SUMMARY:

• I am a bright, gifted and ambitious Project Manager who has the required Project Management qualifications along with comparable experience of working to the highest standards. I have a long track record of ensuring projects are delivered to the highest quality and within budget by effectively organizing, managing and utilizing all resources. Always wanting to be actively involved in all aspects of the project life - cycle, I can deliver high-value projects in various organizations and globally. I take direction well and work hard to manage stakeholder expectations.
• I excel at liaising between business and technical resources. I am highly respected by my colleagues and subordinates and have a knack for managing the many different personalities involved with projects. I have an enthusiastic, optimistic attitude which is contagious and serves to motivate and energize my project team. I make a point of identifying each staff member’s primary talents and bringing out the best in each one throughout the course of the entire project. I am very calm and collected under pressure and I have superb problem-solving skills

TECHNICAL SKILLS:

Technology: Microsoft Project,, Clarity, SAP PPM, Advanced MS Office (i.e. -- Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook), Lotus Notes, GRC Archer, Visio, Adobe Acrobat, Salesforce.com/Veeva, SharePoint, ServiceNow, FieldGlass, SDLC & Agile methodologies, Agile coaching experience.

Key Skills: Project Lifecycle Management; Liaison between IT & Business; Infrastructure Project Experience; Requirements Definition & Analysis; 10+ years Pharmaceutical Experience (knowledge of the drug development process); 5+ years PMO Experience; Project Scheduling; Team Building & Leadership

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:

Compliance Information Security Analyst/Consultant

Confidential, Northbrook, IL

Responsibilities:

• Responsible for internal Compliance Programs including annual Compliance exercise for PCI-DSS, SOX, HIPAA; data gathering, entering data into Archer to create & send out questionnaires, tracks compliance for questionnaires; analyzes QA answers to create gap analysis, uses Issue Manager in Archer to mitigate & rank risks and assign action items, due dates & action item owners; performs Risk Management to identify and resolve Risks and Issues during Planning and as they arise; follows up with App Owners & Internal department heads to mitigate risk and close gaps; responsible for assists with internal audits, metrics reporting, weekly status reports; strong, creative problem solving abilities

Project Manager/Consultant

Confidential, Northbrook, IL

Responsibilities:

• Provides IT Project management services; pushes deadlines, met with internal staff to clarify needs when needed, and managed all scheduling needs appropriate to timelines.
• Researches and identifies Best-In-Class strategies, processes, and organizational structures to allow the organization to implement and maintain effective operations.
• Performs Risk Management to identify and resolve Risks and Issues during Planning and as they arise.
• Contact for troubleshooting for Salesforce.com/Veeva - recent Salesforce.com upgrade has some bugs In Salesforce.com/Veeva

Project Manager/Share Point Consultant

Confidential, Lake Forest, IL

Responsibilities:

• PMO Project Manager supporting Global Infrastructure Operations Team; communicates Project Status to IT Management and Project Sponsors through update meetings and weekly status reports; coordinates resources and timetables; uses strong understanding of project management principles and creates measureable operational procedures; manages multiple priorities and prioritizes appropriately to meet strict deadlines; SharePoint Admin
• Monitors SharePoint disk space usage through the built-in SharePoint reports for each site collection;
• Managing SharePoint permissions; Analyzing and reporting upon SharePoint usage and activity; regular review of the events and messages reported in Event Viewer and Performance Monitor analyzing SharePoint content and storage Monitoring SharePoint trends

PMO Project Manager Consultant

Confidential, Crystal Lake, IL

Responsibilities:

• PMO Project Manager supporting Global Infrastructure Operations Team (GIOS); also provides remote support to Directors/Project Sponsors in Germany, Italy and France as well as the Project prepares and updates Project budget; monthly accrual; change requests; escalates issues (if needed) to Program Manager

Project Manager/Consultant

Confidential, Mettawa, IL

Responsibilities:

• Project Manager using Agile for the Basel II Retail Credit Work stream providing Project Coordinator/administrative support to both associate and pool project managers leading multiple IT delivery projects;
• Provides clear and concise communication within project team. Used the Agile and Phased/Waterfall methodologies, including both Technology and Non-technology projects.

Project Manager/Consultant

Confidential, Lake Forest, IL

Responsibilities:

• Project Manager in EPMO department.
• Prepares weekly status reports, maintains project timelines in PowerPoint and Clarity.
• Schedules and attends meetings - takes meeting minutes which are distributed to attendees after the meeting, follows up on Action Items. SharePoint Administration Duties
• Create & upload all project articles (i.e. - project scope, project charter, project timeline, etc.) for each project ; m onitors SharePoint disk space usage through the built-in SharePoint reports for each site collection; manages SharePoint permissions

Project Manager/SharePoint Consultant

Confidential, Chicago, IL

Responsibilities:

• Project Manager working .
• Prepares weekly status reports in PowerPoint, Microsoft Project and converts using Open Workbench to Clarity.
• Maintains Project Timelines in Clarity and Microsoft Project. Assists with Project Timelines and Budget/Forecasting