Project Manager Management
Resume:
Karen Rosenberg
New City, New York 10956
Email: ********@*********.*** Cell 845-***-**** Home: (845)
Summary
Consummate, dedicated, PMP Certified professional with extensive IT project
and application development management experience. Superior managerial,
problem solving and communication skills. Exceptional trouble-shooting and
analytical skills. History of delivering complex projects on time and on
budget. Full project life-cycle, user requirement analysis, technical
design, and relational data base design experience. Skilled implementing
process and system re-engineering and process improvement projects. In-
depth knowledge of object oriented programming and computer science.
Professional Experience
"A Market Data Provider", White Plains, NY
2/2007 - present
Development Manager / Project Manager
Duel rolls - Development Manager/Project Manager
Complex application providing Account maintenance, order
entry/processing, exchange reporting, exchange data permissioning,
billing functionality. Microsoft Windows C# .net, client/web platform
. Manage highly technically talented development team. Direct and oversee
technical solutions and implementation. Dynamic, client focused
environment requiring multiple simultaneous releases and flexibility.
Extremely proficient at priority oversight, managing to achieve optimal
efficiency.
. Manage implementation of large scale enhancements, new features and
maintenance releases. Full project life cycle (SDLC) management.
Created and implemented requirement gathering and approval process.
. Assess and manage risk, determine and manage critical paths. Determine
dependencies and estimates. Set direction and facilitate conflict
resolution. Negotiate schedules across multiple areas.
. Provide project management expertise, providing process development
guidance.
. Replaced legacy system with state-of-the-art system, on time and within
$3 million budget:
> Managed both project and technical implementation. Created project
methodology and process. Devised data migration strategy.
> Reported to executive steering committee, providing dashboard,
status reports. Escalated issues and provided solution options.
> Built and hired technical team, staff of 10 Developers and Business
Analysts.
. Project Management Quality Circle core member. Key participant setting
corporate project management methodologies and direction. Wrote
sections of corporate handbook.
. Member of the corporate Efficiency Committee. Analyzed processes and
designed new processes.
. Work closely with Internal Audit to ensure Sox and corporate
compliance.
Toys "R" Us Wayne, NJ
5/2006 - 2/2007
Technical Project Manager
Full life cycle IT Project Manager, responsible for technical
architecture and implementation of International Data Warehouse projects.
Java, Websphere, AS/400, DB2 environment.
. Responsible for all aspects of IT project management including
requirement gathering, resource allocation, delivery negotiation,
release management and system and SOX documentation.
. Managed multiple simultaneous projects. Directed, designed, and
approved technical implementations. Met with project sponsors and users
to gather requirements and secure approvals.
. Re-designed departmental development process, Added process structure
and controls.
ADP, Florham Park, NJ
5/2004 - 5/2006
Development Manager / Project Manager
Duel rolls - Development Manager/Project Manager responsible for the
design, implementation and delivery of enhancements and change requests
for payroll order entry system.
Complex Microsoft Windows Visual Studio C/C++, C# .net, Crystal Reports,
DB2 system.
. Performed estimates, developed architecture, and managed implementation
and development tasks. Negotiated schedules and deliveries, working
closely with stakeholders.
. Routinely met with end users to gather requirements and propose
solutions.
. Supervised in-house and offshore developers, and business analyst in a
matrix environment.
. Set strategic direction, performed project planning, resource
allocation, human resource administration.
. Coordinated sizing, design, development, and testing activities among
several groups.
. Provided system and SOX documentation including scope, functional
specifications, use cases.
. Delivered quarterly releases, emergency and statuary requests, provided
Help Desk support.
. Initiated, architected and supervised several large efforts Price
Realization System enhancements/rewrite. Designed C# foundation
business object class structure.
International Games Technology (IGT), Clifton, NJ
8/1999-5/2004
(Scientific Games Inc., Alpharetta, GA acquired IGT-OES and relocated to
GA)
Senior Development Group Manager
9/2001 - 5/2004
Responsible for the implementation and delivery of lottery terminal (POS)
application software. Client/Server, n-tier application consisting of
C/C++ and JAVA components on a Linux platform.
. Direct report to Director of Development. High visibility, interface
with CEO.
. Replaced legacy application with state-of-the-art touch screen
technology. Complete redesign of interface and application rewrite.
Delivered on time with very aggressive schedule.
. Managed entire lottery terminal software development organization,
comprised of two groups, implementing multiple simultaneous projects.
Full responsibility for project planning and resource allocation.
. Directed creation of highly successful lottery implementations
(Delaware and South Korea). Completed on time, within an extremely
aggressive schedule, utilizing new platform.
. Performed project planning/reporting, resource allocation, budget,
hiring and reviews.
. Key participant in the development and writing of proposals in response
to lottery RFPs.
. Wrote, reviewed and delivered of technical specifications to support
contractual requirements.
. Chief architect of new system components. Molded customer requirements
into a defined product.
. Worked closely with domestic and international customers and vendors.
Negotiated requirements, schedules, and functionality.
. Responsible for strategic product direction. Development/prototype of
next software generation utilizing Microsoft .Net platform.
Technical Development Manager
8/1999 - 9/2001
Technical manager, supervising twelve person development team.
Responsible for delivery of Windows client/server application in addition
to project planning, resource administration.
. Key architect in the re-engineering of the Lottery Management System.
International application comprised of Visual Basic, Visual C++, and
Oracle utilizing COM, CORBA and ActiveX technologies Responsible for
design, implementation and delivery of Management Control Lottery
application.
. Core participant in the object-oriented component design of next-
generation Lottery system.
. Cultivated vendor relationships. Responsible for evaluation and
selection of third party software, including Corba, ActiveX controls,
report writer.
. Designed and implemented C++ COM servers. Servers are CORBA clients,
encapsulating business rules and CORBA complexities, providing services
to VB presentation tier.
Insurance Services Office, Pearl River, NY
1/1999-8/1999
(Company relocated)
Project Leader
Designed, implemented and directed staff in the development of a
sprinkler grading application on Visual Basic, Visual C++, Sybase
Anywhere and Adaptive Server Enterprise platform.
Volvo Finance, Montvale, NJ
9/1995 - 1/1999
Project Leader / Senior Software Engineer
Performed full system development life cycle for client/server
applications using Visual C++, and Visual Basic. Instructed C++ course
and mentored developers in the use of object oriented design principles.
Rockland Community College, Suffern NY
1990 - 1997
Adjunct Instructor
Instructed C++, C, and PASCAL programming and Analysis courses. Performed
curriculum development including laboratory and programming assignments
and exam creation.
Carroll McEntee & McGinley, NY, NY
1986 - 1987
Project Leader
Lloyd Bush & Associates, NY, NY
1984 - 1986
Project Leader
Chase Manhattan Bank, NY, NY
1984 - 1984
Systems Programmer
Salomon Brothers, Inc., NY, NY
1981 - 1984
Systems Programmer
Certifications
Project Management Professional (PMP) PMI certified
2/2007
Education
Iona College, NY
Masters of Science - Major: Computer Science (GPA 4.0)
Queens College, NY
Bachelors of Science - Major: Computer Science
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