Project Manager Management

JOSEPH GARD, PMP

McKinney, TX ***** ******.*.****@*****.***

**** ***** **** ***** 248-***-****

Experienced professional in delivering services including project management, business

consulting, system development and implementation leadership for diverse organizations and

industries in both the public and private sectors. Industries and organizations served include

automotive tier-1 manufacturing, transportation/logistics, heavy-duty truck manufacturing, health

and consumer products, financial services, general aviation, state housing finance agencies and

state child support enforcement agencies.

QUALIFICATIONS

• Project Management/ • PMP Certification • Business Process Analysis

• System Development Life Cycle • Project Management Life Cycle • User Training and Support

• Requirements Gathering • System Testing • Software Development

• Enterprise Resource Planning • Packaged Software • Electronic Data Interchange

(ERP) Implementation (EDI)

• Customer Management • MS Office Suite incl MS Project • Big-5 Experience

• Supply Chain Logistics • Manufacturing • Public and Private Sector

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Project Manager May 2004 to Mar 2009

The Mitas Group McKinney, TX

The Mitas Group develops and implements enterprise wide software supporting the state and

local affordable housing industry.

Responsibilities include

• Developing project work plans, schedules, budgets and priorities to meet project objectives

• Managing project progress, scope, and budget to ensure plan and budget compliance

• Managing project risks and recommending corrective action

• Managing expectations with key client staff and management

• Preparing project status reports and conducting client executive status meetings

• Conducting team meetings to monitor project status and identify and address project issues

• Performing business process analysis, documenting current processes, defining future

requirements, identifying gaps, developing recommendations and functional specifications

• Managing development of software solutions throughout the system development life cycle

• Facilitate and develop test plans and scripts, executing tests, evaluating and documenting

results, and taking corrective action

• Developing end user training material, conducting user training, and providing go-live and

post-implementation user support

• Primary point of contact with client project management and client executive management

Accomplishments

• Managed the implementation of The Mitas Group’s packaged software solution and provided

post-implementation support at the New Jersey State Housing and Mortgage Finance

Agency. Project included packaged components and customer required modifications

effecting all agency divisions, up to 95 users, and a project team of up to 20 members. Value

of services and products delivered totaled approximately $3,100,000. (Jan 2006 to Mar 2009)

• Managed the implementation of The Mitas Group’s software at the Michigan State Housing

Development Authority. The implementation involved six divisions, 125 users, and an

implementation team of up to 15. Services and products delivered totaled approximately

$2,200,000. (May 2004 to Dec 2005)

JOSEPH GARD, PMP

McKinney, TX 75070 ******.*.****@*****.***

2208 Green Hill Drive 248-***-****

Site Support Coordinator/Project Manager Jul 2002 to Dec 2003

RCM Technologies, Inc. Southfield, MI

RCM Technologies provides implementation support resources. This engagement supported the

implementation and rollout of the state wide Michigan Child Support Enforcement System.

Responsibilities include

• Developing work plans and project schedules supporting the statewide master project plan

• Managing project progress against plan, preparing status reports, and reporting project status

• Managing project risk issues, and identifying and recommending solutions

• Managing, directing, and mentoring project staff

• Performing business process analysis and process improvement activities

• Performing gap analysis and developing/recommending solutions

• Developing system test plans and scripts, executing tests, evaluating and documenting

results, and taking corrective action

• Delivering end-user user training and developing custom training material

• Providing go-live and post-implementation end-user support

• Managing system implementation issues and change requests

• Primary point of contact with county implementation management and liaison with senior

statewide project management

Accomplishments

• Managed county implementation activities to convert Michigan’s legacy child support

enforcement system as part of the statewide system implementation to comply with federal

guidelines, facilitating state’s federal certification and avoiding $140,000,000 in penalties.

• Provided on-site support for three counties prosecuting attorney offices with the child support

case establishment function, facilitating timely and accurate case management processing.

Independent Consultant July 2001 to Jun 2002

As an independent consultant, focus was on automotive and financial clients.

Responsibilities include

• Developing work plans and project schedules

• Monitoring project progress and reporting status to stakeholders

• Developing test plans, executing tests, evaluating results, taking corrective action

• Developing data conversion work plans, executing data conversion, validating data

• Documenting current processes and defining future-state requirements

• Performing gap analysis and developing solutions addressing gaps

• Analyzing business requirements and configuring system to meet requirements

Accomplishments

• Performed system upgrade of automotive client’s estimating software and established

automotive parts and supplies inventory system.

• Analyzed a client’s new personal finance educational material, analyzed the client’s business

partner’s material and tools, identified and documented areas where business partner’s

educational material and tools supported and enhanced client’s material.

Education

• MS, Management, Walsh College

• BBA, Management, Walsh College

Certifications/Training

• Project Management Professional (PMP) – Project Management Institute

• Proficient in Microsoft Office products, including Project, Word, Excel, Visio, and PowerPoint

• BaanERP certifications including Baan Enterprise Logistics and Baan Enterprise Modeler

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