Project Manager Management

KENNETH SPICER, JR.

** ****** **.

Roslindale, MA 02131

617-***-****

E-mail: **************@***.***

OBJECTIVE

A challenging position that will utilize my strong experience in project management and business analysis for the financial

services industry.

TECHNICAL SKILLS

Microsoft Office Project, Excel, Word, PowerPoint, Access and Visio; JIRA, Requisite Pro, SQL Server Management

Studio; Toad for SQL Server, Aqua Data Studio, Teradata SQL Assistant, PLSQL Developer, UNIX, Business Objects,

SharePoint, ALM, Quality Center.

EXPERIENCE

MFS INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT (7/13 – 8/14) Boston, MA

Senior Project Manager - Contract Position

Worked directly with the Director of the Enterprise Program Management Office (EPMO) to execute and facilitate as well

as aid in the directing of strategy, business and data analysis, resource allocation and project management for internal

proprietary and 3rd party Equity and Fixed Income Trading and Risk Management applications. Managed project teams

raging in size from 8 to 20 team members. Leveraged a deep knowledge of the asset management industry to deliver

complete business solutions aligned with the strategic vision and corporate goals of MFS. Oversaw and managed the

complete lifecycle of both agile and waterfall based projects including oversight for all business, operations, regulatory

compliance, and technical efforts. Instituted open and transparent communication environment for all project efforts

across project team members, stakeholders and sponsors. Followed and championed the project management best

practices and guideline as defined by the EPMO. Participated in, and provided input to, the ongoing efforts to improve

efficiency of the EPMO team and project management functions.

RBS CITIZENS FINANCIAL GROUP, INC. (9/12 – 6/13) Smithfield, RI

Senior Business Analyst - Contract Position

Served as Senior Business Analyst in the Risk Business Intelligence Solutions group. Lead requirements gathering

sessions with the line of business and technology teams for risk analysis reporting against the CDX Data Warehouse using

Cognos & SSRS. Utilized waterfall based software development methodology. Developed business requirements and

high-level design documents. Participated in workflow design and data analysis. Developed reporting design mock-ups.

Participated in low-level design sessions with the development team. Participated in system and user acceptance testing.

Entered defects and enhancement requests in ALM. Maintained document inventory in SharePoint.

JOHN HANCOCK LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY (12/11 – 6/12) Boston, MA

Senior Project Manager - Contract Position

Senior Project Manager for redesign and development efforts of the Findur Derivatives trading application for the General

Funds Investment Systems Division. Responsible for managing all day to day operational activities, maintenance tasks

and enhancement projects, for a team of individual contributors spanning cross-site locations. Utilized waterfall based

software development methodology. Direct activities, assign responsibilities, set expectations and motivate 10-15 team

members toward achieving program objectives. Develop and maintain project plans, resource utilization schedules and

budget materials for multiple simultaneous projects and operational activities. Partner with Business Unit IT Leads to

prioritize projects based on the requirements of the organization, the recommended technology solution and the estimated

effort and resources required to satisfy both. Coordinate and drive project activities to deliver required functionality on

time and within budget. Closely monitor project resources, tasks, risks and milestones. Make course corrections when

necessary using defined change control procedures. Provide accountability for the financial management and budgeting

process for projects.

BAIN CAPITAL, LLC (8/11 – 12/11) Boston, MA

Project Manager - Contract Position

Liaisoned to the Bain Capital Project Management Office to ensure PLC process across all technology initiatives are

aligned properly. Monitored and documented project task list and progress for all assigned projects. Implemented

document management platform for Corporate Finance Team. Organized and led project status meetings and worked

closely with the development team lead and business analyst to document project status and inter-project risks.

Developed reports/dashboard for project on milestones, deliverables, risks and budget. Maintained budgeted vs. actual

cost analysis. Maintained overall project task list that includes tasks/issues/risks across all technology initiatives.

Facilitated inter-project communication and supports the Business Systems Manager for Steering Committee reporting.

Responsible for the oversight of the teams change management entries to ensure proper allocation and avoidance of team

overlap. Maintained overall Release Management Calendar to ensure transparency of production impacting releases.

Responsible for project coordination toolset and project reporting standards.

BANK OF AMERICA (8/10 – 7/11) Boston, MA

Business Analyst - Contract Position

Served as Business Analyst in the Global Credit Information and Reporting group. Lead requirements gathering sessions

with the line of business and technology teams for various applications including Global Credit Analytics, Risk Returns

Reporting, and the Commercial Real Estate Aggregation System. Developed business requirements and high-level design

documents. Participated in workflow design and data analysis. Developed user interface design mock-ups for credit and

risk/regulatory reporting tools such as SSRS, Microstrategy, and Business Objects. Participated in low-level design

sessions with the development team. Defined and documented test plans/cases. Participated in system and user

acceptance testing. Entered defects and enhancement requests in Quality Center. Developed and maintained Service

Level Agreements, Control Plans, and Technology Recovery Plans. Lead bi-weekly status reporting meetings to senior

management and the line of business. Maintained document inventory in SharePoint and Discovery.

