Project Manager

Rob Corser, MBA, CSM, SFC, PMP

***** ***** ***** *** **** Point, CA 92629 706-***-**** *******@*****.*** www.linkedin.com/in/robcorser CAREER SUMMARY

Highly experienced, skilled, and results-driven project manager searching for a project management opportunity to contribute/help an organization achieve their defined fiscal & efficiency management related goals/objectives.

PMP - Project Management Professional

PMI-RMP (Risk Management Professional) Exam Prep Training

SCRUM Alliance Certified ScrumMaster (CSM)

25+ years of project management/account management, business development (full software development life cycle - SDLC) and consulting experience in financial services industries: Banking, Insurance and Real Estate

o IT project experiences include roles/areas such as: Portfolio Manager/Program Management, Product Management, Vendor Management, Scrum Master, Project Manager, Business/Process Analyst, Process Innovation, Documentation, Testing, Resource Allocation & Efficiency/ROI/ Earned Value.

o Knowledgable of various project methodologies: Waterfall, Agile, Kanban, SCRUM, Agile Strategy/ Control/Development (SCD) & Single Development Application (SDA)/Engineering [BBVA Compass only]

o Software/Technology: Google applications (Gmail, Calendar, Contacts, Forms, Docs, Spreadsheets, etc), databases (example Microsoft Access/SQL/Oracle) and CRM, Microsoft SharePoint, Crystal Reports and all Microsoft Office software applications o Successfully led and managed projects ranging from $250K-$25+M with various team size comprising of 20-100 team members

EDUCATION/PROFESSIONAL CERTIFICATIONS

•PMP (Project Management Professional) - [Project Management Institute (PMI) Member] Current Member/Professional (Original designation: November 2003)

•PMI-RMP (Risk Management Professional) Exam Prep Training Attended: 2011

•SCRUM Alliance - [Certified ScrumMaster - CSM]

Current Member/Professional (Original designation: 2011)

•SCRUMstudy - [SCRUM Fundamentals Certified - SFC] Current Member/Professional (2018)

• Columbus State University, Columbus GA

MBA, Masters of Business Administration (Concentration: Finance), 2004 BBA, Finance, Bachelor of Business Administration (Concentration: Finance), 1994

•Life Office Management Association - LOMA [Associate, Customer Service designation]

(Original designation: July 1999)

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCES

Compass Bank (dba BBVA Compass), Birmingham, AL

Senior Project Manager (Consultant), December 2007 - present

• Manages the full SDLC project lifecycle of large/enterprise-sized, highly complex projects, including the evaluation of variances from the project plan, gathering metrics, and implementing change management initiatives as required to ensure projects remained within specified scope, budget, timeline and quality objectives/constraints.

o Define project milestones, technical statuses and critical project interdependencies to identify challenges to the project schedule and define mitigation risk strategies and contingency plans for resolving current/potential issues and concerns.

o Serve as the liaison between technical and non-technical teams to ensure the best solutions are identified to meet business requirements, technical requirements and business-case/justification objectives.

o Work with cross-functional and department/division services teams to build a project team (via a highly matrixed organization) to deliver best-in-class service and delivery. o Manage program/project stakeholders including setting/managing expectations and establishing communication and escalation processes while ensuring the teams complied with Bank, Federal and SOX compliance.

o Responsible for all team/project communication. This includes project status reports, technology roadmaps, budget updates & Steering Status/Budget Approval Status meetings. Bowden Development Companies, Phenix City, AL

Broker/Builder/Realtor, December 2004 - December 2007

• Responsible for the technical infrastructure of 52 separate subsidiaries within the Bowden Development company corporate matrix.

o This included the installment of new hardware/software program upgrades, new software program implementations, cross-divisional employee/owner training curriculum programs and maintenance of back-end technical support systems. Systems included corporate web sites, LAN/ WAN architecture, remote access to data sourced servers, financial repository/tracking/reporting systems, GIS engineering systems, Internet marketing alliances and integration with Realtor.com, homes.com & SEI/Navica Multi-Listing System integrations.

• Managed/Coordinated the building and development of 12 subdivisions, 30 land parcels and a vast array of commercial development such as Super Walmarts/corresponding adjacent out-parcels. AFLAC Worldwide Headquarters, Columbus, GA

Senior Project Manager, September 1988 – December 2004

• Managed all aspects of corporate-level strategic projects, to include developing, writing, and communicating project deliverables, such as project initiation reports, cost/benefit estimates, business architectural models, project schedules, business/technical and design requirements, use case scenario specifications, interface specifications, project charters, issues/concerns, and risks/risk management.

• Provided leadership, motivation, coaching, and counseling to individuals on project teams; offered employees consistent, constructive feedback. Identified training and resource needs, determined priorities, performed conflict resolution activities, scheduled work/activities, provided employee performance evaluation criteria to appropriate management for all team members, and recommended promotions and terminations.

PROFESSIONAL WORK REFERENCES

Name: John Wessman

Relationship: Previous Project Sponsor @ BBVA Compass Current Employer: American Bank

Current Title: Executive Vice President, Consumer Banking and Marketing Phone: 512-***-****

Email Address: ********@************.***

LinkedIn Profile: www.linkedin.com/in/johnwessman/ Name: Mark Klein

Relationship: Previous Project Sponsor @ BBVA Compass Current Employer: BBVA Compass

Current Title: SVP, Director of Marketing Operations & Advertising Phone: 205-***-****

Email Address: ****.*****@****.***

LinkedIn Profile: www.linkedin.com/in/mark-klein-6865302/ Name: Zachary Friedman C.P.M.

Relationship: Previous Procurement Director/Team Member @ BBVA Compass Current Employer: Santander Consumer USA

Current Title: SVP Director of Procurement Processes and Systems Phone: 205-***-****

Email Address: ****************@*****.***

LinkedIn Profile: www.linkedin.com/in/zfriedman/

Name: Carol Austensen

Relationship: Previous Project Sponsor @ AFLAC

Current Employer: SEI Atlanta, LLC, a Systems Evolution Inc. Company Current Title: Consulting Managing Director

Phone: 706-***-****

Email Address: **********@***.***

LinkedIn Profile: www.linkedin.com/in/caustensen/

Name: Karen Woodstock

Relationship: Previous Manager @ BBVA Compass

Current Employer: BBVA Compass

Current Title: VP (Business Partner), TESS: Commercial/Treasury Management Group Phone: 205-***-****

Email Address: *****.*********@****.***

LinkedIn Profile: www.linkedin.com/in/karen-woodstock-a34a3659/

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