Project Manager

James B. McCullough

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Summary

Experienced leader of project management with diversified experience managing people and resources effectively to meet business objectives on time within large-scale budgets.

Skills

Forecasted and met budgetary requirements on projects and program level efforts

Large-scale, multi-year projects with validated environments

Large scale hardware projects with zero down time

PPM, SDLC and PMLC process definition and documentation

Clear communication with local and off-site personnel and clients

Ability to coordinate and manage many people both direct report and matrix resources

MS Project / Project Server 03, 07, 10 & 13, SharePoint, Clarity, Notes, and Outlook

Large scale software implementation programs multi-site and virtual team experience

Experienced activity and resources planning manager

Demonstrated confidence presenting publicly including corporate level management

Experience

SENIOR CONSULTING PROJECT MANAGER 2015-Present

CRS Group Northbrook, IL

Working as a consultant at CVS Health in the Mail pharmacy group on the development and improvement of their customer facing prescription information system.

Project management responsibilities for the overall coordination and senior management reporting of the program that oversaw the development work of the prescription information system. The program interfaced and oversaw the efforts of 7 different groups within CVS Health. This program reported to the CIO and was considered a key objective for CVS Health.

Organized matrixed groups into one project team

Worked with SMEs and development teams to design a system to meet the demanding requirements

Developed integrated project schedule encompassing all groups time and deliverables

Presented and documented weekly project status

Produced and presented design and direction documentation for CIO review

SENIOR CONSULTING PROJECT MANAGER 2014- 2015

TEK Systems, Inc. Lincolnshire, IL

Working as a consultant at Walgreens in the retail Run PM group on the continual development and improvement of their Point of Sales system.

Project management responsibilities for the design, estimation, development, testing and deployment of developed code for modifications to the Walgreens integrated Point of Sales system. Managed a $900K project that spanned 5 different groups within Walgreens. I was brought in to rescue this project that was not progressing and was out of scope, way off budget and planned 6 months late for delivery. Project is now delivering on time now and at budget.

Organized matrixed groups into one project team

Worked with architects to re-design the project and re-estimate the project quickly

Created Senior Level management materials for project redesign for approval

Developed integrated project schedule encompassing all groups time and deliverables

Presented and documented weekly project status

Produced and presented monthly financial project status to business owners

SENIOR CONSULTING PROJECT MANAGER 2014 – 2014

Precise Solutions, Inc. Vernon Hills, IL

Working as a consultant at Abbvie in the SAP Global Support group on the configuration and implementation of SAP across Abbvie.

Program management responsibilities for the implementation and reporting of employee time data for the Global SAP support group. Managed a series of SAP code enhancement projects for business groups needs. Established a standard project schedule format for use by all PMs within SAP support. Co-implemented standardized processes across Global SAP support.

Implemented time reporting using MS Project Server 2010

Worked with finance group for automated cost recovery for time reported

Developed series of MS Project Server reports for management

Created reporting processes for time reporting compliance

Implemented processes for implementing time reporting and enforcing compliance.

Co-implemented centralized Issue, Risk, and Decision SharePoint lists

Co-implemented centralized change request process using SharePoint

PROGRAM MANAGEMENT OFFICE CONSULTANT 2012 – 2014

Precise Solutions, Inc. Vernon Hills, IL

Working as a consultant at Abbott Laboratories in the Symphony PMO on the configuration and implementation of SAP across Abbott and Abbvie corporations.

Program management office responsibilities for the reporting and auditing of the project documentation and schedules across the program. Primarily responsible for the governance / support of MS Project for the reporting of project schedules and intended resource usage. Implemented and performed the reporting of resource usage across the program and the auditing of all the project schedules and status reports for adherence to PMO governance.

Portfolio status reporting and senior management reviews.

Program level resource usage reporting and analysis

Risk, issue and decision report analysis and reporting

Project schedule governance, auditing and training

Development of reporting and analysis tools

Delegation and review of tasks and documentation work to PMO staff

PMO governance and process auditing

Communication of PMO processes and reports

PROJECT MANAGEMENT CONSULTANT 2011 - 2012

APEX Systems. Lincolnshire, IL

Working as a consultant at Walgreens PMO for the decommissioning of the Duane Reade Data Center and rollout of store conversions to Walgreens applications at DR Stores.

Program management and reporting for a large conversion effort to integrate existing and new Duane Reade stores and current corporate offices into the Walgreens environment with both existing and new applications utilizing current and new implementation strategies.

Project / Portfolio status reporting and senior management reviews.

Project gap analysis and task identification

Risk identification / mitigation analysis and planning

Issue resolution / solution documentation and validation

External resource management and task assignment

Delegation of tasks and documentation work to project staff

Project financial management and reporting

Project communication plans and implementation

PROJECT MANAGEMENT CONSULTANT 2010 - 2011

APEX Systems. Waukegan, IL

Working as a consultant at Abbott Laboratories in the GPRD IT PMO for the implementation and support of their instance of MS Project Server 2010.

