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Summary

Experienced, senior IT Project Manager, currently managing enterprise projects for a Silicon Wafer manufacturer in Vancouver Washington. Worked in Asia for more than 15 years, providing project oversight and program management for an IT support and project management firm with offices in China, Hong Kong, Singapore and Japan. Prior to that, served as the lead PM for the migration of shared data and email migration projects for several major mergers and acquisitions. Specialized in the management and oversight of highly complex office fit-out and consolidation projects in legal, financial and pharmaceutical markets.

Professional Accomplishments

Program Management / Project Management

Provided program management for 1200-person office expansion project in Singapore for a major software development firm (2018)

Provided project oversight and PMO liaison as program manager for a 700-person merger / acquisition in Japan for a major elevator manufacturer (2016)

Served as PMO liaison for an 800 person / 60+ rack office consolidation project for IT Storage Manufacturer (2013)

Provided PM oversight for 10 projects in Shanghai and Hong Kong in 2011, resulting in over 1.8 million USD of revenue and over 300,000 USD of profit for systemsGo

Dispatched to London, Brussels and New York on special assignment from the CIO of a European asset management firm to manage the successful completion of 3 data and email migration projects for mergers and acquisitions (2010)

Managed an IT integration and migration projects at sites in four countries in Asia for a major European investment firm (2007-09)

IT Consultancy

Provided BCP (Business Continuity Planning) and DRP (Disaster Recovery Planning) consulting services, including the management of a successful business continuity test for an asset management company in Tokyo (2009)

Provided Project Audit and Consulting work for the migration of data center servers for a company providing online trading services in Hong Kong (2009)

Managed an IT integration and migration project including sites in four countries in Asia for a major European Investment Bank (2008-2009)

Developed internal Project Management Methodologies and PMO processes across the region; provided governance in maintaining consistency and utilization by PMs in all locations

Leadership and Regional Team Management

Recruited and trained personnel to build project delivery teams for systemsGo satellite offices opened in the years 2009-2015: Hong Kong, Singapore, Shanghai

Managed a regional team of 12 project managers in 2012 to complete 37 projects totaling more than 4.3 million USD of revenue for the company

Development and implementation of internal project management methodologies, reporting templates and PMO processes to improve profits and increase workflow efficiencies

Areas of Expertise

Program management and oversight of projects in multiple locations; liaison and collaboration across the region to ensure successful completion of projects

Presales support, solution design consulting, proposal drafting and peer review processes, project planning, resource management, development of delivery strategies

Transition management for support services from large providers such as IBM and HP

Hands on experience delivering high risk office setups / relocations / consolidations and data and email migration projects resulting from corporate mergers and acquisitions

Relevant Career Highlights

WestLB Asset Management Acquisition by Fortis Investments Japan 2004

Commerz Bank Acquisition by Fortis Asset Management Japan 2007

ABN Amro Integration / Acquisition by Fortis Asset Management Japan 2008 - 2009

Fortis / ABN Amro Asset Management Acquisition by BNP Paribas Japan 2009 – 2010

Schindler Elevator Japan IT Separation for Acquisition by Otis Japan 2016

Integration of Otis Elevator Service Company to UTC Japan 2017

Employment History

Employer

SEH America, Inc. Vancouver Wa

Period

Jul 2018 – March 2020

Role

Project Manager

Email migration project for 1400 users from Lotus Notes to Microsoft Outlook (August 2019)

Integration of a Cloud based package tracking application (Notifii) with existing corporate ERP system to improve delivery tracking and enable automatic delivery notification

Employer

systemsGo Hong Kong, Ltd

Period

Aug 2009 – Jul 2018

Role

Regional Projects Director

Provided program management and oversight of local PMs to deliver digital workplace solutions as part of a global office expansion for a leading cloud computing and software development firm, completing projects in Australia, Hyderabad and Singapore.

Managed a team of PMs for delivery of projects in Japan, Hong Kong, Singapore, China

Worked closely with the sales team to provide pre-sales technical support and to prepare project proposals and RFP responses for large office setup and relocation projects

Provide technical guidance for the preparation of consulting deliverables

Employer

systemsGo Corporation, Tokyo

Period

Aug 2007 – Aug 2009

Role

Senior Project Manager, Consultant

Project management for several large, high risk merger and acquisitions throughout Asia

Provided technical guidance for delivery of data and email migration projects in Tokyo

Managed multiple office relocation projects including consulting for design of core IT infrastructure (SCS, MEP, AV, access control, network and server equipment)

Consulted on development of an operational support model and transition management for support services from Hewlett Packard and IBM for two Asset Management Firms

Employer

Quraz, Ltd. (Seconded from systemsGo)

Period

Aug 2005 – Aug 2007

Role

Project Manager, BAS (Building Automation & Security) Division Manager

Recruited and trained a team of cabling technicians and subcontractors to deliver business critical systems for a self-storage company (door access control, CCTV, network)

Coordinated with the facilities team to manage the design and build-out of 10 sites for IT systems installed in renovated multi-story office buildings

Managed the procurement, shipping, installation and testing for equipment at each site

Employer

systemsGo Corporation, Tokyo

Period

Mar 2003 – Aug 2005

Role(s)

Support Engineer, Project Manager, Manager of Projects Department

Project Management for small email and data migration projects (Finance), medium sized (20-50 person) office setup and relocation projects. Provided presales technical support.

Project management and engineering support for Windows XP OS upgrades (Finance)

Desktop support and helpdesk engineer / project engineer

Employer

Tyco Electronics, Tokyo

Period

May 2000 – Jun 2002

Role

Product Marketing and Supply Chain Management

Designed the high-speed connector booth display at the CEATEC trade show Oct. 2001

Prepared presentations to increase sales for high speed connectors made by AMP

Managed supply chain orders for the telecommunications industry

Education and Certifications

B.S. Degree, Willamette University (English Major, Computer Science Minor) - 1988

Intensive Japanese Language Studies – Keio University, Tokyo, Japan - 1993

Level 1 – National Japanese Language Proficiency Exam - 1994

Cross Cultural and Communication Skills

19 years living / working in Japan; 6 years living / working in Hong Kong

Completed onsite project assignments in Tokyo, Hong Kong, Singapore, Shanghai, South Korea, London, New York and managed projects in Taiwan, Thailand and Australia

Skilled at maximizing efficiencies and communication by utilizing tools and templates where language barriers present a challenge to the successful completion of projects

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