Program Manager Project Management

RASA STRIPEIKIS, PMP

Alpharetta, GA 770-***-****

****.****@*****.*** U.S. Citizen https://www.linkedin.com/in/rasastri/

Highly motivated and quality-focused Technical Program Manager with over 15 years of experience leading both large and small programs across healthcare, and technology companies. Highly proficient in delivering strategic M&A, Cloud migrations to GCP and AWS, data integrations, transformations, data engineering programs, and innovative solutions utilizing AI initiatives. Proven track record of delivering strategic outcomes, mitigating risks, and driving innovation while managing cross-functional teams and global stakeholders. Passionate about leveraging emerging technologies to enhance operational efficiencies and deliver measurable value.

My work has positively impacted 56 million users and contributed products across 300+ global customers.

SUMMARY

·Technical Project Management: End-to-end integration project delivery for Finance, Automation, Data Analytics, Reporting, Security programs. Waterfall, Hybrid, Agile and SAFe frameworks, stakeholder engagement, risk mitigation. Key tools: Jira, Confluence, ServiceNow, Salesforce, SharePoint, Smartsheet, MS Project, Asana, Primavera, Power BI.

·Cross-functional Leadership: Collaboration across engineering BUs, data, security, design, and business units, vendor and contractor management, and overall program strategy.

·Mergers and Acquisitions: Master in M&A integrations and complex program management initiatives, successfully integrating multiple acquisitions by developing and executing detailed strategies, driving cross-functional collaboration, and ensuring alignment with deal objectives. Partnered with business leaders and extended teams to identify value drivers, assess risk, and navigate organizational challenges, achieving seamless transitions and delivering on integration KPIs.

·Data & AI Program Management: GenAI, data integrations, data lake, ETL, APIs, data engineering project delivery, data intake and triage, and data transformation.

·Security and Special Projects: Created an automated security service desk for all Zebra Technologies BUs and performed significant security risk improvements for cloud, application, network, and cost reduction.

·Cloud Migration: Over 7 years of experience managing complex cloud migration projects, specializing in on-premises to GCP and AWS migrations. Led hardware upgrades and patching automation initiatives.

·Process Optimization: Automation, development of intake and delivery templates, requirements scoping, prioritization, project lifecycle improvements, change management. 20% Cloud cost savings after implementing real-time analytics reports.

·Software Development Engineering: Over 5 years’ experience, prior to project management, with exceptional skills to help mitigate project risks before they become an issue.

Portfolio, Program and Project Management Roadmaps Risk Mitigation Budget Planning and Forecasting

Release Management Process Improvement Conflict Resolution Leadership and Mentoring Stakeholder Management

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

ZEBRA TECHNOLOGIES, Atlanta, Georgia

Senior Technical Program Manager, 2020 April-2024 August

·Led the end-to-end lifecycle of complex enterprise data, and cloud migration projects. Effectively aligned project sponsors, engineering teams, and delivery partners to meet high standards and ensure seamless implementations. Managed GCP, AWS, Azure, Oracle, onPrem, Informatica, Talend, Apache, Salesforce, ServiceNow, APIs, ETLs, Mongo DB, DB2, Oracle, AWS Redshift, Google BigQuery, Databricks, visual analytics using Tableau, Power BI, and Looker, enabling data-driven decision-making and insights.

·CI/CD and infrastructure-as-code security controls implementation.

·Defined clear project goals, impacted systems, deliverables, and acceptance criteria with cross-functional stakeholders to maintain alignment with strategic data transformation initiatives. Managed daily coordination and prioritization tasks, including backlog management, sprint planning, risk and issue mitigations, cadence calls, and optimizing processes to fast-track delivery. Oversaw geographically distributed cross-functional engineering teams, ensuring adherence to Agile methodologies, data quality practices, and enterprise goals. Vendor management, performance tracking, and contract management.

·Adopted SAFe methodology and implemented PI releases. Used established tools, like, ServiceNow, SharePoint, Jira, and Confluence, different approaches, methodologies, and templates to guide and document the plan. Demonstrated baseline proficiency in all PM techniques. Utilized PM tools and techniques in scheduling and staffing plans with a keen understanding of task duration and dependencies.

·Promoted a significant improvement of 20% in risk scores based on real-time analytics reports.

·Extensive experience with cybersecurity project implementation, secure application development.

·Managed technical teams to deliver near real-time, cost-effective, and robust solutions to meet upcoming business demands.

CHANGE HEALTHCARE (MCKESSON), Atlanta, Georgia

Technical Project Program Manager, 2017-2019

·Extensive experience in end-to-end M&A integration activities for acquired healthcare IT entities, including system migrations, IT infrastructure alignment, and cybersecurity risk mitigation.

·Led and maintained data analytics suite migration from McKesson to Change Healthcare, including fostering PI planning meetings, communicating improvements in planning activities, and managing risks and dependencies, application management, program oversight, and cross-functional team coordination.

Drove migration to AWS, GCP, Azure/OnPrem, and managed replacement and/or decommissioning for legacy apps.

Developed plans and managed resources to fulfill TSA commitments while minimizing disruptions to business operations. Created integration roadmaps, managed risks, removed impediments, and facilitated system demos.

Collaborated and coordinated within a matrix organization.

Led and facilitated all planning, execution, and governance cadence. Identified and mitigated technical dependencies, Infosec, and risks.

Hired, mentored, and coached the team. Managed and optimized the flow of work and value.

