Lonnie Sanders III, MBA, PMP

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Program/Project Leader with proven success in project execution and business solution implementation, leading cross-functional and global teams, producing successful business results. Specializing in Cybersecurity, IT Service Management and Process Improvement programs in diverse industries and domains (Entertainment, Healthcare, Software, Networking, Biotech, Education, Automotive, Manufacturing). Certified Project Manager (PMP) and Agile Scrum Master (ACP, CSM). Additional competencies include:

Team Leadership & Strategy formulation

Project Budget & Financial Data Analysis & Management

Process Modeling, Development & Improvement

Training/Mentoring Project Management (PM) teams

Problem solving through Data Analysis

Lean/Six Sigma/DFSS tools & methodology

Cybersecurity/Networking Infrastructure

Schedule/Cost/Scope/Risk Management

Accomplished, client-centered Program/Project Management Professional with expertise and in-depth experience in Program/Project Management & Leadership, spearheading data, technology development & implementation, process improvement & cost reduction projects. Skilled in leading diverse teams to deliver projects on time, within budget, and aligned with stakeholder expectations, adding business value. Strong organizational skills and attention to detail. Expertise in developing project standards and procedures, budget management, and tracking project performance metrics. Proven ability to diagnose and resolve project related operational, process and implementation issues and problems.

Work Experience

Program & Project Management Consultant 02/2009 – Present

L Sanders & Associates / CIO Professional Services

Client Companies: First Republic Bank, Salesforce, Five Below, Delta Dental, Recology, Warner Media, SAP/Ariba, Mozilla, Barrick Gold, JUUL, Lam Research Corporation, Visa, CSAA/AAA, General Electric, Blue Shield of California, eBay/PayPal, Animation Mentor, BMC Software, LaQuinta Inns and Suites

Led program planning, tracking, and budget analysis for multi-million-dollar programs, which included traditional waterfall as well as Agile, including, coaching new and experienced agile teams through Scrum and Kanban practices and techniques, aligning stakeholders' interests and concerns at all levels with tailored communications plans, and ensuring successful execution and governance through governance plans, project trackers, status reports, OKRs, retrospectives, and escalation reports.

Identified and drove improvements to business processes, products, and services on an ongoing basis, through measurement of performance, progress, and success metrics by establishing systems for continuous improvement, creating metric plans, dashboards, trend analyzes, and control charts

Coordinated internal resources and third-party vendors for the execution of projects, including Cloud Migration, IT-OPS / IT infrastructure Network and systems deployments and software implementations, and Global Information Security (InfoSec/CyberSecurity) software implementations projects and programs. Increased product & organizational security with NIST CSF and NIST 800-53 Controls; Built data-driven model for controls. Cloud migration and implementation projects for ServiceNow, Tableau, Informatica, DLP, PKI, Salesforce, chatbots and others.

Ensured that all projects were delivered on time, within scope and within budget, by developing detailed project plans, managing changes to the project scope, project schedule, and project costs using appropriate verification techniques, and measuring project performance using appropriate tools and techniques. Managed the relationship with the clients and stakeholders while performed risk management to minimize project risks.

Led product development efforts delivering machine learning/data science solutions and mobile applications, and improved business processes and systems with process modeling, analysis, and improvement for business operations.

Increased marketing and revenue results with implementation and administration of Salesforce and Marketo solutions and developed comprehensive project plans to be shared with clients as well as other staff members.

Tools & Products: MS Office/Project/Visio/Excel/Word/PowerPoint, SharePoint, Jira, Smartsheet, Slack, Zoom, Salesforce, Tableau, Power BI, ServiceNow, Data Loss Prevention (DLP), Digital Rights Management (DRM), and Public Key Infrastructure (PKI) SHA-2 for global enterprise with Hardware Security Module (HSM), Tenable, Carbon Black ThreatHunter, SentinelOne & TrendMicro OfficeScan suite, Informatica Intelligent Cloud Services (IICS), Ansible, Terraform

Kaiser Permanente Information Technology (KP-IT), Oakland, CA Healthcare Domain 11/2008 - 02/2009

Senior Program Management Consultant

As Sr. Level Program Management Consultant, facilitated the organization of standards, process and procedures, developed structure for the strategic Integrated Program Management Office, and supported software application development and business teams towards the implementation of integration effort. Associated policies and the processes developed included Schedule Management, Scope Management, Stakeholder Management, Risk & Change Management, Financial Management and Issues Management, workflow and process modeling using Six Sigma tools such as SIPOC method. Project Management software tools used for project schedule development and tracking include Microsoft Project, MS-Excel, MS-PowerPoint and MS-Visio. Facilitated schedule update and risks meetings with regional project managers and other stakeholders.

Adobe Systems Incorporated, San Francisco, CA Software Application Domain 06/2007 - 08/2008

Senior Program Manager & Scrum Master (Agile Leader)

As Sr. Level Program Manager, facilitated the organization of the Software Development and Testing Tools Teams in the Mobile and Devices Business Unit, to effectively deliver and maintain the customer-facing products, Acceptance Test Suite, and additional Core Tools for the internal engineering customers. Worked with Engineering and Product Management teams, leading projects and cross-functional teams for strategic development and delivery of mobile & Web 2.0-related software products, solutions and services using PMI framework & Agile Software Development methodologies.

Solved resource utilization problems by performing data analysis on project resources and activity completion data

Replanned and analyzed a late and over resource-allocated development project resulting in realistic schedule, additional resources while maintaining original budget

Developed and tracked project schedules, risks, issues for successful delivery.

