John G. Sawyer, PMP, CSM

Denver, CO 469-***-**** – adltel@r.postjobfree.com – http://www.linkedin.com/in/johngsawyer

Certified, seasoned project management professional with 20 years of measurable, progressive success.

Advanced cross-functional leader and collaborator within waterfall, agile, and hybrid environments.

Expert translator of written/verbal material throughout cross-cultural and multi-level audience.

Full project life cycle manager to include risk, budget, schedule, resources, and procurement.

Relentless self-learner with intense passion for technology & disruptive value innovation.

COMPETENCIES

TECHNICAL SKILLS

EDUCATION/CERTIFICATIONS

BACHELOR OF SCIENCE (B.S.) IT PROJECT MANAGEMENT American Military University 2020

PROJECT MANAGEMENT PROFESSIONAL (PMP) Project Management Institute (PMI) 2020

CERTIFIED SCRUM MASTER (CSM) Scrum Alliance Organization 2020

ASSOCIATES OF ARTS (A.A.) CULINARY ARTS Pennsylvania Culinary Institute 1999

U.S. ARMY DISABLED VETERAN 2000

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

MICROSOFT CORPORATION AI for Good, AI for Health, Azure, Philanthropy, Data Science

8/2020 – CURRENT PROGRAM MANAGER (Contract) – Denver, CO

Manage 100+ Azure research projects worldwide for AI-driven Universities & Non-Profits

Identify best practices among projects to strategically connect opportunities for advancement

Tactically address intersecting project blockers through hybrid agile/waterfall implementation

Facilitate cross-pollination of resource within projects towards swift scope/budget alignment

Implement program improvements surrounding reporting, analytics, & processes/procedures

Develop proactive tools managing grantee relationship driving opportunities for expansion

Submit executive summaries detailing progress, challenges, and focused collaborations

PHOENIX CAPITAL B2B Trading, Diligence, Asset Management, Analytics, Advisory

11/2017 – 08/2020 SVP PROGRAM MANAGEMENT – Denver, CO

Mitigate risk & change controls through broad technical, financial, and business disciplines

Define tools & agile practices for multiple Scrum teams ranging from $10K - $100M projects

Product ownership of multiple/simultaneous sprints including deep stakeholder engagement

Champion ongoing process improvement initiatives and advance ITIL frameworks companywide

Spearheaded $14M staff augmentation project including budget, scope, and QA/QC oversight

Consult clients as areas of opportunity, streamlining, and collaboration arise

Resolved conflict and maintained all stakeholder communications during SOC II implementation

Responsible for development and redlining of all RFI, RFP, SOW, and MSA agreements

Performed test planning and test case execution within a test-driven development environment

Serve as main point of contact for all streamlined project phase communications

AGILITY 360 B2B Recruiting, Staffing, Training, Software Development, Vendor Management

01/2015 – 12/2017 PROGRAM MANAGER – Dallas, TX

Coached Product Owners throughout the creation and management of product backlogs

Continued removal of dependencies and impediments reducing labor cost by 80%

Achieved 14% growth through full life cycle project management of client staffing model

Spearheaded initiatives for Big Data Analytics, Data Curation, and Data Visualization

WINGSPAN ADVISORS B2B Valuation, Market Intelligence, Risk/Change Management

07/2012 – 07/2015 PROGRAM MANAGER – Dallas, TX

Identified opportunities & created cost/benefit models totaling $300M in revenue

Continually evolved Agile practices to better predict and engage in rapid software delivery

Directed $37M acquisition of 300 staff, office space, equipment, & $30B in assets for top 5 bank

Assisted technical team in translating client operational data into validated product solutions

HOMESTAR PROPERTY SOLUTIONS B2B Construction, Remediation, Inspection, Analytics

09/2009 – 07/2012 VP PROGRAM MANAGEMENT – Minneapolis, MN

Oversight of $120M in residential & commercial construction projects across the United States

Direct liaison to all clients including banks, investors, and government-sponsored enterprises

Managed financial & operational components for $22M client-facing technology platform

Developed scope, budget, and resources for hundreds of ongoing projects from $5k - $5M

BANK OF AMERICA MERRILL LYNCH B2B/B2C Mortgage Servicing, Finance, Insurance, Advisory

06/2005 – 09/2009 AVP OPERATIONS – Beaverton, OR

Managed integration of staff/resources during 2 multi-billion-dollar company acquisitions

Coordinated team production management tool increasing performance by 300%

Analyzed all vendor/procurement models, pricing, and tools for continual process improvement

Led 270+ line-level production/management staff, support, and deep vendor/partner network

WELLS FARGO HOME EQUITY B2C Mortgage Lending, Servicing, Liquidation, Analytics

01/2001 – 06/2005 DIRECTOR OPERATIONS – Colorado Springs, CO/Beaverton, OR

Redesigned staff rewards & recognition program improving efficiency & inclusiveness

Created & managed cross-functional development of leadership tools reducing attrition by 2%

Improved customer satisfaction by 30% through a closed-loop feedback model and robust analytics

Partnered with multiple teams to create internal Ad-hoc MS Access tool to address extensive growth

Six Sigma

ITIL 4

DevOps

SDLC

Team Development

Emotional Intelligence

Risk Management

Research & Analysis

Quantitative Analytics

M&A

Agile Methodologies

Cost/Benefit Analysis

Adobe

Python

Jira

SQL

Microsoft Access

Microsoft SharePoint

Microsoft PowerPoint

Microsoft Dynamics 365

Bubble.io

Salesforce

HTML/CSS

WordPress

Microsoft Excel

Microsoft Power BI

Microsoft DevOps

Microsoft Azure

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