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AKIN OLAOYE, PMP, Certified ScrumMaster, MS Project Expert

 

 

Certified Project Management Professional with over 9 years accomplished experience in project engagements focused on Software Development, Application Integration, IT Infrastructure, Business Process Development and Non IT projects.

 

SUMMARY OF QUALIFICATIONS

Over 9+ years’ experience in Project Management while applying in-depth background in full lifecycle, small and large-scale information system implementations with demonstrated analytical skills and problem solving abilities

Extensive experience using PMI, SDLC, Agile SCRUM, Waterfall Model and RUP methodologies to deliver IT & Non-IT projects

Demonstrated leadership capacity by successfully directing the coordination of tasks for projects involving on-site teams, virtual teams, and hybrids in support of timeline and project deliverables

TECHNICAL SKILLS

Tools: MS Project, Project Server, Clarity, SharePoint, Visio, Primavera, Clarity, HP Test Director, Rally, Crystal Reports, Clear Quest

Systems: Windows NT 4.0/95/98/2000/XP

Software: C, C++, Visual Basic.NET, C#

Training: ISO 9001, Agile SCRUM, Six Sigma (Green Belt Training), Project Management, Process Reliability, MS Project, CMMi

 

PROJECTS

Oracle Argus Clinical Safety, HIPAA 5010 Conversion, ICD-10, EMR Meaningful Use, Medicare/Medicaid Annual Enrollment Process, Employer Administered Incentives, SharePoint Deployments, Data Center Migration/Conversion, Trizetto, Server Upgrades,  Facets Upgrade, Amisys V5, SAP ET/GL Expense, Identity Access Management, Enterprise Service Desk Deployment, HMS Clinical Application, Assess Management, Clarity Implementation, MS Project Server Deployment, Payer Claims Application Upgrade, HL-7, EMR/EHR Deployments

 

CERTIFICATION

PMI Certification – Project Management Professional (PMP)

SCRUM ALLIANCE – Certified Scrum Master (CSM) – July 2010

IIL Certification - Black Belt Certified - MS Project 2003 & 2007        

CMMi – Level 4 Training CareFirst BCBS  

 

RELEVANT EXPERIENCE

 

January 2012 – May 2013 Community Health Systems – Brentwood, TN    (100% Travel – Contract)

Senior Project Manager – EMR/EHR

 

Worked as a Project Manager Lead for Stage I Meaningful Use implementation for HMS Application for CHS Regional Hospitals

Managed projects with complex HL7 interfaces between multiple clinical systems and integrations with external third party vendor systems

Assessed facilities Meaningful Use readiness, performance, and creation of communication tools and performance improvements strategies for helping hospitals and providers meet MU requirements

Provided direct EMR implementation, testing, follow-up of support issues, data conversion and core group training

Managed a team comprised of Clinical Analysts, QA Analyst and Hardware Analyst while collaborating with HIM to execute tasks

Managed project deliverables to ensure completion of functional requirements, workflows, product build, testing and training of end users

Coordinated completion of all System Development Life Cycle deliverables and ensured UAT/test cases were executed in a timely manner

Conducted kick off presentations to educate physician groups and hospital executives about EMR implementation process, Meaningful Use Incentive Program and Quality Measures Reporting

Provided the definition of performance metrics, oversight of the validity, and the creation of the tools to monitor progress toward meeting MU

Developed collaborative leadership relationships and networks within the organization to facilitate initiatives in advancing and benefiting from the Meaningful Use Program and necessary for optimization of the benefits offered by the EHR incentive programs as well as electronic health information in support of achieving corporate strategies

Provided pre & post implementation support to clinicians, coordinating the physician adoption strategy, gathering and documenting clinical practice data, evaluating workflows and helping develop training curriculum for users

Managed development of information systems training documentation, procedure manuals and on line documentation for facility users

Supported the CHS IT PMO maturity process by developing best practices for managing projects using PWA, Project Server & SharePoint

Managed weekly client and PMO executive status calls to track Meaningful Use threshold status, issues and project schedules

Utilized MS Project server to manage project resource allocation, schedule tracking and milestone progress on a daily basis

Performed Earned Value Management to determine CPI, SPI, budget cost and reported this to the executive team weekly status report

Managed communicated with external vendors to ensure alignment of project milestone and deliverables to meet deployment schedule

Worked with Hospital leadership, HMS Analyst and physician champions to identify workflows and process to ensure proper adoption             

 

July 2011 – January 2012 Healthspring, CIGNA Inc         Nashville, TN (Contract)

Project Manager Consultant – Medicare Annual Enrollment

                                            

Managed a project for the Health spring Medicare Annual Enrollment plan changes for the IT organization and MAS Operations

Reported directly to HealthSpring Vice President of Information Technology and collaborated with IT Directors and Application Mgrs

Coordinated all efforts around CMS Loss/Gains processes and application testing/code updates for QNEXT and Market Prominence

Assisted the VP IT with identifying and prioritizing reported tickets to ensure resolution and referrals to responsible areas in a timely fashion

Worked directly with the senior executive team to determine gaps in PMO policies, processes, and methodologies in effort to mature process and improve governance.

