Professional Certification:

Project Management Professional (PMP), Certified Six Sigma (CSSBB), Certified ScrumMaster (CSM), Certified Health Information Technology System Implementation Manager (HIT-PRO/CHTS-IM)

Technical Skills:

Oracle RDMS, SAP, SAP/hybris, Microsoft Project, Microsoft Project Server, Smartsheet, SharePoint, Microsoft Office Suite, Java Server Page (JSP), Active Server Page (ASP), COMS, XML, SQL/PL, Visual Basic, Visual C++, Confluence

Training:

SAP ECC 6, SAP Boot Camp, Microsoft Project Server, Business Process Modeling, Project Management, Atlas Chromatography Data System, Siebel, Oracle Financials

Education:

DePaul University – BS Information Systems

Military:

United States Army: FADC Computer Operator – 24th Infantry 1/13th

Professional Experience Summary

25+ years of Program/Project Management Experience

6 years as a Scrum Master Richard’s Scrum Master

Experience Managing Large Sets of Data from Multiple Systems

Legacy Systems migrations and architecting centralized repositories, normalizing data models for consumption by interfacing applications, thus reducing the number of data repositories.

10+ years of experience with vendor management. Initiating RFPs, drafted SOWs, conducted Vendor Assessments, Performance Assessment, and onboarding vendor resources.

Organizational Risk Management

Employment History

INDEPENDENT

Program Manager - August 2022 - March 2023

Takeda Pharmaceuticals (BioLife Plasma Services)

oResponsibilities encompassed development and management of Plasma Systems used for Donor collection and monitoring.

Redmane Technologies (Center for Medicare & Medicaid Services)

oResponsibilities encompassed management and implementation of the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) of the Affordable Care Act (ACA) System Security Plan and Procedures ensuring compliance.

SYSMEX AMERICA

Senior Project Manager - June 2019 - August 2022

Managed development teams (Local and Offshore) developing Quality Control applications for medical devices.

Responsibilities consisted of managing multiple Customers Facing Applications/Cloud-based solutions for the Sysmex’s Customer Systems/Innovation Organization.

Execute Full Lifecycle Application development utilizing Agile and Waterfall methodologies.

Defined project scope, objectives, goals, budget and deliverables.

Developed Project Plan (WBS) detailing timelines, milestones and required resources.

Implemented quality standards to ensure adherence.

Communicated Project’s Risks, Issues and overall status to Executive Management and Stakeholders.

ANIXTER INTERNATIONAL

Portfolio/Program Manager- August 2015 – June 2019

Responsibilities consisted of managing Anixter’s Marketing and eCommerce portfolio. Execute Full Lifecycle Application development utilizing Agile and Waterfall methodologies. Responsible for planning, staffing, budget, communications, and reporting disposition of projects to Executive Management.

Routinely conduct Team and Key Stakeholders meetings. Identify risks and issues and establish mitigation strategies and resolutions. Oversight of Project Managers assigned to portfolio.

ABBVIE INCORPORATED

Senior Project Manager – January 2013 – March 2015

oGlobal SAP/Foundation Team

Responsibilities consisted of promoting SAP Transports across the SAP Landscape following the review of objects, documentation and required approvals. Working knowledge and adherence to the application of FDA’s GXPs compliance guidelines required for validated and quality systems.

oGlobal ERP Operations

Responsible for the management of all SAP ERP Defects, Enhancements and Projects for the Global ERP Operations. Facilitates the review and assessment of all Change Requests to gain clarification of requirements and impact.

Work directly with requestors, management and IT staff regarding effort, scheduling and prioritization of Change Requests. Develop schedules and resource utilization plans necessary to understand current workload, demand and forecasting.

Coordinate with Release Management regarding Change Requests testing, certification and promotion to the Production environment.

Conduct weekly Operations planning meetings with SAP Back Office (PTP, RTR and OTC), Supply Chain Management (SCM), Security and TIBCO teams.

Designed and implemented Change Request Management SharePoint Site. Developed Change Request processes and procedures. Performed Change Management activities and socialized processes and procedures and provide training to all AbbVie affiliates. Developed Management Status Reports and Metrics for monitoring.

ABBOTT LABORATORIES

Delivery / Risk Manager – September 2001 – January 2013

oDelivery Management Office – Corporate IT Division

Responsibilities encompassed developing, implementing Project Management procedures and templates to ensure delivery of successful IT solutions.

Monitored project performance, developed risk profiles and metrics. Coordinated external risk assessments and conducted Risk Based Planning Sessions for IT Programs with funding of $1M or greater. Institutionalized Risk Management Best Practices via routine communications and training.

Institutionalized and increased maturity of Risk Management practices within the Applications Engineering Department (AE)

Conducted Risk Based Planning Workshops for projects with high degree of complexity and budgets exceeding $1M.

Planned and coordinated external Risk Assessment performed by third party vendors.

oSix Sigma Business Excellence Manager – (PPD Division)

Primary responsibilities encompassed identification of potential process improvements utilizing Lean Six Sigma Methodologies within the PPD Commercial Organization.

Assigned to the Market Material Group and tasked with reducing process time wasted and cost for marketing materials. Utilized the DMAIC process to systematically implement improvements and reduce waste.

oSenior Project Manager – (PPD Division)

Performed full life cycle Project Management and Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC) for the PPD Program Management Office (PMO).

Worked with internal business units and departments supporting Pharmacy, Marketing and Sales Systems. Provided leadership and oversight of IT initiatives in support of new product launches.

Initiated RFQs and RFPs for special marketing projects requiring Key Opinion Leaders (KOLs). Negotiated vendor services, assessed vendor performance and closed engagements with vendors as contracted.

Mentored personnel on Project Management Best Practices.

Routinely apprised management regarding scope, issues, risks and general health on all assigned projects.

Knowledge of GXPs practices required for validate and quality systems.

oSenior Project Manager – (PMO GPRD Division)

Performed Full Life Cycle Project Management and Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC) activities for GPRD Project Management Office.

Responsibilities consisted of Project Management, analysis, Budget and Resource Management. Conducted Steering Committee meetings and apprise management of scope changes and general health of all assigned projects.

Identified resolutions to issues and established mitigation strategies for known project risks.

Knowledge and understanding of GXPs processes.

Facilitated various task teams involved in the implementation and harmonization of newly designed processes to include Systems Validation specifically focusing on Risk Based Processes (RBP) for IT and R&D quality systems.

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