Project Manager Management

DANIEL J. McKENZIE

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Plymouth, Minnesota 55446

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Professional Profile

A goal oriented and results driven Senior Manager with over 17 years

experience in project/program management, Dan has a history of successfully

leading a wide array of technical, systems integration, business and

business systems initiatives. He possesses expertise in full project

lifecycle management including initiation, analysis, design, development,

testing, training, deployment and maintenance employing waterfall and Agile

methodologies. He has experience defining and deploying architecture

appropriate to a particular initiative and technology. He also has skills

designing and implementing .com and Internet solutions employing an array

of development tools including .NET, Cold Fusion, Java, Visual Basic and

Visual Interdev. Dan is focused on the alignment of I.T. solutions to

business requirements while leading teams to successful project completion,

and has a proven track record completing projects on-time and under budget

while lending both strategic and tactical expertise. Described as an

excellent leader, manager and results oriented strategist with proven

presentation skills, Dan is equally at ease interacting with executive

leadership as he is in managing project resources.

Areas of Impact

Project Management

. Agile/Iterative and Waterfall Project Management Skills

. Project Initialization

. Project Planning and Development

. Solution Design and Selection Management

. Risk and Issues Management

. Resource Management

. Scope Development and Management

. Return on Investment and Benefits Analysis Management

. Release Management

. Deployment, Maintenance, Turnover and Support Management

. Regulatory and Compliance

Analysis/Design Skills

. Rapid Applications Delivery

. Business Process Design

. Business Use Case Development

. Technical Use Case Development

. Rational Unified Process

. Prototype Development

Industry Experience

Healthcare, Manufacturing, Legal, Retail, Logistics, Marketing, Human

Resources, Banking, Finance, Communications, Software, Education, Training,

.com/Web, Airline

Qualifications Profile

Project Experience New Development, Package Software Implementation,

Systems Integration, eDiscovery,

Middleware, Data Warehouse, Document

Management, CRM, Data Migration, Project

Management Office, International System

Deployment, Off-the-Shelf Software

Integration, Portal Page, ERP Systems,

.com, Release Management, Web Development,

CMMI Level 4 Project Management and System

Maintenance

Business Skills Project Initiation, Full Project Life Cycle Project

Management, Project Planning & Execution,

Team Leadership, Small and Large Group

Communication & Presentation, Quality

Assurance Process Improvement, Requirement

Definition, Process Definition, Executive

Leadership Communication

Leadership People Manager, Mentor and Coach, Team Builder, Goal Oriented,

Excellent Communicator, Extremely

Organized, Professional Attitude,

Organizational Effectiveness, Change

Agent, Multi-Tasking

Professional Experience

Ambient Consulting

Wells Fargo

Sr. Project Manager, 2009 - 2010

(Senior Project Manager working on the integration of Wachovia Bank to

the Wells Fargo family of products

(Managing a program to integrate Family Wealth Trust Accounts, the

highest profile Trust accounts, to Wells Fargo Family Wealth

(Managing the deployment of Wells Fargo Bank Charter to newly acquired

brick-and-mortar stores on the east requiring the understanding of

federal regulatory requirements concerning branding and compliance

(Lead efforts to meet federal regulatory banking regulations

(Interacting with Senior Management to realize enterprise directives

and decisions in the deployment of corporate initiatives

(Manage the creation, completion and approval of all corporate

mandated artifacts reflecting internal and external/federal agency

requirements for bank integration/consolidation

Ambient Consulting

Medtronic Inc.

Sr. IT Project Manager, 2007- 2009

(Senior Project Manager for the Medtronic Legal Department,

managing a variety of projects including eDiscovery, Inside/Outside

Counsel Expense Tracking, and Environmental, Health and Safety/Risk

Management Federal Regulatory Reporting employing both Waterfall

and Agile methodologies.

(Manage an eDiscovery software vendor selection process including

requirements gathering, process definition, vendor demonstrations

and the Request for Proposal.

