Project Management Scrum Master

Michael L. McKay, PMP

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Marietta, GA 30062

404-***-****

E-mail: *********@*****.***

https://www.linkedin.com/in/mike-mckay/

Results oriented leader with repeated accomplishments working with business leaders to define strategic objectives and transform them into executable programs. Expertise leading project teams, business process improvements, managing operations, and optimizing project management office performance

CERTIFICATIONS

Project Management Professional Lean Six Sigma Green Belt

Certified SaFE Scrum Master Certified Scrum Master

iTIL Foundations

EXPERIENCE

Genesis10 (2/2025 - Present) Atlanta, Georgia

Senior Program Manager (contractor)

•Program lead for application separation from existing company to new enterprise working with business and technology leaders to determine need for the tool and the prioritization associated with it

•Lead for creating standard processes and tools for newly established IT PMO, working with peers and executives to optimize the project management delivery processes

McKA2M (1/2024 - 1/2025) Atlanta, Georgia

Principle Consultant

•Provided project management and process improvement services to a local non-profit resulting in a clearly defined and repeatable process for all initiatives

•Defined project management processes for a local law firm that reduced waste in their ingestion process enabling billable work to occur earlier

•Provided onsite project training for users to ensure all employees could utilize the tools and processes to manage new initiatives

Mativ (7/21-11/23) Atlanta, Georgia

Director, PMO

·Led project teams to integrate process and data for three M&A programs that included defining and managing enterprise and program risk, communicating weekly to stakeholders, and identifying improvements for key process areas

·Developed project plan for M&A programs; defining multiple work streams for functional areas, identifying key milestones, and improving processes to create a new standard

·Worked with legal and functional leaders to define the TSA, ensuring the milestones and deliverables were comprehensive and realistic

·Defined governance process for M&A programs creating an executive level steering committee and a working committee for leaders of functional areas to keep key stakeholders informed of program progress versus plan, critical risks, key change requests, and cost performance index

·Provided strategic leadership to PMO to deliver portfolio for business ensuring alignment with business plan

·Led 4 ERP implementations through the entire project lifecycle, ensuring the planning, execution, and training of users were thoroughly executed prior to launch ensuring minimal issues at Go-Live

·Led cross-functional team of business and IT resources utilizing agile development methods to build a cloud solution for business intelligence and data analytics resulting in one source of data by developing connections and data mappings from 13 different source systems utilizing MS Azure, and power BI to analyze and visualize data while using Jira and Confluence

·Led global PMO supporting eight business units, and all corporate functions, utilizing Clarity PPM tool to track status and resource management

PINNACLE PROPANE (2/2021 - 6/2021) Atlanta, Georgia

Sr Manager, PMO

·Implemented PMO for the company encompassing end to end delivery processes and tools used within each project phase

·Demonstrated exceptional attention to detail in streamlining PMO processes and procedures, significantly improving efficiency and productivity

·Managed cross-functional team collaborations through effective internal communications, leading to improved project delivery times

·Defined project nomination process that ensured approved projects were aligned with the company’s objectives and strategic goals

·Led a cross-functional project team to improve the delivery process of our product to our customers in order to reduce costs and improve customer satisfaction

WESTROCK (1/2019 - 10/2020) Atlanta, Georgia

Enterprise Program Manager

·Led cross-functional teams through the product development lifecycle to deliver a Connected Machine IoT solution to manufacturing facilities around the world utilizing Clarity PPM tool to track all phases of the program

·Led effort to implement new process for delivery of goods across the globe working with supply chain and logistics to optimize delivery and minimize idle time

·Led team to migrate to a new HR platform for the company ensuring one standard platform for all users

·Led program to deliver HR analytic tools utilizing AWS Data Lake and Alteryx visualization to enable the business units to create their own queries and reports resulting in over a $200,000 annual cost savings to IT

LEVOLOR WINDOW FURNISHINGS (2/2016 - 11/2018) Atlanta, Georgia

Sr. Manager PMO

·Implemented the PMO, the project management delivery lifecycle and the product development lifecycle for the company to standardize deliverables and create a consistent repeatable process

·Led four new consumer goods product launches and 3 product upgrades by leading a cross-functional team of product managers, engineers, marketing, and supply chain resources

·Worked with business leaders to align and provide continuous improvement ideas for the product delivery lifecycle in terms of project stages, deliverables, and ownership of tasks

·Developed a process for new product delivery that encouraged collaboration between product managers and engineering to ensure alignment throughout the entire product lifecycle

VERIZON TELEMATICS (1/2015 –1/2016) Atlanta, Georgia

Sr. Manager PMO Domestic and International Delivery

·Supervised a team of 9 project managers through the SDLC to deliver custom IoT and SaaS solutions to customers across the globe, allocating resources to ensure optimal staffing levels for programs

·Led implementation of an agile methodology to improve product delivery by aligning product and development teams, utilizing Scrum and DevOps principles and processes utilizing Jira and Confluence

·Created project budgets and provided monthly project forecasts, to ensure transparency to project costs

·Coordinated resource planning for 15 delivery programs ensuring the teams were not overcommitted and provided valuable information to the business to ensure product delivery throughput capacity remained constant

COX COMMUNICATIONS (11/2009 –11/2014) Atlanta, Georgia

Sr. Director PMO - Technology Quality & Control, Technology Operations

·Led enterprise-wide integrated vulnerability assessment of mission critical platforms, services that identified over 30 program initiatives

·Demonstrated consistent excellence in program delivery, often exceeding expectations in terms of results and communication

·Led business transformation program that aligned newly created operations organization into process groups; 13 project teams were tasked to create consistent processes for change management, incident management, configuration management that merged the eTOM model and ITIL processes into one common framework

CORE SKILLS

Consensus Builder, Project Execution, Problem Solving, Change Management, Adaptability, Focused, Integration Activities, Mentoring, Leadership Skills, Conflict Management, Talent Development, Process Optimization, Financial Forecasting, Verbal and Written Communication, Responsiveness, Personal Integrity, Vendor Management, Organizational Change Management, Stakeholder Engagement, Project Delivery, Critical Thinking, Teamwork, Decisiveness, Transformational Change Leadership

EDUCATION

UNITED STATES NAVAL ACADEMY BOSTON UNIVERSITY

B.S. Applied Mathematics Master’s Certificate Project Management

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