Maintained project issues/risks log while assisting VP IT with escalation of unresolved issues to different IT areas for completion

Created an integrated project plan to define all AEP Project tasks for MP and QNEXT using an SDLC approach with defined timelines

Analyzed existing business processes and procedures and recommending alternative solutions and participating in system maintenance and integration of existing and new systems

Worked with Software developers, systems analyst and configuration manager to ensure all batch processing and schedules were executed

Tracked and maintained all project/production issue logs for QNEXT and MP and ensuring all issues are appropriately prioritized

Developed communication plans and worked with functional teams including IT, MAS and Bravo Health resources to execute integration tests

Developed weekly status report for HealthSpring Executive leadership on progress of AEP related goals and activities

Worked with IT resources to resolve all open production tickets for QNXT and Market Prominence issues

Managed all project tasks, issues and resource allocations using Microsoft Project 2007 & SharePoint to manage project deliverables

Created executive status report slides for the AEP Cross Functional Governance Steering committee meetings weekly to report IT project status

 

 

May 2010 – June 2011 Geisinger Health Plan     Danville, Pennsylvania    (Contract)

Project Manager Consultant – Revenue Cycle/ICD-10/HIPAA 5010/EDI Implementation

                                            

 

Coordinated Geisinger Mainframe full system conversion (CRT to GUI Interface), from release 2.0 (HIPAA 4010 ANSI X12 and ICD-9) to release 5.0, and then 6.0 for HIPAA 5010 and ICD-10 inclusive of all HIPAA transaction code sets: 837/835, 834, 820, 270/271, 276/277 & 278

Worked with technical team define activities for HIPAA 5010 835, 837, 270/271 and 834 Transactions for the Level I & II compliance

Led the ICD-10 project effort to determine the Impact Analysis, vendor selection for the internal system design and development

Coordinated all ICD-10 readiness activities required to complete project goals. Managed various ICD-10 assessment milestones/tasks through completion to ensure business requirements are met & delivered on time through interviews and requirements gathering.

Managed entire ICD-10 assessment project scheduling timelines and sequencing, including delivery of milestones to meet those timelines - utilizing project management software

Worked with Geisinger IT systems Analyst to identify 4010 to 5010 gaps and facilitated JAD sessions to define scope of transaction changes

Spearheaded a project to identify, analyze and document the inefficient claims process which led to an upgrade of the AMISYS system with drastic increase of system performance. Result: Increased the productivity of the Claims Division by 35%.

Led project efforts from Initiation phase through execution within a duration of six months while managing over 30 project resources

Managed project budgets in excess of $5.5M and tracked all project cost for resources, hardware, SW licenses and vendor contracted services

Gathered, analyzed and documented business requirements for remediating ICD-10 impacted information systems, processes, databases, interfaces and infrastructure.

Collaborated with CIO, CFO and senior leadership stakeholders to develop strategy and project plans for HIPAA 5010 and ICD-10

Managed all phases of multiple programs, including program charter development and development of high-level project scope statements, scope planning, requirements, SOW, cost management, quality management, risk management, and project execution

Performed analysis of ICD-10 crosswalks and mapping needs, and provided leadership on developing an ICD-10 implementation strategy.

Developed project schedules using MS project to manage the project development and QA activities tasks with over 40 resources

Developed and communicated weekly status report to project sponsors and GHP CIO on weekly basis for updates on project health

Supported newly assigned PMO Director in creating processes and templates for managing all phases of project deployment

Created project charter and completed all deliverables needed to conduct kick-off meeting with executive steering committee

Developed and submitted change request to GHP change control board for all project scope, schedule and cost changes

Conducted technical team discussions to understand critical path of development/coding activities needed to achieve implementation milestone

Managed project issues, vendor issues and project risks consistently to ensure timely resolution and reporting of all items

 

 

January 2010 – May 2010 – Cahaba Government Benefits Administrators (CMS) – BCBS Alabama (Contract)

Project Management Consultant - HIPAA/EDI 5010/ICD-10

 

Managed a J10 HIPAA/EDI 5010 project for the front end edits/Claims for Medicare Part A & B with a budget of $2M and 28 resources

Completed an assessment to define the ICD-10 requirements and development a strategic project plan to meet project timelines.

