SUMMARY

• Progam Manager SAP/Peoplesoft/Healthcare Technical Project Manager Senior ERP Time & Attendance Project Manager/IT Applications Manager
• Highly motivated active Security Clearance PMP Certified Project/Program Manager Professional with 20 years IT experience and 8 years project management experience in SAP 6.0/FICO/HCM/MM, Upgrade PeopleSoft 9.0 - 9.2 FSM/SCM/HR//Time & Attendance, Tomax, and Fastlane. Specialist in designing, implementing and testing for POS/ERP/HRIS/Time and Attendance payroll applications.
• Proven success delivering multi-million dollar projects for Fortune 500 companies. Excellent communicator, able to effectively communicate with technical and non-technical management, staff, and vendors. Known for team leadership.
• Seasoned IT Project Management PMP Certified Specialist with outstanding project planning, execution, release management, configuration management and deployment management, with expertise supporting major enterprise-wide, high complexity and multiple simultaneous projects in a matrix organizational structure.
• Expertise in Project Management of Core PeopleSoft/SAP application projects (6 yrs) with demonstrated ability to independently plan and execute projects through the Global SAP Project Life cycle. Have accomplished over 4 full life cycle implementations for PeopleSoft HR, Financial, Supply Cain and Payroll Applications.
• SAP Certifications: FI-CO, GL, AP, AR, AA, CCA, PC, IO, PA, PCA,
• Experienced specialist in Core SAP, HR/HCM Payroll, POS/ERP/HRIS, PeopleSoft HR, Workbrain, Tomax, Labor Scheduling, and Fastlane applications. specialist in designing, implementing and testing for POS/ERP/HRIS/Time and Attendance payroll applications
• Demonstrated expertise with various project management approaches and methodologies (e.g., Project Management Framework (PMF), Project Management Body of Knowledge (PMBOK), Houston IT Project Methodology, Clarity, RUP, Agile, Six Sigma, Waterfall, SDLC and Work Breakdown Structure, .
• Experienced in all aspects of cost/risk management; including estimating, funding, budgeting, forecasting, controlling and reporting.
• Experienced managing/controlling project budgets greater than $30M

TECHNICAL SKILLS

Hardware: Hewlett Packard D, K, J class servers, Tandem S4000, C30, Tandem Star Server FT, LAN/WAN Technologies, PC Based Data Acquisition

Platforms & Systems: Windows 95/98/2000/XP/2003, NT 4.0, MS-DOS, TCP/IP, UNIX, AIX, DB2, DOS Mainframes, Windows 2000 Active Directory, VMware, Java J2EE, Oracle, SAP Mainframe, Client Server, ClarityProgramming Languages HTML, VI-Editing, Visual Basic 6.0, Cognos 8.0, Mercury, SQL

Applications: Workbrain 5.0 (HRM) Time and Attendance, Kronos, MS Office, PowerPoint, MS Project, MS Access, Visio, Lucent NFM, ACTIVIEW, GIS applications, Windows 7, Microsoft Sharepoint

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Confidential, Oregon

IT Project Manager

Responsibilities:

• Oversee, coordinate and participate in all phases of the business cycle, starting with identifying the potential benefits a client can achieve through better Time & Attendance Application and ensuring those objectives are met through the successful implementation of the chosen solution.
• Work with Managing Partners, Time & Attendance Strategists, and Manage consultants on the client’s requests and project requirements
• Create timeline and schedule, including task creation and assignment of those tasks for software implementations
• Lead the day to day aspects of the project such as creation and management of the project plan, support of the design, build and testing efforts, as well as deployment and successful use of the solution
• Use best practices and proven methodologies to make certain solutions are implemented on time and on budget, while ensuring that the end result meets the business objectives of the client
• Act as the front-line contact for Clients; must have the ability to communicate to all levels of the Clients’ organizations from the executive sponsor to IT project members
• Provide status on the progress of the implementation by identifying, escalating and resolving issues that may impede or delay the project
• Ensure that all Workforce Insight team members understand & deliver to client expectations and also provide constructive feedback to the team to help them grow professionally and personally
• Ensure a thorough understanding of customer expectations through meetings with sales and discussions with the customer
• Administer the project budget including forecasts against actuals, travel and expenses and collection of receivables
• Responsible for making accommodations for extended time line, shifts in schedules or changes in budget
• May participate in or provide input prior to the performance evaluations of the consultants
• Completes status reports in a timely manner for the Client and Managing Partners
• Ensure that time sheets are completed presented to Clients for signoff. Alleviates any Client issues regarding time sheets or other billing issues
• Ensure that Diamler Chrysler, and other resources, are efficiently scheduled, executing against that schedule, and ensuring customer readiness
• Ensure 100% compliance with Project Change Control procedures
• Ensure that the customer’s executive sponsor(s) understand scope and timelines

Confidential

Senior ERP SAP Applications Project Manager/IT Infrastructure Project Manager

Responsibilities:

