Senior IT Project Manager with Agile Delivery Expertise
Resume:
Vance D. Tomei
Charlottesville, VA, 22911
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Professional Summary:
Senior information technology professional specializing in Agile execution of software development and infrastructure across manufacturing, ECommerce/EDI, and distribution environments. Skilled in team facilitation and delivering consistent, valuedriven outcomes. Strong background in business analysis and software design. Trained in traditional SDLC and Agile project management methodologies, including Scrum. Highly organized and effective at managing multiple complex initiatives simultaneously.
Professional Experience:
A Leading Food Distributor 2023-2025
IT Project Manager, PMO
Coordinated the conversion of over 1,100 vendors to a cloud-based EDI platform
Led a large scrum team to develop a customer-facing ordering system over two years
Managed a Planogram software improvement with tight timelines and little budget
Participated in the architecture of a PaaS in MS Azure DevOps for service of chain data
International Game Technology via Judge Group 2022-2023
Project Manager V, Lottery Division
Led five projects to an Integrated Lottery Release for 2022 Q3
Managed forecasts, scope, schedules, and budgets
Participated in Architecture Performance Laboratory testing
Started and managed six new projects for 2023
Reported to executive management with Clarity and SAP
OpenSource Connections, Charlottesville, VA 2021-2022
Senior Project Manager, Fulfillment & e-Commerce
Managed Search Relevance projects for several of our clients to improve their search engine experience
Performed reporting and billing to clients’ executive management
Led status calls and stand-ups with client senior stakeholders
Worked to improve PMO and onboarding processes
Zamma Corporation, Orange, VA 2020-2021
Enterprise Systems Analyst, Information Technology
Performed the roles of Project Manager, Business Analyst, and EDI Coordinator
Initiated PMO best practices and worked with the Director to transform to a modern IT department
Implemented a new world-class Electronic Commerce/EDI system True Commerce Foundry
Led a Customer Order Workflow project identifying key processes requiring change
Managed a Raw Materials modernization project with bar coding and wireless scan guns
Onboarded new customer Lowe’s through EDI testing and implementation
Became subject matter expert in Microsoft Dynamics GP and True Commerce Foundry
Advance Auto Parts via TEKsystems, Roanoke, VA 2019-2020
IT Project Manager, PMO CRM Pro-Commercial Systems
Led CRM Pro team to develop hundreds of new Salesforce.com features
Led SCRUM ceremonies and coached the team in Agile methods
Acted as Release Manager in over fifteen deployments through the CAB processes
Utilized JIRA for SCRUM stories and processes
Created burndown charts and worked to improve team velocity of over 20 members
SEGRA Lumos Networks, Waynesboro, VA 2014-2019
IT Project Manager, PMO
Managed hundreds of software releases through the SOX change control process
Led a multitude of complex projects, many of which dealt with enhancing software for the provisioning of fiber equipment in the field, including API calls to FIPS and ArcGIS
Managed a SCRUM team of developers and coached them in Agile methods
Led four large migration projects with the merger between two like-size companies
Managed a Salesforce team on several enhancement projects
Utilized Version One software for SCRUM process
Created burndown charts for larger projects
Comcast via TEKsystems, Philadelphia, PA 2012-2013
Senior Software Project Manager, Product Engineering, NETO
Coordinated software development for three external vendors to build Targeted Code Download and Guide software for Standard Definition and High Definition Digital Transport Adaptors
Led two vendors to deliver Standard Definition Targeted Code Download and Guide software to market
Supported High Definition Targeted Code Download vendor through Quality Assurance
Led High Definition vendor through Guide development using Agile methodologies
Managed stakeholders, maintained schedules, reported project status
Was active in Comcast Scrum Master Forum to foster Agile methodologies at Comcast
Well-versed in Comcast tools such as ALM, Clarity, JIRA and Rally
Video Gaming Technologies, Ruckersville, VA 2008-2012
Software Project Manager, Producer, Game Designer, Scrum Master, Release Manager
Directed gaming software projects for the leading vendor in the Native American casino industry. Organized projects utilizing allocated resources before deadlines
Led team of software engineers, artists, mathematicians, and quality assurance associates to achieve highly desirable casino games
Deployed multiple releases through certification labs with over 68% market coverage
Created innovative new features, ideas, and games resulting in innovation award
Patent holder on new community electronic bingo invention
Responsible for managing stakeholders and reporting project status
Headed a game engine Scrum team achieving optimal performance
ARC International North America, Millville, NJ 2006-2008 and
Application Development Manager/EDI Coordinator 1989-1998
Directed supply chain E-Commerce EDI for the world’s leading glassware manufacturer. Built electronic partnerships with leading retail chains in North America. Formulated document mapping and designed and developed supporting application software interfaces. Researched business models and provided solutions to issues in the supply chain.
