Catherine M. Parigi

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Email: actf6d@r.postjobfree.com

SUMMARY OF QUALIFICATIONS

Diverse professional background (Payments Network/Finance, Pharmacy Benefit Management, eCommerce, Publishing, Insurance, Teaching) with extensive Project Management experience

Strong experience with Waterfall, Agile/SCRUM, CMM and Six Sigma methodologies

Exceptional analytical, communication and interpersonal skills combined with a strong work ethic

Liaison between Business Areas and Information Technology for software implementations

Facilitator of Change Management sessions across Business Areas

Provided metrics to Executives and Senior Management throughout Project lifecycle

Strong systems analysis, data conversion/validation, and troubleshooting skills

Extensive experience providing systems documentation, process flows, and internal Marketing presentations

PMP Certification in progress

TECHNICAL SKILLS:

Proficient in all Microsoft Office Products including Word, Excel, PowerPoint, MS Visio and MS Project; SharePoint, Clarity, Planview, Ariba, PMOffice

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

FIS GLOBAL (NYCE Payment Networks, LLC) Secaucus, NJ 2/14-12/15

Project Manager

Responsible for managing small, medium and large efforts for both internal and client-facing Application Development initiatives and ensuring adherence to enterprise-wide Waterfall methodology. Managed local, remote and offshore resources to ensure timely delivery of new applications, system enhancements and client implementations.

Full Project Life Cycle management – manage projects from Initiation through Closure, with a focus on customer satisfaction and timely delivery

Strict adherence to EPMO Guidelines – 100% accuracy per November 2014 EPMO audit

Successful delivery of multiple high-profile projects (Apple Pay Tokenization, Visa EMV)

Identification and engagement of project resources

Assign and monitor work of project team, providing support as required

Ensure all project documentation is EPMO compliant and presented, distributed, and posted to SharePoint in a timely manner

Engage partners across FIS Lines of Business to leverage existing capabilities

Effectively communicate project status as needed in addition to weekly status calls

Manage individual project issues and risks to ensure closure; escalate when appropriate

Liaise, facilitate and monitor open communication between existing NYCE Business Units (Operations, QA/Certification, Analysis, Development, Project Sponsors, Client Services) and clients/partners, and ensure accessibility of all parties involved

Creation and maintenance of SharePoint sites for individual projects

Maintenance of Planview for the purposes of project schedules and time tracking

Professional Link, LLC Fairfield, NJ 2/13-2/14

PMO/Editorial Director

Managed the development and release process using Agile methodology for a start-up platform which would provide end users with an interactive real-time educational and informational sessions which included Whiteboard and Document Sharing capabilities. Responsible for editing site content as well as Marketing materials.

Manage full Project SDLC - from conceptual design through product rollout, currently managing Enhancement requests and maintenance

Development and maintenance of Project Plan - assignment of resources, budgetary planning, scope management

Creative development – Selection of Word Press styling, imaging, and ease of use for end users

Vendor selection and management – selection of vendors, management of schedules and payment,

Site content management – Editorial Director of all content posted on site, as well as release dates for new content (copy and otherwise)

Management of Registration process – Ensured ease of use for end users and made changes according to UAT results

Onboarding of new Members and Professionals – Composed Welcome emails and User guidelines

Email management – ensured User requests/issues were handled in a timely manner

Development of Marketing materials – Composed flyers for NJEA, NEA, Rutgers University, content for Facebook and Twitter pages, and ad hocs upon request

Cenosystems, Inc./Merrill Lynch (Bank of America) Pennington, NJ 3/10-12/12

Senior Project Manager

Utilized Agile methodology to ensure timely delivery of market-reactive initiatives. Developed and maintained weekly, monthly and quarterly dashboards using PowerPoint and Excel tools for presentation to senior management. Developed internal Marketing materials for presentation to internal Bank of America associates to engage them in utilizing internal Merrill Lynch reporting capabilities.

