Julie Lynn Russo

Sr. Solution/Project Manager

abnhxg@r.postjobfree.com

440-***-****

Desired Industries: Finance/Manufacturing Immediate

Availability Date:

Desired Job Location: Cleveland, Ohio 20

Years of Experience:

Type of Position: Contractor Yes

U.S. Work Authorization:

Job Level: Management (Manager, Director) Yes, Up to 50%

Willing to Travel:

Highest Degree Attained: Masters Yes

Willing to Relocate:

Professional Statement & Objective

Senior technology executive with over 20 years of diversified expertise in technology infrastructure, Solutions

Management, IT operations management, and project management with a history of leadership, strategic

planning, and delivery effectiveness seeking a chall enging and strategic position

Key Areas of Expertise

Project Management / Program Management IT Management; Department Start Up

Project Management Office Strategy, Startup, and Hands-on admin (WinNT/Win2K)

Management Organizational Change Management

IT Management Consulting Rational Software Development Tools (e.g. ReqPro, ClearCase,

Full Life Cycle Software Development Methodology, ClearQuest, RUP)

OOA&D Client Relation Management

Business Process Analysis and Redesign Project Management Consulting

IT Consulting; Global Team Management Project Management Training; curriculum design

Project turnaround / Recovery Creating a Project Management Culture

Public Speaking Agile – Certified Scrum Master

Business Analysis & System Design Team Building & Coaching

Operations Management Job Costing / Quoting / Proposals

Program Management Process Design & Improvement

Cross-departmental team building Managing Virtual Teams

Sub Contractor Relations Customer Service

Contract negotiations Process Management

Technical, functional and training documentation

Career Profile

Extensive experience with managing enterprise level application development projects including

international company integration projects.

I have long term development and business experience, communicate well with all stakeholders,

optimize objectives, leverage state of the art tools and best practices and can integrate these into

corporate systems.

Ability to strategize, facilitate and lead the LOB to solve business problems through the process of

identifying and analyzing detailed requirements to properly reflect client needs that ultimately

translate into system designs

Capable of multi-tasking and managing many simultaneous projects activities and deliverables.

Strategic thinker and tactical problem solver

Solid background of setting and managing client expectations and ensuring client satisfaction

Ability to manage the planning, analysis, design, construction, implementation and closure

processes which include development of the scope of work and the m anagement of time, costs,

risks, communications, human resources, contracts, and quality within internal and external

projects.

Strong communicator with experience communicating at many levels both internally and

externally. This includes client executive and sponsors, online executive and delivery teams.

Ability to lead client groups to conceptualize processes to apply information technology as a

strategic asset

Able to conduct needs assessments or process facilitation with clients to identify organization al,

information and integration requirements.

Known for a high degree of initiative and the ability to effectively engage and direct management

teams to drive project decision making.

Experienced managing projects valued between $500k -$8M and project teams of up to 20+ both

National and International teams with an emphasis on managing time-lines, project scope,

deliverables and resources.

Agile Management and Software Development experience with Extreme Programming, Scrum,

RAD and "Agile" RUP.

Seasoned professional, with outstanding project planning, execution, monitoring and resource

balancing skills with ability to support multiple simultaneous projects in a matrix organizational

structure

Excel at communicating with stakeholders to provide accurate report ing and information regarding

The ongoing projects and initiatives

Experienced in coordinating, negotiating and motivating outside vendors and off -shore resources

in support of time line and IT project deliverables

Effectively training, motivating and mentoring on site and offshore junior managers, engineers,

developers and technicians.

Superior coordination of user acceptance testing of final IT infrastructure and software

development deliverables through iterative evolutions

Work History

Senior Project Manager – Eaton Corp. 4/08 – 11/09

Scott Free Solutions

Project Director for an Oracle Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) software implementation approach

using tools called SWIFT Suite that allowed cost-effective integration of accounting, finance,

manufacturing and inventory management across Eaton divisions globally)

Project Manager for a large International Project with Eaton Corporation using rapid

deployment tools (SWIFT Suite).

Projects implemented in over 30 Countries.

Established global control and change management system for client.

Worked with Global implementers and project teams, onshore and off.

Responsible for managing, integrating and coordinating core Systems of existing companies

into Eaton compatible Oracle data.

Worked as Lead Project Manager managing Project Managers from Deloitte, Accenture, IBM

and INFOSYS.

Held training sessions on tools in person, on-site, and remotely via go-to-meeting for client

and Oracle implementation partner.

Acted as a principal liaison between client, RSC and the implementation partner.

Worked with client representatives to determine company standards for new business units.

Developed procedures for documenting and coordinating governance board meetings.

Ensured all standards met client corporate requirements.

Recommended the appropriate configuration based upon the business problem.

Functional experience with Oracle financials.

Reported weekly on key project objectives to Eaton upper management.

Worked with client and the implementation partner to prepare master test data sets for

populating the Oracle instance.

Axentis Corporation - Sr. Project Manager/Business Analyst 10/07 -11/08

M arvel Consultants

Project Manager for a SASS Model Risk and Compliance Organization dealing with fortune

100 Corporations.

Responsible for project managing very large risk and compliant projects for pharmaceutical,

Manufacturing, financial, medical and retail corporations.

Led offshore and onshore teams to gather requirements, validate, test and satisfy project

Requirements and deliver software within time and scope to corporations using this SASS

model software.

Dealt with third party corporations, dealing with client relationships and assuring customer

satisfaction with delivered projects.

Direct communication with C-level executives for corporations using our tools.

Responsible for Corporate Governance and Risk and Compliance satisfaction for projects –

coding and document management.

Gathered requirements, validated, test scripts and deliverables.

Managed teams of up to 50 developers and 10 project managers.

