SUMMARY:

• Executive level business consulting resource: Portfolio/Program/Project Management/PMO, Process, and Organizational Change expert, certified PMP with 15+ years client experience across multiple industries, geographies, including over a dozen Big 5 engagements, Agile coach, executive and management coach
• 15+ years working in/with/developing formal PMO and related organizations. Design and implementation of multiple processes, tools, and governance structures to standardize PM, PMO, and portfolio practices within organizations to increase reliability, predictability, transparency, and overall effectiveness of the PM function
• Experience managing portfolios in the $25 - $50M range, including selection, prioritization, approval, scheduling, resourcing, project accounting and finances (capex/opex, budgeting/forecasting, etc)
• Extensive history working across all stakeholders levels, including C-level
• 15+ years procurement/contracting/vendor selection/management, including contract negotiation and writing
• Consulting and program/project lead experience across multiple functional areas, business and technology (e.g., waterfall, cloud, Agile/Scrum), business functions, and geographies, including global initiatives
• Boots on the ground experience in pharmaceutical, banking, healthcare IT, energy/utility, medical devices, retirement/savings, manufacturing, consumer products, high tech, software development, telecom, and other industries
• Tools include: MS Project (expert, 15+ years), Primavera P6 (strong, 2+ years), SharePoint (very strong, user (10+ years) and admin (5+ years): set up and maintain SharePoint sites, user access, etc), Visio (expert 10+ years), MS Office (expert, 10+ years), etc.
• Recent industry experience: Pharmaceutical, Retail/fashion, Banking/Finance, Medical Device, Healthcare, Oil/gas, Chemical
• Extensive experience building and managing portfolios, PMOs, enterprise/global projects; hiring/managing/developing project management and delivery staff; developing/maintaining strategies and budgets (opex, capex, forecasting, etc.); managing vendor relationships; writing and managing against vendor contracts (including negotiation, collaboration with legal and global procurement teams); ensuring overall client satisfaction and initiative success.
• Rigorous project management and highly effective communication, including stakeholder management across all levels of the enterprise. Excel in delivering value in challenging, high-stakes/high visibility environments.
• Strongly committed to my own, I have earned my Six Sigma, PMP, and Scrum Master s; and most recently I passed the exam to attain my ‘Scaled Agile Professional’ .
• I am comfortable in both business/functional and IT initiatives and am accomplished in managing development teams working in both Agile and waterfall frameworks.
• I have completed doctoral studies in Organizational Communication and continue to actively increase my expertise in Business Process Improvement, Business Analysis, Organizational Development, and other relevant areas of study.

HIGHLIGHTS OF PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:

Independent Program Management and Portfolio/PMO Consultant, Boston, MA

Confidential

Responsibilities:

• Working with global operational procurement and category management business units at a $12B+ pharmaceutical company, leading process improvement, risk, and governance initiatives (Direct and Indirect space), developing executive dashboards and metrics (PPV, Savings, Inventory, etc), and ensuring organizational alignment at the Director+ levels.
• Responsible for capital appropriations approvals, business case development, metrics, capacity and work planning, scheduling, reporting, and financial management. Collaborate with global procurement and finance on vendor selection and management. Additional responsibilities include design and implementation (including tool development) of a global portfolio management process, capital spend forecasting and tracking, monthly/quarterly close activities, accruals, issue resolution, and budgeting activities. Additional focus on building processes, tools, and governance structures to formalize portfolio intake/selection and program/project lifecycle management, connecting to Nike’s parent governance process, and increasing transparency and predictability into year over year capital investments. Formal management of Converse IT Finances starting in July 2015.
• Developed tools adopted by PMO for ongoing management of projects in execution phase of lifecycle.
• HR process owner, managing consulting pipeline, hiring, and negotiations.
• Chose to leave at the end of my 3-month contract due to the portfolio of available work growing more slowly than initially expected.
• Developed and implemented project management standards, built and coached staff, improved client relationships through standardized planning, risk, measurement, governance, and delivery practices. Agile/Scrum development environment. Improved proposal/sales/SOW process (including handoff to Professional Services); co-developed methodology to standup a corporate, globally deployed PMO; worked across organizational boundaries to successfully build relations and effectively team with other business units in delivery of $30M contracted client solution.
• Managing internal project teams with from across the global business lines, as well as third-party vendors to ensure timely implementation of projects impacting the Global Sales Force, as well as External Customers. Also managed upgrade of central PMO project tracking/governance system and Professional Affairs global web presence. Managed vendor selection process (12 vendors down to final vendor), worked closely with global procurement to draft and finalize SOWs and MSAs, facilitated sign off, and managed vendor delivery.
• Full responsibility for large and geographically diverse project team, as well as setting and managing against milestones, managing project finances, and all phases of the project life cycle and governance.
• Worked closely legal and compliance teams to draft vendor contracts (MSA and SOWs), negotiate fees and payment milestones.
• Played a key role in programmatic enterprise implementation a new central infrastructure/architecture (Partenon). My team of project managers successfully executed organizational change, developed support models, managed projects, reengineered business processes, and liaised with technical teams to ensure fit and finish of all integration points were successful, well communicated, and maintainable.
• Led offshoring process improvement initiatives, program methodology improvement and QA, Project Manager onboarding and prep/ramp up, and senior stakeholder management.
• Project scope includes ERP implementation, as well as business process transformation.

