Project Manager Engineer
Resume:
Drew Brown
IT Business Project Manager, PMP, CSM
A resourceful and driven leader with a background in project management and business administration. Manages conflict with diplomacy, and demonstrates a consistency in handling stressful situations with integrity, rationale, and action. Holds a substantiated record of delivering results on time and above expectations. Has a proven ability to analyze data, imagine solutions, and conceptualize a progressive process.
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Austin, Tx
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SOFT SKILLS
Risk Management
Scheduling
Strategic Planning
Team Building
Negotiations
Deployment Strategies
Process Management
Agile / SAFe Modeling
Training Facilitation
Partner Engagement
Change Management
Presentations
Organization
Conflict Resolution
EXPERIENCE
Global IT Project Manager / Scrum Master
General Motors Co. 06/2018 - Present
Direct all project activities through initiation, planning, execution, control, and close in both waterfall and agile methodologies
Engage stakeholders to identify project scope and work with product owners, engineers, security architects, developers, and quality assurance team to execute requirements Manage risks, changes, allocations, and all communication with multiple cross-functional and international teams
Deliver an average of $5.2M direct annual business benefit per individual project Manage two scrum teams with projects ranging from web applications, product launches, supply chain and logistics, data analytics, and infrastructure upgrades Associate IT Project Manager
General Motors Co. 09/2017 - 06/2018
Accelerated senior project manager workload by taking ownership of more detailed tasks, allowing high-level execution to be managed with greater efficiency Intermittently flexed into senior project manager role when more seasoned peers required backup while out of office
Guided low and mid-level projects including remotely managing the infrastructure redesign and handoff of a divested manufacturing warehouse in New Zealand Regularly facilitated project kickoff meetings, tollgates, daily stand ups, reviews and retrospectives Mentored new project coordinators and helped build standard skill set development Software Test Engineer
General Motors Co. 05/2016 - 08/2017
Repeatedly selected for high-visibility projects, assuring the quality of various applications that accounted for a total of $50M+ in recurring annual savings Recognized for identifying 160% more defects than any other colleague on global service center applications
Authored and facilitated training that ultimately became a team standard for individual performance reviews
Developed creative hardware solution that reigned in travel expenses by eliminating need for on- site testing
Wrote and executed both manual and automated test scripts on a daily basis Page 2 of 2
TECHNICAL
SKILLS
Microsoft
365, Microsoft Teams,
OneNote, Project
Professional, Sharepoint,
Team Foundation Server,
Visio, Visual Studio
Apple
Mobile Device Management,
Device Enrollment Plan,
iWork, iOS, MacOS, WatchOS,
iCloud
Other
SQL, Oracle, C#, Java,
Selenium
EXPERIENCE
Business Specialist
Apple Inc. 06/2014 - 05/2016
Curated enterprise level IT solutions within client budget, and organized scope and timelines for individualized projects
Frequently negotiated terms and competing interests and priorities with stakeholders, internal partners, and third-party vendors
Built high performing teams and drafted employee training standards on business acumen and client vetting
Secured interim business management role with six direct reports as career guidance before advancing beyond then-current role
Facilitated Business at Apple Retail training sessions with both retail and corporate employees EDUCATION
BS Business Administration
Liberty University - 2013, Magna Cum Laude
CERTIFICATES
PMP - Project Management Institute 2019 - 2022
CSM - Scrum Alliance 2019 - 2022
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