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Project Manager Management

Location:
Princeton, NJ, 08540
Posted:
December 06, 2012

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Joseph Mario Saieva MBA,PMP,CSM

* ****** **. ****** ****, NJ 08831

732-***-****

E mail *.******@*******.***

Senior project manager with over fifteen years of hand on experience in project, product and team management.

Diverse background in technical and managerial areas with expertise including product strategy, portals, online

communities, including the development & delivery of Content Management and Business to Business (B2B)

projects. Skilled in budgeting, project planning, identifying technical solutions and mitigating risks. Proven ability to

manage in dynamic environments. Experienced in creating and leading teams from multiple disciplines and

creating vision, strategies and plans in midst of rapid growth and change.

Qualification Summary

• Program and Project Management of multiple concurrent projects with budgets ranging from $200

Thousand to $2.5 Million. Successful management from inception to completion of systems, software

and hardware supporting global ERP solutions.

• Designed and established PMO process, templates, standards and practices in a cross functional multi

tiered organization including standardization of process, tools and templates, for project charter,

scope management, estimation, schedule management, metrics, status reporting and multiple in house processes.

• Expertise in business process analysis and requirements documentation including development of overall

business case enabling innovative resolutions to difficult business problems. Ability to quickly define

complex business processes in an easily understood visual format.

• Expertise in Vendor Management and Integration of Vendor Application and Hardware products

and portfolios including Project Management, product research, supplier selection, technical

Statement of Work, relationship management, contract development, and negotiation for a series of

major Hardware and Software Suppliers.

Areas of Expertise

JAD/RAD workshops PMO (Project Management Office) Data Modeling

Software Development Life Cycle

Business Analyst Lean Manufacturing

RUP/Waterfall/SCRUM Methodologies Extract, Transform, Load Change Management

Skills Set

SAP MM /BI /APO/PLM Modules HP Quality Center MS Project/SharePoint Server

Metaphase/Agile– PDM tool suite EDI/ CDI interface Rational Toolset

Professional Business Experience

Client: Bristol Myers Squibb

Princeton, NJ Jul. ’11 – Present

Senior Project Manager (Consultant)

Project Manager supporting ongoing SRM/e procurement program. Managed all aspects and phases of the SDLC

for the implementation of a secure supplier’s portal utilizing SAP Business Objects & BW, in relationship to Catalog

Management, and Supplier Communications and KPIs. Liaison with the corporate level Project Management

Office (PMO) for issue resolution, scope definition and deployment activities.

Project and program management focused on ensuring client satisfaction and company profitability

Knowledge of pharmaceutical cGMP, ICH, and FDA regulations

Coordinated cross functional teams which included Accenture & HP partner resourcing

Applied Accenture project methodology, process flows & documentation associated with that method.

Program liaison to IT Quality & Validation services, utilized HPQC 10 in test scenario development and

script execution.

Design and implement internal and external programs, systems, and processes to significantly increase

quality, productivity, and profit.

Employer: TrueBridge

Client: SS White Burs

Lakewood, NJ Oct. ’09 – May ‘11

Senior Project Manager (Consultant)

Supporting a comprehensive ERP implementation within a class I medical device company. Primary function to

capture current “As Is” processes and develop Business Scenario by providing a detailed view of the Quote to

Cash process for a typical Product Lifecycle. Assignment required comprehensive data analysis covering

numerous environmental conditions to enable a collaborative setting within functional groups.

• Directed and managed project activities and resources to ensure milestones are met per plan.

• Facilitated daily meetings with development team and weekly interaction with customer base.

• Lead cross functional team JAD sessions in the areas of Order to Cash, Source to Pay, & Material to Inventory

teams to gather & document business requirements for the data.

• Responsible for developing credibility, establishing relationship, and communicating with stakeholders at

various levels.

• Coached all team members on project management expectations, deliverables, and roles / responsibilities,

resulting in better teamwork as compared to projects managed without similar coaching.

• Presented monthly status reports to Executive Steering Committee (Senior Vice President and Vice

Presidents) for the above program, covering major project risks, issues and cost / schedule performance.

• Conducted Train the Trainer sessions for all functional team members per module and specific function.

