EXECUTIVE SUMMARY

Dynamic and innovative leader executing complex IT solutions and cloud-based applications within the pharmaceutical, healthcare, higher education, federal government, and financial industries. Skilled in business process mapping, organizational change management and strategic planning. Creates environments for peak team performance, high-impact relationships that consistently exceed customer expectations.

Global Director / Global Lead / Consulting / Program Management (7 Years)

Directed global readiness of project and program management resources throughout Dell Technologies Consulting Services.

PMO, Business Process Improvement, Methodologies, Plans and Strategies

Developed Program Management Office for consulting organization.

Ensured effectiveness and acceptance of global, complex business and project management processes, resulting in repeatable and quantifiable process improvements.

Managed implementation of process improvement and change management initiatives globally.

Analyzed platforms, tools, and data sources to collect, analyze, interpret and present to end users and customers to exceed expectations.

Identified, built and deployed strategies to solve business problems, i.e., understanding the business problem, identifying relevant data, gathering and summarizing data in an actionable way.

Coordinated resources in a matrixed organization to equip, enable, and empower resources to maximize performance, productivity and successful achievement of department/team metrics and goals.

Developed policies, methods and procedures to support process improvement and change management.

Leadership and Community Enhancements, Audits, Port-Mortem Reviews

Audits and inspections to determine trends, knowledge gaps and compliance adoption.

Post-mortem reviews resulting in global recommendations, solutions, and delivery enhancements.

Leadership development, collaboration, and development of consulting advisory board (regional leaders) and consulting PM community to include weekly peer proximity calls, solutions and improvements.

Customized Training Delivery, Mentoring and Coaching, Accreditation Training and Corporate Initiatives

Traveled the globe to equip, enable and empower professionals through workshops, mentoring and training.

Developed global mentoring and coaching program for peers to enhance peer performance and capabilities.

Developed weekly mastermind encounters, podcasts and blogs.

Established program management methodologies, playbooks and consulting initiatives to improve customer satisfaction.

Global Consistency Initiatives

Developed global collateral and artifacts to support corporate initiatives and delivery modifications.

Developed solution scenarios to support IT, Digital and Workforce Transformation solutions.

Implemented global communication initiatives.

Project/Program Management – Dell Technologies / EMC Corporation (11 years)

Provided delivery, management, and oversight of large, complex projects including refresh, transformation, and data migration engagements via local/remote data centers, cloud, and hybrid solutions.

Examples of engagements delivered:

Multi-phased wholistic infrastructure solution for a major medical university. Solutions included infrastructure transformation, strategy development, and messaging platform upgrade.

Infrastructure transformation upgrade and modernization program for leading global advisory, brokering, and solutions company. Solutions included messaging conversion program, file and print, SCCM, and mobile upgrade and refresh solution.

Network security management program for a pharmaceutical corporation that included the design, construction, and migration activities of 8,500 users and workstations, and 1,400 servers from multiple Microsoft Windows 2003 domains to a centralized single domain. The project spanned numerous locations including Japan, China, Europe, Canada, and the US.

Microsoft infrastructure project for a large pharmaceutical corporation sufficient to support the migration of 50,000 global users from their current Novell solution to similar Microsoft solution.

Design, build, implement Microsoft infrastructure for a large Midwest corporation sufficient to support the migration of all users from current Novell solution to similar Microsoft solution. The Novell solution to be replaced includes NDS, NDPS, GroupWise, GroupWise Messenger, Zen for Desktops, OES/Netware, Border Manager, and Zen for Servers.

Infrastructure upgrade including Active Directory, centralized Exchange, and ISA solutions for a state agency. Other technologies deployed included Microsoft LCS, SMS, MOM, and Blackberry.

Back-office and messaging upgrade program for a Top-Secret Federal Government agency.

Back office and desktop deployments for a specialized hospital in the Washington D.C. Area.

