Frank R. Febbo, BA, AAM, PMP
*** ****** *****, ****** *** Jersey 08080
Phone 856-***-**** Cell (609)
abqyta@r.postjobfree.com
Professional Mission Statement
Provide leadership within an organization to positively effect the
planning, execution and implementation of technology and business
initiatives. Supply the necessary direction and mentoring that will allow
for project success and professional growth for each employee. Establish,
foster and maintain project management and information technology
disciplines and methodologies. Foster governance and forge strong
partnerships across the entire organization to meet the company's goals and
objectives. In doing so, uphold the project management (PMP-PMI) code of
ethics and professional responsibility.
Strengths
. Over 25 years of project management experience
. Strong advocate of the PMO and Governance processes
. Numerous years of COTS and custom development implementation
experience
. Wide range of industry experience
. Outstanding leadership and organizational skills
. The ability to adapt to change
. Driven to succeed
Employment History
Educational Testing Services (ETS) Princeton, NJ
February 2012 - Present
Sr. Technology PM Consultant, Office of Quality
> Accountabilities:
Senior Project Manager for College Level Examination Program (CLEP) Re
Platform Project
Working out of the CPMO and Office of Quality I am responsible for all
technology, Operations and Support aspects of the project which entails
moving from a mainframe based delivery system to an internet delivery
platform for a series of 33 international tests. This project requires 12
supporting systems to be upgraded and overall management of 25 work
streams to ensure the proper planning and execution of the program in
conjunction with the customer (College Board). Close interaction with the
development of all functional and non functional requirements, test
plans, testing execution and QC as well as the Production and Delivery
division which is responsible for the set up and support of over 1,700
test sites. Strong adherence to the Enterprise Project Management Office
(EPMO) methodology and standards is a critical requirement of the
program.
> Accomplishments to Date:
. Completed conversion and migration of all test data to XML format
. Completed the development of all functional and non functional
requirements
. Completed the test plan and all supporting test scripts
. Completed technical set up of all environments in support of
testing
. Completed development and functional testing
. Near completion of all integration testing
TD Bank Mt. Laurel, NJ March
2010 - January 2012
PM Consultant
> Accountabilities:
Senior Project Manager for US Diamond Project at TD Bank
Senior US project manager responsible for the successful implementation
and continuous on boarding of applications onto the Enterprise Diamond
program (Data Access and Security) in the US and Canada. Manage both
business and technology team members, including subject matter experts,
solution and infrastructure architects, application developers, data
security specialists, and third party vendor partners.
Strong adherence to a rigorous SDLC methodology as well as the use of MS
Project and TD planning tools, are a critical requirement of this
position. Maintain an excellent working relationship with colleagues in
Canada and across the entire TD Bank footprint. Co-managed a $31 million
dollar budget and a staff of over 35 people in the US and Canada.
> Accomplishments:
. Successful implementation of the DIAMOND program in June 2011 and the on
boarding of all major application in December 2011.
. Implementation of an on boarding and service delivery model for both
Canada and the US.
Fidelity Information Services Saratoga Springs, NY September
2009 - March 2010
Sr. Technology Project Management Consultant
> Accountabilities:
Management of Key Projects for TD Bank
Senior Project Management Consultant for Fidelity Information Services in
support of TD Bank technology initiatives and integration. Manage a team
of over 15 technology and business professionals. Managed 3 developers
and 1 PM and a budget of over $5 million dollars.
> Accomplishments:
. Implementation of TD Bank's Currency systems for loans and escrow.
TD Bank Mt. Laurel, NJ May
2008 - September 2009
Sr. Project Manager
> Accountabilities:
Management of Key Projects Related to the Integration of TD BankNorth and
Commerce Bank
Senior Consultant responsible for the successful implementation of
integration projects within bank operations. This position requires the
matrix management of an extensive project team of LOB and IT
professionals. Sound adherence to the TD Methodology is a critical
requirement of this position as well as excellent working relationships
with colleagues and third party vendors across the TD Bank footprint.
Responsible for a team of 10 people including 2 business analysts and 2
PM's.
Additional served as the Resource Manager for Bank Operations.
Responsibilities include: staff selection, on boarding and continued
relationship management with the resources as well as continued
partnership with the project managers to discuss progress, address issues
and ensure that adequate staffing levels are being maintained. As well,
maintained a close relationship with the vendor managers as to
performance and contract extensions. This position requires a strong
understanding of priorities and scheduling.
> Accomplishments:
. Implementation / Integration of TD Bank's financial accounting systems
. Project Manager for TD Bank's Transportation and Mail systems
integration.
ACE ESIS Philadelphia, PA April
2007 - March 2008
Assistant Vice President, Business Support Services & Project Management
> Accountabilities:
Management of Corporate Initiatives for ESIS
Accountable for successful implementation of all major corporate projects
in the managed care space. These efforts included COTS and custom
development work, strategic planning, reengineering/process improvement,
outsourcing initiatives, field office support system implementations and
ongoing maintenance. Additionally this position requires review of new
technology solutions available to solve existing and potential
challenges. Development of RFP's and SLA's consistent with overall
corporate policies and expectations are also accountabilities of this
position.
Manage Project Governance and Methodology
As a leader within Business Support Services I have the responsibility
of: 1) fostering and enabling project management disciplines 2) chairing
the company project steering committee, 3) ensuring adherence to our
governance process, 4) partnering with senior management, including
information technology to ensure project success, 5) creating and
maintaining executive dashboard reporting, 6) managing budget, contract
and resource administration. Management tools include Clarity and MS
Project 2003.
