DEANN SMITH, PMP, CKM

Sacramento, CA 925-***-**** ad02ba@r.postjobfree.com www.linkedin.com/in/deann-smith-pmp-ckm PROFESSIONAL SUMMARY

Experience successfully managing projects with multiple alliances, vendors and contractors developing strategies and forecasting. Skilled in team development and growing and managing relationships with clients and team members. Developed higher education course material for UC Berkeley. SKILLS / EXPERTISE

Exceptional project management, collaboration, and organizational skills

Microsoft Office Suite, Microsoft Project, Visio, SharePoint

Outstanding training and presentation skills

Excellent analytical, oral, and written communication skills

Process Improvement Initiatives including creating process maps, policies and procedures, training materials

Expertise in managing complex ROI initiatives

WORK EXPERIENCE

INDEPENDENT, Sacramento, CA 2020-current

CONSULTING/TRAINING

Provide mentoring and tutoring to students and professionals in the Business Administration field

Provide tutoring and materials for those studying for Project Management Professional (PMP) exam with the Project Management Institute (PMI)

Provide training and materials for the Microsoft Office Suite applications, including Microsoft Project

Assisting small business leaders with researching and defining strategic alliances HEALTH NET FEDERAL SERVICES, LLC, Rancho Cordova, CA 2014 – 2019 Senior Program Changes Leader / Senior Project Manager

Coordinated federally mandated changes and updates to the TRICARE Manuals, which outline the benefits of the US military healthcare to ensure alignment with the federally mandated guidelines.

Accurately reported the estimated cost established in client proposals compared to the actual cost identified in the financial system, resulting in acceptance of proposals by the Government.

Designed and created business templates standardizing documentation and reporting across the enterprise.

Managed the project for planning scheduling and implementing the change from the International Classification of Diseases (ICD) 9 to ICD-10 mandate, which included cost analysis.

Analyzed contracts and assessed details for project planning, providing transparency to project teams by:

Coordinating project scope/design and business requirements with vendors.

Developing schedules for projects based upon government guidelines, deadlines, and requirements.

Led meetings with core team members and external vendors to efficiently manage systems and changes.

Facilitated negotiations with vendors, subcontractors and the Federal Government for projects ranging

~$15,000 to $1M+ with multiple departments and external vendors.

Worked with internal team developing SharePoint site for Change Order Leadership Team (COLT) providing access to internal users and Business Owners to relevant project information. INTERPRO INC., Santa Clara, CA 2011 – 2014

Senior Project Manager

Documented project management standards for processes and procedures for large Bay Area shipyard resulting in a formal Project Management Office (PMO) for the shipyard.

Consulted to small woman’s startup, reconciling projects between software applications and associated Requests for Work (RFW) transitioning to a more robust business application.

Developed project management training and career path for Bay Area water company, resulting in a corporate handbook for their internal training program.

Mentored and coached project managers and interns, successfully preparing them for the PMP exam. DEANN SMITH PAGE 2

METAVISTA CONSULTING GROUP, Sacramento, CA 2011 – 2012 IT Consultant

Provided consulting to California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation (CDCR) state maximum security prison health professionals for quality assurance of the statewide rollout of their online medical health records.

IT Consulting

Analyzed and assessed user requirements for SharePoint workflow providing recommendations to the California state IT group.

Provided IT support for rollout of electronic Unit Health Record (eUHR) system, Strategic Offender Management System (SOMS) and Patient Health Information Portal (PHIP) for CDCR in prisons.

Documented application issues including, questions/comments from users, user ease of use, system requirements etc., delivering information for subsequent versions of the internal application.

Tested SharePoint workflow, documenting analysis and providing IT personnel with feedback.

Training

Taught users and sponsors on a SharePoint portal for electronic medical records.

Delivered instruction on the eUHR, SOMS and PHIP Officers in the prisons for clinical staff. BAYER HEALTHCARE LLC, Berkeley, CA 2006 – 2011

Project Management Office

Managed the development of project charters for project budgeting and approval, which ultimately rolled out to the project managers for use in providing consistent project documentation.

Established site-wide project reporting system and resource database which was rolled out as the standard reports for monthly and quarterly reports for management and senior management.

Developed standardized reports for schedule and cost analysis, risk assessment and project close out working with Project Managers and Senior Executives.

Managed the development of the PMO SharePoint site including implementation and training modules aligning all functional departments, resulting in a single point of entry for all project documentation and reports.

Facilitated executive project reporting and review meetings across functional boundaries.

Designed custom workflows incorporating the SOP requirements for the corporate Decision Gate Methodology for capital, non-capital and IT projects site-wide achieving consistent project reports.

Developed migration architecture to move project data from SharePoint initiation and approval to Microsoft Project Enterprise for tracking and scheduling of projects in execution.

Mentored project managers, and those studying for PMP certification, in a formalized training program. UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA BERKELEY EXTENSION (UCBX), Berkeley, CA 2005 – 2017 Project Management Instructor

Developed course curriculum for Project Management Fundamentals, Project Monitoring and Control and Project Risk Management.

Facilitated in-class and online learning environment.

Worked with students to understand exam requirements for Project Management Professional (PMP) Certification and preparation for the exam.

Co-facilitated courses in Project Management Biotechnology specific courses. ASSOCIATIONS

University of California, Berkeley, Lifetime Alumni Project Management Institute (PMI)

EDUCATION & CERTIFICATIONS

University of California, Berkeley – Bachelor of Arts in Political Science Project Management Professional (PMP)

Certified Knowledge Manager (CKM)

Business International Management Simulation (Bayer internal certification) – six (6) month accelerated program, Project Manager. Team placed 75th out of 200 teams worldwide. FAR (Federal Acquisition Regulation) Boot Camp Certification - Federal contracting policies and procedures

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