Project Management Manager
Resume:
Lauren Klaire Stimson, PMP
Bagdad, KY 40003
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Detail-oriented, PMP-certified, organized individual with a Master’s Degree in Biomedical Engineering and a Bachelor’s Degree in Biological Engineering, looking to advance my career. Over nine years of experience within the manufacturing industry, education sector, and medical device field as both an Engineer and Project/Product Manager. Proven leadership, problem-solving, and project completion skills utilizing innovative solutions.
Professional Experience:
Project Manager
Churchill Downs Incorporated, IT Department
May 2023-Present
• Adhere to standard Project Management Office (PMO) practices within the IT department to ensure project consistency and efficiency
• Contribute to the successful execution of the 150th Kentucky Derby, coordinating various project aspects
• Develop and maintain comprehensive project schedules using KeyedIn to track timelines and milestones
• Manage multiple projects across Churchill Downs various locations nationwide, ensuring timely delivery and alignment with business objectives
• Create key project documentation, including proposals, charters, lessons learned, status reports, kickoff/closure communications, roles/responsibilities, communication plans, work breakdown structures, turn to support documents, and project change requests, tailored to project needs
• Forecast resource requirements to optimize project delivery and performance
• Collaborate with interdisciplinary teams within the PMO to develop and implement Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) for project management
• Work closely with various Churchill Downs sites to ensure projects are completed on schedule and meet quality standards
• Coordinate internal and external meetings to drive project progress and facilitate stakeholder engagement
• Lead meetings with a clear agenda while maintaining flexibility to adapt when necessary for optimal results
• Partner with the leadership team to prioritize projects based on business needs and resource availability
• Lead pre-planning sessions, incorporating visuals to enhance understanding and engagement
• Manage 12- to 14-hour working sessions to ensure timely project completion without impacting patron experience on the casino floor
• Mentor new project management hires, promoting adherence to PMO best practices and supporting professional growth
• Effectively manage project team issues by using various communication techniques to resolve conflicts and maintain focus
Project Manager
Freudenberg Medical
May 2021-May 2023
• Develop and maintain project schedules utilizing MS Project Lauren Klaire Stimson
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• Manage multiple projects simultaneously at the clinical level
• Develop proposals and project change requests based on the needs of the project at any given time
• Generated over $3MM in revenue across three separate projects for 2022
• On track to generate an additional $3MM in revenue for 2023
• Review and forecast project NRE (non-recurring expenses) and pass-through expenses
• Forecast project resource requirements
• Develop SOPs for project management
• Work with customers to develop and execute contract manufacturing
• Schedule weekly internal and external meetings to maintain project productivity
• Lead meetings while following a pre-planned agenda, but also knowing when it is ok to deviate
• Discuss resources with leadership team to prioritize projects based on the needs of the business
• Preplanning meetings with visuals when needed
Senior Product Manager
Rev-A-Shelf
Sept. 2020-May 2021
• Continued focus on product development and design at a senior level
• See products through from start to finish of the product launch life cycle
• Managed the acquisition of Sidelines by Rev-A-Shelf by preparing the entire catalog of products to be brought into market. Worked with PD, Purchasing, Marketing, and Sales teams, General Manger, Production, and Shipping to accomplish a 2020 launch of all of the Sidelines by Rev-a-Shelf products. Total of 250 new products
• Manage a direct report by teaching them product management techniques and how to see a product from start to finish through the product launch life cycle
• Continue to be involved with the Product Engineering Co-op program by coordinating with U of L and teaching co-ops how to properly navigate through our company systems
• Identified cost saving opportunities to reduce product launch life cycle by creating SOPs, resulting in increased efficiency
• Work closely with the Marketing team to launch new products into market
• Work closely with the Purchasing team to develop estimates on projected sales for products
• Coordinate across multiple departments, follow through, and ensure projects are completed in a timely manner.
• Work closely with the Product Development team to fully understand products so other departments can remain informed as the life cycle process progresses along
• Work closely with Production and Lean Manufacturing teams to make sure builds are run efficiently and to specifications on the production line
• Work closely with Digital Development to make sure all PM needs are met with our current software packages
• Work closely with Distributor and Consumer Sales to help predict yearly sales, inform them of existing product changes, and new product launches
• Help prepare product and displays for trade shows
• Recipient of the 2020 Bill Walburn Innovation Award Lauren Klaire Stimson
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Product Development Engineer/Product Manager
Rev-A-Shelf
Oct. 2017-Sept. 2020
• Design innovative multifunctional cabinet systems for a wide variety of cabinetry. The cabinet systems range from simple slide management pull out systems, to assistant systems for disabled bodies. Some applications also include an electrical component to the design. Once a product is designed, any further questions are referred back to me since I know the product in great detail.
• Created and manage the Co-op/Intern Program within the Engineering Department. I created the program after only being employed at Rev-A-Shelf for a couple of months.
• Teach the co-ops about our processes and our design methods. Show them how a company truly operates through multiple team interactions.
• Install new/existing cabinetry units to create instruction sheets or installation videos. Teach the marketing team how to properly install products.
• Work on a multiple person team to see products from start to finish. I will design a product, and see it through the marketing department, purchasing department, all the way to production of the product.
