Project Manager Management
Resume:
Scott David Ward
Surprise, AZ
**************@*****.***
www.linkedin.com/in/scottdward
PROFILE
With a career that has included Sony, General Dynamics, and TriWest Healthcare Alliance in a variety of positions, I have proven to be an interdisciplinary leader with experience in the Financial, Biomedical, Aerospace, Healthcare, and Manufacturing industries. I have a history of applying innovative procedures and my professional responsibilities have included integration of best practices adopted system-wide for lean and efficient processes, directing a staff of 50 which included senior analysts, supervisors, team leads, software testers, and project managers, as well as recommending or making mission-critical decisions after thorough objectivity and analysis.
AREAS OF EXPERTISE
Extensive experience with increasing responsibility has included the following:
• Operations management
• Strategic Planning
• Financial analysis
• Process Improvement
• Revenue Cycle Management
• Health Care/Manufacturing
• Budgeting
• Team leadership
• Cost containment
• Project management
• Relationship Management
• Change Management
• Microsoft Office 2010
• System implementation
PROFESSIONAL ACCOMPLISHMENTS
Managed the performance of functional department Vice Presidents and Sr. Vice Presidents efforts in completing the objectives established in the annual Strategic Operating Plan. Reported progress results to the executive leadership team.
Managed project to implement controls of claims processing based on CDST and ICD-9 codes reducing cost of revenue cycle management.
Managed project to automate referral and authorization of health care services improving contracted physician self-help experiences.
EMPLOYMENT EXPERIENCE
Manager, Enrollment Fees and Administration, TriWest HealthCare Alliance, Phoenix, AZ
Responsible for team accountability to established contract, performance, and production standards; actively promoted organizational efficiencies; managed changes and continuous quality improvement; monitored integration initiatives for new billing processes; Improved billing statement accuracy from 87% to 100%; Consistently developed forward thinking, flexible approaches to problem resolution; Metrics development/reporting; Six Sigma; Strategic planning, Subject Matter Expert (SME); Collaborated with internal and external resources to efficiently implement process and software changes directed by internal business needs and Government directive. This ensured that projects were completed on schedule and within budget; lead team of 50 individuals including project manager, supervisors, team leads, analysts and senior analysts; Project sponsorship and Project Management, Vendor Management.(August 2007-March 2013)
Senior Project Manager, Executive Operations TriWest HealthCare Alliance, Phoenix, AZ
Actively engaged and communicated with a wide variety of employees, senior leaders, business partners and government representatives to drive change and policy; problem resolution; Managed Annual Strategic Operating Plan; Six Sigma; Managed a project to automate the referral and authorization of health care delivery by specialist physicians using clinical decision support tools (CDST) and International Classification of Diseases -9 (ICD-9) codes, claims processing guidelines; Quarterly reporting, Subject Matter Expert (SME) for software implementations.(March 2006- July 2007)
Senior Internal Auditor, TriWest HealthCare Alliance, Phoenix, AZ
Actively engaged and communicated with a wide variety of employees, senior leaders, business partners and government representatives to drive change and policy; Responsible for development of audit scope and audit plans, conducted field audit studies for compliance and reported audit results to Senior Leadership. (August 2004-February 2006)
Senior Cost Accountant, Delta Design, Inc. Poway, CA.
Responsible for accurate standard costing of inventory resources and pricing of finished goods to achieve desired profit margins; Actively engaged and communicated with a wide variety of employees, senior leaders and business partners to drive change, problem resolution and policy including Lean Manufacturing initiatives; Quarterly financial reporting; Strategic Planning, Sarbanes Oxley, Subject Matter Expert (SME) for software implementations. (April 2001- June 2004)
Senior Cost Accountant, Gen-ProbeSan Diego, CA
Responsible for accurate standard costing of inventory and pricing of finished goods to achieve desired profit margins; Quarterly financial reporting(October 2000-February 2001)
Senior Cost Accountant, Cost Accountant, Scantibodies Laboratory, Santee, CA
Responsible for accurate standard costing of inventory resources and pricing of finished goods to achieve desired profit margins. Implemented Manufacturing Resource Planning (MRP) system; Actively engaged and communicated with a wide variety of employees, senior leaders and business partners to drive change, problem resolution and policy; Quarterly financial reporting; Strategic planning, Subject Matter Expert (SME) for software implementations.(August 1999-September 2000)
Financial Analyst, Sony Corporation - Logistics DivisionSan Diego, CA
Responsible for $200 Million finished goods inventory in two locations; Quarterly financial reporting, Six Sigma; Project management of move from 120,000 square foot to 1,000,000 square foot stockroom; Project managed implementation of Radio Frequency (RF) stockroom locator system, Subject Matter Expert (SME) for software implementations. (January 1997-July 1999)
EDUCATIONAL BACKGROUND B.S., Ag. Business Management, California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo, CA.
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