SUMMARY

• Highly accomplished PMP & Scrum Master Certified Project Manager with more than ten years of experience in integration, project/program management with a focus on  Confidential insurance, finance, healthcare solution delivery
• Well versed in various SDLC methodologies (Waterfall, Scrum, Agile, LEAN, Kanban)
• Noted accomplishments include transitioning teams from Waterfall to Scrum methodology
• Successfully managed integration, migration, product development, application development (database, web, client server & legacy), merger/acquisition, business, legal and infrastructure projects in the range of $100K to $4 Million including 4 concurrent projects on time and within budget
• Results focused leader and strong delivery manager adept at achieving success in challenging environments
• Respected IT professional, who builds loyal teams, instills a "can do" attitude and delivers high - impact results
• Relationship focused leader who hires and develops key talent, coaches staff and cultivates business client loyalty.

TECHNICAL SKILLS

PM Tools and Methodologies: MS Project, MS SharePoint, MS Visio, MS Office, LEAN, Scrum, Kanban, Agile Project Management, Waterfall

Languages & Tools: .NET, C#, VB.NET, ASP.NET, Crystal Report, PL/SQL, SSIS, C, HTML, JavaScript, XML, XSL / XSL-FO, Quality Center, PC Anywhere, HL7, ICD 9 & 10, Corepoint, JIRA, Confluence

Databases: SQL Server 2000-2014, MYSQL, Oracle, MS Access

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Confidential, Columbus, OH

Sr. Project Manager

Responsibilities:

• Managing project costs, scope, and schedule for multiple concurrent projects ($500K to $1.5MM)
• Performing Scrum Master role for multiple projects
• Coordinating sprint planning, daily stand-ups, and retrospective sessions
• Performing vendor management activities for various projects such as creating and executing SOWs
• Created project charters, project plans, executive status reports, T-Minus plans for deployment, and project change requests

Confidential, Cleveland, OH

Program Manager (Consultant)

Responsibilities:

• Managed project costs, scope, and schedule for multiple concurrent projects ($50K to $1MM)
• Established program level processes and procedures for organization
• Coached and mentored Development & Project Managers across organization
• Implemented Cross-Functional Teams and led SCRUM activities
• Transitioned organization from SCRUM to Kanban to instill a continuous delivery model
• Performed vendor management activities for various projects such as creating and executing SOWs
• Created project charters, project plans, executive status reports, T-Minus plans for deployment, and project change requests

Confidential, Columbus, OH

Infrastructure Project Manager (Consultant)

Responsibilities:

• Managed project costs, scope, and schedule for multiple concurrent projects ($200K to $2MM)
• Conducted gate, team, and steering committee meetings
• Performed vendor management activities for various projects
• Created project charters, project plans, executive status reports, T-Minus plans for deployment, and project change requests
• Managed an offshore team which created and currently maintains POS, website, and mobile application
• Managed all aspects of digital marketing and social media
• Conducted weekly executive sponsorship meeting with stakeholders to discuss project health
• Responsible for project budget, timeline, identifying and mitigating project risks
• Created project charters, project plans, executive status reports, resource management and business cases, funding requests and tracking financials across the organization

Confidential, Harrisonburg, WV

Sr. Project Manager (Consultant)

Responsibilities:

• Managed an offshore team of 60 resources with 5 direct reports
• Responsible for implementing and maintaining eCommerce, My Account, and Success platforms (Projects Size $2.5 Million & 60 people) using an Agile SDLC methodology
• Conducted monthly executive sponsorship meeting with stakeholders to discuss project health
• Responsible for project budget, timeline, identifying and mitigating project risks
• Negotiated scope with business partners for 2 week sprints
• Created project charters, project plans, executive status reports, resource management and business cases, funding requests and tracking financials across the organization
• Responsible for implementing enterprise level policy administration, billing, and claims systems (Projects Size $2.00 Million & 30 people) using an Agile SDLC methodology
• Implemented Policy Administration System (Commercial Auto, Commercial Package, and Workers’ Compensations LOBs) for SECURA
• Managed project plans, executive status reports, resource management and business cases, funding requests and tracking financials across the organization
• Implemented processes for business scalability including but not limited to JAD sessions, release scoping, release estimating, resource allocation, and RFI SLAs
• Managed vendor and offshore staff of 25
• Managed production support, configuration management, and release development team post deployment

Confidential, Columbus, OH

IT Architect / Project Manager

Responsibilities:

• Responsible for managing multiple commercial lines application development projects (Projects Size $1.00 Million & 8 people) using an hybrid Agile/Waterfall SDLC methodology
• Managed project plans, executive status reports, resource management and business cases, vendor management, funding requests and tracking financials across the organization
• Managed team of 6 FTE developers for BizXpress enhancements and maintenance (Policy Administration System)
• Managed production support, configuration management, and release development team post deployment of the BizXpress application
• Developed and architected front end and middle layer for commercial lines real time agency quoting system
• Developed mission critical physician / clinician portal
• Programmed interfaces between disparate hospital systems including HL7 & ICD
• Developed reports for executive level stakeholders
• Maintained and supported mission critical web applications
• Developed outbound transmission files for A/R
• Configured new accounts for lockbox processing
• Primary technical support point of contact for all software and hardware within the lockbox department