SUMMARY
Project manager in business administration and operations management with
expertise in planning, budgeting, procurement, acquisitions and asset
management. Successfully develop and implement cost effective plans and
procedures to build and maintain large and small computer environments for
cross organizational teams.
- Successful at building consensus across groups.
- Proficient in working independently while handling simultaneous
projects.
- Strong communicator capable of speaking with all levels of internal
and external stakeholders
- Accomplished negotiation skills comfortable with internal supply
chain and third party vendors
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Hewlett-Packard Corporation, Marlboro, MA
Project Manager (2008-2010) Business
Critical Server Group
Responsible for providing plans, acquisitions and tracking of the
computer hardware in support of a newly-created cross organizational
group of IO and storage engineers.
. Built standard processes and plans for production and prototype
computer hardware acquisition.
. Implemented quarterly procurement procedures to deliver $3m in
infrastructure across three labs in three major facilities.
Responsible for establishing new methods for new product lifecycle
governance and for developing business communications lines for the
program management office.
. Introduced and ran weekly business communications meetings for I/O
and storage partners.
. Set up and facilitated business team meetings that governed new
product introduction.
Responsible for tracking and reporting critical defects for the new IO
solutions for HPUX releases.
Hewlett-Packard Corporation, Nashua, NH
Project Manager (2001-2008) OpenVMS
Engineering Group
Responsible for capital and expense equipment budgets and acquisitions,
including depreciation, field service, supplies, export, shipping and
packaging. Established affordable spending targets while meeting the
demands of the product release schedules.
. Managed annual capital equipment plans and budgeting - $800k up to
$6m. Includes developing new labs inside India and large external
partner corporations.
. Designed loaner and redistribution programs to maximize return on
hardware investments.
Managed the computer equipment life cycle process from cradle to grave.
. Created Access databases and procedures to manage the activity of assets
in the organization.
. Purchased barcode scanners and trained administrators on usage and
database management.
. Developed processes to build export documentation for shipments of
equipment to India following federal and corporate laws and policy.
Provided services to operations regarding lab and office projects and
resources.
. Project manager assigned to physically reduce and move a 30k sq ft
computer lab in New Hampshire into a 13k sq ft lab in
Massachusetts. This includes identify equipment; document lab
requirements for connectivity and electricity; develop move
schedules and control spending.
Drove sales by way of customer and partner programs. Contact with
customers to set clear goals, schedules and identify resources for a
successful outcome.
. Organized annual Partner Round House event with 42 partners and
over 300 participants.
. Schedule lab engagements with customers and partners in the OpenVMS
Customer Lab resulting in millions of dollars of revenue.
. Delivered $3m of capital equipment to Cerner Corporation as part of
the ASP contract agreement.
Business Planning Analyst (1995-2000) OpenVMS
Engineering Group
Developed annual capital and expense equipment budgets and facilitated
the quarterly approval and acquisitions process.
. Launched bi-annual Capital Forum meetings for presentation and
discussion on investment areas for capital spending and an asset
base analysis of the installed base. Reduced installed base 10%.
. Conducted annual physical inventory and reconcile activities with
an average of a $55m installed base, $7m net book value. Resulted
with less than .002% write-off.
. Provided technical configuration support to build orderable systems
and accurate quotes for planning. Created reports that measured
systems performance, cost and availability.
Hewlett-Packard Corporation, Nashua, NH
Business Operations Support Specialist (1990-1995)
Corporate Documentation Group
Developed annual capital and expense equipment budgets and facilitated
the quarterly approval and acquisitions process.
. Worked with a twelve member team to develop a four-year strategy plan for
refitting the organization with PCs on the desktop. Planned and
administered a budget of $850k for the purchase of 334 PCs plus
infrastructure in the lab and printer equipment.
. Fit equipment requests into affordable budgets - Reduced a $4million
forecast down to a $2million budget while meeting all critical capital
equipment requirements.
. Identified group-wide capital priorities and tied them to product
development roadmaps.
. Set up alternative process to acquire parts through Corporate Stockroom
saving over $400k in the first year.
COMPUTER SKILLS
. Microsoft Windows7 and Office Pro - Outlook, Word, Excel, PowerPoint,
Project, Access, Visio, and SharePoint
. Web/Layout/Graphics - Dreamweaver, Publisher, Front Page, Coreldraw!,
Photoshop
EDUCATION
Enrolled Manchester Community College - AS Business Communications -
graduation date Dec 2012
Rivier College, Nashua, NH - Computer Science / Computer Graphics
PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT
Project Management Certificate Program - currently working towards
certification
Project Leadership Management Communications - ESI
Standards of Business Conduct Training Program
Partnering Across Cultures - India, Japan
Global Trade Export
AFFILIATIONS
Granite State Blues Society - Board member from 2006 to 2010, Secretary
2009 to 2010