Project Manager Management

PAUL L. JACHNICKI, PMP

** *** ****** *** ** Hempstead, NY 11550 *************@*****.*** 215-***-****

PROGRAM / PROJECT MANAGER

Software Development & Implementations ~ Infrastructure Installations ~ Systems Engineering

Results oriented, PMI certified Project Manager with over 14 years of experience leading complex

technology and business operations projects ensuring their on time delivery, while meeting or

exceeding stakeholder expectations and budget constraints. A detailed and task oriented goal setter

who is able to reach maximum effectiveness and efficiency for all team members by utilizing an

empowerment and participative style of management. Dynamic cross functional communicator who

easily interfaces with all levels of management, staff, vendors, and customers. Demonstrated strength

at initiating, planning, executing, and controlling large scale projects/programs adhering to PMI

standards and SDLC phases. Recognized for consistent success in developing the processes and

procedures to streamline operations and enhance revenue performances.

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PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Sterling Medical Corporation 2011 2012

Program/Project Manager; United States Armed Forces

Identify, analyze, and prioritize opportunities for improvement for Division Surgeons Office’s Master

Resilience Training (MRT) program, implement those changes, monitor and track performance standards,

and prepare reports for the Division Surgeon’s office. Manage the initiation, planning, development, and

execution of the projects pertaining to The Program. Assist the Division Surgeon with planning,

development, and execution of the MRT program including manpower utilization and administrative

internal controls.

Facilitated and managed the Comprehensive Soldier Fitness (CSF) for 2nd Infantry Division (2ID)

which consisted of approximately 10,000 soldiers

Developed surveys & reports that were used to quantify results to improve the program’s content,

implementation, manpower utilization, and administrative internal controls.

Developed tracking database to statistically analyze results from course surveys and reports by

division’s brigades and company’s demographical information

Increased program awareness and utilization by expanding the program to spouses of soldiers

through various radio and television commercials

Synchronized the planning and execution of the MRT courses with senior leadership of major

subordinate commands and with installations for facilities requirements at five military

installations

Conducted internal reviews to provide reports that identified opportunities for improvement to the

DSO

Independence Blue Cross Family of Companies 2000 2010

PMO Project Manager

Plan, execute and finalize multiple concurrent projects within triple constraints of delivering on time,

within budget, and scope objectives, including acquiring resources and coordinating efforts of team

members in order to deliver projects according to plan. Develop detailed project plans and standardized

documents. Create comprehensive IT Test Plans which included all phases of testing by working with

developers, testers, and SME’s from multiple business areas affected by the project. Identify, effectively

communicate, and resolve projects risks and issues. Develop risk mitigation plans as well as issue

escalation strategies. Ensure the necessary and complete communication of project status to project

stakeholders of all levels of management. Coach, mentor, and motivate team members, influencing them to

take positive actions and accountability for their assigned tasks and responsibilities.

Managed a software development project which automated the claims processing sub system

within Quality Assurance based on an audit I performed of the current work flow process in

place. The project identified $20,000,000 of erroneously paid claims with the current

adjudication process resulting in an approximate $1,000,000/yr. in ongoing savings

Managed software conversion and implementation projects after determining the business users

usage of the software in question was not meeting their requirements resulting in the overall

reduction of costs to various business units ultimately retiring and replacing existing software

with more robust reporting tools which allowed the most effective and efficient usage of company

resources available

Managed an enterprise wide systems reengineering project to increase efficiency of 30+ systems

which allowed claims to be processed with a larger monetary amount by modifying the number of

lines per claim to increase the number of procedure and diagnosis fields, and dollar amount fields

therefore reducing the number of associates needed to process claims leading to overall cost

savings

Managed server deployments, migrations, and upgrades to increase the over all capacity and

effectiveness of the existing infrastructure in Test, Development/QA, and Production

environments by analyzing the hardware and developing detailed infrastructure designs, pilot

implementations, test plans, and full deployment to production environment

Led the evaluation of existing project management processes within the organization which led to

the development of revised project management methodologies which included; Project

Scheduling and Tracking, Cost & Resource Budgeting, Risk Management etc…

The Prudential Insurance Company of America 1997 2000

Project Leader

Manage projects that evaluate, recommend, and install software and hardware applications. Formulate

detailed project plans and documents based Project Management Institute standards. Act as liaison between

Business Operations and Information Technology areas. Provide overall assistance with projects related to

financial operations.

Assisted with the project management of a software development project which developed a

system that automated tax testing procedures which reduced errors in calculating tax processes,

reduced resources needed to perform testing tasks, and improved the speed of submitting and

processing of claims

EDUCATION

Project Management Professional (PMP) Certificate ~ Project Management Institute

Project Management Certification ~ Pennsylvania State University

Bachelor of Science, Business Administration ~ Drexel University

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