Professional Experience
Texas
Instruments, Plano, TX
3/2015 – 7/2015
Sr.
Project Manager (Contractor)
· Managed
the development of an enterprise application used to manage internal
environments.
· Developed
required project documentation identifying project goals and tasks and
generated assignments consistent to meet objectives.
· Maintained
clear communication with customer regarding mutual expectations and monitored
customer satisfaction.
· Executed
to project plan while maintaining quality standards and ensuring all
commitments were met in accordance with project goals/objectives.
· Facilitated
a weekly meeting with the executive staff to report on project financial and
schedule progress based upon project goals.
· Coordinated
changes, suggested action plans and mitigated risk to minimize schedule
delays and cost.
Project
Management Institute – Dallas Chapter
8/2012 – 3/2015
Region
6 Conference - Director of Publicity (Volunteer)
·
Recruited and managing volunteers ensuring effective and
adequate support during the conference.
·
Developed and managed the budget
·
Drafted the project schedule.
·
Efficient and timely delivery of all event related
communications.
·
Managed promotional activities
·
Acquired sponsorships
Agencies
of Change (MEplusYOU), Dallas, TX5/2014 – 11/2014
Sr.
Project Manager
·
Utilizing the Agile methodology, managed Pharmaceutical,
Digital, Hosting and Web Development projects.
·
Managing multiple projects concurrently
·
Served as the single point of contact for project
scheduling and changes.
·
Managed the stakeholders expectations via daily
interaction and incorporated their feedback into the project
·
Managed the schedule, scope, budget, risk, and resources.
Agencies
of Change (Technology Spa), Dallas, TX (Contractor)3/2014 – 5/2014
IT
Project Manager (Hosting)
·
In an Agile environment, managed the development team
during an enhancement project for an e-commerce application.
·
Managed all aspects of testing to ensure the requirements
met stakeholder expectations
·
Provided updates and status during the daily scrum meeting
·
Interacted daily with the external client which included
development, testing and business teams
·
Ensured that the 2 hour SLA was met
·
Managed the budget and provided a budget report to the
internal and external client twice a week.
·
Managed incidents and communicated major issues using
standard procedures.
·
Coordinated scheduled application maintenance and new
release times with the client and internal team.
·
Facilitated Bi-Weekly Action Items Meeting with internal
and external client.
ARGO
Data Resource Corporation, Richardson,
TX
2/2013 – 8/2013
Business
Analyst II
·
Elicited and analyzed requirements from stakeholders using
interviews, document analysis, and use cases.
·
Served as the liaison between the customer community (internal
and external customers) and the software development team to ensure business
goals were achieved.
·
Worked with the development team to estimate project work
and document project scope.
· Facilitated
a weekly meeting with the core and technical teams to review risk, issues and
action items.
·
Collaborated with and provided support for Quality
Assurance teams regarding solution testing and validation.
HP
Enterprise Services / Electronic Data Systems, Plano, TX
1997-2012
Project
Manager2/2009 – 8/2012
·
Managed a Telephony Infrastructure Project for a highly
visible client.
·
Improved performance of the team by establishing shorter
milestones and improving processes that enabled the team to meet schedule
deadlines.
·
Facilitated a weekly meeting with the executive staff to
report on project financial and schedule progress based upon project goals
·
Managed two internal projects to ensure that the inventory
data was compliant per the contract with Bank of America.
Business
Analyst/Training Manager2/2005 – 2/2009
·
Managed a remote team of resources that provided training
to end users of the Remote Deposit Service (RDS) application.
·
Became the Subject Matter Expert for the NetDeposit
Applications and (RDS).
·
Contributed to a Lean Six Sigma project resulting in
projected client savings of $266K annually.
Integrasys
Account – Application Developer4/2004 – 2/2005
Integrasys
Account – Application Developer5/2003 – 4/2004
Arkansas
Title XIX Account – Application Developer/Team Lead3/2002 –
5/2003
SELLSTATION
Account – Application Developer2/2001 – 3/2002
Aurum
Technology Account – Project Manager3/2000 – 2/2001
Electronic
Commerce Management Services – Quality Analyst10/1997-
3/2000
Education/
Certification and Training
Bachelor
of Science: Management2013
Capella
University, Minneapolis, MN
Summa
Cum Laude
Emphasis
in Project Management
PMP:
Project Management Institute2011
Project
Management Institute (PMI), Newtown Square, PA
EDS: Lean Six Sigma Training 2008
EDS: Information Analyst Development Program 2002