Proven, outstanding communication & presentation skills and a keen ability to build relationships and collaborate with various personalities & work styles. Led team through changing priorities & deadlines imposed by rapid business growth.

Managed complex projects to successful completion including the ability to navigate complex environments and work with interdisciplinary teams and effectively communicate priorities, delivery expectations, risks and senior management concerns.

Led programs in the areas of Mobile application development, data services, black box/white box testing, and user experience.

Mobile Candy Dish (MCD), Inc., Berkeley, CA Software Application Development 10/2006 - 06/2007

Director, Project Management

As Director of Project Management, reporting to the CEO, working with Engineering team and Product Management Director, leading projects and cross-functional teams for strategic product development of client/server mobile phone software products using PMI framework & Agile Software Development methods. Developing and tracking project schedules, risks, and vendors for successful product delivery. Developed standards and process for Project Risks, Action Items and Change Requests management. Developed Change Authorization process and workflow as well as other processes and associated tracking mechanisms for software development & product delivery. Recruiting software engineers for development projects. Managing multimedia development & video editing and other Information and Communications Technology (ICT) infrastructure activities, which included Windows server-based application and web servers. Led agile activities and meetings.

Chiron, Inc., Emeryville, CA Bio-Technology Domain 04/2004 - 04/2006

Project Management Office (PMO) Project Manager

Initiated and managed projects to develop biotechnology devices, including hardware, software, and chemistry (assays, reagents, etc.), increasing productivity & supporting revenue and growth strategies, interfacing with Marketing team.

Developed project management office (PMO) standards & procedures for more efficient project efforts and more successful individual project work for portfolio of projects. Managed & reported on project portfolio. Maintained project budgets and forecasts.

Performed data analysis on project portfolio data to assess priorities and return on investment (ROI)

Trained team members and leaders about project management methodology and the operations of the Microsoft Office Project Server 2003 product suite. Recruited & mentored Project Coordinator for various PM duties. Process improvement, developed templates, processes and standardization tools including Quality Function Deployment (QFD), Process flow diagrams, Six Sigma tools, Project Management plans (Communications, Risk, Quality, and other management plans), & Master Schedules. Led design history file (DHF) management ensuring Regulatory Compliance.

Performed as Primary IT Specialist for the divisional initiatives and as Administrator of the Microsoft Project Server 2003 system, supporting IT Governance and implemented strategies for Portfolio Management.

Led the design, development, and implementation of a PMO website to disseminate PMO and project information and activities

Endoscopy Management Services Organization (EMSO), Palo Alto, CA Healthcare Domain 02/2003 - 08/2003

Information Technology Consultant

Performed business analysis, solution planning and solution negotiation activities for software implementation of healthcare/medical back office and medical billing operations application.

TIBCO Software, Inc., Palo Alto, CA Software Application Domain 08/1999 - 06/2002

Senior Program Manager, Professional Services

Achieved post-sales business results leading projects and cross-functional teams for strategic deployment of TIBCO Software, Inc.’s line of business process management (BPM) & Enterprise Application Integration (EAI) products, working with Sales and Marketing team. Led the preparation of clients architectural and design documents, identifying and developing requirements, developing proposals and statements of work (SOWs), developed project plans, risk management, tracked project tasks & budget, and project closeout as well as scope, issue, conflict, and resource management, while maintaining the triple constraint priorities for implementation of products. Recruited software developers for client projects. Provided project support to both domestic and international clients using appropriate methodologies as required including SDLC. Led successful, complete implementation projects on-site at companies such as Seagate, Chevron, KPMG, Samsung, Oncology Therapeutics Network (OTN, a Bristol-Myers Squibb Subsidiary), Network Appliance, Corio, Louisville Gas & Electric (LG&E), & Legato.

IBM / Tivoli Systems, Inc., San Jose, CA Software Application Domain 05/1998 - 08/1999

Senior Project Manager, Professional Services

Achieved post-sales business results leading projects for strategic deployment of Tivoli Systems, Inc.’s line of systems management software products. Coordinated the efforts of the current team members including architects, lead and senior engineers at each client site, resource allocation, project planning and tracking, and project estimating. Developed proposals and statements of work, leading status meetings, and managing the risks & issues associated with product deployment. Led successful, complete implementation projects on-site at companies such as Visa and, City & County of San Francisco. Tivoli Framework Certified and Microsoft Certified Professional (MCP).

Professional Affiliations

Project Management Institute (PMI)

International Society of Six Sigma Professionals (ISSSP)

Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE)

Information Systems Audit and Control Association (ISACA)

Scrum Alliance

SANS Institute

Toastmasters International (DTM)

Education

Master in Business Administration (MBA) - Finance, California State University

Bachelor of Science (BS) - Electrical Engineering Technology, Purdue University

Professional Certifications & Training

Completed: Vendor-agnostic

Stanford Advanced Project Management (SAPM) certification - Stanford Certified Project Manager (SCPM)

Project Management Institute PMI:

Agile Certified Practitioner (ACP) - PMI Certification

Project Management Professional (PMP) Certification - PMI Certification

Agile Scrum Master Certification - Certified Scrum Master (CSM) - Scrum Alliance

Lean / Six Sigma Black Belt / Design for Six Sigma (DFSS) Certifications

Completed: Vendor-related

Google Cybersecurity Professional Certificate

Google Data Analytics Professional Certification

AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner (AWS-CCP)

Salesforce Trailhead - Ranger Badge

In Process:

ICS2 CISSP - Certified Information Systems Security Professional Certification

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