Project Manager

George Yip (PMP, CSM)

Cell Phone: 213-***-****

email: adjzxk@r.postjobfree.com

SUMMARY OF QUALIFICATIONS

Seasoned project manager with experience managing complex enterprise IT projects (infrastructure and application development/upgrade).

More than 5 years managing a team of project managers.

More than 5 years in enterprise PMO managing IT portfolio (IT Governance).

Managed upward of $6M in project overall budget and 20+ resources.

Proficient in MS Office suite, MS Project, SharePoint, Teams, Visio, ServiceNow, PPM tools such as Clarity and MSP.

Certified Project Management Professional, Certified Scrum Master.

Strong written and verbal communication, organizational, analytical and result-oriented problem-solving capabilities.

EDUCATION

University of Southern California - Business Administration (emphasis on Marketing).

Pasadena City College – Computer Science.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Senior Project Manager: Union Bank/MUFG - Contractor (11/2018 – 1/2021)

Manage several infrastructure projects (Core Banking Transformation, MP SAN Upgrade, Retail Wallboard Upgrade, KBC Cisco Switches Upgrade, IBM zOS Upgrade, Vulnerability Management)

Portfolio Manager: NBC Universal - Contractor (4/2017 – 4/2018)

Accountable for successful project delivery through disciplined program and project management processes with close collaboration with colleagues throughout the organization utilizing the Technology PPMO Tool.

Supported line of businesses include Film Entertainment, Office of the CIO, Enterprise Applications portfolios.

Partner with key business users across Marketing to understand their short and long-term business goals and identify technology needs to align with those goals.

Closely monitor progress for key and large projects for supported portfolios.

Participated in Stage Gate re-design for Enterprise Program Management Office.

Mentored project managers on project management discipline.

Senior Project Manager: Union Bank/MUFG - Enterprise Program Solutions (2016 - 2017)

Managed information technology infrastructure upgrade/migration projects using standard SDLC (waterfall) methodology.

Managed the Oracle Upgrade infrastructure project: Scope include over 500 mission-critical databases that are utilized by over 150 applications which have up and down stream impacts ($6.4M project budget, 3 years duration and 20+ resources). Took project from inception to planning which include funding approval from the Governance Council.

Maintain project schedule, conduct risk/issues assessment, manage budget and resources and provide weekly status to project sponsor/key stakeholders.

Worked with core team to devise an approach along with Information Security that would minimize applications impact, while maintaining compliance with the latest Corporate Security standard.

Lead PMO Analyst/Quality & Compliance: Union Bank – Enterprise Project Management Office (2011 – 2016)

Responsibilities include monitoring IT project portfolio performance, review/approve project toll gates (Quality/Compliance) and Change Requests, escalate issues to senior management, monitor issue resolution, prepare/support financial forecast and annual budgeting process.

Proactively managed the IT portfolio of projects and programs to ensure accurate status reporting and surfacing of risks and issues.

Instrumental in the rollout of the Enterprise Project Life Cycle in the West Coast due to the East and West coasts operations merger.

Participated in the continuous improvement of the current Enterprise Project Life Cycle.

Mentored project managers and new hires on Enterprise Project Life Cycle.

Worked with Corporate Finance to ensure proper management of the IT portfolio budget and invoice processing/reporting.

Participated in the annual planning/appropriation exercise to ensure the right projects are being prioritized.

Trained new project managers on utilizing the project management tool (Clarity).

Lead monthly portfolio status review meetings with project managers and management.

Collaborated with Change Management on the rollout of the enterprise Release Management.

Senior Project Manager: Union Bank - Information Technology Group (2008 – 2011)

Managed multiple information technology infrastructure and application development/upgrade/migration projects using standard Enterprise Project Management methodology (SDLC).

oImplemented Tiered Storage project (infrastructure project, $1.4M, 12+ resources).

oManaged Automated Clearing House OFAC Compliance project (regulatory project, $1.4M budget, 20+ resources).

oManaged the BTMU Automated Clearing House Operations in-sourcing (service in-sourcing project, $500K budget, 15+ resources).

oManaged the eCommerce portion of the Integrated Banking Platform program ($150M overall program budget).

oManaged the Mainframe ZOS Upgrade project (infrastructure project, $1.4M budget, 20+ resources).

Technology Project Manager: Bank of America Consumer Technology Infrastructure Services (2005 – 2007)

Managed multiple information technology upgrade/conversion projects from its inception to implementation using 6-sigma methodologies.

Completed several MBNA merger-related Contact Centers migration projects spanning multiple states.

Created project plans, established project time lines, budgets, set project goals, produced deliverables, managed team resources and escalation.

Communicated updates, metrics, financial reporting on projects milestones to senior management.

Facilitated project work group meetings across divisional groups, change managers and business partners.

Evaluated technology partners’ project performance and provided coaching if necessary.

Manager – Project Management Team: Bank of America Desktop Consulting & Services (2000 – 2005)

Managed a team of 8-14 MAC (Moves, Adds & Changes) consultants who are responsible for providing change management, business consulting, national and regional project management services on desktop, voice and data related technologies for our business partners.

Acted as an advocate for our business partner’s technology needs and participated in pursuing Six Sigma approach to quality improvement.

** References available upon request **

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