SUMMARY

• A certified PMP and CSM with experience as a Project Manager and Business Analyst.
• A proven track record of building and directing cross functional teams to deliver both business and IT projects.
• Diverse industry experience including Education, Pharmaceutical, Communications, Banking and Shipping industries.
• A strong financial background resulting in delivering projects within or under budget.
• Manage project utilizing both Waterfall and Agile methodologies
• Create and execute project schedules utilizing MS Project Server
• Lead large cross - functional teams
• Ensure project scope is maintained utilizing Change Logs and approvals
• Develop project scope and charter documents
• Create and manage project budgets
• Facilitate Scrum meetings to determine progress and next steps
• Create RACI charts to document project responsibilities
• Create Project Communication Plan
• Perform risk analysis to create mitigation plan
• Utilize JIRA to track Scrum progress
• Follow best practice guidelines of the CPMO to create artifacts of Project Management Life Cycle (PMLC)
• Ensure all relevant project documentation stored on project SharePoint site
• Adhere to guidelines provided by Project Management Body of Knowledge (PMBOK)
• Create weekly status reports detailing accomplishments, issues and risks

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Confidential

Project Manager II

Responsibilities:

• Managed On time, under budget projects
• Managed cross-functional teams of IT, test developers, statisticians, designers and help desk to support the GRE Strategic Business through all phases of SDLC
• Create online test preparation increasing annual revenue by $1.5MM
• Develop new online delivery platform
• Create accessible version of GRE for visually impaired
• Coordinated work of telecommunications, facilities and outside vendors to upgrade to state of the art conference rooms. President’s award nominee 2016
• Managed 2 development teams utilizing Agile methodology to update statistical database application
• Managed statisticians, test developers and Strategic Business Unit to make TOEIC English language assessment relevant in today’s environment
• Managed cross-functional teams of IT, test developers, statisticians, designers and outside customer to support the College Board Strategic Business
• Perform field trial of over 25,000 students to modify SAT scoring methodology
• Redesign SAT to win back market share

Confidential

Senior Business Analyst

Responsibilities:

• Interviewed business operations to determine their expectations and project scope
• Developed business and system requirements for Aggregate Spend application
• Created training scenarios for key users of new application
• Developed processes for expense collection used in compliance reporting
• Established and documented processes to ensure all applicable vendors are identified using MS Visio
• Developed requirements for Master Data Mart (MDM) used to facilitate compliance reporting

Confidential

Project Manager

Responsibilities:

• Managed all phases of projects through Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC) process
• Worked with technical experts to determine appropriate resource requirements
• Ensured project scope and deliverables meet business goals an stakeholders requirements
• Created and managed project plan using MS Project including tracking milestones and timely deliverables
• Prepared weekly status reports and dashboards for project sponsors, stakeholders and PMO
• Developed Project Charter to specify scope and assumptions
• Produced user survey to ensure new application meets user requirements
• Coordinated vendor milestones to guarantee their project parallels our timeline
• Prepared change request for increased resources and budget
• Identified project risks and developed mitigation plans when necessary
• Prepared software comparison guidelines used to select new provider
• Designed reports and processes to audit application effectiveness
• Created presentation of new software for Architectural Review Board approval

Confidential

Project Manager/Business Analyst

Responsibilities:

• Supported King Pharmaceuticals, Gilead Sciences and Abbott Labs
• Managed entire customer relationships for pharmaceutical aggregate spend clients
• Developed business requirements based on client interviews and state law interpretations
• Created gap analysis
• Identified action items and risks, ensuring timely assignment and completion to maintain project timeline
• Created and managed Project Plans in MS Project to ensure timely completion of all required tasks
• Generated RFPs for potential new clients including cost, schedule and deliverables in response to RFPs
• Developed business relationships to extend client engagements and generate additional $100K revenue
• Performed as Subject Matter Expert to train and coach new Business Analysts

Confidential

Senior Project Manager

Responsibilities:

• Simultaneously managed 2 projects, each in excess of $750K, both projects completed on time and under budget
• Developed project budget with assistance of subject matter experts
• Monitored actual spending versus budget to ensure proper authorization
• Developed and tracked scoping estimates, project plans, schedules, and resource allocation / assignments utilizing the SDLC
• Worked with users to develop user acceptance test plans and scenarios
• Managed teams consisting of employees, contractors and global off-shore development team
• Created testing scenarios used during user acceptance testing (UAT)
• Implemented wide area networks for 8 international clients
• Developed project implementation schedule based on customer requirements and available resources
• Designed Customer Handbook containing details of implementation process and deliverables
• Trained new team members in processes and application usage