Project Manager Management

John J. Cirignano, PMP, IBM/CEPM

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Professional Profile

Mr. Cirignano is both an IBM Certified Executive Project Manager and a Project Management

Institute (PMI) Certified Project Manager.

Over 30 years of seasoned experience as a senior executive, program & project manager, business

process re-engineer, problem solver/change agent, university professor, catalyst, & organizer.

Experience Summary

A leader at deploying PMOs with standardized project launch processes, applied methodology

laboratory workshops and utilization of standardized systems integration methodology.

Complex project & program Mgmt. experience utilizing PMI, Agile, Scrum, & OpenUP methodologies:

PMO Startups

Recovery of complex troubled and failed projects

Aerospace, defense systems, intelligence community, and health care Federal programs

Enterprise B2C and B2B e-Commerce solutions

Computer operating system software and hardware development

Custom application development

Enterprise-wide client/server implementations

Management of two of the largest data centers in the US

Business process re-engineering

A successful track record at organizational and systems development:

Director of Program Management Office

General Manager of a computer services company

Corporate Director of MIS

Director of Advanced Systems Planning

Experience

3/2002 Present: President, Patriots Technology Consulting, Bedford, MA

eCommerce Project and Program Management & PMO Setup consulting based on PMI, Agile,

Scrum, & OpenUP methodologies.

For Northeastern University, College of Professional Studies

As Academic Director for PM Graduate Courses led 10/2009 PMI/GAC accreditation of MS in

Project Management & MS in Leadership with Project Management Specialization programs.

Developed & taught new course plans for existing 7 graduate project management courses

adding 3 new case based courses, including Global Proj. Mgmt. & Managing Troubled Projects.

Designed & developed all structure & content for Project Management Instructor Resource

Center: PM course stnds. & guidance, course plans, faculty surveys, & faculty discussion

boards.

Designed and deployed Project Management Portal. http://www.northeastern.edu/cpspmportal/

For Boston University, Metropolitan College

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Instrumental in start up of 75% of proj. mgmt. curriculum for MBA, Graduate Cert. in Project

Mgmt. & MS in Project Management online and classroom degree programs.

Developer & managing prof. for capstone online/on ground courses in International & Advanced

Proj. Mgmt. including aligning projects to bus. strategy for optimizing enterprise success.

Developed and conducted MS Project applied laboratory workshops.

For Wentworth Institute of Technology, Computer Science Department

Taught Information Systems Project Management course, MS Project laboratory sessions, &

Systems Analysis and Design

3/1997 - 2/2002: IBM Certified Executive Project Manager, Business Innovation Services,

IBM Global Services, Waltham, MA

Integrated all Divisional financial and reporting project management procedures into an electronic

project management playbook.

Assisted in development of internal IBM PMO launch team process.

Assisted setting up retail brokerage web site Program Office for Fidelity Investments.

Developed a customized IBM methodology applied laboratory workshop for fast track utilization of

a new methodology tool set for developing initial integrated project plans and starter work

products.

Led the first time deployments of new releases of Enterprise B2C and B2B e-Commerce solutions

including development to field developed software fixes.

Assisted in applying IBM systems integration methodology to planning Federal government

intelligence community web-based projects for:

The National Imagery and Mapping Agency (NIMA) National System for Geospatial Intelligence

Project (Prime Contractor: General Dynamics)

The National Security Agency (NSA) Intelligence Community Multi-Int Acquisition Program (IC

MAP) (Prime Contractor: Raytheon)

8/1996 - 3/1997: Principal Consultant, Cap Gemini, Dallas, TX; TransMillennium Services

Project Manager for Year 2000 project assessments.

3/1995 - 8/1996: Senior Business Consultant/Program Manager, Professional Services,

A T & T Global Information Solutions, Irving, TX

Successfully managed the project recovery of a software design, development, and release for a

$70 to $100 million POS system rollout for 5,000 Seven Eleven convenience stores.

Successfully managed the program recovery of a major telecommunications company s (GTE) PMO

for a billing & fulfillment system replacement including a CMM assessment of program

management practices. PMO Reports: 25; Project Managers: 33; Indirect Reports: 220

1992 - 3/1995: President & Chief Executive Officer, New Technology Consulting, Spring, TX

Designed/developed region wide volunteer agencies database for 17 universities & school districts.

