confidential, Newtown, PA

Member Board of Directors

Responsibilities:

• Proactively advise on policy, goals, courses of action, and optimization of major investments.

Confidential, Pittsburgh, PA

Senior Project Manager

Responsibilities:

• Managed 3 teams (3PMs; 35 IT professionals and stakeholders) on multiple projects.
• Managed the revitalization of a stalled 30MM+ project integrating Oracle's proprietary SOA "Siebel“ / "Fusion" solution.
• Managed the Oracle 9i, KE-Login, HLM-Group, THWIP, DESI, and Data Visualization project teams.

Confidential, Salem, OR

Senior Project Manager

Responsibilities:

• Program/project manager for a $5MM portfolio of 2 capital commercial construction projects, 3 residential construction projects, and 2 IT project (2 PMs & 15 IT Professionals) to upgrade of the divisional Data Center Infrastructure client server technologies and Implement Dunn & Bradstreet’s SmartStream financial software.
• Established an ePMO to provide project / portfolio oversight and provide executive reporting.
• Utilized Microsoft Project and SmartStream to manage schedules, scope, and finances to meet corporate performance metrics and customer constraints.
• Managed contractors and Confidential employees to meet project milestones, schedule, and budget.
• Tracked project schedules via Microsoft Project for team coordination and management reporting.
• Monitored project finances using SmartStream, and Power Plan for financial control and management reporting.
• Adjudicated 3rd party invoices and approved them for payment processing.
• Provided biweekly management reports with monthly financial accruals and forecasts.