SUMMARY:

• A PMP certified; degreed innovative customer centric professional with over fifteen years of experience as a project/program manager
• With experience as a .Net developer and SQL Server DBA. Currently seeking an organization with the need for an experienced professional with extensive experience leading large complex programs and projects in fast paced environments; while ensuring that the organizational initiatives are accomplished.
• With experience working in the ERP, PPM and product/ system implementation space.
• With a strong technical background in managing data center moves and build - outs
• Converting from physical to VMware environments
• Managing operating system upgrades; Managing global performance test plans and actively involved in building punch panels and rack mounting servers, this consultants has hands-on knowledge.
• With a proven application development background as a Developer, DBA (Sybase and SQL Server) and System Architect he has a strong technical background that has been beneficial over the years. In addition he has experience enhancing, migrating and implementing applications from multiple platforms.
• Also, has extensive amount of experience directing on-shore/ off-shore resources and third party vendors for long-term initiatives.
• Skilled in complex contract negotiation focusing on budget reduction and performance/services improvement.
• Establishing and maintaining SLA reporting with managed service vendors.
• Built custom reporting metric used to track productively and increase performance. Successfully, managed contracts in multiple arenas with a focus on developing a win/win.
• Geared on helping on organizations make key decisions while moving the initiatives forward.

TECHNICAL SKILLS:

MS Project

MS Visio and MS Office tools

Software Development Life Cycle

Jira

Confluence

Rational Clearcase

Subversion, Visual Source Safe, PVCS, CVS

Crystal Report

Mainframe - COBOL

ASP

Java

.Net

SQL

XML

Oracle

SQL Server

IDMS

MS Access

Sybase

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:

Confidential, Burr Ridge, Illinois

Senior Project Manager / Scrum Master

Responsibilities:

• Responsible for managing the implementation of a third-party product while interacting with off shore resources
• Managed the successful development of a .Net application designed to be used by law enforcement across the country
• Successfully managed the loading of the B2B “VinFinder” system
• Responsible for the oversight of all production outages and communication with the vendor
• Successfully managed an in-flight project with controlled financial constraints impacting users across all states
• Managed business relationship between client and development staff
• Responsible for the management of planning Metadata importing from new clients
• Successfully interfaced with C-level Directors to review current standing and forecast resource needs
• Developed billing matrix for Senior management to track resources across multiple teams and projects
• Developed agile procedures, including conducting daily stand-up and customize burn down charts
• Responsible for the introduction of Agile software development into a waterfall based organization
• Successfully worked on the organizational-wide configuration of a JIRA/ People Soft resource tool

Confidential, Glenview, Illinois

Senior Project Manager / Program Manager

Responsibilities:

• Responsible for the oversight of organizational development and process improvement
• Reviewed and managed the application development of a customized POS / E-Commerce .Net system using SQL server
• Successfully managed an in-flight project to completion
• Managed the implementation and deployment of products system solutions
• Successfully interfaced between senior management and development staff
• Developed a transactional based e-Commerce system
• Successfully worked on the organizational-wide configuration/implementation/deployment of Clarity PPM
• Managed the development of E-Commerce web-based applications
• Developed agile procedures, including conducting daily stand-up and customize burn down charts
• Responsible for the introduction of Agile software development into a waterfall based organization

Confidential, Waukegan, Illinois

Senior Project Manager

Responsibilities:

• Managed the successful separation of servers and data centers from one vendor to another
• Responsible for managing a team of IT professionals utilizing agile processing
• Managed the enhancement and deployment of a web-based global customized contact referral tool
• Managed the migration of legacy applications from windows 2003 to Windows 2010
• Worked with multiple levels within the organization to scope and better understand the deliverables
• Developed a customized resource/staffing management time tracking tool to forecast resource needs

Confidential, Chicago, Illinois

Senior Project Manager / Application Development

Responsibilities:

• Responsible for managing a third-party vendor to implement a new document management system
• Managed the organizational-wide implementation and deployment of an OnDemand document retrieval tool
• Worked with multiple levels within the organization to scope and better understand the deliverables
• Successfully managed an in-flight project to completion
• Developed a transactional based e-Commerce system
• Managed the transformation and remapping of data from multiple environments
• Responsible for managing a team of developers and consultants to modify a series of application enhancements
• Managed the decommissioning or upgrading of a series servers
• Responsible for conducting all meetings and scoping work effort with all teams
• Responsible for reviewing the all work efforts for on-shore and off-shore resources

