JAMES WEBER, PMP

**** ******** ***** 614-***-****

Galloway, Ohio 43119 acxth3@r.postjobfree.com

PROJECT MANAGEMENT EXECUTIVE

Accomplished highly diverse professional with extensive expertise in IT managerial roles, including program management, project management, application development management, and application services delivery and support. Multiple years of successfully leading teams, programs and projects.

Recognized as an experienced leader with strengths in managing various types of IT teams and resources, including project managers, project controllers, business systems analysts, application developers, testers, and support analysts. Adept at project portfolio management and monitoring, budgeting and cost control, and communications with all levels from staff to executive.

Skilled in staff development, talent management, team building, and applying the right resources to achieve positive results to meet company initiatives and objectives. Results-driven IT Manager with exceptional track record in directing teams to successful completion of projects and activities. Proven ability to increase productivity, quality and customer satisfaction through well-managed, on-time projects. PMP-certified in 1999 with renewals thereafter with leadership roles in the PMI Central Ohio Chapter in recent years.

Managerial/Leadership Skills

PMO Methodologies

Project Portfolio Management

Application Development Management

Strategic Project Planning

Program Management

Project Management

Talent Management

Staff/Resource Development

Budgets and Cost Control

Vendor/Contractor Management

Organizational Skills

Capacity Management

Staffing and Onboarding

Customer Relations

On-time and On-budget Projects

Cross-Functional Team Integration

Executive Communications

Integrated Resource Planning

Change Management Enabler

Risk/Issue Management

Waterfall/Agile Methodologies

Project Portfolio Tools

Multimillion-dollar budgets

PROFESSIONAL HIGHLIGHTS

Robert Half Technology, Columbus, Ohio

August 2016 – November 2016

Senior IT Project Manager

Responsibilities at Sears Home and Business Franchises included Project Management foundational aspects associated with delivery of a new point of sale system for Sears Home and Business franchises throughout the country [Project cancelled in Initiation phase due to lack of funding].

Managed all aspects in the Initiation phase, including business case development, financial justifications, creation of project charter and numerous other early project artifacts.

Project to include a proof of concept phase, pilot phase, and an implementation phase, deploying at all franchise locations across the United States.

Project to also deliver a new content management system and the revision of all four major Sears Home and Business websites.

TEKsystems, Columbus, Ohio

May 2016 – August 2016

Senior Project Manager

Short-term assignment responsibilities at Huntington National Bank included the management of multiple internal high visibility projects:

Senior Project Manager for the RegEd project to deploy a new investment banking application, including application development and multiple data interface efforts.

Senior Project Manager for the Beneficial Owner project to deliver products to meet regulatory requirements.

Daily management of the Sustainability Tracker, an application for the tracking of the company’s many ongoing initiatives and related milestones.

Quick Solutions, LLC, Columbus, Ohio

June 2015 – April 2016

Senior Manager

Responsibilities included the management of multiple projects for internal and external customers.

Project Manager for the Ohio Department of Commerce License Issuance and Tracking System (LITS) implementation, an agile project to develop a new application to track all applications and permits, as well as converting all their hard copy forms and transactions into electronic versions.

Project Manager for the American Municipal Power (AMP) Mobile project to convert the company’s existing hard copy member directory into an electronic mobile version, as well as a pdf version.

Project Manager for the MedVets project to support the company’s network infrastructure upgrade across various locations in the midwestern United States.

Proteam Solutions, Inc., Columbus, Ohio

June 2011 – June 2015

PMO Director/PM Practice Center Manager

Established Project Management Office and implemented Project Management best practices, including standards, policies and procedures.

Screened and interviewed candidates for Project Management positions.

Participated in Business Development activities to assist company growth ventures in the PM space and other verticals.

Provided Program Management consulting services to the ODE (Ohio Department of Education), including:

oImplementation of a $3M statewide electronic transcript system and data warehouse in collaboration with the Ohio Board of Regents

oImplementation of a $500K data tools consolidation project

oImplementation of an $600K initiative for the complete redesign of the ODE website

oImplementation of a $1.2M project to deliver a website associated with the OhioMeansJobs initiative, involving both ODE, ODJFS and the Governor’s Office.

Tekmark Global Consulting, Columbus, Ohio

October 2010 – June 2011

Program Manager

Program Management Consultant at JP Morgan Chase to manage enterprise projects/ initiatives in the Home Lending Division. Prepared a PMO-wide IRP (Integrated Resource Plan) for new CIO to better account for resource demand and capacities.

Entailed working closely with all application development and support managers to assess both demand and capacity for all 2011 initiatives.

Monitored and tracked enterprise releases on a quarterly basis to ensure successful deliveries. Worked collaboratively with all release managers to assure proper status of activities.

Project Manager for a project related to correcting loan information for U. S. service personnel.

Prepared business cases for strategic bank initiatives, which entailed working closely with project managers to obtain correct resource and financial estimates.

American Electric Power, Columbus, Ohio

March 2008 – June 2010

PMO Manager

Managed both Project Managers and Project Controllers implementing projects for all AEP business units. Management responsibilities included ensuring Project Managers and Controllers followed established procedures, provided adequate cost, scope and schedule control, and maintained quality standards.

