Project Manager

REGAN N. WIDDIFIELD

**** **** ****** **** #**** Phoenix, AZ 85018

Cell: 480-***-**** Email: ************@*****.***

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Project Coordinator 04/08 - PRESENT

COX COMMUNICATIONS THROUGH SPHERION CORPORATION, PHOENIX, AZ

• Worked on the largest project ($350M) ever undertaken in the state of Arizona

• Provided analytical support in the design, development and implementation of projects

• Interfaced with internal and external resources to ensure successful completion of projects

• Provided project support to assigned manager under general supervision

• Analyzed project requests, requirements and feasibility

• Interface with staff including middle management

• Worked closely with contractor’s to complete the reconciliation of all parts and equipment

• Created reports in Excel that helped to better identify discrepancies in billing, resulting in the detection of over

$200,000 in over charges

Business Analyst 10/07 – 04/08

U.S. AIRWAYS THROUGH E-TECHNISOFT INC., / VIRAT INC., TEMPE, AZ

• Gathered requirements from business

• Worked directly with the business and developers to create functional specifications

• Managed the IT projects for HR and Benefits departments, including documentation, managing developers in

programming, and testing

• Participated in payroll processing, year -end Payroll, HR, and Benefits activities

• Processed daily and weekly benefits enrollment data

• Worked with developers to complete documentation and IT projects

• Created specialty reports in MS Excel

Documentation Specialist 06/06 – 10/07

U.S. AIRWAYS THROUGH E-TECHNISOFT INC., TEMPE, AZ

• Created training manual documentation and Functional Specifications for Payroll, HR, and Benefits departments

• Managed multiple Barbell databases, including time keeping, reporting, training, and delegation of tasks

• Created documentation detailing the IT, Payroll, HR, and Benefits systems for America West Airlines and U.S.

Airways to aid in the merging of policies for the two companies

• Project management duties including activities such as creating and tracking benchmarks, report creation, time

management

• Worked directly with the business to create technical documentation

• Created flow chart documentation with Visio

Technical Writer/Project Management Asst. 09/05 – 05/06

ELI LILLY & COMPANY THROUGH CREW TECHNICAL SERVICES, INDIANAPOLIS, IN

• Worked with engineering staff to create a Capital Investment Request for Data Historian and Data Integration projects

for twenty manufacturing locations

• Maintained departmental SOPs for manufacturing automation team

• Lead coordinator for two Documentum eRoom workspaces, including document and workspace organization, project

management issues, reporting, and membership responsibilities

• Report processing and creation for Data Historian and Data Integration projects which included providing technical

writing support for project papers, presentations, and meeting materials using MS Visio, MS Project, MS Word, MS

Excel, and Adobe Acrobat

• Provided logistical assistance for several individuals, including meeting planning, creating agendas, and documents for

meeting follow-up using Lotus Notes

Search Consultant 02/05 – 05/05

PROTIS EXECUTIVE INNOVATIONS, INDIANAPOLIS, IN

• Marketing, and recruitment of Technical Writers, Validation, and Information Technology professionals

Asst. Case Manager/Production 10/03 – 12/04

TRIALGRAPHIX, MIAMI, FL (A MULTI-MILLION DOLLAR EQUIPMENT, GRAPHICS, AND DATABASE COMPANY SERVING THE LEGAL COMMUNITY)

• Project managed cases, including working closely with court personnel, legal teams, and TrialGraphix in-house

production teams

• Database construction and management, and document management (organization, proofing, and quality control)

• Comprehensive experience in planning, organizing, directing, and evaluating complex projects

• Ability to master and integrate all aspects of business and operations

• Video synchronization, graphic conversion, and equipment set-up

EDUCATION

Master of Science in Information and Communication Sciences, 2002

BALL STATE UNIVERSITY, MUNCIE, IN

Key Courses:

• Information Technology

• Project Management and Scheduling

• Telecommunication Regulation

• Consulting Research

Competencies:

• Knowledge of Information Technology security principles, concepts, software, and database software

• Ability to evaluate risk factors and advise on vulnerability to attack from a variety of sources and procedures and

processes for protection of systems and applications

• Knowledge of LAN security specifications and methods for protecting computer systems from viruses, data tampering,

and unauthorized system entry

• Knowledge of commonly applied telecommunications principles, concepts, and methodologies, operating

characteristics and capabilities of systems, media, equipment, and related software systems, processes and procedures

Special Projects:

Bachelor of Arts in Telecommunications (Television Journalism), 1997

Minor in Marketing

• Wrote for live television broadcasts including news, sports, entertainment, politics, and segues

• Developed, researched, produced, and anchored in newscasts and special reports

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