EXECUTIVE PORTFOLIO & CORPORATE PROGRAMME/PROJECT MANAGEMENT LEADER
** ***** ** ******** ********** in the Healthcare, Banking, Manufacturing and Telecommunications industry
** ***** ** *****-** experience in managing Corporate/Business Initiatives through all aspects of Portfolio/Project Management
Proven success record of delivering on-time, on budget results on Capital and Improvement Projects
Proven record of managing, leading, and motivating any size team and at all levels of the organization
Core competencies include: Team Building, Leadership, Relationship Management, Business Reporting, Change & Release Management, Supporting & Redesigning Business Processes for Efficiencies, Resource & Project Budget/Cost Planning, Recruiting & Staffing for Internal Teams, Designing Training Programs, Managing Organization Communications (from Executive level to Employees)
Call center management experience in a sales and customer service environment
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Sr Manager (IT PMO) Bic Graphic Inc. 03/2018 - Present
Assisting CTO with IT Project Portfolio; ensuring projects with high business/corporate value are executed
Managing 19 active projects at any given time with a two-week sprint deliverable in an Agile environment
Reporting directly to CTO and managing expectations of all senior leadership across the organization
Developing and deploying appropriate project control processes to standardize approach for maximum gain
Driving large-scale initiatives with revenues of $50M, along with managing within budget and schedule
Participating in key cross-functional business initiatives, including growth and quality
Successful transition from AS400 platform to Oracle for order management and product delivery
Chair the Business Prioritization team, comprised of 12 industrial SMEs responsible for establishing project priority, timelines and requirements
Delivered web integration with Sales Force project with projected RIO of 1.5 million year over year
Managing an internal 25-member team of developers, analyst and product managers
Transitioned online sales to Amazon webservices resulting in a 12% increase in sales in 2019
Facilitating and driving design and review sessions with technical, management and business staff
Overseeing multiple parallel projects using formal project planning and agile techniques
Responsible for driving targeted milestones to achieve implementation schedule
Developing and mentoring team and project staff members on project management and testing techniques
Developed 5 training programs on SME initiatives, testing strategies and techniques
Coordinated offshore development teams with internal resources to facilitate scheduled releases
Sr Manager (PMO) Humana Inc. 07/2014 - 03/2018
Leading a team of 7 Project Managers (PMs) responsible for managing 70 tactical & strategic projects, in 2016
Controlled projects and assigned resources to operate within the dedicated 22-million-dollar budget in 2016
Overseeing timely completion of PERs (Project Estimate Requests)
Developing Audit process to maintain the high standards of quality including documentation and procedures
Leading bi-weekly staff meeting to address issues and share information to achieve team success(s)
Providing One-on-One coaching to PMs, to ensure compliance of PMO standards and personal career growth
Conducting project reviews with PMs, including project cost, schedule, budget and milestone progress
Successfully driving targeted milestones and achieving implementation schedules
Creating customized reports to monitor productivity
Driving collaboration between internal functional teams and the client to achieve milestones and deliverables
Creating, improving, and integrating configuration / implementation processes and procedures
Identifying, securing, and coordinating implementation of resources and expertise as required
Conducting project reviews, including planned vs actual project cost, schedule, budget and milestone progress
A demonstrated ability to cultivate internal relationships with IT and Business partners
Promoting effective Communication by tailoring to adapt to different audiences with varying needs.
Driving and leading my team towards attainable resolutions on red and yellow projects.
Compiling resolution approaches on challenging programs through executive summaries & program statuses to senior management
Identifying and responsible for mitigating risk factors to projects and timelines through lesson learnt and impact meetings
Manager Provider Financial Control and Configuration Humana Inc. 07/2012 – 07/2014
Managing a team of twelve including supervisors, specialists and analysts
Leading the business analyst to create project plans to meet business requirements
Member of contract review committee
Accountable for the timely and accurate load of all provider contract types
Developing leadership talent to utilize existing resources efficiently resulting in maximum output
Creating and communication policies and procedures to help the team productivity
Developing and maintaining reports, as per SOX and regulatory requirements
Tracking and measuring team performance with the introduction of new processes
Project Manager Humana Inc. 11/2010 – 07/2012
Leading multiple complex operational projects to meet business improvement needs.
Managed a 5 member project team to implement the new www.careplushealthplans.com website.
Increasing business revenue by enhancing the website functionality of enrolling Medicare members during AEP.
Ensuring web project complies by Medicare Advantage Marketing Guidelines.
Creating detailed project design documents and task-level project plans to organize cross-functional teams.
Managing 5 process improvement projects with external vendors resulting in 1.5million savings annually
Project Manager IT Gentiva Health Services 03/2009 – 11/2010
Managing information systems projects including developing level of effort estimates, cost/benefit analyses, project plans, and implementation timelines.
Analyzing business processes and programs including conducting requirements gathering sessions.
Documenting business and systems requirements in a structured format.
Acting as liaison between the user community and the systems analysis group.
Managing twelve HPMS hospice resource for monthly release projects.
Preparing all phases of transition by documenting and providing a project plan for each market.
As member of the integration team, helped the company gain 1.3 million dollars in revenue by acquisition of Odyssey Health Care.
Project Manager WellCare HMO 12/2007 – 03/2009
Using the Agile project management methodology to manage enterprise level projects.
Developed 25 project plans using the Water Falls methodology for operational based projects.
Successfully launched the 5.6 million dollar Hawaii Medicaid expansion project, in 02/01/09.
Coordinated RFP response for the State of Tennessee and Hawai’i.
Managed the overall development of 1500 page Hawai’i Medicaid and Medicare integrated website.
Presented 1100-page readiness review document for State and CMS review.
Business Analyst (Call Center) HSBC 12/2005 – 11/2007
QA Analyst (Call Center) Verizon Wireless Call Center 09/2002 – 11/2005
EDUCATION
Bachelor of Science - Major: Computer Information Systems DeVry University (Class of 2000)
Diploma in Business Administration Toronto School of Business
BUSINESS SKILLS & APPLICATIONS
Business Requirements Analysis MS Project AS/400 MS Office EBS JIRA Salesforce Visio