Senior Project Manager Resume Profile
VA
Objective
A corporate leadership position as a Project or Program manager in an organization that values innovative solutions.
SUMMARY OF QUALIFICATIONS
Experienced program/project manager with a versatile background in technical management leading teams of specialized personnel in designing, developing, and delivering IT solutions globally. Strengths include organization, communication, coordination, financial management, planning and deployment of computer systems. Held positions with Fortune 500 firms, small entrepreneurial businesses, and with US Government.
50,000,000 with a staff of up to 135.
TECHNICAL SKILLS
- Machines: Hewlett Packard Series 9000 Workstations, HP NetServers, Compaq Servers,
- DEC 3000/8000 5500, PDP 11/70, Honeywell 66/80 IBM 3033, IBM 370 and 360 series, HP/Compaq
- Desk/Laptop systems for standalone or network use.
- Operating Systems: MS NT, MS Windows 2000, MS Windows XP, MS Vista, MS Windows 7, HP-UX, UNIX, EXEC 8, GCOS, and DEC VMS.
- Languages: UNIX, COBOL, FORTRAN, C, C , HTML, Java, Perl, and VISUAL BASIC
- Data Bases: ORACLE, MODEL 204, IDS, SYSTEM 2000, DECrdb, SQL, and Access.
- Messaging Systems: MS Exchange 2000/2003/2007, 5.5, 5.0, Software.com, HP OpenMail,
- cc:Mail, and DEC MAILbus.
- Management Packages: MS Project, WBS Chart, MS Office Professional Word, PowerPoint, Excel,
- and Access , PMI's PMBOK, HP FocusPM, DEC's Digital Program Methodology DPM ,
- Capital One's Software Development Methodology SDM , Remedy-BMC, ARTEMIS, and LOTUS SUITE.
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Senior Project Manager CONFIDENTIAL
- Serve as Senior Project Manager for the AT T Altria Richmond Metro Network Upgrade which is to provide increased bandwidth for the primary corporate links and upgrade the Richmond Metro area capability.
- Reconfirm necessary bandwidth needed as a minimum based upon Altria current network usage. Then working with Altria, IBM, and AT T order necessary circuit capability for installation, testing and implementation. Prepare and coordinate Move, Adds, Change and Delete MACD requests for project circuits.
- Responsible for providing weekly status reports, schedule and milestone requirements using MS Project 2007.
- As a member of the AT T BLUESKY Team updated project status in the IBM Altria Program Notes database and AT T's Project Implementation and Control System PICS .
- Coordinate activities with Altria Managers and subcontractors to ensure Service Delivery resources and activities were scheduled and completed for circuit update and delivery.
- Coordinate or lead simultaneous assignments that were continuously assigned by Altria Implementation or Delivery Manager.
Consultant Senior Project Manager for CONFIDENTIAL
- Served as Senior Project Manager for the Network and Server Transformation Teams where The CONFIDENTIALhas undertaken a comprehensive IT infrastructure transformation initiative replacing their state-wide network with a single CONFIDENTIAL
- Defined the exit criteria for the Network Transformation determining the sites to be administered for the effort.
- Reconfirmed exit criteria for Server Transformation determining the targeted servers to be transformed into the network by agency.
- Developed methodologies for data collection, data streams, monitoring, and approval of daily reports for the Network Tiger Team which was formed to accelerate network transformation using the NG Board approved 10 million infusion to get 1300 sites completed between January and August 2009. Daily reports were distributed to VITA, NG regional, sector managers, and Board of Directors.
- Developed and maintained the Integrated Master Schedule IMS using MS Project Server 2007.
- Responsible for providing statistics and milestone requirements as stated in the comprehensive information agreement using Assess and Oracle databases as well as specialized Excel dashboards for shareholder statuses.
- Designed, developed and maintained MS Project skeleton, standards, and guidelines for leads to use in developing individual project schedules.
- Coordinated activities with NGIT Managers and subcontractors to ensure Service Delivery resources and activities were scheduled and completed for circuit update and delivery.
- Managed Agency level transformation activities across the state that involved thousands of sites, thousands of customers and devices.
