Project Manager
Resume:
Tod Planert
(Cell) 708-***-****
***.*******@*****.***
Project manager with diverse experience performing business analysis, design, project management, and governance in large, matrixed organizations. A seasoned veteran recognized for team building, development of quality processes, and project delivery. Strong communicator with the ability to manage the expectations of customers, motivate and integrate team players, and work with all levels of management. PMP certified project manager in 2004 and a product of Motorola's highly regarded six sigma quality and management development environment.
Related Skill Sets
PMP Certified Project Manager (2004)
MS Office
CMM/SEI Practices for Quality SDLC
MS Project
Vendor Management
Visio
IT Process Governance
Planview
PMO Governance
ITIL v3 Foundation
Six Sigma Process Improvement
EXPERIENCE
Project Manager at Catalyst/SXC/Catamaran/Optum 2011 - 2016
Applied Six Sigma methodologies to ensure new hires had all the critical equipment and access they needed on day 1 resulting in over 3 million in saving over 5 years.
Teamed with New Client Implementation to develop requirements, design, and implement the new client implementations system in ServiceNow. Worked with over 20 business teams to gather data elements, high level tasks and develop workflow. Developed a client SharePoint site that integrated implementation documents with ServiceNow. Trained over 150 Catamaran personnel in the usage of the system.
Project managed the data center migration of the PBS system from Walgreens to Catalyst. This 18 month project involved all IT PBM business applications including adjudication and its pre and post subsystems, infrastructure, and client/vendor connectivity. This PBS system was the heart of the PBM business and was successfully transitioned for hundreds of clients.
Tracked the progress of 90+ projects against Cigna service level agreements to ensure projects were created for each business requirement and on schedule. Compliance status was maintained for 23 business owners and 90+ projects. No penalties were incurred during this period.
Governance Lead at Walgreens 2011 - 2011
Asked by management to build and manage the Claim Solutions Governance group responsible for implementation of new SDLC lifecycle workflows including training documentation and classroom instruction for the Claim Solutions workforce. Process improvements developed by Governance and the CS Quality Program drove the configuration of Atlassian project workflow and WIKI productivity tools.
Ownership and change facilitator of process flow between SDLC teams, project templates, and process within the Atlassian tools
Facilitated continuous process and metrics improvement through a planning, testing, verifying and implementing methodology
Ensured compliance with audit, CS procedures, tool usage, and templates in alignment with the CS Quality Program
PMO Lead at Walgreens 2007-2011
Initiated the Claim Solutions PMO group and led a staff of 7 project managers. The PMO managed over 100 projects at a time including the management of the third party software vendor SXC.
Managed and represented PBM IT in meetings with the PBM business for 100+ ongoing projects
Project managed up to 20 projects including multiple complex projects and all projects for third party vendor SXC
Successfully passed annual internal and external software change control audits based on physical evidence for hundreds of projects from 2007-2010. Walgreens’ PBM had failed audits the previous 3 years. All audits were passed during this period.
Project Manager at Hospira 2004-2007
When Hospira was spun off from Abbott in 2004, Government Reporting systems were implemented which included the integration of the I-many Government Reporting package together with major modifications to the in house pricing system.
Business Analyst/Developer at Motorola (Corporate) 2003-2004
Consolidated Iridium financial data onto a single Oracle platform in defense of a 4 billion dollar lawsuit filed against Motorola. Documented all Iridium data stores and analyzed financial data’s usefulness for Motorola’s internal and external law teams.
Project Leader/Group Lead at Motorola (Cellular Sector) 1999-2002
Led Finance and Purchasing IT groups for the North American ERP system. Performed business analysis, integration of software systems, and delivery of multiple ongoing projects. Led team of 30-40 IT and business people for major projects affecting the Cellular ERP system. Mentored and developed junior staff in all aspects of software development and project management.
Project Leader/Staff Software Analyst at Motorola (Cellular Sector) 1996-1999
Primary IT Lead for the Cellular Cost Accounting group. Responsible for business requirements gathering, development, and maintenance of the Oracle Data warehouse and cellular costing systems.
Managed implementation of Duty Recovery system resulting in 15 million in payments to Motorola from the US government
Created a custom Oracle tracking system that identified parts sent out by Motorola for further processing and returned as finished goods eliminating the loss of millions of dollars of inventory to third party vendors
Reengineered business process to utilize custom Oracle inventory system to track material moving between the manufacturing and distribution facilities thereby eliminating manual accounting reconciliation between systems
Served a primary role in the lead team that brought CMM SDLC processes and an SEI level 3 quality rating to the Cellular Sector IT group
Senior Developer at Motorola (Cellular Sector) 1985-1996
EDUCATION
BS in Applied Computer Science from Northern Illinois University
Six Sigma Green Belt in training
PMP Certified in 2004
ITIL v3 Foundation Certification 2011
Project Management and Six Sigma quality classes at Motorola University
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