Objective
Seeking a Project Management, Project Analyst or Project Coordinator opportunity to utilize my extensive background in managing IT projects, programs, and PMOs.
Highlighted Skills
Extensive experience in key communications and interaction with executives and stakeholders
Mentoring, coaching, and growing others (both direct and non-direct reports)
Successful track record of IT Program/Project Management and PMO Leadership with a vision and execution style to succeed in any environment
Leading development in implementation projects based on PM lifecycles and SDLCs
Developing and utilizing various project approaches, such as Agile, SCRUM, ITIL, and SDLC to exact the desired project results for clients
Various industry experience in Oil & Gas, Oilfield Services, Aerospace Engineering and Global Technology companies
Experience:
LBS, LLC January 2021 -
Research Analyst for LBS system. Part time
MFE, LLC January 2020 – November 2020
Sr. Project Manager – Consultant
Served as Project Manager/Research analyst for the development of legal case preparation
Prepared documents for attorneys
Identified Key documents focusing on critical elements
Organized and maintained the case data bases utilizing Drop Box
Organized documents in a Kanban format using Trello
iHire -Technology March 2014 – June 2019
Sr. Project Analyst – Consultant
Assigned to Sysco Foods Project team
Provided support to the 12 project teams managing the $23M Mobile Inventory/Ordering system
Areas of support
oMonthly Forecasting
oMaintained resource data base
oManaged timesheet approvals
oManaged contractor weekly status reports
oManaged On-Boarding and Off-Boarding resources
oManaged timesheet approvals, SOW submissions, invoices against SOW
Addison Search, LLC July 2012 – Nov 2013
Sr. Project Manager - Consultant
Assigned to WorleyParsons - Resources and Energy
Served as a SR. Project Manager for multiple global projects simultaneously.
Global Staff Redeployment Project (HR) – Record Information Management System - .NET application
Global Mobility Project (People Group) - Record Information Management System – Oracle application
oOverseer of vendor SDLC (Software Development Lifecycle)
oAssisted in driving the development of their agile strategy
oPerformed feasibility study and built the business case and project plan for the project and drove the subsequent management of the project.
oInitiated and maintained reporting relationships with all project stake holders (all departments that were directly or indirectly affected by the project which spanned multiple business and technical groups and third-party vendors) on a weekly, bi-weekly and monthly basis.
oActed as liaison between system support and third-party vendors.
oManaged proposal reviews.
oResponsible for negotiations of Service Agreements with 3rd party vendors.
oAdvised global units on rollouts and implementations to promote clarity, objectivity, quality of deliverables and ensure overall client satisfaction.
oMaintained budget plan and verified all 3rd party timesheets and invoices.
oManaged the fluctuating resources for the project.
oEnsured all pertinent documents were loaded on to the proper share points.
oFacilitated all meetings pertaining to the project.
Creation and auditing of project plans, business cases, best practices, operational assessments and metrics to track against performance and business deliverables.
Dell Jan. 2004 – July 2012
Sr. Project Manager / Services Manager
Served as a senior member of a ten-person Project Management – Technical Account Management team ultimately responsible for supporting Dell’s largest corporate enterprise clients. This entailed working with a wide variety of customer contacts including executives and IT management around the world to solve complex issues and deliver effective solutions. Specific duties include:
Advised global clients on rollouts and implementations to promote clarity, objectivity, quality of deliverables and ensure overall client satisfaction
Mentored and audited other PMs on performance, conflict resolution, financials, scope delivery, quality and stakeholder expectations, as well as instructing negotiation classes
Created project plans, business cases, best practices, operational assessments and metrics to track against performance and business deliverables
Developed cross-organizational communication plans to ensure alignment of scope and delivery
Leading the development of customer metric and cost analysis reporting
Leaded ITIL presentations to multiple customers including The White House Communication Agency and fortune 100 corporations
Managed the implementation of and advising clients on Services Architecture concerning financial and realization systems
Negotiation’s instructor – Developed and instructed the course
World Travel Adventures Nov. 2000 – Jan. 2004
PMO Manager
Managed a 14-person Program Management Organization responsible for ensuring all facets of the business would be developed and monitored in a timely and accurate manner. Specific duties included:
Developed the vast majority of all applications in-house, both web-based and stand-alone systems.
Development of proposals (RFPs, AFEs, etc).
Managed the creation of a web-based system for a customer interface which included company overview, offerings and an online procurement application utilizing an agile approach with daily SCRUM sessions to drive quality, clarity and early adoption.
Managed the network roll out concerning the development and implementation of a web-based Data Base Order Entry System along with several transactional, inventory and history tracking data base files
Developed the in-house payroll, HR and cost accounting systems
Ensured appropriate resources assigned to project teams and served as liaison between project and executive sponsors
Excel Logistics - Consultant Mar. 1999 – Oct. 2000
Sr. Project Manager
Clients: Exxon, DuPont, Equistar, Shell
Part of a 12-person Project Management team responsible for the installation of the StockMaster supply chain ERP system in the Southwest region. Specific duties included:
Served as a high-level contact and decision maker for technical, software and telecommunications needs concerning the maintenance, installation, repair and support for desktop and laptop computers, along with end user support for hardware and software problems
Led the disaster recovery planning for the entire regional operation
Led the development of customer-based training classes for Exxon, DuPont, Equistar and Shell Chemical
Led the marketing effort of StockMaster. Developed and presented client proposals, cost analysis, specification documents, project plans, resource allocation, work breakdown structures, project budgets and sign-off. Worked with multiple vendors to assess product viability
Developed training software for online training and multiple ad hoc reports for users.
Independent Consultant Dec. 1997 – Oct. 2000
Sr. Project Manager
Various Government-based projects
Served as the Project and Program Manager for various classified key initiatives
Served as one of the Project Managers responsible for defining standards and best practices for various project initiatives
Drove the audit and health check review of key projects to ensure roadblocks and red flags were captured, assessed and either mitigated or removed all together
Developed a communication plan that drove more effective decisions and early alerts so that potential problems could be addressed sooner
Various portfolio health reports to key stakeholders, Sr. Executives and interested parties