- Responsible for development of program processes and procedures for tracking sites and servers such as Legacy Circuit Turndown and IMS Progression Rules.
- Coordinated or led simultaneous assignments that were continuously assigned by Program Manager.
Consultant Technology Project Manager CONFIDENTIAL
- Apply Bank CONFIDENTIAL Project Management Methodology PMM managing projects though feasibility, definition, design, construction, rollout and close phases.
- From conceptual remarks, define business requirements to system statements and logic, work with stakeholders to improve, correct, define processing, etc of credit card transactions while maintaining banking regulations and reporting.
- Develop detailed project plans driven by level of effort estimates.
- Made resource plans with defined roles, work to obtain and maintain project personnel.
- Maintain project data and status using Discovery.
- Provide project content artifacts documentation, minutes, financial data, etc by PMM Phase into Discovery.
- Use Centralize Portfolio Utility CPU , Project Tracker Ptracker , Expenditure Management Form EMF , Discovery content management system, Sharepoint content management stores, etc.
Project Assistants Solution Architect CONFIDENTIAL
- Supported HP's Defense Logistics Agency DLA sales pursuit process, the principals, lead Solution Architects, Delivery, Opportunity consultant OC's and team relationships on multiple proposal efforts.
- Communicated with customers and deal pursuit team members.
- Applied expert technical subject matter knowledge to develop, document, and cost creative, high quality technical solutions. Demonstrate technical expertise in area s of hardware, storage, systems, networks, etc.
- Reviewed cost models with Delivery teams, Lead SA, OC and MSP as customer pricing is being developed to assure meeting industry competitive pricing.
- Supported in qualifying opportunities, architecting solutions emphasizing Client's value, write solution documentation, developed costing models with the help of OC's, and worked closely with team to prepare for SOAR approval. Understand the agendas and perspectives of delivery, OC's and engagement teams.
- Developed and documented technical solutions that are effective in meeting delivery requirements and aligned with Client's Managed Services delivery capability
- Conveyed approved solution into ROM or SOW documents that clearly explain proposal accurately describe resource needs developed contingency plans when necessary
- Documented clear objectives and expectations when involving others in plans.
- Used up-to-date technical knowledge and/or functional expertise be regarded as an expert in the technical or functional area.
CONFIDENTIAL
- Established and lead effective risk management across the Rewards Platform during the Helix Program.
- Facilitated Platform and Project self detection and management of significant risks and issues to strengthening the future process controls.
- Ensured compliance with policies, laws, regulations, and Platform Risk Management standards.
- Coached and mentored Project Risk Managers.
- Distributed program communiqu escalated risk and issues as necessary.
- Assessed initiative impacts and prioritized against Platform objectives.
- Resourced and executed key risk management initiatives.
- Ensured risk initiatives are completed and on schedule.
- Worked directly with Risk Stewards to ensure completion of risk management initiatives.
- Tracked and reported status of risk initiatives.
- Provided Platform and Program Management with information to effectively assess risk and manage risk/reward trade-off analyses.
- Developed and provided scheduled risk reporting to Platform and Program Management.
- Mitigated risks, prevented issues and reduced losses from risk events actual and expected .
- Continued as required the Capital One Project Manager's role shown below.
CONFIDENTIAL
- Applied Capital One's Software Development Methodology SDM managing projects though feasibility, definition, design, construction, rollout and close phases.
- Experienced working in Capital One's Helix environment with MS Project Server 2003.
- From conceptual remarks, defined business requirements to system statements and logic, worked with stakeholders to improve, correct, define processing, etc of credit card transactions while maintaining banking regulations and reporting.
- Developed detailed project plans driven by level of effort estimates.
- Made resource plans with defined roles, work to obtain and maintain project personnel.
- Maintained project data and status using Project One powered Business Engineer Network.
- Provided project content artifacts documentation, minutes, financial data, etc by SDM Phase into Knowledgelink powered by Livelink from Open Text, Inc.
- Produced various reports using the Project Reporting and Analysis Warehouse powered by Microstrategy.
- Used Lotus Domino for product assurance certification and configuration control processing.
