Project Manager Management
Resume:
BARBARA E. CAMERON
Lincoln, Rhode Island 02865
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SUMMARY
An outstanding project manager showcasing more than 14 years of success in project
management and skilled in driving to completion large scale and complex technology and
functional projects in diverse industries with cross-cultural and cross-functional teams. A
results-driven leader who strategizes, institutes, and executes bold initiatives to
effectuate positive change, efficiency and increased profitability. A high-achiever
recognized for an exceptional delivery track record, particularly in fast paced
environments and challenging growth conditions. A multi-dimensional resource
proficient in contract negotiation and management; vendor due diligence and
management; resource procurement and management; risk management; innovative
solution design; application deployment; process engineering; team building; mentoring;
strategic planning; budgeting and financial planning; performance and quality
measurement; risk management; and technical and business control documentation
creation.
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
CONDUIT SYSTEMS, INC., Lincoln, RI January 2009-Present
Consultant
Instrumental in client securing a $1 million contract by providing advice and counsel on
the contract bid process involving the response to the Request for Proposal; design of the
management presentation; the completion of the Statement of Work and development of
the risk management plan.
VERISIGN MSS DIVISION, Providence, RI March 2008-September 2008
Project Manager – Contractor (Division One Solutions)
Directed a cross-cultural team of software developers; platform engineers; system
architects; system assurance specialists; production deployment engineers; networking
specialists; security operations specialists; product owners; and client relationship
managers to deploy a variety of complex initiatives.
Spearheaded a 6 month project to transform multiple versions of the security defense
appliance operational software to a single platform and institute supporting
infrastructure changes. The platform transformation is expected to yield a reduction in
maintenance costs of approximately $500,000 annually.
Led a ground-breaking 90-day effort to enhance, transform and host a client web site
to fulfill terms and conditions of a large scale contract and preserve a multi-million
dollar relationship.
Managed a 90-day project to re-configure the Security Operations Center Workbench
infrastructure that corrected the load balancing of the application servers and
improved access and reporting from the event ticketing system evidenced by a 10%
increase in response/turnaround time.
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BLUE CROSS & BLUE SHIELD OF RI, Providence, RI April 2007-February 2008
Senior Project Manager – Contractor (direct contract)
Recognized as the only project manager in the history of BCBSRI to complete a project
on time and on budget while delivering a quality product. Acknowledged as the leader of
the first project team to implement SAS FM in a record 90 days and to outsource its
hosting with an Application Service Provider.
Managed a 32-member team, including 3 vendor teams, to complete a multi-million
dollar, multi-phase program that involved infrastructure configuration and
transformation of a mainframe cost accounting system to EAS and a manual cost
allocation system to SAS FM. The new systems eliminated redundant processes,
improved productivity, and prevented increases to staff during a growth period while
satisfying the requirements of 58 stakeholders.
Directed the initiation and planning efforts of the Vendor Selection, Clinical
Guidelines, Communication, Actuarial, and Benefit teams to design a pharmacy
benefit program that improved the cost management of specialty drugs and resulted
in savings approximating $1 million in the first year.
BANK OF AMERICA, Providence, RI July 2006–December 2006
Technology Project Manager – Contractor (TEKSystems, Inc.)
Shepherded a cross-cultural development team responsible for software upgrades,
enhancements, and base maintenance to the proprietary Credit Risk Monitoring and
Scoring web-based application called Sonar.
Executed all software release projects and base maintenance on schedule and within
budget parameters totaling $1.6 million.
Centralized access by all stakeholders to technical, application and project
documentation and improved transparency through the design and construction of
several SharePoint sites.
Enhanced the monthly forecasting and strategic planning process through robust
metrics tracking and reporting.
FIDELITY INVESTMENTS SYSTEMS CO., Smithfield, RI March 2006 – July 2006
Senior Systems Analyst/Project Lead – Contractor (Veritude)
Spearheaded the off-shore development of Actimize, a web-based application
designed to monitor suspicious trading activity in Fidelity Brokerage Capital Markets in
compliance with SEC regulations.
