ADRIAN BOGDAN

MBA, PMP, CISA, MCSE

Home E-mail: abps69@r.postjobfree.com

916-***-****

SUMMARY OF QUALIFICATIONS:

Energetic and highly adaptable Program or Project Manager / Business Analyst with a record of

achieving goals using proven project leadership, communications skills, vision, and versatile information

technology, marketing, business analysis, and IT consulting experience. Professional Skills Include:

Managing projects and leading highly motivated teams to accomplish project objectives.

Establishing a Project Management Office (PMO).

Mentoring and coaching project managers in CMMI and PMI standards and processes.

Creating custom project lifecycles to match company business models and culture.

Setting-up, coordinating, and facilitating a wide range of on-site training, including user training.

Set up a project management system including processes, templates, tools, and training.

Establishing and maintaining positive relationships with internal and external customers.

Analyzing complex data to develop applications, database systems, and system enhancements.

Cultivating new business and working with OEMs, product development teams, and sales specialists.

Training, mentoring, and leading employees using team-building and communication skills.

Key member of the (BC/DR) Emergency Response Team.

Analytical with problem solving skills.

Strategic partner on multiple efforts, including business process analysis.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:

(August 2009 Present)

ROMTEK CORPORATION - Roseville, California

Business consulting firm, focusing on project management for IT, and overall business analysis consulting.

(08/09 Present)

OPERATIONS DIRECTOR

Led consulting teams for clients in the Sacramento metropolitan area. Consulted on:

Business Plan creation (with a focus on SBA submission)

Marketing plans

Financial plans

Customer Relations consulting

Program/Project Management Office

California Real Estate Broker license (commercial, residential, and property management)

California State License Board Certified General Contractor-B

In charge of obtaining a public sector contract with the state of California, CMAS.

Systems/Tools: MS Project; MS Visio; MS Office; in-house reports.

Methodologies: Waterfall; Agile; PMP (PMI-PMBOK); CMMI; CISA.

RALEY S CORPORATION - West Sacramento, California (December 2007 08/09)

Employed by Raleys as a Project Manager and Instructor/Coach in the Project Management Office (PMO).

PROJECT MANAGER / INSTRUCTOR Raley s PMO (12/07 08/09)

Led the Manhattan Upgrade 2007 Project where the supply chain software for this grocery

chain was upgraded to the latest version of the suite (WMS -OS, WM, LM, PM, EIS).

1.5 years, $4 million, 15 member team project (staged deployment: 1 year)

Developed and maintained the Project Plan and Schedule

Developed budget estimates and staffing requirements

Established project approach methodologies and standards

Managed tasks and project activities

Facilitated project team meetings

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Facilitated project risks assessment and issue resolution processes

Prepared, analyzed, and presented project status and issue reports to executive management

Assisted and mentored team members in the development of project deliverables

Conducted reviews of project deliverables

Facilitated knowledge transfer to the operations management team at projec t conclusion

Interacted with POS and PCI Vendors

Assigned as a crisis co-project manager on the Point-of-Sale NCR ACS 6.2 project.

Deployment of the POS application to 134 stores was very successful.

2.5 years, $13 million, 25 member team project (staged deployment: 5 mo.)

Responsibilities included developing project scope/requirements

Coordinating and facilitating project meetings

Mentoring and training project staff on PMI -PMBOK (PMP) methodologies

Facilitating the executive steering committee

Ensuring PMP standards are adhered to

CIO briefings

Led the PCI 1.2 2009 VISA regulation project. A security initiative for credit card protection

6 mo., $50k, 4 member team project

Led the federal Country of Origin Labeling (CoOL) legal implementation project at Raley s, in a

timely fashion with high customer satisfaction. This project needed to meet strict legal

requirements. Each department handled their own internal project, but they all rolled up to the

IT PMO.

13 mo., $1.5 million (IT dept budget), 7 member team project

Successful identification and implementation of difficult and moving legal requirements

Led the corporate project team update/status meetings (weekly/monthly)

Created plans, reports, and metrics to ensure a successful project launch into production.

Interacted successfully with external consultants and vendors to ensure project success

while keeping the project budget within specified boundaries.

Created the class materials and taught a four hour class on Requirements Elicitation /

Gathering utilizing previous experience and education with CMMI and PMP methodologies.

Created a one hour class on Non-Functional Requirements and six hour class on Project

Management Basics.

Set up the Raley s PMO office by creating processes and templates around the PMI project

methodologies, and provided tools for project managers and project team members, as well as

training on utilizing the tools / processes.

Led the Raley s Community of Practice for Project Managers.

