Management Project Manager

Curtis M. Todd

Phone: 503-***-**** E-mail: *******@*********.***

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PROFILE:

Accomplished senior technology management professional with over 25-years of experience.

Over 15-years are specialized in identifying and obtaining cost-savings and efficiencies in

Procurement, negotiating and managing multi-million dollar contracts, supplier/subcontractor

relations & performance management, project leadership, technical team supervision, and IT

asset management.

Proven track record of supporting technology and business objectives in a variety of industries

such as; Banking, Power Utilities, Retail, Local and State Government, Transportation, and

Health Care Insurance industries.

Successful cross-functional collaboration and partnering of key entities within IT, Finance,

Procurement, Contracts, Legal, Human Resources, business unit managers, end-users,

executive management, and suppliers to develop, implement, and support effective cost-saving

and risk-lowering initiatives/programs, responsibilities, strategies, schedules and timelines.

KEY COMPETENCIES:

Extensive knowledge of strategic procurement, license compliancy, multi-million dollar

contract management, cost/price analysis, services & consulting agreements and government

regulations.

In-depth knowledge and experience of IT asset life-cycle and support operations management.

Strong leadership, communication, project management, negotiations and supplier &

subcontractor relation skills.

Technical background enabling a key role in product/system requirements, evaluation,

selection, competitive analysis, implementation and support.

Excellent technical writing, communication and problem solving skills.

Experienced with the development of IT contracts, sub-agreements, policies, processes,

standards, budgets, audits and business goals.

Well organized with the ability to handle multiple projects & contracts and demonstrated

problem resolution ability.

Exceptional commitment to quality, timely deliverables and client & stakeholder satisfaction.

EXPERIENCE:

IT Cost Controls LLC

www.ITCostControls.com Portland, OR 03/09 –

IT Contracts & Vendor Outsourcing Specialist

Generating cost-savings within;

Tech Contracting, Sourcing, Procurement & Vendor Management

Supplier Relationship, Negotiations & Performance Management

Strategic Outsourcing Consulting

IT Asset Management

Paralegal & Legal Assistance

Regence Blue Cross/Blue Shield Portland, OR 10/05 - 03/09

Strategic IT Procurement and Contracts Analyst

Strategized and negotiated cost savings and favorable contract terms and conditions.

Approximately $750,000 saved from $4M supplier contract negotiations and operational

efficiencies opportunity, while lowering risk from better contracts.

Managed a multi-year $25M annual strategic IBM relationship.

Conducted vendor research and evaluations.

Developed, reviewed, approved and managed hundreds of contracts.

Developed and led supplier sourcing bids & negotiation plans, operational performance

management objectives for strategic level suppliers.

Managed dozens of vendor relationships, facilitate communications, and resolve disputes to

completion.

State of Oregon - Public Employees Retirement System (PERS) Tigard, OR 02/05 - 10/05

Senior Contracts and Procurement Lead / Specialist

Developed, implemented, and administrated large-scale Government Contracts for the State

Agency.

Procurement of professional consulting and software development services within

Government Statutes and legal Administrative Rules.

Provided Paralegal and Legal Assistant functions.

Mentored and advised less-experienced team members.

Back-up for the section Manager (an Attorney)

Independent IT Program Management Consulting Portland, OR 09/03- 02/05

City of Portland and other clients

Hollywood Entertainment Wilsonville, OR 04/02 - 09/03

Manager of IT Vendor Relations and Assets

Achieved a 10% overall cost savings from an $8.5M procurement/outsourcing budget in

12- months through vendor negotiations and asset re-deployment.

Achieved a 21% decrease in overall point-of-sale store hardware costs.

Developed strategic cost saving processes and policies for corporate IT asset and vendor

management including IT procurement, re-deployment, contract administration, and

external labor resources.

Managed a staff of high-performing specialists.

Developed and maintained budget baselines and performed subcontractor reviews to

manage supplier cost and schedule performance.

PacifiCorp (Pacific Power/Scottish Power) Portland, OR 1998 - 2001

IT Asset Manager

Controlled maintenance contracts and license agreements resulting in a 20% annual cost

savings.

Achieved enterprise software license compliance providing leverage to avoid a $1.2 million re-

licensing fee during the first year of implementation.

Responsible for the overall life-cycle management of IT assets throughout the corporation.

Successful leadership of a technical team accountable for the development and administration

of cost-saving/risk lowering technology asset systems, vendor & contract administration,

budget forecasting, performance reporting, technology product acquisition, re-deployment and

retirement.

Developed business requirements, objectives, and solutions for IT asset data.

Designed IT asset tracking systems, processes, policies, standards, and procedures.

Developed Service Level Agreements (SLA), Request for Proposals (RFP), and contract

management strategies.

Facilitated reporting of asset data to financial and business management, IT analysts and

project managers to support optimal decision-making.

U.S. Bank Portland, OR 1986 - 1997

Project Manager / Supervisor - Desktop Technology Business Services. 1995 to 1997

Re-deployment of surplus equipment and software resulted in a 12-month average savings of

$1.5M.

Responsible for the overall corporate project of IT asset management and performance

reporting systems.

Supervised a dozen internal technical staff and contracted service providers.

Developed, implemented and managed the corporate PC Inventory and Re-deployment

Projects. Over 15,000 technology assets were inventoried. Created SQL database repositories to

amass technical and demographical information and reporting systems.

Administered outsourced service contracts. Reconciled and authorized vendor invoices.

Served as primary escalation point between IT Help Center, Network Operations, and

contracted service providers.

Produced and distributed over 80 monthly statistical management reports.

Supervisor - Corporate Office Computer Support - 1989 to 1995

Responsible for daily operations of computer systems support staff and contracted service

providers.

Established and managed a network of service providing vendors.

Negotiated and managed SLA’s and administrated contracts.

Participated in budget planning and maintenance for the department.

Performed general personnel related duties including hiring, assigning work schedules, career

development, performance reviews, coordination of staff training and terminations.

Accountable for achieving departmental goals and customer SLA’s

Field Service Engineer - Equipment Services Department - 1986 to 1989

EDUCATION:

Portland Community College

Diploma in Information Technology Management – 1996 to 1997 GPA

3.44

Emphasis on: Vendor Relations, Legal Basics, Planning & Project Management, Integrated Network

Systems, Local Area Networks, Advanced Data Communications.

ITT Technical Institute

Electronic Engineering Associate Degree (AAEE) Program - Portland, OR 1983 to 1984 (Member of

Dean’s List)

PacifiCorp

Project Life Cycle Management and Advanced Consulting training 1999-2000

US Bank

Supervisory Study Program, Team building, Quality Performance Management, Business and

Technical Writing

COMPUTER SKILLS:

SAP, Emptoris, Primavera, Proposals, Statements of Work (SOW), Oregon Administrative and Public

Contracting Rules, Request for Proposals (RFP), and intermediate-level MS; Word, Excel, PowerPoint,

Access, Project and Outlook

Keywords: NIST COBIT Cisco Lotus Notes PMI PMBOK HIPAA SOX Oxley RAD SCRUM Internet Explorer Oracle Pipeline Agile Development advisor C Sharp .net sql .netc regul atory compliance CPIM CPM APICS Six Sigma CSCP SOW RFP RFI RFQ NDA Master Expert Paralegal legal contract contracts FAR CAS

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