QUALIFICATIONS PROFILE

• 12 years operational and IT project leader experience, with proven ability to deliver strategic goals using PMI Project Management Body of Knowledge, leading complex projects from startup through closeout
• 8 years experience in managing enterprise level IT projects life cycle through all phases initiation, planning, executing/controlling, and closing
• 3 years' experience in managing sever and application migrations
• 3 years' experience in managing large infrastructure and security projects
• 15 years operational and IT project leader experience in cost management, time management, risk management, and integration management
• 8 years consultant skills analyzing, identifying, defining key priorities, and sequencing them properly to ensure attainment of business goals
• Experienced leading teams and managing activities associated with high-visibility projects
• Experienced leading project to completion within budget and deadlines
• MBA Information Systems

WORK EXPERIENCE

IT Project Manager

Confidential

• Project manager for the Informatica and DataStage Upgrade projects at TIAA-CREF. These 2 ETL tool upgrade projects are in the process of building new data integration systems that will upgrade all of the hardware, software, and migrate the application data to the new platforms.
• Informatica Upgrade Project Activities:
• Responsible for end-to-end project management demonstrating ownership for the entire process from beginning to end
• Managed a team of 10 on shore and off shore resources consisting of but not limited to System analysts, Architects, Informatica Admins, server engineers, Database engineers and application owners to build infrastructure and synchronize data replication to the new platform
• Upgrade the old AIX server environment to 9 new Linux Redhat virtual machines from the ground up
• Purchased all hardware, software, and licensing for upgrade project
• Upgraded the Informatica software v8.6.1 to v9.5.1
• Upgrade Oracle DAC Data warehouse Administration Console software from 10g to 11g
• Worked with application and QA teams to migrate and test all application data in new environments
• Decommission old AIX servers
• DataStage Upgrade Project Activities:
• Phase 1 build new infrastructure - Scheduled to complete Dec 2014
• Phase 2 migrate 17,000 jobs to new platform
• Responsible for end-to-end project management duties managed a team of 10 resources
• Worked with TIAA-CREF and IBM technical leads/SMEs to build of new platform consisting of 65 new physical and virtual servers from the ground up
• Purchased all hardware, software, and licensing for upgrade project
• Upgraded the DataStage software v8.1 to v11.3
• Working with TIAA-CREF application owners and IBM developers to complete application code changes, migrate data, complete testing, and cut over projects/jobs to new platform
• Over all responsibilities for both project:
• Developing the project plan created WBS maintain project schedule
• Managing the project stakeholders managing expectations through weekly status meetings/reports
• Managing Communication establish project communication plan, Clarity tool, project status reports, weekly/monthly project reviews with management, weekly team meetings, emails, conference call
• Managing the project team - activity of planning, organizing, motivating, and controlling resources, procedures and protocols to achieve
• Managing the project risk
• Managing the project budget capital and operational costs
• Managing the project conflicts
• Managing the project delivery

IT Project Manager

Confidential

Activities included:

• Managed System analysts/Architects, System Integrators / Database engineers and application owners to synchronize business services, data mirroring, data replication, including disaster recovery related solutions for each application or server being migrated to new data centers
• Managed SMEs to gather technical information and document Boeing IT environment to include but not limited to: data center operations, systems, networking infrastructure, backup processes, applications, user access, and business unit interdependencies
• Coordinated Migration design assessment engaged with Boeing clients to understand critical technical and business requirements for application move packages. This included capturing the specific environments, instances, web server, licenses, and file shares, etc that needed to be migrated to new data centers
• Managed project teams that performed but not limited to V2V, P2V, and lift n shift migrations of servers and applications to new data center. Including file shares, Web components, Oracle and SQL databases, UNIX and Citrix server, etc.
• Create, maintain and manage project plans, and schedules to ensure the project remains within agreed upon scope, schedule, cost and quality throughout the project lifecycle
• Identify and manage project dependencies and critical path through entire project plan
• Monitored project progress, deliverables, quality assurance, and customer service through running and reviewing status reports.
• Worked with Dell/Boeing PMO to establish new risk management process/procedures that systematically deals with the overall problem of uncertain events and conditions that might affect the project's objectives
• Adjusted resources as necessary to ensure project success and completion. Provide work direction and feedback to all team members and assist them in issue resolution
• Responsible for tracking billables based on a project completion of specific set of migration activities
• Responsible for end-to-end program or project management demonstrating ownership for the entire process from beginning to end

IT Project Manager

Confidential

IT Project Manager

Confidential

• Assisted IT managers with coordination of project activities associated with software development, including scheduling, work flow, status reports, and project meetings
• Worked with engineers and sales reps to identify and resolve technical issues
• Ensured proper documentation as project documentation was completed
• Work with company software developers to analyze system requirements and to define scope and deliverables for projects
• Project was cut short do to funding issues resulting in the financial climate at this time

IT Project Manager

Confidential

• Delivered multiple Enterprise security projects including the creation of a security operations center, the installation of data base encryption hardware and software, and network security upgrades of firewalls, network intrusion detection devices, deploying internet monitoring tools, vendor negotiations and product selection with an annual budget of 2.3M per project:
• Managed mid to high-level security projects from contract through implementation to project completion
• Concurrently managed and coordinated multiple Infrastructure teams across California, Oregon, Washington, Alaska, and Montana regions
• Projects included integrating Hardware / software with in 26 hospitals, more than 35 non-acute facilities, physician clinics, and approximately 45,000 employees
• Central contact for clients, consultants, project leads, and cross-functional team members facilitated communication with client partners, project sponsors, vendors, IT architects and engineers
• Worked with chief operations/security officers, senior leadership and major stakeholders to establish strategic plans and objectives to manage cross-functional teams to successful project completion within proposed budgets and deadlines
• Managed stakeholder expectations regarding project budget, scope, and timelines
• Essential Functions: Develop, maintain, and manage project documents, including: project charter, project plan, work breakdown structures issue management logs risk mitigation matrices change control documentation status reports meeting minutes budgets resource plans and completion reports.
• Consult and advise project leads on project initiation, planning, execution, control, and closeout activities.
• Experience leading multiple initiatives in a fast-paced environment with project team members both onshore and offshore
• Analyze complex business needs and facilitate concurrence among project stakeholders when appropriate, represent the IT function at client meetings. Communicate formal presentations and regular status to management and business partners.
• Develop, promote, and enforce project management and methodology standards as well as best practices for teams, along with the implementation of all project processes including workflow, project management, tracking, and reporting.

IT Project Manager

Confidential

• Responsible for leading project teams and managing activities associated with high-visibility projects
• Managed project activities, including analysis design of business objectives
• Worked with PMO to clarify and define complex project requirements, Data / process modeling and workflow analysis
• Estimating resources, allocation of resources, directing activities, controlling project execution
• Interfaced with Lead Engineers to help identify and resolve technical issues
• Ensured proper documentation as project phases are completed
• Experience working with system architects, database developers and IT engineers at the enterprise level to design and implement hardware and software across multiple regions and states
• Work with company software developers to analyze system requirements and to define scope and deliverables for projects
• Assisted in the development of Statement of Work, created and maintained monthly progress reports, and program reviews
• Manages project risk through comprehensive mitigation assessment and planning

Full time graduate school

Confidential

3rd Cavalry Regiment / Armored Crewman

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