SUMMARY

• Senior Professional with 20 Years Project / Program management experience in the private and public sectors; with a track record of managing all aspects of Business and IT strategy, processes, and implementation.
• Confidential has directed several complex projects, responsible for all functions including the startup and management of Project Management Offices (PMO); developing new Applications; and being responsible for the selection and implementation of a broad range of information technology systems.
• Proactive and versatile manager experienced in applying information technology to business needs.
• Strong planning and organizational skills for managing projects.
• Able to communicate at all levels of an organization to determine needs and goals, streamline operations, and convey complex information in simple terms.

TECHNICAL SKILLS

• Microsoft Project Professional and Server 2007/2010/2013
• PlanView
• Primavera
• ReqPro
• IBM Rational
• ClearQuest
• DB2
• IMS
• Informix
• Oracle
• SQL and MS Access Visual Basic.Net
• Visual C++.Net
• C++
• COBOL
• COBOL II / III
• PL1
• ALC
• JAVA
• Asp.Net
• EDI (Banking
• Department of Defense) SAP - Migrating Legacy Data
• SAP 101

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Independent W2 Contractor

Confidential

Responsibilities:

• Oversaw implementation of the Upgrade 4.0 to existing clients.
• Responsible for the selling and implementation of the School Trust Benefit Tracking system to new clients. Responsible for Contract negotiations, Statement of Work (SOW), planning, project scheduling, Project and Application documentation, data conversion, training and follow - up.
• Benefits Logging system by School Corporations / Trusts, Census by School Corporation, Funding / Appropriations Tracking for Self-funding, sending out notifications, tracking Claim Issues, Custom Reporting, Historical data, automated Back-up and Restore capabilities.

Sr. Project Manager

Confidential, Atlanta, Ga

Responsibilities:

• Setting direction for the replacement of 351 Remote Data Storage Servers located state wide. Project was responsible for replacing 10-year-old Remote Windows 2006 Storage Servers with one of 3 solutions, depending on the size of the location’s files and usage. 1. Migrate Server’s data to to Centralized Dell Isilon Server, 2. Replace server with SharePoint / One Drive or 3. replacement of the server with new Remote site. With Centralized files being backed up to a Cloud Pool. Last step in the process, involved removal of the old server and shedding it’s hard drive.
• Disaster Recovery Testing - Recovery of Servers and restoring of the Databases for 7 Agencies being tested for the 2019 Disaster Recovery Test, within 48 hours from the start of the Test Period. Preparation for the addition of 2 additional Agencies for the 2020 Disaster Recovery testing.
• First step in the Disaster Recovery Testing was to migrate the IBM Disaster Recovery Center from Colorado to the Confidential .
• Installation of an Oracle PCA (Private Cloud Appliance). The PCA will be used to replace aging Linux servers.

Sr. Project Manager

Confidential

Responsibilities:

• Worked in the Sales and Financial Portfolio Group (North America and South America).
• Responsible for multiple projects, with budgets from $300,000.00 to 2.5 Million dollars. Led Requirements Gathering sessions, documented and prioritize the Business Requirements; worked with Sourcing to onboard resources as needed, design and workflows, lead development, testing; including Application Validation and implementation of Sales Reports, and Business Data. Worked with the Business SMEs to develop User Test Plans and Test Cases. Tracked and reported status of the projects to PMO Management, weekly using Plainview and Stakeholders via weekly and monthly Stakeholder meetings.
• Daily Sales Reporting by Sales Team, Region and Product. Additional reporting by Individual Sales Representative, reporting by Invoice and Orders Pending. Using Sales Data, extracted from the Business Sales Warehouse, data was loaded daily to Salesforce to preformatted reports to be accessed by the Sales Representative and Team Leaders, via Laptops, Tablets and Mobile Phones.
• LatAm Consolidated Sales Reporting - new Data Warehouse containing Central and South America Sales data. Data used to build Daily Sales Reports by Product, Country and Sales District.
• Decommission and Optimization of SAP systems. - Lead effort for the design, developed business objects in the Zimmer Biomet's new SAP environment and servers thereby helping with decommissioning of multiple SAP BW systems. In addition the team, developed HANA reporting views to replace existing dated reports, Optimized several HANA views and Process chains in the new system.
• Monitored effort to move multiple European groups from their previous company’s SAP Concur (Travel / Expenses) systems to the Zimmer Biomet SAP Concur system. Effort reduced the number of duplicate systems and improved the tracking of Travel and Expense costs.
• Led the selection and installation of Contract Management System for US, South American and Asian Legal groups. Providing Cloud storage for existing Contracts, Legal Documentation, also providing new Contracts on request. Set-up access by region, and customized to meet the region’s regulatory needs. Second phase added system to the Zimmer Biomet’s SSO solution
• Alphabet system for documenting Mission and Business Critical applications, files and System flows.

Project Manager / Managing Partner

Confidential, Indianapolis, IN

Responsibilities:

• Led Requirement Gathering sessions with Trustees and Benefit clerks. Developed design and new workflow; worked with developers to implement requirements and new enhancements.
• Responsible for the marketing and selling of the School Trust Benefit Tracking system, Contract negotiations, Statement of Work (SOW), planning, project scheduling, Project and Application documentation, resource allocation, budget, implementation, training and follow-up.
• Used for Benefits Logging by School Corporations / Trusts, Census by School Corporation, Funding / Appropriations Tracking for Self-funding, sending out notifications, tracking Claim Issues, Custom Reporting, Historical data, automated Back-up and Restore capabilities.

