Summary

• Performance driven Project Management Professional with comprehensive and wide ranging experience. Delivers superior global solutions in the areas of Human Resources, Sales, Marketing, Master Data Management MDM , Payroll and Infrastructure for the Manufacturing, Financial, Insurance and Service industries. PMP certified with extensive, complex, portfolio / project management experience on a variety of platforms including ERP, internal Intranet, custom software and infrastructure. Recognized for a unique ability to turn around failing or troubled projects and the ability to excel at both strategic and tactical business challenges.
• Hands-on leader well versed in delivering projects and programs from charter, through requirements and service delivery. Superior communicator with a keen ability to bridge the gap between business sponsors and technical solutions. Manages and coordinates the efforts of diverse geographically distributed project teams.

KEY STRENGTHS

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Confidential

Senior Project Manager GAF Project Management Office

• Full project responsibility for multiple, concurrent initiatives of mid to high-level complexity and size
• Successfully implemented MDM initiatives to improve corporate wide address validation via a web service and third party software
• Manages the design phase of new SharePoint based HR Portal. Managed the SOW, Vendor Negotiations Discovery Sessions
• Led the Eloqua initiative to implement marketing automation. Provided Leadership, Analysis and Vendor Management
• Led the integration of third party Dataforma and GAF's Certified Contractor portal
• Managed the integration between Workday and Active Directory to ensure synchronization of employee data throughout GAF
• Managed corporate wide Java Upgrade
• Managed the integration of Certified Contractor data Warranty Registrations with MS Dynamics CRM

PMO Related Accomplishments:

• Introduction of prototyping and Wireframing using Balsamiq to project methodology
• Authored PMO Change Request process
• Implemented ROI analysis of projects
• Improved Senior Management reporting by use of a dashboard system

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Continued

Confidential

Senior Project Manager, Senior Business Analyst Human Capital Management

• Provided project coordination and business analysis to the HCM Vendor Selection RFP project Insourcing of key HCM Functions
• Responsible for the review / revision of Project Integration vendor requirements
• Team member responsible for the evaluation / scoring of Project Integration vendor responses
• Created, maintained and distributed a leadership dashboard to Sr. Management and Extended Global team
• Creates and maintained project governance documents Risk / Issues, Communication Plan, Project Calendar, Project Schedule

Confidential

Senior Consulting Project Manager, Senior Business Analyst Corporate Finance / HR / Information Technology

• Delivered eTime Time Labor project supporting multiple departmental initiatives. System was deployed using PMI SDLC methodology with an accelerated schedule and within budgetary constraints
• Provided Sr. Business Analysis functions and authored all key deliverables
• Coordinated testing, change control, communications, issue tracking and end user training
• Full ownership for deployment logistics and scheduling for all US based employees
• Chaired Executive Steering Meetings, Project Status Updates, Metric Reporting and Leadership presentations to key business sponsors throughout project lifecycle

Senior Consulting Project Manager, Senior Business Analyst Subscription Management / Information Technology

• Provided Sr. Business Analysis functions to identify a replacement for the internal Subscription Management System
• Authored all key deliverables including Business Requirements Specifications
• Conducted Requirements Gathering sessions with key project stakeholders from Operations, Finance and Subscription Management
• Created and maintained all project governance documentation
• Created and utilized a vendor evaluation and scoring system

Confidential

Senior Consulting Project Manager, Senior Business Analyst Corporate Infrastructure Services

• Delivered programs and projects supporting business infrastructure initiatives by the application of PMI's SDLC methodology. Measured success across profitability, implementation deliverables and end user satisfaction
• Led deployment of IBM Tivoli Identity Management TIM provisioning system. Full project governance including Project scheduling and tracking, Staff Mentoring, Risk Identification and Mitigation, Client Management, Testing Strategy Creation and oversight of all Business Analysis functions
• Represented project during successful internal Security Audit
• Managed matrixed development and quality assurance project team throughout integration and production roll-out. Developed risk mitigation plans along with issue tracking
• Collaborated with business sponsor to prioritize customer requirements and develop US release management schedule to support initiatives
• Led deployment efforts for pilot Interwoven FileSite client component program including desktop OS impact analysis and network performance evaluation efforts
• Integrated eAudit web application and Interwoven backend document management component. Coordinated testing, issue tracking and end user training
• Provided project status updates and metric reporting to leadership team and key business sponsors throughout project lifecycle

