Project Manager Management
Resume:
Ronald Nickell
SUMMARY
Passionate manager of change, through business process improvement,
alignment of projects to core business values matched to a diverse career
in IT, telecommunications and Oil / Gas. 5 years project/program/portfolio
management experience managing and delivering IT solutions including Web
development, SharePoint out of the box and custom development, Document
Management HR, Financial and Geosciences solutions. Extensive experience in
managing and developing teams including BAs, developers and QA staff.
Understand communication to Sponsors and teams drives project success. Has
worked at the executive level delivering clear strategy alignment, but
enjoys the tactical and hands on to "get it done". PMP Certified.
Referenced as a case study in PM Crash Course for IT Professionals (Rita
Mulcahy) 2009. Certified Scrum Master CSM
Business Value Creation Agile & Gated SDLC Program Management
Practical Technology Team Development Technical
Vision Implementation
BPM Application Team Management
Development
IT Infrastructure ? Software Development ? Telecommunications ?
International ? Business Process ? Coaching
CAREER HISTORY
Feb 2011- Present
Denver, CO
Project Manager/ Professional Services
Statera
. Installed 750,000 Portfolio Management Tool specific to Oil/Gas for
Encana. Responsible for all vendor management, requirements,
implementation, and testing
. US coordinator for the JDE ERP upgrade from Xe to E1. Worked with
counterparts in Canada to organize and implement the new solution
. Installed 3 modules of SuccessFactors HRIS for Encana.
. Managed 3 SharePoint development projects
. Managed a number of custom development projects
. Managed installation of RFID system to track field equipment for Supply
Management
. Created Charter, SOWs, RFI and RFP documents for all projects
Jan 2011- Feb.2011
Denver, CO
Project Manager/ Professional Services
Webroot
. Moved 1200 Servers to the new Webroot facility in Broomfield and Co-
location facility in Denver from the old Webroot facility in the Boulder
Technology Park
. Organized personnel move including Phones, Network and Computers for 200
people.
Sept. 2009- Nov.2010
Denver, CO
Senior Project Manager/ Professional Services
Critigen LLC
. Delivered multiple projects including new website development, Clarity
Systems upgrade to C7and Revenue management upgrades for AIMCO apartments.
Worked on SOWs, LOEs, and requirements for AIMCO client. Provided C
level status.
. Delivered Capital project SharePoint delivery system for Aurora Water
(City of Aurora). This was a modification of a previous system to meet
the needs of a group of Capital Project delivery managers. Included
workflow and InfoPath forms as well as Dundes Graphics.
Senior Project Manager/ Professional Services
CH2M Hill Managed Services
. Managed multiple program related software product developments and
infrastructure projects which included:
. Thames Tideway SharePoint portal and change management project. This was
a 500K project to revamp the previous SharePoint implementation of WSS to
MOSS and add a bunch of custom workflow elements and custom lists.
. Aurora Water Capital Project development SharePoint Portal development,
including InfoPath and custom lists.
. Delivered Image Management solution to 3 cities in GA. 3 months ahead of
Schedule and on Budget.
. Optiview Image Management system. Issues with users and vendors in
Sept 2008. Project was not delivering.
. Delivered the $4 million PMIS Korea Phase 1 SharePoint Portal on Schedule
and $800K under Budget as the Onsite PM. Also delivered requirements
documents system administration and training while onsite in Seoul.
. Included a number of custom workflows and integrations to Oracle,
Primavera and Deltek Cobra systems.
. Part of the $12 Billion Construction program to move Yongsan Army
Garrison to Pyongtaek south of Seoul.
. Responsible for all facets of Budget, Schedule and Logistics and
Communications with remote team in Denver.
. Hired to create and staff PMO for managed services development team
. Applied best practices and develop PMs into a cohesive team.
. Standardized practices to conform to PMI standards and apply
lessons learned.
. Assure processes were adhered to. Worked toward all PMs being
certified.
March 2000 - Dec. 2007
Denver, CO
Staff Portfolio Manager US West /
Qwest Information Technologies
. Portfolio manager for corporate systems portfolio encompassing $100M in
project budgets/year.
. BRM - working on business process improvement and all aspects of business
relationship management for IT projects.
. Manager of the Finance/HR/Marketing/Legal IT program management office (8
full time staff members including program managers and business analysis
personnel) (20-25 project managers who worked on projects sponsored
though the PMO.)
