SUMMARY:

• Over 17 years of experience within Information Technology in a variety of roles
• Strong analytical and problem solving skills and the understanding of the software development lifecycle
• Demonstrated proficiency to simultaneously handle a large and diverse number of projects with tact, cooperation and persistence.
• Highly organized self - starter with ability to prioritize and manage multiple tasks
• Experienced working in large matrix organizations
• Experienced in working with major clients such as Confidential, Target and Confidential

TECHNICAL SKILLS:

• Microsoft Office 2013
• Outlook
• PowerPoint
• Visio
• Excel
• Project
• Clarity
• PPM
• SharePoint
• Lotus Notes WebEx
• Quality Center and Adobe Acrobat

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:

Confidential, Eagan, MN

Jr. Project Manager/Sr Program Control Analyst

• Maintained the monthly detailed financial rollup for twenty one projects which totaled over $118M + for the Polaris Program (eCommerce, Airport Customer Services and Sales)
• Reconciliation third party invoices
• Maintained resource forecasting, actual spend, and burn rates
• Updated several project plans in PPM that had multiple deliverables
• Produced daily defect reports from Quality Center as well as follow up on weekly Issues, Change Requests, Risk reports, checkpoint reviews and Steering Committee Deck
• Configured, Administrated, Maintained and Troubleshot the SharePoint site for the Projects
• Worked closely with Program/Project Managers to ensure monthly forecasts, weekly status and progress trackers were up to date and accurate.

Confidential, St Louis Park, MN

Global Portfolio Coordinator through Analyst International Corporation

• Maintained a list of work requests kept on the Global Infrastructure Hosting Services Fulfillment SharePoint site.
• Reviewed requests on a regular basis to ensure the requests reflected the correct phase, meeting timelines indicated and current status was provided
• Provided acknowledgement and scheduling correspondence for all work requests submitted to Global Infrastructure Hosting Service for Fulfillment

Confidential, Eden Prairie, MN

Transitional Support Staff through Pro Staff

• Assisted the Merchandising department with incorporating fourteen newly acquired stores into Confidential ’s current database systems.
• Create ad hoc reports for management, entered pertinent information for weekly ads and worked on special projects

Confidential, Minneapolis, MN

Project Coordinator though HTC Global Services, Inc.

• Assisted in managing multiple projects for the Supply Chain Group using their project management tool. (Clarity)
• Worked closely with Project Managers/Business Analyst to ensure all required documentation was reviewed and approved using current methodology
• Ran project portfolio reports, top initiative and milestone reports and discussed issues with Project Managers

Confidential, Minnetonka, MN

Senior Analyst Business Consultant

• Main point of contact for the Project Management Office regarding the status of projects from initiation to funding approvals.
• Maintained pipeline of all projects for several business units
• Facilitated the weekly Architecture Meeting and ensured all documentation was reviewed, assigned and timelines were agreed to for return documentation to meet Service Level Agreements.
• Acted as liaison with the Business Project Management Office to ensure we met our Service Level Agreements
• Ensured all project documentation complied with corporate policies and guidelines

Confidential, Minneapolis, MN

Project Coordinator though Analysts International Consulting

• Assisted in managing multiple projects for the Store Development Group
• Researched business needs, explored solutions, ensured up-to date documentation and confirmed communications and training needs were met.
• Created status reports and maintained issue an risk reports for projects
• Facilitated weekly meetings to review project tasks/issues/risks/schedule
• Provided support to the Store Architecture team and management.

Confidential, Eden Prairie, MN

Commissions Analyst

• Prepared bi-weekly commission statements for agents and managing general agents.
• Researched and provided resolutions for commission inquiries from managing general agents.
• Provided audit trail for department accountability and historical reference.

Confidential, Richfield, MN

Financial Analyst

• Accumulated and analyzed data and documentation with regards to all Capital and Expense Projects initiated within all business units
• Assisted with the direction of the Oracle database with emphasis on monthly tracking of costs, comparing actuals costs to projected costs, providing backup documentation when necessary, distributing numbers to appropriate departments, and closing projects upon completion.
• Streamlined projects for consistency with budget constraints established by management.
• Administered accuracy of project documentation, cost statements, signoffs and maintenance of the Business Unit’s portfolio
• Project planning, project tracking, performance tracking, project reviews, mentoring project managers on Niku workbench
• Revamping project information documentation for department use.
• Managed the department’s project management/time reporting database.
• Performed data analysis and audit checks using internally generated reports. Generated weekly/monthly reports for management/department.
• Took charge of project management procedures to insure consistency and integrity of data, which resulted in accurate reporting.
• Sensitivity in handling confidential matters, including privileged communications, records and entering payroll for employees.
• Maintained Best Buy’s vendor/contractor agreements