1988 1992: Senior Project Manager, Compaq Computer Corporation, Houston, TX

Program managed the first release of Microsoft Windows on Compaq PCs. Direct: 12; Indirect: 150

Program managed Compaq UNIX software releases deploying the first database for managing

change control between COMPAQ internal and third party developers.

1987 1988: President, Technical Consultants to Management, San Antonio, TX

Management consulting services to clients in Texas, Kentucky, Rhode Island, & Massachusetts.

Included:

Project managed setup of remote IBM data center in Glasgow, KT to main IBM data center in New

Bedford, MA for a mid-sized manufacturing corporation.

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1982 1987: Director, Program Management Office, Datapoint Corporation, San Antonio,

TX

Used business process reengineering processes to reduce the time needed for new software

releases from 9 to 12 months to 3 to 6 months.

PMO Program Manager for HW/SW development programs (mini-computers, peripherals, network

components, work stations, operating software, and communications software) for international &

domestic products including remarketing of 3rd party PCs, peripherals, & SW. Dir.: 15; Indir.: 200

Prior Experience Highlights

As Corporate Manager, Management Information Systems, Technical Aid Corporation, rebuilt

computer services by converting all batch operations to full online operations. Installed all new

mission critical financial systems including 20,000-person payroll/billing system & on-line

accounting systems. Direct Reports: 30; Indirect Reports: 6

Achieved for City of Boston: $800,000/annum computer rental savings; 12 data center

reorganization plan. Direct Reports: 1 Indirect Reports: 20

For Blue Cross/blue Shield of Delaware, saved Medicare Part B contract by installing new IBM

mainframe, instituting on-line data entry, & establishing new organization; implemented formal

strategic planning. Direct Reports: 120 Indirect Reports: 10

For Xerox Corporation, resolved stalemate in TP systems development; prepared 1,100 person

division reorganization plan merging duplicative functions. Resolved major problems with

consolidation of centralized manufacturing & financial computer centers. Direct: 110 Indir.: 20

For United Technologies, reorganized financial/commercial/manufacturing computer center's

operations, operations analysis, software support/development, & administrative functions. New

problem tracking and resolution processes resulted in up-time improvement from 64% to 97%. 21

mainframes; 4 networks/1,000 terminals; Budget: $21 million/annum. Direct: 250 Indirect: 30

For Massachusetts Blue Shield outsourcing contract: Managed the project recovery of EDS's

generalized claims processing system previously 9 months behind schedule; developed a duplicate

recoupment system, $3,000,000 recovered; instituted formal project management & SW

development RJE procedures using remote data centers (Dallas, TX, & Harrisburg, PA).

For Raytheon, designed, developed, & installed relational database oriented engineering bill of

material system for Patriot Missile System that was 10 times faster than the equivalent IBM

generation breakdown processor. Direct Reports: 19 Indirect Reports: 20

MIT Instrumentation Laboratory (Charles Stark Draper Laboratory), provided CAD/CAM support for

Apollo, Deep Submergence Submarine, & Poseidon guidance, navigation, & control computers.

Designed & implemented structured (modular) program designs reducing CAD/CAM customization

time for new computers from 6 to 2 months. Direct Reports: 1 Indirect Reports.: 4

Education

MBA, Honors, Beta Gamma Sigma, Boston Univ., Boston, MA

MS, Physics, Northeastern Univ., Boston, MA

BS, Physics & Mathematics, Tufts University, Medford, MA

Quality College, Winter Park, FL

High School: Boston Latin School

Project Mgmt. Certification Training Program, A T & T Global Info. Solutions, Irving, TX

Memberships

Member, Project Management Institute

Microsoft Project Users Group/Microsoft Project Assoc., Boston Chapter, President 2003 2005

Recognition, Awards, & Certifications

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Certified Executive Project Manager, IBM Global Services, Business Innovation Services

PMP (Project Management Professional) certificate # 5325, Project Mgmt. Institute

"Who's Who of Emerging Leaders in United States"

"Who's Who in the East"

"Who's Who in Finance & Industry"

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