Michael S. Curry, PMP, CSM, PMI-ACP

Mobile: 908-***-****

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Summary

Highly experienced global project leader with over 22 years of successful record of planning, managing and executing complex projects for a variety of brand name Fortune 500 companies. A strong leader that understands and aligns business requirements and effectively manages diverse teams, with open communication and clear direction, delivering on time and on budget projects that meet mission critical business objectives.

Professional Experience

United Health Group - Optum Technology, Basking Ridge, NJ 2014 – Present

Senior IT Project Consultant – Software, Data, Services (SDS) - Portal/Mobile Delivery

Scrum Master and Application Project Manager responsible for the application delivery for either Waterfall or Agile projects for members and providers for Myuhc.com and Heath4Me Mobile portals.

Facilitated scrum ceremonies (grooming, sprint planning, retrospectives, daily stand-ups, etc.) for two different Scrum offshore teams in India.

Empowered teams to self-organize and grow cross-functionality.

Protected teams from over-commitment, manage backlog, and prioritize resolution of defects/bugs as evidenced by the delivering 20 major initiatives.

Enact change and continuous improvement increasing the productivity of Scrum teams by 16% and the quality of deliverables by 22%.

Met goal of addressing and resolving issues within 48 hours.

Tracked and effectively communicated team velocity and sprint/release progress to all affected teams and management.

Developed application specific project milestones with discipline leads.

Managed and provided weekly project status to stakeholders.

Managed project financials and budgets within guidelines of the project management office.

THIRST FOR KNOWLEDGE LLC. Plainfield, NJ 2010 – Present

Volunteer Consultant - Sr. Project Manager, Planning and Execution

Work with education community to provide school supplies for disadvantage children in urban areas.

Managed all aspects of the scope, work plans and project tracking activities, from detailed project plans, budget tracking and reporting, and all on-going project administration initiation through closure.

Produced budget verses actuals reports.

CHUBB & SON INSURANCE, Whitehouse Station, NJ 2012 – 2014

Consultant - Project Manager – Chubb Personal Insurance IT-PMO

Led Panorama program portfolio for two large and three medium size projects in the Home and Auto state lines of businesses to successful completion.

Developed and executed detailed work plans, schedules, project estimates, resource plans, status reports, enterprise dashboard issue management and risk mitigation across the program portfolio.

Executed and delivered projects through adherence to all IT project standards, defining and managing the project through the SDLC process.

Responsible for working with managers across the functional areas Business Partners, Architecture Services, Development Services and Business Systems Support Services to identify the appropriate project resources needed, assembling the project team, assigning individual responsibilities, and developing a schedule to ensure timely completion of projects.

Ensured project team roles and project expectations are clearly communicated to all stakeholders including business subject matter experts and end users.

Created business cases and project charters for Home and Auto state lines of businesses for program portfolio.

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Conducted sunset reviews and follow-up sessions to produce finalize recommendations of completed projects.

Produced planned verses actuals reports for home and auto state lines of businesses across program portfolio.

AVAYA COMMUNICATIONS, Basking Ridge, NJ 2011 – 2012

Consultant - Project Manager – IT, Solution Advantage Program

Led portfolio of three large Web based application projects to completion. Provided project leadership and direction, planning, budget oversight, risk management, team facilitation, and administration. Addressed all project issues with Avaya Executives, Business and Project owners.

Managed all components of projects, from detailed project plans, to kickoff meetings, budget tracking and project status reporting, gate reviews, and all on-going project administration initiation through project closure.

Identified and tracked project risks and issues and developed mitigation and contingency plans.

Setup SharePoint structures and database for project artifacts.

VONAGE, Holmdel, NJ 2010 – 2011

Consultant - Program/Project Manager, e-Commerce Online Marketing User Experience

Managed all aspects of the scope, work plans and project tracking activities for all active projects. As the first point of first point of contact for the implementation process and production readiness, provided the interface and collaboration needed between stakeholders and IT.

Led and supported the Senior Digital Steering Leadership Committee in the prioritization and planning of all active projects.

Communicated with senior leadership through dashboard metrics, status reports, risk evaluations, and project plan updates.

Coordinated project activities and tasks across a diverse team of internal business unit staff, IT, and external consultants and vendors.

Project managed English to Spanish translation of Vonage e-Commerce Web Portal.

HORIZON BLUE CROSS/BLUE SHIELD OF NJ, Newark, NJ 2008 – 2009

Consultant - Senior Project Manager, IT-PMO

Drove $3M in large-scale healthcare claims processing systems projects. Managed cross functional teams comprised of members, across the country, from IT, Product Management, Marketing, and Operations and Services.

Managed all components of projects, from detailed project plans, to kickoff meetings, SDLC methodology and oversight, budget tracking and reporting, and all on-going project administration initiation through closure.

Identified project risks and developed mitigation and contingency plans.

Produced planned verses actuals reports for large-scale and medium scale healthcare projects.

Setup SharePoint structures and database for project artifacts.

AT&T / SBC, Middletown, NJ 2007 - 2008

Consultant - Project/Program Manager

Led portfolio of 10 large billing projects to completion. Provided project leadership and direction, planning, budget oversight, risk management, team facilitation, SDLC methodology, and administration. Served as the leader for a national team of business unit representatives from Product Management, Operations, Customer Care, and IT. Updated and addressed all project issues with AT&T executives.

Met project goals by delivering $3.3M in saving through operational automation.

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IBM GLOBAL SERVICES, Piscataway, NJ 2000 – 2007

Global Project Migration Manager - Outsourcing

Full ownership for planning and management, including supervision of 4 Regional Manager, the $6M outsourcing process for 381 GM system applications and 274 global resources from multiple supports areas

around the world, to IBM delivery partners across the globe. Managed risk mitigation and established and, when needed, executed contingency plans. Served as the point of contact for IBM and GM executives, delivering status and metrics reporting, reviews and updates of project plans.

AT&T COMMUNICATIONS (outsourced to IBM in 2000), Basking Ridge, NJ 1984– 2000

Business Analyst / Project Manager, Sales & Marketing/Billing Operations

Developed project plans, budgets ($600K), schedules and all aspects of SDLC methodology, ensuring that enhancements to the Sales & Marketing system were completed on time and within budget.

Served as the interface between the business and IT, gathering the business requirements and translating those into system changes and fixes. Provided user acceptance testing and prepared user test cases.

Education

B.S. in Business Administration, West Virginia State University, Institute, WV.

Professional Certifications

Project Management Professional (PMP), George Washington University, Project Management Institute

Agile Certified Practitioner (PMI-ACP)

Certified Scrum Master (CSM), Scrum Alliance

Project Management Executive (PPE) Certification Program, Prodevia Learning

Professional Affiliations

Project Management Institute, New Jersey Chapter

West Virginia State University Alumni Association NY/NJ Chapter

Skills

MS Project, MS Excel, MS Word, MS PowerPoint, MS Outlook, MS Access, Lotus Notes, SharePoint, Visio, PPMOptics, Planview, CA Rally, Flowdoc, Crystal Reports, ClearQuest, Application Lifecycle Management (ALM), Waterfall Methodology, Agile Methodology, Distributed Account Release Tracking (DART),WIKI

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