. Responsible for prioritization and project initiation for all corporate
systems programs/projects. Includes asset management, and financial
software programs and projects
. Responsible for delivery of all approved corporate systems projects
(time/schedule/cost/quality/risk/issue/ change/reporting)
. Technical Systems oversight and implementation including Program
Management Systems, hardware and software.
. Managed the Universal Service Fund (USF) program using offshore
development team. USF is a $100M revenue/year system.
. Managed XP projects and acted as XP coach on a number of projects.
. Administrator of a number of WSS SharePoint sites and sub-sites
Mar. 1999 - Mar. 2000
Denver, CO
Program Manager Ray Welch
& Assoc.
. Managed deployment of telecom Personal Cellular System (PCSAN) system to
5 key markets.
. Business information and metrics capture for executive review at the VP
level.
May 1982 - Jan. 1999
Western Geophysical Company
Jan. 1995 - Jan. 1999
Houston, TX
Program Manager, R&D Applied Technology Group
. Project Manager of multiple R&D projects for oil and gas exploration
systems. Included fiber optic sensors, cable designs, mechanical
designs, telemetry systems, acquisition systems, hydrophones, geophones,
software to design and manage surveys. Usually had 20 projects running
at any given time.
. Technical Systems implementation including hardware and software
solutions
. Standard project management techniques applied to managing multiple
projects, aggressive deadlines and resource capacity.
. Involved as a line manager in Quality issues, as well as Safety, Heath
and Environment issues, including daily updates for upper management.
. Risk Management for a variety of business processes and activities
Oct 1993 - Jan 1995
Houston, TX
Director, Far East & Australian Operations (US Clients)
. Vice President's country liaison and representative for all activities
not attended by him personally. Escorted VP on trips within U.S. as
technical and contract expert. Played key role in due diligence
regarding the acquisition of Haliburton Geophysical Services.
. Project Manager and client liaison responsible for marketing and
negotiations with all U.S. based oil company clients for Western
Geophysical in Asia-Pacific. This included all phases of contract
negotiation and contract administration once executed.
. Weekly Corporate Management reporting duties to the board of directors of
the corporation.
. International. Worked across 17 time zones. Involved in human resource
management for the 750 to 1000 personnel in the Far East Division.
Duties included follow up of legal and insurance issues, directing
personnel issues for employees on Western's U.S. payroll and benefit
plans. Interviewed, evaluated and hired prospective employees.
Logistics coordination for all U.S. purchased supplies and equipment for 9
marine and 1 land crews. Approved all division requisitions, expedited
purchase of critical "shut down" items and directed timing and mode of all
shipments to Australia or the Far East. Involved in RFP's and RFQ's,
negotiated contracts with vendors and contract personnel. Involved day to
day in the buy / no buy process.
Feb 1992 - Oct 1993
Perth, Australia
Senior Manager, Australian Marine Operations
. Managed all aspects of business as the single marine management entity
for Western Geophysical in Australia. Responsible for profit and loss
for 4 crews (250 million in assets) (100 million in revenue per year).
. Conducted the largest seismic survey ever done in Australia 4 months
early and 13 million dollars under budget.
. Increased markets share by 25% per year each year and averaged over $1
million per month per crew profit.
. Performed supervision of 2 Seismic "3D" Super Vessels and their
personnel. This included coordination of all logistics, Heath, Safety and
Environment concerns, client relations and contract administration.
. Involved in Western's initial Quality Assurance effort and ISO 9000
certification process.
Education
. BA, Geology University of Colorado Boulder, CO., USA
. Completed 3.0 years Electrical Engineering.
. Specialization in: Ground water hydrology, geophysics and geophysical
prospecting
. PMI Certification through 2014
. Certified Scrum Master (CSM) Certified in 2011.
. Certified in supervising safety, safety auditing, offshore sea survival
and helicopter underwater escape training from Alert Disaster Control in
Singapore and the University of Southwestern Louisiana.
. Certificate from Blue Road Research (Fiber Optics Think Tank)
. 40 Hour Hazwoper (29 CFR 1910.120(e)) certificate.
. Mercury ITG installation/configuration
. Certified trainer PLANVIEW Project Portfolio Management.
References:
Both professional and personal references are available upon request.
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