·Led and managed strategic enterprise application projects from discovery to implementation by leveraging best practices and processes. Supervised cross-functional teams. Identified and communicated improvements in planning activities. HIPAA, GDPR, secure data migration, secure application development.

·Developed strategies in response to changing policy priorities and funding environments. Performed administrative and personnel management functions relative to supervised staff. Developed, maintained, and managed various records and reports. Oversaw releases and timelines and removed impediments. Provided regular project updates to PMO and company's leadership.

·Prepared project plan and roadmap for data analytics integration project as well as other smaller projects.

·Managed IT teams to replace in-house CDW File Loader management reporting application with SAP solutions.

·Oversaw custom code risk analysis for PoCs and effort estimation for remediation.

·Led and facilitated technical advisory meetings (AWS vs. on-premise) in planning hardware migrations to cloud, database re-platforming, high availability, and disaster recovery.

·Managed onsite and offshore teams with multiple vendors, performance tracking, and contract management.

·Drove work breakdown structure and SCRUM board preparation, as well as PI planning, sprints, release, and resource allocation for core tasks. Managed program improvement via inspect and adapt workshops.

·Conducted SCRUM and Scrum of Scrums meetings to review project control and milestone achievement.

·Prepared testing strategy and signed off on procedure and project documentation.

·Migrated and integrated McKesson data analytics applications and satellite applications to Change Healthcare environment.

AT&T, Atlanta, Georgia

Senior Technical Project Program Manager, 2016-2017

·Fostered digital transformation. Led mobile-work-order project to save $2.2 million annually.

·Led cross-functional team developing mobile applications. Managed activities with upstream and downstream applications, including OPUS, MDM, OMS, EPC, BI, TIBCO, SAP HANA, HANA Analytics, CAP, Big Data, Hadoop, Data Analytics, InfoSec, and WFE.

Oversaw data integration, transition, and new feature implementation using SAFe.

Managed a new hybrid cloud infrastructure project.

Built and monitored project plan activities from inception to go-live and operational support.

Led resource, funding, change management, and governance teams.

·Designed and implemented quality management processes and tools to drive efficiency.

·Accessed existing reports and led new report development to maximize total cost of ownership.

·Ensured delivery of metrics developments in the finance model, multiple manual input schedules, and reports for finance, accounting, and other teams across multiple company divisions.

·Promoted communication with the stakeholder community and coordinated with the project team for real-time monitoring.

·Conducted and managed performance analysis for identifying longest-running headcount planning, financial planning, and long-range planning business logic pushdown.

·Monitored project plan for new application activities, including database procedures, functions, and reports.

·Co-facilitated execution and troubleshooting regarding system issues, enhancement package upgrades, runbook development, technical testing, and HyperCare support.

ERNST & YOUNG, Atlanta Georgia

Senior Project Manager, 2014-2015

·Offered and facilitated project portfolio governance and incident management. Administrated IMT project governance process for project gate reviews. Communicated gate status to team and executives: dashboard, collaboration tools, and presentations.

·Managed finance quarterly forecast program, guiding new Oracle Hyperion Planning features implementation and data migration, SAP, Data Analytics, MDM and Unified Security Model implementation, multi-currency consolidations, Oracle EBS international ERP implementation, .Net reporting portal, Global rollout support and operations process definition and implementation, and SQL server parallel data warehouse regional implementation.

·Maintained weekly status reports in ACT and PM Toolkit. Created work schedule productivity and progress reports, project tracker spreadsheet, exception reports to focus on variance, and other outlier conditions for planning and budgeting. Managed upstream dependencies of multiple systems and led project rollout covering 40-plus counties.

·Improved organization planning and forecast efficiency and saved the company $1.2 million.

ADDITIONAL PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

·NCR, Atlanta, Georgia, Senior Project Manager, 2012. Led Radiant M&A project: developed schedule and defined deliverables for data warehouse and ERP systems migration. Led change management and established project controls for management systems.

·AT&T, Atlanta, Georgia, Senior Project-Program Manager, 2007-2012. Extensive project and program management for billing system consolidation. Developed and monitored schedules and managed resources, budgets, and escalations. Led and managed projects following SDLC and PMLC industry's best practices as well as AT&T IT Unified Process and Prism project management system. Facilitated M&A projects and releases with security regulations. Guided data management and migration projects to enhance operating models, processes, fraud detection, and upgrade technologies. Developed project plans and timelines and maintained and communicated throughout the project to exceed customer expectations of high-volume applications.

·CITY OF ATLANTA, Atlanta, Georgia, Senior Project Manager, 2007. Facilitated project management for Atlanta City's Informational Portal. Tracked project status and provided regular updates to CIO.

·VERIZON BUSINESS, Atlanta, Georgia, SW Engineer, 2001-2007. Developed applications for Finance and Sales Departments using .Net, SQL DB, Oracle DW to assist with data analysis and data mining.

EDUCATION & CERTIFICATIONS

UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY, Kaunas, Lithuania, Masters and B.S., Computer Engineering

Project Management Professional (Project Management Institute, Pennsylvania) Certified

SAFe Release Train Engineer (International Business Consultants, Illinois) Certified

Generative AI Leadership & Strategy (Vanderbilt University, Online) Certified

Certified Scrum Master (Georgia Tech, Georgia) Certified

Other Certificates:

Six Sigma Green Belt Certification ITIL Certification Exploring Data Transformation with Cloud Innovating with Cloud Artificial Intelligence Modernize Infrastructure and Applications with Cloud Scaling Cloud Operations Trust and Security with Cloud Leading SAFe Certification AI, Java, Oracle, and other technical certificates

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