Provided all project resource staffing assignments for all Project Managers and Project Controllers [ranged from a high of 56 individuals to a low of 36 individuals].

Directly responsible for oversight/management of the entire IT project portfolio (usually between 200-250 concurrent projects valued at $35-$40M) with a project success rate of 82%.

Conducted biweekly detailed project status reviews/consultations with all Project Managers and Project Controllers, focusing on the following parameters for each project: cost, budget, schedule, project plan, quality, testing, CPI, SPI, risks, issues and other pertinent indicators.

Served on the Alternative Development Initiative Team, with the primary goal of aiding AEP’s transition from standard waterfall methodology to alternate sources of delivery, including agile and iterative.

Chaired management biweekly project status review sessions for all AEP business unit areas.

Engaged on the PPM (Project Portfolio Management) project, which included a complete implementation utilizing Microsoft Project 2007 Professional, Project Server 2007, and Portfolio Server.

Performed all activities related to contractors, including: reviewing/screening resumes, interviewing, hiring and releasing contractors.

Worked extensively with all IT Planning Managers to ensure projects were staffed with appropriate Project Managers/Controllers to meet the needs of each project.

Participated in the Lessons Learned process by ensuring all Project Managers/Controllers observed and heeded past historical experiences.

Managed both capital and O&M budgets.

American Electric Power, Columbus, Ohio

June 2005 – March 2008

IT Application Development Manager

Performed as Application Development Resource Manager for company billing applications, including MACSS (Marketing, Accounting and Customer Services System) and VA (Virtual Agent).

Also managed the development team for company GIS applications, based on the GE Smallworld platform.

Managed the ongoing daily development activities of 14 personnel for the following technologies: mainframe/COBOL, .net and Java.

Responsible for ensuring all staff followed approved development standards and ensured quality in all production deliverables.

Provided all project assignments for all development staff (employees and contractors).

Managed both capital and O&M budgets.

American Electric Power, Columbus, Ohio

August 2000 – June 2005

IT Application Services Manager

Managed business-centric functional application services teams up to 18 individuals (BSAs, Project Managers, Support Analysts, Testers) dedicated to serving the application services needs of numerous internal business units, including Telecom, Real Estate Management, Office Services, Aviation Management, Fleet Services, and Facilities Management.

Application Services teams were responsible for all aspects of a project, including project approval, planning, development and support.

Managed all capital and O&M expenditures for all staff members and related project costs (budgets ranged from $2-3MM).

Mentored staff and conducted personnel annual performance appraisals.

Managed or oversaw the management of projects resulting from the merger of AEP and Central Southwest (CSW), including:

o$1.5M Fleet Management System implementation at 52 locations

o$500K Corporate Library System deployment

o$1M Land Management System deployment

American Electric Power, Columbus, Ohio and Bridgman, Michigan

November 1998 – August 2000

Y2K Team Leader – Client/Server Systems

Team Leader for a staff of 10-12 contractors for AEP’s Y2K project – responsible for ensuring Y2K readiness of many mission-critical client/server systems.

Developed detailed project schedules to ensure Y2K compliance for project teams. Responsible for: 1) selection and deployment of contractor resources, 2) reviewing evaluations prepared by subordinates, 3) management reporting, 4) weekly progress meetings/reports, and 5) interfacing with numerous business units.

American Electric Power, Columbus, Ohio and Bridgman, Michigan

November 1988 – November 1998

Project Manager

Successfully managed a $3.5 million DACS project implementation (Digital Access Control System), a major radiation protection computer system entailing a complete LAN system.

Project Management responsibilities included: developing and tracking project schedules; project budget tracking, administration of contracts/service orders and payment of invoices; directing completed hardware and software testing; deployment of hardware and software; and coordination of several AEP cross-disciplines and contractor organizations.

Successfully managed a $1.7 million electronic dosimetry project entailed of 1000 electronic dosimeters and related VAX-based hardware, software and communications equipment. Directed hardware and software testing utilizing standardized methodology based on AEP software quality assurance requirements.

Impell Corporation, Chicago, Illinois

January 1984 – November 1988

Senior Engineer – Nuclear Operations

Assistant System Manager for implementation of VAX-based PRISM radiation protection computer system at Cook Nuclear Plant in Bridgman, Michigan. Responsibilities included: system monitoring and performance; established user accounts and access; provided user training; provided reporting for standardized and ad-hoc reports.

Performed emergency planning activities for all Commonwealth Edison Nuclear Plants in Illinois (Dresden, Zion, LaSalle, Quad Cities, Byron and Braidwood) and the Toledo Edison Davis-Besse Nuclear Plant in Ohio.

Performed drywell penetration inspections at the Detroit Edison Fermi II nuclear plant in Michigan.

EDUCATION

B.S. Environmental Health Sciences, Purdue University, West Lafayette, Indiana

Project Management Professional (PMP) Certification, 1999, #21244

LEADERSHIP EXPERIENCES

2012-2013 Vice President – Communications, PMI Central Ohio Chapter; Teams included Communications, Marketing and Sponsorship

2011 - Sponsorship Director, PMI Central Ohio Chapter

Past President of my church in Hilliard, Ohio

Served as United Way Team leader and Operation Feed Team Leader on numerous occasions

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