(Manage the definition, design and deployment of department

intranet portal site

(Member of a Management Team on a $1.8 million dollar strategic

sales force automation project in the Field Services Organization.

(Leader on a strategic national program deploying an array of sales

functionality, on a new smart phone, utilizing the Windows Mobile

operating system

(Manage a team of Business Analysts to define and re-engineer

business processes and gather requirements

(Managed and coordinated ther creation, maintainence, updating of

documentation to validate federal regulatory and compliance

including those mandated by FDA regulatory requirements

(Lead a team of analysts, technologists and business resources to

define, design and execute an improved requirements gathering

process better reflecting Agile development and stakeholder needs

while capturing over 1300 requirements for the suite of

applications

(Manage application release deployment to production

(Tactical team member, developing and deploying an Enterprise suite

of applications on the Windows Mobile 6.1 platform, using industry

leading security and management technology.

(Lead and coordinate all work using the Medtronic Software

Development Validation Life Cycle (SDVLC) and Medtronic System

Validation Methodology (MSVM)

Talent Technical Services

Boston Scientific

Sr. IT Project Manager, 2007

(Senior Project/Program Manager within the Cardiac Rhythm Management

Division managing a $1.5 million Data Warehouse initiative

(Directed a tactical Data Mining/Business Intelligence project for the

Sales and Marketing organization to support strategic corporate-wide

programs.

(Managed a team of thirteen direct project reports including

Developers, Business Analysts, Architects, QA Analysts, and Security

Analysts as well as managers from the Business Support organization.

(Managed documentation used to prove adherence to federal regulatory

and compliance

(Lead and coordinated requirements through the Guidant Software

Development Life Cycle

(Maintained Project Artifacts including those for financial

planning/forecasting and project management using MS Projects

(Established key working relationships with project team members,

managers, stakeholders and sponsors

TechPro Consulting

Ameriprise Company

Sr. IT Project Manager, 2006 - 2007

(Directed a strategic project to establish a recovery facility for

Disaster Recovery.

(Managed a team of sixteen direct project reports including Project

Managers, Business Analysts, Architects, Developers, Testers,

Security Analysts and Network Analysts

(Lead design and requirement gathering meetings with both business

and I.T. staff

(Member of a Program Management Team at a national Fortune 500

financial institution with a program budget of over $20 million.

(Managed a program of system separation and implementation

projects.

(Responsible for the creation and maintenance of Program financial,

status and critical path reports for Senior Management.

(Managed application release deployment to production

(Coordinated and assigned work to members of the Program team.

(Leader for the integration of work between and among projects

within the program and other programs/initiatives.

(Designed and implemented the process for documentation and

tracking of program activities.

MoneyGram International

Sr. IT Project Manager, 2005 - 2006

(Managed systems development projects using the Agile project

management methodology for Fraud, Marketing and Strategic

Development including an in-house developed Global Operations

application for customer and internal use

(Managed and supervised the day-to-day activities of a development

team comprised of business analysts, developers, designers,

architects, database administrators and data analysts

(Managed the selection and implementation of enterprise

Contract/Content Management System

(Managed the vendor selection process and implementation of a

fulfillment vendor for consumer pre-paid card

(Managed business critical strategic projects for senior management

(Manage application release deployment to production

(Collaborated with internal and external customers to define

requirements and lead the implementation of those requirements from

design through development and deployment

Best Buy Company, Incorporated

Sr. IT Project Manager, 1999 - 2004

(Project Manager, working hand-in-hand with internal customers,

including those in Logistics, Data Warehouse, Human Resources,

Finance, Customer Relationship Management, Supply Chain, .com,

Marketing and the Project Management Office, developing process and

strategy to support corporate initiatives in the implementation of in-

house developed and package applications

(Managed the creation and development of project proposals and

business case justification for business critical solutions such as

ERP and point solutions

(Managed the upgrade of an in-house developed Supply Chain

Management/Data Warehouse upgrade project for to measure vendor

compliance to company distribution regulations with a SQL web and

Oracle client components utilizing MicroStrategy data warehouse

technology.