Employer: Career Connections

Client: Tyco International

Princeton, NJ Apr. ’09 – Sept. ‘09

Senior Project Manager (Consultant)

Managed the global IT implementation of a corporate Treasury solution to support Tyco International Liquidity and

Marketing groups. Project was comprised of multiple vendors and internal Tyco resources across various functions

and locations. Some of the activities and responsibilities associated with the engagement include:

Produced and managed detailed project plan, tracked and reported on all aspects of project budget

Managed tasks associated with bank communication to provide a daily feed of all statements, payments,

and confirmations utilizing SWIFT Accord.

Tracked efforts associated with providing a direct feed from various financial institutions such as

Bloomberg in providing a range of data including; Benchmark Indices, Equity Pricing, and FX rates.

Facilitated over all aspects of infrastructure requirements including; architecture, H/W and S/W ordering,

failover and DR requirements.

Coordinated vendor resource, Facilitated daily meetings with development team and weekly interaction

with customer base.

Managed internal change control process and risk assessment and provided monthly steering committee

review for VP of Treasury Management and his counterparts .

Employer: Comsys

Client: Panasonic Corp.

Secaucus, NJ Apr. ’08 – Feb. ‘09

Senior Project Manager /Business Analyst (Consultant)

Support the plan and execution of an enterprise data conversion strategy for all consumer Warranty and Claims,

project scope included transferring data & functionality from the legacy W&C application to an identified SOA

solution. Responsibilities included the development and preparation of the business execution plan, established

processes related to data cataloging/ mapping, data analysis, assessment, and extraction. Provided technical

expertise and assistance to the project team to perform the following functional duties including, but not limited to:

Proactively managed systems development, implementation and risk via the use of SDLC,

maintain continuous alignment of project scope with strategic business objectives.

Supported the development of DB migration plan and schedule for the conversion and loading of

data.

Direct the coordination of all implementation tasks involving third party vendors as well as provide

consultation to clients on system implementation.

Utilized Oracle builder to analyze underlining DB tables in effort to track and validate loading of the

Database warehouse.

Performed data validation to ensure no loss of legacy data occurred during loading phase.

Reviewed and verified all unit and system testing and provided management milestone updates

throughout project lifecycle.

CA Princeton, NJ Jun.’06 – Feb ‘08

Program Manager

Participated in formulating strategic direction and implementing best practices in planning, executing and delivering

on time project results that fulfill business unit requirements. Managed SAP & MS projects within CA’s intranet

environment and related applications, supervised project teams with a potential mix of internal resources,

temporary consultants and partner team members. Oversaw the successful production deployment of MS

SharePoint and Project 2007 servers.

Participate in the preparation, establishment, and on going monitoring of project business cases and

project budgets

Instituted Enterprise Content management environment for sales & development groups utilizing MS

SharePoint, created workflows and electronic forms to automate and streamline business processes.

Manage project teams of various sizes, resource mixes and geographic locations.

Develop and manage a logical work breakdown structure, with definition of major project milestones for

each project

Utilized Rational ClearQuest & ClearCase tool suite in tracking all enhancements & identified bugs,

also to handle application versioning including all change control activities.

Created Post Project Review documentation based upon sponsor and project team feedback as well as

statistical data on project budget vs. actual amounts.

Senior Project Manager (Technical Services)

Successfully managed and staffed multiple service engagements within CA’s MidAtlantic East region

across various product lines. Assisted in responding to RFIs, RFPs with appropriate customer

interaction and addressing customer concerns/objections, ability to lead client engagements,

experience in delivery of projects and engagements across multiple customers in specific

industries.

Key Responsibilities:

• Produced Statement of Work and Project Plans with the Business Technologist for qualified customer

implementations ensuring projects are scoped accurately.

Assisted the Consulting/Delivery Manager to pick the appropriate staff for a project or trial in accordance

with the project/trial schedule.

Coordinated and managed internal and partner staffing assigned to a project.

Managed engagement in accordance with the Engagement Management Model and CA's Best Practices

Methodologies, made any relevant adjustments during the course of the project and securing customer

agreement to such changes.

ANDREW CORP. Warren, NJ Jan.’04 Jun. ‘06

Project Manager/ Business Analyst

Supporting global implementation of SAP R3/4.6.7 across diverse divisions within Andrew Corp. Primary function

to capture current “As Is” processes and develop Business Scenario by providing a detailed view of end to end

procedures within (PLM) Product Lifecycle Management, (MM) Material Master, and (BW) Business Information

Warehousing. Assignment required comprehensive data analysis covering numerous environmental conditions to

enable a collaborative setting in which product management can manage, track, and control all product and project

information over the complete product and asset life cycle.

