Adjunct Professor Resume Bellevue, NE - Hire IT People

SUMMARY

Visionary Project Management leader offering 20+ years of insight, bsiness, and technical acumen to drive the full lifecycle of projects and programs by directing high - performing, cross-functional teams to deliver outstanding results.
Adept at formulating and implementing strategic and technical plans assessing risks and processes to identify gaps and implement impactful solutions and cost savings.
Specialist in, but not limited to; technical infrastructure, corporate security, legal compliance, telecommunications, mergers and acquisitions programs.

AREAS OF EXPERTISE:

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Confidential - Bellevue, NE

Adjunct Professor

Responsibilities:

On-line Adjunct Professor delivering project management programs designed with the priorities of working adults in mind. I apply real-world knowledge to today's top project management careers.
Recruited to kickoff the inaugural Cohort Project Management program preparing students for real-world project management experience. Increased student project management enrollment by 25%

Confidential - Englewood, CO

Strategic Planning & Transformation Contractor

Responsibilities:

Provided assistance with the transformation of traditional Business Process Innovation waterfall methodology to SAFe (Scaled Agile Framework).
Manage highly complex cross-functional consumer programs.
Responsible for management of projects that cross departmental lines and have considerable impact on Consumer Markets, Employees and Customers. Communicated project and program updates to the executive team, department leadership, and end users.

Confidential - Denver, CO

Sr. Program Manager

Responsibilities:

Stood up an Integration Management Office (IMO) for Xero within an 8 week timeframe.
Utilized Smartsheet and created dashboards for executive reviews.
Helped run a complex merger of two companies' systems. Worked with Merger and Acquisition team, Business services and Integrations.
Performed with a fast growing Software as a Service (SaaS) company and really made an effective impact from a Program Management standpoint

Confidential - Englewood, CO

Head of Corporate Security PMO

Responsibilities:

Streamlined project completion by implementing a hybrid methodology encompassing Agile and traditional Waterfall methodology. Improved delivery of projects by 25%.
Championed project delivery by ensuring clearly defined goals and creating Service Level Agreements (SLAs) for all project managers to follow from project initiation through closing. Improved process by 25%.
Triggered project improvements by implementing a Commercial-off-the-shelf (COTS) Project Portfolio Management (PPM) tool to have a holistic view of all corporate security projects. Increased visibility of overall programs by 50%.

Confidential - Englewood, CO

Senior Manager, Project Management

Responsibilities:

Boosted performance of project managers by training and coaching them on product and services projects. Improved project management performance by 35%.
Steered mergers and acquisitions including due diligence as well as integration planning and ensured minimal disruption to business throughout integration of new company. Improved process by 15%.
Maintained quality of project deliverables by implementing a project management process with stage gates and approvals. Improved project deliverables by 20%.
Cultivated a PMO capturing all healthcare payer software product initiatives for Facets, QNXT and automation software. Improved overall productivity gains by 50%.

Confidential - Englewood, CO

Adjunct Professor

Responsibilities:

Aided student success by communicating difficult concepts and preparing them for real-world project management experience. Improved graduate student knowledge by 40%.
Created a forward and backward compatible schedule with over 20K activities for EagleNet’s rural broadband sites. Improved scheduling visibility by 75%.
Generated over $250K in cost savings for clients on telecommunications expenses by providing comprehensive review of telecommunications needs and optimizing usage.
Standardized M&A process, yielding increase of acquisitions from two to 16 per year while saving $150M+ in costs.
Manufacturing of Environmental Data Services on CD Rom creating opportunity from Information. Improved productivity gains by 20%.