PROFESSIONAL SUMMARY:

• Grounded in Program & Project Methodologies & validated across multiple industries from the implementation of an enterprise - wide Digital & Cloud Transformation; to trailblazing a startup Healthcare division by methodically planning, monitoring & controlling large-scale complex programs & leveraging cross-functional matrix organizations driving domestic & global teams by instilling a culture of continuous improvement & sense of ownership to achieve collaborative execution.
• Developed an uncanny ability to digest details necessary to deliver & filter out noise by prioritizing high-value customer-centric solutions to solidify Program Management expertise.

SKILL HIGHLIGHTS:

• 20+ years Program/Project Management
• Organization Change Management
• IT PMO Program/Project Management
• PMBOK, AGILE, Kanban, Six Sigma, SAFe, Waterfall SDLC
• Influential Collaborator & Mentor
• Temper Stakeholder expectations & Vendor Management
• Define & Decompose requirements, Plan, Budget, EVM Risk Management/Analysis, Issues, Change, Resource & Schedule Mgmt, Process Improvement & Client Facing
• Microsoft - Project, Word, Excel, Visio, PowerPoint, Outlook, Access, SharePoint, Lotus Notes, Cisco WebEx
• MRP/ERP, Clarity-Open Workbench, HP Quality Center

WORK EXPERIENCE:

Program/Project Management

Confidential

Responsibilities:

• Advisory services consultant to firms in need of Program/Project Management expertise.
• In this role, I am selected from a pool of SMEs and provide client solutions that align with my experience & professional background
• Business process optimization and transformation
• Technology Integration, Business & Risk Management/Analysis
• Gap Analysis targeting business requirements vs. deliverable functionality

Confidential

IT Program Mgr/Sr IT Project Mgr

Responsibilities:

• Drove multiple global project teams to execute Organizational Change Management of business processes for Confidential Transformation
• Improve collaboration with Business, Business Analysts, Architecture & Key Stakeholders
• Vendor selection and management throughout the entire life cycle from RFI, RFP and contract negations through to Implementation
• Investigated/resolved L2/L3 impediments for multiple implementations from MVP Beta & Pilot thru Post-Go-Live support
• Reported planned vs. actual budget, scope, schedule and risks/issues to Executives
• Lead Serverless Computing teams including IBM WebSphere, Business Service Layer(BSL) MQ Applications to support Confidential Cloud
• Aligned Infrastructure team to setup Developer(DIT), System(SIT), User(UAT), Pre-Prod & DevOps distributed environments
• Channels applications compliant with legacy demise, account conversion & data migration of 1.4M customers

Program Manager

Confidential

Responsibilities:

• With entrepreneurial spirit lead Global partnerships in International Trade
• Coordinated & directed all phases of proposals with team members & vendors
• RFI requirements gathering / documentation; develop/define the RFP, project deliverables & timeline
• Targeted International Finance Payment methods & Structured Finance payment options
• Secured SBA Working Capital credit lines underwritten by Confidential Bank
• Partnering w/Green Tech Finance for turnkey projects with structured financing & EPC solutions for international Wind Farm investors.
• Partnering w/Texas Oil Exploration company developed and submitted a large-scale cross-continent investment RFP

Program Lead for Operations

Confidential, Williamsville, NY

Responsibilities:

• Hired, staffed, trained, assigned work & managed the performance of staff
• Change Management trailblazer of a State-run Health system into market competitive Value-Based Healthcare
• Utilized Confidential -wide MIS & implemented Utilization Review for Confidential referrals
• Led Claims processing team that adjudicated & processed Medicaid & Medicare Physician & Hospital claims
• Negotiated & executed vendor contracts with 4 regional hospitals & 60 healthcare professionals
• Used MS Project and managed project resources, budget, and schedules.
• Promoted to corporate operations tasked with managing healthcare contracts across multiple states
• Executed administrative & financial closeout/divestiture following M&A

PMO Program Manager

Confidential, Horsham, PA

Responsibilities:

• Promoted multiple times over a 12-year tenor from Operations Program Manager due to exceptional job performance
• As Operations PM, utilized MRP/ERP for material procurement, inventory control & production planning for Confidential projects
• Achieved on time & on budget programs utilizing Work Breakdown Structure (WBS) & Earned Value to calculate EAC/ETC
• Assigned to Proposal team to support the RFI & RFP effort as a Subject Matter Expert (SME) for tactical systems
• Subcontractors/vendor management for turnkey electronics & civil works installations of NATO Air Force radar sites
• Leader for offshore teams in delivery & signoff of 2 NATO upgrade programs overseas - $25M & $9M
• Produced $9M in new business through an RFP as well as increased scope of existing contracts
• At client request, assigned to Program leader for a troubled $225M Mobil Radar program & achieved 1st article acceptance
• Headed up Change Management efforts to apply Lean Process methodologies for overseas production facility