• Completed multiple projects (8) on-time within strict timelines and 100M budget requirements
• Developed SAP/IT Infrastructure and Business Objects deployment project management plans, managing deadlines and dependencies across initiatives, and coordination of project team activities. Defining and agreeing on deliverables workflows and milestones.
• Setting up and maintaining IT Infrastructure and Leading the Network, Data Migration and System & Security Team. Infrastructure & Network Security. Identify new software for betterment of processes / systems. Selection, procurement, installation and commissioning of the IT infrastructure.
• Overall team management, including regular evaluations, Project financial management, Risk management. Serves as a leader/mentor anticipates customer needs and proactively develops solutions to meet them. Serves as a key resource on complex and/or critical issues. Solves complex problems and develops innovative solutions performs complex conceptual analysis.
• Anticipating issues and acting proactively to address potential issues
• Gathering and updating project materials, completing budgeting, forecasting, and project documentation
• Speaking to details of projects to both the business and technical teams from beginning to end
• Obtaining maximum value from Information Technology project management services
• Utilizing organizational resources appropriately
• Management of key projects to ensure successful completion
• Managing cross-functional interdependencies
• Improving processes to optimize performance and value over time
• Providing risk management and issue/problem resolution as required

Confidential, Kansas City, MO

Project Implementation Manager

Responsibilities:

• Developing Millennium/PeopleSoft deployment project EMR management plans, managing deadlines and dependencies across initiatives, and coordination of project team activities. Defining and agreeing on deliverables workflows and milestones.
• AMS (Application Management Suite) used to monitor and troubleshoot the core components of the PeopleSoft applications. Monitor the health of PeopleSoft specific components such as Application Server Domain and Process Scheduler Domain, as well as infrastructure components such as Database Server and Web Server.
• Implemented Meaningful Use criteria in the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) give healthcare providers financial incentives to improve patient care, reduce costs and create the infrastructure and processes to realize the full value of integrated health records.
• Work with Meaningful Use to track electronic health records, providers have the information they need to provide the best possible care. Worked with HIPAA regulations to keep patients health records and history sucure before they walk into the examination room.
• Defining and agreeing on Method M deliverables and milestones, setting and controlling scope, communicating status and vision to client management and stakeholders. Estimating project skill requirements, and then working with resource deployment managers to identify appropriate resources and manage their integration into the team.
• Reviews work performed by others and provides recommendations for improvement. Forecasts and plans resource requirements also authorize deviations from standards. Leads functional or segment teams or projects provide explanations and information to others on the most complex issues. Motivates and inspires other team members
• Ability to communicate effectively to all levels in the organization a strong, quantitative skill set and the ability to think and communicate with well-supported data. Poise and self-control under pressure
• Responsibilities will also include conducting kick-off meetings to communicate individual roles and project deliverables, ensure that the project team members have the tools and training required to perform effectively. Monitor projects on an ongoing basis, evaluating progress and quality, managing issue resolution process and taking corrective action as necessary.
• Responsible for deployment of projects and risk management processes and escalating issues where necessary. Analyze reports to develop trends to help identify future opportunities and be proactive with solutions to the business. Evaluate recommendations relating to business opportunities, investments. Lead the post-implementation review evaluating project results, including client satisfaction.

Confidential, San Antonio, TX

IT Project Manager

Responsibilities:

• Initiate, lead and manage complex, multiple deployment projects to deliver business change and competitive advantage, managing the budgets, time lines, development teams, and deliverables through entire project life cycles documentation and workflows.
• Project Deployment Manager PeopleSoft 9.1 projects through full life cycle; developing resilient project plans and managing all risk associated with each project.
• Setting priorities, developing work schedules, monitoring progress towards project goals, tracking project details, data, information and activities in relation to project reporting and auditing.
• Created project strategies with stake holders, setting goals, creating and implementing action plans and evaluating the processes and results in relation to the key performance indicators (KPI’s)
• Provide Information Technology read-outs to senior leadership teams and finance stakeholders with regular project performance status, variances to plan, and identification of corrective actions
• Prepare and initiate ‘outsource’ teams to work onsite at Developer sites to ensure effective project development, particularly on ‘critical’ projects. Also ensure minimal impact on project quality and ensuring that inter-site communication is carried out effectively.
• Collating data and relating it to performance planning process, looking at historical data and relate the timeline to improve current project work, so as to deliver project to budget and project delivery on time
• Established leading teams towards the attainment of strategic process improvement and superior service delivery, accomplished the seamless delivery of multiple customer facing migrations from US to India.

