Project Manager

Linda Riely

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Summary of Qualifications

Linda’s experience includes eighteen years in the information technology industry as a programmer, analyst, and project/program manager. Additionally, ten years’ experience as accountant and management consultant with a strong emphasis in problem resolution and prevention give Linda Riely a well-rounded business perspective. Finally, Linda has served as an adjunct instructor for four years. These careers have required strong interpersonal, communication, and organizational skills. Linda is an excellent team player, team leader, and mentor who is adept at approaching solutions from a client, team, and leadership view.

Certifications

Project Management Institute, Project Management Professional 2000-2013

Microsoft Office Specialist: Access

Microsoft Technical Associate: Database Administration Fundamentals

Education

M.B.A. with emphasis on Project Management

Aspen University, Denver, Colorado, 2010

Graduated with 4.0 GPA

B.S. Computer Information Systems

DeVry University, Phoenix, Arizona, 1994

Graduated summa cum laude. 3.94 GPA

B.S. Accounting

College of Great Falls, Great Falls, Montana, 1978

Graduated summa cum laude. 3.93 GPA

Professional Experience

Ivy Tech Community College, Columbus, Indiana Fall 2013 – Current

Adjunct Faculty Member

Developed IT Project Management course

Taught IT Project Management, Database Administration, Microsoft Office tools (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Access), Computer Math, Introduction to Programming

Program Management Office 2004 – 2013

Linda worked in program management offices from 2004 to 2013. The focus of this work was to improve project management consistency and maturity throughout the organizations. She allowed project managers to focus on their projects by automating collection and reporting of project status and progress in various formats so that project managers needed only to enter data in one place. Common tasks to these Program Management Office positions were:

Wrote concise schedule, issues, risks, and financial management, and status reporting procedures

Trained program and project managers on program standards and procedures and using MS Project Server

Created VBA programs through Access, Excel, PowerPoint, MS Project, and Word to automate reporting and financial forecasting cycles

Analyzed reports and included logic to highlight exceptions and trends in data

Manage small projects related to internal systems

Controlled changes

Managed issues to resolution

Managed access to SharePoint

LC Riely, LLC 2011 – 2013

Program Management Consultant – Southwest Airlines

Hewlett-Packard, from Columbus, Indiana 2008 – 2011

Senior Project/Program Manager

EDS, from Columbus, Indiana

Enterprise Delivery Management Office 2004 – 2008

Project Management SME / Data and Technical Lead

Project Manager 2001 – 2003

Linda worked as a project manager for EDS in Phoenix, Arizona. Common tasks for this position were:

Created project planning documents including scope document, schedule, quality plan, measurement plan, communication plan, and risk management plan

Managed projects to plan

Interfaced with client contacts to understand user requirements and manage client expectations

Managed issues to resolution

Controlled project changes

Reported status

EDS Blue Cross Blue Shield Account 2003

Project Manager for Data Warehouse Systems

Implemented project to update data warehouse system.

EDS Chevron Account 2001 – 2002

Project Manager for Vantive production support team

Implemented project to move Chevron LAN port data from Excel spreadsheets and Microsoft Access databases to Vantive Oracle database.

Programmer/Analyst 1994 -- 2000

Linda started her career with EDS in Phoenix, Arizona as a programmer/analyst. Common task in this position were:

Elicited and refined requirements

Analyzed alternative solutions

Created business and technical design documents

Wrote code and created/updated databases

Tested solutions – integration, model office, and system testing

EDS Delphi Project 2000

Visual Basic programmer for development project

EDS Lending Manager 1998 – 2000

Visual Basic programmer and project lead for client-server based tool (MS SQL, and MS Access)

EDS Billing System 1994 – 1998

Programmer – Mainframe CICS system

Accounting

Linda’s first career was in accounting. Common tasks in these jobs were:

Prepared monthly financial statements, account reconciliations, and adjusting entries

Wrote accounting procedures

Reconciled bank statements

Supervised and trained personnel

Reviewed and reconciled general ledger accounts

Prepared payroll reports and tax returns

Easy Street Management Services, Phoenix, Arizona 1988 – 1994

Self employed management consultant

United Graphic Products, Phoenix, Arizona 1987

Chief Accountant

Primo, Inc., Phoenix, Arizona 1986

Assistant Controller

Bechtel, Inc, Phoenix, Arizona 1980-1981

Accountant

Junkermier, Clark, Capenella, and Stevens, Great Falls, Montana 1978-1979

Junior Accountant

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