Project Management

Garret J. Knorr, Sr. Master

EPM Scheduling Planning

Professional

Consultative Career Portfolio Resume

A demonstrated experienced successful scheduling professional whose

expertise consists of key skill sets in integration master scheduling, project

controls, schedule metrics, master project portfolio program planning, portfolio

program management health and other various project office planning

responsibilities. Multiple years in supporting key leadership clients in a Sr.

Consultative client relationship. Having 14+ years of professional

client/consulting engagements, expertise in Enterprise Project Server (EPM),

MS Project 2010, 2007, Primavera, Clarity, Planview, PPM, and other various

scheduling tools along with project office executive leadership reporting,

coaching and mentoring at all levels.

GARRET J. KNORR

ENTERPRISE PROJECT PLANNING SCHEDULING PROFESSIONAL

PROFESSIONAL PROFILE:

An experienced Sr. Global Master Enterprise Scheduler/ Planner specialist who are PMI certified in project

management and seek to work within a Program Planning, Scheduling Control Environment applying advanced project

planning/CPM program planning management and or COE, PMO environments. I have provided multiple clients ROI

value, applying senior consulting accomplishments with top key project clients in my project planning scheduling

consultative career. A dynamic consultant, specializing in project management, business administration, scheduling

operations, master integration planning and lead coordination, facilitation while having multiple technical exposures

within various PPM enterprise portfolio program management executive projects. An experienced career professional

seeking to utilize hard/soft skills, applying project management techniques, enhancing project/company profitability

while accomplishing client goals and expected set objectives. Key Expertise includes:

(EPM) Portfolio Management Dashboard, Status Timeline Project Planning

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Reporting Executions

Primavera & Microsoft Project Administration Coordination Relationship Mgmt

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Master Scheduling WBS Development PPM Operational Support PMO Environments

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Web Based Dashboards Project Recovery Plans Various Scheduling Tools

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Training Mentoring & Motivation Value Added Experiences MCTS Program Support

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CLIENT PROJECT ACCOMPLISHMENTS:

ENTERPRISE PROJECT ENTERPRISE PLANNING (EPM):

Performed Enterprise Project Management (EPM) as a Project Server Resource /Schedule Specialist III, I designed several

Enterprise Master Schedules to capture program status stoplights consisting of Schedule, Cost, Resources, and Technical

and overall program health. RESULTS: Being a key EPM scheduling resource manager I was responsible for supporting

a GPO – Global Program Office Integration, Managed all schedule program portfolios for USA & Europe keeping all

schedule portfolios on track, deliverables aligned and in compliance with project office environment reporting standards.

This program/project reporting information was shared with key Business Technology Leadership to support 330M

Synergy Savings over a 4 year period.

Responsible for supporting a Microsoft Project Server 2003, 2007,Enterprise Project portfolio consisting of 40M in IT

Product Development and Applications. The Enterprise Project Portfolio Management Office (EPMO) and Project

Controls Administration (PCA) operations evaluated multiple tower project portfolios, master schedules, project plans and

web administration permissions RESULTS: Enhanced merger integration teams on Web project center using special

customized planning controls for Microsoft Project Server reporting management program views.

Performed project management tracking deliverable support to investment portfolio with coordinating by multiple

departments in IT development. Assisted in coordinating sub team project plans into the Enterprise Web Engineering

Master Schedule. Provided project alignment, resource identification, workload estimation and task building activities.

RESULTS: Streamlined time and schedule reporting to Business Clients, Partners, Sponsors and Upper Executive

Management.

Consulted various web based planning teams consisting of jr. schedulers and planners in creating project template models

to be developed once and populated multiple times for formulation filling line instances. RESULTS: This tool provided

a more user friendly software which increased communications, project accountability and dashboard reporting,

significantly improving team morale and streamlining a clear path forward saving 950K in web schedule costs and

reducing investment risk to facility Engineering Validation teams.

PROJECT OFFICE ENVIRONMENTS (PMO):

Tracked and managed Microsoft Project Server 2003, 2007, 2009, 2010 for Enterprise PMO Project portfolio consisting of

40M in IT PLC client support. RESULTS: Established a time/cost baseline for the project Primavera & Microsoft Project

scheduling software by supporting and maintaining project schedules while monitoring critical path vision and directed IT

Governance to realign executive dashboard for FDA compliance.

Successfully developed scheduling planning templates for PMO including project charters, issues resolutions, resource

pools, departmental views, filters, tables and streamlined project office operations. RESULTS: Produce a more robust

delivery expectations saved approx 40% of work preparation time.

*******@*********.*** Home: 973-***-****

Rockaway, NJ 07866 Cell: 201-***-****

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GARRET J. KNORR

CONSULTING ENGAGEMENTS: 1989 - Present

PFIZER PHARMACEUTICALS -World Hdqtr’s) – Sr. Global Master Scheduler /EPM Resource Specialist 11/2009 – Present

GPO –Global Program Office – Information Technology - Business Merger Acquisitions and Divestures for USA/EUROPE

Responsible for supporting a 1 Billion dollar merger acquisition divesture Program Project Management, supporting US and EMEA

International PMO work streams to align site transitions and application rationalization programs working as the Sr. Master

Enterprise Scheduling Project specialist. This is the world’s largest most advanced pharmaceutical merger taking place. Vision is

to capture scheduling synergy savings as IT applications are being consolidated, retired, modified or decommissioned, with

anticipated peak operational roadmap considering 80% savings to be achieved by 2013.

