Project Manager Management

Brandon Fried

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Hoboken, NJ 07030

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Qualifications

• 10+ years of Technology Project Management experience in the Financial Services and Media

industries

• Certified Project Management Professional (PMP®), Certified ITIL v3, Certified PRINCE2

Practitioner, and Six Sigma Green Belt

• Expert leadership on Project Portfolio Management, Program Management, Project Management,

Software Development, Database Development, and Process Improvement

• Skills include Vendor Management, Staffing and Recruiting, Budgeting and Financial

Management, Project Scope/Initiation, Contract Negotiation, and Software Development Life

Cycle (SDLC)

• Outstanding communications skills, organizational ability, and a strong client service attitude

Professional Experience

PR Newswire Jersey City, NJ

PROGRAM MANAGER August 2006 to Present

• Promoted twice based on consistently exceeding performance expectations.

• Successfully implemented and managed the project portfolio and project management processes

for all enterprise Technology projects.

• Managed multiple strategic global programs including the implementation of an order

processing/content management system and a critical security initiative.

• Implemented a $1 million dollar Siebel CRM Sales project which included the full software

development life cycle (SDLC) and coordination of over 150 sales users, 10 offshore developers

and testers, and internal IT operations.

• Responsible for managing all aspects of project budget and financial processes – including

business case development, cost estimation, invoice tracking, contract negotiation and reporting.

• Developed positive working relationships with internal and external stakeholders.

• Facilitate weekly senior management project status meetings focused on reporting schedule,

budget, scope, and quality metrics.

Citigroup New York, NY

PROJECT MANAGER April 2005 to August 2006

• Promoted to Vice President based on consistently exceeding performance expectations.

• Responsible for key internal client relationship – including facilitation of business and technical

requirements development, issue management, and co-ordination with multiple internal

departments such as Compliance, Legal, Technology, and Senior Management.

• Managed the vendor relationship between Citigroup and a software technology company

implementing a large and complex relational database.

• Successfully lead multiple data projects involving development of business requirements,

technical specifications, and co-ordination with vendor for implementation.

• Created customized project management procedures and methodologies that ensured accurate

project tracking in a fast-paced and changing environment.

Mellon/PricewaterhouseCoopers Fort Lee, NJ

PROJECT MANAGER January 1999 to April 2005

• Managed the software development life cycle for the conversion of 41 client web sites by

effectively utilizing over 150 business and technology staff.

• Managed a $1.8 million dollar project for 31 clients to implement legislative changes requiring

updates to complex calculation and print software systems utilizing mainframe and relational

database technology.

• Develop and update project plans, manage change control process and adjust resources, schedule

and budget by utilizing critical path methodology and Microsoft Project.

• Analyze business and technology processes, determine solutions with stakeholders, and create

procedural documentation and flow charts using Microsoft Visio to facilitate implementation.

• Facilitate and lead status meetings with business and technology staff and report results to senior

management.

PROJECT MANAGER – COMMUNICATIONS

• Successfully completed a Six Sigma Quality project that required the use of process

documentation, change management, and financial analysis skills - the project resulted in the

decision to outsource the fulfillment process.

• Created web, print, and voice response business and technical documents and managed the

development process.

• Determined test scenarios, test population, and performed acceptance testing on web, print, and

voice response applications.

• Trained business analysts on developing technical requirements.

• Managed staff of two to three associates.

Towers Perrin Valhalla, NY

PROJECT COORDINATOR March 1997 to January 1999

• Managed the ongoing technical administration, processing and issue resolution for benefits

administration software.

• Processed vendor and client monetary transactions between clients and health care vendors

• Coordinated with business, technology and client resources.

Oxford Health Plans White Plains, NY

PROVIDER RELATIONS/CUSTOMER SERVICE October 1995 to March 1997

• Responsible for all aspects of the re-credentialing process - provider correspondence, tracking of

weekly goals, credential verification, and file maintenance.

• Gained broad knowledge of HMO policies and procedures.

Education: SUNY-Albany, B.A. – Psychology, August 1995

Certified Project Management Professional (PMP®), Certified ITIL v3, Certified

Professional:

PRINCE2 Practitioner, Six Sigma Green Belt

MS Windows, MS Office, MS Project, MS Visio

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