Project Manager Senior

THOMAS SOMMER

Louisville, KY

(***) *** – ****

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Dynamic Project Manager with 24 years of experience in consulting and project management, adept at leading complex projects and initiatives. Skilled in developing strategies, managing customer relationships, and facilitating productive meetings. Recognized for exceptional organizational skills and the ability to oversee multiple projects simultaneously. A proven leader who fosters collaboration across all levels and functions, driven by a passion for overcoming challenges and achieving success, committed to exceeding expectations in fast-paced environments, and skilled at quickly learning new concepts and adapting to change.

KEY WORDS

●Budgets

●Data Analysis

●Agile

●Project Planning

●Sharepoint

●Six Sigma

●Waterfall

●Stakeholder Management

●PMI Methodology

●Microsoft Office Suite

●Oracle Financial

●Return-on-investment

●Executive Reporting

●Medicare/Medicaid

●Microsoft Project

●Time Management

●Vendor Management

●Sharepoint

●Project Portfolio Management

●Compliance

●Jira

●Tableau

Problem Solving

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

SKYGEN Milwaukee, WI December 2021 – August 2024

Senior Project Manager

●Managed multiple large-scale projects/implementations and company initiatives simultaneously, including external/internal client implementations, system integration, vendor management, internal initiatives

●Developed and rolled out innovative technology to enhance customer capabilities to help run their businesses.

●Oversaw the defining of project schedules scope, coordinating resources, and leading all project efforts while ensuring excellence and timeliness.

●Negotiated timelines with executives, project teams, and vendors to ensure objectives were met and success achieved in the required time and on budget.

●Lead teams in responding to enterprise-wide process improvement requests and RFP proposals, adding new customers/prospects.

●Collaborated with the project team and department leadership to communicate project progress, constraints, dependencies, risks, issues, and any change in scope.

●Managed key Capital Budget enterprise-wide projects with a minimum budget of 15M+.

●Demonstrated outstanding problem-solving and communication skills to diffuse difficult customer situations tactfully and quickly.

●Led testing efforts through SIT/UAT to ensure Go-Live quality implementation.

●Experienced in utilizing Azure Data Factory, Python, Azure Data Bricks, Tableau, Power BI, Oracle Financial, Azure Dev Ops, and Sharepoint for project delivery.

HUMANA Louisville, KY October 2018 – December 2021

Senior Project Manager

●Oversaw multiple large-scale profiles and external-facing corporate projects simultaneously while effectively managing budgets, schedules, quality, resources, and risk.

●Led strategy/discovery sessions, conducted budgeting analysis, designed system architecture, evaluated, and implemented delivery (Go Live) and training.

●Partnered with health analytic experts, software engineers, doctors, and clinicians to evolve Humana’s software capabilities, ensuring Humana’s membership received optimal care.

●Managed critical stakeholder communications and coordinated priorities of the project team.

August 2011 – September 2018

Senior Project Manager

●Oversaw digital channel delivery, including strategic direction of each project’s lifecycle activities to operational rollout.

●Delivered seamless consumer experience and achieved messaging/member interaction optimization in leveraging Humana’s digital capabilities.

●Managed IT development projects utilizing the Software Development Life-Cyclie process to enhance the functionality of Humana’s Clinical Guidance Exchange (CGX) system and Anvita Health Solutions engine.

Account Installation Manager April 2006–August 2011

●Served as a liaison between our market offices and multiple operational teams in implementing large group commercial customers in Austin, Dallas, Houston, and San Antonio markets.

●Demonstrated outstanding problem-solving, active listening skills, and emotional intelligence. Able to diffuse difficult customer situations with tact and ease.

●Effectively built detailed project plans and drive execution on desired timelines to foster customer relationships

●Identified and addressed barriers cross-functionally to install new customers.

●Effectively leveraged available resources to accomplish implementation objectives across the enterprise

EDUCATION

Marietta College, Marietta, Ohio

Bachelor’s Degree: Business Management, History

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