Project Management
Resume:
M ARIA M ATARELLI
309-***-**** **********@*******.***
Objective Certified Project Management Professional and Scrum Practitioner dedicated to ensuring the successful planning,
execution, and implementation of Waterfall and Agile Projects.
Education Bradley University GPA 3.94
Bachelor of Science in Marketing, Professional Sales Concentration Major GPA 4.0
Work Technisource, Inc., Bloomington - Normal, IL 2005 - Present
Experience Senior Project Management Consultant, Scrum Master and Agile Coach
Agile Project/ Scrum Master Responsibilities:
Guides team through Scrum Framework and Agile Methodology
Interfaces with the Product Owner, updates the Release Plan, assists the team in preparing for
Showcases, guides the team through Retrospectives, and works with the team to identify roadblocks
and remove obstacles
Facilitates the creation of the Product Backlog, assignment of complexity points, priority levels and
Sprint Planning Sessions
Leads daily stand up meetings and monitors team progress through Burn Down Charts and overall
project progress through Burn Up Charts and tracking Velocity
Documented guidance process for tracking standard metrics for Scrum and Agile projects for System
Technology Delivery Leads. Also creating guidance documentation for how to plan and maintain Scrum
and Agile projects within Systems Technology
Has met with multiple Project Managers and new Scrum Masters and given overvi ew of the Scrum
Framework and provided guidance and coaching
Presented to 150+ planners on new methodology changes; Led Service Request to document job aid
and prepare presentation
Other Project Responsibilities:
Plans and manages multiple projects throughout the project lifecycle, developing detailed projects
schedules identifying timeline and resources allocated by task to complete the scope work within the
approved time and budget
Directly interfaces regularly with Program Managers and Stakeholders reg arding major project
milestones, deliverables, dependencies, issues, and risks
Source of knowledge on processes providing feedback and direction to the team members resulting in
improved Organizational Navigation and reducing the project constraints associ ated with inter-
departmental bottlenecks when necessary
Analyzes project statistics on a weekly basis; ensures QA/QC compliance and alignment with Project
Management Office (PMO) standards
Resource analysis – Manages delegated work to Business Analysts and Systems Support Specialists
to ensure proper resource allocation and Systems Work Analysis updates are completed and real time
accuracy
Source of knowledge on processes providing feedback and direction to the team members resulting in
improved Organizational Navigation and reducing the project constraints associated with inter -
departmental bottlenecks when necessary
Re-authored Enterprise Server Release Planning and Maintenance Processes (e.g. ESR Information
Retrieval Systems Communications and Distribution, and reporting of progress and status changes)
Regularly publishes customized project schedule layouts, reports and resource information to HTML for
management review
Analyzes project statistics on a weekly basis including hours burn rate, cost, earned value analysis, and
resource forecasting
Currently working with external vendors to transition work offshore to reduce costs for client
Excellent Interpersonal Skills; Interacts regularly with Project Sponsors, Program Ma nagers, Test
Managers, Project Coordinators, Team Leads, Offshore Team and Vendor Representatives and 100+
project team members
Program Responsibilities:
Consulted the System Technology Program Managers to provide “dashboard” updates and manage
Change Control and Project Scope
Consulted the System Technology Program Managers to provide “dashboard” updates and manage
Change Control and Project Scope
Coordinate with the other Scrum Masters the monthly progress updates to the ST Program for JRA
Educated the project lead resources in format, fre quency, content, and delivery expectations regarding
project deliverables, SDM compliance, and QA/QC for Waterfall, Agile, and other less common project
approaches (i.e. hybrid / mixed methodology projects)
Provided a project and schedule environment for t he deployment of new resource tracking and project
metrics as developed by providing feedback to the design, aesthetics, development, and use of reports
as the enterprise migrated from the Cognos reporting tools to the new Primavera Project Management
environment. This effort resulted in the deployment of budget tracking and distribution systems allowing
the ability to see the enterprise project structure as a single entity from top to bottom by resource
deployment or dollars allocated
Established more entry points for service oriented work to implement infrastructure change requests in
support of Systems Department Business Partners Project Management and Planning in Systems
Technology for Enterprise Server Release (ESR), Java Reference Architecture (JRA/J2 EE), Lifecycle
Tool Suite (LTS), Future of Microsoft Environment (FME), Systems Technology (ST) Process and
Procedural Assignment Review, Solution Definition and iterative Development, and Infrastructure
Outsourcing
Systems Technology Program Support, Proof of Concept for the deployment of updated Project
Management Methodologies
Caterpillar, Inc., Peoria, IL August 2000
September 2005
Caterpillar Product Support, Dealer Service Operations
Caterpillar Corporate Human Resources
Caterpillar North American Commercial Division (NACD) Product Support, Parts
Fulfillment
Caterpillar Corporate IT Systems (CIS), Distributed Network Services
Responsibilities:
Developed skills in project management, planning projects, maintaining status, developing gatekeeper
review presentations and prioritizing action items as necessary
Prepared marketing information and organized product fairs with Caterpillar dealers and customers
Developed strong organizational skills, including skills prepari ng and giving presentations, interacting
regularly with dealers, creating databases, developing process models, and managing dealer websites;
achieved valued performance rating
Utilized excellent coordination and facilitation skills, strong written and verbal communication skills
*Certified 6 Sigma Green Belt serving on cost savings initiatives:
Improved Bench Test Procedures, RPE/Morton Salvage Support Database Development Project,
Improve or Replace 9U7500 Transmission Analyzer Service Tool ; also planned and prioritized projects
for the Facility Planning Group
Worked with business partners to understand and improve processes and to meet company cost
cutting initiatives including surveying dealers to obtain voice of the customer and working in teams and
with various departments to find solutions
Developed experience applying project management methodology & interacting with business partners
Assisted in developing project charters, planning and maintenance of projects from activation to
implementation phases
Certifications/ Certified Scrum Master (CSM), Certified Scrum Product Owner (CSPO), Certified Scrum Practitioner (CSP)
Memberships Certified Project Management Professional (PMP) and Certified 6 Sigma Green Belt
Founder and President of the Illinois Regional Agile Users Group - www.scrumalliance.org/user_groups/70
2010 VP of Operations - Project Management Institute (PMI) - Central Illinois Chapter (CIC)
Member of the Scrum Alliance, Agile Alliance and Agile Project Leadership Network (APLN)
American Management Association (AMA)
Member of the American Society for the Advancement of Project Management (asapm)
Volunteer at the Agile 2009 Conference in Chicago, IL
Software Primavera Project Management 6.2.1, myPrimavera, Lotus Notes 6.0/7.0, MS Project, Microsoft Sharepoint
Proficiency Services, Outlook, Excel, PowerPoint, Visio, Access, Word, Adobe Photoshop, Adobe Illustrator, Adobe Acrobat,
Cognos Impromptu reporting tools, SPSS Predictive Analytics Software, Ben Graham Process Mapping, IBM
Rational Tool Suite (Clearquest)
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