Coached and mentored over 12 program managers, 75 project managers, 18 project lead coordinators and 10 schedulers to

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use (EPM) Enterprise Project Server to capture all necessary key information to set up hierarchy workstream lines,

Programs and Projects. These results were able to capture the proper leadership reporting structure to the Sr. GPO Program

Health, Scheduling & Governance committee to enhance overall program health status to CIO for overall integration

schedule, cost and overall project investment returns.

Responsible for Microsoft Project Server 2010, 2007 merger integration Project Scheduling Portfolio’s consisting of 330M

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synergy savings in Business Technology Merger schedules between two major multibillion dollar pharmaceutical entities

supporting global project / program management office application migrations.

Collaborated with multiple Program Directors, Sr. Program Directors to use SharePoint sites, EPM Workspaces and other

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means of information sharing. Responsible for providing PWA (Project Web Access), EPM Administration, Project

Pro2010 & 2007 and Share Point Workspace publishing level support to all users, while applying key troubleshooting

solutions for EPM. Any continued issues were escalated to the project back end platform administration to support.

Coordinated and managed (EPM) Enterprise Project Server websites, top links to meet work streams business scheduling

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needs. Updated EPM project schedules look up tables and application migration rationalization templates to keep driving

continuous improvement for users. This provided Scheduling PMO best practices and kept critical project alignment and

compliance on track.

Determined Global Program template operational reporting components to augment master scheduling integration tools.

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This helped ground a scheduling approach to produce the program/project health status extracted from master schedule and

Microsoft Project Server 2007, 2010.

MEDCO HEALTH SOLUTIONS – Master Engineering Scheduler Planner - 12/2008 – 11/2009

Sr. Program Scheduling Master Planning

Responsible for a major project engineering and construction master project building worlds largest and most advanced automated

mail order specialty prescription dispensing automated pharmacy, A 318,000 square foot pharmacy, with anticipated peak operation

in 2012. Tracked and managed master project scheduling operation investment worth approx $260 million to develop a next-

generation mail-order facility, to dispense more than 2 million prescriptions a week at peak operation with the use of next

generation computers, system robotics, laser optical scanners and other technology drug dispensing equipment systems.

Tracked and managed senior management building engineering automation pharmacy master schedule by providing

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leadership and expert mentoring guidance in scheduling performance and multiple critical path planning analysis and

program coordination to major functional area clients.

Lead and identified all scheduling program efforts to integrate multiple schedules across automation sub-systems

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components. Developed all work breakdown structures, schedule input from statements of work and contract deliverables

related to Global Engineering Compliance. Supported customer driven schedules, baseline reviews, while working closely

with industry prime contractors, vendors and other sr. engineering program director staff.

ITT SPACE & NAVIGATION – Scheduling Planning Controls - Sr. Master Scheduling Gov’t Programs - 3/2008 – 12/2008

Sr. Program Scheduling Master Planning

Responsible for providing advanced master cost & scheduling to executive senior management staff, while coaching and mentoring

EVMS and scheduling best practices to realign multi-million dollar Gov’t programs. Supported multiple enterprise project

schedules using MS Project 2003, 2007 project server web access integrations plans for master portfolio PMO program plan.

*******@*********.*** Home: 973-***-****

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Provided leadership, coached, mentored SME expert guidance in scheduling and planning critical path analysis

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Developed and conducted analysis on Integrated Master Schedules (IMS) and Integrated Master Plans (IMP).

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Lead a program effort to integrate schedules across multiple sub-systems and component products.

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Developed WBS schedule input from SOW’s and other contract deliverables related to IMS and IMP.

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Supported customer driven IBR, PMR baseline reviews, while working closely with industry prime contractors.

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Supported engineering and program office executive staff to effectively integrate key project planning schedules

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TRIPLE THREE PROJECT CONSULTING, LLC – Master Project Planning & Control - Central Operations 11/2007 – 3/2008

Responsible for project freelancing short term project assignments until client engagement schedule is established.

Planning and preparing detail schedules oriented to various products. Preparation of Master Program Schedule

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Responsible for supporting multiple project schedules using MS Project server and integrating to PMO master plan.

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Supported various clients with Web PPM project plans, updating delivery targets to client.

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AFFILIATED COMPUTER SOLUTIONS - Senior Client Portfolio PMO Planning - Technology Solutions 6/2007 – 11/2007

Responsible for supporting multiple implementation project technology solutions. Supported all integrated master project schedules

and portfolios using web portal software to keep PMO updated on project health and status.

Responsible for supporting 16 project team leads to track multiple implementations with various scheduling tools.

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Supported various clients with integrated schedule providing operational support to manipulate project plans.

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Updated 10,000 line item project master schedules and communicated delivery expectations to management.