> Specific Accomplishments:
. During my tenure as AVP, BSS my primary responsibility was to clearly
organize the project planning and prioritization process and successfully
manage efforts to completion ranging in budget from $2,000,000 to
$10,000,000 (Legal / Claims systems, accounting system upgrades. As well
I was the project lead for the ESIS off shoring initiative (BPO) crafting
project governance, developing business continuity planning and service
level agreements.
Popular Financial Holdings, Inc. Marlton, NJ
August 2005 - March 2007
Assistant Vice President, Program Management Office
> Accountabilities:
Manage Corporate Initiatives
Hands on management of corporate projects. These included 1)
Implementation of Financial and HR SAP modules, 2) Technology
infrastructure, 3) Implementation of COTS software and custom development
to support new business line products, 4) Reengineering and business
realignment. Project teams consist of business, technology and vendor
resources. Overall program budget of over $30 million dollars and teams
ranging from 10 - 25 people.
Manage four (4) project managers and one administrative assistant
The PM's managed different clusters of portfolio initiatives in the
areas of: banking, servicing, compliance and regulatory,
acquisitions, finance, HR and new product development.
Manage Project Governance and Methodology
As leader within the PMO I had responsibility of: 1) ensuring adherence
to our governance process (Mercury) and completion of enhancements and
maintenance, 2) partnering with senior sponsors to ensure project
alignment with corporate strategy and goals, 3) dashboard reporting to
senior management.
Specific Accomplishments:
During my tenure as AVP, PMO numerous corporate level initiatives were
successfully completed including:
. SAP ERP in North America (Finance & Human Resources)
. Document Imaging
. Call Center Monitoring
. Interim and 3rd party servicing
. Regulatory Reporting
. Mortgage Initiation and Processing
. Lead Management System
. Electronic Document Recording & Transmission
ARC International North America Secaucus/Millville, NJ
July 2002 - August 2005
Lead Project Manager North America, ARC Integration Projects (April 2004 -
August 2005)
> Accountabilities:
. Companywide project management for Development and business solution
. Full project life cycle management and methodology
. Policies and procedures
. Organizational and cultural change management,
. Budget, contract and resource administration and corporate training.
. Project planning and requirements definition
> Specific Accomplishments:
. Lead Project Manager for a companywide systems integration of
HRIS/Payroll/Benefits systems in North America. Responsible for over 10
team members throughout the organization and a $1.2 million dollar
budget. Incremental savings of approximately $1,000,000 each year are
planned based upon this implementation.
. Lead Project Manager for a companywide systems integration of SAP
including the organizational restructuring / realignment and cultural
change in North America. Responsible for over 50 team members throughout
the organization and an $8.5 million dollar budget and $2 million dollars
in annual savings.
. In conjunction with our French parent company, managed the remapping and
implementation of Service Area Processes and Procedures as part of our
"Mercury" project improving standardization among our company. Budget of
1.0 million dollars and savings of nearly $500k annually.
Intracorp (Division of Cigna Heathcare) Philadelphia, PA
1999 - 2002
IT Project Manager
> Accountabilities:
. Project management for all initiatives in the managed care space.
. Management of the project team, reporting, staffing, budgeting,
training and software selection.
. Responsible for a budget of over $ 8 million dollars.
> Specific Accomplishments:
. Co-founder of the company's Program Management Office (PMO).
. Participating project manager during the Y2K implementation.
. Implemented a formal Project Methodology.
. Developed project "Health Checks" program - guidelines for compliance
to standards.
. Developed and implemented a Business Requirements and IT Orientation
Training Program.
BHC Securities Philadelphia, PA
1998 - 1999
Client Services Project Manager
> Accountabilities:
. Project management and client relationship management for technical and
business initiatives related to all internal and external clients.
Specific clients included Citibank and Well Fargo.
. Day-to-day management of the each project team and interaction with
client management team.
> Specific Accomplishments:
. Completed approximately 50 client service requests and two major
servicing projects.
General Accident Insurance Philadelphia, PA
1988 - 1998
Project Manager - PMO
> Accountabilities:
. Full project life cycle project management in a matrix organization.
Projects included both pure technical and business initiatives related
to all functional areas.
. Matrix management of each project team, including two direct reports
(business analysts).
. Responsibility for reporting, staffing, budgeting, training and software
selection.
> Specific Accomplishments:
. Founder of the company's Program Management Office (PMO).
. Implemented a formal Project Methodology used throughout the
organization.
. Developed and implemented a Business Requirements Training Program.
. Implementation of numerous large scale business line processing
applications.
. Project manager for Y2K initiatives and companywide business process
reengineering.
Education
. Project Management Institute (PMI)
Currently studying for PMI's Program Management Professional
Certification (PgMP)
Certified Project Management Professional - 2003 (PMP)
. Project Management Leadership Group (PMLG)
Certificate in Advanced Project Management
. Villanova University
Certificate in Strategic Project Management - (Professional Development
Program)
. Insurance Institute of America
Program Completion - Associate in Automation Management (AAM)
. Temple University
Certificate of Completion in Information Technology - (Information
Technology Institute)
. LaSalle University
B.A. - Political Science
Special Skills
. Business Applications
Project Server, MS Project, Word, Access, PowerPoint, Excel, Visio,
Sharepoint and WebEx applications.
. Project Governance
Mercury ITG, Clarity, OPM3, SAP Enterprise Solution Manager Certification
- ('ASAP' Methodology), Primavera, Planview
. Process / Change Management
Organizational Change, Six Sigma, Agile, Zenger-Miller Certified
Professional Trainer
. Vendor / Software
Sun Microsystems - Sun Role Manager (SRP)
Oracle - Oracle Identity Analytics (OIA)
IBM - Tivoli
Fidelity Information Services - Systematics
SAP - HR, Payroll and accounting
ADP - Payroll