Project Management Manager / PMO / Adobe Workfront Developer & Admin

Maria-Jose Mazal

Media, PA ***** / Bayville, NJ *8721/ Wilmington, DE 19803

302-***-**** ******@*******.*** www.linkedin.com/in/mjmazal BUSINESS PROCESS MANAGER / PROJECT MANAGEMENT PROFESSIONAL (PMP) Dynamic Project Manager and Leader with over 15 years of experience driving organizational transformation and complex project delivery (product development, systems integration, process improvement) in various industries (Auto, Aerospace, Medical Devices, Biologics, Healthcare). Proven success in PMO establishment, process standardization, and quality management (FDA, regulated environments). I am skilled in Lean, risk management, stakeholder communication, and software implementation. Adept at training/mentoring. Committed to continuous improvement, attention to detail, and mentoring and knowledge transfer. Excellent written and verbal communications skills with the ability to effectively engage with diverse audiences. Excell in interpersonal communication and manages relationships effectively. Bilingual (EN/ES). SKILLS & PROFICIENCIES

Project Management Professional Entrepreneurial Experience I Risk Management Quality Management Systems Organizational Change Management Business Process Development & Optimization Stage Gate Process FDA/Regulatory Affairs & Compliance Medical Devices & Biologicals I Data Analysis & Dashboard Development Budget

& Resource Planning Manager, Trainer and Mentor Software & Product Validations Internal & External Audits Lean Methodologies Visio Sig Sigma Green Belt I Adobe Workfront Core Developer SharePoint Skyprepapp AWS Amazon Power BI cGMP, cGDP, cGLP Microsoft Project Certification I MS 365 Office Suite SAP I Agile for Non-IT Snagit PowerPoint Excel Click-up I Strategic & Innovative Thinker I Bilingual (EN/ES) PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Talento.IO LLC, Miami FL 11/2024 – Present

Finance & Operations Manager

Manage accounting/finance/HRD and coach all Area Managers to achieve departmental goals.

Define key metrics, monitor the organization's financial health, advise on actions and generate mitigation plans.

Responsible for financial reporting, stakeholder management and buy-in, and risk management.

Oversee accounts payable and receivable, payroll activities, and budget management.

Supervise Recruitment, Account Management, Accounting, HRD, Benefits, and Payroll personnel. SOUTHCO, Concordville, PA 01/2011 – 03/2025

Adobe Workfront Consultant (01/2025 – 03/2025)

Provided onboard training to the incoming Adobe Workfront Administrator explaining the organization’s instance designed processes, system documentation, portfolio and program configurations, group management, user maintenance, resource utilization, layout templates and access levels, custom forms, reports and dashboards, queues and queue archival, troubleshooting issues, and sustainability activities. Explained current use of Fusion integration with Salesforce. Adobe Workfront System Admin (2020 – 2024)

Transformed the organization’s operations configuring and launching Adobe Workfront. Provided innovative engineering solutions to meet technical, performance, in alignment with the business needs. System Administrator accountable for issue resolution of Adobe Workfront and Fusion.

Established all workflows, project templates, created standardized work breakdown structures, and migrated 1000+ active projects managing change without interruptions.

Developed new solutions for Engineering programs, Operations, Marketing, New Products, Manufacturing, Continuous Improvement, Quality, and IT.

Provided real-time visualization via reports and dashboards increasing collaboration from 100 to 600 users globally in the first year and doubled it to 1200 by the third year.

On-boarded 900+ employees in Work and Project Management.

Established documented training materials and conducted training for all stakeholders globally (1200+)

Implemented several systems enhancements, developed design documents, performed validations, and created Standard Operating Procedures (SOP).

Established and maintained Workfront support queue for timely resolution and established a training program providing technical support and assisting in prevention issues.

Proactively managed Adobe Workfront releases, tested new features, and mitigated risk while communicating changes in a fast paced environment with over 2,500 projects and a dozen queues.

Mentored and developed a Workfront Admin Apprentice, and the Marketing Group Administrator.

Consulted as Subject Matter Expert to analyze technical requirements and recommend engineering solutions. María-José Mazal 302-***-**** ******@*******.*** I www.linkedin.com/in/mjmazal Page 2 Business Process Manager, PMO Office (2021 – 2024) Led technical projects in Sustaining Engineering, Operations, Testing, Design & Manufacturing, Marketing operations, Supply Chain and IT Systems Implementations in alignment with the business objectives. Received the President’s award for a seamless delivery of the largest scale and top corporate initiative that deployed a formal PMO.

