PMO Leadership / Agile Transformations
Resume:
WORK EXPERIENCE
SENIOR LEADER OF THE IT PMO
EMPOWER RETIREMENT
Responsible for a team of project managers that support the IT portfolio of projects (~$23mm). Established a Vendor Management practice to support all 3rd Party IT relationships. Created operational metrics for IT to monitor the health of our delivery process.
• Established an intake process to ensure all work is prioritized by executive leadership on a quarterly basis
• Created a weekly CIO reporting process to communicate the health of all active projects (~70)
• Created operational reporting metrics across IT that is reported up to the parent company in Canada
• Led the M&A efforts to close the Personal Capital acquisition ($1 bil)
• Added a Vendor Management organization to Empower and the supporting processes
• Served as the liaison between Internal Audit and IT to resolve open issues CONSULTANT
POPULUS GROUP (PEARSON EDUCATION)
2019
Led the implementation of SAFe practices within the Information Security Office.
• Oversaw 2 Agile Release Trains
• Setup quarterly release train schedules to support 2 trains
• Worked to setup a CI/CD process to continuous deployments
• Created a portfolio prioritization process for senior leadership IT PMO MANAGER
CHIPOTLE MEXICAN GRILL
2018-2019
Responsible for the overall leadership of the IT PMO. This includes ensuring the IT PMO plans and executes all projects within the $40mm portfolio that are aligned with the company's overall strategy to position Chipotle as a leader in the digital economy.
• Directly managed 14 resources and multiple contractors
• Responsible for an annual project portfolio exceeding $40m
• Implemented Scale Agile Framework (SAFe) across the enterprise
• Established an enterprise lean portfolio management process
• Assisted with the training of Chipotle’s IT staff to SAFe practices
• Developed a robust reporting structure
• Helped to redefine the PMO job levels and job descriptions Servant leader of an IT PMO with a skill set that transcends corporate expectations, incorporating exceptional leadership skills, successful operational strategies and relentless attention to detail assuring timely planning, execution and delivery of projects. Capable, inspirational leader with the ability to recognize and remediate bottlenecks within an organization. Considerable experience directing disparate parties with conflicting interests, while building consensus. Employ exemplary communication skills and the capacity for assessing needs and clarifying goals in order to establish organizational benchmarks for project efficacy. Adept at exceeding expectations in time- critical situations. Effective leader with the ability to empower and motivate both peers and subordinates, and an equally strong ability to focus on, and achieve results independently. TOM WEIS
PMO SERVANT LEADER
ABOUT ME
Technology leader focused on helping
organizations deliver at scale. I am
passionate about getting things done,
collaborating to win as a team, and
driving operations excellence. I strive
to help others become exceptional
leaders.
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MY SKILLS
LEADERSHIP
•Innate, Demonstrated Leadership
•Strategic and Tactical Planning
•Exceptional Written & Oral Communication
•Personnel Training & Development
•Process Integration & Improvement
•Mediation & Negotiation
•Agile Thought Leader/Advocate
MANAGEMENT
•Project & Portfolio Management
•Financial Management
•Vendor Management
•Resource Management
•Release Management
INTERESTS
BIKING CAMPING FISHING
AGILE COMMUNITY of PRACTICE
JEEPING CAR BUILDING
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10595 PEARLWOOD CIR
DENVER, CO 80126
https://www.linkedin.com/in/
tomweis2008/
SKILLS
REFERENCES
LJ Perry – Release Train Engineer
Devin Berry – Leader of Data & Analytics Engineering 719-***-****
Eric Schmidtlein – Director, Customer Service Strategy & Ops 303-***-****
STRATEGIC PLANNING
METRICS & REPORTING
RISK & COMPLIANCE MANAGEMENT
ORGANIZATIONAL MANAGEMENT
RELATIONSHIP MANAGEMENT
AGILE & WATERFALL METHODOLOGY
CI/CD
MERGERS & ACQUISITIONS
EXPERT
EXPERT
EXPERT
ADVANCED
EXPERT
EXPERT
ADVANCED
TOM WEIS
PMO SERVANT LEADER
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CERTIFICATIONS
SAFe PROFESSIONAL CONSULTANT (SPC 5.0)
JUL 2018
SAFe RELEASE TRAIN ENGINEER (RTE 4.5)
JAN 2019
ITIL – RELEASE CONTROL VALIDATION (RCV v3)
NOV 2013
CERTIFIED SCRUM MASTER (CSM)
JAN 2019
PROJECT MANAGEMENT PROFESSIONAL (PMP)
MAR 1999
EDUCATION
adllxe@r.postjobfree.com
10595 PEARLWOOD CIR
DENVER, CO 80126
https://www.linkedin.com/in/
tomweis2008/
TEXAS STATE UNIVERSITY
1993-1995
Management Information Systems
AUSTIN COMMUNITY COLLEGE
1991-1992
Business Administration and Management
WORK EXPERIENCE - CONTINUED
PMO PORTFOLIO MANAGER
DAVITA
2015 - 2018
Thought leader and PMO advocate for the Agile methodology at Davita. Manager of multiple portfolios within Davita and its subsidiaries. Served as an Agile Coach and Scrum Master as well as an Atlassian Administrator. Led the adoption of SAFe practices within Davita.
• Recently led the divestiture of Davita’s Medical Group from Davita Kidney Care as part of a $4.9 bil purchase by United Health Care
• Provided Agile Coaching to both the business and IT teams at various Davita locations
• Managed multiple portfolios with annual budgets exceeding $15mm
• Facilitated many traditional agile ceremonies found in Kanban and Scrum practices
• Successfully led the transformation of two organizations from waterfall to agile(SAFe)
• Received an award for Service Excellence
• Promoted 4 times in the 3 years at Davita
RELEASE MANAGER
BUILDERS FIRST SOURCE
2012 - 2015
Served as the Release Manager for Builders First Source IT. Promoted to a project manager and ultimately a portfolio manager.
• Managed IT Infrastructure projects exceeding $2mm
• Oversaw a $1.8mm IT Security Portfolio
• Release manager for software and Oracle ERP updates
• Managed both Waterfall and Agile projects
ADVANCED
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