PMP CERTIFIED AUG 2011

 

CLEARANCE:  DOD Top Secret (Inactive), DHS Entrance on Duty (EOD)

 

SKILLS

Catalyst, RAD, SDLC, Waterfall

 

SOFTWARE

Microsoft Project, SharePoint, Primavera P6, SAP OTC, Business Intelligence, Word, Excel, Powerpoint

 

SKILLS

Project Management, Program Management, Financial Management, Financial Reconciliation, PMO, Program/Project Control, EVM, Metrics Reporting, Project and Business Standardization, Staffing, Vendor Relations, Subcontract Management, Variance Reporting, Documentation, EPMO, Risk Management

 

PROFESSIONAL SUMMARY

Eight years of Hospitality Management and over thirteen years in the IT industry.  PMP certified with over 7 years of Project Management experience including financial, process improvement, and performance management.  Continuous evolvement through a variety of roles including:  Program Administration, Business Analysis and Process Modeling, Financial Controls, Program/Project Management, and PMO Lead positions for multi-project operations.  Utilized Microsoft Project and CSC’s Catalyst methodology to provide project management services to clients within CSC’s Commercial, Federal, Defense, State & Local, Chemical, Healthcare, and Insurance Sectors.  Contributed to and led several successful proposal responses including SOW and work effort estimation.  Lifecycle responsibilities included workshop planning and development, business analysis, process modeling, requirement gathering and development, project and financial tracking (hours, finances, non-labor), and project deliverable management.  Managed cross functional teams and large scale projects including SOA, PLM, SAP BI/BW implementations, biometric research/development/testing/evaluation, and large scale outsourcing transition management.  Throughout career, responsible for managing custom application development projects, creating project plans, budgets, managing project control, vendor management, status reporting, resources, milestones, risks, issues, change, and contingency plans.  Expertise in large project vendor and financial management; earned value metric creation, reporting and analysis; complex spreadsheet creation maintenance, and results analysis.

 

At Computer Sciences Corporation, managed all phases of the SDLC model for clients using Waterfall and Catalyst Methodologies, PMO operations involving multiple large transition management projects, an $80 million, 3 year project for government entities within the Defense Sector, and financial/PMO roles for multiple State & Local contracts.  At Voith Hydro, responsible for scheduling and material planning support for large scale manufacturing projects.  With CAI, led a cross-functional team of client and contracted resources as part of a large scale technology transformation out of legacy mainframe systems into newly developed web based applications.

 

Experienced in creating, maintaining, and reporting information utilizing numerous sources of material, objectively analyzing information considering multiple points of view, and disseminating information to various levels of staff and management, including client resources.

 

WORK EXPERIENCE

 

COMPUTER AID, INC    HARRISBURG, PA

Project Manager        November 2013 to January 2014

·   Responsible for end to end application development project to replace legacy mainframe system with a dynamic web based application

·   Led a staff of 20 contributors consisting of technical architects, business analysts, web developers, and user experience designers

·   Followed client RUP methodology to achieve accelerated delivery goals with high customer satisfaction

 

VOITH HYDRO      YORK, PA

Master Scheduler           February 2013 to November 2013

·   Utilize Primavera P6 and SAP CTO in order to create and maintain project schedules in the manufacturing and delivery of large scale hydroelectric turbine equipment installations

·   Scheduled delivery of 2 out of the 4 new large scale hydroelectric turbine equipment installations in the country

·   Assisted PM in recovery of late rehab assignment, re-establishing schedule timelines and working with stakeholders to prioritize efforts and improve reporting

 

COMPUTER SCIENCES CORPORATION    BERWYN, PA/HARRISBURG, PA

Team Leader, Global Business Solutions               June 2008 to Sept 2012

·   Project Management, PMO, and Project Controls utilizing CSC’s Catalyst Methodology.  Developed experience with run and maintain operations, software development and implementation, off site staff augmentation, and large program transitions

·   Project Control/Project Manager for multiple projects within major client, reconciling multiple projects to provide accurate work effort and financial accounting to CSC and client account management, developing project proposals for both continuation of current work and for new efforts to maintain continuity and provide needed enhancements, created and maintained multiple project plans

·   PMO lead for large outsourcing engagements, managing PCO resources and integrated project plan which included 72 active projects.  Provided weekly EV metric reporting and analysis with root cause analysis to senior client management.  Helped standardize reporting and establish best practices

·   SAP BI/BW, PLM, and Transition Management experience

 

Program Manager, Global Security Solutions         January 2005 to June 2008

·   Combined Finance & Accounting experience with project management background to supply PM/PMO support for over $80M revenue, including; project plan management, financial management, status reporting, budget creation/management, risk/issue management, vendor relations, procurement, and resource acquisition and management

·   PMO responsibilities for over 200 project resources

·   Off-site PMO management, financial management, staffing, and procurement support

·   Point-of-contact between CSC vertical operations (contracts, subcontracts, PCO), CSC performing operations (including matrixed resources), CSC support organizations (F&A, Procurement, Human Resources), and outside entities (both client and contracted)

·   Initiated overseas hiring efforts

·   Contributed to and led several successful proposal responses, including SOW and work effort estimation.  Managed awarded contracts

·   Worked with various organization/division Directors and Executives on new business initiatives

·   Biometric research/development/testing/evaluation, SOA implementations

 

Program Control Officer, ANSO State & Local Group             December 2001 to January 2005

·   Program Control responsible for monitoring financial activities including budgeting, forecasting, project reconciliation, contract administration, invoicing, labor and expense tracking/reporting

·   Established guidelines for project planning, resource allocation, and revenue generation

·   Point-of-contact between office, customers, sub-contractors, and division financial management for contractual/operational issue resolution and procurement support

·   Completed closeout activities for a $40M contract

 

Business Analyst,-TMG    April 2001 to November 2001

·   Provided short term support to CSC accounts focusing mainly on CSC’s Catalyst methodology.  Within Catalyst, emphasized business area architecture, process modeling, and project management activities.  Gathered requirements and provided process maps utilizing CaseWise Corporate Modeler for visitor and document security within a multi-site defense contractor.  Completed ad hoc projects and provided remote assistance

 

Consultant, Consulting Group         August 1999 to April 2001

·   Project Administrator for web-based business platform providing weekly communications between client executives, CSC management, and project teams.  Organized and developed Lotus Notes repository along with assisting in planning, development, and execution of multiple business rule workshops

·   Project Lead/PM of beginning to end work effort for retooling of project work initiation with a major client, generated SOW, created project plan/estimation, developed and facilitated workshops, developed current and future state process workflows, and authored multiple project deliverables and process recommendations

·   Planning Analyst in PMO of $500M SAP implementation, coordinating 300+ resources throughout multiple workstreams in an integrated project plan.  Created and monitored detailed workstream project plans.  PMO liaison with workstream leadership

 

THE WOOD COMPANY                                          Food Service Director                            

SENIOR CAMPUS LIVING              Dining Services Manager – Oak Crest Village Developmental Marketing Analyst              

Executive Development Program

GRAND HYATT SAN FRANCISCO                            Asst Exec Housekeeper

 

HYATT HOTEL AT LA AIRPORT                            Rooms Division Teamleader                    

 

BEVERLY PLAZA HOTELNight Manager/Front Desk Manager

 

EDUCATION:  B.S. Hotel Administration, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY 1991