Confidential, Boston, MA

Manager

Responsibilities:

• Deployed to clients to fill senior manager roles as a Project Manager and Program Manager, focusing on IT and Business Improvement/Transformation projects, leading Organizational Change Management, Communications, and Organizational Design workstreams, including large-scale IT Projects and System Implementations.
• Extensive experience with Business Process, Business Readiness, Organizational Design, Program/Project Management, and ERP/IT programs and project lifecycles.
• Create workplans, staff and manage teams to meet commitments against work packages and SLAs.
• Provide deep functional & technical expertise to the team for deliverables & processes in the Change Management and Organizational work space.

Confidential, Lebanon NJ

Senior Management Consultant

Responsibilities:

• Successfully fulfilling the role of Site Lead/Engagement Manager/PMO lead for Firm’s largest client account for over a year. In this capacity I had the opportunity to positively impact Firm revenue and profitability by identifying new business opportunities and increasing the Firm’s presence on site.
• Program manager, overseeing Change Management and Project Management resources across several Global projects through their entire life cycle, on several occasions managing multiple teams at once.
• Hiring and managing staff, developing and maintaining strategies, budgets, and workplans, and ensuring client satisfaction through on-time delivery of best practices solutions and programs impacting ~10,000 client personnel.
• Participating in new business development by reviewing, drafting, and editing proposals; attending client sales calls, and providing expert insight to help client’s re-understand their organizational challenges as opportunities to increase the health of their company.
• Sitting member of firm’s Executive Leadership Team, charged with business development and renewal, methodology development and implementation, and operational improvement.

Confidential, Boston, MA

Director of Organizational Development

Responsibilities:

• Full program, project, and operational management; business development; and P&L responsibility ($2M) of revenue-generating consulting group delivering Learning Leadership & Instructional Design; Change Management; Leadership Development & Succession Planning; Strategic Planning; Project Management; and BPR solutions to clientele.
• Managing a resource pool of 40+ expert professionals and consultants to scope, price, design, and deliver high-impact business solutions to a variety of clientele, including Massachusetts state agencies and the Federal government. Negotiated fees and rates, managed contracting process with external consultants.
• Building strong relationships with client executives, and increasing the Institute’s credibility by introducing and enforcing strict project management practices.

Confidential, Merrimac, NH/Tampa, FL

Director of Solutions Development & Consulting

Responsibilities:

• Managing growth and success of a full-service Consulting Practice, with service lines supporting BPR,, Change Management, Knowledge Management, and Technology selection/implementation. Successfully implemented projects with national and international footprints.
• Executing a multi-faceted role with ownership of client-facing consulting, as well as internal process definition, and standardization across the following corporate functions: /Competency Development, Quality, Process Improvement, Workforce Management, and .
• Providing leadership both as senior-level engagement manager and business development professional by leading proposal and implementation/delivery methodologies, managing client expectations and, and providing strategic support to all projects within the practice.
• Managed sales and procurement processes related to all consulting work, including contracts, SOWs, milestones, and payments to vendors.
• Acting as a member of the Leadership Development Steering Group: Provided expertise, design, and implementation assistance to global Leadership Development, Succession Planning, and e-Learning/LMS initiatives.

Confidential, Boston MA/Philadelphia PA

Senior Consultant

Responsibilities:

• Team Lead and instructional design expert implementing al Services and Change Leadership services and product offerings. Tenured utilization of 97%.
• Significant work experience with the following business areas: Finance, Controlling, AP/AR, Sales & Distribution, Production Planning, Production Controlling, and Inventory Management.