Project Manager Management

Gary Rowland

Houston - Dallas - Ft. Worth 713-***-****

***********@*****.***

Summary of Qualifications

Seasoned project and programs professional with diverse industry exposure, including warehousing, distribution, manufacturing, energy, and operations management. Excellent exposure to logistics operations. Brings process to projects to ensure successful delivery.

• 25+ years IT experience • System / COTS implementations & integration

• Data Systems / Analysis / Data Quality • PPM implementation / Product Manager

• SDLC – application development • Data Migration to Cloud / Hosting (AWS / Azure)

• PMO Process / Establishment • Merger & Acquisition – integration and application development

Professional Experience

Sysco Foods Houston, TX 10/2014 – 6/2017

Contract Project Manager

Workstation Data Protection – includes deployment of:

oOneDrive for Business – document storage

oBitLocker – workstation encryption (30,000 end-users)

oBarracuda PST Enterprise – PST file migration to Online Archive - Office 365

oWorked closely with SCCM team, provided PM support for Current Branch deployment

oDomain changes / O365 migrations

Windows XP to 8.1 Migration

oDeployed Win 8.1 to 8,000+ mobile end-users

oImproved end-user experience, annual cost avoidance for MS Support

Master Data Management:

oReltio implementation for Customer and Item segmentation / lotting

oMDM Landscape consolidation – consolidated 3 disparate MDM platforms

Data Volume Management Program

oSAP / ECC data archival – archive objects developed, sequenced, & deployed - enabling support group to archive up to 10 TB of production data to lower tier storage

oHANA / NLS implementation project – initial BW data objects identified, developed and deployed, enabling support team to archive data to Near Line Storage.

Grocers Supply Company Houston, TX 11/2009 – 10/2014

Sr. PM / PMO Manager

Sr. PM role

oImplemented 4 key Logistics Management Systems

Fleet Management system migration from on-premise to Hosted Cloud model

Driver Dispatch and Pay

Trailer Tracking for 900+ trailers

Warehouse selector system

oImplemented Hiring Management System – HRIS

oManaged Merger & Acquisition project (Core Systems)

oLed Data Quality Project (IBM InfoSphere) – Master data, cleanse, prep for ETL

Acting PMO lead from 1/2012 – 3/2013

oPMO formation / process development, training, mentoring others

oImplemented Project Portfolio Management (PPM) tool - @Task

Included product evaluation, selection, requirements, installation, configuration, operational maintenance, reporting, release upgrades. Product owner / manager

Gexa Energy Houston, TX 6/2009 – 10/2009

(TekSystems Contractor)

Project Manager – PMO

Provided PMO support for corporate projects and PMO process establishment

General project responsibilities included: generation of Charters, Project Plans, Status Reports, Minutes; Facilitation of project status meetings, requirements gathering sessions, change management initiatives. Tracked schedule, scope, change requests, issues.

Assumed control of multiple in-flight projects:

oEnrollment Processing + Phase II – internal application enhancement.

oVaricent – a commissions calculating and tracking application.

Data Warehouse / Replication Project for newly acquired gas market

Complete Solutions, Inc Houston, TX 6/2008 – 2/2009

Manager – Technology Services

Project Manager – External Client, San Antonio, TX

Global Intranet Project: Critical element of a globalization initiative-- Client needed to resurrect, develop, and deliver a global intranet on existing MOSS 2007 platform. Solutions included custom web parts, support for multilingual content, and content management and migration strategies.

oProject budget - $500K. Project duration – 6 months.

oProject was successfully completed on time and within budget

oUser scope: 7000+ users spanning 76 countries

NCI Building Systems, Houston, TX 6/2007 – 5/2008

Senior Project Manager

Provided PMO support for corporate and operating company projects

General project responsibilities included: generation of Charters, Project Plans, Status Reports, Minutes; Facilitation of project status meetings, executive steering committees, requirements gathering sessions, change management initiatives. Tracked schedule, scope, change requests, issues.

Managed multiple projects:

SharePoint-based custom application that enabled corporate to better track and control costs of CAPEX projects for enterprise.

MOSS 2007 upgrade to deliver additional functionality.

Risk Management Console Implementation: Hosted environment.

Corporate Inventory Process Re-engineering Project:

LMS Implementation Project: Successfully led Learning Management System implementation project through vendor / software selection process before project was postponed due to budget considerations.

Aspen Technology, Inc, Houston, TX 7/2006 – 6/2007

PMO Project Manager – Global Professional Services

PMO Governance – Lead: responsibilities encompassing EMEA, APAC, and Americas

Project Dashboard Program: Led cross-functional team in developing dashboard that enabled senior management “at-a-glance” view of project performance. Application involved Data Warehousing, SQL, BusinessObjects. Metrics included Cost vs Revenue, Scheduling, and Forecasting elements.

Development of PM Continued Education curriculum for 30+ Project Managers – piloted PMP certification program; several PMs gained certification as a result.

Development and implementation of Project Quality Initiatives: Audits, Lessons Learned, Best Practices, Tool Kits, and other project quality and change management initiatives.

Sysco Corporation, Houston, TX 8/2005 – 7/2006

PMO Project Manager

(8/2005 – 7/2006)

Data Center Migration: Co-led a complex infrastructure project involving the migration of major systems / data to a centralized IBM-hosted environment. Resulted in $14M per year IT cost reduction.

o68 operating companies were impacted; at any given time, 4 – 6 companies were in various stages of the project.

oTeam was comprised of 50 cross-functional resources and contractors

Sysco Corporation, Houston, TX 8/2003 – 8/2005

IT Business Analyst

(8/2003 – 8/2005)

Enabled efficient and profitable warehouse operations by developing and delivering systems and process training to users and management. Implementation and execution of change management during conversions and implementations.

Conducted strategic business process reviews to enhance profitability or processes of Operating Companies. Successfully completed 5 process reviews.

Evaluated user enhancement requests

New Warehouse Startups: 5 new warehouses were brought online successfully and on schedule. Provided WMS configuration and setup, along with training to new warehouse employees

Produced Business Case and User Requirements documentation for application enhancements, bugs, and fixes.

Various Government Contract Positions, Nationwide 2/2002 – 8/2003

Implementation Analyst and Trainer – IBM / DoD contract

oImplementation of EMR system for US Military healthcare facilities. Gained expertise in use of the EMR system and trained healthcare providers in clinical settings. Change management – sought out early adopters and super-users to gain system acceptance in medical community.

Implementation Analyst and Trainer – TSA / Boeing contract

oTrained TSA employees nationwide on baggage screening techniques and the use of sophisticated screening systems such as: CT, X-ray, and gas spectrometer equipment.

Logistics Analyst – TSA / Lockheed-Martin contract

oProvided logistical support infrastructure for TSA as airports were being federalized.

Captivate Network, Houston, TX 3/2000 – 2/2002

Project Supervisor

Coordinated deployment of proprietary wireless-based media systems in large high-rise buildings enabling company to sell advertising

Managed up to 6 projects simultaneously; Tracked the progress and cost of all projects for region

Conducted project viability studies and initiated RFP for contractors; Negotiated contractor pricing and availability

Supervised installation of or actually installed wireless infrastructure, Cat 5 cabling, antennas, servers, client, and network equipment.

Managed $2M per year in project budgets; All projects completed on time, on budget.

Education

American Intercontinental University

B.A. in Business Administration

Certifications

Project Management Institute – PMP (#464798)

Contact this candidate