Scoped, planned and led over 10 company-wide initiatives that streamlined and standardized new business process development, while retiring inefficient ones.

Monitored product lifecycles, reported to leadership, and provided creative advice for engineering enhancements.

Utilized lean mapping techniques that identified opportunities delivering an immediate 10% waste reduction.

Demonstrated business acumen defining portfolio management, identifying risks, documenting lessons learned and designing business Dashboards for further financial analysis to drive efficiency and process improvements.

Subject Matter Expert on Portfolio & Program Management, Project Prioritization, Key Metrics, Risk Identification, Resource Management, and Change Management.

Collaborated with technology partners in API systems integrations (SharePoint, Team Center, Salesforce, Power BI) to enhance operations and provide optimal application configurations.

Conducted lessons learned, established sustainability activities, and performed retrospective analysis after the tools and solutions implementation to enhance as needed.

Lead implementation of Fusion (non coding) for workflow automation, troubleshoot API’s modules & connectors. Principal Project Engineer / PMO Leader (2017 – 2020) Managed over twelve projects and teams in a matrix environment, including budget and resource planning (Waterfall).

Formalized a global Project Management Office (PMO), trained and led over 40 Power Users on enhancement and sustainability activities on a bi-weekly basis.

Established and conducted monthly best practices and awareness sessions for teams of 100 staff globally.

Managed customer-facing new product development projects throughout the product life cycle.

Volunteered continuous improvements and cost reductions activities in Accounting, Finance, and Manufacturing. Commercial Program Manager (2015 – 2017)

Responsible for initial project feasibility, justification, bidding and quoting, stakeholder engagement, business growth strategies, and impromptu decision making.

Resolved commercial issues including third party contracts and agreements in collaboration with Business Developers and Key Account Managers.

Created internal guidelines and procedures for a consistent and accurate costing process.

Sponsored several custom product projects supporting commercial issues as needed. Sr Project Engineer (2012 – 2015)

Managed customer-facing programs in the Aerospace, Truck and Auto industries. Received President's Award for demonstrating exceptional leadership and customer experience.

Led 15 to 20 projects managing by influence cross-regional and cross-functional teams.

In charge of project planning, project execution, monitoring and closing while responsible for project budgets, project schedules, lessons learned, and risk reporting.

Gathered all product, customer, regulatory and testing requirements, leading teams to effective product launches.

Supported internal & 3rd party AS9100 & IATF16949 audits supporting cost savings and improvement initiatives. Global Quality Business Specialist (2011 – 2012)

Corporate Quality representative solving customer complaints through root cause and statistical analysis. ISO9001 / IATF16949 and AS9100 Audits. Demonstrated creative solutions in conflict resolution.

Created a field failure warranty system to increase customer satisfaction and reduce the organization’s liability.

Eliminated ambiguity by launching a Quality Forum, establishing global procedures and escalation policies for quality scorecards reporting.

Automated data collection between Data Warehouse and SAP reduced reporting from 6hrs to 1 hr. MICROCISION LLC, Pennsauken, NJ 09/2010 – 01/2011

Quality Manager

Accountable for regulatory requirements as per ISO13485, Medical devices, Quality Management System (QMS). Supervisor of 4 Inspectors at the Quality Lab. Established a robust Corrective and Preventative Action system (CAPA)

Implemented QMS Quality standards, Continuous Improvement, Risk Analysis, and Supplier Scorecards.

Provided Good Manufacturing (CGMP) and Good Documentation Practices (CGDP) training for 100 employees.

Improved regulatory inspections and manufacturing process flow via value stream mapping activities. María-José Mazal 302-***-**** ******@*******.*** I www.linkedin.com/in/mjmazal Page 3 SOUTHCO, Philadelphia, PA 03/2010 – 09/2010

Quality Assurance Engineer

Oversaw incoming inspections, disposition of non-conforming products, rework jobs, customer complaints, and resolution in compliance with ISO9001 / IATF16949 and AS9100 Quality Systems.

Resolved 6-months of Return Materials Authorization (RMAs) backlog in record time.

Improved workspace and processes via Kaizen and 5S lean practices. EDUCATION / CERTIFICATION

Master of Business Administration, MBA Capella University, Minneapolis, MN Project Management Professional (PMP), Project Management Institute, Springfield, PA Master & Bachelor of Science in Chemical Engineering, National University of Mar del Plata, Bs As, Argentina

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