Manager Project
Resume:
KEN WHEELER
**********@*****.***
Cell: 480-***-****
Tempe, AZ
SKILLS
●20 years experience in financial Project Management.
●Highly skilled using Agile & Waterfall software development lifecycle.
●Managed software development, infrastructure, and 3rd party configuration projects with teams using varied technologies.
●Vast experience with complex enterprise systems with budgets exceeding $50M.
ACCOMPLISHMENTS
●Increased resource efficiencies by 25% resulting in a reduction of $200k across the portfolio.
●Implemented Internet banking system in Australia for the ANZ bank.
●Leading manager for the creation and migration of AmericanExpress.com
●100% on time completion of multiple concurrent ERP projects.
●Led implementation of Scrum Agile development at Pearson, American Express, and Results Group Inc.
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
SUGARCOOKIE PHOTOGRAPHY LLC START UP
Mar 2017 to Present
Business Manager
●Managed the website development, financials and marketing plans for spouse’s start up business.
●Home schooled twin daughters.
TEKSYSTEMS INC
Contractor - Senior PM for Nationwide Insurance
Nov 2016 to Mar 2017
●Utilizing Agile Scrum, led development activities for the businesses and the technical teams.
●99% accurate forecasts every month for $7M project.
●Successfully resolved conflicts between 4 separate business teams with diverse goals.
●Led full project transition when company projects were reduced.
TEKSYSTEMS INC
Contractor - Senior Technical PM for Wells Fargo
Sep 2015 to May 2016
●Identified stakeholders in multiple technical and business teams prior to development with minimum direction.
●Coordinated with third party vendors for development and implementation.
●100% accuracy in reporting status, budget, timeline, and resources for all project teams.
RESULTS GROUP INC
Vice President PMO / Project Manager
Oct 2013 to Aug 2015
●Implemented Agile framework to address conflicting needs from various customers.
●Implemented prioritization method for scheduling work across numerous clients.
●Establishing consistent methods for monitoring and measuring project development, delivery, servicing in newly created PMO.
●Using requirements gathered from customers, managed the implement of off the shelf configurable system.
AMERICAN EXPRESS
Lead Project Manager / Portfolio Manager
Mar 2010 to Aug 2013
●Used Agile framework for concurrent applications development resulting in 20% increased efficiency and reduces cost.
●Managed multiple internet development groups to for Single Sign On capability.
●Led the Proof of Concept project designed to market based on location and personalized data.
●Ran PMO overseeing 18 project managers located both onshore and offshore.
●Increased business satisfaction by 40% by migrating from Waterfall to Agile.
●Provided 25% monthly resource cost saving by correcting resource assignment inaccuracies.
●30% reduction in turnaround time by establishing rapid defect identification process.
●50% improved accuracy of technology sizing by implementing standardizing sizing process.
PEARSON EDUCATION INC
Manager Technology Project Management
Sep 2008 to Dec 2009
●Led the implementation of Agile across the technical and business departments.
●Led the use of Agile Scrum framework for development of the product with Java, and web services interfaces.
●Delivered project on time with a 98% customer quality rating, after assuming failing project.
●Implemented standardized set of metrics for a 32% increased performance and quantitative metric review process.
●Developed roles, responsibilities and measurable standards for the project management team.
●Partnered with Business, Finance, and Senior Management to determine consistent and targeted project reporting metrics resulting in a 30% reduction in rework.
DHL
Project Manager
Feb 2008 to Sep 2008
●Managed development projects servicing international users utilizing offshore development with 100% on time and in budget delivery.
●Identified and implemented process improvement changes using Prince II methodology.
●Standardized vendor management methods, with a higher quality at a 10% reduced cost.
ADDITIONAL EXPERIENCE
University of Phoenix – Enrollment Manager – Jul 03 – Feb 08
Independent Contractor – Sr. Business Analyst and Sr. System Analyst Oct 02 – Jun 03
Trimble Information Services – Manager Software Development - GPS locator systems Jun 01 – Oct 02
●Lead the transition of the development from onshore to offshore from initial implementation to completion
ANZ BANK Director of Development – Contractor - Internet Banking Oct 98 – Oct 00
●Implemented the first Internet banking system in Australia which was named best Internet banking system in Australia for the following 5 years. System was web based development, 3rd party banking system and existing banking systems with a variety of programming languages.
●Led the development of Internet banking projects in 13 countries where ANZ bank had offshore banks.
American Express Development Manager/Project Manager - E-Commerce/Telecom Oct 88 – Oct 98
●Led the implementation of AmericanExpress.com behind the AOL system and then 2 years later led the migration of the system to internal servers and systems.
●Worked directly with business partners to identify internet products and managed development teams to bring the product to fruition.
Anasazi – Lead Programmer - Protocol converters message reformatters Feb 85 – Sep 88
US Air Force – Aircraft Hydraulic/Pneumatic Repair
TECHNOLOGIES USED
Project Management Tools
MS Project
Jira
Rally
PMUWS
TFS tools
MS Office Suite
Clarity
WorkBench
Methodologies
Agile ( Scrum, Kanban)
Waterfall
RAD
ETL
Prince 2
ITIL
CMMI
EDUCATION / PROFESSIONAL
Masters Information Systems - University of Phoenix
Bachelor of Science Business Management - University of Phoenix
Diploma in Computer Programming - Arizona Technical Institute
Professional Development
RMC Project Management
Agile – SCRUM Development
Professional Memberships
PMI Institute Member ID: 1069832
Published
Building SET Applications for Secure Transactions
Willey & Son
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