MS Project Server 2010 administration and support for the Program / Project managers and team members associated with GPRD IT projects.

Managed project portfolio and the reporting process to senior management.

Developed and presented documentation and processes for MS Project Server 2010

Drafted and distributed communications to PM staff and Senior Management

Trained PMs and team members on the use of MS Project Server 2010

Manage the creation and administration of project specific SharePoint sites

Implementation of upgrade from MS Project Server 2003 to 2010

Support and training on Pivot Tables for MS Project Server data.

Conversion of Lotus Notes eRoom to SharePoint site

MANAGER, SKILLS ENHAN. & DEV. ITG PMO 2007 – 2009

Health Care Service Corp. Chicago, IL

HCSC is the 4th largest health insurer in the USA and is the Blue Cross Blue Shield licensee for Illinois, Texas, Oklahoma and New Mexico.

Managed skills development for ITG PMO personnel. Planned, developed and delivered development projects and project tracking for PMO and business customers.

Developed & implemented documentation and processes on topics including Project Management Lifecycle (PMLC), Project Financials and Reporting, Status Reports, Time Reporting, Project Planning, Project Resource Management, Security, and Close Out.

Developed, facilitated and presented Project Portfolio Management processes, financial planning and status reporting to PMs and business customers

Created and published a 4-week on-boarding manual for new members to the PMO

Initiated certification tracking and development plans for PMPs and PMP candidates.

Trained PMs on Lotus Notes and eRoom project document storage and team access.

Trained and worked within HIPPA regulations for IT related projects

Experience within HCSC IT Projects as an ICD-10 early adopter

CHANGE MANAGEMENT CONSULTANT 2005 - 2006

Hewitt Associates MPHRO Lincolnshire, IL

Hewitt is a global HR outsourcing provider with 98% of the Fortune 1000 listed as clients for benefits or multi process implementations and support.

Managed change management to Fortune 500 clients with multiple application implementations including international deployments.

Actively involved in client contact and consulting during entire life of project

Provided feedback and risk analysis during project planning and redirection sessions

Created documentation for client use for each application implementation

Developed specific process flow documentation to reflect technical functionality

TECHNICAL PROJECT MANAGER 2001 - 2004

Hospira, Inc. (Formerly Abbott Laboratories, Hospital Products division) Lake Forest, IL

Hospira, Inc. is a global specialty pharmaceutical and medication delivery company.

Managed development and delivery for a systems development project that affected the process and manner in which product specifications were created, used and modified.

Led national process change effort involving over 15 different locations

Implemented to over 2200 users utilizing local and contracted development services

Lead project team in development, validation, and delivery on a $16 million project

HELP DESK SUPERVISOR 1999 - 2001

TAP Pharmaceuticals (A subsidiary of Abbott) Lake Forest, IL

TAP began in 1977 as a joint venture between two global pharmaceutical leaders, Abbott and Takeda Pharmaceutical Company Limited.

Supervised 7 desktop technicians and 2 phone support technicians with constant user exposure at both project and executive management level.

Supervised 550+ user multi-location R&D help desk for hardware and software

Direct input on a $2 million budget

Received President’s Award in 2000 for coordinating flawless move to new headquarters

NETWORK ADMINISTRATOR 1993 - 1999

Abbott Laboratories, Hospital Products Division (HPD) Abbott Park, IL

Abbott is a global, broad–based health care company devoted to the discovery, development, manufacture and marketing of pharmaceuticals and medical products.

Administration of an integrated platform of servers, PCs and data collection devices

Supported 450+ users in both hardware and software on an integrated server platform

Planned and executed $1.3 million upgrade of 10 servers with no interruption of service

Planned and implemented nightly data backup plan utilizing a three-site tape storage rotation allowing for double-failure with minimal information loss

KNOWLEDGE ENGINEER & LAN ADMINISTRATOR 1988 - 1993

Baxter Healthcare, Inc. Waukegan, IL

Baxter International Inc. is a global health-care company that, through its subsidiaries assists health-care professionals and their patients with treatment of complex medical conditions.

Facilitated job analysis sessions, and acted as company Expert in the field of Expert Systems.

Created expert system prototypes for crucial organizational needs

Developed expert system development methodology compatible with existing systems development methodology

Administrated a 200 user Novell LAN for systems development and customer support

Other Employers:

Texas Instruments, Austin, TX Tech. Instructor/National Coor. 1984 – 1988

Texas Instruments, Chicago, IL Assistant Center Manager 1982 – 1984

Education Masters of Project Management 02/2004 Keller Graduate School of Management

Bachelors of Science 01/1982

Indiana University

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