Confidential, Chicago, Illinois

Director of IT / PMO / Program Manager

Responsibilities:

• Managed the restructuring of all professional services and IT operational contracts, reducing budget by 20%
• Managed the implementation and deployment of ADP payroll and HR ERP system
• Successfully managed the helpdesk staff and IT department
• Successfully managed an in-flight project to completion
• Managed all contract agreements from multiple vendors
• Successfully developed and designed customized asset tracking and entry systems
• Managed the organizational-wide implementation and deployment MS Outlook
• Responsible for the management and point of contact for all vendors during the office relocation project
• Managed a team of developers to build a series of in-house products using ASP.Net and XML
• Responsible for all administrative and technical contracts during the office relocation project
• Successfully managed the develop of an user security system - Single Sign On
• Managed the creation and implementation of a vendor selection process
• Conducted project management training courses
• Responsible for the creation and implementation of an organization PMO
• Responsible for overseeing and conducting the IT governance process
• Responsible for reviewing all organizational initiatives and developing methods to introduce to the company

Confidential, Oakbrook, Illinois

Senior Consultant / Senior Project Manager

Responsibilities:

• Responsible for developing project plans for the OTP program within the Confidential
• Working the senior management to coordinate the successful deployment of a new technology within 14,000 locations
• Worked with the hardware team to introduce new initiatives and products to owners in the field
• Successfully developed and designed expense management tracking and entry systems
• Responsible for building monthly portfolio plan documents for senior management
• Responsible for reviewing new products and developing full life-cycle plans
• Worked with regional management to perform product review - gap analysis - mitigate issues

Confidential, Broadview, Illinois

Senior Consultant / Program Manager / Infrastructure / E- Commerce / Data center / Application Development

Responsibilities:

• Directly managed a team of professionals ranging from 4 to 24 - largest budget 40 million
• Managed the development of reports presented to the City of Chicago detailing system and operational gaps
• Responsible for reviewing contracts and providing findings to executive staff, while driving towards the IT strategic plan
• Managed the ERP installation, enhancement and deployment of Oracle E Business Suite Apps
• Responsible for leading the organization in the correct usage of Agile project management methodology
• Responsible for a series of large complex projects with a number of sub-projects designed to forecast the risk associated with the privatization of Midway airport
• Managed the development of a customized asset and software license tracking tool
• Managed the conversion from the Lawson financial system to Oracle financial
• Conducted classes to help professionals understand the difference between Waterfall and Agile
• Successfully managed an in-flight project to completion
• Worked with third-party vendors to deploy Jira project Management Tool
• Worked with technological staff to install source-code tracking tools Clearcase / subversion
• Managed the implementation and deployment of People-Soft ERP solution
• Worked with senior management to develop best practices and build PMO
• Managed the installation, enhancement and deployment of Yotta data warehouse
• Managed the usage of Quality center to review and monitor the performance of the QA and development staff
• Successfully managed a team of professionals using SDLC development methods to improve and reduce the developmental lifecycle
• Worked with not for profit organizations to develop an E-Commerce solution to help increase profits
• Developed forecast resource documents and enforcing PMI principles while providing over site in the vendor selection process and contract negotiation for a Chicago not for profit organization
• Developed the year-end financial processing schedule for a major hardware store
• Introduced and conducted project management round tables with project managers and business analyst

Confidential, Elk Grove, Illinois

Senior Project Manager / Program Manager

Responsibilities:

• Responsible for International and domestic cargo accounting IT initiatives throughout the organization globally
• Responsible for leading and advising senior management on best practices while supporting the corporate IT strategies and policies to implement the Global ERP accounting reconciliation tool
• Managed the collection of all software license information throughout the organization
• Worked with development team to implement supporting processes for using Clearcase
• Responsible for understanding, analyzing, and recommending actions based on risk requirements/assessments and triage planning for the international cargo accounting system
• Successfully managed the conversion of a content management system using FileNet to Documentum
• Worked closely with PMO management to improve the usage of the portfolio management system
• Conducted project management round tables