Developed a comprehensive ICD-10 implementation testing strategy document and test plan

Provided Center for Medicare/Medicaid program managers with project status updates and requested LOEs per CMS issued Change Requests

Managed a Maintenance and Support project to upgrade the helpdesk service application (Footprint) to improve quality and support

Supported PMO Manager in developing a mature project management methodology for all enterprise project implementation

Facilitated the enterprise implementation of MS SharePoint across the organization and served a site administration for provisioning rights

Worked with Sponsors, Stakeholders and project team members in developing scope, requirements and deployment plans

Utilized Agile project methodology in managing project phase activities and developed project schedule following the SDLC lifecycle

Responsible for managing all project issues/risks/actions and issued change requests to change control board for al changes to scope as needed

Created MS project schedules to manage and track all project phase activities using the rolling wave approach for all execution tasks

Managed resource forecasts & allocations using MS project to ensure project costs were kept under control and to monitor resource critical path

Managed all project artifacts and documentation using MS SharePoint 2007 for effective team collaboration to ensure overall consistency

 

May 2009 – December 2009 -– BCBS Omaha, Nebraska (Contract)

Project Manager - Claims Adjudication Project

Managed a Real -time Claims Adjudication project/Member Liability Estimate project for BCBS with a budget of $1.4M and 17 resources

Managed a Senior 2010 Project work stream to upgrade the IT claims and enrollment systems using Agile Methodology

Managed multiple project schedules using MS Project and PlanView interface to define project milestones, critical path and task progress

Led the business requirements session, managed requirements document, and partnered with sponsors to secure project approval

Defined project team roles and responsibilities, work break down structure and project schedule using MS Project/PlanView

Developed deployment plan, led project meetings and prioritized scope changes and facilitated approval process with project sponsors

Provided performance feedback to team members and resource managers & maintained issues, risks log on SharePoint

Developed multiple SharePoint sites to manage infrastructure project artifacts, templates and customized web parts to meet project needs

Developed a high-level approach and strategy for executing the business goals & objectives (business requirements, processes, policies, etc)

 

January 2008 – May 2009 – CareFirst BCBS  Owings Mills, Maryland  (Consultant)

Project Manager for Data Migration/Medicare Advantage Program /Blue Health/Infrastructure upgrade Projects

Master Scheduler/Project Controller – Clarity PPM Implementation & MS Project Enterprise Rollout

 

Supported a Blue Health Intelligence project for a CareFirst Multi-Plan warehouse to retain accounts using the SDLC lifecycle

Provided Project leadership to a team of 10 project resources using the Waterfall approach to achieve project objectives

Worked with business analysts to translate high level business requirements into functional specifications for the IT organization

Defined phase deliverables using the software dev lifecycle (SDLC) to meet business requirements and stakeholder commitments

Developed SharePoint sites for project team to maintain project phase documents, artifacts and collaborate on all project activities

Supported a team of 16 cross functional resources & provided status reports on scope changes, issues, risks & decisions to executive committee

Maintained multiple project schedules in MS Project and Clarity in performing Resource management/forecasting for Timesheets approval

Managed and tracked work efforts of multiple project resources using MS Project for IT delivery teams, BAs, QA & Test Personnel.

Worked with PMO in identifying strategies for effective operational transition for a Clarity Rollout at an enterprise level

Performed development of WBS and critical path for Sales, Enrollment, Billing, Provider task for the Medi-Care program

Supported the business process and IT application development/deployment of the BCBS Medi-Care Advantage Program

Tracked enterprise PMO project performance against budgets, costs, plans and schedules and generated reports to mgmt

Performed EVM for project teams and provided weekly reports on project issues, risks, schedule against baseline targets

Managed the integration of data from projects to provide information and reporting, trend analysis, resource forecasts, modeling, leveling

Executed cost profiling of project cost, prioritization, program budgeting and provided periodic status reports to departments, e

Collaborated with project managers in conducting variance analysis, assessments, project forecasting to produce management reports

Worked with Business Analyst in identifying CMS requirements/regulations to meet the Medi-Care Advantage needs

 

Sept 2007 – December 2007 Deloitte & Touché LLC              (4 month contract)                               Nashville, Tennessee

Project Manager – SAP Expense Transfer Ledger/General Ledger Project

Project Manager –SharePoint Deployment/Talent Networking Project

 

Supported the implementation of an Expense Transfer Web Enhancement Project using the Waterfall approach with 12 Resources

Assisted in developing requirements to support web based front-end application for the SAP General Ledger

