Lawrence D. Walden

*** **** ****** # *** ● Gahanna, Ohio 43230

Cell: 614-***-**** ● E-mail: acxhqm@r.postjobfree.com

PROFESSIONAL SUMMARY & COMPETENCIES

Process-driven project and process management professional with 20+ years of experience in the following competencies:

Project Lifecycle Management

Risk / Issue Management

Portfolio Management

Cross-Functional Team Integration

Requirements Solicitation

Demand/Capacity Forecasting

Strong Interpersonal, Verbal and Written Communication Skills

Offshore Management

Business Acumen

Executive-Level Reporting

Financial Management

Strong Organizational/Analytical Skills

Testing Methodologies

Software Development Lifecycle

Waterfall and Agile Methodologies

Budget/Forecast Planning

USP (Unique Selling Proposition)

Proven technology leader with experience in streamlining project processes and IT operations through strategic assessment, encouraging innovation, maintaining focus on delivery and motivating groups through the formation of high performing teams.

Background of executing multiple IT projects, with the experience of directing all aspects of software project lifecycle from conception to implementation and support.

Process orientated, performing a wide variety of activities, familiar with all organizational and financial aspects of project management, focused on implementing leading-edge solutions.

Collaborate with geographically distributed teams and diverse stakeholders, with the ability to work as a team player and work above and beyond expectations to meet project deadlines.

Reputation as a highly-collaborative IT business partner who possesses keen insight in quickly understanding / interpreting diverse client needs.

Motivated leader and communicator who inspires and will promote trust, cohesion, and project management across all levels of stakeholders, executives, teams, users, clients, vendors and key decision-makers.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Project Manager, Hewlett Packard Enterprise Solutions Sept 2014 - Present

Hewlett Packard

Manage customer project delivery for the Ohio Medicaid Information Technology System (MITS) to include updates to portal screens, financial reports and system generated letters from middleware applications.

Provide subject matter expertise in areas including project management, project scope definition, risk identification, project methodology, resource allocation, facilitation and budgeting.

oManage project budgeting and scheduling for projects ranging from 50K to 1M directing teams of approx. 5-50 resources per project.

oEffectively collaborates with senior management in the delivery of project status and managing customer expectations.

Assisted PMO with delivery and training of project managers on implementation of HP Project Management tool (PPMC), reducing operating budget by 10% and eliminating duplicate entry into multiple systems.

Manage Agile team, prioritizing product backlog and reviewing requirements with the team to successfully complete weekly sprints for product delivery.

Project Analyst, Hewlett Packard Enterprise Solutions May 2014 – Sept 2014

Experis, Contractor

Provided subject matter expertise in areas including project management, project scope definition, risk identification, resource leveling, and financial budget tracking.

Supported project manager on multi-year, complex project with a budget of approx. 1.5 million.

Managed project schedule, resource leveling, and project reporting on a weekly basis.

Managed project team activity to include monitoring issues, action items, project changes and risk to include risk mitigation strategies.

Product Delivery Manager Jul 2013 – May 2014

Make U Official, LLC

Negotiated with multiple vendors to structure contracts and secure cost-effective products.

Contributed technical expertise, innovation, and conceptualization of key business drivers to design, develop, and implement IT Solution (website).

Managed bookkeeping and payroll activities.

Handled purchases, sales and distribution of product inventory.

Portfolio Leader, Nationwide Insurance Mar 2009 – Jun 2013

Marketing and Collaboration Business Unit

Provided portfolio forecasting, trending and metrics reporting while supervising staff in supporting the Shared Services Portfolio of more than 30 million for 2011 and approximately 18 million for 2012.

Oversaw the execution of projects in alignment with the Project Portfolio and assisted project managers with specific business unit processes.

Collaborated with the business team in planning and prioritizing new demand against existing work and available capacity ensuring the right projects at the right time were being executed in line with the business goals.

Effectively managed and forecasted planning budget of approx. 2 million, resulting in a 5% efficiency gain in 2012.

Supported Agile teams within the Portfolio ensuring alignment with PMO guidance.

Project Manager, Nationwide Insurance Apr 2006 – Mar 2009

Distribution Solutions

Coordinated and successfully completed end to end testing, implementing the consolidation and integration of changes between Nationwide and Des Moines application systems reducing 5.4 million in redundant application and infrastructure cost.

Managed project financial system of record and implementing Clarity Project Accounting reducing manual work and providing reporting capability leveraging Business Intelligence (BI) technology.

oTrained approx. 100 Project Managers/Iteration Managers on Clarity Project Accounting.

Functioned as Clarity Solution Delivery Manager; providing portfolio support and developed processes and procedures for the project management organization staffing assignments. Recognized as subject matter expert of the Clarity application.

Lead continuous improvement efforts to increase the capability of the project management organization and consistently sought after to work on special projects.

Release Manager, Nationwide Insurance May 2004 – Apr 2006

Enterprise Solution Delivery

Managed the development and testing of the Enterprise Solution Delivery (ESD) methodology.

Facilitated the development and release of the Nationwide IT Solution Delivery methodology (ESDM) to the IT organization.

Operated in two week Agile sprints, providing daily communications, sprint reviews, and snapshots of project velocity.

Trained approx. 400 IT professionals including Executive Management, Project Managers, Business Analysts, Developers, and Testers on the ESD methodology.

Project Lead, Nationwide Insurance Jan 2001 – May 2004

Distribution Solutions

Managed successful multiple implementations of enhancements to the Producer Data System (PDS) application.

Facilitated review of customer needs, technology requirements, and data collection.

Managed and successfully completed the project that migrated 95 interfaces to a new DB2 application and file format providing an annual cost savings of approx. 250k.

Project Lead, Defense Finance and Accounting Service May 1994 – Jan 2001

Columbus, OH, Finance and Accounting

Served as Test Manager for business management redesign project; developed test scenarios, test plans and schedules for testing timeline.

oConducted working group meetings with functional personnel, program officials and ends users across multiple geographic locations identifying and resolving financial reporting problems.

Served as agency representative on Department of Defense (DoD) directed team for evaluating Commercial off-the-shelf and government accounting systems.

oConducted working sessions at government agency locations, reviewing accounting system capabilities within Armey, Air Force, and Navy systems.

Completed Y2K system testing for the financial systems.

oCreated test plans and executed scripts for application and interface changes necessary for Y2K.

Assisted with the development of requirements and testing of Electronic Data Interchange (EDI).

Systems Accountant, Defense Commissary Agency

Ft. Lee, VA, Financial Reporting

Systems Accountant, Defense Finance and Accounting Service

Columbus, OH, Finance and Accounting

EDUCATION

Bachelors of Science Degree in Accounting

Central State University

Masters Certificate in Project Management

George Washington University

LICENSES/PROFESSIONAL CERTIFICATIONS/AFFILIATIONS/VOLUNTEERISM

Member, Project Management Institute (PMI)

Member, Ohio High School Athletic Association (OHSAA)

National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA)

Volunteer, Mid-Ohio Foodbank

Volunteer, GRIN (Gahanna Residents in Need)

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