Project Manager

Accomplished IT Application Delivery and Strategy Leader who knows how to

look across several lines-of-business and IT to determine the strategic

direction to improve enterprise process throughput, identify hidden cost

savings, improve quality, and establish a competitive technical advantage

for achieving market performance. Known for a singular ability to assess

and resolve difficult challenges through collaboration and determined

action. Expert in enterprise vision/strategy alignment, project investment

administration, governance, and strong aptitude to manage strategic

relationships with customers across business segments while focused on

reducing TCO and delivering ROI for achieving short/long-term

organizational objects. Seeking a leadership position that is focused on

aligning strategic initiatives to corporate goals.

Delivering Results that Impact the Bottom Line

. Saved BU's an average of 16% in capacity alignment.

. Designed an 18-month demand/capacity baseline to assist planning.

. Aligned right projects at right time, reducing delivery and benefit

realization time by 12%.

. Managed $63M in product component investments, prioritizing current

and future demand with strategic capital spend.

. Created best practice standards, resulting in the identification of

KPI deliverables.

Optimizing Portfolio Performance through Essential Competencies

. Large-Scale Performance Transformation

. Strategic Roadmap and Execution

. Governance and Consensus Building

. Financial Planning and Vendor Management

. Demand and Capacity Planning

. Organizational Change Management

. Business Capacity and Benefit Analysis

. Portfolio Investment Optimization and Alignment

. Contract Structure and Negotiation

. Executive Vision Interpretation and Execution

Providing Business Process Insight and Analysis that Enables Corporate

Success

Senior Portfolio Program Management Consultant 2010- Present

UNITEDHEALTH GROUP INC. - TRICARE WEST provider of health care coverage for

Military and Veterans. 8/2013 - 2/2014

Recruited as a Program Manager to work closely with UHC M&V LOB leaders

overseeing the Tricare West Military and Veteran's coverage claims

application referral system. Drove vision, strategy, delivery and overall

roadmap for systems.

. Efficiently managed company resources/budgets across enterprise.

. Defined program Business Case governance policies for addressing

financial concerns within M&V program.

. Managed deliverables and facilitated prioritization efforts for LOB

PCH/LetterNOW change requests. throughout lifecycle

. Defined Vision and Strategy to drive organizational value with financial

transparency.

BLUECROSS BLUESHIELD of N.D. - North Dakota's largest provider of health

care coverage. 6/2012 - 4/2013

Recruited as the Director of EPPM Governance and Process. Responsible for

leading the organization in the, implementation and administration of

Enterprise Project Portfolio Management (EPPM) discipline and the

facilitation of enterprise strategies, projects investment prioritization,

resource capacity allocation and consumption, risk mitigation and

governance for achieving performance benefit realization goals.

. Simultaneously managed large and small scale complex programs and drove

timely decisions across enterprise, thus promoting transparency,

accountability and efficiency.

. Established the Enterprise Portfolio Management Office (EPMO) charter and

standardized Project Management Life-Cycle (PMLC) methodologies and

governance systems to ensure business investments were successfully

delivered on time and met strategic value realization criteria's.

. Partnered with senior leaders and program managers to assess enterprise

financial spend, funding opportunities, delivery timing and resource

readiness for programs and sub-projects.

AIRBORNE INC., Minneapolis, MN - $100M Vitamin supplement manufacturer and

distributer. 10/2011 - 4/2012

Assisted client in defining strategies and processes related to corporate

investments. Assessed technology, human, competitive, cultural and other

organizational factors and requirements. Owned relationships, development

of business strategies, and execution for large scale initiatives.

. Collaborated with global resources and physicians to identify new and

existing product opportunities.

. Implemented best PPM practices and detailed work plans, schedules,

estimates, resource plans, and reports.

. Optimized results within business and time constraints, including

prioritization of product investments, resources within projects and sub-

programs contributing to overall program success.

. Partnered with executives ensuring timely decision making and consistent

communication to stakeholders on progress, changes and impact on

enterprise portfolio.

US BANK, Minneapolis, MN - Fifth largest commercial bank in the US.

10/2010 - 6/2011

Recruited as the Manager of Portfolio Management responsible to leading

teams in the development of operating modeling and architecture to

optimize, align and repurpose capabilities across business portfolios.

Drove prioritization of projects to create scalability and efficiency

through clearly defined KPIs and other criteria. Realigned infrastructure

to assist leadership to view and manage projects.

. Built and led enterprise-wide team focused on aligning $63M in project

component investments, prioritizing current and future strategic capital

spending demand.

. Managed/ participate in the capital request process (e.g., presentations,

cost-benefit analysis, business case).

. Established End-to-End Record-to-Report Processes for ensuring all

project investments align to enterprise business strategies.

. Established a forward looking 6-18 month rolling portfolio

demand/capacity baseline for six business units to assist resource

managers in identifying appropriate levels of planning for their

portfolios.

Senior Project / Portfolio Manager 2007 - 2010

CARGILL, INC., Wayzata, MN - $88B Provider of food, agricultural and risk

management products and services.

Recruited to reduce expenses associated with demand and resource capacity.