FIDELITY INVESTMENTS (11/08 – 6/10) Boston, MA

Project Manager – Fidelity Capital Markets - Contract Position (8/09 – 6/10)

Manage $500K Securities Finance initiative to allow for the order entry and bookkeeping of trades for Tri-Party Repos in

the Martini trading application. Manage the $150K Compliance initiative to enhancement the Customer Management

System to allow for the entry and approval of trade error forms for the Equity and Fixed Income Operations group.

Manage the $650K Compliance initiative to create and/or enhance control and supervisor reports to support the SEC’s

RegSho requirements. Serve as Business & Data Analyst on $350K Compliance initiative to implement the SEC’s

RegSho requirements for short sale trading in the Martini, FBSI, and RWOE/TBX trading applications. Work with

Technology and Quality Assurance to develop project plans and budgets utilizing Fidelity’s Systems Delivery

Methodology. Manage project risks through comprehensive mitigation assessment. Provide bi-weekly status reports to

senior management. Work with trading desks and subject matter experts to define business and system requirements.

Establish scope control procedures. Collaborate with other project managers to coordinate cross project initiative and

activities. Coordinate user acceptance testing activities. Participate in production rollout and post-production validation

activities.

Senior Business Analyst – Fidelity ActionsXchange– Contract Position (11/08 – 8/09)

Write the Fidelity ActionsXchange (FAX) System Requirement Specification for the International Order Entry project.

Coordinate with internal data providers to validate data file changes. Coordinate with other internal Fidelity Systems

groups to determine Cross Reference mapping requirements. Work with FAX systems group to modify our system to

process new international securities data source and required mapping changes. Execute FAX System Testing as it relates

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to the International Order Entry project. Execute end to end testing with internal Fidelity Systems groups. Work with

Senior Management to communicate project status.

BANK OF AMERICA (6/07 – 10/08) Boston, MA

Senior Business Analyst - Contract Position

Served as lead Business Analyst in Global Wealth Investment Management department on US Trust and LaSalle Bank

transition projects. Participated in GAP analysis sessions between the business sponsors for Bank of America and

acquired banks. Lead requirements gathering sessions with Portfolio Managers and the development team for the

Portview Trading and Client Presentations systems that support high-net wealth and managed accounts. Wrote business

requirements and functional specification documents. Developed mock-up designs for user interface. Defined and

documented test plans and test cases. Participated in unit, system, and user acceptance testing. Prepared and delivered

training materials and help documentation. Assisted with coordination of release and conversion activities.

FIDELITY INVESTMENTS (11/06 – 5/07) Boston, MA

Systems Analyst – Contract Position

Systems analyst in the Fidelity EBusiness (FeB) Brokerage Development group which creates a wide variety of content,

tools and applications across Fidelity Retail and Institutional software platforms. Partner with business sponsors to review

the Project Charter with the project team. Documents and/or assists in the preparation of detailed FeB System

Requirements documents (SRA), including impact analysis and use cases. Conducts reviews with the business sponsor,

business subject matter experts, PM, designers, content writers and developers to obtain necessary information for the FeB

SRA. Participates in the review of the prototype and makes recommendations to the designer and project team. Analyzed

existing system logic and operational processes and procedures to develop recommendations that will solve end user

problems and shape new functionality. Writes the Functional Specification document (SDS) and conducts reviews with

the team and all interested parties. Works with business sponsor, business subject matter experts, PM, designers, content

writers, developers and Quality Assurance (QA) to obtain necessary information for the SDS. Participates in the technical

system design process by serving as the knowledge expert for development resources. Reviews both Technical System

Design (TSD) and QA Test Strategy/Plan documents . Participates in QA bug resolution and updates Functional

Specification document as necessary. Actively participates in uncovering and resolving project issues.

WELLINGTON MANAGEMENT COMPANY (11/03 – 11/06) Boston, MA

Systems Analyst – Permanent Position (11/04 – 11/06)

Work closely with the Trading Business Management Group (TBMG) to manage system and reporting enhancement

requests for client direction and soft dollar commission tracking, trade cost analysis, account transition management, and

security moratorium guidelines. Gather and document requirements for the Broker Poll, Trader Evaluation, and

Transition Management applications. Assist with data analysis, systems testing, deployment, training and support of

TBMG applications. Serve as lead liaison between Reuters and Information Services on the Enterprise Price Server

upgrade project.

Business Analyst – Contract Position (11/03 – 11/04)

Serve as a member of the Trading Systems Business Analyst group in the design and implementation of the Global Trade

System (GTS), which is an Order Management System for Fixed Income, Equity, Cash, and Derivative trading.