Closely managed project budgets to eliminate cost over-runs.

Systems/Tools: MS Project; in-house resource management; MS Visio; MS Office; in-house reports;

Remedy issue system; JIRA tracking.

Methodologies: Waterfall; Agile; PMI (PMP); CMMI; RACI (ARCI); CISA.

(October 1998 March 2008)

INTEL CORPORATION - Folsom, California

Delivered positive results leading multiple IT projects while working as a Project Manager, Business

Analyst, Auditor, Validation Engineer, and Technical Consultant for this Fortune 100 corporation.

BUSINESS ANALYST / PM AUDITOR IT Flex Services PQAG (10/05 3/08)

As an auditor for the IT Flex Process Quality Assurance Gro up, mentored, coached, and

audited project managers to ensure their compliance with PMI (PMP) and CMMI standards and

requirements.

Organization leader in CMMI and PMI, where my PMP is greatly utilized.

Ratified processes to ensure applicability and absorbability in the environment.

Lead the CMMI 3.0 Institutionalization project, whose goal was to institutionalize Six Sigma

and CMMI methodologies in the Intel IT project teams.

1 year, $300k, 4 member team project

Identified unique requirements

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Delivered institutionalization program to IT management

Using specialized software, such as MS Visio and in-house project software, I helped scope out

the requirements and changes to bring the organization to the next CMMI level, Level 3.

Systems/Tools: MS Project; MS SharePoint; MS Visio; MS Office; in-house PPM; MS Publisher;

MS Netmeeting.

Methodologies: Waterfall; Agile; PMI (PMP); CMMI 3.0; CISA.

BUSINESS ANALYST - ISTG Risk Management Software Audit (10/02 10//05)

Software Audit Program charged with ensuring proper licensing of software used by 110,000

Intel employees worldwide, on PCs and servers. Entrusted to lead multiple audit projects to

protect the company from internal and external risks.

Main project: 2 years, $5 million, 8 member team project

Average sub-project stats: 3-6 mo., $50-100k, 2-6 member teams

Served as a project manager and led Intel s Server Audit Project which provides on-going

identification of infringement violations, and initiating mitigation solutions involving more than

20,000 Windows servers worldwide. Motivated, inspired, and lead a project team that included

Website and Database Developers, Asset Inventory Analysts, and Quality Assurance.

7 mo., $2 million, ~6 member team project (network upgrades required)

Delivered custom in-house solution to IT Risk Management and IT Security departments

Project finished ahead of schedule by 3 months

Due to in-house security solution, cash left in the project budget as well

Automated software audits of desktops, laptops, and tablet PCs involving thousands of software

titles and minimized Intel s risk exposure using proven project leadership methodologies,

analytical skills, technical expertise, database proficiency, and ability to think outside the box.

Worked closely with Systems Engineers, Software Engineers, Network Engineers, IT

Engineering Computing, and other internal and external groups to identify and implement cross

team business processes, applied technologies, problem solving, and results-oriented solutions.

Created base filter tables, compiled a huge body of research data, and helped create policies,

processes, and training documentation designed to improve Intel s software authorization

policies. Also setup and facilitated training for Software Compliance Auditors.

Consistently met project goals and commended on numerous occasions for outst anding project

accomplishment and strong problem solving skills. Utilized PMP methodologies:

Critical Path method

Work breakdown structure

Scope management requirements elicitation/gathering

Schedule/Time management

Cost/budeget Management

Risk Management

Earned a Division Recognition Award (DRA) for Intel s first complete software licensing audit

involving over 80,000 client systems. Also awarded a DRA for working on the project team to

resolve a Category A Internal Audit AR with the Corporate Software Licensing Management

team.

Systems/Tools: MS Project; MS SharePoint; MS Visio; MS Office; MS Netmeeting; Windows XP.

Methodologies: Waterfall; PMI (PMP); CISA.

VALIDATION ENGINEER - Intel IT PDS Quality Team (10/00 - 10/02)

Served as a Quality Assurance Engineer and Project Lead where I partnered with Product Service

Owners (PSO), engineers, deployment managers, and other internal customers and managed the

project team using a thorough understanding of the software development lifecycle and various test

methodologies.

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Developed and executed test plans, participated in product development and deployment, tested

and validated product functionality and capabilities, and delivered quality results to stakehol ders.

Commended by superiors for developing test plans that produced better measurement s and product

readiness and earned outstanding performance evaluations using research skills, analytical

strengths, communication skills, and knowledge of client/server technology, database products,

and office applications.