Tapped for high-level strategic projects to be executed within tight

timelines. Conducted maturity studies while working with company leadership

to ensure numerous high-profile infrastructure upgrade and software

development project projects and programs were delivered on time, within

budgets, ranging from $102K to $54M.

. Coordinated and facilitated portfolio balancing activities, including

gathering and analyzing appropriate portfolio performance data to

understand, evaluate and manage risks to the portfolio.

. Developed solutions resulting in six/seven-figure cost savings across

multiple projects.

. Increased workforce optimization saving BUs 16% in capacity alignment

efforts.

. Built standard Change Management systems and processes to support

successful project delivery.

. Developed global migration/implementation plans to move from JD Edwards

to new SAP platform.

. Implemented $800K cost savings in global network to replace outdated

equipment.

Senior Principle Consultant 2005 - 2007

PORTFOLIO PRODUCT CONSULTING - Business product/program management,

contract service provider.

Led strategy development, implementation and PPM execution. Helped navigate

client businesses through organizational change. Focused on rapid growth

strategies, global expansions, joint ventures, acquisitions and mergers,

start-up ventures, turnarounds, and business reorganizations. Managed

infrastructure upgrade, software development projects with teams of 45+ and

budgets ranging up to $28M.

. Directed $3.6M SAP implementation for Schwann's Foods, leading to

significant improvement in inventory management, fleet maintenance and

delivery efficiencies.

. Established KPIs for quantitative application performance and portfolio

metrics.

. Ensured projects align to the organization's strategic direction and

maintain the right mix and balance of projects within the portfolio.

. Managed supply chain continuous improvement program that provided Target

Corp. with a competitive advantage improving product order accuracy and

visibility of inventory levels.

Senior Program Manager 2003 - 2005

ENTEGRIS, INC.,

Chaska, MN - $305M designer and manufacturer of products to protect

food/beverage, medical and pharmaceuticals items.

Brought-in to improve product throughput and define PPM strategy. Developed

competitive growth strategy aligned with product go-to-market

commercialization plans, service delivery models, and global channel

strategies. Oversaw and implemented project budgets of between $123K and

$28M.

. Established a PMLC gate review system for ensuring the successful

delivery of all products.

. Managed acquisition and integration of three newly purchased Malaysian

injection facilities with four existing plants, cutting operating costs

$725K and increasing product throughput 8%.

. Coordinate and facilitate portfolio balancing activities, including

gathering and analyzing appropriate portfolio performance data to

understand, evaluate and manage risks to the portfolio as well as drive

business leaders to necessary decisions, resulting in reduced delivery

time by 12%.

Founder and PrincipAL Consultant 2001 - 2003

BUSINESS SOLUTIONS, Minneapolis, MN - Business product/program management

contract service provider.

Designed product- and enterprise-centric turnaround strategies for high-

profile but underperforming initiatives. Delivered large complex cross-

organizational projects in support of strategic objectives. Drove solutions

scaled to organizational business and technology.

. Managed program/project processes to ensure appropriate checkpoints were

completed (scope, cost, quality, and schedule).

. Effectively restructured and established additional manufacturing

divisions from the ground up, completing program on schedule and within

budget; new division produced over $2.6M in revenue.

. Led continuous maturity assessments, ensuring that HIPAA systems were

achieving contractual objectives.

. Oversaw architecture roadmap, ensuring technical systems were scalable,

reliable, secure, and achieve business and IT performance and budget

objectives.

Account Executive / Senior Program Manager 2000 - 2001

LOGICBAY CORPORATION, Bloomington, MN - $26M designer of e-Learning

software.

Provided leadership and guidance for multiple client programs and projects,

including contract negotiation, account growth strategies, capital funding,

and scheduled milestones. Enabled additional sales opportunities within

three key accounts, Maytag, John Deere and Freightliner. Oversaw budget of

$1.25M and six direct reports.

. Established Critical-to-Quality (CTQ) client management process relative

to contract deliverables, timelines and internal costs, providing

measurable roadmap for serving ongoing client needs.

. Built PMO capability for best practices for monitoring and controlling

enterprise workflow.

. Strengthened relationship with key clients by predicting emerging needs

and developing innovative solutions.

Education, Certifications and Achievements

Master of Business Administration (MBA) . Bethel University - International

Business Strategy

Bachelor of Arts (BA) . Bethel University - Organizational Leadership

Mechanical and Electrical Engineering Design Certification trained .

Hennepin Technical College

Supply Chain Management CSCP Certification trained . University of Saint

Thomas - School of Business

PMI -PMP, OPM3, ACPsm and PgMP Certification trained, Pursuing PfMP .

Project Management Institute (PMI )

PPM & IT Governance Summit . Gartner 2010/2014

Six Sigma Black Belt Certification trained . American Society for Quality

(ASQ )

ITIL V3 Foundation Certification trained . APM Group (multinational

management accreditation body)

CMMI level 3 Quality Management System . American Society for Quality

(ASQ )

ISO Organizational Quality System and Risk Management trained . Det Norske

Veritas (DNV )

NAC Security Clearance . Department of Defense National Agency Check (NAC)

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