Project Manager Management

Tracey Faniel

Somerset, New Jersey *****

732-***-**** ~ *******@*******.***

Results-oriented PMP certified Project Manager and certified Six Sigma Black Belt with strong project

management and organizational skills. Possess knowledge in a broad range of IT infrastructure

technologies. Demonstrated planning, execution, and problem solving skills. Proven record developing

solutions that improve efficiency of IT and business operations.

Expertise includes:

Project Management Research & Analysis Skills

Interpersonal and written communication skills Six Sigma Integration Support

Process Improvement and Documentation Problem Identification & Resolution

Team Building and Leadership Software Development Life Cycle

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

MCGRAW HILL 2008 - 2009

Global Operations and Infrastructure

Infrastructure Project Manager

Provided project management, oversight and leadership for data center migrations of over 200 servers and

applications.

• Successfully integrated knowledge of network and systems infrastructure with project

management methodologies to support data center migration.

• Managed progress and tracked integration of the application migration work streams (Data

Migration, Provisioning, Planning, Move Day Execution, Host Remediation, and Post Move

Activities).

• Tracked and facilitated tasks that resolved risks and issues to meet specified milestones using

MS Project.

• Conducted weekly governance meetings to manage progress and report status on all

migrations.

• Managed dedicated vendor project lead on project management activities for application

migrations.

• Gathered lessons learned from application migration and reviewed and oversaw application of

preventive measures.

• Communicated and collaborated with project teams and managers to ensure completion and

progress of project deliverables.

• Responsible for development, management, and administration for project SharePoint sites.

This includes reviewing, assessing, and implementing functional requirements, maintaining the

document management site, and updating the project workspaces for specific projects.

MERRILL LYNCH 1998 - 2008

Global Wealth Management Technology

Six Sigma Black Belt/Project Manager 2005 - 2008

Lead, execute, and complete DMAIC, Lean, and Enabling projects. Identify project opportunities and

refine project details. Perform feasibility analysis, scope projects, and recommend solutions and project

strategies to peers and senior management.

• Coordinated the planning, executing and monitoring of the decommissioning of existing

document repository and migration to SharePoint for over 1MM documents for over 3000

users.

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Designed and implemented team’s SharePoint portal that provided project plan, agenda, issues

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and training material as a communication means for 50 team members.

Led multi-functional team in designing and implementing defect and issue tracking process.

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This enabled senior technology management to better manage their maintenance budget.

Coordinated all aspects of managing project risk including risk planning, identification and

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response planning for decommissioning project.

Reduced application response time by more than 75% for offshore developers which resulted in

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increased productivity.

Conducted classroom training in Six Sigma methodology including formal presentations and

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group exercises.

Project Lead 2003 - 2005

• Managed staffs of employees and vendors who were responsible for coding, testing and

production implementation of client profile system.

• Built and managed successful client relationships with Business Edge and Deloitte, ensuring all

business needs were met.

• Responsible for writing requirements and specifications, conducting performance appraisals,

coordinating and facilitating technical reviews, designing applications, assigning and

monitoring tasks, coordinating testing and reviewing use cases, and analyzing business

systems.

• Actively participated in the design, development, testing, implementation and maintenance of

the Merrill Lynch Direct and TGA On-line Systems which supports over 15,000 financial

consultants

Developer 1998-2003

Developed software in CICS/DB2 for financial system that support Merrill Lynch financial

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consultants as they construct, track and advise their client's investment portfolios.

Created specifications, developed software and tested for Wealth Management Technology

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Platform.

Developed testing strategies for vendors Deloitte and Business Edge.

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Dun & Bradstreet, Parsippany, NJ 1988 - 1998

The Dun & Bradstreet Corporation (D&B) is a source of commercial information and insight on

businesses.

Senior Applications Consultant/Project Manager

Education

BA, Rutgers University, New Brunswick, NJ

Certifications

Project Management Professional (PMP) - Project Management Institute (PMI)

Six Sigma Black Belt - Merrill Lynch

Technical Skills

MS Project, Visio, Minitab, Quality Manager, SigmaFlow, Rational ClearQuest, SharePoint,

Microsoft Office Suite, CICS, COBOL, DB2, SQL, MVS/JCL Utilities

Professional Development

Negotiation, Leadership, Presentation Skills, Team building, Dale Carnegie Training, Business

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Analysis, Managing IT Projects

Memberships

Project Management Institute – National and New Jersey

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