Confidential, Woodlands, TX

Project Release Manager/HR/HCM/Configuration Management

Responsibilities:

• Managed Configuration integration SAP 6.0 and Workbrain system upgrade 4.1 - 5.1 projects directed toward strategic business and other organizational objectives through the complete SDLC and WBS.
• Project definition - including assumptions, risks, constraints, stakeholder’s identification, etc. Scope definition, management & prioritization - including creation and management of SOWs, contracts, etc. (as applicable)
• Schedule creation & management Budget development, analysis & management Estimating - costs, resources, schedule, etc. Deliverables tracking, reviews, etc.
• Issue & risk management - including issues / risk identification, response planning, escalation, etc. Critical thinking and analysis Resource / team management - Collaboration, conflict management, managing contractors & supplemental staff, etc.
• Managed projects throughout project life cycles (Design, Build, Test & Cutover phases).
• Release management - including effective collaboration / partnering, setting & managing expectations, productive & timely communications between internal stakeholders (PLM, Q/A, Application Engineering, Sales, Hardware & Software groups, etc.)
• Client management - including collaboration, setting and managing expectations, regular & timely communications, etc.
• QA Management of Unit Testing, Functional Testing, Interface Testing, Stress and User Acceptance Testing (UAT), Integration Testing, System Testing, GUI Testing, Regression Testing and Business Objects
• Global Rollouts- lead team consultants for payroll time and attendance solutions (FI-CO, GL, AP, AR, AA, CCA, PC, IO, PA, PCA).
• Maintains collaborative working relationship with business partners, IS services (database, data center, servers, desktop, networking, security), and software vendors.
• Define and initiate projects, and assign Project Managers to manage cost, schedule, and performance of component projects, while working to ensure the ultimate success and acceptance of the program.

Confidential, Los Angeles, CA

Project Manager

Responsibilities:

• Oversee configuration of systems analysis and create recommendations for customization of risk management automation through 2 full SDLC implementations, including Design and Go-live.
• Elicit detailed functional requirements and translate into technical specifications, especially in regards to SAP FICO modules; create and maintain the HRIS/ERP strategy, vision, and roadmap.
• Analyze and document workflow, current business processes, business and financial governance controls, audit requirements, and management reporting requirements.
• Model business and technical concepts with flow charts, state charts, use cases, system flow diagrams, UI mock-ups, logical database design, etc.
• Assess the cost/benefit of recommended process changes. Develop strategies to improve timeliness of information and overall efficiency.
• Propose system solutions for HR, managers, employees, applicants, and other stakeholders utilizing Workbrain, SAP, LFSO applications and web-based technologies.
• Lead and manage execution of HRIS strategies, LFSO schedules, HR processes, and guidelines to build strong Workbrain HRIS practices. Drive process improvement initiatives using structured methodologies.
• Implement FICO with multiple company codes in various countries using multiple currencies.
• Collaborate with business and IT teams; assist the testing team with definition, documentation, and execution of test scenarios and scripts.
• Coordinate with user community to help facilitate best use of the system, and provide training and post-implementation support to business users.

Confidential, Phoenix, AZ

Project Manager

Responsibilities:

• Managed the development and deployment of new applications, systems software, and/or enhancements to existing applications throughout the enterprise.
• Developed project documentation including project scope agreements, software development plans, detailed functional requirements, validation test plans, and software requirements specifications.
• Created database design documents, system evaluation documents, configuration management plans, quality assurance plans, security plans, and closeout plans.
• Prepared status reports, meeting notes, and risk management plans and formally liaised with management.
• Performed and supervised software QA for manual testing on project enhancements and “bug” fixes.
• Developed business processes and narratives to ensure compliance with Sarbanes-Oxley (SOX)
• Provided post-implementation support to business users and ensured business processes were appropriate.

Confidential, Houston, TX

QA Test Lead / Release Manager

Responsibilities:

• Created pay rules for over 26 government agencies with more than 286 calculation groups to ensure government agencies are paid correctly through the Workbrain application.
• Gathered user requirements, analyzed/defined business processes, and prepared implementation plan.
• Developed SAP functional specifications for Forms, Reports, Interfaces, Conversion and Enhancements.
• Participated in meetings including management reporting, design/peer reviews, and user acceptance reviews.
• Designed and configured SAP deployment and ensured proper implementation of components.
• Analyzed data from legacy system(s) in order to determine proper transformation of data for use in SAP.
• Worked with users, business and technical stakeholders on defining revisions to existing SAP production system.
• Supported unit and system testing for the SAP implementation and provided end user support.

Confidential, Daytona Beach, FL

Sr. Business Analyst / Project Manager Manufacturing

Responsibilities:

• Managed 20 functional and technical consultants implementing Workbrain to manage time & labor metrics for various divisions & unions across 300 locations and 17,000 employees.
• Participated in kickoff, analysis, functional specification, configuration, design, testing, and change execution.
• Prepared reports, analyzed sales statistics, and tested and analyzed system configuration.
• Completed projects on-time within strict timelines and budget requirements; secured $2M annual savings for Confidential in labor, manufacturing and scheduling costs.
• Managed implementation of retail labor scheduling and time and attendance applications.
• Delivered and maintained Workbrain, Tomax and PeopleSoft applications clients at regional locations (50 locations in the Jacksonville, Florida, area and 900+ remote locations).
• Implemented and supported Workbrain 4.1 and 5.0 Time and Attendance and CMI time clocks.
• Deployed and tested Fastlane application which saved Waste Management $5M annually.