Project Management, Process Improvement, Product Development

AARON ROURKE MBA, PMP, CSM

PROJECT MANAGEMENT CONSULTANT

Milwaukee, WI, ******.*****@*****.***, 414-***-****

Executive Summary

Professional project management consultant with ten years of experience across diverse industries. I have successfully planned and driven multimillion dollar projects for firms large and small. I Leverage my unique skills, knowledge, and experience to bridge the gaps between business, technical and creative teams. Well Adapted to Agile, Waterfall or hybrid environments.

Education

MBA, Product Design and Development Management, Northwestern University, Evanston, IL

Bachelor’s, Industrial Design, Milwaukee Institute of Art and Design, Milwaukee, WI

PMP Project Management Professional, PMI

CSM Certified Agile Scrum Master, Scrum Alliance

Lean-Six Sigma (in progress), IAASIC

PDMA Product Develop Management Association

Professional Experience

Project Management Consultant

VHBC ` March 2017 – Current

Develop pre-project and planning activities for e-Commerce and product development projects. Gather appropriate information and provide well thought out solutions for project management and operational procedures. Draft comprehensive project plans for both technical and business projects.

•Facilitate software evaluation process for PM and e-Com systems

•Create MS Project Plans and customized Excel templates

•Develop SharePoint project sites and libraries

•Support JIRA installation, configuration, and training

Senior IT Project Management Consultant

Kohl’s Product Development IT (Mondo/ VHBC) November 2016 – March 2017

Led development and implementation of Kohl's Product Lifecycle Management PLM/ERP systems. An $8 million program that connected business teams, product developers and global suppliers in a streamlined go-to-market process.

•Navigated numerous internal and external compliance regimes

•Managed project status accuracy across JIRA, MS Project and Planview

•Developed and maintained program master schedule for 60 team members

•Directed Go-Live release launches and post release warranty periods

•Executed reconciliation and closing of 122,000-hour project

•Oversaw defect triage and root cause analysis

Key Accomplishments

•Doubled team’s velocity of completed work within six weeks

•Kept project within scope and on-time throughout reorganizational period

•Reduce waste and drove continuous improvement

•Optimized multiple requirements gathering and project management tools

Digital Program Management Consultant

ASQ Global IT Group (Randstad Technologies) February 2016 - September 2016

Organized and led execution of $3 million modernization and migration of ASQ’s WCMS (Sitecore), e-commerce, CRM and Association Management Systems. Guided the development of content strategy, business intelligence, and SharePoint projects. Blended Agile/Waterfall environment.

Coordinated design, marketing, business and technical teams

Communicated project status updates to executives and board members

Managed critical stakeholder and vendor relationships

Approved SOW’s and confirmation of completed agreements

Utilized JIRA, Confluence, MS Project, Basecamp, SharePoint, et all.

Key Accomplishments

Reduced program cost and timeline by 30%

Launched new systems with zero business downtime

Aligned project with expectations of sponsors, stakeholders and business needs

Forged productive teams made of FT staff, vendors, contract and offshore resources

Project Management Consultant

Kohl’s Corporation, Marketing Operations (Aquent / VHBC) November 2015 – February 2016

Optimized marketing operations for seven work-streams executing 5,000 projects per year including 1,200 digital projects. Translated executive strategic initiatives into actionable projects within operational capacity and established ground rules that rebuild communication between creative, business and operational teams.

Achieved 25% reduction in project lead-times with no additional resources

Mapped workflows and analyzed data from over 30,000 Kohl’s projects

Streamlined PM software system with 1,000 users

Digital Project Management Consultant

Power Sports DIgital Marketing / VHBC March 2015 – September 2015

Advised B2B start-up Web Development, Content Marketing, Product Imaging and SEO services for motorcycle dealerships. Included WordPress, Exchange, Salesforce, Adobe PS, AI, ID components. Assessed processes and coached team to higher levels of PM and NPD maturity at a pace that was sustainable.

Key Accomplishments

Brought the Voice of the Customer (VOC) into the product development process

Established gated NPD process with rigorous approval standards

Software Tools

MS Project, MS Visio, Planview, SharePoint, Clarity, Basecamp, Freedcamp, JIRA, SAP, Rally, Wrike

Analytic Tools: JMP, CES, Minilab, SDI Tools, Lucid Chart, et all.

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