Russell W. Carter PMP, CSM

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Results-driven, solu@ons-focused cer@fied Project Management professional with extensive ex- perience in IT Infrastructure and data analy@cs and proven track record in increasing produc@vi- ty, quality, and customer sa@sfac@on. Industry background includes; Healthcare, Engineering, Banking and Finance, and the Public Sector. Comfortable and confident in managing projects from planning through execu@on/comple@on in fast-paced environments. Skillful ability in exe- cu@ng complex, mul@-million dollar projects to enhance profitability and efficiency, while meet- ing key deliverables and milestones.

Significant Accomplishments

• Authen@c leader with the ability to manage cross-func@onal teams

• 10+ Years Implemen@ng Enterprise Systems Integra@on projects

• 10+ Years managing 3rd party vendors, crea@ng SOW and scope documents, and han- dling mul@vendor pla^orms and transi@ons

• Experience managing large scale so_ware transforma@on projects, including managing large external partners and stakeholders

• PMP prep Mentor for PMO team- including advisement, training and exam prepara@on for Google Cloud Pla^orm and infrastructure and implementa@on training

• Consistently recognized as a thought leader who’s able to keep teams focused on the project purpose, goals, @melines, and expected deliverables, and

• Project Management Professional (PMP)Cer@fied Scrum Master (CSM), SAFE Agile trained

• Proficient with project management solu@ons - JIRA, DevOps, Azures, Confluence Professional Experience

Optum Technology (United Healthcare Group) October 2022 - February 10, 2023 Sr. Project Manager (Insight Global, LLC) AusRn, Texas (remote) The Automated Provisioning Hardware teams oversees external vendor partners delivering up to 100,000 hardware devices including PCs, MACs, servers, and peripheral devices to United Health Groups end users annually.

• Provided project management and provisioning oversight for UHG acquired Care Deliv- ery Organiza@ons. Partnered with business uni@es and leadership to forecast hardware needs and account for inventory needs.

•Lead daily standup mee@ngs discussion process, metrics, ac@on items, and development enhancements. Managed and enforced process performed by vendors to to help ensure high levels of customer sa@sfac@on.

•Provide and support project plans, workflow diagrams, execu@ve status reports, and other project documenta@on and ar@fact support.

•Project delivery responsibili@es included crea@ng scope documents, managing es@mates and cost, scheduling and resource oversight

Ascension Studios September 2021 – October 2022

Product Delivery Manager (Insight Global, LLC) AusRn, Texas Ascension Digital Studios is a digital and so_ware design collabora@ve within the Ascension health organiza@on dedicated to transforming healthcare powered by people, design, data and technology

• Product Delivery Manger for the Ascension Na@onal Website team. Responsible for co- ordina@ng Project/Product delivery by collabora@ng with cross-func@onal Ascension Stu- dio/Technology and Digital/marke@ng teams. Work closely with stakeholders and vendor partners to ensure consistent and efficient planning, execu@on and deployment of strategic ini@a@ves.

•Daily du@es include working with Product and So_ware Development Managers to en- sure website and marke@ng releases are successfully delivered to internal and external end-users and consumers

•Lead quarterly planning ini@a@ves, which include iden@fying strategic ini@a@ves, re- quirements, crea@ng team objec@ves/goals, leading gap analysis discussions, iden@fying and mi@ga@ng risks.

•Improved methods to maintain risk and issues logs, resul@ng in quicker escala@on of key issues and cost reduc@ons

•Strong dependency on crea@ng and building stakeholder and 3rd party vendor rela@on- ships across the Ascension enterprise. Adapt use of project planning solu@ons such as JIRA, Aha, and various Agile-SAFE data analy@c solu@ons.

•Devised appropriate por^olio planning using Agile methods with Ascension website product owners resul@ng increases of 25% to website traffic and self-pa@ent scheduling

•Created and maintained all levels of project ar@facts including scope documents, @me- lines, risk and issues registers, RACE documents, and communica@on plans Insight Enterprises, Inc. April 2021 – August 2021 Sr. Project Manager AusRn, Texas

Insight is a global IT solu@ons provider, offering hardware, so_ware, cloud, and other solu@ons that op@mize efficiency for business partners

• Senior level project management responsibili@es includes leading dedicated State of Texas IT infrastructure deployments including Wireless LAN solu@ons, WAN router, Aruba wireless solu@ons and Cisco switch/UPS deployment and integra@on.

•Responsible for all levels of project managing including project schedules, resource and financial budget forecas@ng, execu@ve status repor@ng, resource assignment, and func-

@onal management.

Charles Schwab - Project Services November 2020 – March 2021 Sr. Project Manager (Consultant) AusRn, Texas

Charles Schwab Corpora@on is one of the largest financial services in the na@on, specializing in financial planning and brokerage services.

• Senior level project management responsibili@es includes leading technical na@onal pri- ority enhancement ini@a@ves related to na@onal business mergers and asset acquisi@on.

• Directly report to C-Level leaders, provide execu@ve summaries, detailed financial and budget oversight, and direct responsibility for risk risk management.

• Lead teams that used hybrid approach to Agile and Waterfall project execu@on Farm Credit Bank of Texas November 2019 – November 2020 Sr. IT Project Manager (Consultant) AusRn, Texas

Farm Credit Bank of Texas is part of the Farm Credit System, the na@on!s largest and oldest source of rural financing. Farm Credit bank is a coopera@vely owned wholesale bank that fi- nances agriculture and rural America including rural coop ventures, farmers, ranchers, and a mul@tude of agriculture businesses.

Project management, scrum master responsibili@es include:

• Followed PMI framework to manage all aspects of projects, including delega@on and monitoring of team member progress, coordina@on with ancillary teams delivering de- pendencies, vendor management, repor@ng and @meline management, scope and risk management, quality assurance and user acceptance tes@ng.

• Lead and coach mul@func@onal financial team members with concentra@on on Agile and Scrum frameworks, specifically around crea@on of enterprise accoun@ng, loan, and credit repor@ng systems. Produce charters, work plans and schedules

• Led agile teams that migrated 20+ legacy finance applica@ons to updated so_ware ver- sions

Ascension Technologies June 2006 – November 2019

Enterprise Services & Data Project Manager AusRn, Texas Ascension Health Informa@on Services (AHIS) is a subsidiary of Ascension Health Alliance, As- cension Health is the na@on's largest Catholic and largest nonprofit health system, serving pa-

@ents through a network of hospitals and related health facili@es providing acute care services, long-term care, community health services, psychiatric, rehabilita@on and residen@al care.

• Managing the set up and execu@on of analy@cs, applica@on, and infrastructure projects; including assis@ng enterprise project teams with requirements gathering, scope defini@on, as well as design, build, test, implementa@on, and rollout.

• Created and maintained all levels of project ar@facts including scope documents,

@melines, risk and issues registers, RACE documents, and communica@on plans

• Headed a $1M+ ini@a@ve to migrate 3rd party hospital so_ware migra@on project during a major facility, leading a smooth execu@on of the project across its en@re life- cycle

• Lead matrix teams data analyst, so_ware design engineers, and infrastructure tech- nologists to successfully deliver significant analy@cs and infrastructure change in a large-scale enterprise environment

• Provide proac@ve subject maoer exper@se to diverse project teams including clini- cians, hospital administra@on and enterprise wide stakeholders

• Ensure ability to communicate and influence senior leadership to adopt new ideas, products, and/or approaches when appropriate

Professional CerRficaRon and EducaRon

Project Management Professional (PMP)

Cer@fied Scrum Master (CSM)

Bachelor of Arts in Fine Arts and Communica@ons – Texas State University (San Marcos)

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