Vanessa Gonzalez
Plano, TX *****
682-***-**** adxpzc@r.postjobfree.com, http://www.linkedIn.com/in/vanepmp
Fully Work Authorized No Visa Sponsorship Required
PROFESSIONAL SUMMARY
International IT Project and Program Manager with more than 10 years of experience in the financial and insurance sectors. My expertise includes defining project scopes, developing detailed project plans, allocating resources, monitoring progress, and ensuring timely delivery within budget constraints. I am highly skilled in stakeholder management, risk assessment, and implementing effective project management frameworks to maximize efficiency and achieve project objectives by managing systems, upgrades, software migration and transition, reengineering processes, and infrastructure projects.
KEY SKILLS
Certified Project Management Professional (PMP)
Scrum Master Certification (SMC)
Multicultural project management
Stakeholder Management
Bilingual: English and Spanish
Agile
Quality management (V-UP, Kaizen)
Business process re-engineering
Google Data Analytics Professional
Waterfall
SDLC
Budget management
Risk mitigation planning
MS Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Access, Outlook, Visio, Microsoft Project)
Software Development Life Cycle
Clarity, Jira, Infinity, Trello
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
04/2023 - Present
Project Manager
PMI Dallas Chapter
Managed the project to organize the partner selection for the PMI Certification Preparatory Courses for the PMI Dallas Chapter.
Coordinated the initiation of the project, creating a clear scope in the project charter.
Planned communication with the partner to inform them about the needs of the PMI Dallas Chapter.
Project Manager 01/2022 - 07/2022
Clear Water Nitrite, Wisconsin (Remote)
A small national non-profit organization dedicated to cleaning nitrites from the local water supply.
Implemented a data hub to organize information on clients, including local farms and agriculture entities, resulting in more efficient data analysis through Netsuite
Developed user stories for the data hub, defined desired functionality, and achieved 100% of desired functionality
Drafted project scoping and business plan for the initiative to outsource some functions to vendors
Project Manager 02/2005 - 01/2014
Nissan Renault Finance Services, Mexico City and Aguascalientes, Mexico
Managed finance services projects in areas including floorplan wholesale, collection, customer service, comptroller, and admission. Major projects included:
OKR and Data dashboard project: Planned and designed dashboards to track OKR achievement across all business areas using Cognos and trained 100% of employees to use the dashboard tool.
Content management: Implemented software to safeguard the documentation generated during the financial credit process.
Data protection: Managed the improvement of the security levels and standardized the technology used for the main applications; implemented redundancy for the high availability of the database server, with 100% accuracy during the implementation without business interruptions.
Electronic Billing: Implemented in a short period electronic invoicing for all products and services offered by NRFM and NRFS, complying with SAT requirements, and making interfaces with existing systems. Delivered 100% on time in compliance with all regulations.
Application Hosting: Managed the main application change from servers in Mexico to Aguascalientes, winning recognition for 100% accuracy during the implementation without business interruptions.
Floor plan system replacement: Replacement of entire floorplan application with a different supplier, including process reengineering, design of requirements, exhaustive tests of the application, and precise times for closing the contract; liaised with 400 Nissan and Renault dealers; delivered 100% on time for a global strategy change.
SAP Bank Reconciliation: Coordinated the project to reconcile bank information with the internal system accounts.
Business Analyst Consultant 07/2003 - 02/2005
Accenture, Mexico City, Mexico
Contributed to the design of a digital system for incorporations and collections for the Mexican Social Security Institute
Produced project road map and developed end-user requirements
VOLUNTEER EXPERIENCE
PTA Board Member / Volunteer 09/2018 - 05/2020
Sigler Elementary School, Plano, TX
Organized and facilitated book fairs and read-a-thon events
Reviewed accounting and finance records of the school
EDUCATION
Bachelor of Science (BS), Engineering in Electronics and Communications, 2002
Monterrey Institute of Technology and Superior Studies
Ranked #1 private university in Mexico and #28 globally by QS World University Ranking
Entrepreneurship DreamBuilder Program, 2022
Thunderbird School of Global Management, Arizona State University, and Freeport-McMoran Foundation
Online training to get the skills and knowledge to start or grow a business.
PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT/AFFILIATIONS
03/2020 Project Management Professional PMP #2898511, Project Management Institute(PMI), Online
03/2022 Scrum Fundamentals Certified #896924, Scrum study, Online
08/2022 Google Data Analytics Certificate #3CBWP2GJEMKZ, Coursera, Online
09/2022 Scrum Master Certification #937224, Scrum study, Online
11/2022 Entrepreneurship Course, Grand Prairie Chamber of Commerce
In Progress Google Project Management Certification, Coursera, Online
In Progress Green Project Management, GPM, Online