SUMMARY

• Experienced Global IT PM with 15+ years of SharePoint migration, development & implementation experience.
• Superior working experience at all levels of global, Enterprise scale environments.
• Highly skilled at engaging technical and non - technical audiences & tailoring messages and delivery styles to the audience.
• Exceptional communications & interpersonal skills. Excellent planning, organizational & time management skills.
• Highly skilled at implementation & migration of SharePoint 2013 with a User centric focus.
• Successful at establishing methodologies and processes that facilitate smooth operations during periods of significant growth & rapid downsizing.
• Highly skilled at developing high-performance teams, making effective decisions and delivering projects under strict deadlines & on budget.
• Passionate about SharePoint 2013, User Empowerment & the Cloud Exemplary Performance Reviews. FBI Security clearances.
• 15 years experience as SharePoint Global Project Manager & SharePoint Migration PM
• Successful track record managing Enterprise SharePoint 2013 & 2016 migrations, integrations, consolidations, development & deployment
• SharePoint 2013, SharePoint Online, SP 2016, O365 & complimentary MS components, Azure, SQL server, Lync, Yammer, Cloud computing, Cloud technologies
• Agile and Waterfall PM methodologies & software development environments, Scrum Master (Agile)
• SharePoint migration & integration - on premise, hybrid and online/Cloud computing
• Metalogix Content Matrix (10 years), ShareGate (since original launch), AvePoint, MetaVis, MS Project, Visio
• Microsoft Project, Visio, Gantt charts (also in MS Project),
• Working experience and understanding of SharePoint 2013 architecture/topology
• Experienced migrating custom solutions, InfoPath forms and workflows from SharePoint 2010 to 2013
• Global IT, Enterprise-scale Government, Oil & Gas, Energy, M&A, Medical & Financial verticals
• Superior communication & engagement skills, gifted at engaging technical & non-technical Users at all levels through Senior and Executive Management/Board levels; able to tailor messages and delivery styles to the audience
• Highly skillful at leading Stakeholder meetings & all other SharePoint PM accountabilities including creating reports, creating dashboards, documentation, managing Risk and MM budgets
• Certified SharePoint Trainer
• SharePoint Governance, Best Practices, Business Intelligence, Disaster Recovery
• Experienced with highly versatile & flexible schedule associated with- working remotely & with geographically diverse environments, channels, time zones & offshore teams

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Confidential

Global IT SharePoint Project Manager / SharePoint Migration Project Manager

Responsibilities:

• SharePoint Global IT & Migration PM for global business units & acquisitions in the U.S. / the Americas, EMEA (Europe, Middle East & Africa), UK & Ireland, Asia Pacific
• Lead global, Enterprise, turning-the-Titanic organizational IT change - move to SharePoint 2013 & O365, the Cloud
• Provide SharePoint project leadership expertise utilizing the Microsoft core stack of technologies and complimentary product suites (SharePoint 2013, BI/SQL Server, Azure, Custom Applications - K2, Nintex, .net) to on-site and off-shore teams and deliver project deliverables involving implementation of complex and high-performance applications on the SharePoint platform.
• Hybrid environment - Agile & Waterfall PM methodologies, Scrum Master (Agile)
• Develop and update project work plans (MS Project) as they relate to SharePoint 2013 and related Microsoft technology products
• Lead technical & functional aspects of SharePoint 2013 Servers & data migration, consolidate SharePoint farms and reign in renegade farms
• Troubleshoot, configure and run migrations using Metalogix Content Matrix and ShareGate
• Migrate legacy Web pages and Exchange Public folders to SharePoint 2013
• Automate creation of target SharePoint sites & pages, Team (Collaboration) sites & Publishing sites
• Cleanse and automate custom solutions, InfoPath forms, workflows from SharePoint 2010 to 2013
• Define strategy and process for migrating/modifying mapped content types and metadata
• Assist in training team in technical migration process and support
• Dashboarding/Reporting for migration metrics
• Documentation of migration processes, technical and functional processes, configurations, etc.
• Communication planning, housekeeping, training and validation activities
• Manage design & development of company’s global SharePoint 2013 / SPO new environments & teams across the globe
• Accountable for global rollouts of SharePoint 2013 (on premise and Online), new company Global Intranet, Team / Collaboration Sites (new in 2013), Governance, support and delivery services across a global User base while maintaining excellence in multi-level Stakeholder & Owner management
• Lead and manage large, Enterprise wide file server migration; manage, design & development of new GI portals, Publishing Sites and Team (Collaboration) Sites for business channels across the globe
• Manage and coordinate large scale efforts to integrate existing & renegade SharePoint farms from legacy servers to a new servers and a domains
• Gain SharePoint buy-in from all levels including Senior and Executive Management and fragmented business channels, effectively engaging and communicating with Stakeholders at multi-levels of management
• Organize drumbeat meetings, create reporting dashboards and steer project to deadline execution of tasks
• Prepare for and facilitate weekly project meetings & coordinate all related reporting
• Prepare for and facilitate monthly Steering Committee meetings
• Organize and lead global teams including onsite & virtual resources and offshore resources through the lifecycle of individual projects - flexible schedule mandated
• Work with Regional Directors, Architects and other Project Managers to assess scope, create project and resource plans and budgeting efforts for the project
• Tailor messages and delivery styles to widely & geographically diverse audience
• Prepare for and coordinate platform level and application level tests and User acceptance tests (UAT); document testing issues and ensure resolve
• Align with regional partners to target architecture topology for legacy applications, data cleansing and wrk with Technical & SharePoint Architects to analyze legacy applications for technical decisions and all issues that must be resolved
• Create and deliver Project Management deliverables, including:
• Project kickoff meeting and presentation
• Project Work Plan (MS Project) and project Gantt charts
• Test schedules and test plans
• Change, Risk and Issues documentation and related Change, Risk and Issues Logs
• Project management meeting presentation materials, Steering Committee meeting presentation materials & related customer facing materials posted to SharePoint project site
• Deployment schedules
• Risk and budget managment - maintain existing budget and manage risks accordingly
• Reporting dashboards for C-suite level and team level reports and metrics
• Set performance objectives and incorporate feedback from the team and organization for continuous improvement as well as celebrate successes.
• No SharePoint Governance or Best Practices Policies in place: accountable for driving & developing SharePoint Governance policy and Best Practices policies & ensuring enforcement
• Direct & coordinate activities of project personnel to ensure the project progresses in scope, on schedule & within budget
• Interact with business channels & the project teams on a daily basis, to coordinate work, resolve issues, report status and conduct other interactions to ensure project success, and customer satisfaction
• Communicate effectively with business customer(s) and senior IT management, providing regular reports on budget/cost, schedule, and risk, as well as ensuring project work is meeting goals and priorities.
• Target and engage global business units to provide custom SharePoint services designed to address and solve complex, business problems including fragmented collaboration & communications and limited employee productivity
• Identify, cultivate & empower the organization’s Power Users to drive SharePoint buy-in & growth
• Improve Agile practices, team communication, collaboration, recommend improvements & celebrate successes
• Develop and execute multi-level Communications Plans
• Arrange & develop training and curriculums for SharePoint end-users to be used as computer based training, group or 1:1 instruction
• Exceptional experience working with virtual teams, geographically & culturally diverse teams and remote environments
• Contracts Manager (3rd party vendors); Migration Manager; QA Manager
• 100% remote position with travel as necessary

