Project Manager Management

SHAWN PARTYKA

*****.*******@*****.*** 858-***-****

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EDUCATION

Ashford University, Clinton, IA

Master of Arts in Organizational Management - Project Management

Specialization

San Diego State University, San Diego, CA

Bachelor of Arts in Communication, Minor in Psychology

PROFESSIONAL SUMMARY

Established IT Project Management professional specializing in mid to large

scale technical and strategic projects:

. Budget subject matter expert. Establish and maintain budgets in excess of

$50M while adhering to strict deadlines.

. Strong capability with all Program/Project Management tools and

processes: Microsoft Project, Microsoft Project Server, Clarity,

SharePoint, PowerPoint, Visio, Excel, Access, Jive, and Basecamp.

. Widespread Project Management Office (PMO) experience: lead and

participate in projects to standardize policies, procedures and processes

across portfolios, vendors, stakeholders, and operational units.

. Extensive experience managing multiple large/cross-functional projects

including project plans, risk assessment, requirements gathering, status

updates, project deliverables, and vendor/client management.

. Proficiency with the Software Development Life Cycle (Agile and Waterfall

methodologies).

Bank of America - Los Angeles

February 2013 - Present

Project Manager - Technology Project Management Office

. Responsible for managing an IT Program budget for more than 16 large

projects exceeding 50 million dollars. Led the integration of a

comprehensive budget tracking tool that streamlined forecasts and risk-

based analysis.

. Pioneer the standardization of critical program risks, issues, and

project gaps via the creation and support of Share Point/Microsoft Server

sites, dashboards, libraries, lists, and report metrics.

. Identify and track program documentation: milestones, low level/high

level designs, business requirements, vendor deliverables, and

traceability matrices to ensure successful implementation of IBM's

Mortgage Fulfillment Replacement application.

. Foster relationships with Risk Management and Audit partners in order to

minimize operational risk through the creation of a compressive audit

tool.

. Establish and develop the Technology PMO Training and Onboarding program

and assist with project resource management and change management

initiatives.

. Responsible for managing program adherence to the IT PMO Project and

Program Governance Framework for communication, coordination, reporting,

and planning.

. Develop integrated baseline project plans applying estimating models,

identify resources and skills required, document estimating assumptions,

refine plans and manage performance against them.

DirectTV - Los Angeles

November 2011 - February 2013

Associate Project Manager

. Assumed the IT Enterprise Community Manager role and successfully

launched the internal employee social collaboration application JIVE for

over 1500 employees.

. Organized and coordinated large/cross-functional projects that range from

$500K to $5M; including scope, schedule, and budget. Projects included

SAP CRM, Sales CRM, and Jive implementations.

. Responsible for managing an IT Portfolio Program budget for more than 8

large projects exceeding 21 million dollars.

. Generated strategic plans that provide a framework for JIVE/Share

Point/Clarity on-boarding, linking actions to strategies, and providing a

roadmap for achieving measurable results.

. Gathered business requirements, change requests, and BETA test group

metrics in order to provide stakeholders with data that clearly

identifies improved effectiveness and efficiency from a project and

change management perspective.

. Ensured that issues and risks are identified, understood early and dealt

with in a manner that mitigates surprises, risk to scope, cost, and

schedule.

. Developed and maintained standard project documentation - project plans,

agendas, action items lists, deliverables and ensure adherence to company

Project Management Standards and Software Development Lifecycle best

practices.

Super Q Gourmet - San Diego

November 2007 - November 2011

Project Manager

. Managed the overall performance and delivery of web, digital, print, and

logistical projects exceeding 200K; including scope, schedule, risks,

issues and budget.

. Developed an innovative contingency plan and a feasibility analysis

utilizing risk management processes, which increased second quarter sales

by 28%.

. Optimized benchmarking and vendor management negotiation to guarantee the

best value for client - generating $19,000 in savings.

. Led the implementation of marketing and advertising initiatives on

various social media channels through strategic core brand

representation, customer engagement, and media partnerships.

. Responsible for design presentation and assembling design feedback,

timeline reporting, identifying out of scope requests, and providing

feedback & status updates as needed.

. Created a marketing strategic plan to obtain a sustainable competitive

advantage; this involved constant monitoring and control of milestones

and resource allocation.

Dorm 2 Dorm - Pacific South West, USA

Project Manager

. Led the creation of production forecasting tools enabling a 45% expansion

rate within a period of two years.

. Accelerated revenue by 15% through the use of a singular methodology that

streamlined internal processes and marketing efforts.

. Created a marketing strategic plan to obtain a sustainable competitive

advantage; this included generating promotional and advertising

campaigns, as well as coordinating and executing phases of project plans

to achieve deliverables.

. Assisted creative marketing and technology consultants on interactive

projects to effectively manage schedules and the quality of deliverables.

. Produced standard project documentation - student registration matrix,

workflow optimization charts, inventory control guidelines, franchise

contracts, profit and loss graphs, and market expansion checklists.

. Oversaw various projects' scope, schedule, risks, and issues through the

use of MS Project.

Wells Fargo Home Mortgage - San Diego, California

May 2005 - November 2007

Project Coordinator

. Pioneered marketing and advertising projects, which yielded 30% increase

in mortgage production for the Southern California region.

. Created campaign management training and education curriculum increasing

sales performance by 22%.

. Responsible for a $100,000 marketing and advertising budget, including

large-scale print production, direct mail campaigns, a television

campaign, and online multimedia.

. Led and facilitated multiple events and projects including executive

conferences, trade shows, leadership seminars, and workshops.

. Organized various complex projects - IT systems upgrades, finance audits,

standardized operational compliance, technology integration, and

transformation of Goldmine to ACT.

SKILLS AND SPECIALTIES

. Enterprise Social Collaboration . SDLC - Agile / Waterfall . MS Project

/ Share Point / Clarity / MS Visio

. Project Management Office (PMO) . Change Management .

Organizational Development

. High Volume Budget Management . Business Consulting . Strategic

Planning

EXTRA-CURRICULAR

Aids Health Care Foundation- Los Angeles, California

November 2011 - Present

Director of Expansion / Project Manager

. Organize and coordinate expansion efforts throughout India and United

States.

. Strengthen HIV awareness by executing over 10 large events that educate

and promote healthier sexual lifestyles.

. Successfully managed a $300,000 budget including revenue forecasting and

projections.

. Full ownership of the event lifecycle including marketing, advertising,

public relations, and vendor negotiation.

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