ROSE MAROTA, PMP
Woburn, MA ***01
H: 781-***-****
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EXECUTIVE SUMMARY:
Project Manager with 10+ years experience in full SDLC development of
enterprise applications and 6+ years experience managing global teams in
complex, multi-division projects. Hands-on experience with multiple
development methodologies, processes, and tools, including Agile, J2EE,
Oracle, Java, XML/XSLT, Apache/Tomcat, .NET, Sharepoint, MS Project
(Enterprise). Project Size: 3 to 70 FTEs; $250k to $6 million.
KEY ACCOMPLISHMENTS:
. Managed portfolio of 20+ software development projects for leading
financial services company. Collaborated with senior management to
conceptualize and prioritize roadmap: defined scope and schedule.
Managed projects through full SDLC: requirements, design, coding,
testing. Enhanced products improved processing time.
. Managed all software releases for web enterprise-wide Trade Processing
System for global financial institution. Introduced Agile techniques:
2-week sprints; daily stand-up meetings; collaborative design.
Improved on-time delivery to 98%.
. Led cross-functional team in initiative to re-engineer Call Center
processes for major Mutual Fund company: employed business process
modeling to streamline workflows; integrated third-party imaging
application with funds management systems. Reduced call "talk time"
by 15%.
. Developed Sharepoint intranet site for global project team. Designed
dashboard: project status, risk assessment, milestones, earned value,
backlog burn down chart. Led cross-functional team to define content
and improve onshore/offshore communications.
. Integrated enterprise applications with corporate CRM and managed
Systems Integration Testing. Collaborated with CRM to create test
plans, coordinate testing and resolve data and interface conflicts.
Improved software quality.
EXPERIENCE:
5/1/2009 to current Northeastern University Boston MA
Part-Time Instructor, Project Management
Teach Project Management Practices to adult learners through College of
Professional Studies. Design and develop online and classroom teaching
materials: multi-media lectures, online assignments & tests, discussion
boards. Teach class and coach students. Earned Value, Critical Chain,
Critical Path, Fast-Tracking, Risk Management, Resource Management,
Project, Primavera.
7/2006 to 12/2008 State Street, Westwood MA
Project Manager, Software Development
Managed team of 8 software developers (offshore/onshore) in the delivery
and testing of all software releases for Trade Processing applications.
Collaborated with Analysis, Business and SQA teams to create release scope
and schedule. Managed release testing and delivery. 98% schedule
accuracy.
. Created automated build and deployment application for J2EE
application. Reduced cost of release engineering by 30%.
. Developed region router for MQ messaging system. Designed system;
directed developers in FSD, TAD and coding; testing. Simplified
support for 12+ environments.
. Improved deployment process for release deliveries to testing and
production environments. Reduced downtime by 70%.
. Led initiative to improve software quality. Closed gaps in testing
coverage and created test plans. Managed and trained testing staff.
Automated smoke and regression tests.
3/2002 to 8/2005 Teradyne, Boston MA
Project Manager, Software Engineering
Led global team in development, qualification and delivery of multiple
releases of embedded software for leading semi-conductor company. Executed
CMM Level 3 full SDLC processes; used Six-Sigma techniques to improve
schedule-in accuracy to 5% and software quality (escaped defects <1%).
. Managed transition of all configuration management work to off-shore
development team. Reduced cost of release engineering effort by 30%.
. Led initiative to improve software quality. Formed and led cross-
functional team to identify gaps in test matrix and weaknesses in
software qualification process. Improved test coverage by 40% and
reduced escaped defects.
6/2000 to 1/2002 Picis, Wakefield MA
Vice President, Software Development & Support
Recruited by software development company to build and direct 70-person
software development division. Created a new organizational model and
formed a strong management team. Mentored technical leads into management
positions: project management, staff management.
. Managed support and ongoing enhancement of web-enabled OR Management,
ED Tracking, and Data Warehouse installed in 300+ hospitals.
. Identified need/opportunity and drove development of interfaces to
other commercial software systems. Enhanced products opened new
markets.
. Improved software quality for lead OR management and ED management
systems. Introduced inspection techniques and test procedures.
Improved customer satisfaction.
1/1998 to 5/2000 Siemens Medical Solutions (SMS), Malvern PA
Project Manager, PMO
Coached Programming and Implementation managers in software development,
project management, and line management tools, techniques and best
practices. Developed individualized plans to improve performance of
Software Development Division.
. Coached development managers in re-engineering of Lab Management
System. Introduced project management and RUP techniques. Improved
cycle time by 50%.
. Led successful cross-functional team in implementing a third party
client/server-based application; managed all processes and
deliverables between vendor and corporate headquarters.
. Developed project management templates and tools for PMO (e.g., How to
create a Risk Management Plan; How to conduct Lessons Learned).
11/1993 to 12/1997 Vanguard, Malvern PA
Manager, Funds Management Systems
Managed team of 20 programmer/analysts in the development, enhancement and
support Funds Management, CRM, and Processing systems for Individual
Investors Division.
. Led effort to identify source of slowdowns, instability and downtime
in mission-critical transactional processing system. System
availability increased by 20%.
. Developed and executed plan to move 35 major applications, written in
five separate tools, to an NT platform. Led successful installation of
over 1,700 workstations in less than two months to accommodate
seasonal business needs.
EDUCATION:
B. A., Bryn Mawr College, Bryn Mawr PA
M. A., Eastman School of Music, Rochester NY
CERTIFICATION:
PMP Certification (Project Management Professional, Project Management
Institute)
Certified ScrumMaster (Scrum Alliance)
PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT:
Instructor, Teradyne TQM: Project Management Tools and Techniques
Symposium, Project Summit & Business Analyst World Boston
Website Design & Development, UMass, Lowell, MA
Java Development, Harvard University, Cambridge, MA
Advanced Java Development, UMass, Lowell, MA
TECHNICAL ENVIRONMENTS:
J2EE, Distributed Systems, Transaction Processing, Enterprise Systems
Unix, Linux, Windows,
Oracle, MS SQL Server, Sybase,
HL7, SWIFT
Java, C++, PowerBuilder, XML, HTML, CSS, JSP, EJB, Java Beans
JavaScript, Shell, Perl, Apache, Tomcat, IBM MQ, Websphere
OO, UML, Rational Rose RUP, Iterative, Agile
ClearCase, ClearQuest, Test Director, Rational Robot