Project Manager

Karen Hultman Vallejo, CA

************@*****.*** 503-***-****

https://www.linkedin.com/in/karen-hultman-7b6a7320

Summary of Qualifications

6+ years of project management experience in IT

8+ years of program coordination and management for higher education

Strong knowledge of and experience using common project management methodologies, practices and principles

Excellent skills in assessing project requirements, budget, and timelines as well as negotiating with internal and external stakeholders

Ability to proactively identify changes in scope and ensure appropriate planning measures are taken

Highly qualified in leading projects, managing time, and assessing risk as well as effectively communicating with team members

Experience with EMC, VNX, VMWare, DR and VMAX storage systems as well as networking systems including Cisco, Aruba, Juniper, F5 and ACI

Professional Experience

Cyclotron Inc., San Francisco, CA July 2016 to July 2017

Project Manager

Directed projects with architects, design teams and engineers to create and execute accurate design documentation for SharePoint site

Infrastructure projects and Power BI implementations, InTune/EMS, Exchange and Skype for Business projects

Coordinating milestone tasks within projects in all phases of project lifecycle, working with engineers and customers to stay within timeline and scope of project work

Worked with sales teams and engineers to execute POCs for infrastructure products: Skype, Azure AD, Intune/EMS projects

Coordinated weekly status meetings, communicating any blocking issues or potential risks to all stakeholders

Worked with accounting/controller to help facilitate invoicing

Acted as informal contact for human resourcing

FusionStorm; San Francisco, CA

Project Manager for Networking Practice and Systems & Storage Practice January 2012 to April 2016

Managed efforts of networking engineers and systems and storage engineering team in the delivery of all engineering services/projects for FusionStorm account executives

Assisted with SOW/LOD inception with customer, sales, and engineering teams to help define scope and project expectations

Managed the customer relationship during project engagement to assess and ensure a high degree of customer satisfaction

Maintained schedules for internal resources and acquired vendor resources when necessary

Project Coordinator for Systems & Storage Practice June 2011 to January 2012

Developed and monitored project plans for medium to large projects using SmartSheets and Microsoft Project

Oversaw risk management document, issue tracking and resolution database

Executed change orders and resource requests for 3rd party vendors

Managed project documentation; weekly meeting, monthly progress reports and executive sponsor reports

Provided weekly and monthly metrics on project status to upper management

Produced and tracked forecasting and backlog reports

Managed cost control and maintained project budgets

Portland State University; Portland OR June 2010 to December 2010

Scheduling Coordinator and Graduate Specialist for World Lang Dept.

Responsible for scheduling courses for entire department

Assisted faculty with online learning management system issues

Facilitated language degree requirements and processed graduate applications

Bastyr University; Kenmore WA June 2001 to October 2009

Assistant Director of Admissions for Graduate Programs

Created strategic recruiting plans that consistently met yearly goals

Advised prospective students on program features and benefits, completion and prerequisite requirements, application and other aspects of the enrollment process

Maintained department budgets, tracked spending, coordinated department events and maintained course schedules

Maintained academic and department updates to website and catalog; worked with marketing team to ensure brand/content messaging

Represented the University’s Admissions office at education/career fairs and other special events

Education

University of Washington, Seattle WA

Bachelor of Arts in History and English

Professional Affiliations

PMI Member from 2014

Currently working towards a Certificate in Project Management thru UC Berkeley Extension

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