KATHLEEN M. BARRY
acy2h8@r.postjobfree.com - Telephone 917-***-****
PROFESSIONAL PROFILE
Skilled IT Program Management Professional, specializing in Financial Services – Global Banking/Brokerage Industry/Capital Markets - High Profile Mission Critical Projects, Project Crisis Management/ Audit/Rescue, Change/Transition Management, (Governance, Risk, Compliance), Exceptional track record managing Diverse IT/Operational Technology/Methodology projects from conception through completion.
PROGRAM/PROJECT MANAGEMENT COMPETENCIES
Global Financial Services:
Capital Markets, Global Banking/Brokerage/Sell/Buy Side/FO/MO/BO-Risk/Governance Transition Management, Global IT/Operational Infrastructure/Applications/Data Integrity/Migration/Storage/Program Management, Product and Systems Development.
Program/Project Admin Controls:
Multiple High Risk Programs and Projects, IT Crisis/Project Audit, Stakeholder Communication/ Reporting/Presentation, Risk Management, Staff Mentoring,
Team Building/Cross, Functional/Matrix Teams, Vendor Management, Multi-lingual/Cultural, Global PMOs, PMO Development/Management
Business Development, Project Portfolio Management, Program/Project Cost Management.
Project Methodologies/SDLC Frameworks:
CMMI, ITIL-ITSM, ISO, NIST, Prince2 and PMBOK, Six Sigma, RUP, Traditional/Adaptive-Waterfall, Agile-Scrum, Custom, Business Process Re-Engineering/Transition Management.
Insurance Industry:
Series 6 License Life/Health/Variable Annuities- Mutual Funds – Successful at Managing Fixed and/or Variable Annuity Client Portfolios- Retirement Planning, Excellent Client Sales and Consulting, Successful Solutions/Meeting Quota Targets.
Diverse Development Platforms:
Desktop, Network Infrastructure, Transformational Infrastructure, Database, Data Warehouse/Middleware, Cloud Migration, E-Commerce, Digital Media/POS
IT- Compliance: IT-GRC: Governance (COBIT, Sarbanes-Oxley Rule 404, SAS70/SSAE16, Dodd-Frank, Basel Committee Charter, etc.).
EMPLOYMENT HISTORY
Tech-com Services, Inc. - Executive Project Manager (10/2008-Present)
Develops and successfully completes challenging IT based Business and Program/Project Management consulting engagements. Employs expertise- Achieving IT goals, critical to the expansion of client business position and presence. Seasoned Program/Project Manager consistently applies Industry Best Practices. Representative Consulting Engagements include:
Global Financial Institutions – Banking/Brokerage/Market Data Vendors
Financial Market Domain Knowledge/Capital Markets-Global Equities, Fixed Income, Foreign Exchange, MBS, Market Data Solutions
IT Applications/Operational Infrastructure/Reconciliation/Data Integrity/Storage/Migration Projects – FO/MO/BO
IT/Operational GRC- Governance, Risk and Compliance Audits/Reviews/Diverse Project Implementation Engagements
High Profile, Mission Critical Program/Project Implementation/Assessments/Audits
Crisis Program/Project Audits/Solutions
Methodology Transition Strategies and Implementation Projects
Diverse Technologies/Methodology Frameworks PMBOK/Six Sigma/Prince2/Waterfall/Agile
PMO and Project Portfolio Implementation- (Both Divisional and Enterprise level)
Met Life - Financial Services Rep for Met Life (07/2004-10/2008)
Certified with Florida State Series 6 license. Worked effectively with clients requiring expert financial advice, that which pertained to the Met Life range of products and services. Excellence at cold calling as well as working with established client base – consistently achieved positive results on behalf of clients. Ensured client risk assessment prior to offering firm based solutions. Thorough knowledge of Life/Health Insurance, Long Term Care, Fixed and Variable Annuities and their link to investment funds/mutual funds. Strong benefit from partnership and mentor - Retirement Planning/Advice. Exceeded personal and corporate expectations, consistently increasing annual revenues – broadened knowledge of Financial Services/Retail Market
County of Sarasota, Fl. - Teacher/Tutor to Professionals-English as Second Language (08/2002-06/2004) Post 9/11
Obtained State of Florida certification to teach French – also taught German, Italian, Spanish, English as Second Language as well worked with ESE students to tutor and advance abilities at learning. Improved overall professional position through experience.
News Grade Corp - Deputy CTO Start-up (07/2000-07/2002
Responsibilities included vendor management – project outsourced to technical team in Sarasota, Fl. – Reported to Board of Directors in NY, to ensure that project proceeded, according to plan, assisted in problem solving, impact analysis and assisted Stakeholders through decision making process to optimize value and ensure end goals were achieved. Product was both a news and statistical analysis based portfolio management system. Positioned Stakeholders to stay in loop and make educated decisions, ensuring success of project – end goal was to successfully bring new product to market.
EDS/MCI System House - Director: Delivery Project Management Services (10/1998-06/2000) Chartered and implemented a Program Management Organization for the Consumer Markets Industry (CMI) segment- Executed mandate successfully, progressed through charter, staffing Program Managers, Coordinators, and Analysts. Deployment Projects included Pharmaceutical, Healthcare, Manufacturing, Retail, (all industries, with exclusion of Financial Services, which had already been implemented by parent company). Positioned the CMI segment to increase profits by expanding business opportunities and performing successful major Program/Project consulting engagements.
Dow Jones / Telerate - Vice President: Program Management (10/1994-09/1998)
Managed a diverse portfolio of Programs/Projects associated with financial services/market data delivery products, inclusive of application and systems infrastructure. Provided product and technology solutions to company’s clients as well as internal corporate entities. Initiated charter, secured Stakeholder backing/funding and implemented first Global Project Management organization, responsible to deliver IT based solutions for products sold in over 80 countries - equating to several million dollars in global product revenue. Achieved committed goals by introducing first professional Program/Project Management/ PMO standards and procedures, (best practices inclusive of Integration, Scope, Time, Cost, Quality, Communication, HR, Risk and Procurement Management). Initiated and managed deployment of enterprise wide SDLC methodology – resulting in significant resource efficiencies and cost savings. Led the establishment of initial IT Global Training Program and Budget, eliminating redundancy and non-strategic spending and focus. Chaired the Executive Steering Committee which was responsible for overseeing all domestic and international IT endeavors. Key responsibilities of the Steering Committee were to provide effective management of globally dispersed IT environment, (Australia, Singapore, London, Canada, New York, New Orleans, and Palo Alto) and to educate, update and enable Corporate Stakeholders to make timely decisions, critical to the success of ongoing development projects.
EDUCATION
Bachelor of Undergraduate Studies, University New Mexico – Albuquerque, NM.
Certificate D’Etudes Internationales, La Sorbonne – Paris, France.
Series 6 and Insurance License for State of Florida
LANGUAGE SKILLS
Multi-lingual – French 1st language – Both Verbal and Comprehensive
Spanish 2nd language – Verbal and Comprehensive
Italian 3rd language -- Comprehensive