IT Project Manager

LINDA N. DISNEY, PMP

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Austin, TX 78737 http://www.linkedin.com/in/ldisney Cell: 512-***-****

IBM CERTIFIED SENIOR PROJECT MANAGER

SUMMARY

Senior level certified professional with achievements in leadership, technical development and integration project management, and business process re-engineering. Thrives on start-up, turn-around and delivery where creativity, organization and strength in leading global teams are required for success.

Methodologies: IBM Rational Unified Process, Waterfall

IBM Tools: Lotus Notes, Lotus Connections (Communities, Documents, Collaboration),

Lotus Databases (Team Rooms), Lotus Sametime (IM), Lotus Live (Meetings),

IBM Rational Portfolio Manager

Microsoft Tools: Microsoft Project, Microsoft Office – Word, Excel (pivot tables), PowerPoint,

Visio, Office Live

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

IBM, Austin, TX 1985 – Present

Project Manager 2001 – 2010

Handled complex projects providing services for Independent Software Vendors within the STG ISV Programs organization.

Key contributions

• Proactive leadership for 7 Technical ISV Programs Management System ($17M), implementing an infrastructure for on-going Program planning, tracking and reporting, risk identification and mitigation and collaboration for an STG / IDR partnership ($10M).

• Project managed multiple Virtual Loaner Program (VLP) releases ($2.5M) to deliver new features and maintain currency in support of ISV Programs. Releases delivered on time, within budget to support product launches.

• Led the VLP Development Team to develop a robust, customized process based on IBM Rational Unified Process best practices. Integrated for innovate approach, team collaboration in a global environment. Increased success of on time deliverables.

• Established Requirements Management process for VLP to prioritize and deliver timely release content, which supported key launches.

• Project managed an innovative Linux, cross-platform, cross-division project to deliver on-time releases, supporting marketing announcements.

• Established a Solutions Integration Test Lab in support of an IBM strategic alliance with Cerner. Resulted in on-going relationship, yearly revenue.

Project Manager 2000 – 2001

NetGen Independent Software Vendors projects to port ISV applications (Citrix, Mercantec) and establish go-to-market activities supporting the IBM Give-to-Get Program, resulting in committed IBM revenue commitments for middleware and hardware sales.

Project and CritSit Manager 1999

Established and tracked plans with 210 IBM Independent Software vendors in the Communications Sector to execute tests validating Y2K compliance. 0 problems were reported in date change.

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On-Site Project Manager 1996 – 1999

SBC Technology Resources, Inc in Austin, TX for executing an IBM alliance agreement using Speech Recognition software. Project managed to deliver requirements, planned and installed development / test environment, conducted pilot and delivered results.

EDUCATION

• BBA, Business Systems, University of Georgia, Athens, GA

• Project Management, IBM

• Stanford Advanced Project, IBM

• Management Certificate, IBM

PROFESSIONAL CERTIFICATIONS

• IBM Certified Senior Project Manager, Dec 1999 – Present

• Project Management Institute, Project Management Professional, Dec 1993 – Present

PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATIONS

• Active participant on the STG Project Management Council.

 Leadership for the STG PM Community (2000+ membership) to set up Lotus Connections collaborative environment and team sharing events (eShareNets)

 Leading committee for selection of community members and managing budget for attending conferences

 STG Rational Portfolio Manager User’s Group and Change Board

 Lead for quarterly publication of the STG Project Management Newsletter

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