SUMMARY
A Project Manager / Business Analyst providing consulting services for
financial services and software companies managing software implementation
and integration; bank and mortgage acquisitions, systems conversions and
integration; business process improvements initiatives.
Well organized professional who can balance multiple tasks simultaneously
without losing focus on priorities. Proven track records in building
rapport with peers and all levels of management globally.
Professional Success and Experiences
Consulted with several companies to incorporate a project lifecycle with
their system development lifecycle. Implemented Change Management Process
which included Change Control Board, Steering Committee; a rating matrix to
prioritize projects. Created process documentation comprised of policies
and procedures, and document templates.
Vice President of Corporate Project Management Office establishing Project
Management Office managing technology project initiatives with a staff of
four project leads/ business analysts.
Chosen by senior managed to be a member of CMMI Appraiser team to acquire a
CMMI level III certification. Irdeto obtained the certification by
implementing best practices, measures and controls, and to continue to
improve efficiency and quality.
Assembled and facilitated a PMO Summit to focus on corporate project
management lifecycle, policies and procedures.
Thirteen years of mortgage servicing and loan origination experience
primarily using Fidelity MSP and MortgageServ (Datalink) loan servicing
application; Managing system conversions, software releases and
enhancements; and served as Subject Matter Expert (SME).
Vendor liaison for internal and external software applications; coordinated
data transmission and migration; software implementation and
releases/enhancements. Vendors included but not limited to software
vendors, credit and insurance agencies, government agencies, print vendors,
and graphic designers.
Deployed mortgage billing statement for 4 mortgage companies soliciting
print and graphic designers. The new mortgage statements reduced customer
inquiries and improved customer services.
Rolled-out, created, and maintained, several SharePoint sites, such as,
Client Service site to include departmental project guidelines, standards
with document templates; Corporate Document repository storing policies,
procedures and supporting tools.
Developed Excel reports and implemented processes to measure project
successes and department goals. Reports included project budgets and
invoice reports; resource utilization and capacity reports; and sales
budget/forecast reports; metric reports to measure projects and program
portfolio.
Primary liaison managing the setup of Old Kent Subprime Loan Servicing
Center including vendor management, software application training; software
and hardware implementation.
Managed the data migration, decommission of system applications and
hardware, desktop migration; and system migration and integration for three
Loan Servicing Center closures.
Lead Business Analyst managing project scope/requirements using
requirements traceability matrix; coordinating testing phase (system test
and UAT); tracking and escalating issues via ticketing system.
My business knowledge together with project management and analytical
skills resulted with 2 business clients hiring me as a full-time employee;
several other business clients extended my contract to work on additional
project or to temporarily fill-in position while resources were on leave-of-
absence.
Employment History
Project Manager/Business Analyst Blue Skies Network/Lemcon
(Contractor/Remote), Americas, Atlanta, GA
September 2013 to December 2013
Oversee the integration of Salesforce CRM QuickStart, FinancialForce
Professional Services Automation (PSA) with Intacct Accounting system
implementation partnering with Sererra (technology management consulting
firm) and ICON Technology Consutling.
Project Manager/Business Analyst Beyondtrust Software, Carlsbad, CA
(Contractor), May 2012 to September 2013
Managed Intacct Accounting system implementation partnering with Sererra
(technology management consulting firm) to integrate and migrated data from
MAS500 and Great Plain; managed the integration of Salesforce case module
and customer portal.
Project Coordinator, 2010 to May 2012 Irdeto Inc., Carlsbad, CA
CMMI Appraiser; Microsoft SharePoint On-site System Administrator.
Facilitated PMO Summit; Rolled-out Change Control and Project Time
Reporting process; Audit employees Project Time reports and developed
management reports; prepared monthly project invoices for accounting.
Owner and Consultant, 2004 to 2010 Alimroth Consulting, Inc., Reno,
NV
. Irdeto BSS, Carlsbad, CA: Project Coordinator (1/2009-3/2010); converted
to full-time employee
. Vertice a Division of Wachovia (also known as AmNet) San Diego, CA:
Senior Project Manager, (7/2005-2/2008); Mindbox Underwriting
integration; Fidelity MSP implementation; System migration and
integration to Wachovia.
