Project Manager Management

Victoria Ann McLean Young

acr7ej@r.postjobfree.com

Cell: 336-***-****

PROFESSIONAL SUMMARY

International Information Technology professional with extensive experience in Project, Program and Change Management. Successful project management in Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP), Smart Grid, Regulatory and Financial implementations for world-class organizations. These organizations include Fortune 500 companies in, Energy and Utilities, Manufacturing, Universities, Healthcare, Food and Beverage, Transportation, Pharmaceuticals, Insurance, and Financial institutions.

SKILLS SUMMARY

Project Management

Change Management

Lean Six Sigma

Waterfall and Agile

ERP, CRM and Resource Management

Internal Business Development

Excellent Communication Skills

Vendor Management

Staff Hiring, Development and Training

Application and Process Development

MS Project, MS Office (Word, Excel, Power Point, Access), SQL, Query, SharePoint, Lotus Notes. HP ALM

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Apex Systems 2015 - 2015

Project Manager Lorillard/ ITG Brands

Responsible for major projects in the IT Quality Compliance Area

Portfolio value of over $2M

Managed the validation of two (2) major systems

Managed the development Compliance documentation

RGP (Resources Global Professionals) 2014 –2014 Present

Consultant

Successfully managed the completion of two(2), million dollar projects in the Human Resource and Customer facing areas

Managed international multi-vendor, cross functional in-house teams in a highly matrix organization

Bank of America 2013 – 2013

Sr. IT Project Manager

SR. IT Project Management for the implementation for Resource Capacity Management tool

Developed and maintain various project schedules and budgets

Managed 5 Senior IT Project managers (Matrix)

Managed within a highly matrix arena, which included vendors and in-house personnel

Regular communications and meetings with mid to upper level management

PepsiCo 2012 - 2012

Sr. IT Project Manager

SR. IT Project Manager of the upgrade to Windows 7 for critical customer management systems (Siebel)

Manage a team of 5 Business Analyst and Developers

Develop and maintain project plan

Develop and maintain all required management reports, including weekly status, daily issues and risks and solutions

Project Budget $300,000+

Utilized company’s designated tools (Siebel, MS Office, MS Project, SharePoint, HP Quality Center)

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MYA, Inc. (Global Consulting) 2005 – 2014

Sr. Project manager

IT Project Program Management Leaders

Sr. Project Manager for various clients

Greatwide™ TruckLoad Management 2011

ERP Program Manager

Program manager for the implementation of a corporate wide ERP solution

Objective of the $500,000 project was to install a new ERP software which replaced several nonintegrated products

Managed 4 other Project managers and 10 IT and user team members

Manage the implementation plan, budget and resources

Work closely with GWT management

Utilized company’s designated tools ( MS Project, MS Offfice, SharePoint)

Duke Energy 2010 – 2011

Management Consultant (IT Project Manager) NouvEon

Project Manager on projects in the Smart Grid Emerging Technologies area

Purpose of this $1,000,000 project was to execute projects to verify Smart Grid assumptions. Project teams included IT, vendors and users

Took projects from the inception stage to developing and presenting the project concept and project charter to developing the project plan to obtaining executive approval to building and managing the project team to testing to final resolution of the project. Maintaining the project budget and timeline. Weekly project status reporting to the project team and project sponsors, monthly risk assessment, and detail to the project executives

Worked closely with the Project management office of the corporation

Projects included power line carrier communications, smart meters, integrated volt/var software, distribution forecasting and additional Smart Grid technologies

Utilized the company’s designated tools (MS Project, MS Office and SharePoint)

MYA, Inc. Greensboro, North Carolina 2005-2010

Senior Engagement Manager (Sr. Project Manager) directing projects in support of client requirements

Provided client support for the management of internal and external professionals

Managed projects which included new installations, database upgrades, applications and infrastructure

Successfully managed the implementation of large ERP projects

Engaged in continuous work on the development and implementation of best practices for change management

Created and implemented training programs to meet several software and business requirements

Developed best practices for compliance with the Sarbanes-Oxley 404 regulations

Directed business reviews to provide management tools to effectively integrate IT with business objectives

Proven ability to organize training implementation and strategic IT initiative support for clients

Extensive project coordination to work closely with internal and external auditors to ensure organizational compliance with FDA and SEC regulatory agencies

Managed the effective use of third party consultants for clients

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Sampling of Some of the Clients:

HSBC – Buffalo, New York 2007 -2008

Senior Technical Project Manager

Lead the development of the SOX 404 requirements team consisting of 10 team members, including IT, inside and outside auditors, and users

The purpose of the $40,000,000 project was to implement a worldwide General Ledger system

Managed the project plan, risk assessment project team meeting the appropriate deadlines

Developed the Change Management and the Release Management developed the guidelines for the worldwide technical staff on the implementation

Utilized the bank designated tools ( MS Project, MS Office products)

Trinity Industries 2007

Tank car and Barge Divisions

Sr. Engagement Manager (Project Manager)

Client requested a full business review for two divisions. Both of these business reviews included all areas of the business – Manufacturing, Distribution, Financials and Information Technology.

