PAUL M. GAMSU, PMP
Oakland Park, FL 33309
754-***-****-home
312-***-****-mobile
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Profile
. Twenty years of IT Project Management experience
. Significant large scale project experience
. Expert in Microsoft PowerPoint, MS Project, Visio and MS
Office Suite
. Technology Strategies and Planning
. Strong Change Management and Analytical Skills
Certifications: PMP Certification 1999, 2009;
Methodologies: Requisite Pro, LEAN, SDLC, Agile, SCRUM, RUP, PMBOK
EXPERIENCE:
Independent - WellPoint Inc. - Sr. Project Manager
February 2013 - February 2014
As a Program Manager on Affordable Care Act and ICD10 efforts, I was
responsible for:
. Consolidated reporting
. BI Portfolio Management (Mandates & Regulatory changes)
. Artifact tracking via SharePoint and Clear Quest
. Financial consolidations, reporting and oversight
. Coordination of work streams and data flows
. Program dependencies, issues & risks
. Budgets and Forecasting using Planview - $200M Program
. Program resources and scheduling.- Matrix Management of 200+ resources
Project Manager; Multiple large scale initiatives associated to with the
Affordable Care Act and ICD-10 initiatives. Responsibilities included
Budget estimation and management, resource scheduling and executive
reporting. I coordinated and managed multiple work streams using both on
and off shore resources. These projects were managed using an Agile LEAN
level III methodology, Requisite Pro and ClearQuest. Applications included
Web, Mobile and hard wired connections with internal, external and vendor
based clients. Requirements were tracked via Requisite Pro, ClearQuest,
SharePoint and MS Project.
Eagle Creek Consulting - Sr. Project Manager - WellPoint Inc.
January 2010 - October 2012
Eagle Creek Responsibilities:
. Management of College Grad Program - After 3 months of initial
training, I managed groups of 20 resources through 2 year inter
program
. Created performance and achievement program for interns.
. Led Mentor Program for Interns with monthly reviews
WellPoint Responsibilities:
Business Intelligence Program Manager for multiple concurrent programs for
WellPoint. I was responsible for creating and coordinating a 24X7
Informatica support team to maintain all environments for a highly secure
environment. The team were bases in the US and Chennai India. I was also
responsible for the management of a Business Objects and Informatica
development team of 35 working on 10-15 Business Intelligence project
concurrently, including milestone projects for Hedis and ICD-10 compliance.
Other responsibilities included RFP generation, statement of work creation,
staffing forecasts and project budgets.
The Crest of Fine Flowers
September 2007 - April 2009 - Owner
I managed the implementation of all administrative processes for the group
including the evaluation and application of software, internet-based sales
and marketing tools. As lead member of the senior management team, was
responsible for the strategic business and technical direction of the
company. Most notably, architected and implemented vender consolidation,
short and long term business plans and Linux based Deksi CRM. Resulting
efforts increased sales 23%, reduced overhead expenses 45% and increased
margin 4%.
Hewitt Associates
April 2007 - October 2007 - Project Manager
Project Manager assigned to multiple HR and financial projects.
. Created project scope, multiple projects
. Defined project objectives
. Created and managed budgets, timelines and manpower
requirements
. Implemented new processes and procedures with formalized
training
. Reported to the Office of the CIO monthly using Microsoft
Office, MS Project and Lotus Notes
. Successfully implemented all projects on time and budget
. Performed analysis and presented findings for Vista operating
system upgrades
. Led implementation team for new 'Hewitt JEM' methodology
Business Objects
January 2006 - January 2007 - Regional Director - Eastern Region
Regional director assigned to the Planning Business Unit for the eastern
US.
. Responsible for planning and opening Chicago and NY consulting
offices.
. Responsible for developing the regions go-to-market strategies
for large corporate segments.
. Hired and mentored over 40 consultants at all levels and
assist national director with operating decisions for both Chicago
and NY offices.
. Led the 50-member group for GE and participated in CEO's
roundtable on business benefits and deployment of Business Objects
XI/SAP ERP
. Led Sears Implementation of BO with SAP and Oracle to create
central data 'HUB'
. Data Analysis, cleansing, validation and load
. Implemented Business Objects Financial Model into multiple
Healthcare and financial clients.
Independent Consultant
February 2004 - January 2006
ABN Amro - Project Manager
Project Manager assigned to design a Websphere/Oracle application to
facilitate money movement during international trade
processes. MaxTrad.com, won three international financial awards for
innovative techniques to allow B2B customization and white labeling to its
consumers. Using an Agile Methodology, accomplishments include:
. Worked with the business to define objectives for new system
features
. Created project objectives and scope of work
. Defined work and data flows
. Created To-Be process flows
. Created Wire-frame diagrams
. Led JAD sessions with predefined objectives
. Integrated international trade processing requirements
. Created and maintained full technical and customer system
documentation and training libraries
. Data validation and cleansing
. Used RUP Rapid delivery models to deliver new releases every 3
months.
. Microsoft Project, Visio Lotus Notes and Documentum.
Addus Health Care - Project Manager
Business Analyst/Program Manager with large healthcare provider functioning
in 24 states with over 250 mobile and stationary employees.
