Project Manager Management

Zach Goemer

949-***-**** (mobile)

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North Tustin, CA 92705

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Summary of Qualifications

17+ years experience in project management, business consulting, business analysis, product specifications & maintenance of complex system solutions

Senior Product / Project Manager with over 20 multi-phased Web/Technology Solutions

Extensive experience in establishing project plans/schedules, critical path, risk management, budgetary / resource estimation / tracking, internal /external status reports

Strong capability for product / project direction, analysis, vendor & off-shore team management

Team player with proven ability to excel while providing leadership, & integrity

Professional Experience

Ten-X Homes / Auction.com Newport Beach, CA 06/2015 – 11/2016

Director, Business Systems Analysis / Product Manager

Ten-X Homes is a real estate transaction platform which enables users to perform all actions necessary to buy and or sell a home with or without a broker. At Ten-X Homes, users can browse, list, manage offers, and complete sales transactions all online from anywhere on any device.

Worked in-tandem with executive team and key stakeholders to influence and gain buy-off on product features sets that are presented in the QBR’s

Led the implementation and optimization of SCRUM processes between product marketing and engineering; utilizing Atlassian tools (JIRA & Confluence) as centralized source of requirement such as BRD, FRD, SRD; as well as Product Roadmaps, Sprints, and release notes

Served as cross-functional leader for multiple SCRUM teams to build out various product functionality

Collaborated with management and executive team to gather and synthesize market requirements and translate them into a product roadmap

Clarient Inc. / GE Healthcare Aliso Viejo, CA 08/2013 – 12/2014

Sr. Project Manager (Contractor)

Managed the implementation of a validated Laboratory Information Management System (LIMS) for Clarient’s BioPharma department in Aliso Viejo, CA and Houston, TX

Total budget of $1.1 mm & 50 + resources

Solution utilized a COTS LIMS developed by LabVantage with the objective of automating workflows & increasing quality across multiple locations

Project includes integration of RFID scanning, thermal label printers, and custom reports workflow configuration, development of various custom management reports, requirements gathering, configuration management & adherence to GE’s validated QA process

Collaborate with Lab SME’s, BA team, QA resources, as well as LIMS vendor to define & review and prioritize functional & non-functional requirements

Develop & manage project plans/estimates, budget/resource estimates, risk log/mitigation options, communication plan as well as program & project oriented functional plans

Responsible for daily communication & weekly project status reports to a wide variety of lab & GEHC resources/stakeholders

Response Genetics Inc.

Los Angeles, CA

11/2012 – 08/2013

Sr. Project Manager (Contractor)

Work with small team in heavy lifting effort to successfully launch LabVantage LIMS with very short deadline. Project launched on-time and under budget

Responsible for numerous tasks including creating FRS, UI mockups, workflow diagrams, requirements and use cases for LIMS, custom reports, and XIFIN integration

Work directly with off-shore development team to review requirements, identify/negotiate options, test releases and manage issue list

Create test scripts and training documentation and work with client services, accessioning, lab resources, sales and mangers to review requirements, and verify releases to ensure LIMS meets business needs

Manage and prioritize issue list and change requests to ensure LIMS is continually meeting/exceeding the needs of the lab/business

Clarient Inc. / GE Healthcare.

Aliso Viejo, CA

01/2012 - 11/2012

Sr. Project Manager (Contractor)

Managed the creation of a new commercial cancer diagnostics Laboratory Information Management System (LIMS) for GE Healthcare

Total budget of $11.7 mm & 50+ resources

Solution utilized a COTS LIS developed by SCC Soft with the objective of automating workflows & increasing quality across multiple worldwide locations.

Project includes integration of instruments & foreign interfaces, workflow configuration, development of various management reports, requirements gathering, configuration management & custom SW development

Work with Lab SME’s, OpX & BA teams as well as LIS vendor to define & review functional & non-functional requirements

Develop & manage project plan/estimates, budget/resource estimates, risk log/mitigation options, communication plan as well as program & project oriented functional plans

Responsible for daily communication & weekly project status reports to a wide variety of lab & GEHC resources

Insight Health

Lake Forest, CA

07/2010 – 09/2011

Sr. Project Manager (FTE)

SDLC & SCRUM management of multiple/concurrent healthcare related projects including the creation of a commercialized Radiology Information System (RIS).

Managed integration of Salesforce.com CRM, DW/BI, BO & dashboard reporting.

Worked with EVP of IT, Director of IT, development manager, QA manager, IT operations manager, software architect & lead DBA to define scope, estimate & allocate resources, & identify milestones necessary to complete projects

Developed tools & processes to manage, report & communicate scope change, development & QA tasks

Coordinated activities & tasks with internal & offshore development teams Jaypar (India) & SoftServe (Ukraine).

Generated weekly status reports for executive team which identify scope, progress, issues, estimated vs. actual resource allocations & recommendations, solutions & timelines.

The Recording Academy

Santa Monica, CA

12/2008 – 06/2010

Director of Product Strategy & Project Management (FTE)

Developed product strategy, feature sets, & product roadmap for all digital media initiatives including GRAMMY.com, Guess the GRAMMYs iPhone app & GRAMMY365.com

Responsible for PM duties on all Digital Media initiatives including identifying, documenting & communicating project timelines, resources, priorities, risks & mitigation strategies with the development teams, SME’s & executive management team.

