SUMMARY:

• Dynamic Project, Program and Portfolio Manager who leads complex, multifunctional teams in the development and implementation of strategic solutions that increase efficiency, reduce costs, and enhance the bottom line. Analytical leader who rapidly determines business needs and presents clear, actionable business and technology solutions. Outstanding functional, management and technical skills.
• Expert Project Management: track record of delivering quality projects on time and within budget, while maintaining effective client & team relations.
• Expert Program, Portfolio Management, and a Business Strategist: 15 years’ experience in managing large scale IT Programs ranging from two million to ninety million dollars, including mission critical programs. Successful delivery of programs aligning business goals with technology solutions to drive process improvements, competitive advantage, and bottom - line gains.
• Excellent communicator: leverage technical, business, and financial acumen to communicate effectively with client executives and their respective teams.
• Diverse professional staff management; including the areas of training, motivating, mentoring, and providing directional, professional, and administrative guidance.
• Extensive experience in leading teams in Information systems development, Enterprise Architecture, Workday HCM and Workday Finance, Dynamics 365 Finance and Operations, PeopleSoft ERP/Finance, HCM and Supply Chain Software implementation through full project life cycles Milestone-driven professional who consistently hits the finish line on time and on budget - on every project
• Increased delivery throughput for a multiyear federal contract by improving resource utilization by 38%.
• Provided program leadership for complex multi-million dollars COTS Applications - Financials, SCM and HCM Implementation and Upgrade initiative at a Federal agency and helped them complete the Program in time and at budget.
• Led United Nations Development Program technical team (total deal worth $28M). Managed global development and data conversion activities of PeopleSoft Finance and HCM implementation for over 160 countries.

SKILLS:

• Strategic Relationships Planning &Tactical Execution Customer Engagement Presentation Skills Team Leadership Capacity Utilization, Resource and Process Optimizations and Improvement SDLC and IT Operations Setup and Maintenance - Requirements Discovery and Identification, Business Process and Systems Analysis, Design, Optimizations for throughput, Cross Functional Integration Architect, Deployment and Transition to Operations
• ERP and Business Transformations, Change and Integration Management, Implementation and Upgrades
• Business Intelligence with Predictive techniques in Machine Learning and Data warehousing Solutions Management
• Project Management in Agile (Scrum and SAFe 4.5), Waterfall (PMP)

TECHNICAL SKILLS:

PM Frameworks and Tools: PMP (Waterfall), Iterative (RUP), Kanban, Scrum, SAFe. PM Tools MS Projects, JIRA, MS Visio.

COTS: PeopleSoft, Finance (GL, AP, AR, Purchasing, BI), PeopleSoft HCM (Core HR, NA, Payroll, Time and Labor), ERMDynamics 365 Finance and Operations and BaaN - Manufacturing and Distribution and Finance.

Process and Data Tools: Oracle SQL Server. Informatica, Oracle Tools PL/SQL, SQL*Plus. People Tools, Python, R, Tableau.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:

Director - Program Management

Confidential

Responsibilities:

• Developed the organization’s overall program management and execution strategy.
• The work entailed oversight management, while mentoring middle to senior level program managers during the execution of the lifecycle. Played the Customer conduit and provided a system for a seamless interface between external and internal customers for management that included communications on programs’ progress, program changes and improvements.
• Responsible for overall execution of the contract to include resource management, task management and financial management. Oversees all aspects of the program, from service delivery to IT Infrastructure systems and solution development
• Mentored the primary stakeholders during the implementation phases in defining solutions to Business-critical problems.
• Ensured the adherence to portfolio and program level master plans and schedules, developed solutions to program problems, and ensured that projects are completed on time and within budget
• Prepared multiyear program budget for functional organizational support and coordinated activities of various internal departments to ensure alignment with the organization’s strategic objectives.
• Audited Workday HCM/Finance Program for the Program Management Framework and Fit for Business - Use for Freddie Mae and Ongweoweh.
• Assisted the Business Development Team in proposal preparations, supported negotiations, program start-ups and monitors program plans.
• Achievements: Successfully setup of ERP division and implemented PeopleSoft Modernizations 9.2 and Cloud Based Microsoft Dynamics 365 F & O, Workday HCM and Finance in industry sectors such as Mortgage Insurance and Trade Logistics.
• Managed and program enhancements and integration activities in accordance with contract requirements and ensured technical, schedule, cost, and financial performance.
• Managed risk, customer relationships, and program staffing.
• Led and Mentored staff for e-building the Release and Project Management Office (PMO) for improving efficiencies and reducing turn-around times in the delivery and implementation framework.
• Authored and owned the operating philosophy of enhancement and Maintenance divisions of the product and ensured the successful implementation.
• Influenced stakeholders with recommendations on organizational and application risks with durable and achievable mitigation plans.
• Achievements: Optimized the program execution and increased the throughput in the SDLC by 40%.

Project Manager/Business Partner

Confidential

Responsibilities:

• Established the Program Management Office and mentored the staff in traditional and agile implementation frameworks, including teaching advance techniques for earned value and variation analysis.
• Helped the client save 8% on the overall budget by re-adjusting the schedules and optimizing the resource utilization.
• Managed the PeopleSoft Finance and SCM and HCM initiatives including modernization efforts for the Maximo and PeopleSoft Functions. Developed and proactively managed project plans: specifying goals, strategy, scheduling and identification of risks, contingency plans, and allocation of available resources, including vendor’s milestones.

Senior Project Manager/Solutions Architect

Confidential

Responsibilities:

• Oversight manager for the Enterprise wide program an enterprise wide implementation of ERP / PeopleSoft HCM and Financial - Time and Expense Applications, with responsibilities of assessing business requirements, scoping and planning projects and initiatives, budgeting, forecasting, tracking and reporting project status, managing deliverables, and customer satisfaction.
• Successfully execution of the modernization efforts in time and within budget.