Participated in requirements gathering sessions with Front Office Trading and the Development Team. Define and/or re-

engineer trade workflows and processes. Develop business requirements and functional specification documents utilizing

Requisite Pro. Define and execute test plans and test cases. Perform data mapping for feeds and MQ messages between

GTS and other upstream and downstream systems including Portfolio Management System, Compliance, and Accounting.

Support the integration of third party products and internal interfaces such as Bloomberg, TradeWeb, MarketAxess, and

broker specific FIX connections.

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PUTNAM INVESTMENTS (1/01 – 10/03) Boston, MA

Project Manager/Senior Business Analyst – Contract Position

Manage the design and implementation of a project to calculate accruals in Kondor for Interest Rate Swaps. Manage the

design and implementation of Derivatives Blotter Order Management System, Middle Office Pricing System, Kondor

Trading System, and Cash Management System. Act as lead senior business analyst in the design and implementation of

the STAR Investment Accounting system. Ensure delivery of all projects on time and within budget. Lead JAD sessions

with Front Office Trading, Fund Accounting, PACE, and downstream systems to define business rules and data elements

needed to properly account for Equity, Fixed Income, and Derivative securities. Define and/or re-engineer trade

workflows and processes for the entire lifecycle of a trade. Define trade and security messages for transmission via

TIB/Rendezvous Software. Perform data analysis and mapping for feeds between Kondor Trading system and

downstream systems. Provide leadership and direction to junior business analysts and quality assurance analysts.

Assisted with vendor selection process for Fixed Income Trade Order Management application by performing GAP

analysis between business requirements and 3rd-party vendor system functionality.

GRANITAR, INC. (4/00 – 12/00) Natick, MA

Senior Consultant – Permanent Position

Manage the design and implementation of complex custom web solutions utilizing several technologies including ASP,

JAVA, C++, VB, COM/DCOM, etc. Produced clear, concise, extremely detailed business requirements and functional

specification documents. Managed client expectations and provided scope-of-effort (time, cost) estimates and project

reporting.

FLEXXPERTS, L.P. (8/99 – 4/00) Natick, MA

Implementation Consultant - Contract Position

Provided software design and consulting services to various clients within the equipment leasing industry utilizing

PowerBuilder, Visual Basic, and Oracle technologies. Wrote business requirement documents, testing, conversion plans,

& project plans, process flow diagrams, and data models utilizing Object Oriented Design & Analysis methodologies.

Acted as a liaison between the client and software development team to facilitate the translation of business requirements

into functional specification for asset management software. Prepared and delivered training materials and presentations.

PUTNAM INVESTMENTS (4/99 – 6/99) Quincy, MA

Sr. Business Systems Analyst, Information Services Division - Contract Position

Functioned as a liaison between business units, software engineering, and operational groups to address the Y2K business

problems and initiatives of the Trade & Custody Divisions . Developed business requirement documents, functional

specifications, testing and conversion plans, project plans, and process flow diagrams, and data models for the Trade

Repository and Central Security Master applications.

MELLON BANK CORPORATION (10/98 – 1/99) Medford, MA

Sr. Business Systems Analyst, Investment Information Services Dept. - Contract Position

Worked with client services, marketing, and operations personnel to develop effective system solutions to address the

business problems and initiatives of the 1998 Euro Conversion project for the Trust & Custody Services Group. Worked

with business lines, systems, and operational groups to introduce securities ratings information into a Mainframe database.

Developed business requirements documents, functional specifications, testing and conversion plans, project plans, and

business process flows for mainframe environment.

SUNGARD INSURANCE SYSTEMS (5/97 – 10/98) Natick, MA

Client Manager, Client Management Division. – Permanent Position (10/97 – 10/98)

Provided software design and implementation services for COMPASS, a comprehensive individual and group insurance,

pension, and annuity policy administration utilizing COBOL. Forms Developer 2000, and Oracle technologies. Acted as

the primary liaison between the company and its’ clients. Documented client business and system requirements. Worked

closely with System Architect and Design Committee to translate requirements into logical and technical design

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documents. Managed projects through entire product life cycle. Determined and maintained estimated resource

requirements and anticipated billing to assist in the budgetary process.

Business Analyst, Client Support Division. - Permanent Position (5/97 – 10/97)

Evaluated and analyzed software bugs, issues, installation problems and regression discrepancies. Created and updated

detailed test plans. Write and reproduce accurate software problem reports. Participated in formal reviews of application

designs, business and functional requirements.

EDUCATION

BABSON COLLEGE – F.W OLIN GRADUATE SCHOOL OF BUSINESS Babson Park, MA

Masters in Business Administration, May 2004

Concentrations in Finance and Consulting

BOSTON UNIVERSITY - SCHOOL OF MANAGEMENT Boston, MA

Bachelor of Science in Business Administration May 1995

Concentration in Finance

Recipient of Charles Hayden Memorial Scholarship Award

BOSTON LATIN SCHOOL Boston, MA

High School Diploma, June 1991

Who’s Who Among American High School Students

Recipient of Boston Latin School Parents Association Scholarship

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