Project Manager Management

OVERVIEW

** ***** ** ********* ******* management experience in Financial Institutions, Education and Technology Industry with proven track record of delivering on time, within budget while meeting the project objectives

Independent contributor, with ability to provide overall quality control to the project with outstanding planning, execution, monitoring and resource balancing skills

Strong leadership and team building skills with competency to support multiple projects simultaneously in a matrix organizational structure

Solution oriented technical project manager with notable success in managing software development and directing broad range of corporate information technology initiatives

Specific experience in designing, developing and enhancing applications for the mortgage and financial markets, most recently for residential appraisal management and scoring

Quality/Testing Management, Communication Management, Schedule Management, Risk/Issues Management and Metrics Management

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

PowerSchool LLC

Rancho Cordova, CA May 2013 to Present

Senior Project Manager, reporting to Vice President of PMO Department

K-12 Project Management Office

Responsible for development and implementation of enterprise technology projects for PowerSchool, a leading provider of student information systems and solutions

Managing multiple complex projects with cross-functional teams

Responsible for the management of scope, cost, human resource, risk and project communication

Ensuring project metrics are tracked, managed and met

Managing change control and risks to development projects and reporting to Senior Management

Create and present status reports to the Executive team. Update executive dashboard on project progress and issues. Provide strategies and plans as required

Facilitate team meetings, manage project execution and escalate issues as necessary

Work with the business unit and PMO to define and implement Project Management standards, procedures and programs

CoreLogic

Rancho Cordova, CA February 2008 to May 2013

Senior IT Project Manager, reported to Director of PMO Department

CIS Data and Analytic Project Management Office

Responsible for development and implementation of valuation management systems for CoreLogic, a leading provider of data, data analytics and software applications for the mortgage and financial industry

Managed all aspects of project scope, budget, financial forecasting, scheduling and quality control

Responsible for work assignments, issue resolution, schedule tracking, task dependencies across integration projects and communicating with team members as well as across project teams

Worked with a team of 5 to design a data mart which retrieves product data from the Appraisal Data Warehouse as the foundation for new valuation products

Managed a team of 15, consisting of developers, analysts and testers to develop LoanSafe Appraisal Manager, a quality control tool to help appraisal reviewers and underwriters check an appraisal for completeness, compliance, fraud, and lending risks

Managed LoanSafe Appraisal Manager to ensure it was in compliance with The Uniform Mortgage Data Program established by Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac

Managed and supported Wells Fargo and Bank of America’s implementation with LoanSafe Fraud Manager. Worked with analysts to process their loan files

Supervised a team of 5 to enhance and support “BPO Check,” a tool to help lenders and brokers focus on their appraised value and BPO value. BPO Check provides an overvaluation score, undervaluation score, avm value, and alerts to indicate valuation risk

Managed vendor relationship. Prepared RFPs and coordinated response with Business Development, Integration Service and Sales. Managed major proposals resulting in US Department of Veteran Affairs and Freddie Mac & Fannie Mae contracts being awarded to CoreLogic

First American Real Estate Solutions

Santa Ana, CA June 2000 to February 2008

Project Manager 2002 to 2006

Responsible for identifying and managing dependencies across several concurrent integration projects including reporting, consolidated billing and data management

Managed a team of 4 developers over a period of two years to develop “Realist”, a leading property information application that combines public record data and MLS content to seamlessly deliver-in-depth property data and local market information to MLS systems

Coordinated and purchased servers, licenses and required equipment for the Realist application

Integrated Realist with other information systems, identified and made infrastructure configuration changes. Managed and supported the company’s marketing website.

Managed and supported HomeProfile, a web-based solution for title companies for over five years

Business Analyst 2000 to 2002

Performed gap analysis on MetroScan Online solution that allows title companies to access a wide range of property information: find comparable sales, research property investments, compare housing marketing and neighborhood

Wrote functional specification for the MetroScan Online solution

Hansen Information Technology, Inc.

Sacramento, CA 1999 - 2000

Quality Analyst

Responsible for writing test plans, test specification, and use cases for a windows-based enterprise asset management application

Performed functional, load, and performance tests

Los Rio Community District (Sacramento City College/American River College)

Sacramento, CA 1999 - 2000

Part Time Faculty

Taught the following courses: Computer Basics, MS Excel, MS Words, MS Access, Introduction to the Internet, and Web Designing

Prepared all course materials and lessons

Completed grade books, final grade sheets, and final exam assessments

Elk Grove Unified School District

Elk Grove, CA 1998-1999

Elementary Teacher

Taught reading, language art, social studies, mathematics, science and health sciences to students utilizing course of study. Developed lesson plans and instructional materials

Evaluated students' academic growth, kept appropriate records and prepared progress reports

PROJECT MANAGEMENT TOOLS

MS Word, Access, Excel, PowerPoint, Project, Visio

VersionOne, Jira, SharePoint and Confluence

Webex & Google Hangout

EDUCATION/PROFESSIONAL TRAINING

Project Management Professional (PMP)

Certified Scrum Master

Master of Business Administration, Management of Computer Application 1999

California State University, Sacramento

Multiple Subjects Credential 1997

California State University, Sacramento

Bachelor of Arts, Liberal Studies 1996

California State University, Sacramento

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