- NCS Pearson Assessment Center Director ACD Deployment Program:
- JD Associates CONFIDENTIAL Principal: Provided business development, program, project operation, and process management to technology companies.
- Directed and managed the deployment of 135 ACDs across 163 Transportation Security Administration TSA Screener Assessment Centers around the United States qualifying 35,000 Permanent and 50,000 Available personnel while testing 250,000 people for these positions.
- Developed various tools to manage, communicate, measure etc with the ADCs and their staffs to ensure hiring goals were met.
- Administered and interpreted TSA directives, policies, and instructions for Homeland Security contract administration.
- Developed detailed project and task level plans complete with work breakdown structures, project schedules, resource allocation plans, responsibility matrixes, Gantt chars, complex budgets, rate tables, milestones, deliverables, project modification tracking, and project close-out documentation.
- Experienced in complex solutions with an emphasis on planning, estimating, control, and reporting, with personal responsibility for managing these aspects under direct client scrutiny.
CONFIDENTIAL
- Company Managing Consultant/Project Manager. Developed migration plan for Citigroup 85,000 OpenMail to Exchange 2000. Directed the Merrill Lynch History Restoration proposal effort for 50,000 users.
- Prepared Program Plan and prototype consisting of multiple phases for the US Coast Guard Homeport Portal using BroadVision eCommerce products, MS Exchange 5.5, and other components to construct a single point of access to US Coast Guard information.
- Directed, reviewed, and approved documentation written for Primus Telecommunications including the requirements definition, design, staging, deployment, and implementation documents of Primus' London Internet Data Center IDC , a 30,000 WEB shared hosting clients and custom dedicated hosted clients. Selected for HP's Achiever's President's Club for 2000 for achieving resource, budget, and schedule objectives total 12.4 million.
- Directed the data collection and requirements definition for Qwest Communications' Enterprise Network System Management NSM that manages the six existing Cyber Centers plus the planned expansion to 10 nationwide centers. Expanded the initial design into an implementation effort totaling 2.2 million over 18 months.
- As Solution Architect worked with Microsoft and wrote the requirements definition for BellSouth Corporate Messaging Consolidation 80,000 Users migrating from OpenMail to Exchange 5.5.
- Served as the OpenMail Consultant Solution Architect provided on-site consulting support for the implementation and on-going expansion of Citicorp's internal use of OpenMail for 130,000 global users. Provided operating system upgrade procedures, designed and implemented 2/3 cluster OpenMail high availability solution using X.400 with MC/ServiceGuard on K460 servers.
- Participated on the technical proposal teams, ensuring all appropriate functional areas are included on the team. Participated in customer meetings and presentations to set expectations and discussed customer responsibilities, requirements, initiatives, and concepts. Reviewed, evaluated and incorporated customer requirements related to the system solution.
- Investigated new initiatives and opportunities with respect to strategic goals for both New and Add-on Business. Identified software project resource requirements and collaborated with functional managers of project resource commitments to meet those requirements.
CONFIDENTIAL Corporation, Senior Technology Consultant.
- Served as Technical Director for upgrade and re-hosting for ADP, Inc. Auto Dealer Management System. Coordinated the redesign of necessary hardware and software between DEC and ADP. Displaced incumbent to win the business estimated 25 million in workstation sales plus the development cost.
- As the Technical Director developed and transferred Digital's Secure GOSIP Multilevel Security SGMLS operating system to Boeing. Using SGMLS implemented the messaging backbone for the Reserve Component Automation System RCAS , a 140 million effort.
- As Solution Architect provided life cycle management of efforts from opportunity tracking, proposal development to implementation, support, and documentation of the delivered system such as Enterprise Messaging for the US Air Force Intelligence Agency AFIA , X500 Directory/X400 Messaging System for Oregon State University OSU , and US Navy NAVAIR for the Defense Messaging Evaluation of MS Exchange Architecture release testing.
- Assisted in the definition, design, development and implementation as the Solution Architect of the MCI/NASD Network Specification, directed the construction of the network management system using UNIX and DECmcc with a staff of five, obtained corporate support to keep product sets aligned with the latest equipment.
