Strong leader with **+ years combined experience in ITIL, project management, leadership roles, systems business and process analysis, technical writing, technical customer support / training, and government.
Skills and Abilities
Team player – works well with all departments, excellent people skills
Leader – dedicated, problem solver, positive attitude with integrity
Detailed oriented, organized, meticulous, task driven, self-starter, works independently
MSOffice i.e. MSWord, MSOutlook, MSExcel, MSPowerPoint, MSVisio
SharePoint Administrator
Workday
Adobe Acrobat
Work Experience
McKesson Specialty Health, The Woodlands, Texas
Senior Project Manager / Certified Scrum Master December 2016 - Current
Project Manager / Product Owner / Certified Scrum Master May 2014 – December 2016
Manage all projects of the clinical trials management system software application (CTMS) and TotalView2
Analyze and manage resource allocation forecast and financials worksheet
Establish and monitor staff’s time allocated to each project
Lead daily SCRUM meetings, weekly Story Elaboration meetings, bi-weekly Sprint Planning / Demo / Retrospective meetings, and monthly Leadership meetings
Prepare business case for projects
Prepare and conduct monthly trainings
Direct staff in validation documentation methodology; create system validation documentation; coordinate testing efforts; report test results
Prepare semi-annual security audit
Senior Business Process Analyst / Change Manager 2012 – May 2014
Developed business processes for internal IT groups through the socialization of the business process offerings
Developed standardized methods to help maintain balance between the need for IT changes and the potential risks involved with the change
Developed and conducted Incident Management and Change Management trainings
Conducted Change Management meetings
Conducted quarterly Change Management Roundtable meetings
Created end user documentation i.e. job aids, user manuals
Prepared audit reports for executive management
Audited change control tickets for compliance
Mentored business process staff
McKesson Specialty Health / US Oncology Research, The Woodlands, Texas, 2008 – 2012
Interim Director / Systems Business Analyst / Change Lead
Directed Research IT department in prioritizing workflow processes
Reduced validation documentation from 1200+ pages to 40 pages per project
Represented Research IT department in management / executive meetings and conventions
Created monthly newsletter and communications to end-users on software enhancements
Created system validation documentation; created and executed test scripts; designed and coordinated testing efforts; reported test results
Supported site-based customers for web-based, clinical trial management application
Collaborated with developers and managers creating Standard Operating Procedures including Test Deviation Resolution procedures, Disaster Recovery and Business Continuity plans, Good Documentation Practices and Project Change Control procedures
Managed Deviation Resolution and Change Control processes
Conducted training on hybrid validation, FDA, HIPAA, and Sarbanes-Oxley regulations for Validation team members
Trained and mentored technical writing personnel
Created audit library to streamline the Sponsor Audits process
Harris County Toll Road Authority, Houston, Texas, 2008 – 2008
Technical Writer
Created presentations for Managers and Directors
Created technical documentation for Human Resources Department
Created forms for all toll road departments
Created training documentation for toll road classes
Created job descriptions, job postings, and policies and procedures for toll road personnel
Reviewed current documentation for toll road and made changes when necessary
Corestaff Services – Continental Airlines, 2006 – 2008
Contractor – Technical Writer
Created policy and procedure manuals
Monitored employee terminations regarding stock certificates
Reported financial data for benefits
Created reports for searching old data and stock certificates
Answered questions from employees regarding their vesting and stock certificates
Completed special projects as needed
LandAmerica Financial Group, Inc., Richmond, Virginia, 1996 – 2006
Product Support Analyst – Level Three
Provided daily software / hardware product support, training, and customer service to 3000+ clients
Collaborated with programmers to develop and enhance SCO UNIX platform based software
Tested SCO UNIX platform based software
Trained clients over the phone, onsite, offsite, and at National conventions
Installed software and hardware
Created training documentation and manuals
Logged call tickets and kept meticulous records on each call ticket for training purposes
City of Oak Ridge North, Oak Ridge North, Texas, 1997 – 2011
Mayor Pro Tem / City Councilmember – Part Time
