SUMMARY

Project Manager with over 20 years of business and systems management experience in positions of increasing responsibility, supporting client/server and mainframe environments with enterprise architecture and data warehousing capability. Demonstrated ability to plan and implement projects, manage budgets and organizational resources producing results that provide superior technical design, deliver operational efficiencies and significant savings. Business/technical experience is complemented by a MBA in Economics, an MS in Organizational Behavior, and knowledge of Project Management Methodologies e.g. PMI, Summit, Six Sigma, CMMi and Andersen Consulting's project tools .

STRENGTHS

• Project Management
• Business/Systems Analysis
• Process Improvement
• Cost Benefit Analysis
• Organizational Development
• Supervision
• Vendor Negotiations
• Hardware and Software Evaluations
• Management Reporting
• Large scale conversions
• Resource Planning/Budgeting
• Proposal Writing

EXPERIENCE:

Confidential

Project manager

• Execute plans for a application reconciliation effort targeted at consolidating UTAS servers
• Work with Infrastructure and Business teams to process over 700 Windows servers.

Confidential

Program Manager

• Managed project status using MS PowerPoint and Clarity reporting to oversee project delivery and the 8.1 M program budget. Also, prepared monthly Program Level reporting for management
• Managed a program that included a collection of 24 Enterprise Quality Assurance projects in the areas of DevOps, Continuous Improvement, Test Data Remediation and Process Improvement
• Developed reporting metrics to consolidate the program reporting

Confidential

Project Manager

• Managed a portfolio of infrastructure projects including physical and virtual server installations, storage frame refresh, memory and CPU upgrades.
• Coordinated roll out of a PC Connected, SCSP, HBGary and GigaTrust software upgrades.
• Facilitated the upgrade of 150 servers to new EMC VNX storage technology using VPLEX.
• Managed a web applications migration to new server technology
• Supervised a pilot of Overland NAS storage devices at field offices to provide additional storage.
• Managed large teams with 15-20 members.

Confidential

Project Manager/Consultant

• Developed and executed enterprise life cycle project plans spanning multiple business units
• Managed a diverse project team of five 5 : Architect, Business Analyst, QA, Technical Analysts
• Adhered to strict Enterprise Life Cycle guidelines for project execution

Confidential

Senior Project Manager/Consultant

• Executed Project Plans for Wintel development of an web based Study Guide Ordering System
• Developed a training plan to support a conversion from Lotus Notes to Microsoft Outlook
• Used Agile planning approach to managed monthly application updates for a reporting system for the State of Florida
• Project manager for a demonstration of QlikView reporting software for automating report capability
• Coordinated Business Continuity Process for disaster recovery

Confidential

PM/Consultant

• Coordinated LoadRunner performance testing for a corporate-wide compliance tutorial
• Utilized business and systems planning expertise to develop a Statement of Work, Project Plans, Resource Estimates and Test Requirements for a Property Casualty Underwriting Rating System.

Confidential

Project Manager/Consultant

• Developed a cost benefit estimate for re-platforming mainframe COBOL systems to a Service Orientated Architecture SOA using .NetCOBOL on a Wintel based platform Windows and Intel .
• Updated IT strategy document to include a comparison between replatforming and a complete system reengineering with SOA, and Web Services .Net

Confidential

Project Manager/Consultant

• Managed the implementation of a Business Objects Reporting system in support of corporate training.
• Directed a core IT team for a Power2Learn training management system, resolving long standing technical issue, focusing on tightening systems controls and testing, improving processes and developing best practices .
• Actively participated in Pfizer's rigorous change management process to insure FDA compliance
• Successfully increased vendor responsiveness for delivering program fixes and consistent support

Confidential

Project Manager/Consultant

• Developed Statement of Work, Project Plans and resource requests for SAS Server Consolidations for upgrading to the latest SAS software platform and reduce licensing across the Pfizer computing environment
• Identify, evaluate, coordinate and schedule server migrations with business and technical staff

