Gary Simmons 503-***-**** (ad1grl@r.postjobfree.com)

Availability to Interview: Immediately

Availability to Start: Immediately

Qualifications & Experiences

Senior IT Project Manager with 20+ years of combined experiences

Acting Scrum Master

Managing and directing large onsite outsource workforce teams

Client facing Outsource Services Director – Onsite Operations Manager

Developed and maintained SOW’s

Built and Managed Software Quality Assurance Engineering teams and Analysts

Change Management experience

Self-motivated, self-started, and detail orientated

Large IT Enterprise experience, from a SW applications perspective and production support

Experience with MS Office Suite, Visio, Project, Access, Teams, and Teamwork Project

Work History

Graphic Products

Corporate Project Manager

October 2021 – August 2023

As the Corporate Project Manager reporting to Graphic Products managing partners (2 CEO’s) I acted as a Scrum Master for projects involving multiple departments that were greater than 3-months, or as otherwise directed

Worked close with department heads or leads to ensure projects remained on target, assisting project owners where or whenever necessary

Delivered project status to senior management

Facilitated internal and external meetings with all stakeholders

Designed and delivered project management training (for Teamwork) to project owners and collaborators

Developed Standard Operating Procedures (SOP) for project management practices at Graphic Projects

Tools Used: MS Suite of applications including – Outlook, Word, Excel, Teams, PowerPoint, and Teamwork Project as the Project Management tool

Cascade Wholesale Hardware (subsidiary of Parr Lumber)

Warehouse Operations Associate

April 2020 – October 2021

XPO Logistics : April 2018 – April 2020

Senior IT Project Manager

November 2018 – April 2020

As Senior IT Project Manager (November 2018 – April 2020) – IT Project Manager for XPO top-tier clients, coordinating IT workstreams and IT deliverables

Developing Project Plans, Action Log updates, capturing meeting minutes and a resource for supporting the broader project team and administrative project support for scheduling and facilitating meetings

Drove international client facing relationships

Delivered weekly and monthly IT status to all stakeholders including clients, XPO senior management and internal project review boards

Facilitated and drove internal IT design meetings, and interface mapping sessions with clients

Tools Used: MS Suite of applications including – Outlook, Word, Excel, Visio, MS Project, PowerPoint

IT Client Support Manager

April 2018 – November 2018

Managed 6 IT Business Analysis supporting 38 XPO clients

Ensured Quarterly Business Reviews (QBR’s) were delivered to client management

Worked close with Development and Quality Assurance teams ensuring deliverables met client expectations

Tracked and reported on key performance indicators-KPI’s

Handled on-site client relationships and reporting during client/product implementations

Tools Used: MS Suite of applications including – Outlook, Word, Excel, MS Project, PowerPoint

Cascade Wholesale Hardware (subsidiary of Parr Lumber)

Warehouse Operations Associate

August 2017 – April 2018

PTI Global

On-Site Director and Vendor Services Account Engagement Manager at Intel’s Ronler Acres Hillsboro Oregon campus

April 2012 – April 2017

Operational Management of 60+ contingent workers for Intel Corporation at Hillsboro, Folsom, Santa Clara, CA, and Chandler, AZ campuses

Delivered Quarterly Business Reviews to client managers and directors

Reviewed all contract and SOW renewals with client management and purchasing

Handled all day-to-day operational involvement with client management and project teams

Managed and negotiated financial budgets, margins, and contracts

Served as the point-of-contact for all Outsource Services

Handled all HR responsibilities including Talent Management recruiting

Tools Used: MS Suite of applications including – Outlook, Word, Excel, Visio, MS Project, PowerPoint

Las Vegas Sands Corporation

IT SQA Manager

April 2008 – April 2012

The IT infrastructure for the Venetian and Palazzo Hotels included more than 7100 hotel suites, 2 Casinos, the Sands Expo Convention Center, 120 onsite retail stores, 20 restaurants, and additional Point-of-Sale (POS) locations throughout the resort

Analyzed business requirements, design specifications and business workflows to ensure our test plans and test cases aligned

Direct management of 16 SQA IT Engineers and IT Analysts for software IT QA testing

Provided Technical and QA support for the Las Vegas Sands hotels and casinos in Macau China (Sands Macau, and Venetian Macau), Bethlehem Pennsylvania (Sands Bethlehem), and Singapore (Marina Bay Sands)

Led weekly strategic meetings, project meetings, and discussions focused on Process Improvement, QA/Dev tools, and Global Support Modeling

Drive the build-out of a full pre-production end-to-end QA Test Lab to support the entire corporation and the IT organization. This also became a key training facility for new employees supporting all departments