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Continued

Confidential

Senior Consulting Project Manager, Human Resource Center of Excellence

• Led cross-functional project teams to implement programs realigning Human Resource IT initiatives. Evaluated system impact and made recommendations for implementation dependencies
• Implemented Authoria Salary planning tool. Project was high visibility with 500 managers and 3000 employees impacted
• Implemented Oracle HRMS in multiple, simultaneous, global market segments using SDLC PMBOK methodology
• Prepared ongoing test strategy and business use cases across projects. Communicated status and updates across key stakeholders and offshore development teams utilizing change management controls
• Created weekly dashboard for leadership team to track project status, budget issues, problem management and key milestones

Confidential

Senior Project Manager, Human Resource Technology Department Staffing

• Implemented cross-functional projects supporting Global Staffing IT efforts integrated system enhancements, ATS version upgrades along with reporting optimizations initiatives
• Managed external hosted solutions including Taleo, Hireright and Manpower and internal applications
• Transitioned and monitored Recruiting Process Outsourcing RPO program through key performance indicators and metrics
• Developed risk mitigation efforts along with problem management protocols for escalation and root cause analysis
• Managed all project phases along with plan development and budget to SEI/CMM specifications
• Collaborated with Staffing and leadership team to develop strategic roadmap. Integrated performance and reliability monitoring plans for Staffing application

Confidential

Senior Consultant, Institutional Investment Management 2006

• Integrated business process re-engineering efforts for New Accounts Opening Project. Standardized functionality for Institutional accounts across Business and Product lines
• Developed process flow and functional work flow diagrams to support business operations. Reviewed and modified all plans based on business requirements and use case development
• Implemented global training modules including creation of materials for end user community
• Championed Change Control operations including procedure development and implementation

Confidential

• Led implementation of ADP PayForce hosted application along with automating feeds between PayForce, SAP HR, GEAC SmartStream GL and Financial Compensation systems
• Designed Audit verification rules engine middleware for all inbound and outbound system feeds
• Implemented cross-functional projects across business divisions including Information Technology, Audit, and Finance
• Tracked and monitored project timelines and costs through scope control and project plan development utilizing MS Project Gathered business requirements and designed process flow diagrams to support technical specifications
• Prepared weekly and monthly status reports for leadership team. Ensured SOX compliance through detailed project documentation and artifacts
• Oversaw all testing phases including Unit, QA and Parallel Testing. Tracked defects and issues to resolution
• Created disaster recovery and business continuity plans for Payroll

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Continued

Confidential

Consulting Project Manager, Data Manager New Product Marketing

• Developed data and reporting requirements supporting new product roll-out initiative within marketing. Interviewed business sponsors, key stakeholders and internal technology team
• Designed data warehouse system and reporting modules for business operations monitoring
• Implemented ROI Analysis reporting tools to capture statistical data along with expenses for corporate financial analysts
• Collaborated with external vendors, Marketing and Field Team to establish business processes and operations. Participated in vendor due diligence efforts as technical liaison to Marketing

Confidential

Consulting Project Manager Financial Systems

• Led multiple projects across financial systems segment while developing robust reporting systems. Integrated EDI applications with Oracle Accounts Payable module
• Led project implementation and day-to-day operations across internal T E application with a 200 million annual spend Recommended replacement system and conversion plan for proprietary system to Ariba T E application
• Reduced operational expenses 550,000 annually by implementing Oracle HTML/Web applet reducing printing and mailing requirements for monthly travel expenses
• Led vendor due diligence efforts across hardware and software selections supporting business operations. Monitored implementation and integration efforts
• Provided gap analysis and consultative advice to business sponsors. Developed UAT test plans and training map for end user community
• Implemented post production legacy decommission initiative ensuring data integrity and defect free conversion
• Optimized internal business processes and operations along with new credit card vendor implementation
• Served as primary point of contact for system enhancements, change control and issue resolution
• Led four staff members supporting a 24/7 technical support and operations segment. Provided status updates across systems and customer management