Project Manager Resume Englewood, CO - Hire IT People

SUMMARY:

Information Technology expert with 15+ years of experience in project management, crisis resolution, business analysis, and hands - on software development background.
Strong yet flexible leader with the ability to manage and motivate distributed teams under aggressive delivery timeframes.
Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, adaptability and analytical capabilities.
Detail-oriented, results-driven and organized team player with strong critical thinking skills and passion for exceeding client expectations.
Specialist in managing high-budget ($1.5M+), mission-critical business initiatives
Proven track record of delivering complex technical implementations/upgrades to most demanding stakeholders (primarily on C-suite level):
Experience with various software design and development methodologies (Waterfall, Agile, RUP)
PMP certification in progress

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PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:

Confidential, Englewood, CO

Project Manager

Responsibilities:

Led cross-functional teams to successful completion of Time and Material and Per Member Per Month projects while managing project budgets
Team composition was both onshore and international, and included DBAs, developers, Network, Security, environment managers, service delivery managers, sales account executes, and delivery directors
Developed project schedules, communication plans, strategic outcome matrices, Go Live plans, as well as conducted meetings and maintained meeting minutes
Coordinated resources responsible for architecture design, batch processes, EDI processing, custom code development and installations, and product configuration per clients’ specifications
Responsible for risk management, executive reports and communications regarding environment builds, batches, custom code deployments, EDI, and hot fixes
Managed client expectations on in scope/out of scope, and any project scope changes via billable and non-billable change requests
Managed resource rates and hours, and approved invoices
Worked with clients’ third-party vendors such as claims clearinghouses (Emdeon/Change Healthcare), print production and fulfillment services (Clarity), EOB/EOP/ID cards production (RedCard) and others, to define interfaces and implement successful integration with TriZetto systems

Confidential, Highlands Ranch, CO

Project Manager

Responsibilities:

Introduced and managed repeatable and auditable procedures for handling software releases leading to greater system stability, increased client satisfaction and major improvements in business (client base has increased 30% on my watch)
Implemented and enforced project management discipline to ensure awareness of existing system issues, full transparency and audit compliance
Pioneered, championed and managed initiative to automate application testing, leading to reducing manual work by 80% while dramatically increasing accuracy
Quickly became a Subject Matter Expert on the supported applications and communicated with executives, clients and vendors to manage their expectations regarding system capabilities and pain points, and ensure full buy-in on new initiatives and effective collaboration
Pioneered and led post-mortem/lessons learned reviews after each software release to ensure constant process improvement

Confidential, Greenwood Village, CO

Lead Business Systems Analyst

Responsibilities:

Directed and managed planning, requirements gathering, development and testing efforts for highly visible initiatives
Successfully managed project change requests by a wide variety of stakeholders within the organization (operations, sales, marketing, accounting, and legal)
Served as a Subject Matter Expert on financial data batch processes
Collaborated with division executives, business stakeholders, other Subject Matter Experts and software architects to define new system features, uncover old system pain points and shape new system functionality
Analyzed complex financial data through entity relationship diagrams and SQL queries to determine targets for application improvement, and advocated for changes before company management

Confidential, Denver, CO

Project Manager

Responsibilities:

Led mission-critical integration project of mutual fund data between Thomson and Lipper (a Reuters company)
Performed oversight and management of planning, resourcing and risks associated with the project
Tasked with evaluating existing issues, estimating work efforts and managing system delivery roadmaps

Confidential, Highlands Ranch, CO

Project Manager

Responsibilities:

Managed daily project efforts, including defining existing issues, scoping new work and estimating delivery schedules
Responsible for preparation and delivery of executive-level program status presentations
Implemented Program Management Office principles as best industry practice adapted for the unique needs of stakeholders and customers within organization
Defined and planned test efforts, including resourcing, detailed test cases and requirements to execute them

Confidential, Greenwood Village, CO

Business Analyst/ Senior Programmer Analyst

Responsibilities:

As Subject Matter Expert, prepared feasibility studies of ‘to-be’ processes and analyzed user requests for enhancements
Defined project scope, performed time and resource estimation, developed project plans and software development tasks breakdown
Defined detailed application requirements, architecture and design
Maintained project requirements and documentation