Project Manager Management

Ruth H. Vandegrift

Phone: 614-***-****

eMail:*******@*****.***

http://www.linkedin.com/in/RuthVandegriftPMP

Summary

Creative, energetic and seasoned Program/Project Manager (PMP). Ability

to understand complex projects and programs from a macro viewpoint and

drive solutions through team and consensus building. Practiced innovator

that generates ideas and wins support at the senior-most levels.

Organized, goal oriented, strong starter and a determined finisher.

Proven ability to motivate and work effectively within a diverse

organization.

Project Management Process Software Testing

Engineering/Redesign

Business Analysis Strategic Planning Team Building

Communications Quality Assurance Organization Skills

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Nationwide Financial Services Columbus, OH June 2009 -

Present

Nationwide Financial Network

Sr. Project Manager, Nationwide Financial Network

Lead and direct multiple project teams for application development and

modification and data integration and conversion projects throughout entire

Project Life Cycle (PLC)/Software Life Cycle (SLC) using Enterprise

Project Management Methodologies and PMI Framework. Sr. Project Manager

for integration of "take-over" company financial activities and processes

in support of Nationwide Financial Network business needs. Projects expand

across mainframe, virtual, and multiple database environments and within a

large data warehouse to data processing work environments. Software

application development activities in J2EE, .NET and mainframe. Platforms

include Oracle, SQL, DB2 (UDB & mainframe), and platform conversions from

mainframe to distributed systems.

American Electric Power (AEP) Columbus, OH 2008 - 2009

Technical Project Management Office

Environmental Services IT

Portfolio Manager, Technical Project Management Office

Sr. Project Manager, Technical Project Management Office

Management coordination of the roll out of an Environmental Information

Management System (EIMS), through out the AEP System as 38 individual

projects. EIMS is a J2EE-client server based suite of applications that

provide Title V and NPDES governance via Enviance , a 3rd party

Environmental Compliance Information governance tool. The roll out for the

38 power facilities throughout the AEP System included: governance tool

for NPDES Permit Compliance & Title V Permit Compliance; Industrial

Hygiene; QA/QC; and other environmental compliance issues.

. Coordinated site compliance mapping for Title V and NPDES to include

User Acceptance prior to full implementation.

. Assisted with Adoption Metrics to determine ranking of sites for

adoption of the tool. (Review of module usage for each site - includes

but not limited to IH Module, Coal Scale Calibration, QA/QC Manual

Requirements; etc.)

. Ensured deliverables for sites prior to compliance mapping - Title V

Site Reports / NPDES Site Reports, in addition to any monitoring IAW

any site Landfill Permits

. Ensured compliance to budget

. Managed Enviance API enhancements: central processor "data hub"

manages Emissions Information flow from the source system to the

Enviance System;

Nationwide Insurance Columbus, OH 2006 -

2008

Property and Casualty Information Technology (PCIT)

Project Manager PCIT Release Management Office

ITSM compliant release management of over 700 applications (applications

and systems built, maintained and released using .net, Java/J2EE, and SOA

Web Services in physical environment, virtualized environment ((VM) in

Sun/Solaris and mainframe) during six major and 18 minor releases of new

code and code enhancements following guidelines of SDLC in ITSM format.

. Managed procurement planning, solicitation planning, source selection,

determining specifications for and requirements definition and gathering,

contract management over entire project life-cycle for the purchase of a

third-party vendor supplied Information Technology Governance Tool for

use by the PCIT organization for release, change, configuration, and

defect management;

. Provided Change control and Change Management during code development and

testing for migration to PCIT production environment;

. Provided Configuration control and Configuration Management for code

development and migration within the PCIT test and production

environments;

State of Ohio - Bureau of Radiation Protection Columbus, OH.

1994 - 2006

Program Administrator/Program Manager

Environmental Radiation Safety Section

Supervisor - Decontamination and Decommissioning

Managed and supervised a staff of Nuclear Health Physicist and

Environmental Specialists in support of Title V, Title IV, NESHAPS

compliance for state in the areas of industrial compliance (AEP) and

government sponsored CERCLA/RCRA site remediations as well as governmental

operations for monitoring and regulating hazardous air pollutant

emissions..

Served as liaison for the State of Ohio and the following federal agencies

for environmental compliance programs:

. U. S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission/state of Ohio Agreement State

Program;

. U. S. DOE Decontamination & Decommissioning activities;

. U. S. EPA NEPA & Indoor Radon Program;

. U. S. Army Corps of Engineers Program FUSRAP remediation activities;

. State of Ohio Emergency Preparedness program.

Project Manager

Radiation Licensing Database Project

Established requirements and processes for the maintaining of

critical/confidential/secure information for the state. Project team saved

the state $300,000.

Project Manager

Radiation Licensing Database Disaster Recovery project.

Developed processes, policies, and procedures of restoration of critical

operations for the resumption of business within the Bureau.

Project Manager

Influenza Pandemic Planning and Prevention Initiative.

Provided management of communications and activities within multiple state

departments including Department of Public Safety, Emergency Management

Agency, and Bureau of Planning and Prevention.

Virtual Team member for Project Management Institute revision of the

Government Extension to the Project Management Body of Knowledge, 3rd

edition. This was a two-year international virtual project beginning in

2004 and completing in 2006. This project required communications with

team-members internationally to review, revise and rewrite the Government

Extension and assuming a lead position in the adjudication of all received

comments on the revision prior to final approval and distribution.

Published 2006.

Virtual Team member for Project Management Institute revision of the

Project Management Body of Knowledge (PMBOK), 4th (2008) edition. Work

with virtual team to review, revise and rewrite the Project Management Body

of Knowledge. Areas of specialty included risk, quality and scope

management.

EDUCATION

Bachelor of Science, Biology; Chemistry

Immaculata College, PA.

Undergraduate Degree work, Mechanical Engineering

Graduate Degree work, Environmental Engineering

Drexel University, PA.

Multiple Project Management/Business Analysis training classes

Effective Negotiation Skills

Risk Management

Earned Value Management

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