SUMMARY:

• 15+ years of IT project and product lifecycle management.
• 8+ years leading development of SaaS/PaaS products, ecommerce, mobile, BI and Analytics
• Agile: 8 years leading Agile projects. Implemented Agile framework at Confidential .
• Coached, trained, and mentored Scrum teams.
• Scrum Master: Led sprint planning sessions, retrospectives, daily standup, user story sizing, Agile coaching and executive communication. Facilitated communication between the business and technology teams. Removed obstacles from Sprint progress.
• Product Manager: Defined product roadmap and tactical plans based on strategic vision. Created Product Backlog, epics, user stories, requirements, KPI metrics, marketing, user acceptance criteria
• Leadership/Communication: Energetic leader who is not afraid to roll up his sleeves. Enjoys the team environment of Agile projects and bringing IT and the business together to create revenue - generating outcomes.

EXPERTISE AREA:

Product Management and Innovation:

• Align Product Requirements with Company’s Strategic Roadmap
• Translate Voice of Customer into Product Requirements
• Proof of Concept and UX Prototype Development
• Create Actionable BI Dashboards from Product Data Analytics
• Business Process Optimization
• Define Measurable Product KPI’s and Project Goals
• Locally Hosted and Cloud Data Architecture Design
• Mobile Design - Server-based Responsive Design

Project Management and Product Development:

• Agile Scrum Master
• Product and Project Backlog Grooming
• RFP/RFI Authoring and Vendor Selection
• Internal/External Cross-Functional Team Management
• Work Breakdown (WBS) and Cost Estimation
• Business Case, Scope Definition, Project Plan Creation
• Budget, Schedule, Issues and Risk Mitigation Management
• Product Quality Assurance Planning
• Enterprise Asset Management

TECHNICAL SKILLS:

Agile: TFS, JIRA, Rally, Visual Studio Online

SDLC: Microsoft Project, Clarizen, Planview, Quickbase, Teamworks, Asset Management HP Quality Center

BI/Analytics: Microsoft Power BI Pro, Tableau Visual Analytics, Google Analytics

Design/Architecture: Azure Cloud Services, Visual Studio Online, Kentico eCommerce CMS, Axure Prototype Tool, Visio, SharePoint, Mobile Responsive Design, UML Diagram Tools

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:

Sr. Project Manager

Confidential

Responsibilities:

• Senior Project Manager for a $3 million portfolio in the product innovation space.
• Successfully delivered new products for BI analytics, loyalty, mobile e-commerce and POS
• Managed full product lifecycle - discovery, agile development, analysis, and innovation
• Managed vendor RFI/RFP product selection, delivery, training and support.

Sr. Project Manager

Confidential

Responsibilities:

• Managed all SDLC phases for new SaaS implementations using Confidential methodologies.
• Worked with business and technology departments to create project requirements, statement of work, timelines, risk mitigation, application design schema, user acceptance testing, training, and launch plan.
• Managed the resource planning for all stakeholder teams including infrastructure, network, operations, finance, legal, learning and development.

VP of Product Development and Innovation

Confidential

Responsibilities:

• Served as Product Owner or Scrum Master to bring commercial software to market. These Cloud portals provided B2B and B2C tuition assistance services for: Buick Achievers Scholarship, Wendy’s High School Heisman, James Madison Fellowship, Walmart Associate Scholarships.
• Products included, white-label website builder, drag & drop form builder, configurable workflow automation, visual data analytics dashboard, application review/rating capabilities.
• Led Agile Product Design sessions with Axure (prototyping tool)
• Led acquisition integration of Confidential, increasing student awards by 19,000+, revenue by 30%
• Implemented Azure Cloud environments for development, test, UAT and production.
• Successful delivery of projects as large as $4.8M, using Agile project methodologies.

IT Project Manager/Product Manager

Confidential

Responsibilities:

• Served as a Project Manager to lead IT projects.
• Projects included new product development, M&A integration, Groupon promotions
• Led initiation, planning, and implementation of technology projects within a matrixed environment.
• Successful delivery of Agile projects in excess of $1M.
• Planned and managed the backlog.
• Used Clarizen (PM tool) to nest the Agile development within the larger Iterative SDLC project.
• Worked with business stakeholders and SME's to create use cases with UML diagrams.
• Worked with executive team from project inception to align the project with corporate strategic goals and budgets.

Product Manager

Confidential

Responsibilities:

• Product Manager Consultant
• Product Manager of Confidential, an online marketplace that matches over 27,000 qualified field technicians with client’s service work orders.
• Re-designed platform to leverage social media, mobile devices, and geo-tracking to automate technician sourcing and work flow management tools for clients and technicians.

Project Manager

Confidential

Responsibilities:

• Project Manager Consultant
• Managed all phases of PMI process for digital signage pilots for Confidential, Confidential and Confidential accounts.
• Led development, creative, client, asset management and vendor teams to effectively achieve project objectives using Agile and Waterfall methodologies.

Project Manager

Confidential

Responsibilities:

• Project Manager Consultant
• Manage all SDLC phases for new Tier 1 call center application using Confidential EPM methodologies.
• Vendor management of off-shore software developer and QA teams using Agile methodology.
• Worked with business and technology departments to create project requirements, statement of work, timelines, risk mitigation, application design schema, user acceptance testing and launch plan.