Simon Gordon
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Northbrook, Illinois 60062
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OBJECTIVE: To obtain a position that fits my skill and experience as
Program Manager or Project Manager.
PROFILE: EXPERIENCE: Senior IT Project Manager who has planned and
directed all
phases of complex projects (Initiation to Implementation)
that require an understanding of business operations,
blueprinting, and process enhancements.
LEADERSHIP: Flexible strategist who balances long term
vision with the ability to take advantage of unexpected
opportunities.
. Client & PMO Relations . Change Management
. Budgets
. Project Plans & SOW . Planning
(Primavera P6) . Negotiation
EXPERIENCE: Coca-Cola Hellenic. (MOBLITAS CONSULTING, AG ) Germany
2004-2014
SENIOR PROJECT MANAGER (Coca-Cola Hellenic)
Planned and directed large, complex, overlapping projects
in Ukraine and Russia for a Fortune 100 client (Coca-Cola).
Managed all phases from business blueprinting through
implementation/integration of SAP modules (Financial,
Sales/Services, Logistic Execution, Manufacturing).
Consulted clients on opportunities to streamline
operations. Worked across client's executive team, PMO,
business units and stakeholders to understand processes.
Established milestones and scope of work (SOW) for change
management and re-engineering. Supervised diverse
resources, including developers, technical specialists,
accountants, and warehouse staff. Managed client
expectations and obtained approval at the end of each
project. Interacted with diverse stakeholders, interacting
in both English and Russian.
. Utilized Primavera P6, Microsoft Project.
. Extensive use of scheduling and planning projects in
Primavera.
. Followed best practices for project management
methodology established by PMI and ASAP.
EUROPEANVOGUE.COM Northbrook, Illinois
2002-2004
MANAGER & OWNER
Launched an online ecommerce portal to sell merchandise.
Established business processes and related logistics.
Managed all aspects from finance to marketing.
TELENESIS, INC. Chicago, Illinois
2000-2002
PROJECT DIRECTOR
Managed projects and led an application development team
for an IT start up. Supervised programmers and a technical
writer. Established a initial phases of a PMO and project
methodology for the company's core technology, a managed
services platform and customer Web portal. Transferred
technology from a legacy system utilizing Agile
methodology.
PLATINUM TECHNOLOGY Lisle, Illinois
1999-2000
PROJECT MANAGER
Planned and managed system upgrades, including Y2K
remediation, for Volkswagen Financial Services.
Collaborated with executive teams and the PMO to determine
project strategies and goals, including objectives for
integration testing studies and related procedures.
Upgraded existing systems to align with
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current best practices. Worked across various systems,
addressing issues related to hardware and software.
Performed risk assessment, and ensured back up systems were
established. Supervised a team of 10 project managers and
22 programmers.
. Consistently met strict deadlines for overlapping
projects across 7 business units.
. Traveled to Germany every 6 weeks to lead
presentations to VW corporate leaders.
. Produced an Integration Testing User's Guide.
AMERITECH Chicago, Illinois
1994-1999
MANAGER, NETWORK SERVICES
Supervised a team of 106 employees, including technicians.
. Obtained ISO 9002 Certification
. AMDOCS
. Promoted from a position as Outside Plant Engineer,
Network Services.
EDUCATION: . BS, Technical Management, DeVry University
. BS, Electronic Engineering, Indiana Institute of
Technology
. Primavera P6 21 hour training course
PROJECT
MANAGEMENT: . PMI, member since 1999
. Currently pursuing PMP
. Agile Development Methodology
TECHNICAL
SKILLS: Project Management: MS Project, SharePoint, Primavera P6,
Planview
ERP: SAP
MS Office: Excel, PowerPoint, Word
LANGUAGE: English, Russian (fluent)