Steve Settimo

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LinkedIn • Laguna Hills, CA

VP of Project Management Profile

Highly accomplished and results-driven IT executive with over 15 years’ experience directing full lifecycle software development, program management, product management, operations, and deployment of enterprise projects in various industries, including software, finance, medical, transportation, and manufacturing.

Equipped with extensive history of leading and successfully completing multiple large-scale projects in Agile, SAFe, Waterfall, software development, and system integrations. Well-organized and meticulous, adept at steering operations in line with high-value budgets, client requirements, company objectives, and deadlines. Innovative problem solver and strategic planner, with proven track record of championing company-wide process and project governance enhancements. Demonstrated capacity for translating complex technical information into targeted tactical solutions with client-centric approach. Adept at cultivating networks of sustainable relationships with customers, business teams, stakeholders, C-level executives, board members, and project personnel.

Areas of Expertise

Corporate Strategic Planning

Project Management

Process Improvement

Operations Management

Product Development

Budget Design & Maintenance

Team Leadership & Training

Stakeholder & Vendor Relations

Deadlines & Milestones Control

Technical Proficiencies

Tools:

MS Project, JIRA, Clarity/Rally, Planview, Smartsheet

Software & Systems:

MS Office, TEAMS, Salesforce.com, EPM, PeopleSoft, Hyperion, Oracle, SAP, Sage, Workday, Cornerstone, Service Now, Taleo, Dream Weaver, PayPal, Photoshop, Windows, Linux

Programming Languages:

PHP, MySQL, SQL, HTML, JavaScript, CSS, XML, cURL, JSON, JQuery, LAMP, Octave

Project Methodologies:

Agile Scrum, SAfe, Waterfall, Six Sigma, Pragmatic Product Management, Governance (COBIT5)

Career Experience

Panasonic Avionics, Lake Forest, CA 9/2019 – Present

Director of Project Management and Operations

Lead team of project managers and business analysts in integration of corporate strategic initiatives; serve as Agile coach for software development/hardware engineering teams in new product creation function. Map processes for each department to establish flow of operations and value stream; drive efforts to achieve future improvements across functions. Conduct routine meetings with departments, teams, and individuals to ensure alignment between performance and company objectives.

Championed best practices and facilitated training on Agile/Pragmatic product execution to achieve seamless conversion to Agile Scrum project methods during software development and Salesforce.com implementation projects.

Integrated COBIT-5 project governance model across company to analyze and prioritize products, projects, and programs based on return-on-investment (ROI), capacity, and value specifics of clients.

Enabled reporting at phase level in Agile Scrum and Waterfall projects by successfully redesigning program tracking and finance coding processes, leading to improved capacity planning and alignment of reporting.

Introduced new product review process with Pragmatic and ProdBOK approaches, thereby boosting alignment of capacity planning, budget planning/maintenance, and project governance model.

Yielded corrective action plans and lessons learned functions throughout project portfolio.

Metro, Los Angeles, CA 2/2018 – 7/2019

Director of Project Management/Enterprise Agile Coach

Led SaaS implementation efforts for Salesforce.com implementation as Chief Scrum Master. Guided real estate management system project by tracking progress, facilitating daily meetings, and drafting reports on risks, status, and potential issues. Ensured delivery of projects in line with budget and timelines through close collaboration with stakeholders, Project Management Office (PMO), product owner, system integration team, and C-level personnel.

Introduced agile methodology to the organization for the Salesforce.com sales/service/marketing cloud implementation and adjusted application exchange products to offer value-adding features to business processes with focus on streamlining project processes and required consulting hours.

Reconfigured Project Portfolio Management (PPM) software to replace legacy tools, while reprocessing PMO office for standardized reporting to executives.

Customized applications to enable automation of department processes and retired legacy systems.

Delivered custom dashboards and reports, resulting in capacity to track KPIs of new fiscal year.

