SUMMARY:

• Diligent project manager offering a proven record of success leading all phases of diverse technology projects.
• Also, including computer programming and business finance experience.
• Business strategist; plan and manage multimillion - dollar projects aligning business goals with technology solutions to drive process improvements, competitive advantage and bottom-line gains.
• Excellent communicator; leverage technical, business and financial acumen to communicate effectively with client executives and their respective teams.
• Expert in Waterfall and Agile project management methodologies. Known for ability to produce high-quality deliverables that meet or exceed timeline and budgetary targets.

SKILLS SUMMARY:

Custom Software Development

Database Design (RDBMS)

Systems Engineering

System Migrations /Integrations

Enterprise-wide Implementations

Requirements Analysis

ROI Analysis

Costing & Budgeting

Project Scheduling\

Testing/QA/Rollout/Support

Cross-Functional Supervision

Team Building & Mentoring

Client Relations & Presentations

Business & IT Planning

Vendor Management

TECHNICAL SKILLS:

Related Skills/Technologies: Proficient with SharePoint as a collaborative tool. Proficient with Microsoft Excel as data mapping, consolidation and reporting tool. Proficient with Microsoft Project, Visio, PowerPoint and Word for scheduling and status delivery.

Knowledge and experience with programming languages: Java, VB, Cobol, C, .NET, C++, HP Unix, Assembler. Knowledge and experience with Clarity, SAP Infoview, PPM, CSF Designer, Cognos BI, Informatica, Weblogic, MQ Series, DataStage, Lawson, BANDL, CC&B.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:

Sr. Infrastructure Project Manager

Confidential

Responsibilities:

• Utilizing my experience with technology in the following areas: Unix, Windows, Networking, Mainframe, Weblogic Application Server, Database (Oracle, SQL Server, or Sybase), ETL tool (Datastage / Informatica) and Messaging (MQ)
• Manage 8 or moreprojectsat a time in different stages of theproject: Start, Execution, Final, and Decommissioning.
• Coordinate projects with application teams and communicate with multiple resources in different areas such as: Architecture, OS, Storage, Networking, Database, and multi-level executives.
• Responsible for project kickoff meetings, distributing meeting minutes, creating project plans, managing plans, status reporting, and escalation.
• Responsible for adding new applications to environments and performing validations to determine if the environment can handle the application properly or if we will need to update hardwaremiddleware, OS, and/or database.

Confidential, Chicago, IL

Sr Project Manager

Responsibilities:

• Recruited by some of the nation’s leading IT consulting firms to provide project management over large-scale, top-priority and complex technology initiatives.
• Managed budgets of up to $20M and cross-functional teams of up to 50 developers, programmers, analysts and network specialists.
• Drove the high-quality completion of systems engineering, software/application development, infrastructure, and enterprise-wide implementation projects for major clients including:
• Led teams across broad technical, financial and business disciplines. Focused teams on business objectives and tracked progress to ensure project milestones were completed on time, on budget and with the desired results.
• Mitigated risk factors through careful analysis of financial and statistical data. Anticipated and managed change effectively in rapidly evolving global business environments.
• Defined processes and tools best suited to each project. Moved between Agile and Waterfall approaches depending on project specifics and client goals, creating detailed project road maps, plans, schedules and work breakdown structures.
• Collaborated with the 3 credit bureaus to manage the development and implementation of the Vantage Score which was created to compete for market share against the nationally recognized FICO Score.
• Experience with technology in the following areas: Unix, Windows, Networking, Mainframe, Weblogic Application Server, Database (Oracle, SQL Server, or Sybase), ETL tool (DataStage or Informatica) or Messaging (MQ). Strong knowledge in managing 10 or moreprojectsat a time in different stages of theproject life cycle: Start, Execution, Final, and or Decommissioning for clients including Confidential and Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago.
• Custom Software Developments: Managed all phases of the software development lifecycle (SDLC) for dozens of custom solutions.
• Delivered industry-leading software that saved clients millions of dollars, shortened processes from weeks to minutes, captured increased market share and generated increased annual revenues within year one of launch for clients including New York Stock Exchange.
• Guided teams in the development of relational database management systems (RDBMS) for clients including Nicor Gas and AGL Resources.
• Improved the consistency, recoverability and accessibility of data.
• Project-managed large-scale initiatives involving the transition of programs to new platforms and the merger of disparate systems from acquired client companies.
• Achieved seamless migrations and integrations that were transparent to client customers, accomplished with no unscheduled downtime and delivered by as much as $750K under budget.
• Directed global rollouts of new software and systems for clients including Confidential and Intercontinental Exchange.
• Ensured defect-free releases through careful planning, testing and QA efforts.

Confidential, Chicago, IL

PROJECT LEADER

Responsibilities:

• Responsible for defining, documenting, and managing project scope.
• Assigned resources and coordinated the efforts of team members, 3rd Party contractors, and consultants.
• Effectively interfaced with stakeholders both internal and external.
• Provided risk and issue management including appropriate issue escalation.
• Conducted Post-Implementation reviews and lessons learned sessions.

Confidential, Chicago, IL

TECHINICAL LEAD

Responsibilities:

• Supervised a group of 10 employees and served as their primary supervisor.
• Coached, mentored and motivated resources in completing accurate and on time assignments.
• Assigned employees to various company projects based on bandwidth.
• Developed appropriate workflows based on previously defined requirements/analysis.
• Conducted mid-year and year-end reviews for all team employees.

Confidential, Hoffman Estates, IL

COMPUTER PROGRAMMER

Responsibilities:

• Completed programming assignments to enhance automated data/voice applications and software within mainframe, network and client/server environments.
• Improved functioning of databases, communication systems, storage area networks and server configurations.