Discovered over $800,000 in city sales tax misdirected by the State
14 years experience in city government as Mayor Pro Tem, a City Councilmember, and as a Director of the Economic Development Corporation
Facilitated City Council meetings
Planned fiscal budget and lowered city tax rate each year
Directed city manager, police chief, Long Range Planning Committee, and the Planning and Zoning Committee
Developed ordinances and collaborated with the city attorney and courts
Created policy and procedure manuals
The Woodlands Corporation, The Woodlands, Texas, 1989 – 1995
Contract Administrator
Saved company over $40,000 by developing closing document software rather than buying externally
Monitored land inventory sales to builders and general public
Performed title searches, prepared closing documents, prepared foreclosure documents, and performed foreclosure sale of residential and vacant land
Created policy and procedure manuals
Supervised 10 employees in contract and computer administration
Gibraltar Savings Association, Houston, Texas, 1985 – 1988
Ashford Mortgage Company, Houston, Texas, 1983 – 1985
Foreclosure Coordinator / Contract Administrator
Prepared foreclosure documents for 400+ residential properties each month, performed foreclosure sales, and researched title searches
Negotiated payment plans for delinquent clients to avoid foreclosure
Supervised 5 employees in processing mortgage insurance claims (PMI, VA, and FHA) and forwarding properties to Real Estate Owned department for resale
Processed loan documents on resort property
General Dynamics Corporation, Fort Worth, Texas, 1981 – 1982
Engineering Planner Senior
Projected engineering costs on the F-16 aircraft
Monitored engineering man-hours budgeted for the F-16 aircraft
Managed engineering expenses through Budget area of Engineering Controls
Education
Texas Christian University, Fort Worth, Texas – BBA with an emphasis in Management
Texarkana Community College, Texarkana, Texas – ABA
Texarkana Community College, Texarkana, Texas – AS
Certificates / Continuing Education
Certified Scrum Master – 2014
ITIL v3 Foundation Certification – 2013
Situational Leadership – 2013
Problem Solving Toolbox – 2013
SharePoint Administrator Certification – 2013
Lean Six Sigma Blue Belt Certification – 2012
Project Management – 2012
Time Management - The 5 Choices to Extraordinary Productivity – 2012
Crystal Reports – 2012
Crucial Conversations – 2012
Leadership Matters at McKesson – 2012
Leading Diversity and Inclusion – 2012
Good Clinical Practice (GCP) Research Training – 2011
Communication Skills and Project Management – 2011
Project Management Overview – 2011
IT Change Management Overview Training – 2011
The Role of Ethics in Project Management – 2011
Introduction to IT Project Management – 2011
Excel Spreadsheet Validation Training – 2010
21 CFR Part 11 Compliance Training - 2010
Community Service
Civic
Hometown Spirit Award – Oak Ridge North, Texas, 2017
Commissioner – Emergency Services District # 8, South Montgomery County, Texas, 2016 – Current
Director – Economic Development Corporation, Oak Ridge North, Texas, 1997 - 2011
Chairperson – Oak Ridge North 4th of July Parade, Oak Ridge North, Texas, 2011 – Current
Chairperson – Oak Ridge North Christmas Parade, Oak Ridge North, Texas, 2010 – 2016
Chairperson – Oak Ridge North Light Up the Night Contest, Oak Ridge North, Texas, 2011 – Current
Member – Parents Advocating Stellar Schools, Conroe ISD Bond Referendum, Texas, 2003 and 2007
Oak Ridge High School, Conroe, Texas
Chairperson – Macy’s Thanksgiving Parade Corporate Fund-Raising Committee, 2011
Member – Macy’s Thanksgiving Parade Fund Raising Leadership Committee, 2011
Chairperson – Texas Color Guard Circuit Contest, 2007 – 2009, 2011 - 2013
Color Guard Representative – Band Boosters, 2006 – 2009
Member – Fine Arts Hiring Committee, 2006
Volunteer – Operation Graduation, 2005 and 2009
Announcer – Halftime, 2005 and 2006
President – Choir Booster Club, 2002 – 2008
Treasurer – Choir Booster Club, 2001 – 2002 and 2008 - 2009
Chaperone – Oak Ridge High School Choir and Band / Color Guard, Conroe, Texas, 2001 - 2009
Volunteer – Homecoming Dance, 2001 - 2008
Member – Parent Teacher Organization, 2001 – 2009
Member – On-Site and Facilities Committees, 2001 – 2003
Irons Junior High School, Conroe, Texas
Member – Site Base Committee, 2012 – Current
York Junior High School, Spring, Texas
Member – Site Base Committee, 2009 – 2012
Community
President – Oak Ridge North Otters Swim Team, Oak Ridge North, Texas, 2000 and 2001
Treasurer – Oak Ridge North Otters Swim Team, Oak Ridge North, Texas, 2001 - 2007
Referee – Oak Ridge North Otters Swim Team, Oak Ridge North, Texas, 1997 – 2009
Assistant Director – Seussical, The Woodlands, Texas, 2007
Assistant Director – Godspell, The Woodlands, Texas, 2005
Choreographer – Amahl and the Night Visitors, The Woodlands, Texas, 2003