SUMMARY

• 20 years of experience in Fortune 500, Government and ‘Big four’ Professional Services Providers Dynamic, seasoned, forward thinking and results - driven leader with 20 years in Software Development and Information Technology operations, program management, consulting and client delivery.
• Expert in a broad range of development and delivery methodologies, leading projects using Agile-Scrum.
• Experienced in managing key client relationships, leading and mentoring high performance cross­functional teams; exceptional communication, organizational, and decision-making skills; excellent analytical and problem-solving abilities; and on-time/on-budget record in delivering complex mission-critical projects in start-up, mature and growth environments.

AREAS OF EXPERTISE

• Executive Leadership
• Team Building
• Strategy Planning & Execution
• Client/Stakeholders Management
• Program & Technology Leadership
• Risk & Change Management
• Process Optimization
• Portfolio Management
• Agile-Scrum Delivery

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Confidential, Rockville, MD

Project Manager

Responsibilities:

• Core services include Project & Program Management, Agile Transformation, Agile Training & Consulting, Scaled Agile Implementation,
• Product Ownership Consulting & Coaching, Product Lifecycle Management, Strategy Execution, Process Optimization, Business Agility Implementation.

Confidential, McLean, VA

VP Project Management, PMO

Responsibilities:

• Leading the Enterprise PMO - reporting directly to the President as Chief of Staff, leading a cross-departmental team of executives with the development, evaluation and execution of enterprise initiatives, projects and product strategy .
• Managing the Engineering department's strategic agile transformation effort with primary responsibility for training, coaching and overseeing CA Rally (Agile Central) implementation, customization and product backlog formation.
• Instilling Business Agility principles and processes to streamline the execution of Sales and Marketing resulting in the development and acceleration of opportunities for accounts valued at $500K or above.

Confidential, McLean, VA

Director

Responsibilities:

• Established and led a Global Project Management Office focused on Software Development best practices across three separate regional R&D centers (Israel, Germany and Iceland).
• This included hiring, placing, training and managing regional R&D project managers.
• Implemented a tailored project life cycle methodology and rolled out an Agile-Scrum framework across the company, resulting in an accelerated time to market of a higher quality product with an increase of 35% in operational efficiency.
• Led the annual strategic planning effort together with the CEO to form a detailed $25M funding round package for potential investors.

Confidential

Program Manager

Responsibilities:

• Implemented and managed a comprehensive QA strategy and agile framework for a $15M Master Data Management (MDM) project.

Confidential

Program Manager, Project Management Office (PMO)

Responsibilities:

• Managed a multi year contract and its various task orders ( $20M Annually ) from inception (Statement of Work and WBS) to closing, overseeing its performance against established KPIs and delivery to Production on time and on budget .
• Managed a cross functional software development team of 70 personnel comprised of broad variety of management and skill levels.

Confidential

Program Manager

Responsibilities:

• Managed a team of 15 Enterprise Architects responsible for developing Confidential enterprise architecture and Software Development methodology.

Confidential

Project Manager

Responsibilities:

• Managed and led a cross functional project team of 20 including software developers, requirements analysts, testers and technical writers.

Confidential

Israel Manager

Responsibilities:

• Led a team of 8 Data Base and 15 Web-content analysts responsible for the production of the web site's business content.
• Set the goals and plans for its production unit comprised of more than 40 content specialists .
• Developed and implemented an innovative cost analysis tool for the operational model, leading to 28% efficiency rise .

Confidential

Israel Manager

Responsibilities:

• Hired, trained and managed a team of 10 marketing and sales professionals .
• Grew revenue by 20% and customer pool by 14% in a span of a year.

Confidential

Israel Project Manager and Intelligence Analyst

Responsibilities:

• Coordinated, led, and guided classified operative missions in a unique, sensitive and intricate subject.

Confidential, San Jose, California

Project Manager

Responsibilities:

• Optimized the B2C supply chain process.

Confidential

Israel Program Manager and Sr. Instructor

Responsibilities:

• Managed the implementation of large scale IT networks and infrastructure integration for Israeli leading telecommunication companies.

Confidential

Israel Intelligence Officer and Project Manager

Responsibilities:

• Managed and tracked projects within the unit to include planning, resources and budget.
• Responsible for executive communication providing project and operational recommendations to the commanding staff utilizing project management tools.