. Worked with management to defined short and long term
corporate goals
. Prioritized and integrated current projects into short and
long term goals
. Performed GAP analysis of performed an GAP analysis to address
HIPAA requirements that address gaps between regulatory requirements,
current practices Analyzed business needs to select and implement
McKesson software
. Created new business processes and procedures to support best
practices
. Initiated daily Medicare / Medicaid reimbursement processing
. Created daily integrated processing with home health providers
. Implemented Patient inventory tracking system for long term
care facilities
BDO Seidman L.L.P.
April, 2001 - January, 2004 - Regional Business Line Leader
Regional Business Line Leader; My responsibilities included day-to-day
operations of the Business and IT consulting practice for the Midwest
region. I was responsible for national group with focus on customers with
ERP and Supply Chain initiatives. Package areas included Oracle, JD
Edwards, and Peoplesoft.
Client: Pruitt Healthcare -
Healthcare provider located in 18 with operations included skilled care
and pharmacy functions.
. Created short and long term IT strategy to address aging,
in-house written systems.
. Initiated processes to address non-conforming system to
implement MestaMed skilled and pharmacy systems.
. Worked with pharmacy staff to create emergency
distribution method for medications for hours when the pharmacy
was not in operations.
. Implemented MestaMed system within 9 months of
acquisition in all operation locations.
. Validate HIPAA regulatory requirements and current
business practices
. Created ongoing training programs for high-turn-over
field skilled care givers.
Client: Fantasy Springs Casino -
Indian owned casino with 2700 slot machines with resort hotel with
multiple restaurants and 4 bars.
. Created approach and plan to select player gaming system
. Presented analysis and recommendations for supporting
financial systems
. Created plan for JD Edwards to Oracle financials.
. Documented work and data flows
. Created and managed budgets, timelines and manpower
requirements
. Reported to the Consul of Directors monthly using
Microsoft Office and MS Project Worked with the counsel of
directors to create the strategy to deploy the player gaming
systems
Cambridge Technology Partners
March, 2000 - January, 2001 - Client Partner (Program Manager)
Client Partner for the central market my responsibilities was to work with
the GM, Chrysler and Ford.
. Ford - Implemented Web based customer loan application system
to integrate into SAP.
. GM - Implemented Web based internal employee relocation
system.
. GM, Ford, Chrysler and Nissan - Joint venture to implement
centralized purchasing with / Oracle and Commerce One
. Led JAD sessions for security, functionality, architecture
demands
. Worked with the 'Autos' to define objectives and concerns for
integrated system
. Worked with Oracle and Commerce One to define security
integration points
. Defined work and data flows
. Created To-Be process flows
PricewaterhouseCoopers
November, 1994 - March, 2000 - Practice Director
I was the Consulting Practice Director for PricewaterhouseCoopers; my
responsibilities included day-to-day operations of PricewaterhouseCoopers
Chicago and Central Midwest technology consulting practice with focus on
AS/400 based ERP and related systems (SAP, JD Edwards, Baan, QAD, BPCS and
Peoplesoft) My areas of responsibilities included; Marketing, Business
Development Human Resources, Administration, Consulting Service Deployment
and Delivery.
I was responsible for managing current annual practice revenues in excess
of $7.0M. I successfully grew the practice from 3 employees to a staff of
36 in 4 years. Additional responsibilities included:
. Profit and Loss
. Management, growth and training of a staff of 35+
. Billings and Collections
. Business Planning for Practice
. Management of manufacturing practice operations
. Customer support for ongoing and prospective engagements
. Quality assurance for engagements
. Liaison to all partners concerning with client
. Proposal generation and review
. Risk management
. Staffing utilization and rate realization
. Manufacturing SME with Oracle and JD Edwards
Responded to incoming RFP's for professional service work to complete
software installation and upgrades. The process included qualifying the
request, attending bidder conference(s) to formulate approach to bid (or
not bid). I created responses to RFP with costs, project plan, manpower
requirements and timing. My practice focus was Manufacturing/Distribution
and Retail, middle market organizations with sales of $250M to $1B in
annual sales. Client demographics included multi-national organizations
with global business markets to singular location companies.
New Resources Corporation
July, 1993 - November, 1994
Software Alternatives Inc.
March, 1990 - July, 1993
Reliable Electric
August, 1987 - March, 1990
Mission Viejo Company
September, 1983 - August, 1987
CBS Inc.
August, 1979 - September 1983
EDUCATION
1979 Associates degree in Computer Science from Andover College, Portland,
ME
HARDWARE/SOFTWARE EXPERIENCE:
SQL Server, Windows NT/95/98/2000/XP/Vista, AIX, Linux, AS/400, S/38, S/36,
HP, Wang, DEC VAX, DEC Alpha, Sun, Teradata, SQL Server, Oracle
Microstrategy, Informatica, Teradata, Business Objects XI, Lawson,
Peoplesoft, JD Edwards, SAP, Oracle, QAD, Baan, I2, Manugistics, Siemans,
ASI, JBA, JDA, Ariba, Commerce One, Seibel, BusinessWorks, Sales Force,
SalesLogix, Onix
Java, Websphere, .Net Framework, SQL, COBOL, RPG/400, CLP