SUMMARY:

Adapting the outsourcing decision process and leveraging PMO framework for corporate growth strategies, resulting in: (1) Access to skilled resources, reduce cycle time, and reduce cost, (2) Better ability to initiate, plan, execute, control and improve operational reliability and more rapid implementation of new corporate strategies and initiatives, and additional revenues streams to further enhance clients value.

EXPERTISE AREA:

Strong Business Acumen, Global Business Knowledge, Working in a High - Performance Multi-Cultural Leadership Team, Problem Solving Abilities, Strong Communication and Interpersonal Skills, Software Engineering, Strong Experience in Project / Program Management, Outsourcing Management, Service Delivery Model and Processes Knowledge, Proven Experience in delivering and Managing Projects in the Financial, Energy, Construction, and Real Estate industries. Strong understanding of project management concepts and tools.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:

Confidential, Tempe, AZ

Senior IT Project Manager

Responsibilities:

• Managed project activities including infrastructure upgrade hardware and software, IBM WebSphere, application designer, workflow designer for Maximo,
• Manage Stakeholder and organizational change management activities
• Manage project staff (13) from sourcing to onboarding
• Prepare business case for presentation to Management for approval
• Provide systems solution and design
• Manage Budget, scope and schedule
• Facilitate complex user requirement gathering and documentation
• Managed business process modelling and perform business impact analysis
• Formulates contingency plans to address schedule revisions, resource adjustments, fund allocations, and work requirements.
• Managed all Organization change management activities throughout project lifecycle
• Report weekly and monthly project status to leadership
• Perform benefit realization plan

Confidential, Scottsdale, AZ

Project Manager (Consultant)

Responsibilities:

• Manage all aspects of the business transformation projects, monitoring scope, milestones, dependencies, costs, and benefits through project lifecycle
• Plans, directs, and coordinates matrix team activities to manage and implement interrelated projects from contract/proposal initiation to final operational stage.
• Plans, schedules, monitors, and reports on activities related to the project.
• Leads the project team(s) in determining customer requirements and translating requirements into operational plans.
• Determines, monitors, and reviews all project economics to include project costs, operational budgets, staffing requirements, project resources, and project risk.
• Identifies and assembles the appropriate blend of talent and additional resources to meet project needs and requirements.
• Ensure that projects meet time, cost and quality parameters.
• Formulates contingency plans to address schedule revisions, resource adjustments, fund allocations, and work requirements.
• Controls project requirements, scope, and change management issues.
• Meets with management, sponsors, and project teams to review project scope/progress and resolve project issues.
• Establishes appropriate metrics for measuring key project criteria.
• Responsible for preparing incoming management for transition from implementation to operating stage.

Confidential

Project Manager

Responsibilities:

• Managed implementation and testing activities for Maximo Asset and inventory Management
• Direct and monitor day-to-day activities from initiation to go-live.
• Work hand-in-hand with stakeholders and business analysts to define and clarify project scope. Occasionally act as business analyst on small projects.
• Help develop and review project documentation, including requirements specification, test plan, and test scenarios.
• Develop and maintain actionable project plans in collaboration with IT leaders and technology partners. Ensure proper allocation of internal and external resources in collaboration with functional managers for the execution of project plans.
• Prioritize tasks across multiple projects..
• Regularly and consistently report on project status including, budget, progress, risks, dependencies, issues and next steps.
• Review and ensure completeness and quality of project deliverables.
• Coordinate and direct production deployments.
• Participate in refining the company's project delivery framework.
• Maintain repository of project documentation.
• Ensure compliance with enterprise delivery standards and IT processes.

Confidential, Atlanta, GA

Maximo Consultant /Test PM

Responsibilities:

• Managed Testing Project, including all aspects of project management
• Managed and mentor IT technical and analyst staff
• Responsible for full software development and implementation life cycle of enterprise Asset Management and Supply chain applications clients
• Managed Integration with Primavera, Powerplant and Oracle financials
• Performed requirements gathering and created Functional Specs
• Perform mid-year and year-end review of staff
• Develop staff performance plan
• Provided level 2 technical support to end users and liaison with offshore and rotational developers
• Participated in developing and executing organization Change Management process
• Prepare KPIs to senior business managers
• Presented designs to the client business committees and user groups for approval
• Developed user knowledge base database and FAQ
• Developed and performed automated regression test suite using Testpartner and QTP
• Developed functional specs from Approved production changes
• Participated in Management staff meeting to determine resolution in production issue.

Confidential, Houston, TX

Project Implementation lead

Responsibilities:

• Assist with General ledger mapping, balance Sheet accounts and overall monthly financial close.
• Trained functional managers and end users on Asset, Work Order, Material Requisition and Inventory Modules
• Participate in developing and executing organization Change Management process
• Designed various architectural designs for the P2P (Procure-to-Purchase) Maximo-SAP integration process by coordinating with Operations and AP staff at the client site in Kuwait
• Organize design sessions with stakeholders and managed process flow sessions and data flow sessions with stakeholders to come up with acceptable functionalities within Maximo and SAP
• Performed hotfix upgrades and regression test in test environment.
• Presented designs to the client business committees and user groups for approval
• Worked closely with the PMO teams to provide value to the client in the design and approval phases of the project
• Configuration of Application using Application Designer
• Workflow Definition and administration
• Security Definition and Management, assigning resources to security groups.

Confidential, Houston, TX

Business Analyst/ Maximo Implementation Consultant

Responsibilities:

• Coordinated development and functional Specs
• Developed Test Scenarios and Test Plans
• Executed Manual and Automated scripts
• Experience working with TRM Rules Manager in developing and deploying rules in MAXIMO
• Minimal experience working with MDL to perform data migration
• Train functional managers and end users on Asset, Work Order, Material Requisition and Inventory Modules
• Troubleshoot MEA/ Interface of failures and issues
• Workflow Definition, Development, and Management
• Security Definition and Management
• Action Menu Configurations, Presentation Configurations
• User Role Definitions
• Change Control Management using Mercury Quality Center for Defects,