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Assistant Project Manager/Assistant Project Coordinator

Location:
New Rochelle, NY
Salary:
$65,000 to $80,000
Posted:
November 05, 2013

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Vanessa G. Hairston

*** ****** ****, ***. *-F ( NEW ROCHELLE, NY 10805

acap9r@r.postjobfree.com ( 914-***-**** (H) or 914-***-**** (C)

. HIGHLY SKILLED AND TECHNICALLY SAVVY JUNIOR IT PROJECT

MANAGER/BUSINESS ANALYST. ON-TRACK FOR PMP CERTIFICATION WITH

OUTSTANDING CONTRIBUTIONS IN SYSTEM DEVELOPMENT LIFECYCLE AND SYSTEM

MIGRATION TRAINING AT FORTUNE 500 COMPANIES ON A GLOBAL SCALE.

. Excel in a leadership role and work well with peers, cross functional

teams, executive management, key decision makers, vendors, and all end

users on multimillion dollar projects. Deep and rich knowledge of E-

Commerce, Waterfall, Agile, and Scrum Methodologies.

. Practiced in clarifying client business requirements, performing gap

analysis between goals and existing procedures/skills sets, and

designing process and system improvements to grow productivity and

reduce cost.

. Support training initiatives for advisory purposes to all end users

and company employees to ensure their understanding of new products

and service rollouts available on company platforms. Support end

users in core applications and tools, for smooth adoption, build

skills, and maintain proficiency in understanding new systems platform

standards, requirements and strategies.

. Articulate communicator with a passion for technology and system

training, testing (EUT & UAT testing), migration, and implementation.

. Recognized for phenomenal project management contributions delivering

multiple, concurrent software projects on-time and within budget.

CORE COMPETENCIES

Process Analysis & Redesign ( Project Management &

Tracking ( Project & Delivery Methodologies ( System Solution Architectures

( System Testing ( End User Training ( Team

Building & Leading Cost Estimates ( Resource Management ( Spreadsheet

Management ( Database Management Vendor Relations (

Customer Service & Client Relations ( Process Improvement

EMPLOYMENT HISTORY:

AMEX, New York, NY (4/2013 - 5/2013)

Project Manager/Business Analyst - iExcellence Mobile Governance Team

. Responsible for UAT test reviewing of Agile Methodology developed

digital strategy, standards and content requirements of mobile

applications, and website projects globally to ensure projects are

aligned with enterprise design, usability and technology standards

within our defined service level agreements.

. Liaised with key subject matter experts and global business partners

to identify opportunities to improve the efficiency of the iExcellence

review process and enhance our existing digital standards.

. Worked closely with iExcellence colleagues fostering effective working

relationships to ensure awareness of the iExcellence processes is high

among business partners, technology and agencies.

. Built strong relationships across global business partners, markets

and agencies, along with the ability to identify solutions and solve

problems.

. Reviewed projects with budget requirements/limits installed for all

projects submitted into the Mobile Governance Team Portal for

approval.

. Assisted in the development & maintenance of team communications,

training materials and documentation as needed for the team.

. Managed reporting packages, scorecards and ad hoc analysis as needed.

. Team lead for audits and any materials related (i.e.: checklists) to

ensure that the process meets regulatory standards and compliance.

. Documented business requirements and assisted in the user acceptance

testing for system/process improvements.

Thomas Publishing Company, New York, NY (2/2013 - 4/2013)

Project Manager

. Managed and coordinated high volumes of project management activities

simultaneously that supported the creation and launch of client

website solutions for a high volume of projects.

. Performed all internal and external client facing communication tasks

during each phase of web solution projects, website content definition

and collection, website construction and launch.

. In a timely manner helped web solution clients in creating and

placement of content during the implementation phase of various

projects, along with helping clients with website formats and design

structures.

. Gathered, organized, documented and distributed web solution content

materials and direction to the Design teams.

. Communicated appropriately with all stakeholders during the

implementation phase of web solution projects.

. Provided clear project status and requirement information to internal

and external customer parties at defined intervals and upon request.

. Ensured target deliverables and completion deadlines were properly

monitored, managed and communicated.

. Escalated issues and topics as needed to management.

. Assisted in defining and refining web solution project management

procedures, tools and policies.

. Provided direct project and task support to management on an as needed

basis.

. Stayed abreast of the most up to date website solution techniques,

goals and quality standards.

Unilever, Trumbull, CT (8/2012 - 9/2012)

Project Manager

. Supported very busy Sr. Program Manager who dealt with high visibility

Projects/Programs on a global basis.

. Worked in a complex, global organization with many stakeholders, and

supported project management initiatives daily.

. Helped maintain all projects/programs on a daily basis by uploading

project action items, approvals, sponsors, risk, issues, PM

Risks/Impact,

and probability factors, possible vendor supporters, discussions,

change requests, project documentation, etc. (using Clarity)

. Attended, conducted meetings, and took minutes.

