SUMMARY

• Confidential has over 15 years professional experience. She has extensive experience managing complex systems in program development, presentation and training delivery in Information Technology, Program/Project Management, Organizational Management, Strategic Management, Risk Management, Budgeting, Building and Leading Top Performing Teams, Mentoring, Networking Influencing, and Leadership Development .
• Confidential has considerable experience leading full cycle software implementations, including requirements gathering and design, development, testing, and deployment. She has been engaged on several projects, each for the duration of the full project life cycle.
• In addition to her experience in a consultant role, Ms Polite has vast experience developing and executing technical training programs using instruction design practices and adult learning theory. Her training expertise includes all aspects of Project Management theory, database design and development, numerous desktop and proprietary software applications. She has worked with several Federal governments, non - profit and commercial clients in this capacity.
• Confidential has demonstrated throughout her professional career the ability both to be self-driven and to lead small-to-large delivery organizations. Her extensive management, lifecycle, and technical knowledge are key elements in her proven success as a leader in delivery, operations management, training and business development.

TECHNICAL SKILLS

• MS Project Server 2007/2010
• MS SQL Server
• MS Office Suite
• Windows 2000/XP/Vista
• Windows XP, 2000,
• SQL
• Active Directory

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Confidential, Washington, DC

Sr. Project Manager, Subject Matter Expert for EPM

Responsibilities:

• Deployment of EPM (MS Server) 2010 for ACSO for MS Project Managers, Team Members, Executives and Portfolio Managers.
• Responsible for managing Microsoft Enterprise Project Management implementation to client expectations and pre-determined timeline.
• Provide assessment and consultation of existing Project Management methodology, process and procedures.
• Develop work definition documents, work plans and schedules.

Confidential, Washington, DC

Sr. Project Manager (State Dept)

Responsibilities:

• Provide program management, project planning, oversight and coordination to offices undergoing construction, renovation and relocation.
• Provide domestic IT customers with centralized project support for IT related engineering, installation, testing and commissioning activities, including power, heating, ventilation and air-conditioning (HVAC), cabling, special facility installations and network requirements.
• Develop and implement a business planning process for domestic IT infrastructure projects that incorporates space planning, power, HVAC, wiring, voice and IP network infrastructure requirements, project oversight and infrastructure commissioning.
• Plan, track and provide overall management for projects.
• Development of program goals and objectives.
• Development of timetables and work plans to achieve program goals and objectives.
• Translate requirements into project plan, work with design and authoring staff to develop user interface based on translated project requirements.
• Coordinate tasks and deliverables between internal and external project teams and outside vendors. Design, implement and administer SharePoint portals.

Confidential, Washington, DC

Sr. Project Manager (State Dept.)

Responsibilities:

• Responsible for managing Microsoft Enterprise Project Management implementation to client expectations.
• Project management responsibilities fulfilled utilizing the PMI Project Management Methodology.
• Included mentoring on best practices according to PMI Methodology as well as business requirements gathering and documentation, configuration and deployment planning.

Confidential, Washington, DC

Management Information Systems Program Manager

Responsibilities:

• Primary leadership role in day-to-day operations of center MIS applications.
• Develop and implement strategies that will maximize the synergies among program areas.
• Develop and implement a system to evaluate the skill, experience and professional development needs of all staff.
• Implement a professional development program to address employee experience and skill gaps.
• Plan, track and provide overall management for projects.
• Act as a liaison between business, creative and technical team.
• Development of program goals and objectives.
• Development of timetables and work plans to achieve program goals and objectives.
• Development of program policies and procedures. Prepare program budgets (multi-million dollars annually), adjustments of allotments and authorizing expenditures.
• Control allocation of program resources and setting and adjusting program priorities.
• Translate requirements into project plan, work with design and authoring staff to develop user interface based on translated project requirements.
• Write functional specifications.
• Coordinate tasks and deliverables between internal and external project teams and outside vendors
• Modernization of the MIS applications and successful business development in first two month of tenure.
• Increased contract revenue by 2 million dollars.
• Implementation of Center - wide Configuration Management User Group community.
• Implementation of portfolio level MIS applications.
• Completed organization wide HSPD-12 on time

Confidential, Washington, DC

Sr. Project Manager (State Dept)

Responsibilities:

• Performed needs assessments/analyses to collect data for strategic and business planning, including managing and developing long-term plans and goals; establishing performance targets; monitoring and communicating achievements; managing the production and coordination of a variety of internal and external reports, briefings, informational papers and other documents that communicated the OBO program objectives, metrics, investments and outcomes.
• Led the group organization’s SharePoint development project.
• Planned and monitored overseas vertical transportation operations projects, developed project management plans, cost/ benefit analysis, budgets and schedules. Identified and focused on competencies required to maintain technical capabilities
• Consulted with OBO leadership on the design of management training.
• Managed project management tasks, logistics, contingency planning and management of resources.
• Responsible for managing Microsoft Enterprise Project Management implementation to client expectations and pre-determined timeline.
• Project management responsibilities fulfilled utilizing the PMI Project Management Methodology.
• Included mentoring on best practices according to PMI Methodology as well as business requirements gathering and documentation, configuration and deployment.
• Primescape (Washington, DC), ECA/IIP Planning, Budget and Applied Technology (PBAT) Program Manager (State Dept)
• Responsible for the operational success of the program, ensuring seamless team management and development, program delivery, and quality control and evaluation.
• Act as a liaison between business, creative and technical team. Development of program goals and objectives.
• Development of timetables and work plans to achieve program goals and objectives.
• Development of program policies and procedures. Prepare program budgets (multi-million dollars annually), adjustments of allotments and authorizing expenditures.
• Control allocation of program resources and setting and adjusting program priorities.
• Translate requirements into project plan, work with design and authoring staff to develop user interface based on translated project requirements.
• Write functional specifications.
• Coordinate tasks and deliverables between internal and external project teams and outside vendors.
• Develop & implement cutting edge technology solutions for department and organizational use.
• Managed pilot Microsoft Enterprise Project Management implementation, including requirements validation, configuration, deployment planning and training.

Confidential, Washington, DC

Enterprise Project Manager

Responsibilities:

• Primary responsibilities include planning and managing all phases of project lifecycle using project management processes and procedures to meet strategic and project --scope, time and quality -- goals.
• Directly responsible for working with design staff to develop user interface design based on business requirements and working with technical staff to document functional specifications.
• Develop systems and processes necessary for tracking, planning and execution of projects.
• Analyze short- and long-term resource needs and adjust staffing and resources appropriately.
• Ensure completion of deliverables and adherence to timelines; track milestones and timelines across projects and institute necessary work flow, personnel and financial resource allocations, making alterations when necessary to meet expectations of clients; analyze and resolve issues that have the potential to jeopardize performance and/or ability to meet agreed upon deliverables; analyze financial and operational reports. Implement operational improvements approved by senior management.