- Met with potential customers, developing technical capture strategies, and lead the technical team during the business capture. Worked with Business Development, Program Staff, Project Managers, System Architects and Software Development groups to propose and delivery high quality, innovative and economical technical solutions.
- Participated on the technical proposal teams, ensuring all appropriate functional areas are included on the team. Participated in customer meetings and presentations to set expectations and discussed customer responsibilities, requirements, initiatives, and concepts. Reviewed, evaluated and incorporated customer requirements related to the system solution.
- Investigated new initiatives and opportunities with respect to strategic goals for both New and Add-on Business. Identified software project resource requirements and collaborated with functional managers of project resource commitments to meet those requirements.
- Facilitated and lead work groups that typically include a wide range of specialists. Monitored project solution development activities, evaluated the progress of functional and subcontractor delivery, and produces regular status reports.
CONFIDENTIAL
- Directed the design, implementation, and fielding using UNIX and Oracle for the Intelligence Subsystem with a staff of fifteen people according to schedule and budget for the US Customs Command, Control, Communications, and Intelligence C3I System on DEC and SUN systems using VMS, SUN Next, and Oracle in a distributed environment. This 34 million effort was defined, developed, deployed on schedule.
- Directed the conversion and prototyping of the Central Collection Facility Management System CCFMS for the Joint Chief of Staff, Department of Defense. Directed 2 million prototype effort using local area network in a SCO XENIX environment.
- Met with potential customers, developing technical capture strategies, and lead the technical team during the business capture. Worked with Business Development, Program Staff, Project Managers, System Architects and Software Development groups to propose and delivery high quality, innovative and economical technical solutions.
- Investigated new initiatives and opportunities with respect to strategic goals for both New and Add-on Business. Identified software project resource requirements and collaborated with functional managers of project resource commitments to meet those requirements.
- Facilitated and lead work groups that typically include a wide range of specialists. Monitored project solution development activities, evaluated the progress of functional and subcontractor delivery, and produces regular status reports.
CONFIDENTIAL Corporation
- Served as Project Manager directing the design of the DODIIS full screen text editor using TCP/IP for network use with a staff of four.
- Implemented ARTEMIS for AIRES an 8 million annual program to control, track, and manage resource assignments to tasks and budget.
- Directed the effort in Europe and the US to provide a winning proposal solution to using mobile intelligence data handling system for HQ, US Army Europe 35 Million .
- Directed the design, development, and implementation of on-line and off-line information systems supporting imagery requirements, collection management, and targeting for Headquarters US Army European Command with a staff of 25. Served as Data Base Team Leader for HQ EUCOM using Honeywell GECOS operating system with COBOL, FORTRAN, and Integrated Data Store data base system. Later used Model 204 data base for client support.
- Participated on the technical proposal teams, ensuring all appropriate functional areas are included on the team. Participated in customer meetings and presentations to set expectations and discussed customer responsibilities, requirements, initiatives, and concepts. Reviewed, evaluated and incorporated customer requirements related to the system solution.
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- Served as Branch Chief, Monetary Incentives Management Branch. Managed US Army Special Pay programs totaling 200 million annually with a staff of ten.
- Directed the statistical modeling to justify training budgets in excess of 2 billion annually.
- Performed various enlisted accession recruiting and incentive program analyses in support of legislative, policy, and program reviews and initiatives.
- Formulated, justified, monitored, and defended requirements and funding within the Planning Programming Budgeting System PPBS process. Coordinated positions with Major Commands MACOMs , Army Staff, Army Secretariat, other Services and agencies.
- Prepared information papers and developed and presented briefings to DCSPER G-1 leadership, OSD, and OMB. Performed program and cost analyses in support of accessions strategy.
- Used quantitative and qualitative techniques evaluate proposed and ongoing programs.
- Programs may cross Reserve and/or National Guard funding. Final products may include information papers, briefings, testimony, or other reports for Army and OSD leadership.
- Served on DoD review committees on effects of retirement bills. Interacted with House, and Senate Subcommittees, and GAO offices.
- Provided news releases to Army Times and other service publications.
- Used Univac 1108 systems with COBOL, FORTAN and SYSTEM 2000 for modeling, data base and query support.
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