Sr. Project Manager

Confidential, Indianapolis, IN

Responsibilities:

• Led Requirements Gathering sessions, documented and prioritize the Business Requirements; documented design and workflow, worked with IT Resources to develop the IT Requirements, oversaw development, testing and implementation of 2016 Life and Disability products. Worked with the Business SMEs to develop System and User Acceptance Test Plans and Test Cases; documented and tracked Test Defects to their resolution.
• Mentored the Dental team as they were working to use Scrum, for their second project.
• Coordinated the migration of select Life and Disability and Dental groups from Legacy systems to new Platforms.
• Responsible for project planning, Issue and Risk tracking; documenting and tracking Test Defects to their resolution. Using Rational to track defects; MS Project Server (2013) for Project Plans, MS SharePoint 2013, MS Office 2010, MS Visio 2010 and PlanView for Budget, scheduling and status.

Sr. Project Manager

Confidential, Bloomington, IL

Responsibilities:

• Oversaw Upgrade of the LifeSuite Portal from Version 5.0 to Version 8.0. Responsible for customization, installation of new Servers, implement and populate restructured Database, coordinating with the Software Vendor, working with the Business and IT Resources to develop Test Plans and Test Cases; developing the Test environment, scheduling Business resources for training and testing, tracking and reporting defects.
• Mentored the Vendor as they worked their first project transiting from waterfall to Scrum
• Oversaw Knowledge Capture for multiple Legacy systems transitioning to Offshore Support. Responsible for scheduling Applications to be addressed, scheduling of Business and IT SMEs for sessions with the Consultants, arranging for electronic copies of Application Documentation to be made available to the Offshore resources, scheduled transition for On-call schedule.
• Responsible for project planning, Issue and Risk tracking; documenting and tracking Test Defects to their resolution. Using Primavera, MS Office 2010, and MS Visio 2010.

Sr. Business / IT Project Manager

Confidential, Indianapolis, Indiana

Responsibilities:

• Musculoskeletal Surgical claims are extracted for a 3rd Party Vendor Claim review for incorrect procedure codes and services not rendered. Claims and Doctor Notes are taken from the WGS (west coast) and the FACETS (Midwest) systems, sent to a 3rd party Vendor for review. Tracked status of the claims, to ensure timely payment of the claim; updated claims with changes found during the review; including explanations.
• Responsible for finalizing and documenting the scope. Led sessions developing Business and IT requirements, documenting new requirements, workflows and creating new flowcharts, overseeing design, development and testing for the Focused Surgery Claim Review.
• Mentored the Vendor Payment and WGS Claims team as they transitioned from waterfall to Scrum.
• Worked with the Confidential Provider Network Group and Legal resources to coordinate the roll-out of the new Claim Review process to Confidential Providers. Responsible for the selection of the message, media, updating the Provider Website, scheduling rollout for each state; as well as addressing concerns and questions from the Provider Groups.
• Worked with Confidential Vendor Management resources to designed and implement Vendor Payment systems and reporting, covering Per Member and Percentage of Savings payments for 3rd Party Vendors.
• Responsible for budget, project planning, Application Validation, Test Plans and implementation of the requirements. Used MS Project Server (2013) for Project Plans, MS SharePoint 2013, MS Office 2010, MS Visio 2010, and PlanView for Budget, time tracking, status; and Rational for defect and resolution tracking.

Sr. Project Manager/ Program Manager

Confidential, Dover, New Jersey

Responsibilities:

• Contract negotiations, developed new business and expanded product line with focus on Army Business Transformation efforts in line with vision of Army ERP Enterprise Solution objectives. Identified and responded to several Request for Proposals (RFI) and Request for Information (RFI).
• Meet weekly with Functional resources to review current projects, determine new requirements, review priorities, resource planning and scheduling. Ensure adherence to master plans and schedules; develops solutions to program problems, and directs work of resources assigned to programs engaged in technical solution activities.
• Responsible for overseeing the eNOVA ERP Program (Procurements, FM SRM, PLM, FM, BI/BW, SQL / Oracle Development, Reporting, Portals, Help Desk).
• Responsible for the developing and documenting the Functional and IT requirements, new workflows, design and implementation of the ERP system - E-Sourcing for the Picatinny Engineering Center. E-Sourcing is used by the Engineering Center to submit blueprints to pre-selected Vendors for bids, reviewing the bids and select vendor to produce the needed parts; with payment for services made by Credit Card. System reduced time for securing parts from 90 days to one week.
• PEO AMMO (BI/BW, Databases, Security, Portals, Employee Self Service (ESS) / Manager Self Service (MSS), reporting, and PEO AMMO Web site).
• AESIP ERP Support and Processing Hub for Army SAPs (BI/ BW, Databases, MDM, Performed Data Cleansing on the CCR (Vendor data), Security, Help Desk, Reporting, EDI Transaction Hub, Master Data and Infrastructure implementation / upgrades) teams. Responsible for project to implement new AESIP web site.
• Responsible for budget, schedules, documentation, expenses and time tracking; using MS Project Server (2010) for Project Plans, MS Office 2010, and MS Visio 2010.