Summary:

Versatile IT Project Management Professional with expertise in building IT PMOs, and implementing Business Intelligence tools for ad hoc query and analysis, dashboards, enterprise reporting, mobile analytics, scorecards, and predictive analytics. Business strategist with ability to simultaneously manage multiple a portfolio of multimillion-dollar enterprise projects. Focused on aligning business goals with technology solutions to drive process improvements, competitive advantage, and bottom-line gains. Collaborative communicator continually focused on building relationships and promoting synergy across business lines to drive positive organizational change management, comprehensive business approaches, and enhanced profitability. Experienced in leading complex, cross functional and distributed teams with diverse skill sets and reporting structures in a matrixed organizations.

Areas of Expertise include:

Confidential

IT PROJECT MANAGER CONTRACT

Lead the conversion of Legacy Cobol Student Information System to Windows .Net, web-based solution for second largest school district in the US. Responsible for planning project timelines, managing scope, resources and risks. Delivered regular communication of project status, risks and mitigation strategies to the PMO.

Key Accomplishments:

• Management of a cross-functional team, including 12 Technical Project Managers and 125 diverse team members SSRS, SSIS and .Net developers. SMEs, Technical Analysts, and QAs .
• Facilitated the transition from Waterfall to Agile software development methodology.
• Implemented 4-weeks Sprints, leveraging organizational resources to meet project backlog needs, to identify risks and to remove barriers.
• Utilized Team Foundation Server TFS and SharePoint to manage the tasks boards, product backlog and project artifacts.
• Budget: 125M Duration: 30 mos. Resources: 150 onsite off-shore Project Teams: 10 - 16 per Sprint

Confidential

IT PROJECT MANAGER CONTRACT

Successfully directed a portfolio of ERP projects on schedule and in budget. Managed strategic relationships with customer's executive leadership team and remote technical resources. Provided timely status reports to executive management, public school clients and their respective school boards.

Key Accomplishments:

• Oversaw large-scale Agile software implementation and data migration projects, transitioning from legacy COBOL systems to .NET web-based student information systems, for numerous educational institutions across the US.
• Deployed and integrated Microsoft Project Portfolio Management Solution and Content Management System CRM .
• Budget: 25M Duration: 6 mos. Resources: 40 remote Projects: 8 - 10 Customer Sites

Confidential

Senior IT Project Manager Contract

Managed all aspects of complex large-scale Pharmaceutical IT projects. Oversaw the delivery on schedule and in budget. Served as the primary point of contact for internal and external stakeholders, including the FDA.

KEY ACCOMPLISHMENTS:

• Supervised implementation of information systems connecting 170,000 pharmacies across the county.
• Managed Agile software development and deployment of a retail REMS web-based .NET application.
• Budget: 5M Duration: 8 mos. Resources: 60 onsite Projects: 2 - 3

Confidential

IT Project Manager Contract

Successfully directed ERP projects on schedule in budget. Developed and fostered long-term relationships with staff and technical resources. Provided timely status reports to executive management and clients.

Key Accomplishments:

• Facilitated organizational change management for client, SchoolNet, a web-based student information system. Developed a PMO and deployed PMI and Agile methodologies to facilitate process improvements.
• Budget: 45M Duration: 8 mos. Resources: 80 remote Projects: 4 - 8 Customer Sites

Confidential

VP, IT Product Manager

Led teams of developers, database administrators, infrastructure architects, system engineers, QA professionals, business analyst, and designers in developing 60 websites for small to medium-size businesses. Worked closely with customer to define business and technical requirements.

Key Accomplishments:

• Combined innovation products and consulting services to help clients transform their business and gain even more value from the Internet marketing investment.
• Provided enablement services to help clients automate end-to-end, event driven workflows and enhance the user's online experience.
• Budget: 2M Duration: 36 mos. Resources: 25 remote Projects: 60

Confidential

VP, IT Program Implementation

Executed the strategic planning for a proprietary handheld device for a hybrid graduate degree program in close collaboration with large public schools districts in the Chicago and Dallas metropolitan areas.

Key Accomplishments:

• Led and managed the implementation of a content management system Blackboard , a learning management system eCollege , a student information system CampusVue , and a database management system SharePoint .
• Engineered mutually beneficial partnerships between educators and school districts to underwrite the Master's Degree programs with staff development funds.
• Synthesized accreditation criteria, state agency regulations, federal laws and pending legal documents to restore the college's accreditations.
• Budget: 225M Duration: 24 mos. Resources: 120 onsite and offshore Projects: 6 - 8 Customer Sites
• Previous work experience includes Sr. Business Analysis API/CVS and IT Professor UOP, LACC, MCC .