TODD WHEELER

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SENIOR LEVEL PROJECT MANAGEMENT

PROFESSIONAL PROFILE

High performing project management manager with expertise in directing highly complex projects

that build/optimize organizational processes, measurement systems, and infrastructure to maximize

business results for large organizations.

Experienced accountant able to apply extensive business and accounting knowledge to complex

business requirements and solution designs.

AREAS OF EXPERTISE

End to End Project Management Strategic Planning/Leadership Productivity and

Efficiency Improvement

Project Planning/Executing System Reengineering Leadership Development

and Training

Process Design/Redesign Negotiation, Persuasion and Product Management

Communication

Change Management Contract drafting and Client Management

management

Cross Functional Project Team Multi Site, Multi Project Vendor Management

Leadership Operations

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Contract Manager, Primatics Financial Inc., McLean, VA April 2015 to January 2015

• Worked with various internal resources to draft complete Statements of Work outlining proposed

scope of work for multiple work streams, implementations methodology, project assumptions, and fee

and payment schedules.

• Conducted daily meetings with senior executives, including the CEO, COO and VP of Sales, to

manage the company’s sales and agreement pipeline.

• Managed the agreement records and workflow within SalesForce.

• Assisted in the creation of implementation estimates to drive project fees.

Project Manager, Client Implementations, Primatics Financial Inc., McLean, VA July 2010

to April 2015

• Managed the client implementations of various products and modules at numerous bank clients.

Responsibilities include all aspects of project planning and management of resources and budgets.

Developed project budgets and levels of effort to assist the sales effort in determining engagement fees.

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Created, monitored, and revised detailed project plans for multiple work streams.

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Lead project and company wide resource planning and allocation of staff to various projects.

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Provided project status reporting to key bank CxO level officials and internal management. The

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reporting included weekly status report dashboards, budget vs. actual fees to date, project risks, and

current issues.

Worked with the Director of Professional Services to improve the internal Project Management Office

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processes and procedures, created project budget tracking tools, and implemented consolidated project

reporting functions.

Managed the implementations of Primatics' FDIC Loss Share application at numerous bank clients.

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Acted as a product manager for the Loss Share application working with the Product Development

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team to prioritize enhancements and defect fixes.

Manager, Business Systems, AvalonBay Communities, Inc., Arlington, VA January 2000 to

July 2010

• Managed the implementation of Clarity Systems. Replaced five distinct, mission critical applications

simultaneously. The budget for this project exceeded $1.9M and included an internal staff of six from

various departments. Every functional department in the company used the combination of the five

applications.

• Managed the selection process to replace a 10 year old budgeting and planning application. The

project included; requirement gathering, vendor selection, product demonstrations, and obtaining

product and consulting pricing estimates.

• Managed the annual budgeting and forecasting applications including; gathering requirements, project

planning, implementation project management, change management, training, and coordinating

resources across functional groups.

• Created user training materials for various company applications and conducted end user training

classes.

• Assessed new projects for development and implementation.

• Created and maintained the departmental operating budget for the Business Systems Group.

• Worked in an advisory capacity on various projects outside of the Business System Group's functions

for multiple departments and functions within the company.

Implementation Manager, AvalonBay Communities, Inc., Alexandria, VA June 1998 to January 2000

• Negotiated an acceptable software license agreement of more than $500,000 with PeopleSoft for the

purchase and use of their ERP software.

• Managed all aspects of the implementation of the PeopleSoft General Ledger and Accounts Payable

Modules. The implementation team consisted of seven employees and five consultants. The total

budget for this project was $3.5 million. The project was delivered on time and on budget.

• Selected and negotiated the purchase of an enterprise budgeting system for two of the largest

apartment REIT's in the country. The value of the contract was approximately $600,000.

• Created various custom applications using Microsoft Office and Visual Basic, which saved the

company thousands of man hours.

Software Project Manager, AvalonBay Communities, Inc., Alexandria, VA June 1996 to June 1998

Responsible for the selection and implementation of Hyperion Enterprise.

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Led the analysis, design, development, and rollout of a custom budgeting application using Microsoft

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Excel and Visual Basic to create the application.

Corporate Accountant, Avalon Properties, Inc., Alexandria, VA April 1994 to June 1996

Internal Auditor, The Dart Group, Landover, MD August 1993 to April 1994

Staff Accountant, E.L. Bert & Co., Certified Public Accountants, Severna Park, MD May 1991 to August

1993

ADDITIONAL KNOWLEDGE

SQL, Java Script, HTML, CSS, SalesForce, Jira, MS Office, MS Project

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EDUCATION

Bachelor of Arts in Accounting and Business Administration, Flagler College, St. Augustine, FL 1991

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