Managed multiple 3rd party development teams & coordinated with internal IT team to ensure project met time, budget & business expectations

Designed & managed implementation of the GRAMMY’s first-ever social networking site specifically for GRAMMY members. GRAMMY365 was developed using Drupal (CMS) & CiviCRM open-source software.

Created RFP’s, interviewed potential 3rd party development teams, reviewed all Digital Media related SOW’s & created/managed FSD’s

Managed content team to ensure site is updated in a timely fashion & used analytics to determine the most effective content to display

Responsible for creating test scripts & overall QA of all Digital Media sites

Wasserman Media Group

Los Angeles, CA

07/2007 – 10/2008

General Manager / Sportnet (FTE)

Responsible for all aspects of Motocross.com including project management, content, product strategy, & business/functional requirements.

Managed a staff of 20 including project managers, marketing, product & content teams

Worked with & coordinated development goals, timelines, priorities & risks with the CTO

Responsible for group P & L & budget planning for top action sport sites.

Increased traffic 425% to over 2 million page-views monthly

Worked with product team to develop social networking strategies to increase UGC & other key performance indicators (KPI’s)

Developed content partnerships & distribution deals to increase unique users & increase membership

Created site requirements / mockups & worked with designers to create UI for upcoming version 3.0 site

Irvine Company

Newport Beach, CA

12/2006 – 07/2007

Sr. Business Analyst (Contractor)

Lead business analyst for Irvine Company Resorts Group responsible for gathering/documenting requirements & selecting best possible applications for new 5 Star/Diamond Pelican Hill Resort.

Created & managed requirements for various resort related initiatives including POS, golf & security projects.

Coordinated project tasks & objectives with PM’s, development & executives to ensure projects remained on target

Analyzed & recommended 3rd party vendors for projects at Pelican Hill Golf Course

Worked with marketing & resort resources to ensure timely rollout of projects

New Century Mortgage

Irvine, CA

10/2004 – 12/2006

Sr. Business Systems Analyst (Contractor)

Established processes & procedures through direct discussion with mortgage business users in order to determine process improvements through automation & process reengineering

Created functional specification documents outlining system actions, user actions & integration points

Designed interfaces for custom mortgage loan inventory management system application

Worked together with business users, project managers, developers, DBA’s & QA engineers in order to update & maintain validity & integrity of functional specification document & other related material

Developed system test scenarios, test scripts & training material for business users

Collaborated with project managers in order to determine scheduling, & budgetary estimates related to updated scope requirements

SANEXA

Newport Beach, CA / Beijing, China

10/2003 – 10/2004

Business Consultant (Contractor)

Created specifications, including vision scope, use cases, & requirements (SCRUM) for the nations largest owner of AM-FM radio stations & billboards

Delivered specifications to & interface with software development team in Beijing, China

Discussed & mediated scope/specifications with clients via multiple nationwide offices

Coordinated & managed pre-production milestones such as high-level specifications, sitemaps, & UI mockups

CountryMedic

Costa Mesa, CA

01/2003 – 10/2003

Systems Analyst (Contractor)

Responsible for producing specifications for an enterprise medical billing, scheduling & EMR software solution using Microsoft’s .Net technologies

Met with Executives, Marketing personnel, SME’s & industry experts in order to design & deliver a product that exceeds current standards & clients expectations

Thoroughly analyze competition to develop a best practices solution unique to the medical billing industry

Created use cases, process flows, mockups & System Requirements Specifications (SRS) while simultaneously discussing document conventions with production team in order to deliver the best possible specifications.

eAgency Systems

Newport Beach, CA

01/2001 – 11/2002

Business Analyst / Project Manager / Quality Assurance (FTE)

Responsible for management of Sales Force Automation (SFA) & Customer Relation Management (CRM) targeted for the insurance & financial industries.

Created project documentation from inception to signoff including Vision Statement, SRS, UI Functional Specifications, use cases, testing procedures, budget tracking worksheets, change requests, PSA contracts, & RFP’s.

Worked collaboratively with Executive Management, Marketing & Sales to develop product initiatives that fulfill ongoing internal & external business needs.

Researched 3rd party applications to determine ease of integration with eAgency’s proprietary features & functionality.

KORE Partners Ltd

Newport Beach, CA

08/1999 – 12/2001

Project Manager / Business Consultant (FTE)

Responsible for delivery of large-scale engagements ($2m+ budget) while working with cross-functional teams of 25+ resources.

Primary representative & key contact on projects also direct/coordinate/allocate the necessary resources to complete the project successfully on schedule & within budget.

Proactively coordinate, communicate & track timelines, milestones, critical path functionality, deliverables, billing, invoices, & hardware for multiple concurrent projects.

Internal reporting of project status, issues & risks to directors & executive management.

Responsible for creation & management of Basic Ordering Agreement (BOA), Task Order (TKO), Addendums, & Statements of Work (SOW) contracts.

Created & managed Software Requirement Specifications (SRS) document, use cases, site maps & process flows.

Created proprietary application to track & identify time & billing variance, utilization rates, resource usage, departmental utilization, hard-costs & project phase status.

Education

California State University at Fullerton, Bachelors of Science in Psychology.

Skills

Extensive experience with Windows environments, Internet browsers & HTML editing, MS Office (including Project, Visio, PowerPoint, Excel, SharePoint and Outlook), WebEx, WebEx Connect, Adobe PageMaker & Photoshop. PC & MAC proficient.

Open source experience with Drupal,(CMS), CiviCRM, & Unfuddle

Effective written & verbal communication skills.

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