Coast Sign, Anaheim, CA 1/2016 – 12/2017

Director of Project Management Office (PMO)

Recruited, trained, and steered operations of circa 40 project managers throughout over 250 nation-wide projects with total annual value of $50M; conducted daily Scrum meetings to align performance of teams with project scope. Defined key policy changes as well as departmental objectives and budget; organized monthly profit and loss (P&L) and ad-hoc reporting for all departments. Advised on requests-for-proposal (RFPs) design. Led sourcing and performance tracking of third-party vendors.

Orchestrated 15% increase in company profit margin and supported additional sales of $12M.

Spearheaded reprocessing of key project management functions and established entire PMO.

Slashed occurrence of errors and optimized efficiency by streamlining operations.

Created and project managed design and development of SaaS Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) and client relationship management (CRM) system to enable automation of new internal procedures.

Stecin Leadership Solutions LLC, Redondo Beach, CA 1/2007 – 1/2016

Director of Projects, Programs, and Organizational Development

Oversaw entire lifecycle of multiple enterprise-wide projects, including Toyota Salesforce system implementation and e-commerce website projects; devised budgets and reports, while steering P&L matters. Guided negotiations of fee agreements with vendors and clients. Defined and executed Salesforce.com CRM implementation with focus on expanding user account base. Supervised project managers and business analysts in implementation of Cornerstone SaaS LMS into Salesforce.com Force.com platform for six divisions of Nestle.

Spearheaded merger and acquisitions (M&A) project for DirectTV/ATT by leading acquisition and a $6M deployment project of key promotional campaigns.

Boosted redirection of Toyota inbound Salesforce.com client calls to third-party vendors to achieve optimal refinancing at more competitive rate and increase customer retention.

Designed advanced learning tool and personality psychometric assessment tool, resulting in enhanced engagement between group and individuals as well as personality training.

Formulated leadership management curriculum with adult learning theory to train account managers and trainers on nation-wide scale.

Additional Experience

Karl Storz Endoscopy – America Inc., El Segundo, CA

HR Project Manager/Business Analyst

Orchestrated interdepartmental meetings and requirements gathering workshops for business continuity/process reengineering planning of multiple projects; translated needs into functional design and development specifications.

Triggered over $200K annual recruiting fees savings and an administrative headcount by directing end-to-end operations of applicant tracking system integration into human resource information system (HRIS).

Accelerated access to relevant data per function by leading HR data consolidation to a network drive to enable storage of documents, policies, forms, and procedures.

Enhanced new hire process by automating cross-departmental communication and guiding onboarding project.

Vineyard Bank, Corona, CA

VP Human Resources

Restructured the compensation plan, EEOC reporting, recruiting practices, employee handbook, and operating policies while managing rapid growth in locations (8 to 17), assets ($100M to 2.2B), and headcount (+500) over a three year period.

Coordinated full lifecycle of multiple projects, including SaaS Learning Content Management System (LCMS) integration as well as HRIS upgrade initiatives.

Spearheaded streamlining of HR and IT departmental procedures to deliver interdepartmental onboarding and enhanced recruitment processes, leading to decreased induction time for new hires.

Co-conceptualized key Leadership Development training program for supervisors and managers, while simultaneously guiding corporate-wide training program in recruitment processes and policies.

IBM, Irvine, CA

Project Manager/Consultant

Yielded overall client satisfaction rating of 96% through daily customer evaluations.

Project management consulting for database, web, and software development.

Facilitated training sessions in various software applications for personnel from front line to CEO level.

Education

Bachelor of Science in Finance

California State Polytechnic University, Pomona, CA

Certifications

Pragmatic Certified Product Manager, Pragmatic Institute, 2020

AI/Machine Learning, Stanford University, 2019

Certified Salesforce Administrator, Salesforce, 2018

Six Sigma Green Belt, International Six Sigma Institute, 2018

Agile Scrum Master Certified, SCRUMstudy, 2017

Project Management Professional, Project Management Institute (PMI), 2009

Microsoft Office User Specialist, Microsoft

Affiliations

Project Management Institute, Member

Society of Human Resource Management, Member

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