. Communicated with all stakeholders and kept everyone in the Program

moving forward.

. Maintained and handled multiple project initiatives.

Law Offices of Jason B. Kessler, Esq., New York, NY (4/2012 - 6/2012) &

(10/2012 - 12/2012)

Project Manager

. Provided legal support regarding all project initiatives relating to

various personal injury matters.

. Handled all clients, client calls on a daily basis, managed and

maintained all court filings, motions, conference calls, all

additional litigation, scheduled all in person client meetings,

maintained the court's calendar for all court appointed conference

meetings scheduled of all opposing parties with the Judge's, EBTs

(Examinations Before Trial), hearing notices, and all additional

client related matters.

. Documented all processes relating to all client legal matters, and

managed all office managerial related matters within the firm.

Morgan Stanley Smith Barney, New York, NY (5/2011 - 9/2011)

Project Manager

. Provided corporate IT applications support for products and services

development.

. Assisted training teams as a Project Manager during Morgan Stanley and

SmithBarney's deployment, integration, and conversion efforts to merge

both technologies into the MS360 platform to the new 3D Client

Performance Conversion Platform.

. Managed other multiple IT application projects simultaneously. Tracked

and reported on open, pending, and closed training engagements.

. Handled 20+ training work streams that included management of project

contacts, status updates, and calendar maintenance and documented and

reported on all initiatives.

. Trained/supported Financial Analysts (FA's) and Client Analysts (CA's)

on new applications to assist Private Wealth Management clients

throughout corporate merger.

. Advised end users on Desktop Application rollouts; created, revised,

and updated Recorded Trainings and Quick Reference Cards for global

training.

. Created training materials, demonstrated products and services, and

attended Virtual Conference Training Platforms with Remote Desktop

availability for information sharing and response to end user

requests.

. Collected, maintained, and supported all documentation, project

content, and deliverables for T3 System Conversion Planning and

various Project Management Training rollouts related to T3 System

Conversion.

Grey Global Group, New York, NY (8/2010 - 3/2011)

Assistant Project Manager

. Supported project management initiatives for IT Division and Software

Implementations within GREY, G2, and Cohn & Wolfe.

. Reported on project stages, metrics, and minutes to Senior Project

Manager and Senior CIO.

. Collected and maintained MS SharePoint project documentation

deliverables.

. Participated in risk management and administrative duties, tracked

project plans and progress reports, and maintained companywide

requirements documentation that included MS Visio with process flow

diagrams, system test plan documents, system requirements, system test

results, and UAT scripts and project reports.

. Worked closely with Project Manager, key stakeholders, and QA Managers

on business processes and system workflow.

. Supported advertising and marketing initiatives with CIO and Senior

Project Manager of IT Division on systems migration from GFMS

homegrown accounting system that resulted in BrandOcean (i.e., an

accounting system conversion from Donovan Data Systems (DDS)).

. Participated in pertinent business meetings with executive and

managerial staff and brainstormed with stakeholders and SME's on new

applications, system functionality, testing, and implementation.

. Managed and maintained corporate wide project end-user system

evaluations; communicated and organized systemic software application

installations for all end-users.

. Authored, generated, and administered companywide surveys on new

platform implementations for enhanced IT services.

. Trained cross functional staff from various departmental groups on new

platform usage.

. Served as a liaison between staff and clients and remained diligent

with follow-up for optimal technical problem resolution.

. Advised staff on system upgrades to maintain company's network and

interface grid.

Assistant Web Developer, Computer MD, Inc., Rye, NY (8/2009 - 5/2010)

Junior Project Manager (Intern), The Wakeman Agency, White Plains, NY

(5/2009 - 8/2009)

EDUCATION:

MBA in Information Systems, Iona College, New Rochelle, NY, 5/2010

BBA in Computer Information Systems, Monroe College, New Rochelle, NY,

8/2007

Currently working toward PMP Certification

AFFILIATIONS:

. Project Management Institute (PMI)

. Association for Computing Machinery (ACM)

. PMI Westchester Chapter for Project Managers

. American Red Cross (ARC), Westchester Chapter Volunteer

TECHNICAL PROFICIENCIES:

Software: MS Excel, Clarity, XpresScan, MS Project, UAT & EUT Testing, Project

KickStart, Project Vertabase, MS Office Suite, Mac Software: Help Desk

Support, SharePoint Designer, EditPlus, Visio, and GoToAssist,

PeopleSoft, and QuickBooks

Systems: PC-DOS, Timeslips 9.0TCP/IP, UDP, ARP, FTP, DNS, DHCP, HTTP, ICMP,

IPSEC, and IKE

Other: Java, HTML, Jpegs, Gifs, SQL, and Java Script, Final Cut Pro, Adobe

Photoshop CS4 and CS5, Adobe

Illustrator CS4, Adobe Dreamweaver CS4, and Adobe Flash CS4

Professional



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