Project Management

LISA A. WOOD

**** ********** **** #*** ***********@*****.***

Austin, Texas 78704 001+512-***-****

Summary

Certified Project Management Professional (PMP ) with extensive hands-on project

management experience. Strengths lie in the realms of business strategy, event management,

relationship cultivation, effective communication and leadership.

Core Competencies

12 years project management experience Event production and stage management

7 years International project management Event promotion and sponsor cultivation

Strategy analysis and business process Change management and issue resolution

development Creative and technical writing

Team motivation and mentoring

Client, customer and artist relations

Professional Experience

DART Music International (non-profit) - Austin, TX Jan 2010 - present

Event Producer & Artist Liaison

Manages all production of DART concerts including programming, technical requirement

specification, equipment rental, artist logistics, venue coordination, staffing, and stage management

Facilitates event promotion using TV, radio, print and social media platforms

Develops and enriches relationships with artists and artist management

Charitable Ladies (non-profit) - Austin, TX September 2006 - present

Entertainment & Planning Coordinator

Develops brand strategies, marketing materials and communication plans

Facilitates event promotion using TV, radio, print and social media platforms

Coordinates all aspects of event entertainment including talent scouting, performance collaboration,

contract negotiation, technical requirement specification, equipment rental, and stage management

Directs creative elements of fundraising events

Develops and enriches relationships with sponsors, donors, vendors and guests

IBM Software Group - Austin, TX September 2000 April 2009

Advisory Project Manager Global e-Business Transformation

Managed 6 FTEs and 15 PTEs across multiple geographies for long-term security projects

Managed the deployment and long-term maintenance of remote hardware in 8 countries

Collaborated with stakeholders and customers on web tool usability and facilitated functionality

improvements with developers

Managed all aspects of web tool version releases, including detailed cross-team planning, customer

communication, function testing and verification, roll-back planning and risk management

Developed, tracked and managed project control documents including project charters, requirement

and deliverable definition documents, implementation strategies, schedules and budgets

Managed the deployment of IT security initiatives across multiple IBM brands and geographies,

including Canada, Europe and Asia Pacific

Evaluated standard IT offerings and impacts on internal customer network architecture. Resulting

proposals included cost-saving opportunities, solution customization and project definition

Managed real estate consolidation resulting in the relocation of 25,000 sq ft of lab space with a cost

savings of 3M USD. Projects included network, utility, permit, and space planning and build-out.

PBS&J - Austin, TX May 1997 September 2000

Planner II

Managed technical document development including technical writing, editing, graphic coordination

and production of route studies, environmental assessments and impact statements

Researched, analyzed and compiled socioeconomic, land use, aerial photography, water resource

and wildlife resource data

Interfaced with numerous state and federal agencies for data collection and document approval

Represented PBS&J at public hearings on proposed utility and transportation projects

Post-graduate Education

Live Sound Complex Projects & Program Management

Concert Promotion & Venue Management Understanding Worldwide Project

Management Methodology

Music Publishing

Applied Project Management

Audio Engineering I

Contracting for Project Managers

Survey of the Music Business

Executing, Controlling and Closing Projects

Mastering Project Change

Financial Management for Project Managers

Mastering Project Requirements

Applied Planning & Scheduling Using MS

Creating and Tailoring PM Systems

Project

Leveraging the Customer Relationship

Leadership in a Project Team Environment

Advanced Leadership

PM Office Interim Workshop

Financial Integrity

Project Management Fundamentals

Education

B.S. Geography & Planning, Southwest Texas State University, San Marcos, TX

AAS candidate - Commercial Music Management, Austin Community College, Austin, Tx

Application Proficiency

Mac Tools, Lotus Tools, Microsoft Office, Microsoft Project, Visio, Serato, Google Analytics, social

media

Associations

Project Management Institute

American Planning Association

Charitable Ladies (non-profit)

Lifeworks (non-profit)

Austin Music Foundation (non-profit)

DART Music International (non-profit)

Interests

Music, International travel, photography, painting, philanthropy

References

Danielle Looney (IBM): 512-***-****

Edd Doutre (IBM): 919-***-****

Dave Dart (DART Music International): 512-***-****

Derek Woodgate (Plutopia Productions): 512-***-****

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