Project Management – Abacus Technologies, Internosis, FedData Inc. (7 years)

Abacus Technologies, Internosis, Fed data, Inc. in the Washington D.C. Area

Provided delivery, management, and oversight of large, complex technical projects for Federal and Commercial Accounts in the Washington D.C. and Mid-Atlantic area.

Examples of engagements delivered:

Infrastructure upgrade and technical training for National Military organization. Included the technical back-office team, end users, and various stakeholders.

Multi-million-dollar engagement for a Department of Defense organization responsible for the adjudication of defense clearances. This engagement included multi-streams of projects, numerous internal and external (vendor) contractors, and multiple defense stakeholders. The matrix organization did not organize by project or application functionality; thus, we introduced project management principles into the org. Led the numerous projects and assigned resources for oversight and management. Tasks included scheduling, organizing, managing risk, and all other project management activities. The engagement resulted in better managed, organized, and delivered projects that exceeded customer expectations.

Large enterprise server upgrade/migration for military organization. The engagement included the roll-out of multiple teams, infrastructure upgrade, and numerous stakeholders across the USA. The results were significant as the organization met their technological goals and objectives.

Large messaging upgrade platform for a military organization.

Delivered new infrastructure messaging system for civilian agency.

CERTIFICATIONS, EDUCATION, INDUSTRY LEADERSHIP & PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS

Visiting Teacher, Networking & Technologies, George Washington University, Washington D.C.

Visiting Teacher, Leadership & Business Development, American University, Cairo

Global Consulting Advisory Board, Project Management Professional, Dell Technologies, 2017-2020

Certified Human Behavior Consultant, Personality Insights, Atlanta, Ga

Certified Trainer, Speaker, & Coach, John Maxwell Company, Atlanta, Ga

Certified Project Management Professional, Project Management Institute

Bachelor of Arts, Business Administration, Cal Southern University, St Johns, Antigua, WI

Associate degree, History & Polity, International Bible Institute & Seminary, Plymouth, Fl

Graduate, US Army, Iowa Military Academy, Congressional Appointment, Des Moines, Iowa

Top Secret Clearance, United States, SSBI, Inactive

PUBLICATIONS, LEARNING, AND SPEAKING ENGAGEMENTS

Publication: Consulting Mentoring & Coaching Handbook, Project & Program Management, 2019

Publication: Topical Reference Guide, Project & Program Management, 2018

Publication: Program Management Methodology, Methodology for Technology Program Managers

Publication: Transformed Living, Topical Reference Guide, 2017

Publication: Transformed Living, Mentoring Guide, 2017

Publication: Strategic Living, A Guide to Living Strategically, 2023

Instructor/Speaker, Networking & Microsoft Technologies, US Army War College, Carlisle, Pa

Instructor/Speaker, Leadership Development & Emotional Intelligence, National Bonds, Dubai, UAE

Publication: Counseling Without Credentials, A Guide for Non-Credentialled Counsellors

Instructor/Speaker, Project & Program Management, Leadership Development, for Dell Technologies

Amsterdam, Netherlands

Bengaluru (Bangalore), India

Frankfurt, Germany

London, England

Sao Paulo, Brazil

Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

Cairo, Egypt

Dubai, United Arab Emirates

Rome, Italy

Washington D.C.

Core Competencies

Strategic Vision & Planning

Problem Solving Skills

Leadership Development

Conflict Management

Enterprise Scale Project Management

Organization & Multi-tasking Skills

Technology Delivery - Within Constraints

Teamwork & Motivational Skills

Resource Recruitment & Retention

Risk Mitigation Strategies

Waterfall, Agile, Scrum, Kanban Applications

Business Process Improvement

Microsoft Project, Outlook, Word, Power Point, Excel, Access, Visio, Smartsheet

Program Management

Innovation & Methodologies

Culture and Change Management

Microsoft Office, Project, Visio, and More

Change Management

Computer Science

Project Planning, Budgets, Coordination

Communication Skills

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