Requested by senior IT Management to help drive a substantial Change Management initiative for the IT organization - Outsourcing its Development and QA Departments. This involved all aspects of those departments, from the more than 700 supported applications, and transitioning employees

Key Accomplishment: On a solo project, I investigated, recommended, and drove a series of Dale Carnegie workshops focused on Leadership Development and Management Synergy. The series was developed for and delivered to the IT Management Team over a period of 18-months

In addition, I wrote a white paper and delivered presentations to the Las Vegas Sands HR Training Team on Emotional Intelligence, and how applying it in the workplace can improve team effectiveness

Worked close with many leadership teams in varying capacities from project to leadership mentoring

Tools Used: MS Suite of applications including – Outlook, Word, Excel, Visio, PowerPoint

Vidiom Systems

SQA Engineering Manager

September 2006 – October 2007

Direct management responsibilities included: negotiating for QA resources, handling budget concerns, writing performance reviews, work schedules and employee time-off

Supported 4 separate project lines of testing Set-Top Boxes and Digital Video Streaming applications

Wrote test plans, test cases and documented results for both White Box and Black Box testing

Tools Used: MS Suite of applications including – Outlook, Word, Excel, Access, MS Project, PowerPoint

Intel Corporation : July 1996 – September 2006

SQA Engineering Manager and Technology Validation Manager

March 2005 – September 2006

Managed a team of 12 software QA Engineers, supporting Intel’s Storage and Technology Group, a research and development team

Handled all QA Management tasks including reviews, tracking tasks, setting expectations, developing master test plans, and resolving conflicts or challenges

Drove all HW and SW experiments to determine the best configurations for product quality, reliability, stability, and usability

Developed and executed software validation tests, including White and Black Box tests

Tools Used: MS Suite of applications including – Outlook, Word, Excel, Visio, PowerPoint

Program and Project Manager

August 2001 – March 2005

Drove the development of Product and Service Marketing Quality collateral for tradeshows and corporate sponsored events such as the Intel Developer Forum (IDF), and assisted engineers with preparation of public speaking at IDF or other internal or external events

Delivered quality specific presentations and training sessions for worldwide IDF events

Published an internal newsletter focusing on competitive news about Product and Service Quality

Analyzed business communication from OEM’s and aligned expectations with Intel business development teams

Developed a training course for Product and Service Quality Competitive Intelligence

Tools Used: MS Suite of applications including – Outlook, Word, Excel, MS Project, PowerPoint

Customer Quality Manager

April 2000 – August 2001

Managed a Customer Quality Engineering field team for Intel’s major OEMs: IBM, Dell, Micron, Gateway, and HP

Presented quarterly reviews to each OEM manufacturing site within the US

Tools Used: MS Suite of applications including – Outlook, Word, Excel, Visio, MS Project, PowerPoint

SQA Engineering Manager

July 1996 – April 2000

Managed 22 direct reports for all aspects of SQA from Unit and White Box testing to Functional and Customer Usability acceptance testing.

Recognized as a strong people manager and mentor

Received Intel’s Corporate Quality Network (CQN) award in Software Quality

Tools Used: MS Suite of applications including – Outlook, Word, Excel, Visio, PowerPoint

1989 – 1996

AT&T: May 1995 – July 1996 SQA Manager, Greensboro North Carolina

IBM: May 1990 – May 1995 SQA Supervisor, Computer Programmer, and Technical Writer, Boca Raton Florida

CAP Gemini America: January 1989 – May 1990 Computer Programmer, FT Lauderdale Florida

Education

University of Phoenix Business Administration courses

Keiser College of Computer Programming Computer Programming of 5 languages – Technical Degree

Broward Community College Computer Science and Engineering classes

US Navy All facets of Telecommunications with Top Secret clearance

Alpena Community College General course study

Training - Completed company sponsored Management and Technical courses, including:

PMI-CAPM – Certified Associate in Project Management

Dale Carnegie – Leadership series and Delivering Powerful Presentations

Intel Management and Leadership series

Technical Marketing and Tradeshows

FMEA Methodology and Technical Structured Problem Solving

Project Management series focusing on both IT, external product development and deployment processes & strategies for Intel

Hobbies - Cycling, Golf, Bowling, Hiking - basically anything outdoors - and practicing a healthy lifestyle

Intangible Assets - I believe there are aspects of an employee and of their performance which cannot be taught, but are inherent in the individual; like Integrity, Compassion, Work Ethic, Quality of Work, Flexibility, and Dependability - these I consider my strongest assets

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