Project Manager Resume

SUMMARY

Successfully led individual projects of increasing complexity, up to $1M in value.
Mentored and trained teams in the use of PM techniques.
Successfully leveraged skills to form and lead teams in multiple and varied environments.
Well - versed in the complexities of running multiple projects.
Formed and led teams varying in size from three to thirty people, in environments ranging from local based to highly dispersed, with differing cultures. Formed and led two PMOs.
Directly supported senior leadership (up to C-Band).
Developed and implemented the project controls systems & decision support systems for major projects in multiple environments; systems deployed include earned value management and critical path as well as basic and complex schedules.
Aided senior leadership not familiar with key concepts to understand how the data would support sound decisions.
Strong MS Project skills; exposure to SDLC.
Successful budget planning and management for project budgets up to $500M from multiple funding sources; strong Excel analysis and presentation skills
Excellent understanding of the relationships & differences between project financial accounting and general accounting.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Project Manager

Confidential

Responsibilities:

Project management of technical projects to enable team and group leaders to focus on detailed work. Initial task was to determine the current project set, develop schedules for work in progress & present clear picture to senior leadership.
Successfully deployed two major software upgrades on the Confidential EMR system. Developed and managed all aspects of the deployment of key revenue-impacting projects: PCMH (business project), Patient Portal, CCDA messaging and the enhanced Patient Portal.
Scoped and managed deployment projects for ECGs and Spirometers in key clinics; essential to replace rapidly aging equipment.
Maintained full project schedule for 10 work streams, including Occupational Health information system upgrades and adding new clinics to the Confidential system.
Interface between Medical Group and Information Systems, negotiating for key resources.

Confidential

Project Controls Manager

Responsibilities:

Led project controls team for North American (NA) partner in multi-national project to build a new radio astronomy array in Confidential . Total NA budget $500M over 10 years, split between 9 major teams.
Planned & controlled project and task budgets, reporting status, issues & recommendations to senior internal management and major external stakeholders.
Mentored project teams, resolving resource conflicts and communication issues. Where appropriate, adapted standard PM practices to meet the need of the organization.
Facilitated a highly successful and TEMPeffective oversight mechanism, and Lessons Learned system.
Expanded the role, at management request, to fill a skill gap between the project office, the Business Office and the Contract Management team.

Confidential

Principal Analyst

Responsibilities:

Senior member of the team that planned the successful implementation of the resource planning and decision support platform.
Successfully led the budget management, forecasting & project reporting for projects ~$30Cdn.
Trained the project teams in project management techniques, successfully filling the gap between the company process and the colege-provided academic classes.
Led development of scope and risk management systems for the company.

Confidential

Lucent Technologies

Responsibilities:

Project Manager for telecommunications project of increasing scope and complexity; successfully rescued major network monitoring project ($10M).
Successfully captured ~$7M annual revenue previously lost by devising system to better execute internal projects & ‘small’ projects.
Latterly selected & promoted to create role of Project Controls Manager; built and led the UK PMO as part of the EMEA PMO.
Successfully led the UK implementation of the PM platform as part of EMEA-wide initiative to identify and reduce inventory holdings; significantly reduced holdings across Europe by several million dollars.