Coordinated daily EDI operations for annual electronic sales of $800 million, including purchase orders, billing, and shipping documents
Led the technical and E-Commerce separation of the product brand ‘Mikasa” into a new corporate entity, significantly under budget and within a tight deadline
Closed a Canadian distribution center with a separate EDI system, consolidated distribution and migrated all E-Commerce to the US, reducing IT costs alone by $250K per year
Implemented the replacement of an antiquated radio frequency warehouse system, increasing data throughput 100-fold
Designed enhancements to interfaces between SAP, EDI and shipping applications to increase efficiency and eliminate charge-backs
Migrated customers to direct AS/2 connections and reduced VAN bills by 25%, with ongoing efforts to achieve 100% by 2010
Macmillan Publishing, Gordonsville, VA 1998-2006
E-Commerce Manager/EDI Coordinator
Built the E-Commerce EDI systems for a new state-of-the-art distribution center, supporting the merger of five leading publishing companies into one corporation.
Led the startup and implementation of E-Commerce/EDI systems, and began processing orders after only 2 months into the project
Developed EDI documents for over 3,000 domestic and international trading partners
Orchestrated the daily EDI operations for over $600 million in sales and 6 million lines annually
Designed a remittance system to automatically apply payments based upon the customers’ EDI documents, resulting in a monthly savings of over 800 man-hours and a monthly reduction in charge-backs of over $100K
Developed interfaces between EDI, warehouse management (WMS), and host applications
Managed direct reports, temporary staffing, and subcontractors
JMR Printing, Vineland, NJ 1987-1989
Manager of Information Technology
Managed the IT department for a medium-sized printing corporation
Performed the role of Business Analyst and Data Architect
Developed custom software to run the entire business
Performed the role of Systems Administrator and Operator
Performed all hardware maintenance, cable runs and terminations
Provided IT training to all users
Programming Languages and System/Software Experience:
C, SQL, HTML, XML
SAP
AS/400 operating systems, CL, SQL
EDI software Foundry, Extol Integrator, Inovis Trusted Link, IBM Sterling, TrueCommerce, SPS Commerce
Oracle, SQL, Business Objects, Toad
Microsoft Office suite of programs including Project and Visio, TTP, SharePoint, Confluence
WMS, ALM, Clarity, Salesforce, Rally, JIRA, Version One, MKS, SD+, MS Azure DevOps, SmartSheets
UNIX and VMS operating systems, Bourne/Key Shell and DCL
Ingres 4GL suite of programs, embedded C/SQL
Vista 4GL suite of programs
Legacy languages including Pascal, Basic, Assembly, Cobol, Fortran, Jovial, BAL
G-suite, Asana, Deltek, Miro, Adobe, Figma
.NET, C#
Education:
Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science, Susquehanna University, Selinsgrove PA, 1986
o2 summer internships at the FAA Technical Center in Pomona, NJ, flight strip programming
oIndividual study in AI in Natural Language Processing
Certified Scrum Master, Jeff Sutherland, 2011
Certificate in Software Project Management, Learning Tree University, 2008
Patent:
US20110009179A1 - Plurality of winners in an electronic video game
Volunteer Work:
Participate in the restoration of passenger rail cars for the Old Dominion Chapter of the National Rail Historic Society, voted onto the Board of Directors 2023-2029
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