SUMMARY

• Thought leader in Agile process development and consulting. Deeply knowledgeable about the benefits, limits and applicability of Scrum, Kanban, XP, SAFe and classic project management.Vast knowledge of project support tools (Jira, Plainview, MS Project, Innotas). Solid track record of successful programs delivered within schedule, budget and with high quality standards achieved by effectively influencing and directing program, project teams to deliver in alignment with organizational, strategic and program goals and priorities.
• Exceptionally well - organized and able to multi-task, excel in fast paced environments, and offer excellent communication and interpersonal skills combined with strong technical and stakeholder management skills.
• Extremely driven, actively look for and thrive in complex challenges and immensely enjoy the responsibility to manage and find solutions to complex business problems.

WORK HISTORY

Project Manager

Confidential, Montgomery, Alabama

Responsibilities:

• Currently leading and managing the following efforts:
• Implementation of a fully integrated, cloud-based solution to support all facets of Alfa Federation membership, event, and communication management
• Implementation of Underwriting PRO 11 in support of Life Underwriting
• Implementation of the AXIS Actuarial System to assist Life Actuary with a single comprehensive solution for modeling of insurance and annuity products
• Lead and managed the development, testing and deployment of the of the following product/functionality offering within the Guidewire platform:
• BOP and Church
• Home Service Protection
• Tiered Manufactured Home
• Fortified Roof Replacement
• Roadside Assistance
• P&C Rating Engine
• Federation Combined Billing
• Lead and managed a multi-million-dollar Teradata Enterprise Data Warehouse implementation consisting of 88 offshore/onshore and internal resources
• Improved communication through the management of a business oriented monthly technology informational session. These sessions provided status updates for enterprise projects and a forum for introducing new concepts

program manager

Confidential, montgomery, alabama

Responsibilities:

• Performed all aspect of program management related to the implementation and expansion for the Air Force Legal Operations Agency (AFLOA)
• Participated in PMO activities, including demand and project portfolio management, facilitated prioritization workshops and communicated with senior management and stake holders
• Developed and implemented a number of processes to improve quality and increase productivity in the areas of data quality
• Developed and managed the project plan, including project scope, development/delivery schedule, resource requirements, integration efforts and budgets ensuring successful product implementation
• Implemented cross-project dependency process to streamline activities and ensure all teams were notified of project tasks and impacts to other projects, completing all projects on time with variance of less than 2% across a $3M program

program manager

Confidential, huntsville, alabama

Responsibilities:

• Managed software development projects with budgets up to $15M that created new functionality and increased revenue
• Clearly established scope, schedule and budgets of assigned projects
• Collaborated with clients to develop business case justification, budget and release schedule
• Managed software development projects from business case creation to customer acceptance including requirements/analysis, design, development, testing, user acceptance and installation
• Identified "bottlenecks" and implemented new and improved processes and policies

senior technical director

Confidential montgomery, alabama

Responsibilities:

• Provided thought leadership and drove architecture and the design of Data Information Management & Analytics solutions for several DOD clients.
• Demonstrated the understanding of concepts, best practices and functions to implement a Data Information Management & Analytics in a regulated enterprise setting
• Worked closely with the Line of Business (LOB) Technology teams and the Executives within each DOD organization to ensure alignment of the enterprise architecture and data management strategies with the business strategies and goals.
• Ensured effective design and development of system architectures through embedded Enterprise Architects; employing effective governance methods for transparency and communication
• Established processes for monitoring the roadmaps of Technology's strategic vendors for internal adjustments to the architecture and data management processes, as needed. Identified creative, technology-based opportunities to improve service, reduce costs, and increase revenues with business partners
• Analyzed multiple sources of structured and unstructured data to propose and design data architecture solutions for scalability, high availability, fault tolerance, and elasticity
• Assisted architects in the design and implementation of high performance systems with large volume data integration processes, database, storage and provisioning
• Worked closely with business users at a technical and user level, to design and produce solutions
• Assisted product management and development teams to rapidly translate the understanding of customer data and requirements to product and solutions

systems manager

Confidential, birmingham, alabama

Responsibilities:

• Lead the IT department’s operational and strategic planning, including fostering innovation, planning projects and organizing and negotiating the allocation of resources
• Ensured the consistency, performance and reliability of existing infrastructure, systems and applications by creating, maintaining, and enforcing standards/procedures for all technical solutions
• Established appropriate relationships at all levels within the Company to influence and execute strategy/operations; work with stakeholder to define business and system requirements for new technology implementations
• Served as a Leader on the IT Committee and represented the IT Department at monthly Board meetings, providing status updates on deliverables
• Managed employee performance through establishing expectations, encouraging, promoting quality and continuous improvement and providing performance feedback

Senior Pre-sales Consultant

Confidential, bethesda, marylaNd

Responsibilities:

• Responsible for providing presales technical / functional support to prospective clients and customers while ensuring customer satisfaction
• Acted as a technical resource for less experienced Sales Consultants
• Presented and articulated advanced product features and benefits, product future direction and overall Confidential solutions
• Developed and delivered high quality standard Confidential presentations and demonstrations
• Designed, validated, and presented Confidential software solutions to include advanced product concepts, future direction, and 3rd party complimentary products
• Developed and managed reference sites through high quality technical, professional client relationships
• Demonstrated ability to solve complex technical problems with accounts in complex technical environments