SUMMARY:

• Over 10 years of experience in Project Management, Coordination, Planning and Scheduling.
• Have more than 5 years of experience in project estimation, budgeting and EVM.
• Define vision, goals and objective to support various planning sessions, analyze and report progress of projects against schedules.
• Demonstrated skills in planning, quality control, increasing profits, generating enduring business alliances, and identifying and pursuing growth opportunities.
• Astute in all business administration categories.
• Sigma Six graduate with experience in using Lean Manufacturing methodologies.

TECHNICAL SKILLS

• Visionary Leadership, Business Development, Six Sigma Green Belt, Project Coordination, Technology Proficiency, High - impact Presentations, Production Oversight, Operations & Logistics, Mentoring & Coaching
• Tools: PC-based Windows platforms operating Microsoft Office Suite (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Access, Outlook), MS Project Management, Visio and Dynamics, Mega Advisor, Oracle (Primavera Risk Management, Primavera P6 Professional Project, Supply Chain, Project Portfolio Management), Clarity, Crystal Reports, Lotus Notes, Cognos Reports QuickBooks Pro various internal systems

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:

Confidential, Madison, WI

Project Specialist and Coordinator

Responsibilities:

• Project management support to deliver projects within the established budget and time line. Participate in program and project development, disseminate project information and actively participants in project-related work groups and committees.
• Prepare agendas for meetings, document key decisions and collaborate with team members to develop project collateral and schedule.
• Write and disseminate work plans and project documents, including procedures, proposals, progress reports and presentations.
• Interface and Engage with Health care vendor such as NIA, Navinet, Alere, ImpactPro, and Progeny

Confidential

Project Planner/Scheduler

Responsibilities:

• Define vision, goals and objective to support various planning sessions, analyze and report progress of projects against schedules.
• Specialize in Software Life Cycle Portfolio management Development and Program Management.
• Advises the project team on the use of Project Management Processes. Measure work progress, manage and assign resources, track milestones, monitor project metrics such as earned value, and burn rates, using software tool such Mega Advisor, MS Project and Primavera Project management.

Confidential , AURORA IL

Project Analyst/Planning Scheduler

Responsibilities:

• Completed a six months contract for the center for Project Excellence, reporting to the NPI Team Supervisors
• Responsible for managing overall project scheduling and activity tracking for multiple product development projects
• Completed a one year contract for the center for Project Excellence, reporting to the NPI Team Supervisors
• Updating the project management plans on a regular basis, track progress, identify potential problems and activities on the critical path early, and resolve problems with the team in a timely manner.
• Excellently organize and plan resources to get things done on time and within cost and effectively work with numerous projects simultaneously through good listening with excellent interpersonal skills.
• Strong analytical skills and problem solving ability and highly motivated with a lot of initiative to learn and implement new ideas quickly from multiple engineers and SME’S
• Effective follow-up skills and optimistic attitude at all times throughout the project life cycles
• Successfully rescued multiple projects from critical points by implementing network-based schedules and activity logic analysis.
• Implemented Earn Value Measurement and Management system to effectively ensure projects are completed within schedule and within budget using Primavera P6 in all the analysis,
• Use Oracle Primavera system to develop master detailed project management schedules assuring project dates can be obtained and analyze projects risk through Critical Path and PERT analysis for the project teams.

Confidential, Middleton, WI

Packaging and Material Management Assistant

Responsibilities:

• Fulfilled three-month contract in a Project manager role for a global corporation that develops, manufactures, and sells power quality and monitoring solutions for automated industrial markets, with $7.7M in yearly revenues.
• Successfully introduced KANBAN card system to streamline inventory, production, and control costs.
• Responsible for change management, procurement planning, resource management and scope planning.
• Developed the project scope, schedule, budget, Managed the execution, Controlled the project costs and Closed the project within schedule and budget

Confidential, Wood Dale, IL

Project Manager

Responsibilities:

• Oversaw Project Management and Quality Assurance initiatives for a global, consolidated source for rubber and seal products, a private company with $40.8M in annual sales.
• Managed all phases of large and small projects worth up to $1.5M.
• Planned and coordinated scheduling, customer service, quality assurance, logistics, and Support.
• Reported directly to executive staff and liaised with engineers and managers in manufacturing and service departments to ensure on-time deliveries.
• Provided excellent customer service and negotiated with vendors.
• Acted as liaison for all regulatory and third-party audits.
• Applied appropriate use of Lean Manufacturing (KAIZEN) and Six Sigma methodologies to streamline efficiency, cut costs, and ensure highest level of quality.
• Prepared and delivered daily and weekly reports.
• Created and enforced standard operating procedures (SOPs) and wrote / implemented cross-departmental quality-control policy.
• Effectively coordinated with engineers and vendors to implement a cost-effective customer-service system, realizing savings for both vendors and clients.
• Successfully spearheaded extranet development to support Just In Time (JIT) materials delivery by vendors.
• Proved capability of providing program-level leadership in managing multiple projects simultaneously.
• Established inspection and quality-control project in just six months, on time and within budget.
• Initiated ISO and ANSI quality standards, resulting in decline of defective-parts shipments from 40% to 1%.
• Closed the project within schedule and budget

Confidential, Middleton, WI

Shipping and Receiving Project Manager

Responsibilities:

• Responsible for managing the process improvement in a shipping department of a private manufacturer of wholesale medical and dental surgical equipment.
• Responsible for managing vendors, resources, scope planning and implementation.
• Also created change management, risk management and communications policies
• Negotiated with vendors to ensure best possible costs and quality control.
• Led team that restructured department to reduce excess inventory.
• Personally conducted multi-dimensional efficiency study to streamline processes and reduce operational costs, resulting in impartial shipping and receiving transactions.
• Interface with various departments and engineers to schedule complex operation projects through the use of the Oracle primavera logic scheduling system to implement various projects

Confidential , Madison, WI

Operations Manager

Responsibilities:

• Held chief management posts, implementing innovative leadership strategies to enhance operational success for two separate telecommunications companies.
• Negotiated with vendors to ensure best possible costs and quality control.
• Led team that restructured department to reduce excess inventory.
• Personally conducted multi-dimensional efficiency study to streamline processes and reduce operational costs, resulting in impartial shipping and receiving transactions.
• Provided summary reports to corporate, Handled daily transactions, banking, reconciliations, and back-office accounting.

Confidential

Project Manager

Responsibilities:

• Provided project development and management expertise for one of Britain’s premier concrete frame contractors, at the time generating £2M+ in profits.
• Monitored project estimates, scope, budget, labor, timelines, and compliance issues on multiple large and small assignments.
• Assisted in planning, developing, and completing projects on time and within budget.
• Ensured work plans reflected accurate resource needs and allocations.
• Provided detailed reports of work progress, problems identified and resolved, and cost factors.
• Employed best practices and knowledge of internal / external business issues to develop or improve services.
• Led project team recognized for completing complex River Thames project on schedule and on budget.
• Use primavera project scheduling system to plan and coordinate multiple projects and activities