Project Manager Management

RYAN PAPERA Morristown, NJ ***** 973-***-**** ****.******@*****.***

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Results-driven professional with expertise in project management, business analysis, software development lifecycle, ERP implementation, and data-driven decision-making. Proven ability to lead cross-functional teams, manage strategic partnerships, and drive efficiency through technology-driven solutions.

Project Manager

Project & Resource Management – Agile & Scrum methodologies, sprint planning, project road mapping

Data Analytics & Reporting – KPI tracking, financial planning, performance analysis

ERP Implementation & Integration – Setup, security rights, process optimization

Business Analysis & Process Improvement – Requirements gathering, documentation, risk analysis

Stakeholder Engagement & Communication – Executive presentations, contract negotiation, vendor management

Professional Experience

ALLSTATE CAN CORPORATION Parsippany, NJ August 2022-August 2024

Project Manager

Managed daily sales and financial revenue data providing forecasting and financial planning

Evaluated new potential business lines, including capital expenditure and annual returns

Prepared presentations for Board of Directors and C-level colleagues for corporate backing

Led process documentation and enhancements in an effort for ISO 9000 certification

Implemented a new hosted PBX VoIP phone system company wide from inception to launch

VERIZON Baskin Ridge, NJ January 2022-August 2022

Project Manager

Drove project success by effectively managing resources, timelines, and stakeholder expectations.

Successfully managed overlapping agile releases with multiple stakeholders

Designed and published KPI statistics for releases highlighting areas for improvement with recommendations

Document processes to enhance efficiencies and new employee training

SPHERE TECHNOLOGY SOLUTIONS Hoboken, NJ August 2020-October 2021

Project Manager

Directed all functions of project management, coordinating budgets, timelines and resource management.

Successfully concurrently manage multiple projects across several high-profile financial institution clients

Ensure all processes across the business proceed accordingly until completion through JIRA board management

Document processes and runbooks with specific audience in mind to successfully continue business as usual

Provided in-depth risk analysis enabling clients to create a detailed plan of risk reduction

DATAONLINE LLC (an ANOVA Company) Murray Hill, NJ April 2018-June 2020

ERP Project Manager

Spearheaded all facets of project management, continually apprising mid-senior level stakeholders on goals, plans and progress authoring and delivering impactful presentations.

Resolved root causes of ~ $1M in late orders tracking issues through the creation of metrics and custom reports.

Led multi-company ERP implementation from vendor selection to launch

Credited with reversing sales order backlog to nearly current in six weeks resolving systemic issues.

Successfully designed and delivered complex KPI Dashboards with direct access to ERP Data.

Achieved seamless master data migration out of legacy systems into the new ERP database as project lead.

Promoted information transparency coordinating training and process design sessions between team members and ERP consultants.

DATAONLINE LLC Murray Hill, NJ August 2016-December 2018

Project Manager

Integral team member designing software requirements and project plans for agile management. Enlightened current and potential customers on complex business processes hosting new product demonstrations.

Helmed project 12+ sprints for software development utilizing the agile methodology.

Facilitated flawless new project flow designing workflows utilizing GitHub.

Created prototypes and proof of concepts for new project initiatives and features.

Ensured deadline attainment planning scrum-based sprints and managing projects.

Assiduously tracked software development life cycle (SDLC) for 750+ discrete work items across multiple initiatives.

INSTITUTE OF ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC ENGINEERS (IEEE) Piscataway, NJ January 2014-February 2016

Business Analyst

Partnered cross-functionally, across multiple teams to map succinct SaaS project requirements. Authored and planned agile project management scopes interviewing developers and system users.

Advanced informed decision-making preparing requirement documents for $250k+ project plans for Director level supervisors.

Implemented new content management system for E-commerce B2B websites with Liferay and WordPress.

Optimized potential innovative projects and websites rapidly prototyping proof of concepts.

Effectively created numerous user stories for agile projects to be utilized with scrum methodology.

Increased service implementation success determining best fit software, comparing proof of concepts.

Education

MBA, Concentration in Information Systems MONTCLAIR STATE UNIVERSITY

BS, Management; Concentration in International Management CLEMSON UNIVERSITY

Technical Proficiencies

Epicor ERP SCRUM Agile Axure Google Apps Visio GitHub JIRA Contract Negotiation Financial Planning

MS Office Suite Python Tableau SQL Trello Resource Allocation & Management Data Analytics

Performance Analysis Supply Chain Management Timeline Adherence Supplier Management Issue Resolution

ERP Implementation Sprint Planning MS Office Project Implementation Software Development Life Cycle

Project Lifecycle Management ERP Setup Tables Business Analysis Quality Assurance Customer Experience

Project Road mapping MS Excel User Creation Security Rights Requirements Gathering Information Flows

Process Documentation Business Process Support Report Generation Concise Communications Vendor Analysis

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