Maria Liesen
312-***-**** - *********@*****.***
Professional Summary:
3+ years of PMO/Portfolio/Program Management experience.
Experience in building out PMO by driving implementation of PMI project process standards.
Experienced in PMI waterfall methodology and agile methodology.
Experience working quickly with priorities that are shifting consistently.
Extensive experience working with the business, vendors, and internal IT to communicate relevant project information.
Experience reviewing business scenarios & analyzing outcomes, etc.
High technical expertise with MS Excel and SharePoint creating lists, sites, workflow, etc.
Experience with IT Infrastructure services such as IaaS (AWS Products, etc.), SaaS (Office 365, etc.), telecom, and data centers. Professional Experience:
Silent IT Oct 15 – Current
Program Manager
Program manager that manages the Firm’s project portfolio, project managers, and drives executive priorities.
Oversees the coordination and administration of all aspects of the Firm’s project portfolio including planning, organizing, staffing, leading, and controlling program activities.
Assess situations to determine the importance, urgency and risks, and make clear decisions which are timely and in the best interests of the Firm.
Lead in building out and implementing PMO framework for Firm including defining the Firm’s standard project execution process, developing project templates, creating metrics and reports for executives, and restructuring client deliverables.
Lead in resource management initiative by developing and implementing an SOP for workload tracking and resource allocation.
Project manager that executes projects by defining and executing project scope, budget, schedule, and deliverables. Grosvenor Capital Management May 13 – Oct 15
Project Manager
Project manager that executes projects by defining and executing project scope, budget, schedule, and deliverables.
Member of the IT Infrastructure Management Team focused on contributing towards strategic decisions for department priorities, developing department roadmaps, and acting as role model for team members.
Performed business analyst requirement elicitation for all project work.
Owner of 6.5M department budget tasked with developing and maintaining budget along with contributing towards strategic fund allocation.
Outage lead for all high-visibility IT Infrastructure issues focused on managing communications, tracking issue resolution, managing resource triage, and coordinating retroactive actions.
Monitored and analyzed contract data to define cost-saving opportunities.
AWS steering committee member tasked with creating detailed cost analysis reports on AWS spend and trends across full IT department.
Performed product research and cost analysis to drive management decisions.
Managed IT Infrastructure licenses by understanding all licensing models, analyzing spend, and tracking usage.
Managed contracts and vendor relationships for budgeting and project work.
Developed business cases to drive department initiatives through management approvals.
Designed, built, and implemented IT equipment standards, request, and lifecycle process for Firm.
Designed, built, and implemented automated new hire IT onboarding process for Firm. Saint Xavier University Jan 12 – May 13
Desktop Support
Provided level 1, 2, and 3 technical support to students, staff, and faculty. Grosvenor Capital Management May 12 – Aug 12
IT Intern - Desktop Support, Project Management
Project manager that executes projects by defining and executing project scope, budget, schedule, and deliverables.
Desktop systems admin tasked with writing scripts for automated software installations, contributing towards configuration of production IT management systems, and improving reports for critical IT management systems.
Composed business cases for various projects drive management decisions. Culver-Stockton College May 11 – Aug 11
Desktop Support
Provided level 1 and 2 technical support to students, staff, and faculty. Education:
Saint Xavier University
Bachelor in Computer Science