Ryan D. Lusher

Maricopa, AZ 480-***-**** ad5az4@r.postjobfree.com

SUMMARY

Hands on decisive leader with +25 years’ experience across business, manufacturing, supply chain, and IT. Excels at maximizing opportunities, increasing productivity, and reducing costs. With a keen eye for detail and disciplined approach to execution, excels at creating new programs, driving mission critical projects through to completion, and consistently delivering on time and within budget.

SKILLS

Project Management Tools: Jira, Rally, Microsoft Project

Software Development Methodologies: Waterfall, Scrum, Kanban

Certifications: SAP, Lean Six Sigma - Black Belt, ISO 9002 Quality Management, Intel PMP, Intel Scrum Master

Cloud Platforms: AWS, Azure, Google Cloud, IBM Cloud

SAP Modules: Logistics/Warehouse Management, Inventory Management

Resource Management: Performance reviews, career development, team building, mentorship

Misc Software: Power BI, Smart Sheets, Microsoft Power point, Excel, OneNote, Outlook, and Word

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Intel Corporation, Chandler, Arizona

Senior Program Manager, Cloud and Enterprise Services Group January 2018 – March 2023

Program managed global cross organizational infrastructure projects for Cloud and Enterprise Solutions Group. Actively led project teams through all phases of the product development lifecycle creating enterprise cloud solutions.

Program managed six complex cloud computing and architecture development projects simultaneously.

Guided project teams through the ROI analysis and funding approvals necessary for project start.

Set priorities and directed project teams on critical path to achieve objectives and solid results.

Drove weekly collaboration meeting with architects and developers from key customers like Microsoft, HP, Dell, Amazon, and Lenovo.

Actively managed all aspects of the software development lifecycle, including planning, design, build, test, and go-to-market.

Tracked architecture and supplier schedules, technical issues, risks, and priorities.

Provided program updates to senior management including milestone progress, issues, risks, and help needed.

In charge of a global cross organizational team focused on enhancing throughput time through necessary approval milestones without impacting quality.

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Project Manager, Information Technology February 2009 - January 2018

Delivered production support of supply chain programs and projects through the various phases of the software development lifecycle while adhering to IT enterprise standard processes and tools.

Developed and supported 15 different SAP enterprise applications ranging from procurement to warehouse management and logistics.

Created and maintained roadmaps for data foundation, business intelligence and advanced analytics projects in IT.

Coached development team to establish open communication channel, business, and product owners to ensure consistent sprint reviews were done.

Removed roadblocks impacting the team, enabling them to focus on the tasks and priorities at hand.

Ensured that all new project requests from the business were prioritized through the project prioritization process and ROI was properly established.

Led the transformation from the waterfall software development life cycle to the agile framework in less than 1 year.

Software Quality Assurance Manager, IT January 2002 - February 2009

Resource managed a team of 16 Software Quality Engineers providing end-to-end testing and production support of +33 supply chain applications across the Intel supply chain.

Built and managed a highly performing team of Software Quality Engineers.

Set priorities and directed team on critical path to achieve objectives and solid results.

Managed all aspects of people management including career development, mentoring and performance reviews.

Led software quality team through Lean Six Sigma certification efforts and eliminated approximately 944 hours of re-work through automation efforts.

Implemented automated testing tools and reduced testing timelines from one month to two weeks.

Managed team through the seven-year SAP warehouse and logistics implementation transforming the Intel supply chain.

Received 10/10 on management survey scores exceeding corporate goals.

EDUCATION

Masters, Business Administration

University of Phoenix

Bachelor of Arts, Communication

Boise State University

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