Developed and implemented cross-functional project schedule and activities to meet ETWEB deployment plan

Managed a complex Talent networking project developed using Microsoft SharePoint Services for Deloitte employees with a budget of $950K

Supported the on-going project activities that interfaced with onshore and offshore teams of Deloitte Regional offices

Developed portfolio level documents to support strategic infrastructure projects within the IT business units

Assisted with project tasks on application development and enhancements focused on Deloitte’s core applications

Worked with project team to define Scope, budget, risks, issues, defect reports and change management documents

 

Sept 2006 – Sept 2007    Providence Healthcare & Services    (12 month contract)                          Seattle, Washington

Project Manager – Identity & Access Management Project

 

Supported implementation of a new complex Identity & Access management project for Providence hospitals & offices

Created project charter, scope, schedule, and budget and presented to executive board to achieve stakeholder commitment

Implemented, designed & managed multiple SharePoint sites for all projects within PHS Enterprise Security organization

Utilized project management methodologies in defining and executing project phase activities throughout project life cycle

Developed & designed process flows for all phases in the project realization process to meet Providence project strategies

Collaborated with Engineers, Architects and vendors to develop use cases, RFCs, UAT, system architecture & requirements

Assisted Program Manager in developing/maintaining standard project templates, documents and presentations

Developed Communication plans, Organization change processes & critical success factors for successful implementation

Created and distributed meeting agendas, minutes, documents and project action items/issues to team members

Designed & tracked an issues log on SharePoint & followed up with assignees to ensure closure on action items

Prepared project documents & artifacts using Word, Excel, Visio, MS Project, PowerPoint, InfoPath and Access

Acted as Project Manager in implementing new MS project Server tool to track ongoing projects within Providence

Support build and mature a Project Management Office (PMO) with proven methodologies

 

Feb 2006 – Sept 2006   Freightliner LLC, A DaimlerChrysler Company     (Automotive)           Portland, Oregon

Project Planning Engineer/ Project Manager (6month Contract – SRI Technologies)

Managed engineering projects between $50K -$10M for minor new options on Freightliner commercial Trucks (Class 8)

Led cross-functional team meetings to define project scope, timeline & budget for long range product planning (LRPP)

Developed and maintained schedule of engineering tasks and ensured tasks are linked to gate and project deliverables using CV-DS

Acted as a liaison between Sales, Marketing, Purchasing, Finance, Mfg to determine dependencies between project deliverables

Assisted in developing & launching new commercial vehicle projects, including new customer application & technology

Reviewed engineering costs against project targets and provided management with resource allocation recommendations,

Developed a SharePoint site to manage, track and coordinate project activities between cross-functional groups

Utilized the Chrysler vehicle quality (CV-DS) gate development process to manage project life cycles for new products creation

Developed and maintained project schedules, budget and meeting minutes, using MS Project, Excel, Word and PowerPoint

 

Sept 2005 – Feb 2006 Weyerhaeuser Company – Veneer Technologies (Manufacturing)          Aberdeen, Washington

Process Team Leader / Project Manager

Led an improvement team on log core recovery, increasing turn over from 66%- 89.6% a value of $156,000 /yr

Worked with maintenance crew and engineers in executing preventative maintenance on mill equipment and systems

Assisted in reviewing mill wide Standard Operating procedures, JSA’s, Safety & Environmental management systems

Initiated process control changes yielding continuous improvement of product quality reducing bottleneck downtime

Performed analysis of process reliability data and created trend charts using excel to monitor machine down time

Implemented technical and Quality Assurance projects as assigned for plant activities, production & customer needs

Managed a minor project of $60K to improve plant machineries to comply with company safety & environmental standards

 

Aug 2004 – Dec 2004     Nashville International Airport              (Aviation & Government)      Nashville, Tennessee

Engineering Operations Intern/Project Coordinator

Reported assessment of field inspections per airport and FAA requirements to air operations unit weekly

Contributed to the continuous improvement of airport property to comply with FAA standards

Managed airport renovated project schedules and timelines using MS Project/Primavera to track project deliverables

Collaborated with technical staff in renovating airport hanger units increasing revenue by 145,000/yr

Assisted in a research project to determine the service level of fixed based operators at the airport

 

EDUCATION

M.S Engineering Management (Project Management) - Portland State University - Portland, Oregon  (May 2006 – Jan 2007)

             

B.S. Engineering – Industrial - Tennessee State University, Nashville,   August 2001- May 2005  

 

 

ACTIVITIES

Member   -  PMI  (Project Management Institute)

Member   -  ASQ  (American Society for Quality).

Member   -  IIE    (Institute of Industrial Engineers  .