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SANOFI PASTEUR / AVENTIS - Project Management Schedule Planning Controls - PMO 2006 – 6/2007

Responsible for supporting a multi-year Formulation & Facility filling line engineering/validation project using various project

portfolio systems with MS project and HTML web based dashboard. Supported shaping, planning, execution and integrated master

project schedules and project portfolios using MS project and performed CPM logic diagrams.

Responsible for supporting multiple Pharmaceutical F&F facility projects using Project leadership teams.

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Supported commissioning/construction scheduling operations. Managed work unit managers and task resources.

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Provided program portfolio support for all validation FDA readiness and coordinated working group teams.

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PSEG / EXELON UTILITIES - Enterprise PMO Planning & Portfolio Services - EPMO 2005 – 2006

Provided master planning team support to the EPMO and Project Controls Administration operations. Project Office within the

application functional scheduling areas.

Supported Microsoft Project server project schedules, developed and maintained Integrated Master Schedules.

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Helped mentor, coach and identify resource utilizations using a shared resource pool and developed merger schedules.

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Supported all senior level PMP project managers to use enterprise PMO project templates to support functional business

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departments including: Infrastructure, IT, SAP Financials, Procurement and Facilities Engineering.

OTHER CLIENT ENGAGEMENT EXPERIENCES: 1993 – 2005

Johnson &Johnson Pharmaceuticals 12/2004 – 2005

Raritan, NJ – Performance Control Scheduling Engineering NCS Services

Sanofi/Aventis Pharmaceuticals 2004 -2004

Bridgewater, NJ - Planning Global Project Management Office

Wyeth Pharmaceuticals 2001 - 2004

Pearl River, NY –Master Program Research & Development

AT&T Solutions Corp. 2000 - 2001

Bridgewater, NJ – Project Coordination Implementation Manager -PIM

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Metricom 2000 - 2000

Harrison, NJ- Assistant Project Scheduling Planning Manager

Hoffmann La Roche 2000 - 2000

Nutley, NJ - Assistant Program Portfolio Mgmt / Controls- Planning

Merck Medco 1999 - 2000

Parsippany, NJ - Project Coordinator Pharmaceutical Operations

Novartis Pharmaceuticals 1998 - 1999

East Hanover, NJ – Administration Planning Program Demand Schedule

Ernst & Young LLP 1998 - 1999

Lyndhurst, NJ - Project Administration Client Planning Services

Lucent Technologies 1997 - 1998

Mt Olive, NJ - Assoc. Systems Project Mgr Facilities Systems Ops

Curtis Wright Flight Sys. 1996 - 1997

Fairfield, NJ – Jr. Project Manager Planning - Program Flight Controls

Metro Computer Systems 1993 - 1996

Lyndhurst, NJ – Asst. Project Administrator - Inventory Systems

COMPUTER PC/ TECHNOLOGY SKILLS:

Project Scheduling Management, Enterprise Planning, Web Dashboard PMO Reporting:

Microsoft Project Professional 2010,2007,2003,2000, 2002,98, EPM Project Portfolio Server 2010,2007,2003, Team Planner, User

Controlled Scheduling, EPM Live, MSPS, SharePoint 2007,2003, PPM, Planview, Primavera Project Planner, WTPS Project

Portfolio Server 2009, Clarity Dashboard, Scheduler 7, Milestone Manager, SAP, Project ABT Workbench, Project Risk

Manager, OPX2, Project by WEB, Enterprise Portfolio Management, EPMO, Microsoft SQL Server, Cobra/Open Plan, MS

Office Pro

IT Management:

*******@*********.*** Home: 973-***-****

Rockaway, NJ 07866 Cell: 201-***-****

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GARRET J. KNORR

Enterprise Management, Database, IT Management, Project Management Planning, SDLC, IT Business Technology

OS Systems:

Windows 7 Ultimate, Business Vista, Server, WinXP, WinNT, Win2003, Win2000

EDUCATION:

William Paterson University, Wayne, NJ - Bachelor of Science in Business Management, Planning Mgmt

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George Washington University,– Master’s in Project Management Certification

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Microsoft Certification & Accreditation for Microsoft Certified Technology Specialist

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Microsoft Project Professional 2010, Team Planner

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AFFILIATIONS & AWARDS, CERTIFICATIONS:

Project Management Development - Masters Certification (PMP Equivalent), Scheduling Specialist

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Medco Member of CMI Steering Committee (Schedule Risks), PMI Advanced Project Management Certification

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Member, Project Management Institute (PMI), 1989 – Present, Leadership Mentoring & Coaching Excellence Team

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Member of Sr Global Program Management Office for Master Scheduling Project Server Compliance)

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IBM Global Services Team, Global Information Systems PMO

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Small Business Administration, Morris County Chamber of Commerce

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Independent Consultants Association, PMO Project Control, American Mgmt Planning, Program Network

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Member of NJ PMI Consulting LIG (***@****************.***)

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Member of Sr. Leadership Global Program Office Enterprise Portfolio Team (GPO) Scheduling Planning Team

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Member Linkedin and other social networks

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Rockaway, NJ 07866 Cell: 201-***-****

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