Results:

• Team member tasked with mySAP implementation, utilizing SAP Advanced Planner and Optimizer (SAP

APO) toolset.

• Assisted in defining the APO master data models in the areas of Product Process Models (PPM),

Locations, Hierarchies, and Supply Chain Models

• Instituted the usage of Variant Configuration and Phantom BoMs on Finished Goods and subassemblies.

• Restructured material masters data and vendor records to support equivalent and alternate manufactures.

• Participated in proposal and budget development, evaluated feasibility of potential programs and impact on

company operations and goals.

AT&T (Global Information Solution) /LUCENT TECHNOLOGIES Holmdel, NJ 1988 Sept.‘03

Senior Project Manager

Successfully managed global implementation of corporate e business solutions. Served as primary

project contact with sponsors to ensure appropriate communication channels are maintained

and reporting schedules adhered to. Assisted in requirement and process phase of reengineering

effort in migrating legacy ERP & CRM databases to one global web based platform in supporting

resource management, manufacturing, and supply chain operations. Member of steering

committee which instituted Rational Unified Process® (RUP) methodology in accordance with

CMM Level 2 & 3 guidelines.

Directed project activities for team members to ensure that project/program milestones are met.

Facilitated daily meetings with development team and weekly interaction with customer base.

Documented and escalated any identified issues, resolved through appropriate channels to

insure timeline commitments were fulfilled. Participated in proposal and budget development,

evaluated feasibility of potential programs and impact on company operations and goals.

Results:

• Managed projects within PMO (Project Management Office) environment. Established

requirements, models and processes in accordance to PMBOK guideline.

Participated in the implementation of MS Project Server 2003 assisted in requirement gathering,

and managed all aspects of the project including charter, scope, scheduling, resources, budget

and change control.

Experienced coordinating multiple large scale Business Applications simultaneously.

Utilized Rational ClearCase/ Quest tool suite in tracking and versioning all change control

activities.

Member of steering committee which instituted Rational Unified Process ® methodology in

accordance with CMM Level 2 & 3 guidelines.

Assisted in conducting JAD workshops sessions during the initial phases of the SDLC.

Supported and monitored global deployment and training program. Developed feedback program to instill

highest level of user acceptance and customer loyalty.

Assessed deficiencies within legacy processes and procedures and prepared recommendations to achieve

CMM compliance.

Program Manager

Coordinated design and implementation of Optical telecommunication equipment and their related network

management systems. Work directly within Product Management, Sales, Installation, and Integration Services in

tracking milestones within a specific contract lifecycle. Responsibilities included developing project plan for cross

functional teams in deploying networking solutions to external customers. Position involved essential leadership

and communication skills within a diverse and global team environment throughout all phase of product

deployment. Experience in calculating project requirements, scope management, preparing MS Project Plans,

facilitate/documentation issues and deliverables related to customer requirements.

•Interacted directly with customer staff in determining business requirement, and overall work plan.

•Coordinated networking planning and turn up of DS1 3, OC48 192, ATM and SONET network

equipment, along with associated network management systems (SNMS & NMS).

•Developed and tracked project plan, which included specific deployment phases such as: requirement,

RFP/RFQ, provisioning, services, testing, turnover, and training/support.

•Coordinated access to customer sites, reviewed site plans and tracked equipment orders and installation

services. Documented and monitored all customer requests for modification.

•Facilitated daily deployment meeting, documented, assigned, tracked and resolved all customer issues.

•Developed Spare &Upgrade documentation for customer equipment and S/W management system.

•Reviewed and verified all Unit and System testing at customer sites.

Configuration / CAD Manager

Managed department of five designers and three configuration associates, responsible for implementing and

supporting PDM solution for document control, change and configuration management. Coordinated all document

archiving, as well as tracking all phases and variations of engineering change orders through Change Control

Board.

EDUCATION

M.B.A., DOWLING COLLEGE, Oakdale, New York 1993

Graduate Degree in Business Administration & TQM

B.A., DOWLING COLLEGE, Oakdale, New York 1985

Degree in Applied Mathematics / Computer Science

CERTIFICATION

SCRUM Master Certification 2009

PMI (PMP) Certification 2004

Master Certificate in Project Management 1999

STEVENS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY Newark, New Jersey

PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS

PMI – PROJECT MANAGEMENT INSTITUTE



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