Project Manager/ Scheduler

BRANDI DEVORE

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803-***-**** *************@*****.***

EXPERIENCE

Systemtec

Columbia, SC / / Project Schedule Manager / / 10/2017 – present

Work closely with the functional area team leads in project schedule development in support of the South Carolina Department of Social Services' Child Support Project

Perform risk analysis and critical path analysis and provide routine status and reporting

Create and maintain project and team schedules for ongoing development and system enhancements

Work with the team to define the Work Breakdown Structure (WBS)

Assist in the management of project activities

Manage project enhancement process from creation through development and implementation

Capricorn Systems

Columbia, SC / / Project Administrator / / 07/2016 – 10/2017

Managed Integrated Project Plan along with enduring file and plan integrity, lead weekly schedule meetings, and aligned program schedule reporting with frequent project updates; Reconciled schedule tasks (MS Project) with hours and tasks entered into Clarity

Assisted in maintaining program budgets; Compiled and uploaded project forecasts into SAP

Provided support to Project Managers and projects in PMO with both SDLC and Agile Methodologies

Coordinated Program Level RAID (Risks, Assumptions, Issues, Dependencies, Decision) Logs, ensuring that project level items were reported and tracked appropriately

Managed SharePoint project and program sites; assigned and revoked user privileges and permissions; ensured project statuses are up to date; created new sites and content as necessary

Blue Cross Blue Shield of South Carolina

Columbia, SC / / Business Analyst II / / 01/2016 – 07/2016

Identified, created and analyzed metrics for reporting to management and for the SC Department of Health and Human Services for the execution of the Medicaid Contract for the State of South Carolina

Provided ad hoc reporting for various departments such as Eligibility, Provider Enrollment, Data Entry, Input Control, Provider Service Center, and Provider Revalidation

Compiled and provided for management validation State Reporting required based on contractual obligations

Conducted business process analyses, needs assessments and cost/benefit analyses for aligning operations solutions with business initiatives.

DP Professionals

Columbia, SC / / Project Specialist / / 06/2012 – 07/2014

Managed multiple small-scale projects through the SDLC project lifecycle and adhering to CMMI quality standards

Managed and maintained project schedule and extracts for projects; Provided weekly custom updates to internal and external customers

Assisted Project Leaders in initiating, establishing, guiding, and controlling large scale projects from inception through completion

Thoroughly documented project risks and issues for strategy planning and resolution

Scheduled, Conducted, and Facilitated weekly project meetings with customers, management, and Technical staff

Created and distributed Agendas, Recaps and other meeting documentation

Computer Sciences Corporation

Columbia, SC / / Business Analyst / / 06/2010 – 03/2012

Designed and implemented an assisted demand entry service to provide assistance for executive level associates to create resource demand for organization

Designed and Maintained tracking database for asset management and financial reporting organization

Interfaced with resources to determine and draft business requirements for software and hardware acquisition and implementation; Managed resources with organizational budget

Created and utilized databases, spreadsheets and queries to generate reports and analyze data for sourcing managers

Centene Corporation

Columbia, SC / / Eligibility Specialist / / 04/2007 – 05/2010

Coordinated Recertification, Newborns, Disenrollment data collection through self-created databases to import, manage and output data as needed

Coordinated monthly eligibility processing for plan with Corporate IS Operations importing 834, 820 and MLE files

Compiled monthly enrollment statistics into a series of reports; Ran ad hoc membership, financial, claim, and provider reports

Analyzed and determined current membership trends as related to growth, disenrollment and other organizational initiatives; Queried and analyzed claims data for utilization, payment coordination and network usage

EDUCATION

Western Governors University

Bachelors of Science in Business - Information Technology // 2017 – 2019

SKILLS

Strong communication and interpersonal skills with a demonstrated proven ability to interact with a variety of stakeholders

Detail oriented, self-motivated, and excellent organizational skills

Excellent problem-solving skills and demonstrated analytical ability

Skilled in Project Risk Management

Excellent knowledge in Schedule Management

Six Sigma Yellow Belt (Completed Green Belt Training)

Demonstrated Process Improvement experience

OTHER EXPERIENCE

Office Manager - Palmetto Medical Products - 1/2005 - 3/2006

Branch Manager - First Choice Medical - 11/2003 - 9/2004

Healthcare Relations Specialist - Blue Cross and Blue Shield of SC - 3/2003 – 11/2003

Office Manager - Atlanta Medical Products - 3/2001 - 3/2003

Customer Service Representative - Blue Cross and Blue Shield of SC - 3/1999 - 7/2000

REFERENCES

Available upon request

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