It Manager Risk Management
Resume:
ALAN THOMAS
PROFESSIONAL SUMMARY
Seasoned IT Professional with 15+ years of experience leading cross-functional teams to deliver complex IT initiatives, particularly in healthcare and finance. Proven expertise in stakeholder engagement, risk management, and enterprise application implementation. Adept at managing multi-million-dollar budgets and aligning IT strategies with organizational goals.
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
IT Manager / Solution Partner
Atrium Health Navicent - Macon, GA July 2017 – May 2025
About the Organization: $9B health system offering 50+ specialties across more than 50 facilities in Georgia, with over 1,000 beds for medical, surgical, rehab, and hospice care.
Led strategic enterprise-wide IT initiatives, including Oracle to Workday ERP migration and Kronos to Symplr transition, with budgets ranging from $500K to $5M
Developed and maintained comprehensive project documentation, risk registers, charters, and work breakdown structures (WBS)
Managed concurrent project schedules; tracked milestones, dependencies, and resource allocations with >90% on-time delivery
Implemented key performance indicators (KPIs) reporting framework for schedule variance and budget performance
Chaired change management committee, successfully processing and implementing over 200 change requests annually
Directed enterprise-wide business applications across HR, Finance, Supply Chain, Legal, Risk, and Clinical functions
Served as an Executive Leadership Team member, contributing to strategic IT initiatives focused on improving patient care
Supported complex post-merger integration initiatives and developed enterprise vendor management strategies
SENIOR PROJECT MANAGER, GLOBAL IT INITIATIVES
Sanofi - Bridgewater, NJ June 2007 – June 2017
About the Organization: Innovative global healthcare company that helps the world stay ahead of infectious diseases by delivering more than 500 million vaccine doses a year. Across different countries.
Delivered 12+ global IT projects from initiation through close-out with budgets up to $3M, consistently on time and under budget
Created and maintained detailed project plans, scope documents, and communication strategies aligned with business objectives
Conducted comprehensive stakeholder analysis, risk mitigation planning, and vendor contract negotiations
Utilized Earned Value Management (EVM) to track and report performance metrics, achieving 15% average cost savings
Led cross-functional teams (5–15 members) across multiple time zones, improving collaboration and efficiency
Evaluated and redesigned existing workflows, resulting in a 25% reduction in process completion time
SENIOR SYSTEMS ENGINEER
Goldman Sachs - New York, NY May 1999 – June 2007
Designed and implemented high-availability systems using clustering and redundancy strategies
Developed and tested disaster recovery protocols and backup policies, reducing recovery time by 40%
Provided strategic IT consultation to senior leadership, aligning infrastructure investments with business goals
Implemented system performance improvements resulting in 30% reduction in transaction processing time
EDUCATION
Bachelor of Science in Management Information Systems
New York University - New York, NY May 2007
PROFESSIONAL SKILLS
Project Management
Waterfall, Agile, Scrum, and Hybrid methodologies
Budget management and financial oversight ($500K-$5M)
Enterprise-wide implementations and system migrations
Earned Value Management (EVM)
Cross-functional team leadership (5-15 members)
Technical Expertise
Microsoft Project, Jira, Confluence, Trello, SharePoint
Microsoft Office Suite (advanced)
IT Systems Integration
Work Breakdown Structure (WBS) development
Comprehensive risk assessment and mitigation
Leadership & Communication
Strategic stakeholder engagement and management
Executive-level reporting and presentations
Vendor contract negotiations and management
Change management and organizational transformation
Multi-site coordination across global time zones
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