Achieved the delivery of the business process analysis; complex business and
technical requirements; and technical specifications for Actimize in an aggressive
timeline of 90 days.
Developed test and acceptance plans and participated in test execution in all phases of
testing.
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CITIZENS SERVICES GROUP, Cranston, RI 2001- 2005
Senior Technology Project Manager/Business Liaison (full time employee)
Managed a variety of technology projects for front-office and back-office business units of
Citizens Financial Group. Brokered the technology needs of several business units with
the technology unit in the concurrent role of business liaison. Contributed project
management best practices to the PMO including risk management planning; vendor due
diligence and management; and quality control.
Creatively negotiated a professional services and software license agreement in
partnership with Strategic Sourcing that resulted in a contract discount of $1.1 million.
Spearheaded customization, transformation and deployment of a complex multi-
million dollar third party web-based lease origination/work-flow automation application
to enable the business unit to support an increase of $450 million in the lease asset
portfolio.
Directed the efforts of a 4-person consulting team to design a technology
transformation plan that aligned with the leasing business integration strategy
designed to achieve economies of scale and improve profitability.
Managed a multi-phased project to transform a complex mainframe commercial loan
portfolio totaling approximately $50 million. The transformation was integral to the
timely and successful completion of the Mellon Bank integration that surpassed
previous bank acquisitions in size.
FLEETBOSTON FINANCIAL GROUP, Providence, RI 1994-2001
Project Management Assurance Specialist
Contributed to the successful implementation of a $500 million internet initiative as
relationship manager to 5 web portal development teams and by conducting project
assurance reviews; providing guidance on the application of Project Management
Office standards; spearheading risk management planning; assessing production
readiness; and publishing independent project assessments to Senior Management.
Instrumental in technical teams realizing the corporate mandated Capability Maturity
Model® Level 3 through coaching of CMM® Processes.
Systems Manager/Project Leader (Risk Management Information Technology)
Supervised the operations and technology functions of the Counterparty and Price Risk
Team and led the team on multi-million dollar system transformation and development
projects.
Spearheaded several merger integration initiatives, including process re-engineering,
which improved the quality and accessibility of management information and poised
operations for a seamless integration of disparate processes.
Partnered with the Technology Lead to lead the implementation of interfaces from
mainframe applications to SQL databases and reporting functionality using Cognos.
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Led numerous business value initiatives and partnered with cross-functional teams to
enrich, enhance, and extend the functionality of the mainframe Counterparty Risk
System.
Led the project to remediate applications for Year 2000 compliance and achieved the
certification of the Counterparty Risk System and interfacing systems.
Standardized and improved the quality of user acceptance testing through the
implementation of procedures and documentation.
Introduced risk management planning as a best practice.
ADDITIONAL RELEVANT EXPERIENCE
STARTUP OPERATIONS
Real Estate Owned Operations Manager for AMRESCO, Warwick, RI
Vice President and Controller of Pertinax Properties, Inc., Boston, MA
Manager of Accounting and Finance of BancNewEngland Mortgage Company, East
Providence, RI
CONSULTING EXPERIENCE
Business Services & Process Consultant, Conduit Systems, Inc., provider of IT
outsourcing services and solutions.
Volunteer Business Consultant, Arts & Business Council of RI supporting non-profit art
organizations.
EDUCATION & PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT
Bryant College, Smithfield, RI
Certificate in Advanced Graduate Studies, Computer Information Systems
Master of Business Administration, Accounting
PMI Certification Course
University of Rhode Island, Kingston, RI
Bachelor of Arts, English and Journalism
Training seminars: Foundations of World Class Leadership, Behavioral Event
Interviewing, Managing Interpersonal Relationships, Leaders of Teams; Diversity in the
Workplace; Achieving Wow Customer Service; CMM®
Technical aptitude: Microsoft Office 2003 applications, MS Project, Visio, Kintana,
Sharepoint, Mercury Test Director, Rational RequisitePro, Peregrine ServiceCenter,
Planview, Lotus Notes, Verisign Confluence & Jira, Agile Software Development
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