DAVID A. THEIMER, PMP

847-***-****

acx7hp@r.postjobfree.com

SUMMARY

Accomplished IT Leader with strategic leadership and hands-on technical expertise implementing technology environments and software development

Project manager, knowledgeable in software development and infrastructure team management

Organized, detail-oriented, adaptive yet creative, with a track record of bringing a broad range of technology solutions to market

Quality-focused innovator and team relationship/resource manager

Managed teams of locally and distributed onshore and offshore, internal and partner resources

Thorough understanding of the financial industry in tax, insurance, investment and financial planning strategies

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

IT & BUSINESS PROJECT & PROGRAM MANAGER CONSULTANT 2009 - Present Walgreens Company, Chicago, IL

Accountability for resources tasked with software and infrastructure implementation projects

Project budgets ranged from $800K to $32 million - Provided technical project team management, technology strategies, managed operations, implemented change management, software development implementation, managed financials, and involved with marketing

Set strategic and technological direction for team members and 3rd party vendors

Managed 3rd party software development and infrastructure implantation team’s activities

Partnered with internal team to support activities and implement new business strategies

Negotiated legal contracts with vendors and manages\monitors day to day vendor relationships relative to contractual agreements to ensure quality and timely delivery

Managed inventory and supply chain for photo team across all stores, interacted with suppliers

Identifies project-specific expenses and scope changes that affect budget

Extensive communications at executive and team level Toucan Dive Center, Chicago, IL

Implemented a retail inventory management and operational control software

Analyzed and provided business process improvements to restructure retail operations

Inventory and supply chain management focusing on improved profits and customer experience MANAGER, PROGRAM & RELATIONSHIP MANAGEMENT 2008 - 2009 Sears Holding Company, Chicago, IL

Charged with managing the relationships between the IT organization and the business leaders – issue resolution, progress tracking, executive communication

Ensure teams and projects stayed on schedule

Developed and maintained tools to improve communications across all teams

Integrated and supported the Project Management Office, PMO MANAGER 2007 - 2008

Acquity Group, Chicago, IL

Planned and executed the discovery phase of an application implementation and integration

Tracked schedule, defined work effort, progress, budget, weekly reports to client team and sponsor

Managed a geographically distributed client and technology development team

Conducted interviews to collect high-level business requirements with marketing and IT teams and developed deliverables such as project plan, requirements matrix, use cases, process flow diagrams, roles functionality mappings, and status reports

Supported business development with Request for Proposal (RFP) DAVID A. THEIMER 847-***-**** PAGE TWO

PRODUCT MANAGER (IT APPLICATIONS MANAGER) 2002 - 2007 Hewitt Associates, Lincolnshire, IL

Architected and implemented a Web Content Management (WCM) solution

Set the vision, goals, and strategy for the firm’s web content management technology’s cost of

$1.5M

Interact with business customers to understand requirements/anticipate IT solutions based on business/technical knowledge

Review project team deliverables to ensure quality (design walk-through, test results, etc.)/ adherence to quality standards/regulatory requirements.

Served as Product Owner for the firm’s enterprise content management (Interwoven TeamSite) and search applications (HP Autonomy)

Project Manager for technical web portal team using Vignette Portal

Improved the time to resolve a TeamSite issue by 45% through process re-engineering

Created structure and processes around the WCM application and built a team to support the user community

Supported application environment upwards to 1000 users throughout geographically dispersed locations

Research, analysis, selection, implementation and maintenance of new tools, technologies, and services

Responsible for vendor relationship, pricing negotiations, and budget, building a strong communication channel with providers and business teams

Implemented cost reduction solutions by consolidating two applications, streamlining processes regarding user access and security resulting in a cost savings of $63,000 per year EARLIER EXPERIENCE

Held a variety of IT technology consulting and project management positions specializing in internet retail, web content management, and technical application management at Accenture and Motorola SKILLS

Management: Team & Project Leadership, Contract Negotiations, Financial Management Employee Utilization, Retail eCommerce

Technical: Programming (Java, Python, SQL), Internet Development (MVC), Database Operations

(Oracle, MySQL, MongoDB), Windows Server, Unix, Web Content Management (Joomla, Interwoven) EDUCATION/CERTIFICATION

Northwestern University, Evanston, IL

Master of Science, Information Systems candidate (Spring 2017) Northern Illinois University, DeKalb, IL

Bachelor of Science, Computer Science with Applied Emphasis Minors: Business Administration and Military Science Fundamentals of Leadership Certificate, Northwestern University Certified Scrum Master, Scrum Alliance

Project Management Professional (PMP), Project Management Institute, PMI Lean Six Sigma Green Belt Certification, Chicago Deming Association ACCOMPLISHMENTS

United States Army Reserves, obligation complete

Eagle Scout, Boy Scouts of America

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