SUMMARY:

Highly motivated technology leader, project manager and systems professional with experience in application development, and implementing complex technology solutions to support strategic business objectives. Strong problem solving, analytical and project management skills with a multitude of technology experiences. An effective communicator who can easily interface with end - users, technical teams and professionals at all levels. A highly innovative professional who can think creatively to deliver viable technical solutions to complex business problems.

CORE COMPETENCIES:

• Strategic Planning
• Agile Coach & Practitioner
• Business & Technical Architecture
• Project/Program Governance
• Cross Functional Project Manager
• Project Plan development & status reports
• Change Management
• Internet & Mobile Applications
• Infrastructure Migrations/Integrations
• Portfolio Management
• End to End life Cycle Development
• Computer Hardware Designs
• JAD Session Management
• Vendor Management
• Data Analytics and Data Warehouse

TECHNICAL SKILLS:

Languages: SQL, SQL/Plus, PL/SQL, SQL Scripting, Visual Basic, C/C++, UNIX Scripting, Perl, Java, J2EE, .NET, COBOL

Databases: Oracle, DB2/UDB, Informix, SQL-Server, Database Stored procedures, IMS, Microsoft Access

Operating Systems: UNIX, IBM-AIX, HP-UX, IBM Mainframe JCL/MVS/TSO, AS400, Windows

Software/Systems: MS Office, Crystal Reports, Planview, Clarity PPM, Microsoft Project, Rational Clearquest and RequisitePro Cognos, PeopleSoft, Eclipse, IBM-Web sphere, SaaS, PVCS, CVS, Mercury Test Director/ HP Quality Center, Visio, Informatica, SAP HR/CRM, SAP Business Intelligence (BI)/Business Data Warehouse Business Objects, MS Reporting Services, Web Services, SOA, Sterling B2B Ecommerce, EDI, SOAP, SalesForce, HL7, EMR, CareScreen, Market Prominance, Amazon Cloud/AWS, Android & Apple Apps

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:

Confidential

Senior Project Manager

Responsibilities:

• Served successfully on strategic and tactical projects to support business initiatives and overall project governance.
• Served in highly visible large scale, executive sponsored, multimillion dollar programs to manage and lead a multitude of $3 million+ projects.
• Supported end to end tactical projects for both the business and technology streams within the larger program project management offices

Senior Project Leader

Confidential, CT

Responsibilities:

• Directed & supported day to day team activities which includes work assignments of both the developers and Product Configuration Analyst
• Maintained all project related artifacts including project plans, schedules, status reports, requirements test results, defects and Jira requests
• Worked within the clients Agile Scrum framework to maintain product backlog & future planning of client deliverables

Project Manager

Confidential, CT

Responsibilities:

• Worked with business owners and leadership to drive business strategy and overall execution related to data exchange, data quality, data analytics and provider dashboards projects
• Maintained portfolio for all business projects maintaining relevant milestones status reports and responsible for overall business finances.
• Collaborated with IT Project Manager, Business Analyst and Test Leads to draft project scope, cross-functional business requirements, supported JAD sessions and over test executions for on-going project releases
• Supported all operational readiness functions for the business teams drafting communications plans, operational changes, usability, user experience and training plans

Senior Project Manager

Confidential, Farmington, CT

Responsibilities:

• Directed, managed and administrated all portfolio management for 4 business and 2 Technology Towers within UTC Finance and Treasury department supporting vendor base and internal projects related to internet development, data analytics, data integration & SAP modules
• Devised, developed and maintained project plans for all portfolio based projects maintaining work break, milestones, resources & budgets.
• Collaborated and work with Tower Leads on process improvement and best practices around project management office (PMO) standards.
• Successful in introducing the Agile/Scrum methodologies and techniques to streamline project work effort and improve efficiencies

Senior Consultant

Confidential, Suffield, CT

Responsibilities:

• Managed and directed a team of developers and business/QA analyst (Total team size 12) to help support the planning and execution of CareScreen Software implementation releases.
• Worked & planned client project implementation within an agile framework to plan out all client product rollouts.
• Integral and hands on with the overall development process by developing test scripts, queries to test product developments
• Collaborated with ACA business team/senior management to plan out deliveries and provide on-going status of project efforts.

Business Program Manager

Confidential, CT

Responsibilities:

• Supported 4 end - to-end agile/ releases planning & managing architects, team of data analyst, offshore and a quality assurance teams.
• Success in completing a Request for Proposal (RFP) and the selection of a vendor for the future business/technical expansion.

Senior Project Manager

Confidential, Bloomfield, CT

Responsibilities:

• Rapidly implemented the cutover of new pharmacy rates within a 60 day time period which greatly benefited the organization generating $35M in revenue for Confidential . Worked within an Agile based environment to strategically implement various changes to financial reporting systems centered on the processing of rebates and pharmacy claim payments to improve business operations.
• Supported all project planning and program coordinating activities and project management office (PMO) governance for all IT pharmacy releases and deliveries centered around pharmacy vendor transition and modernization of pharmacy infrastructure
• Directed all application development teams and vendor based production support, issue management, issue and defect resolutions.
• Managed, directed and mentored teams of business and systems analysts, QA and production support to resolve defects
• Worked with operational and business readiness teams to help support business readiness, usability and over user experience

Enterprise Project Manager

Confidential, Hartford, CT

Responsibilities:

• Senior level cross functional project manager across multiple project teams to support strategic system/data migrations, support data analytics, platform integrations and overall application decommissions and infrastructure application development support

Senior Project Manager

Confidential, Hartford, CT

Responsibilities:

• Senior level project manager within Prudential’s Project Management Office (PMO) in support of the DCRK Omni Program.
• Served in both technical and business leadership capacities in driving the data automation project to support form redesign, data analytics, data integration, data warehouse, relational design, data models and straight through processing (STP)

Business Sr. Project Manager

Confidential, Hartford, CT

Responsibilities:

• Managed multiple (3) end to end Agile Vendor based projects within a strategic business program with $7 million annual budget related to MoneyGuard Product, quotes, illustrations, data consolidation with back office systems, data warehousing and overall product roll-outs related to straight through process (STP)

Business Project Manager

Confidential, Bloomfield, CT

Responsibilities:

• Senior member of Individual and Small Group (ISG) Consumer Select Segment Business Project Management Office.
• Supported 8 end to end project engagements related to underwriting, data warehousing, business intelligence and web based analytics.
• Worked with senior managers to facilitate the prioritization and staffing of development teams for project releases.

Project Lead/Senior Business Systems Analyst

Confidential, Hartford, CT

Responsibilities:

• Led support of data warehouse, data model and data analytics development within the IDW Data Warehouse Group.
• The project directly supported the business intelligence, database architecture, web portal development, reporting and operational metrics of sales and global underwriting groups.

Business Systems Consultant

Confidential, Springfield, MA

Responsibilities:

• Created, implemented, trained and coached both agile and interactive development processes which greatly enhanced the business client’s experiences within report development process. Created process improvements, best practices and roadmaps with greatly improved overall department standards and practices.
• Devised and developed business requirements, use case development and functional specifications related to DSP reporting deliverables.
• Collaborated with the business area, technical and QA teams to plan implementation strategies related to project releases
• Orchestrated, directed, mentored and lead a development team of 8 members pertaining to data warehousing and business intelligence
• Managed and supported all production support problems, Quality Assurance defect testing resolutions related to business intelligence deliverables.