. Ameriquest Mortgage Corp., Anaheim, CA: Project Lead/ Lead Business
Analyst (8/2004 -6/2005); Integrated VIP (Vendor Integration Platform) /
CCS (Core Credit Services to sends and received files to 3rd party
vendors, etc, Title companies, AVM, Appraisals, Credit Services; Analyzed
features to add manual checking writing for PeopleSoft AP; Integration of
Buc$ compensation module with accounting system; Documented business
requirements and created use cases for Web services
Affiliate Consultant, 2004 to 2004 Ccpace Consulting, Arlington, VA
. Marriott Vacation Club: Established data retention policies and
procedures;
. Aurora Loan Service-Created Functional Requirements of MortgageFlex
Origination system;
. Saxon Mortgage-assisted with the requirements gathering for a new loan
processing systems.
VP Project Manager, 2001 to 2003 Fairbanks Capital Corp., Salt Lake
City, UT
Established and managed Corporate Project Management Office reporting to
Chief Technology Officer; Introduced Project Life Cycle; Managed strategic
initiatives with 4 project leads/business analysts.
Project Lead/Business Analyst, 2000 to Old Kent Financial Services, San
2001 Diego, CA
Subject Matter Expert/System Administrator and primary vendor liaison for
Fidelity MSP managing new releases and enhancements; Coordinated the
closure of the loan servicing division including data deconversion, system
migration, and equipment deployment.
Project Lead/Business Analyst, 1999 to 2000 Usernet Inc., St. Louis, MO
Old Kent Financial Services, San Diego: Managed Fidelity MSP implementation
for Mortgage Loan Servicing Center start-up; conducted training sessions
and established department policies and procedures.
Business Systems Analyst Consultant, 1995 to Quatrix Consulting, St. Louis,
1999 MO
. Lead Business Systems Analyst - Fleet Mortgage Corp. (Mortgage Servicing
Center) Florence, SC (4 years) managing testing DataLink application
enhancements/releases and test phase for Y2K data conversion.
. Lead Business Analyst - Alltel Information Services providing technical
services to Glendale Federal Mortgage Division, San Diego, CA (1 year) -
managed Alltel/MSP monthly enhancements/profiles/releases and closure of
loan servicing center
Lead Business Analyst, 1989 to 1995 First Nationwide Bank, Sacramento,
CA
Supervised 7 business analyst supporting mortgage loan servicing
applications (DataLink and CPI) and system interfaces (Capital Markets,
Loan Origination system, General Ledger, and Year-End).
TECHNICAL SKILLS AND KNOWLEDGE
Methodology Mortgage Software CRM
Project Management Life Fidelity MSP Salesforce.com
Cycle MortgageServ (DataLink) Seibel
PMBOK Loan Process Systems Other Software
Agile /Scrum Methodology MortgageFlex Origination Microsoft SharePoint
Hybrid Waterfall/Agile system Project Central
System Development Life Mindbox Automated Mercury Quality Center
Cycle Underwriting and Pricing Irdeto Customer Care and
CMMI Methodology Modules Billing
Configuration Management Finance Software
Business Recovery and MS Dynamics AX
Continuity Intacct
Ticketing/Case Management MS Dynamics GP Business
Requirements Management Portal
Management Skills Windows Office Suite
Leadership Word Excel
Consultation
Presentation Vendor PowerPoint Visio
Management Visio
Interviewing Project
Training Publisher
PROJECT TOOLS AND KNOWLEDGE
Projects Requirements Technology
Project Plans Requirements Document Ticketing System
Project Schedules Functional Requirements System Testing
Risk Matrix Use Cases Performance Test
Risk Questionnaire Test Scripts and Case User Acceptance Test
Lesson Learned Requirements Traceability (UAT)
Issues/Action Log Test Schedule Release Planning
Scope Change Control Peer Review
Project Expense / Budget Test Plan & Schedule
(EVM)
Dashboards
RACI Matrix
Decision Analysis and
Resolution Worksheet (DAR)
Education/Certificates
CERTIFICATES: PMP Certificate; Masters Certificate in Applied Project
Management, CMMI Appraiser Certificate EDUCATION: Villanova University, San
Jose State College. Truckee Meadows Community College, Hartnell College