Joseph G. Archer

LinkedIn www.linkedin.com/in/JosephGArcher

Email adc0hn@r.postjobfree.com Mobile 703-***-**** Location Ashburn, VA 20148

Senior Project Manager, Strategic Initiatives Enterprise & Organizational Change Leader

Senior Project Manager with 15 years consulting experience leading enterprise initiatives in IT, Cyber Security, Finance, and Human Capital. Seeking long term contract opportunities in USA and Europe. Available for extensive business travel.

SKILLS & COMPETENCIES

Project Management

Program Management

Organizational Change

Strategy & Execution

Management Consulting

Professional Services

Software Development Lifecycle

Digital Transformation

Cloud Infrastructure

Integration Expert

Cyber Security

Information Security

Finance Technology

Enterprise Resource Planning

Human Capital Strategy

Strategic Workforce Planning

Executive Coaching

Diversity & Inclusion

Software & Technology Sales

Business Development

Relationship Management

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Hilton Worldwide, McLean, VA

Senior International Project Manager (Contract) May 2016 – present

Led multi-year, highly complex, global financial systems modernization and cloud transformation initiatives for 1,000+ hotels across 90 countries in Europe, Middle East, Asia-Pacific, and Latin America. Eliminated costly dependency upon outdated on-premise software, server architecture, and supporting resources.

Developed predictive, achievable project management methodology, plans, tools, and templates.

Upgraded Microsoft Dynamics Navision and Infor SunSystems ERP software across 90 countries.

Incorporated security review assessments into financial systems upgrades.

Transitioned steady state support items into packaged releases using Jira software.

Achieved project success under minimal supervision with accountability to executive steering committee.

Systematically reduced Finance Operations processing times during month end close by 65%.

Reduced annual technology capital and operational expenses by $5M.

Defense Threat Reduction Agency, Ft. Belvoir, VA

Senior Human Capital Program Manager (Contract) August 2012 – May 2016

Led multi-year Department of Defense (DoD) contract that identified human capital challenges and developed strategic solutions to ensure the Agency was to able attract, develop, and retain mission critical employees to combat the pervasive, global threat of Weapons of Mass Destruction.

Architected Strategic Workforce Plan (SWP) for a Joint Division (Civilian and Military personnel) within DoD.

Transformed outdated HR processes with targeted recruitment, retention, and forecasting programs.

Designed and deployed leadership development, functional skills training, and succession planning programs.

Implemented new talent management software SumTotal Learning Management System (LMS).

Led program-level executive briefings with Agency Joint Directors and Senior Executive Service (SES) leaders.

Developed winning customer strategy and roadmap that expanded consulting sales to $6.5M.

Booz Allen Hamilton, McLean, VA

International Program Manager (Contract) August 2011 – August 2012

Led start-up of Booz Allen Hamilton’s international commercial consulting business. Established global HR infrastructure that enabled consulting operations in eight countries in the Middle East North Africa (MENA) region.

Architected and deployed the firm’s premier Global Workforce Mobility methodology.

Led cross-functional team to design and deploy regional employment models and compensation strategies.

Managed senior stakeholder expectations, status briefing, and programmatic issues and risks.

Achieved firm’s goals and objectives to deploy 45 US Expatriates to the region within 6 months.

Booz Allen Hamilton, McLean, VA

Deputy Program Manager (Contract) October 2008 – August 2011

Led multi-year, enterprise PMO activities for strategic people initiatives that delivered new and improved programs for 24,000 US-based employees. Designed robust Human Capital Strategy project management methodology to enable consistent achievement of leadership goals and objectives and for the firm’s timely delivery of strategic, people-focused projects.

Provided human capital advisory and consulting services to senior leadership.

Collaborated with integrity and personal influence to drive change in a highly matrixed organization.

Managed programmatic issues, risks and executive stakeholder status briefings.

Proactively communicated progress and ensured transparency throughout program execution.

Developed and maintained integrated master project schedule to ensure effective scope and schedule management.

Fannie Mae, Washington, DC

Information Security Program Manager (Contract) February 2007 – December 2008

Led copyrighted cyber security software development project that delivered sophisticated Sarbanes-Oxley compliance technology for enterprise logging, monitoring, aggregation, and correlation technology.

Led full software development lifecycle (SDLC) leveraging Agile methodologies

Delivered software on time and within budget.

Led business process automation efforts that drastically reduced manual log reviews.

Achieved annual cost savings of $9M per year.

Fannie Mae, Washington, DC

Senior IT Program Manager (Contract) August 2005 – February 2007

Led enterprise IT PMO efforts to achieve Sarbanes-Oxley compliance during extremely complex and high-risk re-audit and re-statement period.

Cross-functional teams implemented enterprise IT controls and governance.

Designed and implemented enterprise project management dashboard and executive reporting.

Led resource management and onboarding program for 350 contingent employees.

Led $58M budgeting process and executive committee reporting.

Harland Financial Solutions, Vienna, VA

Senior Software Project Manager April 2002 – August 2005

Served as mortgage lending SME/Product Manager for complex enterprise software implementations. Led software development team using extreme agile and waterfall methodologies to update outdated legacy technology. Expanded application functionality to accommodate newly acquired customer base from company acquisition.

Increased professional services revenue 6% by identifying value-added customer solutions, products, and services.

Led national sales support and end-user application training for a complex financial services software.

Led design and development of integrated interfaces to Fannie Mae’s and Freddie Mac’s cash selling systems.

Generated $400,000 additional revenue by connecting software and services to customer requirements.

CERTIFICATIONS

Project Management Professional (PMP) # 1325891, Project Management Institute (PMI)

ITIL v3 Expert, AXELOS Global Best Practice, version 3

PROSCI Certified Change Management Practitioner, PROSCI Change Management ADKAR methodology

Certified Scrum Master (CSM), Scrum Alliance

Executive Coaching Certificate, Institute for Integrative Nutrition (IIN)

Global Human Capital Strategist (GHCS), Human Capital Institute (HCI)

MEMBERSHIPS AND PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS

Project Management Institute (PMI), member since 2002

Washington, DC PMI Chapter, member since 2006

SCRUM Alliance, member since 2012

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