SUMMARY

• Accomplished IT PM in multiple industries including Banking & Finance, Construction Engineering and Manufacturing.
• PMBOK and ITIL Practitioner with strong hands - on experience in CPM and advanced knowledge of PPM in PMO platform including PPM tools like Oracle Primavera EPPM, ServiceNow, Innotas and MS-Project. Excellent background in CRM as former Techncial Sales Engineer
• Ex-programmer and network engineer with solid understanding of SDLC And LAN/WAN architecture.
• Specializes in Oracle Primavera P6 EPPM and Contract Manager/Unifier configuration, training and support. PMP-certified. Certified ScrumMaster in Agile Methodology. Oracle Primavera Certified Trainer.
• Oracle Primavera Certified Implementation Specialist. Author and presenter of Project Management CPM training courses. Former Producer of Training Events for PMI NYC Chapter. Former Public Relations VP for Toastmasters International - MilesSquare Club, Hoboken, New Jersey

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Confidential - Albany, NY

Senior Project Manager

Responsibilities:

• Oversee the project high-level and low-level designs and development to deliver the most cost-effective and innovative models
• Identify project phases requiring Agile Scrum application and lead the product backlog, sprint sessions, etc. to release deliverables
• Coordinate the communication cadence between IT, business and the executive groups for status updating and workshop sessions
• Monitor project progress and team performance, making critical adjustments when needed, to meet target dates of deliverables
• Present project business cases, project charter, risk analyses, critical issues and mitigation recommendations to executive groups
• Assist the PMO/PCM Manager in developing and establishing new methodologies and procedures to enhance the existing PPM "best practice" standards including Change Control, Risk Assessment, ITSM reporting and CRM improvement procedures

Confidential

Business Integration Manager

Responsibilities:

• Revamp the PMO approach in prioritizing, assigning and reviewing contractors' and subcontractors' project schedules
• Standardize CPM procedures in project execution and controls using Oracle P6 and Unifier applications for better tracking and reporting
• Develop and control the master project schedule integrating resource planning, dependencies and product release prioritizations
• For PMO, establish progress measurement of all capital projects using new schedule progress, budget metrics and KPIs
• Create efficient schedule and cost dashboards and other analytical layouts for better reporting and transparency of capital projects
• Coordinate communication cadence and conduct workshops, status updates and business presentations to executive stakeholders

Confidential - Albany, NY

Project Manager

Responsibilities:

• Liaise between the PMO Director and the Office of Construction executives in strategizing and prioritizing the project portfolio
• Revamp the workflows for the submission, reviewing, approval and storing of construction contract documents and drawings
• Standardize project control procedures for more efficient reviewal criteria and accurate progress reporting of schedule and cost
• Develop Time-Impact Analysis, Recovery Scheduling and other tools that assist in mitigating schedules and budget issues
• Build rapport with business and technology units and develop a collaborative working atmosphere between the disparate teams
• Assist in the development, institution and propagation of PMO methodologies and procedures including PPM standards

Confidential - Palmdale, CA

Project Manager

Responsibilities:

• Present business cases and project charter as well as propose risk and issues mitigation plans to major stakeholders
• Classify and categorize projects to enhance PPM methodologies through accurate strategy and prioritization identification
• Oversee the build of Oracle P6 Primavera platform, client-server and database infrastructures
• Develop P6 system administration and support SOPs, standard scheduling techniques, customized reporting and training materials
• Create performance metrics and risk thresholds that assist capacity-forecasting and quality control analysis
• Liaise between executive, business and technical teams to resolve conflicts and manage their respective expectations

Confidential - Berlin, NJ

IT Infrastructure Project Manager

Responsibilities:

• Facilitate the elicitation and accurate documentation of business and technical requirements for project initiation
• Initiate the planning, design and implementation of LAN, WAN, telephony and telecommunication projects
• Conduct analysis of project performance metrics and identify trends that could impact project cost and schedule
• Identify risks and strategize mitigation plans in cases of SLA breach especially from the 3 rd -party vendors
• Build and mentor project teams as well as delegate roles, assign tasks and foster collaboration between them
• Establish and propagate IT governance and policies in project initiation, change management, incident escalation, etc.

Confidential - New York, NY

Project Leader

Responsibilities:

• Create an overall project vision, goals and target timeline for socialization and communication to IT and business units
• Build, monitor and control an integrated master schedule and review each project team's progress and performance
• Establish a complex communication system that resolves time zone and cultural differences between the global project teams
• Coordinate work efforts, resource allocation, role delegation and task assignments among the virtual global teams
• Prepare and present schedule and cost variance reports to major stakeholders and executive management groups
• Review and when needed, assist in the renegotiation of the SLAs with business representatives and 3 rd -party vendors

Confidential - New York, NY

Project Manager

Responsibilities:

• Present business cases, project charter and manage stakeholders' requests and expectations
• Negotiate scope, timeline, budget and acquisition of tools, equipment and human resources with IT and business executives
• Manage the master schedule and control the project team's performance and overall progress, driving necessary adjustments
• Create an interim Change Management process for IT infrastructure and application implementation that serve both firms
• Establish the communication protocol and cadence for project status updates, issues escalation, etc. between the two IT teams

Confidential

Project Team Leader

Responsibilities:

• Manage asset acquisition, allocation and audit as well as business units and 3 rd party vendor SLA negotiations
• Mentor, coach and motivate project team members while delegating responsibilities and assignments
• Develop the master project schedule, refine durations of critical path activities and drive technical resolution of time-impacting issues
• Negotiate and validate the scope, milestone dates of the major deliverables and the overall project completion date
• Implement risk assessment procedures and mitigation planning as well as institute a change management protocol
• Initiate the discovery, testing and implementation of new technologies in the IT infrastructure
• Engage upper management and department heads for project proposals, scope negotiation and resource procurement
• Develop project charter and plans, deployment strategies and project timeline
• Coordinate the implementation and deployment of new applications, system upgrades, server patches and other system maintenance
• Provide 2 nd and 3 rd level support of the LAN including mission-critical application, database and mail servers