SUMMARY

• Management Professional with track record of notable achievements in delivering excellence in operations, finance, and technology, key achievements include managing and supporting high visibility multi - million-dollar projects and advising on Risk assessment and Risk management.
• Core strengths include analysis, Change Management, Technical leadership, Project management, and Project planning, Project Support, Resource Allocation, Quality Assurance and Process Improvement. Scrum experience includes serving as Scrum Master on Application Development Projects. Facilitate Sprint Planning, Daily Stand Ups, Backlog Grooming and Sprint Retrospectives.

TECHNICAL SKILLS

• Microsoft Office Suite (Word
• Excel
• PowerPoint
• Access
• Outlook)
• MS Project
• Visio
• MS SharePoint
• Atlassian Confluence
• Jira
• Basecamp
• HP Quality Center
• ServiceNow
• FPRS
• TSO
• Plan Sponsor Workstation
• FileZilla
• BWS Workstation
• Star and Prelude.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:

Confidential -Smithfield, RI

Project Lead - Consultant

Responsibilities:

• Manage highly complex 401K Data Conversions for large/technical custom projects
• Work closely with prior Record-keeper, Client and Confidential Internal Team to perform data conversion activities, including converting assets, data reconciliation, document management, data mapping, data cleansing, quality control and validation.
• Manage multiple conversion projects simultaneously, and prioritize effectively to ensure on-time and accurate conversions
• Provide weekly status updates to Management for ongoing Data Conversion projects
• Develops, coordinates and execute implementation/conversion project plans, task schedules and resource activities to ensure on-time and effective project delivery.
• Manages issues between projects and resolves project conflict
• Ensures that all client technical, business and delivery expectations are met
• Perform and validate a clean and effective hand-off internally to the Client Services Team to ensure seamless transfer at the close of project
• Manage planning and execution of the testing for implementation projects through Go-Live
• Identify and manage testing requirements, opportunities and potential integration points by collaboratively working with internal partners and the clients
• Identifies risks and develops risk mitigation strategies to the testing plan
• Works with the client to define test cases and fully understand their testing needs, identifying test environment build out needs and test case scenarios
• Negotiates priorities and schedules for client testing projects
• Manage issues and defect identification, tracking, and resolution
• Liaison between various internal organizations and central point of contact to the client for testing project related items
• Provides leadership in best practices, methodology refinement, process improvement and solution validation

Confidential, MA

Project Manager - Consultant

Responsibilities:

• Manage implementation projects for the Office of the President and Provost Practice
• Own and manage the entire life cycle from project inception through release to operations
• Manage the relationships with project stakeholders, including internal and external vendors, keeping the stakeholders informed of progress and issues to manage expectations on all project requirements and deliverables
• Planning and facilitating daily stand-ups, reporting and communicating weekly business analysis
• Working directly with the Product Owner for Sprint and backlog prioritization
• Ensure vendors contractual, legal compliance obligations and standards are met
• Manage scope and mitigate risk across projects
• Manage Statement of Work (3rdparty vendor) through project lifecycle to ensure all contracted deliverables have been achieved
• Manage project budget, including impact of Change Orders or changes to scope and timelines
• Ensure that projects are delivered on time, on budget and meet business and system requirements
• Manage Product Development Projects and effectively drive the Project Charter, requirements definition process, working closely with the customer, vendor and management
• Organize, lead, facilitate and manage cross functional teams to successfully execute Product Development Projects from initial conceptualization and design through full implementation
• Manage and lead product and rate filings with Legal Department
• Develop and create work flow models and Visio diagrams
• Develop and implement project plans specifying goals, strategy, scheduling, identifying risk and contingency plans

Confidential,Watertown, MA

Project Manager - Consultant

Responsibilities:

• Manage Development Enhancement Projects and effectively drive the requirements definition process, working closely with the customer and management
• Develop and implement project plans specifying goals, strategy, scheduling, identifying risk and contingency plans
• Prepare technical project status reports and recommended changes to management
• Planning and facilitating daily stand-ups, reporting and communicating weekly business analysis
• Working directly with the Product Owner for Sprint and backlog prioritization
• Lead project team in defining, planning, and implementing new projects
• Manage new client on boarding process
• Define project objectives, scope, and level of effort
• Ensures that the implementation plan is executed effectively and efficiently by leading the implementation process and exceeding client expectations
• Manage implementation projects for HIPAA 4010/5010 x12 EDI Transactions
• Identify risks, provide analysis and contingency planning
• Ensures that projects remain on track and resolve issues with customers
• Identify and schedule project deliverables, milestones, and required tasks
• Establish and manage project plan

Confidential, MA

Project Manager - Consultant

Responsibilities:

• Organize, lead, facilitate and manage cross functional teams to successfully execute projects from initial conceptualization and design through full implementation
• Manage development of project scope, goals, work plans, timelines, deliverables, resources, issues and risks
• Planning and facilitating daily stand-ups, reporting and communicating weekly business analysis
• Working directly with the Product Owner for Sprint and backlog prioritization
• Advise Management on opportunities for efficiency and process improvement for Work Flow Projects / Web Projects
• Develop and create process flow models and Visio diagrams and recommend areas of improvement
• Manage Clinic Availability Monitoring (CAM) Application – support clinic managers, nurses, health staff and central admission offices. Create on-line documentation for support staff
• Evaluate existing clinical workflows to identify functional gaps; research and work collaboratively with departments and end users to create solutions
• Perform Business Analysis, Lead QA Testing and User Acceptance Testing
• Lead / Review Functional Requirements Specification for the project
• Manage changes to project scope, through a formal Change Management policy
• Thorough understanding on the Software Development Life Cycle and ability to manage through all relevant phases
• Evaluated processes, prepared reports, conducted meetings with business and system stakeholders for a Change Management Project. Responsibilities included preparing and defining business requirements using MS SharePoint and MS Project
• Supported requirements to ensure that proper documentation and processes are maintained to control program project
• Created process flow models (Visio/PowerPoint), specifications, diagrams, and charts to provide direction to developers and Project team

Confidential, Marlboro, MA

Project Lead

Responsibilities:

• Project Lead on several high-profile projects working within Fidelity IT Systems. Proven track record to multi-task projects in a fast paced, deadline-oriented environment and provides Project tracking and Project reporting (MS Project and MS SharePoint)
• Key responsibilities include formulating and defining scope, objectives and requirements based on both user needs and good understanding of applicable business system and industry requirements. Act as liaison between the business unit and IT Systems and other departments (which included project management, implementation, conversion services, finance, operations and quality assurance teams and well as production support). Communicated verbally and in writing with department heads, managers, coworkers and vendors to resolve problems and negotiate resolutions (MS Office Suite)
• Responsible for implementing a standard system of Project planning (MS Project), cost analysis, scheduling, estimating, scope control, reporting and productivity to ensure Project success. Liaison with Change Management team to identify and resolve system issues
• Analyzed business processes and practices to focus and meet customer needs and business initiatives. Provided solid business analysis and problem-solving skills required to work on high visibility Projects
• Monitored risk assessment and risk management within projects and provide recommended changes. Detailed oriented skill set with the ability to formulate successful strategies
• Provided technical leadership and subject matter expertise on projects to implement and enhance enterprise business applications. Conduct complex analytical studies on issues having major impact and make recommendations to management
• Created and maintained cost and project schedules (MS Project) by developing plans and specifications this includes documenting, prioritizing and tracking operational requests and coordinating with other Project leads
• Monitored and controlled Project lifecycle ensuring operational effectiveness and excellence of the business unit; Overall responsibility from conception to closeout
• Responsible for the completion of assigned complex projects as well as budgetary and scheduling requirements
• Tracked and analyzed business unit trends and make appropriate recommendations that will positively impact the Project. Performed User Acceptance Testing as part of a major implementation or conversion
• Prepared financial and system reports on defined contribution 401K and 403B plans. Consulted with operations management, conversion services, implementation, service installation group, quality assurance team and financial operations and provide recommendations and solutions on Projects