Professional Profile:
. Educated (MBA) Project and Implementation Manager with 10 years of
combined experience in financial, information technology, and
professional services organizations.
. Strengths include the ability to grasp strategic issues while providing
tactical leadership. Areas of expertise include:
- Improving operational performance
- Tactical and strategic implementation
- Enhancing process efficiencies
- Strong Relationship Management
- Project Oversight
- Staff Training and Mentoring
Professional Experience
Villanova University, Philadelphia, PA June 2010 -
Current
Project Manager
For this educational institution, I act as a project manager and am charged
with facilitating the consulting effort between student program teams and
the business community. The overall goal is designed to support the social
efforts of the larger community while integrating legitimate business need,
case study, and program management.
. MBA Non-Profit Consulting Practicum:
o Advise the project teams and clients on strategic direction and
tactical decision making
o The program includes full scope project management, client
consulting, relationship management, team mentoring, and
solution providing
o Program successes include developing an operational roadmap
enabling corporate expansion into foreign markets and
implementing a strategic marketing plan addressing domestic
competition.
SunGard Datasystems, Wayne PA 2007 - 2009
Consultant
For this global IT company, I was permanently assigned to select clients
with the objective of conducting a variety of functional and strategic
assessments designed to augment operational and technical viability. These
include process assessments, operational and technical audits, and
strategic business process analysis.
. Strategic Business Process Analyst EISAI Inc.:
o Lead consultant for intra-region project planning and business
process analysis program
o Directly contributed to the development and execution of EISAI's
Global Business Continuity Program
o Achievements include the co-development of a functional
operational recovery strategy for five North American Corporate
groups.
. Business Impact Analyst General Electric Capital Solutions:
o Conducted a regional Operational and Business Gap Analysis for
multi-million dollar project
o Audited, proposed, and co-developed an operational roadmap
designed to mitigate financial losses
o Achievements include the development and implementation of
operational and technical recovery strategies as dictated by
FFIEC standards.
. Regional Incident Management Planner American International Group:
o Directly contributed to a corporate wide program designed to
realign divisional processes with corporate operational risk
practices
o Notable achievements include the development and implementation
of a successful business recovery program for 67 business lines
throughout the Mid-Western US.
. Technical and Operational Vulnerability Analyst USM - Transfield
Services Group:
o Co-developed, tested, and implemented a multi-region IT and
operations risk mitigation program
o Responsibilities included requirements analysis, content
management, and executive presentation.
. Operational and IT Risk Analyst Siemens USA:
o Successes include the development of an enterprise-wide business
and IT financial risk audit program designed to minimize
financial, operational, and technical losses for Siemen's
Medical Solutions.
LiquidHub, Inc., King of Prussia PA
2005 - 2007
Internal - Management Consultant to clients:
For this consulting based solutions provider, I was an operations and
project manager for several business process improvement initiatives.
While placed as a management consultant for clients, I was responsible for
several IT and business related initiatives.
Client - Vanguard Charitable Endowment Program:
Project Manager:
. Co-location and Hosting Projects:
o Project lead involving operational and process improvement
initiatives for a one billion dollar leading financial services
organization
o Project successes include management of a co-location vendor
selection program, relocation of the division's datacenter, and
implementing a vendor for the division's business continuity
initiative.
Client - American International Group:
Business Analyst:
. Assisted AIG Marketing, a leading provider of direct-sales automotive
insurance, in their vendor selection, architectural design, and
implementation of their call center, sales, and service systems
. Participated in the creation and design of the evaluation matrices for
the Request for Information (Rfi) responses for the Business Process
Management, Customer Relationship Management, and Portal spaces.
Internal - LiquidHub:
Operations Manager:
. Junior Project Manager:
o Junior project manager for the firm's SharePoint Portal
initiative and interim project manager for sister company's VOIP
division
. Business Analyst:
o Analyzed, documented, and systematized functional procedures for
the operations, finance, and human resource areas
o Developed a scalable, enterprise based asset management
initiative
. Intellectual Capital and Marketing Developer:
o Authored and published numerous whitepapers and assisted with
the development of case studies involving client successes.
DuPont Nemours, PA 2004 - 2004
This was a six months contract from June to December 2004.
Completed my Bachelor of Science and Masters Program 2002 -
2004
TEK Systems, Plymouth Meeting PA 1999 - 2000
Technical Contractor
For this professional services company, I was a technical contractor for
multiple client engagements across a number of verticals. The client list
includes DuPont Nemours, NEC, Liberty Mutual, Philadelphia School for the
Deaf, and Villanova University. The principle tasks include business
analysis and junior network administration.
Early Career Experience:
During my early career, I worked as an operations manager for Sheraton
Corporation and HFS Franchises and was responsible for managing client
satisfaction and administering an operations staff of 24 people. I also
worked with Aramark Corporation as a Healthcare Support Services
Supervisor, where I was responsible for team development, performance
management, and supervision of a staff of 14.
Education & Credentials:
. Masters of Business Administration: Villanova University - 2004
. Bachelor of Science: Rosemont College - 2002
Peripheral Curriculum:
. Continual participation in Business Executive Strategy & Leadership
curriculum at Villanova University.
. Two year training and executive coaching program with the Newfield
Network and AEI: The Center for Advanced Emotional Intelligence.