Prepared clear, concise, and well-organized technical project documentation and quality reports.

Project manager for software testing of security applications and their deployment.

Systems/Tools: MS SharePoint; MS Office; MS Netmeeting; MS FrontPage.

Methodologies: Waterfall.

TECHNICIAL IT CONSULTANT - Intel IT (10/98 - 10/00)

Trained and mentored IT Call Consultants; and created new scripts used by other consultants.

Systems/Tools: Remedy ticket system.

CINCINNATI TIME OF NORTHERN CALIFORNIA Sacramento, California

SYSTEMS ENGINEER / PROJECT LEAD (January 1998 - September 1998)

On contract to provide project leadership, marketing, sales, systems engineering, and user training

on a special design and implementation project for the California Prison Industry Authority (PIA).

Used effective marketing and communication skills and product expertise to conduct sales

presentations and secure new sales of the company s time and attendance system.

Traveled to prison sites throughout the State of California to setup, install, configure, and test

automated computerized time and attendance systems.

Developed technical documentation for newly created tools and processes and wrote new training

material and provided comprehensive on-site user training to PIA staff.

Systems/Tools: PC Anywhere; MS Office; MS FrontPage; MS Visual Basic 5.0; MS Windows 98.

Methodologies: Waterfall.

AB CONSULTING - Sacramento, California

COMPUTER and NETWORK TECHNICIAN (August 1997 - January 1998)

Utilized entrepreneurial business skills to successfully start and manage a business specializing

in providing a wide range of information technology and network setup and consulting.

Systems/Tools: MS Windows 5.0; MS Windows NT 4.0; MS Network tools.

Methodologies: Waterfall.

US ARMY Fort Knox, Kentucky

SUPPLY SPECIALIST (92Y)/AROMORER/INSTRUCTOR (Sept. 1992 - January 1995)

Ran the Arms Room for B Troop 1/16th, Ft. Knox, KY

First armorer selection to transfer to the consolidated Arms Room for HHT 1/16 th CAV

Instructor on equipment maintenance for US military and NATO troops

Security clearance: Confidential one step under Secret

Honorable Discharge

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EDUCATION AND TRAINING:

DEGREES

Masters of Business Administration (MBA)

California State University, Sacramento

PROFESSIONAL CERTIFICATIONS:

Project Management Professional Certification (PMP) (June 2005)

Certified Information Systems Auditor (CISA) (December 2005)

Introduction to CMMI, Staged and Continuous V1.1 Certification (April 2006)

Microsoft Certified System Engineer (MCSE) (November 1997)

California Department of Real Estate Licensed Broker

California State Licensing Board Certified General Contractor-B

INTEL UNIVERSITY

Over 425 hours of Intel U training partial listing

Project Management Professional (PMP) Information Security for IS Administration

Managing Projects for Success Project Risk Management

Risk and Controls Software Licensing

E-Commerce: Marketing Strategy E-Commerce: Marketing Plan

Analyzing the Market Micro-inequities

Program Lifecycle Patents and other IP for Engineers

Financial Analysis (Successful Marketing) Out of the Box Thinking

Structured Problem Solving Supplier Agreement Management

TOOLS AND SYSTEMS:

Windows NT - XP Professional Microsoft Visio

Microsoft Office Suite (Word, Excel, PowerPoint) Microsoft FrontPage

Microsoft SharePoint Microsoft Netmeeting

Microsoft Project Microsoft Publisher

Remedy Ticket System MS Visual Basic 5.0

METHODOLOGIES:

Val-IT CISA

COBIT IT Governance

PMI-PMP ITIL

Waterfall Lifecycle Agile Lifecycle

SDLC RACI (aka. ARCI)

PMI-PMP-PMBOK

ORGANIZATIONS/INTERESTS:

PMI PMP (http://www.PMI.org/info/default.asp)

ISACA CISA (http://www.ISACA.org), Sacramento Chapter (http://www.isaca-sacramento.org/)

Past ISACA Sacramento Chapter Board Member non-profit Programs Chair 2007-2008

TRIZ (http://www.triz-journal.com/whatistriz.htm)

CMMI Capabilities Maturity Model Integration (CMMISM) (http://www.sei.cmu.edu/cmmi/)

IEEE Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, Inc. (www.ieee.org)

CFA Sacramento Seminars

Treasurer (Board) Organization for Romanian-Americans (ORA) non-profit ; Nov 2008-Dec 2009

President Romanian-American Business Center (RABC) non-profit; Jan 2009-Dec 2009

US Army 1992-1995 Soldier in the 1/16 CAV Ft. Knox, Kentucky

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