Project Manager Management

Enterprising, dynamic, and PMP-certified business project manager offering 6 years of successfully completing multiple concurrent projects ahead of time and under budget. Respected builder and leader of cross-functional teams; experienced in training, teambuilding, motivating, delegating workflow, tracking progress, and coaching individual performances. Power user in Microsoft Office including Excel, Access, Project, and GIS programs including Streets & Trips, Skywalk, and Google Earth. Outstanding verbal, written, and interpersonal communicator. Analytical, diligent, and results-focused. Fluent in English and Hebrew.

• Promoted three times within first two years at company, culminating in a management role over 3 concurrent projects and 30 contractors.

• Recognized for initiating and executing modernization projects, resulting in sales totaling over $4 million, and increasing new client leads by over 35%.

KEY SKILLS

Project Management

Process Improvement

Budget & Cost Control Staff Recruitment & Retention

Teambuilding & Training

Performance Management Spreadsheets & Reports

Bookkeeping & Payroll

Database & Records

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

ZENRIN USA - GIS map software and navigation data provider San Bruno, CA

Project Coordinator 11/2006 – Present

• Manages a cross-functional team of 20 remote and 10 direct contractors: interviews, trains, delegates workflow, measures work performance, tracks progress, motivates, and coaches.

• Efficiently plans and monitors three concurrent projects and their scope, schedule, budget, quality, risk control, human resources, and procurement needs.

• Analyzed departmental performance data, identifying operational bottlenecks within data entry inefficiencies. Drafted and implemented a cost-cutting solution, saving $75,000 annually.

• Reduced project expense costs by 15% through meticulous recordkeeping, eliminating costly errors, and ensuring that company did not pay for unqualified expenses.

• Actively works with senior management to lead strategic research initiatives: attends trade shows, conducts market research, and aggregates statistical data on consumer needs and future market trends.

ELAN PHARMACEUTICALS - Neuroscience Biotechnology South San Francisco, CA

Reimbursement Analyst 10/2005 – 10/2006

• Researched and produced weekly business reports detailing new market trends, policy updates, and insurance changes to company’s pharmaceuticals and other pharmaceuticals in the industry.

• Revamped team Access databases, eliminating outdated information and redundancies; produced user manuals detailing a more user-friendly and comprehensive way to browse database information.

• Maintained team databases and spreadsheets, creating organized resources that provided precise pricing figure updates, policy changes, insurance coverage statistics, and industry breakthroughs.

SRI INTERNATIONAL - Research & Development Institute Menlo Park, CA

Administrative Assistant 12/2000 – 6/2001

• Managed administrative support for statistical analysis such as accurate processing of incoming data.

• Organized, coordinated, and filed confidential information regarding scientific and statistical research.

EDUCATION & CERTIFICATIONS

Project Management Professional (PMP) Certificate 7/2012

cPrime Project Management Training San Mateo, CA

Project Management Professional (PMP) Seminar Certificate of Completion 1/2012

SkillPath Training Seminars San Francisco, CA

'How to Excel at Managing and Supervising People' Excellence Certificate 12/2011

'Project Management & Professional Communications' Excellence Certificate 11/2011

'Managing Multiple Projects, Objectives, and Deadlines' Excellence Certificate 9/2011

American Management Association (AMA) San Francisco, CA

Improving Your Managerial Effectiveness 8/2011

University of California - Santa Cruz Santa Cruz, CA

Bachelor of Arts: Sociology 6/2001 – 6/2005

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