Confidential, Austin, Texas

IT PROJECT MANAGER

Responsibilities:

• Responsible for overall delivery of over 100 small to enterprise level projects and rollouts, Stakeholder management, resource management and content management systems
• Exceptional working experience at all levels of large-scale, Enterprise Government environments
• Responsible for overseeing 107+ developers, PIO Managers, liaisons & technical writers across 200 departments government-wide
• Successfully develop and oversee large-scale, 150,000+ page government Web site, multiple Content Management Systems, development and deployment
• Administrator & Project Manager at Enterprise level for all aspects of external sites, 200 internal organizations, 150,000+ Web pages and Learning Resource Center
• Target and engage business channels (aka, Service Areas) to provide custom services designed to address and solve complex, business problems
• Lead technical & functional aspects of Enterprise serviers & data migration, consolidate farms and reign in renegade farms
• Identify, create and recommend opportunities to improve the client experience with advancements in processes, technical capabilities and public information & branding initiatives
• Gain buy-in and lead coordination of program functions and design across multiple business lines
• Ensure optimal usability for multiple audiences and are compliant to Federal ADA Section 508 and other regulations
• Provide critical client facing to Texas State & COA politicians & senior staff
• Oversee resources and deliverables & serve as the primary interface from conception through conclusion of projects
• Responsible for creating, developing and providing content & branding for all high profile sites including Home page, a daily, dynamic, real time portal (first of its kind). In addition to Home pages, also accountable for Mayor, City Council, City Manager, News and other related high profile news, breaking news, mission criticals and content service areas
• Manage, develop and proof content of all high profile divisions, including City Hall, City Council, Police, Legal/Regulatory, News, Elections, Finance and Treasury
• In depth, working understanding of SharePoint (since original version, Office Server), multiple CMS’s and related technologies, integrations, features, functionalities and migrations
• Lead interdisciplinary teams assigned to projects, including cross-functional and technical personnel
• Create and deliver Project Management deliverables for each project, including:
• Project kickoff meeting and presentation
• Project Work Plan (MS Project) and project Gantt charts
• Test schedules and test plans
• Change, Risk and Issues documentation and related Change, Risk and Issues Logs
• Project management meeting presentation materials, Steering Committee meeting presentation materials & related customer facing materials posted to SharePoint project site
• Deployment schedules
• Risk and budget managment - maintain existing budget and manage risks accordingly
• Reporting dashboards for C-suite level and team level reports and metrics
• Create and actively manage the Learning Resource Center
• Manage and maintain a centralized repository of project documents and information on a SharePoint or equivalent portal
• Interact with the client on site and the project team on a daily basis, as needed to coordinate work, resolve issues, report status and conduct other interactions to ensure project success, and customer satisfaction
• Actively manage project Scope and Change Management procedures
• Actively manage customer satisfaction, develop and report on satisfaction metrics and remediate issues that detract from customer satisfaction
• Certified Trainer. Develop training and curriculums for end-users to be used as computer based training, group or 1:1 instruction.
• Superior experience working in and with virtual teams and environments
• Award-winning, nationally recognized work
• Reason for leaving: positions eliminated in budget layoffs. Officer: Michele Middlebrook Gonzalez
• "EXCEEDS" in all Performance Reviews

Confidential, Houston, TX

College Instructor

Responsibilities:

• Part of team of instructors who established the College’s first Technical Communications Department
• Courses: Technical Communications, Visual & Digital Communications, Technical Writing, Web Development and Design, Web Programing, ECM, Computer Information Technology, Multimedia production & design, Graphic Design, Desktop (Digital) Publishing
• Cross-platform (Windows, Mac, Linux)
• Lab, Classroom, Independent Study, Distance Ed./Internet (ILT and CBT)