The objective of this project was the first step in evaluating the current compliance to the ERP software, the interfaces, risks, costs estimated at $2,000,0000 ; and project plan associated with upgrading the software

Interviewed and developed current work flows of the two divisions processes, use of the ERP products, interfaces with other software products, government requirements for reporting, and processes used to integrate the 3rd party offshore, Engineering, outsourced Accounts Receivable and Accounts payable, and the integration of the divisions requirements to the Corporate requirements

Developed the recommended processes, change management and use of current and upgraded ERP software

Utilized the clients designated tools (MS Project, MS Office products)

A B Mauri. 2006 - 2007

Global Manufacturing organization

Senior Project Manager

Managed the implementation for the upgrade and replacement of ERP software

Purpose of this $2,000,000 was to implement the ERP software without business interruption

Managed the project team of 15 team members that included IT, vendor and client

Developed the project plans and ensured these were met in coordination with the implementation teams

Developed and presented to senior management various project reports and presentations

Reviewed current process procedures in place for the Distribution areas and developed and presented the best of practice for these areas. Change Management

Worked closely with the Distribution areas during the testing and implementation, ensuring all personnel were experienced in the new products and procedures

Utilized the client tools (MS Project. MS Office, SQL and Query)

Cott Beverage manufacturer 2005 – 2006

One of world’s largest suppliers of non-alcoholic beverages and private label business

Senior Engagement Manager

Responsible for the implementation of Info’s ERP Lx for the client

The objective of this $5,000,000 project was to implement the software

Managed a project team of 20 team members that included IT, vendors and client business users

Developed and managed the project plan for the implementation

Worked closely with the Corporate IT director to ensure the project was on schedule and budget

Developed and presented software products education, based on the client requirements

Utilized the client tools (Web based Project management software, MS Office)

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Advanced Systems and Products, Inc. (Global Consulting) 2002 - 2005

Regional Manager (Sr. Project Manager)

Successfully developed relationships for the expansion of consulting business into the Southeast and Western regions.

Sr. Project manager for the successful implementation of ERP for various clients

Grew the business to over $1 million in less than a year

Utilized the various client tools ( MS Project, MS Office, Query and SQL)

PricewaterhouseCoopers, LLP (Global Audit and Consulting/IBM) 2001- 2002

Principle Consultant (Sr. Project Manager)

Managed practice initiative for developing BPCS to Lawson financial software integration product solution

IDVelocity, LLC (Global Consulting and Integration Solutions) 1995-2000

Senior Engagement Manager (Sr. Program /Project Manager)

Project Manager for the implementation of business solutions, which included BPCS, ERP, integration, Change Management, CRM (customer relation management), and Auto-ID (RFID) solutions software for multiple organizations

RELATED FORMER EXPERIENCES

BAUSCH & LOMB (Multi-billion dollar Global Leader in Eye Healthcare)

International Director, Information Management & Technology (Far East and Western Hemisphere)

BLUE CROSS/BLUE SHIELD (Billion-dollar Leader in Healthcare Insurance)

Project Manager

CORNELL UNIVERSITY

Applications Programmer I, II, III

TOMPKINS CORTLAND COMMUNITY COLLEGE (TCCC is a member of New York University system)

Adjunct Professor

EDUCATION

Rochester Institute of Technology - MBA Management

Rochester Institute of Technology - MS Computer Science

SUNY at Oswego – BA Business Administration

Certificates:

Lean Six Sigma

PMP recertifying

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PROJECT / PROGRAM MANAGER ROLE

In numerous clients, covering a wide range of organizations I have held the position of (Sr. Project / Program manager). The management of these projects has been hands on. The following are the processes that I have been responsible:

Extensive vendor relationships and management

Continued review and documentation of process (change) improvements; incorporating into the project

Proven ability to translate business objectives to project plans

Managed multiple projects which included applications development, database upgrades, new software implementation and infrastructure

Managed the selection and acquisition of a company for a global pharmaceutical organization

Managed the integration of acquisitions for a number of large global organizations

Review of the business and the processes within the business

Managed multiple project managers and multiple projects

Managed, in a matrix management environment team members for across the organization

Extensive experience in working with and reporting to management business and IT sponsors, PMOs, both IT and corporate

Manage the selection of the software and hardware required to meet the business needs

Extensive use of SDLC or other company required system development life cycle tools

Worked with executive management for the selection and creation of a project team(s)

Developed the project conception (scope) project charter and other project documents and presented to the executives

Developed with the team(s) the project plan, budget, resources and the tools required to monitor

Building the teams’ skills,

Identified the task and assigned responsibilities to the team members

Managed the project on a daily basis which included risk, time line, budget and any issues impacting the project

Continued communications with all areas of the organization and outside parties involved

Interfaced with other members of the organization impacted by the project. Ensure buy in and resolve any concerns they may have

Developed the weekly/monthly reports for use by the various sponsors, executives and project teams; reports have included status, budget, projection, risk assessment, etc.

Ensured any compilation documentation as required for the project

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