SUMMARY

• Business Solutions Leader, Consultant, and entrepreneur with extensive experience and expertise in portfolio, program, and project management.
• Proven success in designing and delivering innovative and TEMPeffective solutions for Fortune 500 and Global 2000 clients.
• Defines and executes the strategy and plan for enterprise - wide software product implementations and upgrades to align processes, people, and technology.
• Natural leader and collaborator, excels in team building and halping team members succeed.
• Strong facilitator for any situation, such as building portfolios, programs, and projects, software design, process improvement, and leadership strategic goals.
• Comprehensive noledge of project management methodologies and tools.
• Articulate with excellent communications and critical thinking skills.

TECHNICAL SKILLS

• Program and Project Management
• Business Consulting
• Organizational Change Management
• Client and Stakeholder Solutions
• Portfolio Management
• Business Solutions
• Change and Risk Management
• Delivery and Implementation
• Project Management Office (PMO)
• Resource Capacity Planning
• Process Redesign and Improvement
• Team Building and Leadership

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Confidential, Austin, TX

Owner | Senior Solutions Consultant

Responsibilities:

• Built successful client partnerships with corporate, PMO, business, and IT leaders.
• Fostered engagement and cohesion with staff members and across the client teams to facilitate project engagement and collaboration.
• Promoted staff accountability for projects by developing and standardizing custom project management methods and tools.
• Commended by clients and colleagues for successfully delivering and deploying high-profile projects dat met and exceeded client expectations.

Confidential, Austin, TX

Chief Operating Officer and Management Consultant

Responsibilities:

• Oversaw daily business operations for this startup company providing artificial intelligence (AI) software products.
• Established and built out the organizational structure.
• Developed and executed short- and long-term business plans and strategies.
• Fostered and managed relations with corporate executives, legal teams, and business partners.
• Coordinated and led special projects for new product development, testing, and user experience.

Confidential, Washington, D.C.

Senior PMO/PPM Solutions and Program Management Consultant

Responsibilities:

• Led and supported the creation and implementation of procedures and processes for Agile development and deployment of software releases for Clarity PPM (15.6, 15.4) and IT PMO with Microsoft Project and Open Workbench schedulers.
• Defined and executed the program/project strategies and roadmaps for the PMO and PPM.
• Performed an assessment of capabilities and readiness to support organizational change.
• Aligned functional requirements and processes for Clarity PPM modules to meet current and future PMO and PPM requirements and needs.
• Provided training and operational support for the implementation of the new project/program portfolio management processes and PMO governance framework.

Confidential, Springdale, AR

Organizational Change Management OCM /Program Management Consultant

Responsibilities:

• Supported and trained the organizational change and project management teams in a large-scale software development program involving 24 different projects. Served as a liaison/key point of contact between the Project Managers, OC Managers, and the PMO.
• Coordinated and headed planning sessions with the teams to define and execute the OC program plan and strategy.
• Designed standardized templates and processes to facilitate TEMPeffective project management.
• Utilized and trained Microsoft Project Server 2016 to create and update the OCM program/project plans, resource capacity plans, and OCM roadmap.

Confidential, Bentonville, AR

Enterprise PMO/PPM Solutions and Program Management Consultant

Responsibilities:

• Evaluated current business processes to develop and lead an enterprise portfolio management solution for the global implementation of CA Clarity v13.3 with Open Workbench scheduler for 3,400 end-users across 14 countries.
• Leveraging technical expertise and industry best practices, designed tailored solutions for individual business units to support the implementation.
• Successfully deployed solutions for system design, process re-engineering, OCM, integrations, testing, go-live, reports, security models, training, and support.
• Demonstrated TEMPeffective team leadership and OC/program management in consolidating PPM processes across various global business areas while preserving operational autonomy where necessary.

Confidential, Plymouth, MN

PMO/PPM Solutions and Program Management Consultant

Responsibilities:

• Provided consulting, technical, and functional expertise in developing a custom program for the system implementation of CA Clarity 13.3 to support 20,000 end-users including PPM process re-engineering, OCM, integration, reporting, and training.

Land O’Lakes, Arden Hills, MN

PMO/PPM Solutions Consultant

Responsibilities:

• Provided expertise to do an assessment and developed the enterprise upgrade roadmap of CA Clarity 13.3 for a portfolio of 1,800 projects to support 950 end-users across 12 business areas.