Project Training
Resume:
Shelley McConnell
Smyrna, GA 30080
770-***-**** (H)
770-***-**** (C)
*******.***********@*****.***
Professional Profile
Consistently positive, flexible professional who demonstrates strong analytical qualities, project administration experience
and training execution. An enthusiastic communicator who provides process evaluation and process improvement while
motivating others to excel and exceed expectations.
Core Strengths
Training Process & Analytics Leadership
Training Strategy, Content Change/Release Management Supervisory/Management
Management & Delivery
Curriculum Development Project Management Organization & Change
Management
Presentation Skills Budgeting and Tracking Communications
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE AND ACCOMPLISHMENTS
Ernst & Young June 2013 July 2014
Project Coordinator June 2013 July 2014
Contract Assignment
Key Responsibilities:
Assist program and project managers to aggregate information for weekly program reporting such as RAID logs,
Status Reports, Project Schedules
Assist program and project managers in maintaining budget and recording of actual against baseline
Assist program and project managers to create power point presentations as required
Create travel cost estimates for program travel throughout program
Schedule program meetings either for program team members or program leadership. Coordinate with senior
leadership administrators for scheduling
Utilize the program RAID log (Risks, Actions, Issues, Dependencies and Decisions) during meetings – recording
events as required
Assist program and project managers to create and communicate meeting agenda’s / minutes
On board and roll off all team resources as needed
Manage the Quality Assurance Audit and ensure all items found are closed out
Lead efforts in the Stage Gate process
McConnell Auto Sales, Jonesboro GA October 2012 – March 2013
Project Coordinator October 2012 – March 2013
Contract Assignment
Key Responsibilities:
Responsible for analyzing sales and operational performance
Tracking monthly Sales and Expense budget
Processing and payment of Accounts Payables
Closing out Sales contracts with customers; including reviewing all documentation and obtaining all required
signatures from customer ensuring customer understood all aspects of the buying agreement
Trained associates on reporting tools and operational performance
Successfully managed IT upgrade including all new hardware and software
Identified process improvements which led to a decrease in headcount and a payroll savings of $28k per year
Shelley McConnell 2
MDI, Atlanta GA August 2011 July 2012
Project Coordinator for Coca Cola: Coke One BIG Project August 2011 July 2012
Contract Assignment
Key Responsibilities:
Coordination of team events and organizational activities
Assisting program and project managers in maintaining budget and recording of actuals against baseline.
Meeting preparation to include setting up conference calls, coordinating calendars, preparing agendas and
sending out meeting minutes with action items and posting to SharePoint for future reference.
Running ad hoc status reports for management team
Responsible for maintaining the integrity of assigned floor included ordering office supplies and the general up
keep of the office space
Prepared agendas for weekly Change Advisory Board Meetings and Architectural Review Board Meetings
Assisting program and project managers to aggregate information for weekly program reporting such as RAID
logs, Status Reports and Project Schedules
Utilizing the program RAID log (Risks, Actions, Issues, Dependencies and Decisions) during meetings – recording
events as required
Created metric reporting for Support Incident tracking
Implemented process for Change/Release Management
Developed SharePoint Site for documentation storage and information sharing
Successfully managed budget of 1m+ for Security team
Improved process of onboarding and roll off of new associates/contractors to shorten downtime and manage the
turn in of all equipment and shut down of id’s and passwords
HD Supply, Atlanta GA September 2006–November 2010
Project Specialist (SAP Support & Projects) IT Feb 2008–Nov 2010
Project Specialist (SAP ERP Deploy) Operations Training Sept 2006–Feb 2008
Key Responsibilities:
Oversaw all SAP defects/enhancement releases to ensure proper documentation was in place and coordinated
the timing of the release to ensure no impact to end users
Processing and payment of Accounts Payables for all IT Support and Project activities
Special projects to include the rollout of Content Management Solution across the organization
Monthly SAP security audits to ensure SOX compliance
Contractual reviews of request for proposals, and statements of work for training and vendor services.
Team coordination to include but not limited to onboarding and roll off of new associates and contractors, team
events and organizational activities
Meeting preparation to include setting up conference calls, coordinating calendars, preparing agendas and
sending out meeting minutes with action items
Preparing all presentations for team using MS Office including Power Point, Word and Excel
Responsible for gathering information for weekly program reporting such as RAID logs, Status Reports and
Project Schedules for monthly PMO meetings
Creating travel cost estimates for program travel throughout program
Implemented Change Release procedures to ensure SOX compliance.
Successfully tracked project budget to include management of SG&A budget in excess of 6m+ and CapEx budget
in excess of 1.5m+. Management of SAP training budget of 1m+
Managed Training activities to include development of training schedule for 1000+ users, conducting basic SAP
training courses, development of SAP training manuals and vendor management for all training activities. Follow
on coordination of training surveys, communications, and questions
Home Depot, Atlanta, GA August 1992–September 2006
Learning Delivery Specialist June 2006 Sept 2006
Key responsibilities:
Responsible for executing the delivery of SAP based training courses, job aides and reference materials.
Responsible for preparing all end users to utilize new systems and processes developed for the Core Retail
project utilizing change management methodologies
Created training rollout plans, assessments, evaluations, and post implementation reporting and coordinated
training delivery to include enrollment, scheduling, logistics and follow up
Strategic training planning to include but not limited to vendor selection, trainer selection, definition of team roles
and responsibilities, creation of end user needs assessment, development of tools, trainer guides and
implementation playbook
Participated in the planning and rollout of pilots to assess training effectiveness and delivery plans and in the
creation of train the trainer plans for rollout; negotiate to acquire resources needed for rollout; track execution of
learning programs
Supervisor – Revenue Accounting July 2002–June 2006
Key responsibilities:
Managing staff of 15 20 associates
Responsibilities included but not limited to coaching, development and training, month end close responsibilities,
interviewing and selecting new associates
Developed and delivered 2400+ hours of revenue accounting based training to include policy and procedures
based communications, and championing the SAP project rollout to include 3 major departmental transitions.
Transitioned department through process of automation which led to a decrease in headcount of 32% and an
increase in productivity of 59%.This lead to a departmental budget reduction of $400K+
Supervisor – Data Management Sept 2001 July 2002
Merchandising Assistant Sept 1999 Sept 2001
Area Manager May 1999–Sept 1999
Computer Room/ Bookkeeping Supervisor Aug 1992–May 1999
Computer Competency
Shelley McConnell 2
SAP
Quality Center
Kronos
Support Central
Oracle Beehive
Microsoft – Word, PowerPoint, Excel, MS Project, Visio
Outlook
SharePoint
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