• Use 3-D modeling software (Creo-Parametric) to design products and evaluate their function in a cabinet.
• Work closely with the Digital Development Team in order to help mainstream certain outdated procedures. Perform trainings on these new updated processes to the Engineering team.
• Work closely with the Quality department to ensure products are held to a high quality standard
• Worked as a Product Manager for a year while holding the PD engineer title to learn the skills needed to accurately see products from start to finish
Research Engineer, Bioengineering
University of Louisville, Neuroscience Collaborative Center, Frazier Rehab Institute Nov. 2015-Oct. 2017
• Design, manage, and maintain equipment for multiple cores within the Frazier Rehab Institute including: Engineering Workshop, Animal Research Core, Neuromuscular Core, Clinical Research, and Pediatric Research
• Tasks include: Design innovative products that meet the therapists needs, improve existing procedures that are outdated, purchase the necessary equipment so each core can run efficiently, provide preventative maintenance on equipment, provide organization to each core by creating protocols, taking inventory, and identifying items needed so each core can operate more efficiently
• Lead engineer on treadmill services, treadmill builds, treadmill installation/moves, troubleshooting conference calls, and organization of the PowerNeuro Recovery (PNR) facility
• Experience with quality engineering techniques through the process of designing, building, and implementing medical devices
• Engineering Workshop Projects: Organized all equipment and supplies, inventoried all major pieces of equipment, identified the weaknesses within the core and created equipment protocols, including how to troubleshoot, create and maintain pieces of equipment.
• Animal Research Core: Prepared a budget, schedule, and cost analysis on a pig video track system. Designed and installed a track that can record the pigs as they walk down a runway. Lauren Klaire Stimson
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• Neuromuscular Core Projects: Created a ramp extrusion table for one of the Body Weight Support treadmills at U of L. Installed a store bought 45 degree ramp and identified that the ramp was unsafe for patients. Designed/Built a ramp extrusion because of my findings.
• Clinic Research Projects: Created and designed a cooking device for a spinal cord injury patient (patent pending).
• Pediatric Research and Clinic Projects: Designed/Built an adaptive adjustable table to meet the needs of the core (patent pending).
• Perform cost analyses, maintain budgets and schedules for multiple projects within each core mentioned above
• Manage intern students by teaching them proper electrical and mechanical skills and overseeing their daily work schedule
• Handle half of the purchasing responsibilities within the engineering core
• Maintain the Body Weight Support treadmills for the entire Frazier Rehab Institute and recommend solutions to problems that arise with the treadmills
• Contracted out to PNR through U of L to design, build, maintain, troubleshoot, and service Body Weight Support Treadmill Systems for facilities throughout the United States Biomedical Engineering Graduate Research Assistant Dr. Jeffery Wolchok Regenerative Biomaterials Lab – University of Arkansas August 2013-May 2015
• Performed multiple characterization tests on human skeletal muscle extracellular matrix to identify its physical, mechanical, and chemical/biochemical characteristics to evaluate the material as a treatment method for muscle loss/degeneration
• Performed all of my own research, data analysis, literature reviews, and data presentations to obtain my master’s degree in Biomedical Engineering
• Maintained the lab by ordering/stocking supplies from several vendors and by performing routine maintenance on lab equipment
• Created multiple protocols for the lab ranging from general routine protocols (biohazard waste removal) to specific protocols (in-vivo mouse animal model)
• Collaborated and brainstormed with other faculty members, scientists, and other graduate students on difficult problems
• Oversaw several undergraduates in their honors projects and taught them proper lab techniques, data analysis, and data interpretation using a hands-on approach and an analytical approach Education:
Master of Science in Biomedical Engineering
University of Arkansas May 2015
Bachelor of Science in Biological Engineering
University of Arkansas May 2013
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Software Skills: Ivanti Change Management System, UltiPro, KeyedIn, Viso, Microsoft Teams, OneNote, SharePoint, Microsoft Office: PowerPoint, Excel, and Outlook, Adobe Photoshop, Creo Parametric, ImageJ, SolidWorks, Refworks Citation Manager, JMP statistical analysis software, LabChart, LabView, Task Management, 3D printing software, Pinnacle Video Software, Smartsheet, Epicor 7 & 10, Microsoft Project, AGILE, OneNote, SAP, Visio Professional
Experience: Project Management, Product Management, Teamwork Skills, Detailed Oriented, Excellent Communication and Presentation Skills, Organizational Skills, Time Management, Leadership Abilities, Research and Clinical Equipment Maintenance and Troubleshooting, Data Analysis, Inventory, Cost analysis, Lean Manufacturing, Quality, Customer Communication, Maintaining project schedules, Invoicing, Professional Travel, Notetaking, Mentoring Following Standard Operating Procedures Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/klairestimson/ Design Patents: Have two separate design patents pending through the University of Louisville. In the process of filing each patent. Have a design patent with Rev-A-Shelf, US Patent number: US Patent Number 11,070,038 B2, Patent Name: Cabinet System Publications: Wilson, Klaire, et al. "The characterization of decellularized human skeletal muscle as a blueprint for mimetic scaffolds." Journal of Materials Science: Materials in Medicine 27.8
(2016): 1-15.
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