Responsible for project budgets, project schedules, design reviews, engineering

documentation, and day-to-day management of the software development projects.

Implemented test scripts, beta testing, deployment planning and implementation.

Monitored project status and provide oral and written status reports to upper management.

Sr. Project Manager – Risk & Compliance Division- Major Financial Institution 3/06 - 10/07

Scott Free Solutions, Cleveland, Ohio

Manage Portfolio Management Projects and internally developed Risk Rating System for

Commercial, Retail, and Finance divisions.

Implemented and customized Basel II credit risk solution for international customers.

Provided credit risk consulting support on full cycle implementations from requirements

specification, to system configuration and testing (functional, integration and UAT). Active

development and test support for new Bank Analyzer functionality, 3rd party analytical toolset

integration and demo scenarios, catering for international requests for proposals.

Managed time and assignments of a team of 1 – 20 associates and/or consultants working on

support, work orders or projects.

Managed Projects on budget and on time, including, scope definition, work plans, customer

expectation setting, status reporting, documentation, priority setting, scope control, and issue

resolution.

Led Basel II Gap Analysis for all systems being implemented internationally and developed

recommendations and plans around gap findings.

Implemented Moody’s Portfolio Management System.

Achieved service levels that meet current benchmarks and quality standards.

Created strong relationships with the business units and within the systems group.

Continuously developed a deeper understanding of the business.

Obtained complete and accurate Business Requirements.

Created functional specification document that clearly identifies all project requirements.

Performed high-level analysis and provide effort estimates for projects in queue.

Worked with clients to obtain signoff on deliverables from required resources.

Interfaced with developers during technical design and code construction t o ensure business

requirements.

Created detailed test plans (using standard template which includes expected results) to

ensure that all business requirements are met by the solution.

Created test data as necessary and execute detailed test plans.

Ensured that the solutions meets all requirements prior to submitting to users for testing

Coordinated user acceptance testing

Ensured that the solution meets all requirements prior to production promotion

Communicated progress using standard weekly status report

Responsible for career planning, career development, performance evaluations, goal setting

and training plans for reporting employees.

Worked with the corresponding business representatives to insure disaster recovery and

contingency planning is in place.

Effectively managed 3rd party vendor relationships, while demonstrating excellent vendor

management skills.

Identified improvement opportunities within IT and business areas and implement

recommendations.

Sr. Project Manager/Analyst - GMAC – Philadelphia, PA 3/02 - 3/06

As the project manager for the Ditech Division of GMAC, I was responsible for enhancements to

software components to improve the functionality, availability, reliability, access control, security, and

performance of computing services for multiple groups of end users.

Prepared yearly work plans and budgets

Managed projects and relationships with outsourcers and sub-contractors

Training and presentations to all levels of the company including senior management.

Planned and developed applications based on available platforms.

Worked with the various business and technical units within GMAC in developing an

Enterprise Web.

Content Management Architecture. Assisted in the re-design of the Small and Large

Business B2B Portal.

Mentored Ditech resources on individual applications using J2EE methodology and

industry best practices for the various tools. (Documentum 5i, Sun Portal, WebLogic,

Oracle)

Responsible for planning, design and successful implementation of technology solutions

aligned with business strategies as well as the integration of various technology solutions

across the organization. Emphasis on ensuring the optimal level of integratio n and

functionality across all technology solutions in order to provide industry -leading business

capabilities.

Coordinated and ensure the successful completion of all of the activities in the Systems

Development lifecycle -- analysis, design, build, test, delivery, and maintenance.

Responsible for a team of 24 programmers and analyst dispatched across Ditech and

GMAC business units.

Accountable for overseeing structured programming techniques, practices, processes,

flowcharting, testing, and quality assurance.

Actively participated in the full life cycle of software development for business intelligence

solutions using object-oriented techniques in planning, analysis, design, and

development, testing, and integrating with other systems.

Participated in capturing and documenting business requirements and designing

applications to meet them.

Responsible for project budgets, project schedules, design reviews, engineering

documentation, and day-to-day management of the software development projects.

Implemented test scripts, beta testing, deployment planning and implementation.

Monitored project status and provide oral and written status reports to upper

management.

Responsible for very large conversion project using Web sphere and Java. Successful

development, design, testing and rollout 3 months earlier than estimated rollout date.

Managed 24 Programmers and Analyst, including hiring, training, and supervising

department members.

Developed, recommend, and implement standard procedures, measures of performance,

and training programs.

Organized and allocate resources according to multi -project requirements and deadlines

Additional training

SSRS – Cleveland -2008

Agile Methodology and Training – Cleveland 2007

IRise – Cleveland 2007

Cognos – Cleveland - 2007

IBM Learning Services – Chicago, IL

Application Framework for E-Business I-IV Designing Integrated Solutions, July 1999

IBM Partners in Development (PID) – Rochester, MN

Application Framework for E-Business I-IV Designing Integrated Solutions, April 1998

John Carroll University – Cleveland, OH -Lessons in Leadership, February 2001

Microsoft/DB2 – Detroit, MI - Client Server development tool strategies, March 2002

Rational Rose - Dallas, TX - Advanced UML – Rational Unified Process, November 2002

Crystal Reports – Philadelphia, PA – Advanced Certification – July 2002

SAS – Philadelphia, PA – Advanced SAS Certification – Sept. 2003

IBM Web sphere – Philadelphia, PA – Certification – June 2002

Education

MBA – Business Administration

Washington University, St. Louis, Missouri

Certifications

Advanced Agile Certification

Rational Process, Advanced Certification

Crystal Reports – Advanced Certification

SAS – Advanced User Certification.

IRise – Advanced Certification

Clarity

Mercury

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