Summary

A strategic and technical leader with advanced project management skills experienced in developing and delivering complex business and technology solutions through formal program and project management. Education and experience to move beyond project management mechanics to craft and tailor program implementations for long - term bottom line results and business value.

Project Management Professional PMP

Master of Project Management degree, Penn State

Global Virtual Team Development and Management

Project auditing, analysis, and recovery planning

Strong Team Leadership Skills

Project, Program and Portfolio Management

Strong Written Verbal Communication Skills

IT Software Development and Delivery Management

Expert user of Microsoft Office suite, including Microsoft Project

Recent Professional Experience

Confidential

PMO Consultant / Technical Project Manager Commercial Real Estate Investment Confidential

• Provide consulting on PMO processes and tools, working with the PMO Manager to assess project management maturity within the organization and to define, prioritize, and implement improvements in formal project management. Developed formal templates and process documents for Business Requirements, Risk Management, and Issue Management. Provided instruction for staff in Earned Value Management and Microsoft Project schedule construction. Introduced models to measure PMO maturity and PMO process roadmap.
• Project manager for a company initiative for a pilot project to develop an Enterprise Content Management ECM system based on Microsoft SharePoint using the Microsoft Office 365 platform. Developed, formalized, and documented business requirements using new templates developed for PMP. Developed project schedule using Microsoft Project, tracking and forecasting project schedule using Earned Value measurement methods. Managed project issues and risks using newly developed processes and templates. Provided general management and consulting support for Subject Matter Experts, Business Analysts and Application Manager in developing and validating project deliverables. Apply expertise in Microsoft SharePoint to guide technical direction as well as to implement project tools using Microsoft InfoPath to customize components used in project management and reporting.

Confidential

Principal, Delivery Assurance

• Confidential in a Fortune 250 company reporting to corporate executive management and board of directors, responsible for PMO development, oversight, auditing, and improvement of project performance.
• Provided operational oversight of business divisions engaged in software systems development and delivery in the general insurance and banking industries, performing monthly program / project reviews, advising executive, senior, and project management staff on project performance and improvement
• Provided full life cycle governance and monitoring in PMO operations for customer delivery and internal software development projects performed project planning and management review of proposed customer contracts to assist business units in making appropriate engagement decisions relating to scope, schedule, cost, revenue, margin, and risk mentored and coached project managers in validation and review of business requirements, project planning, project execution, risk management, change management, project closedown and lessons learned
• Developed project management reporting framework and Key Performance Indicator KPI dashboard for executive reporting for the corporation's portfolio of top strategic projects provided monthly executive briefings on strategic project portfolio performance
• Engaged on corporate level troubleshooting team responsible for analyzing program and project performance, developing recovery strategies, and providing guidance and support for project recovery of strategic engagements, briefing senior management and business unit owners on recovery strategy / plans and lessons learned
• Subject Matter Expert in Project Management and Earned Value Management, recognized for global thought leadership in project management for the original paper Earned Schedule: From Emerging Practice to Practical Application
• Expert course developer, instructor and mentor for CSC's project management methodology at all levels of the organization speaker for numerous internal corporate events on project management featured speaker at PMI national project management conference in Bulgaria
• SME advisor to project teams in instituting Agile methods for rapid enhancement of customer projects and products

Manager, Integrated Sourcing Solutions

• Created a new global services delivery team specializing in integrating enterprise software solutions into existing customer infrastructure and systems for enterprise insurance software systems
• Generated significant revenue in the first year of operation while exceeding target margins and operating income
• Managed staffing, developing and refining the business model, services marketing, and project management of multiple simultaneous enterprise-level projects utilizing SDLC methods
• Provided department budget and personnel management for project managers, business analysts, and software engineers both on and offshore

Confidential

Director, Computer Systems / University Data Security Officer / Communications Planner

• Directed the day-to-day operations and strategic initiatives for enterprise systems infrastructure. Managed budget and staff. Managed multiple concurrent large-scale initiatives, guiding projects from requirements definition through closeout. Utilized Microsoft Project in a waterfall model for schedule tracking and forecasting, employing earned value methods and analysis.
• Created, developed, and directed operation of the University's first enterprise-level network security architecture and system with firewall and intrusion detection for both administrative and student data and networks
• Planned and directed the implementation of complex enterprise-wide infrastructure hardware and software systems including email system for over 35,000 students and for the University's first web-based distance education system.
• Provided design and project management for communications infrastructure projects for voice and high speed data networks on a campus-wide scale
• Developed targeted PMO structure for planning communications infrastructure projects based on PMI standards.

Confidential

Engineering Manager, Custom Systems Integration

• Managed an engineering department of 15 engineers specializing in custom integration of industrial weighing solutions administered and provided technical and project management leadership for a multidisciplinary engineering group providing solutions for petroleum, food production, and Weigh-In-Motion systems.
• Exceeded revenue goals and margins while achieving on time delivery of custom engineered systems solutions
• Improved efficiency and predictability of custom system development by implementing a streamlined lean PMO structure to focused on the unique needs of custom engineered product
• Developed factory configurable standard product platforms for industrial control, reducing factory lead time by 40 while streamlining and reducing inventory parts counts

Confidential

Program Manager / Manager of Instrument Development Engineering

• Directed product development portfolio and an engineering in the mechanical vibration analysis industry in new product research and development
• Developed and launched a revolutionary, market-leading hand held vibration analysis instrument dataPAC on an aggressive 18 month program using in-house design of leading edge digital signal processing technology, complete embedded systems software development, and injection molded enclosures, completing on schedule
• Program Manager for cross-functional matrix managed teams responsible for new product development and launch, encompassing international marketing, sales, manufacturing, and service responsible to executive management team for program success managed cross functional product development program team of 25
• Developed marketing and competitive intelligence, business case development, business requirements documents, product definition and requirements, engineering implementation, and global manufacturing and service planning for new product introduction
• Instituted and integrated formalized software engineering standards tailored for new product development with cross-functional PMO design which provided a common framework for marketing, engineering, manufacturing, sales, and service functions in new product development and launch
• Managed multiple concurrent engineering development programs involving complete hardware and software design managed projects with formal business requirements document, project definitions, Microsoft Project scheduling software and waterfall methodology
• Managed stakeholder relationships with internal executive staff, external vendors, and customers in support of engineering programs

Engineering and Project Management Consultant Roles

• As a software engineering leader, utilized detailed technical knowledge of TCP/IP networking for development of Simple Network Management Protocol SNMP in a new network switch
• Hands on technical development of a web site and presence for a regional trade association including online interactive databases and video on demand technology using Linux, Apache, mySQL, and PHP LAMP platform.
• Led the development of an aviation Automated Weather Observation System AWOS
• Engineering / project leader for material handling systems used in the nuclear fuel manufacturing Westinghouse and automotive Mack Truck industries in South Carolina MidWest Conveyor Company, Kansas City, KS
• Operating system architect for embedded systems used in the power monitoring and metering industry Scientific Columbus, Columbus, OH
• Multiple engagements implementing embedded real time, multitasking operating systems in electronic products

Publications

• Earned Schedule: From Emerging Practice to Practical Application Internal research award winning paper for Computer Sciences Corporation CSC csc papers
• Project Management: Achieving Competitive Advantage Third Edition Contributor to college project management textbook on the topic of Earned Schedule