(Designed, developed, and directed the implementation of Web-based

applications for Logistics, CRM/Customer Call Center, Data Warehouse,

Vendor Performance Management and Customer Relationship Management

(Designed the Logistics/Supply Chain/Marketing solution to sell

product on eBay

(Managed the upgrade of Niku 6 Project Workbench and Niku 6 Time, a

web application

(Manage business critical rollout of hardware and software to vendors,

regional and district offices including networking, desktop and laptop

computers fully configured with necessary software applications

(Managed the middleware projects including those for .com and

compliance to the Sarbanes-Oxley compliance regulations

(Proven success interfacing with global partners including the

engaging and managing of resources, both on-site and off shore

(Breadth of projects range from several hundred thousand to several

million dollars

TKI Consulting

Principal Consultant, 1998 - 1999

(Managed the Y2K Test Lab, moving applications through the lab to test

their compliance to a catalog of documented requirements

(Created and executed the Y2K Test Plan

(Certified applications written in Cold Fusion, SQL, Java, Visual

Basic, C, C#, etc. including test preparation, execution and post

mortem

(Implemented an internal company CRM application

Chicago Tribune Company

Sr. HRIS Consultant, 1997 - 1998

(Team Lead for the implementation of PeopleSoft Software Business

Applications Suite of Products.

(Evaluated current business processes to determine future process

flows and corporate business design.

(Maintained adherence to project plan for conversion.

(Worked on design, modification, and conversion mapping activities.

(Implemented design plan into the software.

PeopleSoft

Corporate Education Specialist, 1995 - 1997

(Certified Corporate Trainer of Human Resources, Benefits, Payroll and

Time and Labor curricula

(Conceived, constructed and presented training to customers, peers and

contractors

(Participated in corporate design of training materials

(Coordinated and maintained Knowledge Management database

State of Minnesota

Employee Development Specialist, 1995

(Designed, developed and constructed technical training media

(Delivered training for the PeopleSoft Implementation Project

(Functioned as a team member to ensure comprehensive training to end-

users

(Modified training materials and curricula to match specific

objectives of the training program

Bemidji State University

Professor, 1992 - 1994

(Responsible for individual and group instruction

(Designed and implemented courses of study

(Published in various genres

Sun Country Airlines

Manager of Records, 1991 - 1992

( Managed the system conversion of the department computer system

(from mainframe to a windows-based system), provided in-depth training

of staff in computer program use dealing with maintenance and safety,

and served as the conduit between the company and FAA concerning

quality control issues.

Mankato State University

Professor, 1991 - 1992

(Served as a university advisor, taught university courses, and

maintained active research.

Trinity University

Professor, 1986 - 1991

(Administered a large university program, including budgeting and

purchasing, while developing curriculum to comply with national

professional organizational standards, and advising a national

volunteer fraternal organization and teaching university courses.

Education

University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minnesota

Doctor of Arts degree received May 1986

Wichita State University, Wichita, Kansas

Master of Arts degree received May 1980

Bemidji State University, Bemidji, Minnesota

Bachelor of Science degree received June 1978

Post doctorate study in Educational Administration

University of Minnesota

European studies at Oxford University, Oxford, England, Vienna,

Austria and other major European cultural centers.

Technical Summary

Project Management Niku Project Workbench, Clarity, Niku, Project WorkBench,

ABT,

Microsoft Projects, Rational Unified Process (RUP),

Agile,

Method/1, Structured Development Methodology (SDM),

Microsoft Project, Artemis, CMMI, Documentum

Operating Systems UNIX (Sun Solaris, IBM), Windows 2000/XP/Server/.NET, NT

Client/Server HTML, Visual Basic, Java, .NET, Visual Interdev

Tools MS Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Visio, Rational, Workflow

Analysis & Design Structured Design, OO Analysis & Design, Entity

Relationship Diagramming, Data Modeling, CMM

Databases Oracle, SQL, NT, JDBC, DB2

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