Time Delivery Project Manager
Resume:
DANIEL J. TAYLOR, MBA, PMP
Hudson, OH 44236
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SUMMARY:
Senior contractor with deep project and program management experience.
PROFESSIONAL
TTL Systems, Hudson, OH
EXPERIENCE:
Program Manager
Supported many client’s projects including primarily transporters at all stages of production. Expert level experience in Forecasting, contract management, gate reviews and project deliverable balancing.
Program and Project Manager for dozens of clients, managing vendor relationships and direct report staff. Expert level data knowledge. SQL and SSRS master user, including development of new reports and tools, SQL tuning, backup management and database support.
6/2012 to Current
Nationwide Insurance, Highland Hills, OH
Senior Project Manager
Contracted to turn around a large development line with multiple projects in a red state.
Managed a $4 million dollar per year project portfolio, managing 25 IT professionals in a matrixed environment. After being dropped into a very challenging situation, quickly brought budgets, scope, and expectation in line while fostering a vision of cooperation and mutual success. Piloted a new hybrid, agile methodology in a historically waterfall environment, resulting in a streamlined team that could deliver faster, cheaper, with better quality and customer service to the business, and a better ROI.
Successes Include:
Called on to pick up several stalled projects in a red state, driving those projects successfully to green and then to a successful, on-time delivery.
Mended strained relationships between IT and the business, enhancing department and organizational reputation, allowing both teams to function more efficiently and productively through effective relationship building skills.
Reenergized delivery focus and stood up an agile line, implementing change alongside a new iteration manager.
Exceeded forecasting requirements and variance allowances by analyzing variances and comparing weekly expected run rates to the actual utilization of resources. Derived the monthly budget from shaping the annual budget to the forecasting requirements, smoothing the scheduling expenditures to actual resources capacity.
Creating strategic project plans from inception through completion while supporting a major IT System with many interrelated applications, bringing task focus and clarity to the project team better than ever before. This was especially important considering the offshore and multinational nature of our project teams.
2/2012 to 2/2013
TMW SYSTEMS, Beachwood, OH
Implementation Consultant and Project Manager
Managed 3 of the largest projects at TMW Systems, $2 million dollar yearly portfolio
Managed development activities and process modeling for a distributor in the central US, capturing an incredibly complex business model, resulting in a new, marketable product ($10-15 mm add’l revenue) During this engagement, we mapped the current and future process and analyzed ways to build efficiency and reduce wasteful steps in operations and other divisions. We were tasked with identifying market trends, resolving problems, and implementing new standards, while delivering the project expectations of the business. We developed tools to automate manual processes, highlighting areas for concern and improvement which lead to an overall cost savings, overall efficiency gain, and a large decrease in outlying events.
Over an 18 month period managed a complicated and diverse multinational project for one of the largest companies in Canada, leading 25-30 professionals and a $2M/year portfolio budget.
CarterEnergy – Project Manager for the effort that resulted in a top tier, class-setting production suite, currently increasing revenue approximately $10 million yearly.
JD Irving – managed an ongoing implementation project for a $5 billion company using a multinational project team spread throughout the US and Canada.
USA Truck – brought their largest division online, on time and on budget.
Responsibilities
Directed and managed project development from beginning to end, including software development lifecycle, process mapping, and end state design.
Defined project scope, goals and deliverables that supported business goals in collaboration with senior management and stakeholders.
Developed full-scale project plans from inception through completion of the project with associated communications documents.
Estimated the resources and participants needed to achieve project goals.
Identified and managed project dependencies and critical path involving complex financial system applications.
Planned, scheduled and tracked project timelines and milestones.
Developed and delivered progress reports, proposals, requirements documentation, and presentations.
Proactively managed changes in project scope, identifying potential crises, and devising contingency plans.
Defined project success criteria and involved appropriate parties throughout the project life cycle.
Grew critical business relationships vital to the success of the projects.
Prioritized and managed project risk along with response plans.
Implementation Consultant
Responsibilities:
Managed onsite implementation for many clients, all over the continent.
Managed development of business requirements and training for each engagement.
On the ground effort of business analysis, including current state definition and future state design to manage and implement efficient change.
Relationship building – functioned as the intermediary between the client and our staff, driving results with effective relationship building skills.
6/2009-2/2012
ANDREWS MOVING & STORAGE, Streetsboro, OH
Project Manager and Systems Analyst
Managed a nationwide logistics project for LimitedBrands, under time and under budget, project review revealed 100% accuracy for a project spanning the country and over 100 locations.
Managed ERP and WMS software systems including user support, training, security protocol and report writing. Managed relationship between management and technology, leading to greater productivity, communication and resource utilization.
Managed the logistics of the Cleveland Clinic Foundation’s Miller Family Heart Pavilion. This entailed receiving every piece of medical equipment going into the new facility, tracking, reporting, collating and then delivering on demand as the production schedule required. As well as developing reporting metrics to deliver the information required to maintain a world class distribution project.
Managed implementation of new logistics software from selection, installation, training, project management and best practices capture. Software and processes are currently generating revenue, placing Andrews in the technological first tier of all transportation and logistics providers. Worked with sales team as technical consultant, showing how technology adds value, adding key knowledge to sales process.
6/2006 to 1/2009
EDUCATION:
BALDWIN-WALLACE COLLEGE, Cleveland, OH
MBA in Systems Management, June 2008
Master’s Degree
Lean/Six Sigma Focus, Toyota Production Study, Alcoa Production Study, Advanced Organizational Communication, Team Building, and Project Management, 3.94
Focused in Operations Excellence and Project Management
9/2006 to
6/2008
KENT STATE UNIVERSITY, Kent, OH
B.A. in Communication Studies, Public Communication, August 2005
Graduated Magna Cum Laude
Advanced Training Methods, Organizational Communication, PR and Sales Communication
6/2004 to
8/2005
TECHNOLOGY SUMMARY:
TMW Suite, EDI, and more. Expert SSRS developer. SQL Server DBA level experience.
Advanced Project Management Tools including Microsoft Project, Clarity, and Lotus Notes Databases. Master User: Complete Microsoft Office Suite, Business Objects Crystal Reports, Technology Training, AS400, Microsoft Dynamics, Other Business Intelligence Suites
CERTIFICATIONS:
Project Management Certification: Project Management Professional (PMP), 2007-Current
ASSOCIATIONS:
Arthritis Foundation, Northeastern Ohio – Board Member
Boy Scouts of America – Eagle Scout, Assistant Scoutmaster, Volunteer
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