Confidential

Project Manager/Consultant

• Managed the automation of a Fee Billing System for better fee collection, reporting and administration
• Facilitated eDelivery Project, for electronic distribution of customer statements 15 ROI
• Mapped out a process for evaluating and completing projects that are less than 50,000
• Utilized Summit project management tool, ING's Enterprise Architecture, IA3 and data warehouse structure to manage projects, for expanding and extending application and data access capability

Confidential

Financial Project Manager/Consultant

• Maintained project budgets, MS project plans and time reporting for multi-phase application upgrade
• Developed monthly management and project control reporting process

Confidential

Project Manager

• Developed detailed project plan and design documents for a Claims Reconciliation system
• Facilitated Joint Application Design sessions for developing detailed Cognos reporting requirements

Confidential

Consultant

• Developed a Business Impact Analysis for a Disaster Recovery plan for the entire organization
• Monitored the implementation of an data warehouse system for Accounting functions

Confidential

Owner/Developer

• Developed business and marketing plans for Internet business
• Managed a website for marketing upscale Italian bicycles

Confidential

Project Manager/Consultant

• Developed a Process Guidebook, documenting the organizational workflow, Best Practices , process standards, developing process improvement recommendations for a Customer Solutions team responsible for delivering end-to-end PC, voice and data capability for business users
• Presented project summary and recommendations to upper management, resulting in another assignment
• Led a process improvement team in developing a consolidated application profile for standardizing project and application data sharing for technical teams within the Systems Division.

Confidential

Project Manager/Consultant

• Consulting to Travelers Insurance, coordinating the project plan portfolio for a corporate divestiture
• Developed and maintained MS Project portfolio for a large a corporate divestiture
• Coordinated the planning, tracking and reporting activities for 22 business and technical teams

Confidential

Project Manager

• Managed internal and client projects utilizing SEI/CMM methodology. Left as part of corporate downsizing
• Directed an application conversion assessment, providing technical recommendations for Pfizer
• Participated in developing a server architecture to structure and manage an application server for SAS programming, user access document sharing
• Led the recruiting efforts for the department and identified training/staffing requirements
• Managed a project team to develop an on-line SAS training guide to enhance new staff development
• Worked with off-shore development team to coordinate project deliverables
• Actively participated in proposal development and customer prospecting
• Completed extensive CMMi training program

Confidential

Director: Client Support Strategy

• Directed project plans for an enterprise wide system roll out of a client/server software upgrade to consolidate and simplify operating environment for an AWD Imaging and Workflow System
• Identified improvement opportunities and executed project plans for updating a Customer Information System for accessing data on mainframe, client/server and Internet systems
• Developed a strategy for replacing an AWD Imaging and Workflow System to leverage current technology e.g. Filenet, Optika, Bantec to meet anticipated business requirements
• Created guidelines for implementing Optical Storage for an AWD Imaging and Workflow System serving Insurance and Annuities Applications Outlined a process for converting microfiche documents to electronic image for retrieval by the Imaging and Workflow system
• Interfaced with vendors and corporate attorneys for billing, contract and legal issues

Confidential

Senior Consultant

• Automated Agent Desktop system built with Small Talk
• performance characteristics of a large scale conversion to new multi-state billing system
• expanded user log-ons, saving the client about 30,000 in operational costs
• Succession Planning software, negotiating with the vendor for additional up front support and
• A wide range of consulting assignments for Fortune 500 companies GE Capital, MetLife Allstate
• Lead team responsible for developing a client pilot to demonstrate, evaluate and recommend HR
• Developed an automated capacity planning model of a critical Batch job stream to validate
• Directed the development of a multi-platform client/server performance testing environment for an
• Developed a client/server technical architecture for a Filenet imaging and workflow system for MetLife
• Participated in the proposal development process for Filenet Imaging and Workflow systems Wang, Metlife