Project Manager Management

MALINDA BARRY

*** *********** *****, ***** *****, FL 32259

Telephone H: 904-***-**** M: 904-***-****

20+ years of IT Project Management experience with web, client/server, and custom

development projects

- PMP Certification

- Managed conversion and migration, enhancement, and from-scratch projects from requirements

through close out phase

- Responsible for project plans, scope, design, budgets & costs, reporting, deliverables while

meeting quality, schedule, business, and cost objectives

- Proficient managing projects utilizing SDLC, Clarity, PMBOK, Changepoint, Primavera,

waterfall and SEI-CMMI methodologies

- Successfully led Internet and Intranet technologies, specifically portal and content management

solutions as well as integration system and data migrations

- Managed in-house and off-shore teams of 50+

- Experienced in content management and development including JAVA, .Net, SQL, XML,

Oracle, AS400

- Adept with MS Project, MS Office, MS PowerPoint

- Project liaison between IT partners, client organizations, functional groups within the region,

vendors and IT leadership providing communication and status regarding the progress of the

project

- Release Management Process Owner

- Excellent experience in the areas of web application development, database and systems design

- MBA

EXPERIENCE

PROJECT MANAGER, American Recruiting Corp, Contractor, September 2013 –

October 2013

Project manager contracted with Florida Blue Technology Governance and Consumer Products.

Manage the Multicultural Welcome Project from conception business requirements through

funding analysis. Utilize PWA, QDQ, CAMS and WIRE systems to manage the project scope,

business requirements and budget analysis.

TECHNOLOGY PROJECT MANAGER, Crossan Professional Services, CSX

Contractor, December 2012 – September 2013

Project manager contracted with CSX Technology Positive Train Control (PTC) Core Apps On-

boarding Software Team. Project Manager for Energy Management - Trip Optimizer to develop

a customized fuel savings package for trains using railroad operating data to identify the fuel

savings and cash flow they can expect from a tailored fuel solution from GE. Utilize Clarity v13

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MALINDA BARRY

143 Staplehurst Drive, Saint Johns, FL 32259

Telephone H: 904-***-**** M: 904-***-****

to manage project scope, budgeting and reporting, and ensure completion of projects while

meeting quality, schedule and cost objectives using the organization's standard processes.

CORPORATE PROJECT MANAGER, Body Central Corp., September 2011 –

November 2012

As corporate project manager my role is to help visualize, communicate and optimize future

product and technology directions, and align them to overall business strategies for Body Central

so they get the right features, at the right cost, at the right time. Manage functional and cross-

functional process improvements.

• Implementation of Micros Balance, Relate and interface to XPay, XStore systems.

• Corporate employee implementation to Kronos and Paychex system for payroll department.

• MadMobile mobile ordering application integration to Body Central Catalog Web site through

AmericanEagle for online orders.

• Generated new development of Global System Interface for a real estate and leasing

department. Development focus new store projects, including mall real-estate market analysis.

• Comprehensive promotion project for stores, catalog, internet and mobile phone.

• Implementation of MID-Retail Allocation system to production.

• Cross Channel Foundation System project.

ASSISTANT MANAGER/ Projects, Cognizant Technology Solutions, Inc., 2009-2011 AT&T

• Assess, plan for, and manage project risks, issues, jeopardy, escalations and problem resolutions

for telecommunications Project Management Organization Support Tower related projects.

• Manage project scope, project budgeting and cost reporting, and ensure completion of projects

while meeting quality, schedule and cost objectives using the organization's standard processes.

Utilized Clarity v11, MS Project and Primavera 6.0.

• Project liaison between IT partners, client organizations, functional groups within the region,

vendors and IT leadership providing communication and status regarding the progress of the

project

• Assist in supplier management of existing vendors

• Direct Associate Project Managers to provide support with project communications and

tracking project progress

• Release manager responsible for coordinating design, building and configuring of releases.

Ensure release acceptance and rollout planning. Coordinate distribution and installation of

releases. Ensure the system will meet quality expectations, application integrity and reduces

production operational issues at the outset of production. Ensured adequate testing has been

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performed prior to submitting a release package to Change Management for approval to go to

production.

SENIOR TECHNICAL ANALYST/IT PROJECT MANAGER, Verizon Wireless,

February 2000 – January 2009

Manager of SDLC web-based projects including migration of billing systems, development of

new billing system, and development of point of sale systems from requirements to close out

phase. Excellent experience in the area of web application development, database and system

design.

• Manage IT and web development teams in tactically managing and coordinating the

development of the e-Commerce and ERP solutions based on clear milestones.

• Oversaw project/change planning and execution for post-acquisition transition of GTE into

Verizon Wireless such as system integration, end-user training, and development of new work

flow management system.

• Produced up to $3M for Verizon Wireless by spearheading ongoing enhancement for

GM/OnStar.

• Solution Builder enriching the bottom-line by developing strategies and systems to minimize

losses boosts efficiency, drive revenue growth, and land new opportunities in stride with

corporate direction and dynamic conditions.

• Averted $12.5M in sales losses per year by heading design, development, and launch of

contract management system and profile database to track large corporate accounts and renewals

for higher client retention.

• Sparked $10M revenue growth through creation of POS software, expanding capabilities with

new remote sales management and small-/mid-size customer support features after M&A

activity.

• Centralized eight applications to reduce billing standards in 15 months vs. 3-5 year standard;

converted 7 regional headquarters, 50+ locations, and 2.8 million customers, achieving

Chairman’s Gold-Level Team Award and recognition as corporate benchmark.

• Responsible for monthly release implementation of changes to the IT Infrastructure, so that

these are carried out effectively, safely, and verifiably. As the scheduled release manager

planned, monitored the implementation of respective rollouts or roll-ins with Change

management.

CONSULTANT/SENIOR PROJECT MANAGER, Data Dimensions, Inc., 1998 –

2000

• Directed 10-person team in efforts spanning Ireland, India, and the U.S. to identify and correct

Y2K non-conformance issues for major clients, CSX, CNN and Nfront; formulated test scripts

for regression testing.

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143 Staplehurst Drive, Saint Johns, FL 32259

Telephone H: 904-***-**** M: 904-***-****

• Spearheaded cross-functional, multi-level team focused on improving company-wide internal

communication, resulting in executive leadership implementing team’s recommendations.

• Assessed standards and change control environments and provided project analysis for web-

based programs and tools.

• Represented business and IT units as single point of contact of interests regarding the release

being requested. Assembled submission package for a release and ensured the requirements for a

release have been provided and documented. Respond to issues regarding coordination of

scheduled and non-scheduled releases as necessary along with verification the success of release

implementation.

PROJECT MANAGER/SOFTWARE SUPPORT ANALYST, Automated Data

Processing (ADP), 1996 – 1998

EDUCATION:

Commonwealth College, Associate Computer Science, 1989

Columbia College of Missouri, Bachelor Information Systems, 2002

Kennedy Western University, Master Business Information Systems and Business

Administration, 2004

Specialties: Information Systems, Retail, Telecommunications, Transportation, Accounting &

Payroll, Mergers and Acquisitions, Banking, Medical and Insurance.

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