Ensured the planning, scheduling, and execution of program changes are on time, on target and within budget through effective planning, logistics, and follow-ups

Provided recommendations following in-depth observation of status quo

Streamlined internal PMO protocols and procedures which resulted in better control over project portfolio and less stress on Developer resources

Created and managed project charters, scopes, risks, communications, presentations and metrics for stakeholder engagements

Managed change controls

Created Marketing materials for internal clients

Organized, compiled and presented/distributed weekly Release Plan to Senior Management and internal clients

Created BRD, HLD, LLD, and test scripts/plans as warranted for projects

Weekly maintenance of project Dashboard

Monthly submission of 4-Blocker (status snapshot)

Responsible for employee timekeeping via Clarity tool

Contract management via Ariba

Responsible for Incident Management and resolution of ticket submissions via Remedy/Maximo

Participated in internal and external SOX audits

Managed group’s Application Inventory tool

Produced Newsletters and Town Hall presentations for group

Management of Operating Plan

American Cybersystems Inc./Medco Health Solutions Franklin Lakes, NJ 3/06-12/08

Project Management Consultant 1/08-12/08

Ensured timely delivery of internal and client-facing initiatives utilizing both Waterfall and Agile methodologies across a distributed development environment. Managed small, medium and large initiatives while streamlining processes to adhere to CMMI Level 3 requirements.

End-to-end project management, including requirements gathering, brokering communication with Development teams, ensuring Business owners are engaged, facilitating and documenting status meetings, meeting with and reporting to Core Teams, consolidating and publishing status reports

Managing product inventories, including hardware, software, and in-house developed software

Product testing/QA, specifically for complete redesign of Medco’s transactional email templating system (TETA). Procured new testing software (Beyond Compare) to ensure system accuracy

Developed communication bridge increasing speed to market for small-scale development project

Generated numerous process improvements

Project Management Consultant 3/06-12/07

Create, maintain and report on project plans for My Rx Choices, Member Engagement, FEP Installation, On Message site redesign

Content Management for My Rx Choices and On Message sites

Responsible for documenting and standardizing business processes, systems, data flows, and reports across functional areas to cut costs, reduce risk, and improve efficiency

Analyze and document business requirements and process flows

Document functional requirements and assist in translation to technical specifications

Provide risk identification and mitigation strategies

Ensure compliance with CMI process

Collect, analyze and report metrics to Project Owners and Executives

Experience with SEI Capability Maturity Model (CMM)

Experience with Six Sigma process

Audit internal projects to ensure CMMI compliance

Penguin Group (USA) Inc. New York, NY 11/00 – 9/05

PMO Manager/Senior Business Analyst – Waterfall Methodology

Transitioned business areas to a highly successful enterprise-wide SAP implementation within 2.5 years with a budget of $25m. This included the following activities performed according to an aggressive project plan:

Interviewed managers and hands-on personnel to capture actual business practices and gathered

all reports and paper communications (JAD)

Analyzed and documented business requirements, systems, data flows, reports, and communications for current and future state models

Analyzed and presented benefits and risks of proposed processes

Facilitated process change/change management sessions

Prepared functional specifications for new processes and reporting

Coordinated conversion activities/mock conversions

Facilitated data cleansing and standardization

Designed data validation scripts and custom reports to verify accurate conversions

Collected, analyzed and reported metrics using PowerPoint and Excel

Monitored project plan through life of project using Microsoft Project and PMOffice

Coordinated post go-live enhancements, including prioritization

Managed SAP training for 1,000 + employees at four locations

Eliminated over 45 custom and departmental reports via standardization

Retired 3 major corporate-wide software systems

Updated Project Management Methodology and System Development Life Cycle material used within company and trained Project Managers on methodologies

Continued to monitor and report on production support

Successful implementation of new on-line line of business and ongoing support of that business

Successful implementation of four additional software packages, managing everything from requirements gathering to training, and reporting on progress to Executives

Continuous liaison between business areas and Information Technology for all implementations

Participated in project plan development for Sarbanes-Oxley 404 (SOX); assisted in organizing testing, monitoring outcomes, and reporting on results

Experience in developing course materials and in training trainers and users

PROFESSIONAL COURSES

SAP International, Philadelphia, PA

WBS Controller Project Accounting (4.6C)

EDUCATION

Montclair State University, Upper Montclair, NJ

Masters of Arts in Guidance Counseling and School Social Work, 9/89-5/93

Rutgers University, Newark, NJ

Bachelor of Arts in English and Education, Teaching Certificate, 9/80-5/85

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